Blue Ridge Mountain Blues Chords by Doc & Merle Watson
Tempo:
105.3 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
F#m
G#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[E] [B]
[G#m] [E]
[F#] [B]
[E]
When I was young and in [B] my prime I left my home in [E] Carolina
And now all I do is [B] sit and pine For all the folks I [E] left behind
I'm got them Blue Ridge [G#m] Mountains
[B] And I stand right [E] here and say
My grip is packed to travel I'll [F#m] be scratchin' gravel
[B] For that Blue Ridge [E] far away
[C#m] I [B]
[E]
[B]
[E]
can see two heads of snowy [B] white And in their window [E] there's a light
It seems I can hear them both [B] recite Oh, where is our wonderin' [E] boy tonight?
I'm got them Blue Ridge Mountains [B]
And I stand right [E] here and say
My grip is packed to travel [F#m] I'll be scratchin' gravel
[B] For that Blue Ridge far [E] away
[C#m] I'm [E] [B]
[E]
[B]
[C#] [E]
gonna do right by [B] my walk And I'm gonna [D#] do right by [E] my talk
I want to hang around [G#m] that cabin door [B] With no work or worries [E] anymore
I'm got them Blue Ridge Mountains [F#m] [B] And I stand right [E] here and say
My grip is packed to travel I'll be [F#m]
scratchin' gravel
[B] For that Blue Ridge far [E] away
[E] [B]
[G#m] [E]
[F#] [B]
[E]
When I was young and in [B] my prime I left my home in [E] Carolina
And now all I do is [B] sit and pine For all the folks I [E] left behind
I'm got them Blue Ridge [G#m] Mountains
[B] And I stand right [E] here and say
My grip is packed to travel I'll [F#m] be scratchin' gravel
[B] For that Blue Ridge [E] far away
[C#m] I [B]
[E]
[B]
[E]
can see two heads of snowy [B] white And in their window [E] there's a light
It seems I can hear them both [B] recite Oh, where is our wonderin' [E] boy tonight?
I'm got them Blue Ridge Mountains [B]
And I stand right [E] here and say
My grip is packed to travel [F#m] I'll be scratchin' gravel
[B] For that Blue Ridge far [E] away
[C#m] I'm [E] [B]
[E]
[B]
[C#] [E]
gonna do right by [B] my walk And I'm gonna [D#] do right by [E] my talk
I want to hang around [G#m] that cabin door [B] With no work or worries [E] anymore
I'm got them Blue Ridge Mountains [F#m] [B] And I stand right [E] here and say
My grip is packed to travel I'll be [F#m]
scratchin' gravel
[B] For that Blue Ridge far [E] away
Key:
E
B
F#m
G#m
C#m
E
B
F#m
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ When I was young and in [B] my prime _ I left my home in [E] Carolina _
_ And now all I do is [B] sit and pine _ For all the folks I [E] left behind
I'm got them Blue Ridge [G#m] Mountains _
_ [B] And I stand right [E] here and say
My grip is packed to travel I'll [F#m] be scratchin' gravel
[B] For that Blue Ridge [E] far away
_ _ [C#m] I _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ can see two heads of snowy [B] white _ _ And in their window [E] there's a light
_ It seems I can hear them both [B] recite _ Oh, where is our wonderin' [E] boy tonight?
I'm got them Blue Ridge Mountains [B] _ _
And I stand right [E] here and say
My grip is packed to travel [F#m] I'll be scratchin' gravel
[B] For that Blue Ridge far [E] away
_ [C#m] I'm [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ gonna do right by [B] my walk And I'm gonna [D#] do right by [E] my talk _
_ I want to hang around [G#m] that cabin door _ [B] With no work or worries [E] anymore
I'm got them Blue Ridge Mountains [F#m] [B] And I stand right [E] here and say
My grip is packed to travel I'll be [F#m] _
scratchin' gravel
[B] For that Blue Ridge far [E] away _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ When I was young and in [B] my prime _ I left my home in [E] Carolina _
_ And now all I do is [B] sit and pine _ For all the folks I [E] left behind
I'm got them Blue Ridge [G#m] Mountains _
_ [B] And I stand right [E] here and say
My grip is packed to travel I'll [F#m] be scratchin' gravel
[B] For that Blue Ridge [E] far away
_ _ [C#m] I _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ can see two heads of snowy [B] white _ _ And in their window [E] there's a light
_ It seems I can hear them both [B] recite _ Oh, where is our wonderin' [E] boy tonight?
I'm got them Blue Ridge Mountains [B] _ _
And I stand right [E] here and say
My grip is packed to travel [F#m] I'll be scratchin' gravel
[B] For that Blue Ridge far [E] away
_ [C#m] I'm [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ gonna do right by [B] my walk And I'm gonna [D#] do right by [E] my talk _
_ I want to hang around [G#m] that cabin door _ [B] With no work or worries [E] anymore
I'm got them Blue Ridge Mountains [F#m] [B] And I stand right [E] here and say
My grip is packed to travel I'll be [F#m] _
scratchin' gravel
[B] For that Blue Ridge far [E] away _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _