Chords for I'm On My Way To The Old Home - Bill Monroe - High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Tempo:
138.4 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Ebm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb]
[Bb]
[Bb]
Back in the days of [Eb] my childhood, in [Bb] the evening when everything [F] was still, [Bb] I used to sit and listen to the [Eb] fox howl with my [Bb] dad in the [F] old Kentucky hills.
And on the way back to [Eb] the old home, [Bb] the road by tore [F] up to him, but there's no [D] light in the [Eb] window that [Bb] shines on the road where I live.
[Eb] [Bb]
[F]
[Eb] [Bb]
Soon my childhood days [Eb] were over, [Bb] I had to leave my [F] home, for a day that was what was called [Ebm] heaven, I was left in this world all alone.
And on the way back to the [Eb] old home, the road by tore up [F] to him, [Bb] but there's no light [Eb] in the window [Bb] that shines on the road where I live.
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
High in the hills of old [Eb] Kentucky, [Bb] old father's party in my memory, I'm on my way back [Ebm] to the old [Eb] home, [Bb] the light and the wind I long to see.
I'm on my way back [Eb] to the old home, [Bb] the road by tore [F] up to him, but [Bb] there's no light in [Eb] the window that shines on the road where I live.
[Bb]
[Bb]
Back in the days of [Eb] my childhood, in [Bb] the evening when everything [F] was still, [Bb] I used to sit and listen to the [Eb] fox howl with my [Bb] dad in the [F] old Kentucky hills.
And on the way back to [Eb] the old home, [Bb] the road by tore [F] up to him, but there's no [D] light in the [Eb] window that [Bb] shines on the road where I live.
[Eb] [Bb]
[F]
[Eb] [Bb]
Soon my childhood days [Eb] were over, [Bb] I had to leave my [F] home, for a day that was what was called [Ebm] heaven, I was left in this world all alone.
And on the way back to the [Eb] old home, the road by tore up [F] to him, [Bb] but there's no light [Eb] in the window [Bb] that shines on the road where I live.
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
High in the hills of old [Eb] Kentucky, [Bb] old father's party in my memory, I'm on my way back [Ebm] to the old [Eb] home, [Bb] the light and the wind I long to see.
I'm on my way back [Eb] to the old home, [Bb] the road by tore [F] up to him, but [Bb] there's no light in [Eb] the window that shines on the road where I live.
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Ebm
D
Bb
Eb
F
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Back in the days of [Eb] my childhood, in [Bb] the evening when everything [F] was still, _ [Bb] I used to sit and listen to the [Eb] fox howl with my [Bb] dad in the [F] old Kentucky hills.
_ And on the way back to [Eb] the old home, _ [Bb] the road by tore [F] up to him, _ but there's no [D] light in the [Eb] window that [Bb] shines on the road where I live. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Soon my childhood days [Eb] were over, _ [Bb] I had to leave my [F] _ home, for a day that was what was called [Ebm] heaven, _ I was left in this world all alone.
And on the way back to the [Eb] old home, the road by tore up [F] to him, _ _ [Bb] but there's no light [Eb] in the window _ [Bb] that shines on the road where I live. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ High in the hills of old [Eb] Kentucky, _ _ [Bb] old father's party in my memory, _ _ I'm on my way back [Ebm] to the old [Eb] home, [Bb] the light and the wind I long to see.
_ _ I'm on my way back [Eb] to the old home, _ [Bb] the road by tore [F] up to him, _ but [Bb] there's no light in [Eb] the window that shines on the road where I live. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Back in the days of [Eb] my childhood, in [Bb] the evening when everything [F] was still, _ [Bb] I used to sit and listen to the [Eb] fox howl with my [Bb] dad in the [F] old Kentucky hills.
_ And on the way back to [Eb] the old home, _ [Bb] the road by tore [F] up to him, _ but there's no [D] light in the [Eb] window that [Bb] shines on the road where I live. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Soon my childhood days [Eb] were over, _ [Bb] I had to leave my [F] _ home, for a day that was what was called [Ebm] heaven, _ I was left in this world all alone.
And on the way back to the [Eb] old home, the road by tore up [F] to him, _ _ [Bb] but there's no light [Eb] in the window _ [Bb] that shines on the road where I live. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ High in the hills of old [Eb] Kentucky, _ _ [Bb] old father's party in my memory, _ _ I'm on my way back [Ebm] to the old [Eb] home, [Bb] the light and the wind I long to see.
_ _ I'm on my way back [Eb] to the old home, _ [Bb] the road by tore [F] up to him, _ but [Bb] there's no light in [Eb] the window that shines on the road where I live. _ _ _ _ _ _
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