Chords for I've Only Loved Three Women by Jimmie Rodgers (1932)
Tempo:
170.25 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
C#
G#
D#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B]
[F#] [D#m]
[G#]
[F#]
I've only loved three women
[B] in all my [F#] weary life.
The [B] first one was [F#] my mother, [D#]
[G#] the one who gave [C#] me [G#m] life.
Then [F#] God gave me a sister.
[D#m] I loved her more [F#] than life.
[B] And after I grew [F#] to be [D#] a man, [G#m] I took [C#] my [F#] darling wife.
For I've only loved three women [B] in all my [F#] lonesome life.
[B] My mother dear, [F#] my sister [D#] fair, [G#m] and my dear [G#]
[F#] darling wife.
[C#]
[F#]
We traveled east, we traveled west, [B] and God knows that I [F#]
tried.
[B] For every time [F#] she did [D#] me wrong, [G#] I'd forgive my loving [C#] wife.
[F#] I'd take her in my loving [A#] arms, [B] forgive again and [C#] again.
[F#] [B] Till one spring [F#] day she [D#] ran away [G#] with a man [C#] I thought was [F#] my friend.
For I've only loved three women
[A#] [B] in all my [F#] weary life.
[B] My sister and [F#] my mother [D#] dear, [G#] and my dear [C#]
[F#] darling wife.
Hi -lee-dee-oh-dee-lee -dee -oh-dee [C#]-oh-dee-dee-dee-oh [F#]-dee-dee -dee.
Then I traveled east, I traveled west, [B] but I traveled all [F#] alone.
[B] And after two [F#] long years [D#] they'd gone, [G#] I found them and wrecked [C#] my home.
[F#] They put me in the jailhouse, [B] that [G#m] don't worry [F#]
me.
[B] For if you take [F#] my life [D#]
away, [G#] it will put my [C#]
[F#] worries free.
I've only loved three women [B] in all my [F#] weary life.
[B] My sister and [F#] my mother [D#] dear, [G#m] and the one [C#] I call [F#] my wife.
Hi-lee-dee-oh-dee-lee -dee -oh-dee [C#]-oh-dee [G#m]-dee-dee-oh-dee [G#]-dee-dee.
[F#]
[F#] [D#m]
[G#]
[F#]
I've only loved three women
[B] in all my [F#] weary life.
The [B] first one was [F#] my mother, [D#]
[G#] the one who gave [C#] me [G#m] life.
Then [F#] God gave me a sister.
[D#m] I loved her more [F#] than life.
[B] And after I grew [F#] to be [D#] a man, [G#m] I took [C#] my [F#] darling wife.
For I've only loved three women [B] in all my [F#] lonesome life.
[B] My mother dear, [F#] my sister [D#] fair, [G#m] and my dear [G#]
[F#] darling wife.
[C#]
[F#]
We traveled east, we traveled west, [B] and God knows that I [F#]
tried.
[B] For every time [F#] she did [D#] me wrong, [G#] I'd forgive my loving [C#] wife.
[F#] I'd take her in my loving [A#] arms, [B] forgive again and [C#] again.
[F#] [B] Till one spring [F#] day she [D#] ran away [G#] with a man [C#] I thought was [F#] my friend.
For I've only loved three women
[A#] [B] in all my [F#] weary life.
[B] My sister and [F#] my mother [D#] dear, [G#] and my dear [C#]
[F#] darling wife.
Hi -lee-dee-oh-dee-lee -dee -oh-dee [C#]-oh-dee-dee-dee-oh [F#]-dee-dee -dee.
Then I traveled east, I traveled west, [B] but I traveled all [F#] alone.
[B] And after two [F#] long years [D#] they'd gone, [G#] I found them and wrecked [C#] my home.
[F#] They put me in the jailhouse, [B] that [G#m] don't worry [F#]
me.
[B] For if you take [F#] my life [D#]
away, [G#] it will put my [C#]
[F#] worries free.
I've only loved three women [B] in all my [F#] weary life.
[B] My sister and [F#] my mother [D#] dear, [G#m] and the one [C#] I call [F#] my wife.
Hi-lee-dee-oh-dee-lee -dee -oh-dee [C#]-oh-dee [G#m]-dee-dee-oh-dee [G#]-dee-dee.
[F#]
Key:
F#
B
C#
G#
D#
F#
B
C#
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ I've only loved three women _ _
_ [B] in all my [F#] weary _ _ life.
The [B] first one was [F#] my mother, _ [D#] _
[G#] the one who gave [C#] me _ [G#m] life. _
Then [F#] God gave me a sister. _ _
[D#m] I loved her more [F#] than _ life. _
_ [B] And after I grew [F#] to be [D#] a man, [G#m] I took [C#] my _ [F#] darling wife. _ _
For I've _ only loved three women _ _ [B] in all my _ [F#] lonesome _ life. _
[B] My mother dear, [F#] my sister [D#] fair, [G#m] and my dear [G#] _ _
[F#] darling wife. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ We traveled _ east, we traveled west, [B] and God knows that I [F#] _ _ _
tried.
[B] For every _ time [F#] she did [D#] me wrong, [G#] I'd forgive my loving [C#] wife. _
_ _ [F#] I'd take her in my loving [A#] arms, [B] forgive _ _ again and [C#] _ again.
[F#] _ _ [B] Till one spring [F#] day she [D#] ran away [G#] with a man [C#] I thought was [F#] my friend. _
For I've only _ loved three women _ _
_ [A#] [B] in all my [F#] weary _ life. _
[B] My sister _ and [F#] my mother [D#] dear, [G#] and my dear [C#] _
[F#] darling _ wife. _
_ Hi _ -lee-dee-oh-dee-lee _ -dee _ -oh-dee [C#]-oh-dee-dee-dee-oh [F#]-dee-dee _ -dee.
Then I traveled east, I traveled _ west, [B] but I traveled all [F#] _ alone.
_ _ [B] And _ after two [F#] long years [D#] they'd gone, [G#] I found them and wrecked [C#] my home. _
_ [F#] They put me in the _ _ jailhouse, _ [B] that [G#m] don't _ worry [F#] _ _
me.
[B] For if you take [F#] my life [D#]
away, [G#] it will put my [C#] _
[F#] worries free. _ _
_ _ I've only loved three _ women _ [B] in all my _ [F#] weary _ life. _
[B] My sister _ and [F#] my mother _ [D#] dear, [G#m] and the one [C#] I call [F#] my _ _ wife.
_ _ Hi-lee-dee-oh-dee-lee _ _ -dee _ -oh-dee [C#]-oh-dee [G#m]-dee-dee-oh-dee [G#]-dee-dee. _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ I've only loved three women _ _
_ [B] in all my [F#] weary _ _ life.
The [B] first one was [F#] my mother, _ [D#] _
[G#] the one who gave [C#] me _ [G#m] life. _
Then [F#] God gave me a sister. _ _
[D#m] I loved her more [F#] than _ life. _
_ [B] And after I grew [F#] to be [D#] a man, [G#m] I took [C#] my _ [F#] darling wife. _ _
For I've _ only loved three women _ _ [B] in all my _ [F#] lonesome _ life. _
[B] My mother dear, [F#] my sister [D#] fair, [G#m] and my dear [G#] _ _
[F#] darling wife. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ We traveled _ east, we traveled west, [B] and God knows that I [F#] _ _ _
tried.
[B] For every _ time [F#] she did [D#] me wrong, [G#] I'd forgive my loving [C#] wife. _
_ _ [F#] I'd take her in my loving [A#] arms, [B] forgive _ _ again and [C#] _ again.
[F#] _ _ [B] Till one spring [F#] day she [D#] ran away [G#] with a man [C#] I thought was [F#] my friend. _
For I've only _ loved three women _ _
_ [A#] [B] in all my [F#] weary _ life. _
[B] My sister _ and [F#] my mother [D#] dear, [G#] and my dear [C#] _
[F#] darling _ wife. _
_ Hi _ -lee-dee-oh-dee-lee _ -dee _ -oh-dee [C#]-oh-dee-dee-dee-oh [F#]-dee-dee _ -dee.
Then I traveled east, I traveled _ west, [B] but I traveled all [F#] _ alone.
_ _ [B] And _ after two [F#] long years [D#] they'd gone, [G#] I found them and wrecked [C#] my home. _
_ [F#] They put me in the _ _ jailhouse, _ [B] that [G#m] don't _ worry [F#] _ _
me.
[B] For if you take [F#] my life [D#]
away, [G#] it will put my [C#] _
[F#] worries free. _ _
_ _ I've only loved three _ women _ [B] in all my _ [F#] weary _ life. _
[B] My sister _ and [F#] my mother _ [D#] dear, [G#m] and the one [C#] I call [F#] my _ _ wife.
_ _ Hi-lee-dee-oh-dee-lee _ _ -dee _ -oh-dee [C#]-oh-dee [G#m]-dee-dee-oh-dee [G#]-dee-dee. _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _