Chords for Legends sing Jimmie Rodgers
Tempo:
116.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Ab
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Water, it's always nice to be on your show and we'd like to do one of the late Jimmy Rogers tunes for the folks.
Shall we?
[E] [A]
I never knew that the place I grew was the grandest place on earth.
[D] Say hey little water boy, bring your water round.
[D] If [G] you don't like your job, set your water [D] bucket down.
Come on, set it down boy.
Dear [A] lady, oh lady.
[D] [Ab]
[Abm]
[Ab]
I
[Eb] can't put [Abm] my [Eb] initials [Ab] behind.
[Dm] When I take a girl to dinner, she hangs around my neck.
[G] When I take [G] a girl out to dinner, she hangs around [Dm] my neck.
[F] She always [E] pays the [A] taxi, why she even [D] pays the check.
The women make a [B] fool out of [A] me.
[G]
Hey, thank you.
[C] For the song called Missing the Mississippi and You.
Fifty years later, it still sounds like country gold.
Here's Merle [E] Haggard.
[D]
[G]
[A] [D]
I'm growing [B] tired of [Em] the big city life.
[A] Tired of the glamour, [B] tired of [D] the silence.
[G] In all my dreams I am [B] roaming once [A] more.
[B] [Am] [Abm]
[A]
Chief [E] Texas, give me a T for Tennessee.
[A] Look, give me a T for Texas.
[D] Give me a T for Tennessee.
[Db] Give me a [E] T for them.
[D] One better fool [Am] lying to me.
[G] Good morning, good morning.
Do you [C] need another new skinner?
How's your new [G] mother lying?
Howdy.
[C]
[G] [D] I waked up this morning at the break of day.
[G] Yes, I waked up with a blue at the break [D] of day.
[A] Lord, a low-down mean old [A]
man had took my [D] gal away.
[A] [D] Well, [Db] [D] she went down to the jail, but she went down to take him his mail.
[B] Then she whispered, Sheriff, please don't let [E] him out.
He's in the [A] jailhouse now.
He's in the jailhouse now.
He's in the [D] jailhouse now.
He's in the jailhouse now.
[E] Wild camels put away.
Sadies with the sheriff every day.
He's in the [A] jailhouse now.
Yeah, and I know a guy named Haggard.
And late one night he staggered down the street and into a [Ab] saloon.
[Bb] He [Db] said, now, hey there, big boy, [Eb] you better tell me your [Ab] name.
[D] [Bb] And all I could say [F] was, he-o [Ab]-de-lay-he-a-de-o-de-lay [Eb]-he-a-de-lay [Ab]-he-a.
[Bb] [Ab]
I am dreaming tonight [Eb] of an old southern town and the best friend that I ever had.
Shall we?
[E] [A]
I never knew that the place I grew was the grandest place on earth.
[D] Say hey little water boy, bring your water round.
[D] If [G] you don't like your job, set your water [D] bucket down.
Come on, set it down boy.
Dear [A] lady, oh lady.
[D] [Ab]
[Abm]
[Ab]
I
[Eb] can't put [Abm] my [Eb] initials [Ab] behind.
[Dm] When I take a girl to dinner, she hangs around my neck.
[G] When I take [G] a girl out to dinner, she hangs around [Dm] my neck.
[F] She always [E] pays the [A] taxi, why she even [D] pays the check.
The women make a [B] fool out of [A] me.
[G]
Hey, thank you.
[C] For the song called Missing the Mississippi and You.
Fifty years later, it still sounds like country gold.
Here's Merle [E] Haggard.
[D]
[G]
[A] [D]
I'm growing [B] tired of [Em] the big city life.
[A] Tired of the glamour, [B] tired of [D] the silence.
[G] In all my dreams I am [B] roaming once [A] more.
[B] [Am] [Abm]
[A]
Chief [E] Texas, give me a T for Tennessee.
[A] Look, give me a T for Texas.
[D] Give me a T for Tennessee.
[Db] Give me a [E] T for them.
[D] One better fool [Am] lying to me.
[G] Good morning, good morning.
Do you [C] need another new skinner?
How's your new [G] mother lying?
Howdy.
[C]
[G] [D] I waked up this morning at the break of day.
[G] Yes, I waked up with a blue at the break [D] of day.
[A] Lord, a low-down mean old [A]
man had took my [D] gal away.
[A] [D] Well, [Db] [D] she went down to the jail, but she went down to take him his mail.
[B] Then she whispered, Sheriff, please don't let [E] him out.
He's in the [A] jailhouse now.
He's in the jailhouse now.
He's in the [D] jailhouse now.
He's in the jailhouse now.
[E] Wild camels put away.
Sadies with the sheriff every day.
He's in the [A] jailhouse now.
Yeah, and I know a guy named Haggard.
And late one night he staggered down the street and into a [Ab] saloon.
[Bb] He [Db] said, now, hey there, big boy, [Eb] you better tell me your [Ab] name.
[D] [Bb] And all I could say [F] was, he-o [Ab]-de-lay-he-a-de-o-de-lay [Eb]-he-a-de-lay [Ab]-he-a.
[Bb] [Ab]
I am dreaming tonight [Eb] of an old southern town and the best friend that I ever had.
Key:
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Ab
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Water, it's always nice to be on your show and we'd like to do one of the late Jimmy Rogers tunes for the folks.
Shall we? _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I never knew that the place I grew was the grandest place on earth.
[D] Say hey little water boy, bring your water round.
[D] _ If [G] you don't like your job, set your water [D] bucket down.
Come on, set it down boy.
Dear [A] lady, _ _ oh lady.
_ [D] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] can't put [Abm] my _ [Eb] initials _ _ [Ab] behind. _ _ _ _
[Dm] When I take a girl to dinner, she hangs around my neck.
_ _ _ [G] When I take [G] a girl out to dinner, she hangs around [Dm] my neck.
_ _ _ [F] She always [E] pays the [A] taxi, why she even [D] pays the check.
_ _ _ The women make a [B] fool out of [A] me.
_ _ [G] _
_ Hey, thank you.
[C] _ For the song called Missing the Mississippi and You.
Fifty years later, it still sounds like country gold.
Here's Merle [E] Haggard. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm growing _ [B] tired of [Em] the big city _ life.
_ [A] Tired of the glamour, _ [B] tired of [D] the silence.
_ [G] In all my dreams I am [B] roaming once [A] more.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Abm] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Chief _ [E] Texas, give me a T for Tennessee.
_ [A] _ _ _ Look, give me a T for Texas.
[D] Give me a T for Tennessee.
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] Give me a [E] T for them.
[D] One better fool [Am] lying to me.
[G] Good morning, _ _ _ _ _ good _ _ morning. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Do you [C] need another new skinner? _ _ _
_ How's your new [G] mother lying? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Howdy.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] I waked up this morning _ at the break of day.
_ _ [G] Yes, I waked up with a blue _ _ at the break [D] of day.
_ _ [A] Lord, a low-down mean old [A]
man had took my [D] gal _ away.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] Well, _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _ she went down to the jail, but she went down to take him his mail.
[B] Then she whispered, Sheriff, please don't let [E] him out. _
He's in the [A] jailhouse now.
He's in the jailhouse now.
He's in the [D] jailhouse now.
He's in the jailhouse now.
[E] Wild camels put away.
_ Sadies with the sheriff every day.
He's in the [A] jailhouse now.
_ _ Yeah, and I know a guy named Haggard.
And late one night he _ staggered down the street and into a [Ab] saloon. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] He [Db] said, now, hey there, big boy, _ _ [Eb] you better tell me your [Ab] name.
[D] _ _ [Bb] And all I could say [F] was, he-o [Ab]-de-lay-he-a-de-o-de-lay [Eb]-he-a-de-lay [Ab]-he-a.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ I am dreaming tonight [Eb] of an old southern town and the best friend that I ever had. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Water, it's always nice to be on your show and we'd like to do one of the late Jimmy Rogers tunes for the folks.
Shall we? _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I never knew that the place I grew was the grandest place on earth.
[D] Say hey little water boy, bring your water round.
[D] _ If [G] you don't like your job, set your water [D] bucket down.
Come on, set it down boy.
Dear [A] lady, _ _ oh lady.
_ [D] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] can't put [Abm] my _ [Eb] initials _ _ [Ab] behind. _ _ _ _
[Dm] When I take a girl to dinner, she hangs around my neck.
_ _ _ [G] When I take [G] a girl out to dinner, she hangs around [Dm] my neck.
_ _ _ [F] She always [E] pays the [A] taxi, why she even [D] pays the check.
_ _ _ The women make a [B] fool out of [A] me.
_ _ [G] _
_ Hey, thank you.
[C] _ For the song called Missing the Mississippi and You.
Fifty years later, it still sounds like country gold.
Here's Merle [E] Haggard. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm growing _ [B] tired of [Em] the big city _ life.
_ [A] Tired of the glamour, _ [B] tired of [D] the silence.
_ [G] In all my dreams I am [B] roaming once [A] more.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Abm] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Chief _ [E] Texas, give me a T for Tennessee.
_ [A] _ _ _ Look, give me a T for Texas.
[D] Give me a T for Tennessee.
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] Give me a [E] T for them.
[D] One better fool [Am] lying to me.
[G] Good morning, _ _ _ _ _ good _ _ morning. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Do you [C] need another new skinner? _ _ _
_ How's your new [G] mother lying? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Howdy.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] I waked up this morning _ at the break of day.
_ _ [G] Yes, I waked up with a blue _ _ at the break [D] of day.
_ _ [A] Lord, a low-down mean old [A]
man had took my [D] gal _ away.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] Well, _ _ [Db] _ _ [D] _ she went down to the jail, but she went down to take him his mail.
[B] Then she whispered, Sheriff, please don't let [E] him out. _
He's in the [A] jailhouse now.
He's in the jailhouse now.
He's in the [D] jailhouse now.
He's in the jailhouse now.
[E] Wild camels put away.
_ Sadies with the sheriff every day.
He's in the [A] jailhouse now.
_ _ Yeah, and I know a guy named Haggard.
And late one night he _ staggered down the street and into a [Ab] saloon. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] He [Db] said, now, hey there, big boy, _ _ [Eb] you better tell me your [Ab] name.
[D] _ _ [Bb] And all I could say [F] was, he-o [Ab]-de-lay-he-a-de-o-de-lay [Eb]-he-a-de-lay [Ab]-he-a.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ I am dreaming tonight [Eb] of an old southern town and the best friend that I ever had. _ _ _ _ _