Chords for Lester Flatt: Josh Graves: Pickin:

Tempo:
101.9 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

C

Fm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lester Flatt: Josh Graves: Pickin: chords
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[E] Now let's do one of them.
[G] Thank you, thank you very much.
We had several requests for that one.
We don't sing that one very often.
That's one of our buddy Bill Monroe's numbers.
He [C] does such a great job with it.
We hope the folks requested it enjoyed it.
Josh, we also promised some folks we'd try to do a number that we haven't did in a [F] long time.
A little blues type thing.
You do all the country picking [Fm] on it, I'll do a little hot guitar picking.
[F] I'm [Bb] leaving you to wear you off, [F] [Bb] I'm leaving you to wear you [F] off
Cause [C] you keep me worried, trouble, [G] trouble all [D] the time
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Cm] [F]
[C] [Fm]
[F] [Bb] All the six white horses going two [D] by two
[F]
All the six white horses going two [Fm] by two
[F]
Just [C] because some other woman [F] dumbstole my love for me
[Bb] [Fm]
[Bb] [Fm]
[F] [C] [Am]
[Fm]
[Bb] All the train that I'm riding is sixteen [F] quarters long
All the [Bb] train that I'm [F] riding is sixteen quarters
[C] And that woman I'm in love with got another [F] man to go [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Fm] [Cm]
on
[Bb] Now if you don't believe I'm leaving, honey count the [F] dead
[Bb] If you don't believe I'm leaving, just [Ab] count the dead
If [F] you [C] ever see your dad, it'll be on [F] judgment
[Bb]
Pick the poor out of the lesser
[Fm] Alright
[F]
I don't think [Fm] it sounds too much like chanting you
[F] [Bb] Now tell me [C] pretty mama, which way the [D] river runs
[F] [Bb] Oh tell me pretty mama, which way the [D] river runs
[F]
[C] Run straight for my back door, right up to [Ab] the [Cm] rising sun
[F]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Fm
123111111
D
1321
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
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To learn Lester Flatt - (1971) Six White Horses chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F, Bb, F, Fm, C, F, Bb, Fm and Bb of chords. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 56 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 112 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Gb Minor.

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_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ Now let's do one of them.
[G] _ Thank you, thank you very much.
We had several requests for that one.
We don't sing that one very often.
That's one of our buddy Bill Monroe's numbers.
He [C] does such a great job with it.
We hope the folks requested it enjoyed it.
Josh, we also promised some folks we'd try to do a number that we haven't did in a [F] long time.
A little blues type thing.
You do all the country picking [Fm] on it, I'll do a little hot guitar picking. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] I'm [Bb] leaving you to wear you off, [F] _ _ _ [Bb] I'm leaving you to wear you [F] off
Cause [C] you keep me worried, trouble, [G] trouble all [D] the time
[F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] All the six white horses going two [D] by two
_ [F] _
All the six white horses going two [Fm] by two
[F]
Just [C] because some other woman [F] dumbstole my love for me
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] All the train that I'm riding is sixteen [F] quarters long
_ All the [Bb] train that I'm [F] riding is sixteen quarters
_ _ [C] And that woman I'm in love with got another [F] man to go _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
on
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Now if you don't believe I'm leaving, honey count the [F] dead _ _
[Bb] If you don't believe I'm leaving, just [Ab] count the dead
If _ [F] you [C] ever see your dad, it'll be on [F] judgment
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ Pick the poor out of the lesser _ _
[Fm] Alright
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I don't think [Fm] it sounds too much like chanting you
_ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] Now tell me [C] pretty mama, which way the [D] river runs
[F] _ [Bb] Oh tell me pretty mama, which way the [D] river runs
[F] _
[C] Run straight for my back door, right up to [Ab] the [Cm] rising sun
_ [F] _

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