Chords for Salty Dog Sam (Sam Collins)-Lonesome Road Blues
Tempo:
210.65 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
C
Eb
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] I [D]
[Cm] walked down [Eb] that lonesome lane, [Bb] hung down [F]
my head [Bb] and cried.
[Dm] I weeped and I [C] cried, unaware [Bb]
of the [Cm] tree in [Bb] my field, [F] the deep [Bb] blue sea.
[F]
My mama, [Cm] dad, papa can't be found and [Bb] my [F] brother's money count [Bb] is old.
[D] As I turned [C] into [Eb] that long plain walk [Bb] and I'm on [F] my [Gb] way [Bb] back home.
You [Am] did cause me [Cm] to weep, you [Eb] did cause me to [Ab] mourn, you did [Bb]
cause [F] me to leave [Bb]
my home.
[Cm] I cried last night and the [Bb]
night [Cm] before [C] and I swore not to cry no more.
[Bb]
[Dm] You did [F] cause me [Cm] to weep, you [Eb] did cause me to mourn, you [G] did cause me to leave [Bb] my home.
I [F] got [Cm] no money and [Eb] they call me no honey, [Bb] I [F] have to weep [Bb] and moan.
[F] In [C] eighteen hundred and [Eb] ninety nine [Bb] he got killed [C]
on that [Bb] streetcar line.
[Dm] They took [C] him down [Eb] that smoky road, brought [Bb] him back [F] on that new [Db] landform.
[Bb]
[Dm]
[C] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Dm] As I turned [Ab] down to that [Eb]
water's edge, [Bb] that's where [C] I kept to go.
[Db] [Bb]
They [Dm] run [C] your mama and fall in your [Eb] daddy's grasp, [Bb] she's [C] loose, gonna let [Bb] me rest.
Your fast [Cm] mail train coming [Eb] round, he cut you, tongue-killed [G] my little brown, [Bb] he did.
[Dm]
A hand [Cm] was found in that driver's wheel, [Bbm] and a body that had [C] never [Bb] been seen.
[C]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [Am]
[Bb]
[N]
[Bb] I [D]
[Cm] walked down [Eb] that lonesome lane, [Bb] hung down [F]
my head [Bb] and cried.
[Dm] I weeped and I [C] cried, unaware [Bb]
of the [Cm] tree in [Bb] my field, [F] the deep [Bb] blue sea.
[F]
My mama, [Cm] dad, papa can't be found and [Bb] my [F] brother's money count [Bb] is old.
[D] As I turned [C] into [Eb] that long plain walk [Bb] and I'm on [F] my [Gb] way [Bb] back home.
You [Am] did cause me [Cm] to weep, you [Eb] did cause me to [Ab] mourn, you did [Bb]
cause [F] me to leave [Bb]
my home.
[Cm] I cried last night and the [Bb]
night [Cm] before [C] and I swore not to cry no more.
[Bb]
[Dm] You did [F] cause me [Cm] to weep, you [Eb] did cause me to mourn, you [G] did cause me to leave [Bb] my home.
I [F] got [Cm] no money and [Eb] they call me no honey, [Bb] I [F] have to weep [Bb] and moan.
[F] In [C] eighteen hundred and [Eb] ninety nine [Bb] he got killed [C]
on that [Bb] streetcar line.
[Dm] They took [C] him down [Eb] that smoky road, brought [Bb] him back [F] on that new [Db] landform.
[Bb]
[Dm]
[C] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Dm] As I turned [Ab] down to that [Eb]
water's edge, [Bb] that's where [C] I kept to go.
[Db] [Bb]
They [Dm] run [C] your mama and fall in your [Eb] daddy's grasp, [Bb] she's [C] loose, gonna let [Bb] me rest.
Your fast [Cm] mail train coming [Eb] round, he cut you, tongue-killed [G] my little brown, [Bb] he did.
[Dm]
A hand [Cm] was found in that driver's wheel, [Bbm] and a body that had [C] never [Bb] been seen.
[C]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [Am]
[Bb]
[N]
Key:
Bb
F
C
Eb
Cm
Bb
F
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ I [D] _
_ [Cm] walked _ down _ _ [Eb] that _ _ lonesome _ _ lane, [Bb] hung _ down [F]
my _ _ head [Bb] and _ cried. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] I _ _ weeped and I [C] cried, _ unaware [Bb] _
_ of the [Cm] _ tree in [Bb] my _ field, [F] the _ deep [Bb] blue sea. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F]
My _ _ mama, [Cm] _ dad, papa _ _ can't be _ found and [Bb] my _ _ [F] brother's money count [Bb] is _ _ _ old. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] As _ I turned [C] _ into [Eb] that _ long plain walk [Bb] and I'm on [F] my _ [Gb] way [Bb] back _ _ _ home. _ _
You _ _ _ [Am] did cause me [Cm] to _ weep, you [Eb] did cause me to [Ab] mourn, you did [Bb]
cause [F] me to leave _ [Bb]
my home. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] I cried _ _ last night and the [Bb] _ _
night [Cm] before [C] and I swore not to _ cry no _ more.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] You did [F] _ cause me [Cm] to weep, you [Eb] did _ cause me to mourn, you [G] did cause me to _ leave [Bb] my _ home. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I [F] got [Cm] no money and [Eb] they call me no honey, _ [Bb] I _ [F] have to _ weep [Bb] and moan. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] In _ _ [C] eighteen hundred and [Eb] _ _ ninety nine [Bb] he got killed [C]
on that _ _ [Bb] streetcar line.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ They took [C] him _ down [Eb] that _ _ smoky road, brought [Bb] him back [F] on that new _ _ _ [Db] landform.
[Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] As I turned [Ab] down to that [Eb] _
_ water's edge, [Bb] that's where [C] I _ kept to _ go.
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ They [Dm] _ run [C] your mama and fall in your [Eb] _ _ daddy's grasp, [Bb] she's _ [C] loose, gonna _ let [Bb] me _ rest.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Your _ fast [Cm] mail train coming [Eb] _ round, he cut you, tongue-killed [G] my little brown, _ [Bb] he did. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
A hand [Cm] was found in that _ _ _ driver's wheel, [Bbm] and a body that had [C] never _ [Bb] been _ seen. _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ I [D] _
_ [Cm] walked _ down _ _ [Eb] that _ _ lonesome _ _ lane, [Bb] hung _ down [F]
my _ _ head [Bb] and _ cried. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] I _ _ weeped and I [C] cried, _ unaware [Bb] _
_ of the [Cm] _ tree in [Bb] my _ field, [F] the _ deep [Bb] blue sea. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F]
My _ _ mama, [Cm] _ dad, papa _ _ can't be _ found and [Bb] my _ _ [F] brother's money count [Bb] is _ _ _ old. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] As _ I turned [C] _ into [Eb] that _ long plain walk [Bb] and I'm on [F] my _ [Gb] way [Bb] back _ _ _ home. _ _
You _ _ _ [Am] did cause me [Cm] to _ weep, you [Eb] did cause me to [Ab] mourn, you did [Bb]
cause [F] me to leave _ [Bb]
my home. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] I cried _ _ last night and the [Bb] _ _
night [Cm] before [C] and I swore not to _ cry no _ more.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] You did [F] _ cause me [Cm] to weep, you [Eb] did _ cause me to mourn, you [G] did cause me to _ leave [Bb] my _ home. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I [F] got [Cm] no money and [Eb] they call me no honey, _ [Bb] I _ [F] have to _ weep [Bb] and moan. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] In _ _ [C] eighteen hundred and [Eb] _ _ ninety nine [Bb] he got killed [C]
on that _ _ [Bb] streetcar line.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ They took [C] him _ down [Eb] that _ _ smoky road, brought [Bb] him back [F] on that new _ _ _ [Db] landform.
[Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] As I turned [Ab] down to that [Eb] _
_ water's edge, [Bb] that's where [C] I _ kept to _ go.
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ They [Dm] _ run [C] your mama and fall in your [Eb] _ _ daddy's grasp, [Bb] she's _ [C] loose, gonna _ let [Bb] me _ rest.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Your _ fast [Cm] mail train coming [Eb] _ round, he cut you, tongue-killed [G] my little brown, _ [Bb] he did. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
A hand [Cm] was found in that _ _ _ driver's wheel, [Bbm] and a body that had [C] never _ [Bb] been _ seen. _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _