Chords for Scott & Seth Avett sing, "Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" (written in 1924 by Cliff Hess)
Tempo:
158.65 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Bm
F#m
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N]
[Bm] [D]
[F#] [D]
[A]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[G] [F#] When I [D] was young and [A] in my prime I left my home in Carolina
[D]
[F#m] Now all I do is [A] sit and pine For all the folks I left [D] behind
[F#]
I've got them [D] Blue Ridge [Bm] Mountain [A] Blues And I'll [F#m] stand right here [D] and sing
My [G] grip is [D] packed to travel [G] Soon be [E] scratching ground
[F] For that Blue Ridge far [D] away
[Bm]
[B] I can see two snowy [E] heads of white [A]
And in their window [F#] there's [D] a light
It [F#] seems that I can hear them both [A] recite Where are [F] our wandering boys [Bm] tonight?
[F]
[G] I've got [D] them [Bm] Blue Ridge Mountain [A] Blues And [F#m] I'll [A] stand [F#m] right [A] here [D] and sing
[F#m]
My grip is [Bm] packed to [D]
travel Soon [Em] be scratching [E] ground
For [A] that Blue Ridge [E]
far [D] away
[G]
[D]
[G] [A]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
I'm gonna do right by [F#m]
[A] my
I'm gonna do right [D] by my Tom
I'm gonna hang around that [A] cabin No work [F#m] or worries
[D] anymore
[B] I've got [D] them Blue Ridge Mountain [A]
Blues And I'll stand [F#m] right here [Bm] and sing
My [D] grip is packed to [F#] travel Soon [Em] be scratching ground
For that [A] Blue Ridge [D] far away
My grip is packed to travel Soon be [Em] [G] scratching [D#] ground
For that [A] Blue [F] Ridge [E] far away
[Bm] [D]
[F#] [D]
[A]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[G] [F#] When I [D] was young and [A] in my prime I left my home in Carolina
[D]
[F#m] Now all I do is [A] sit and pine For all the folks I left [D] behind
[F#]
I've got them [D] Blue Ridge [Bm] Mountain [A] Blues And I'll [F#m] stand right here [D] and sing
My [G] grip is [D] packed to travel [G] Soon be [E] scratching ground
[F] For that Blue Ridge far [D] away
[Bm]
[B] I can see two snowy [E] heads of white [A]
And in their window [F#] there's [D] a light
It [F#] seems that I can hear them both [A] recite Where are [F] our wandering boys [Bm] tonight?
[F]
[G] I've got [D] them [Bm] Blue Ridge Mountain [A] Blues And [F#m] I'll [A] stand [F#m] right [A] here [D] and sing
[F#m]
My grip is [Bm] packed to [D]
travel Soon [Em] be scratching [E] ground
For [A] that Blue Ridge [E]
far [D] away
[G]
[D]
[G] [A]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [D]
[A]
[G] [D]
I'm gonna do right by [F#m]
[A] my
I'm gonna do right [D] by my Tom
I'm gonna hang around that [A] cabin No work [F#m] or worries
[D] anymore
[B] I've got [D] them Blue Ridge Mountain [A]
Blues And I'll stand [F#m] right here [Bm] and sing
My [D] grip is packed to [F#] travel Soon [Em] be scratching ground
For that [A] Blue Ridge [D] far away
My grip is packed to travel Soon be [Em] [G] scratching [D#] ground
For that [A] Blue [F] Ridge [E] far away
Key:
D
A
Bm
F#m
G
D
A
Bm
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F#] When I [D] was young and [A] in my prime _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I left my home in Carolina
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] Now all I do is [A] sit and pine _ _ _ _ _ _ For all the folks I left [D] behind
_ _ _ [F#]
I've got them [D] Blue _ Ridge [Bm] Mountain [A] Blues _ _ _ _ _ And I'll [F#m] stand right here [D] and sing _ _
My [G] grip is [D] _ packed to travel [G] Soon be [E] _ _ scratching ground
[F] For that Blue Ridge _ far [D] away
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [B] _ I can see two snowy [E] heads of white [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And in their window [F#] there's [D] a light _ _
It _ [F#] _ seems that I can hear them both [A] recite _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Where are [F] our wandering boys [Bm] tonight?
_ _ _ [F] _
[G] I've got [D] them [Bm] Blue Ridge Mountain _ [A] Blues _ _ _ _ And [F#m] I'll [A] stand [F#m] right [A] here [D] and sing
_ _ [F#m]
My grip is _ [Bm] packed to [D]
travel Soon [Em] be _ scratching [E] ground
For [A] that Blue _ Ridge [E]
far [D] _ away
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm gonna do right by _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A] my
I'm gonna do right [D] by my Tom _ _ _ _
I'm gonna hang around that [A] cabin _ No _ _ _ _ _ _ work [F#m] or worries _
[D] anymore
_ _ _ [B] I've got [D] them Blue Ridge _ Mountain [A]
Blues _ _ _ _ And I'll stand _ [F#m] right here [Bm] and sing
_ My [D] grip is _ packed to [F#] travel Soon [Em] be _ scratching ground
For that [A] Blue Ridge _ [D] far away _
_ _ My grip is packed to travel Soon be [Em] _ [G] scratching [D#] ground
For that [A] Blue [F] Ridge [E] far away _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F#] When I [D] was young and [A] in my prime _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I left my home in Carolina
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] Now all I do is [A] sit and pine _ _ _ _ _ _ For all the folks I left [D] behind
_ _ _ [F#]
I've got them [D] Blue _ Ridge [Bm] Mountain [A] Blues _ _ _ _ _ And I'll [F#m] stand right here [D] and sing _ _
My [G] grip is [D] _ packed to travel [G] Soon be [E] _ _ scratching ground
[F] For that Blue Ridge _ far [D] away
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [B] _ I can see two snowy [E] heads of white [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And in their window [F#] there's [D] a light _ _
It _ [F#] _ seems that I can hear them both [A] recite _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Where are [F] our wandering boys [Bm] tonight?
_ _ _ [F] _
[G] I've got [D] them [Bm] Blue Ridge Mountain _ [A] Blues _ _ _ _ And [F#m] I'll [A] stand [F#m] right [A] here [D] and sing
_ _ [F#m]
My grip is _ [Bm] packed to [D]
travel Soon [Em] be _ scratching [E] ground
For [A] that Blue _ Ridge [E]
far [D] _ away
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm gonna do right by _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A] my
I'm gonna do right [D] by my Tom _ _ _ _
I'm gonna hang around that [A] cabin _ No _ _ _ _ _ _ work [F#m] or worries _
[D] anymore
_ _ _ [B] I've got [D] them Blue Ridge _ Mountain [A]
Blues _ _ _ _ And I'll stand _ [F#m] right here [Bm] and sing
_ My [D] grip is _ packed to [F#] travel Soon [Em] be _ scratching ground
For that [A] Blue Ridge _ [D] far away _
_ _ My grip is packed to travel Soon be [Em] _ [G] scratching [D#] ground
For that [A] Blue [F] Ridge [E] far away _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _