Chords for Thom Bresh plays the New Travis/Bigsby Martin D-28M
Tempo:
200.15 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Em
F#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hey everybody, I'm the Brush Man, playing my brand new Merle Travis Martin D28 Herringbone with a Bigsby neck.
And I bet Travis was as excited to have his as I am to have this.
This has been a long time coming, and let me pick you a Travis song [E] on it here.
Roll on, [F#] buddy.
[C]
[E] Now don't you roll so slow.
[C#]
Tell me how [E] can I roll [C#m]
[F#] when [E]
the [N] wheels won't go.
Tell them [E] guitar,
[F#]
[Em] [B] [A#]
well, [G] hammer, [E]
it's a [A] little [C#] too heavy for [E] my size.
[Gm] [A] Yeah, for [E] my [A] size.
[E] I'm going on the mountain, [C#m] gonna see my baby, [B] but [Em] I ain't coming back.
[D#m] [A] No, I ain't coming [Em] back.
Won't you roll on, buddy.
[E] [F#m] Don't you roll so [Em] slow.
Tell me [G#m] how can I [C#] pull [F#] when [A] the [E] wheels won't [G] go.
[A] [Em]
Roll on, [C#m] buddy.
Pull [G#] your [Em] load of coal.
[D] How can I [E] pull [Gm] [F#m] when the [E] wheels won't go?
Then Travis would play and I'll do it now.
[C#m]
[A]
[G] [B]
[E] [A] [C] [B]
[Em] [E] [Bm]
[A]
[F#] [C#] [E] [B]
[E] [A] [C] [E] It's a long way [C#m] to Harlan.
[Em] [A] It's a long way to [F#m] Hathor's.
Just [Am] to get [E] a little brew, [F#] [E]
to get a little brew.
Well, when I'm long, long gone, [G#] they can make [A] my tombstone out of number [E] nine coal.
Make [F#m] it out of number [Em] nine coal.
[F#] It was a nine [C#] pound hammer.
[C#m] It killed [A] John Henry, but it ain't [E] getting me.
[Gm] [F#m] No, it ain't [E] getting me.
[A] [E] [F#m]
Yeah, [E] a nine pound hammer, [G#] a little [A] too heavy for [Em] my size.
[A#] [B]
Better for my size.
[E]
[Gm] [F#m]
[E]
[D#]
[N]
And I bet Travis was as excited to have his as I am to have this.
This has been a long time coming, and let me pick you a Travis song [E] on it here.
Roll on, [F#] buddy.
[C]
[E] Now don't you roll so slow.
[C#]
Tell me how [E] can I roll [C#m]
[F#] when [E]
the [N] wheels won't go.
Tell them [E] guitar,
[F#]
[Em] [B] [A#]
well, [G] hammer, [E]
it's a [A] little [C#] too heavy for [E] my size.
[Gm] [A] Yeah, for [E] my [A] size.
[E] I'm going on the mountain, [C#m] gonna see my baby, [B] but [Em] I ain't coming back.
[D#m] [A] No, I ain't coming [Em] back.
Won't you roll on, buddy.
[E] [F#m] Don't you roll so [Em] slow.
Tell me [G#m] how can I [C#] pull [F#] when [A] the [E] wheels won't [G] go.
[A] [Em]
Roll on, [C#m] buddy.
Pull [G#] your [Em] load of coal.
[D] How can I [E] pull [Gm] [F#m] when the [E] wheels won't go?
Then Travis would play and I'll do it now.
[C#m]
[A]
[G] [B]
[E] [A] [C] [B]
[Em] [E] [Bm]
[A]
[F#] [C#] [E] [B]
[E] [A] [C] [E] It's a long way [C#m] to Harlan.
[Em] [A] It's a long way to [F#m] Hathor's.
Just [Am] to get [E] a little brew, [F#] [E]
to get a little brew.
Well, when I'm long, long gone, [G#] they can make [A] my tombstone out of number [E] nine coal.
Make [F#m] it out of number [Em] nine coal.
[F#] It was a nine [C#] pound hammer.
[C#m] It killed [A] John Henry, but it ain't [E] getting me.
[Gm] [F#m] No, it ain't [E] getting me.
[A] [E] [F#m]
Yeah, [E] a nine pound hammer, [G#] a little [A] too heavy for [Em] my size.
[A#] [B]
Better for my size.
[E]
[Gm] [F#m]
[E]
[D#]
[N]
Key:
E
A
Em
F#
F#m
E
A
Em
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Hey everybody, I'm the Brush Man, _ playing my brand new _ _ _ Merle Travis Martin _ D28 _ _ Herringbone _ _ with a Bigsby neck.
_ _ _ And I bet Travis was as excited to have his as I am to have this. _ _
This has been a long time coming, and let me pick you a Travis song [E] on it here. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Roll on, [F#] buddy.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ Now don't you roll so slow.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Tell me how [E] can I roll [C#m] _
_ _ [F#] when _ _ _ [E] _
_ the [N] wheels won't go.
Tell them [E] guitar, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A#] _ _
well, [G] _ hammer, _ [E] _ _
it's a [A] little [C#] too heavy _ _ for [E] my size.
_ [Gm] _ [A] Yeah, for [E] my [A] size.
_ [E] _ I'm going on the mountain, [C#m] _ _ gonna see my baby, _ [B] _ _ but [Em] I ain't coming back.
_ [D#m] _ [A] No, I ain't coming _ [Em] back.
_ Won't you roll on, buddy.
[E] _ _ [F#m] Don't you roll so [Em] slow.
_ _ Tell me [G#m] how can I [C#] pull _ [F#] _ when [A] the [E] wheels won't [G] go.
[A] _ [Em] _ _
Roll on, [C#m] buddy.
_ Pull [G#] your [Em] load of coal. _ _ _
[D] How can I _ [E] pull [Gm] _ [F#m] when the [E] wheels won't go?
Then Travis would play and I'll do it now.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ [C] _ [E] _ It's a long way [C#m] to Harlan.
[Em] _ [A] It's a long way to [F#m] Hathor's.
_ Just [Am] to get [E] a little brew, _ [F#] _ _ [E]
to get a little brew.
_ _ Well, when I'm long, long gone, [G#] they can make [A] my _ tombstone _ out of number [E] _ nine coal.
Make [F#m] it out of number [Em] nine coal.
_ [F#] It was a nine [C#] pound hammer.
_ [C#m] _ It killed [A] John Henry, _ _ _ but it ain't [E] getting me.
_ _ [Gm] _ [F#m] No, it ain't [E] getting me.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m]
Yeah, [E] a nine pound hammer, [G#] a little [A] too heavy _ _ _ for _ [Em] my size. _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Better for my size.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Hey everybody, I'm the Brush Man, _ playing my brand new _ _ _ Merle Travis Martin _ D28 _ _ Herringbone _ _ with a Bigsby neck.
_ _ _ And I bet Travis was as excited to have his as I am to have this. _ _
This has been a long time coming, and let me pick you a Travis song [E] on it here. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Roll on, [F#] buddy.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ Now don't you roll so slow.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Tell me how [E] can I roll [C#m] _
_ _ [F#] when _ _ _ [E] _
_ the [N] wheels won't go.
Tell them [E] guitar, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [A#] _ _
well, [G] _ hammer, _ [E] _ _
it's a [A] little [C#] too heavy _ _ for [E] my size.
_ [Gm] _ [A] Yeah, for [E] my [A] size.
_ [E] _ I'm going on the mountain, [C#m] _ _ gonna see my baby, _ [B] _ _ but [Em] I ain't coming back.
_ [D#m] _ [A] No, I ain't coming _ [Em] back.
_ Won't you roll on, buddy.
[E] _ _ [F#m] Don't you roll so [Em] slow.
_ _ Tell me [G#m] how can I [C#] pull _ [F#] _ when [A] the [E] wheels won't [G] go.
[A] _ [Em] _ _
Roll on, [C#m] buddy.
_ Pull [G#] your [Em] load of coal. _ _ _
[D] How can I _ [E] pull [Gm] _ [F#m] when the [E] wheels won't go?
Then Travis would play and I'll do it now.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ [C] _ [E] _ It's a long way [C#m] to Harlan.
[Em] _ [A] It's a long way to [F#m] Hathor's.
_ Just [Am] to get [E] a little brew, _ [F#] _ _ [E]
to get a little brew.
_ _ Well, when I'm long, long gone, [G#] they can make [A] my _ tombstone _ out of number [E] _ nine coal.
Make [F#m] it out of number [Em] nine coal.
_ [F#] It was a nine [C#] pound hammer.
_ [C#m] _ It killed [A] John Henry, _ _ _ but it ain't [E] getting me.
_ _ [Gm] _ [F#m] No, it ain't [E] getting me.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m]
Yeah, [E] a nine pound hammer, [G#] a little [A] too heavy _ _ _ for _ [Em] my size. _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Better for my size.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _