Tony Rice ~ Ginseng Sullivan Chords
Tempo:
104.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
C#m
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [E] [F#m]
[E] [B]
[E] About three miles from the Bat-Tail Yard at the [A] reverse curve on down, not far south of the [C#m] town, deep hole Sullivan's [G#m] shack is found, [E] back on the higher ground.
You can see him every day, walking [A] down the line, with an old brown [C#m] sack across his back and his long hair [B] down behind, speaking his worried [E] mind.
It's a long way from the Delta, [A] through the north Georgia hills, and a [E] cold sack bar of ginseng, warm paint on a [A] fathom bed.
[D] I'm too old [E] to ride the rail, and [F#m] I'll bumble and roll [B] tomorrow, [E] but I guess I'll [A] never make it [E] back from home, my [F#m] muddy water [E] Mississippi Delta home.
[A]
[E] [C#m] [G#m]
[E]
[F#m] [C#m]
[G#m] [E]
The winter's here, the gets so cold, the dampness makes [A] me [F#m] ill, it ain't big [C#m] nor old to the mountain side, the ground [B] broke hard and still, you gotta stay at [E] the foot of the hill.
But next summer, if things turn right, the companies will [A] pay high, I'll make [C#m] enough money to pay my bills and bid these mounds [B] goodbye, and then he [E] said with a sigh.
It's a long way from the [A] Delta, through the north Georgia hills, and a cold [E] sack bar of ginseng, warm paint on [A] a fathom bed.
[D] I'm too [E] old to [F#m] ride the rail, and I'll bumble and [B] roll tomorrow, [E] but I guess I'll [Am] never make it back [E] from home, my muddy [C#m] water [E] Mississippi Delta home.
[A]
[C#m] [G#m] [G]
[E]
[A] [C#m]
[G#m] [E]
It's a long way from the [B] Delta, [A] through the north Georgia hills, and a cold sack [E] bar of ginseng, warm paint [A] on a fathom bed.
[D] I'm too [C#m] old to ride the [F#] rail, and I'll bumble and [B] roll tomorrow, [E] but I guess I'll never make it back from home, [F#m] my muddy water [B] Mississippi Delta [E] home.
My [A] muddy water [B] Mississippi Delta [E] home.
[E] [B]
[E] About three miles from the Bat-Tail Yard at the [A] reverse curve on down, not far south of the [C#m] town, deep hole Sullivan's [G#m] shack is found, [E] back on the higher ground.
You can see him every day, walking [A] down the line, with an old brown [C#m] sack across his back and his long hair [B] down behind, speaking his worried [E] mind.
It's a long way from the Delta, [A] through the north Georgia hills, and a [E] cold sack bar of ginseng, warm paint on a [A] fathom bed.
[D] I'm too old [E] to ride the rail, and [F#m] I'll bumble and roll [B] tomorrow, [E] but I guess I'll [A] never make it [E] back from home, my [F#m] muddy water [E] Mississippi Delta home.
[A]
[E] [C#m] [G#m]
[E]
[F#m] [C#m]
[G#m] [E]
The winter's here, the gets so cold, the dampness makes [A] me [F#m] ill, it ain't big [C#m] nor old to the mountain side, the ground [B] broke hard and still, you gotta stay at [E] the foot of the hill.
But next summer, if things turn right, the companies will [A] pay high, I'll make [C#m] enough money to pay my bills and bid these mounds [B] goodbye, and then he [E] said with a sigh.
It's a long way from the [A] Delta, through the north Georgia hills, and a cold [E] sack bar of ginseng, warm paint on [A] a fathom bed.
[D] I'm too [E] old to [F#m] ride the rail, and I'll bumble and [B] roll tomorrow, [E] but I guess I'll [Am] never make it back [E] from home, my muddy [C#m] water [E] Mississippi Delta home.
[A]
[C#m] [G#m] [G]
[E]
[A] [C#m]
[G#m] [E]
It's a long way from the [B] Delta, [A] through the north Georgia hills, and a cold sack [E] bar of ginseng, warm paint [A] on a fathom bed.
[D] I'm too [C#m] old to ride the [F#] rail, and I'll bumble and [B] roll tomorrow, [E] but I guess I'll never make it back from home, [F#m] my muddy water [B] Mississippi Delta [E] home.
My [A] muddy water [B] Mississippi Delta [E] home.
Key:
E
A
B
C#m
F#m
E
A
B
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ About three miles from the Bat-Tail Yard at the [A] reverse curve on down, not far south of the [C#m] town, deep hole Sullivan's [G#m] shack is found, [E] back on the higher ground.
_ _ You can see him every day, walking [A] down the line, with an old brown [C#m] sack across his back and his long hair [B] down behind, speaking his worried [E] mind. _ _
It's a long way from the Delta, [A] through the north Georgia hills, and a [E] cold sack bar of ginseng, warm paint on a [A] fathom bed.
_ [D] I'm too old [E] to ride the rail, and [F#m] I'll bumble and roll [B] tomorrow, [E] but I guess I'll [A] never make it [E] back from home, my [F#m] muddy water [E] Mississippi Delta home. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The winter's here, the gets so cold, the dampness makes [A] me [F#m] ill, it ain't big [C#m] nor old to the mountain side, the ground [B] broke hard and still, you gotta stay at [E] the foot of the hill.
_ _ But next summer, if things turn right, the companies will [A] pay high, I'll make [C#m] enough money to pay my bills and bid these mounds [B] goodbye, and then he [E] said with a sigh. _
It's a long way from the [A] Delta, through the north Georgia hills, and a cold [E] sack bar of ginseng, warm paint on [A] a fathom bed. _
_ [D] I'm too [E] old to [F#m] ride the rail, and I'll bumble and [B] roll tomorrow, [E] but I guess I'll [Am] never make it back [E] from home, my muddy [C#m] water [E] Mississippi Delta home. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [G] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ It's a long way from the [B] Delta, [A] through the north Georgia hills, and a cold sack [E] bar of ginseng, warm paint [A] on a fathom bed.
_ _ [D] I'm too [C#m] old to ride the [F#] rail, and I'll bumble and [B] roll tomorrow, [E] but I guess I'll never make it back from home, _ [F#m] my muddy water [B] Mississippi Delta [E] home.
_ My [A] muddy water [B] Mississippi Delta [E] home. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ About three miles from the Bat-Tail Yard at the [A] reverse curve on down, not far south of the [C#m] town, deep hole Sullivan's [G#m] shack is found, [E] back on the higher ground.
_ _ You can see him every day, walking [A] down the line, with an old brown [C#m] sack across his back and his long hair [B] down behind, speaking his worried [E] mind. _ _
It's a long way from the Delta, [A] through the north Georgia hills, and a [E] cold sack bar of ginseng, warm paint on a [A] fathom bed.
_ [D] I'm too old [E] to ride the rail, and [F#m] I'll bumble and roll [B] tomorrow, [E] but I guess I'll [A] never make it [E] back from home, my [F#m] muddy water [E] Mississippi Delta home. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ The winter's here, the gets so cold, the dampness makes [A] me [F#m] ill, it ain't big [C#m] nor old to the mountain side, the ground [B] broke hard and still, you gotta stay at [E] the foot of the hill.
_ _ But next summer, if things turn right, the companies will [A] pay high, I'll make [C#m] enough money to pay my bills and bid these mounds [B] goodbye, and then he [E] said with a sigh. _
It's a long way from the [A] Delta, through the north Georgia hills, and a cold [E] sack bar of ginseng, warm paint on [A] a fathom bed. _
_ [D] I'm too [E] old to [F#m] ride the rail, and I'll bumble and [B] roll tomorrow, [E] but I guess I'll [Am] never make it back [E] from home, my muddy [C#m] water [E] Mississippi Delta home. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [G] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ It's a long way from the [B] Delta, [A] through the north Georgia hills, and a cold sack [E] bar of ginseng, warm paint [A] on a fathom bed.
_ _ [D] I'm too [C#m] old to ride the [F#] rail, and I'll bumble and [B] roll tomorrow, [E] but I guess I'll never make it back from home, _ [F#m] my muddy water [B] Mississippi Delta [E] home.
_ My [A] muddy water [B] Mississippi Delta [E] home. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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