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When I Lay My Burden Down

Jim,

—Will the Circle Be Unbroken melody

I'll go home to meet my Savior
When I lay my burden down
I'll go home to meet my Savior
When I lay my burden down.

Chorus:
Glory, glory, hallelujah
When I lay my burden down
Glory, glory, hallelujah
When I lay my burden down.

I will give my heart to Jesus
When I lay my burden down
I will give my heart to Jesus
When I lay my burden down.

I will tell Him all my troubles
When I lay my burden down
I will tell Him all my troubles
When I lay my burden down.

Verse and Chorus:

I I I I
IV IV I I
I I I I
I V I I

 

Wayfaring Stranger

Jim,

I am a poor wayfaring stranger
While traveling through this world of woe
Yet there's no sickness, toil or danger
In that bright world to which I go

Chorus:
I'm going there to see my father
I'm going there no more to roam
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home

I know dark clouds will gather 'round me
I know my way is rough and steep
Yet beauteous fields lie just before me
Where God's redeemed their vigils keep

Chorus:
I'm going there to see my mother
She said she'd meet me when I come
I'm only going over Jordan
I'm only going over home

Verse (minor):

I I I I
IV IV I I
I I I I
IV IV I I

Chorus (first half Major)

VI VI III III
VI VI VM VM
I I I I
IV IV I I

 

Way Downtown

Jim,

—Traditional

It was late last night when Willie got home
He knocked and he knocked on the door
Slipping and a—sliding with his new shoes on
Willie don't you slip no more

Chorus:
Way downtown just foolin' around
Took me to the jail
It's oh me and it's oh my
No one to go my bail

I wish I was down in sweet Sally's house
Sittin' in my old arm chair
One arm around my old guitar
One arm around my dear

I like the hills of old West Virginia
Be right at home in Tennessee
North or south, east or west
It's home sweet home to me.

Where did you get your shoes pretty girl
And the clothes you wear so fine
Got my shoes from a railroading man
My clothes from a driver in the mine.

One old shirt is all that I got
And a dollar is all that I crave
Brought nothing with me into this old world
Ain't gonna take nothing to my grave

Verse:

|: IV I V I :|

 

Tennessee Waltz

Jim,

—Pee Wee King

I was dancing with my darling to the Tennessee Waltz
When an old friend I happened to see
I introduced him to my loved one
And while they were dancing
My friend stole my sweetheart from me

I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz
Now I know just how much I have lost
Yes, I lost my little darling the night they were playing
The beautiful Tennessee Waltz

¾

I III7 I7 IV
I VIm II V
I III7 I7 IV
I V I I
I III7 IV I
I VIm II V
I III7 I7 IV
I V I I

 

Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong

Jim,

—Bill Monroe

You told me that your love was true
Sweetheart, I thought the world of you
But now you left me all alone
I have no one to call my own

Chorus:
Now sweetheart, you've done me wrong
You have left me all alone
Maybe there will come a time
Sweetheart, when you will change your mind

I never shall forget the day
When you said you were going away
I couldn't believe that it was true
After all the love I had for you

This road is rough and rocky too
As I travel on, dear, without you
But I'm still praying for the time
Sweetheart when you will change your mind

Verse and Chorus:

|: I IV V I :|

 

Sittin' on Top of the World

Jim,

—Mississippi Sheiks' original

Was in the spring, one sunny day
Just when she left me, she's gone to stay
But now she's gone, and I don't worry
Oh I'm sitting on top of the world

Was all the summer, and all the fall,
Just trying to find my little all in all
But now she's gone, and I don't worry
Lord I'm sitting on top of the world

Went to the station, down in the yard
Gonna get me a freight train, work's done got hard
But now she's gone, and I don't worry
Oh I'm sitting on top of the world

There have been days, I didn't know my name
Why should I worry or cry in vain
But now she's gone, now I don't worry
Lord I'm sitting on top of the world

An' you come runnin', holdin' up your hand
Can get me a woman, quick as you got you a man
But now you're gone, and I don't worry
Lord I'm sitting on top of the world

The lonesome days, they have gone by
Why should I beg you? You said goodbye
But now she's gone, and I don't worry
Oh cause I'm sitting on top of the world

Verse:

I I-IV IV I
I V I-V I

 

—Doc Watson's version

Was in the spring, One sunny day
My sweetheart left me, Lord, she went away
And now she's gone, And I dont' worry
Lord, I'm sitting On top of the world

She called me up From down in El Paso
She said "Come back, daddy Ooh, I need you so"
And now she's gone And I dont' worry
Lord, I'm sitting On top of the world

If you don't like my peaches Don't you shake my tree
'n Get out of my orchard Let my peaches be
And now she's gone And I dont' worry
Lord, I'm sitting On top of the world

And don't you come here runnin' Holding out your hand
I'm gonna get me a woman Like you got your man
And now she's gone And I dont' worry
Lord, I'm sitting On top of the world

't Was in the spring One sunny day
My sweetheart left me Lord, she went away
And now she's gone And I dont' worry
Lord, I'm sitting On top of the world

Verse:

I I IV I
I V I-V I

—Bill Monroe's version

It was in the spring one sunny day
My good gal left me Lord she went away
And now she's gone but I don't worry
'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world

She called me up from down in El Paso
Said come back, daddy, Lord I need you so
And now she's gone but I don't worry
'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
Show me a woman a man can trust
And now she's gone but I don't worry
'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world

Mississippi River, long, deep and wide
The woman I'm loving is on the other side
And now she's gone but I don't worry
'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world

You don't like my peaches, don't you shake my tree
Get out of my orchard, let my peaches be
And now she's gone but I don't worry
'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world

Don't you come here running, holding out your hand
I'll get me a woman like you got your man
And now she's gone but I don't worry
'Cause I'm sitting on top of the world

Verse:

I I IV I
I I I-V I

 

Shady Grove

Jim,

—Traditional

Garcia/Grisman Version

Peaches in the summer time, Apples in the fall
If I can't have the girl I love, I don't want none at all

Chorus:
Shady Grove, my little love, Shady Grove, I know
Shady Grove, my little love, I'm bound for Shady Grove

I wish I had a banjo string, Made of golden twine
Every tune I'd play on it, I wish that girl were mine

I wish I had a needle and thread, As fine as I could sew
I'd sew that pretty gal to my side, And down the road I'd go

Some come here to fiddle and dance, Some come here to tarry
Some come here to fiddle and dance, I come here to marry

Every night when I go home, My wife, I try to please her
The more I try, the worse she gets, Damned if I don't leave her

Chorus and Verse (minor):

Im VII Im Im
III VII Im – VII Im

Doc Watson Version:

Chorus:
Shady Grove, my little love, Shady Grove I say
Shady Grove, my little love, I'm a bound to go away

Cheeks as red a a blooming rose, And eyes are the prettiest brown
She's the darling of my heart, Sweetest little girl in town

I wish I had a big fine horse, And corn to feed him on
And Shady Grove to stay at home, And feed him while I'm gone

Went to see my Shady Grove, She was standing in the door
Her shoes and stockins in her hand, And her little bare feet on the floor

When I was a little boy, I wanted a Barlow knife
And now I want little Shady Grove, To say she'll be my wife

A kiss from pretty little Shady Grove, Is sweet as brandy wine,
And there ain't no girl in this whole world, That's prettier than mine

Bill Monroe Version:

Coffee grows on white oak trees, The river flows with brandy
The rocks on the hill all go where they go, And the girls love 'lasses candy

Chorus:
Shady Grove, my little miss, Shady Grove my darlin'
Shady Grove, my little miss, I'm goin' back to Harlan

Oh I guess you think my pretty little miss, I can't live without you
I'll let you know before I go, If I hear a little about you.

Every time I go that road, It's always dark and cloudy
Every time I see that girl, I always tell her howdy

Chorus and Verse:

I I I I
I I V I

 

Shackles and Chains

Jim,

—Jimmie Davis

Chorus:
And at night through the bars I will gaze at the stars
And dream of your kisses in vain
A piece of stone I will use for my pillow
While I'm sleeping in shackles and chains

On a long lonesome journey I'm going
Oh darling please don't you cry
In these shackles and chains they will take me
To a prison to stay 'til I die

Put your arms through the bars once my darling
Let me kiss those sweet lips I love best
For in heartache you're my consolation
In sorrow my haven of rest

Chorus and Verse:

|: I I IV IV
V V I I :|

 

Salty Dog

Jim,

Standing in the corner with the low down blues
Great big hole in the bottom of my shoes
Honey let me be your salty dog

Chorus:
Let me be your salty dog
Or I won't by your man at all
Honey let me be your salty dog

Listen here Sal I know you
Run down stocking and a worn out shoe
Honey let me be your salty dog

Down in the wildwood sitting on a log
Finger on the trigger and my eye on a hog
Honey let me be your salty dog

I pulled the trigger and the gun said go
The shot fell over in Mexico
Honey let me be your salty dog

Chorus and Verse:

|: I–VI II V I :|

 

Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms

Jim,

—Lester Flatt

I ain't gonna work on the railroad
Ain't gonna work on the farm
Lay around the shack
Till the mail train comes back
And roll in my sweet baby's arms

Chorus:
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
Lay round the shack
Till the mail train comes back
And roll in my sweet baby's arms

Now where were you last Friday night
While I was lying in jail
Walking the streets with another man
Wouldn't even go my bail

I know your parents don't like me
They turn me away from your door
Had my life to live over
Wouldn't go there any more

Verse and Chorus:

I I I I
I I V V
I I IV IV
I V I I