Author: Jim

I Still Miss Someone

Jim,

—Roy Cash

At my door the leaves are falling
A cold wild wind will come
Sweethearts walk by together
And I still miss someone

I go out on a party
And look for a little fun
But I find a darkened corner
'Cause I still miss someone

Chorus:
Oh, I never got over those blues eyes
I see them everywhere
I miss those arms that held me
When all the love was there

I wonder if she's sorry
For leaving what we'd begun
There's someone for me somewhere
And I still miss someone

Verse:

I IV V V
IV V I I  :|

Chorus:

IV V I I
IV V I I

Goodnight Irene

Jim,

—Leadbelly
Chorus:
Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight
Goodnight Irene, goodnight Irene
I'll see you in my dreams

I asked your mother for you
She told me that she was too young
I wish dear Lord I'd never seen her face
I'm sorry you was ever born

Sometimes I live in the country
Sometimes I live in the town
Sometimes I have the great notion
To jump In the river and drown

Stop ramblin' and stop gamblin'
Quit stayin' out late at night
Go home to your wife and your family
Sit down by the fireside bright

I love Irene god knows I do
I'll love her till the sea runs dry
If Irene turns her back on me
I'm gonna take morphine and die

3/4

Verse & Chorus:

I V V I
I – I7 IV V I

Cold Rain and Snow

Jim,

—Anon. 1870's, Madison Co., NC

Well I married me a wife
She gave me trouble all my life
Ran me out in the cold rain and snow
Rain and snow, rain and snow
Ran me out in the cold rain and snow.

She came down the stairs
Throwing back her long yellow hair
And her cheeks were as red as a rose
As a ro-se, as a rose, oh Lord
And her cheeks were as red as a rose.

Well, I've done all I can do
Just to try to get along with you
And I ain't gonna be treated this a way
This a-way, this a way, oh Lord
And I ain't gonna be treated this a way

She came into the room
Where she met her fatal doom
'Cause I ain't gonna be treated this a way
This a-way, this a way, oh Lord
And I ain't gonna be treated this a way

(repeat verse 1)

Alternate/extra verses

Well I ain't got no use
I see you sitting in the shade
Counting every dime I've made
I'm so broke and I'm hungry too
Hungry t-o-o, hungry too
I'm so broke and I'm hungry too.

I ain't got no use
For your red berry juice
And I am not gonna be treated this way
For this w-a-y, this way
No I am not gonna be treated this way

See you coming on in the room
For to meet your final doom
And I'm going where those chilly winds don't blow
Those winds don't blo-o-ow, winds don't blo-o-ow
Well I'm going where those chilly winds don't blow

Verse:

I VII I I
I V I I  :|

 


Amazing Grace

Jim,

—John Newton, 1779

Chorus:

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I'm found
Was blind, but now I see

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace, my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed

When we've been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we first begun
Than when we first begun

Through many dangers, toils and snares
We have already come
'Twas grace that brought us safe thus far
And grace will lead us home

The Lord hath promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.

Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
and mortal life shall cease:
I shall possess, within the veil,
a life of joy and peace.

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
the sun forbear to shine;
but God, who called me here below,
will be forever mine.

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Verse and Chorus:

I IV – I I V
I IV – I I – V I

Are You Teasing Me?

Jim,

—Louvin Brothers

When we're all alone dear and I'm in your arms
Are you teasing me
When you're telling me how I thrill to your charms
Are you teasing me

Chorus:
Are you untrue when I'm not with you
When we're apart are you free
Tell me darling while our love is still young
Are you teasing me

You say that my kiss sends your heart in a whirl
Are you teasing me
And that you'll be mine till the end of the world
Are you teasing me

Chorus

You tell me my love makes your life complete
Are you teasing me
And never from my arms would you long to be
Are you teasing me

Chorus

Verse:

I V V I
I V V I

Chorus:

IV I IV V
I V V I

Ain't No Ash Will Burn

Jim,

—Walt Aldridge

I have seen snow that fell in May
And I have seen rain on cloudless days
Somethings are always bound to change
There ain't no ash will burn

Chorus:
Love is a precious thing I'm told
It burns just like West Virginia coal
But when the fire dies down it's cold
There ain't no ash will burn

You say this life is not your lot
Well I can't be something that I'm not
We can't stoke a fire that we ain't got
There ain't no ash will burn

In every life there comes a time
Where there are no more tears to cry
We must leave something dear behind
There ain't no ash will burn

Tag:
There is one lesson I have learned
There ain't no ash will burn

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Verse & Chorus:

I IV V I
I IV V I
I IV V VIm
VIm IV V I

A Few Old Memories

Jim,

—Hazel Dickens

Just a few old memories
Slipped in through my door
Though I thought I had closed it
So tightly before
I can't understand it
Why it should bother my mind
For it all belongs to another place and time

Chorus:
Just a few old keep-sakes
Way back on the shelf
No, they don't mean nothin'
Well I'm surprised they're still left
Just a few old love letters
With the edges all brown
And an old faded picture
I keep turned upside-down

Just a few old memories
Going way back in time
Well I can hardly remember
I don't know why I'm cryin'
I can't understand it
Well I'm surprised myself
First thing tomorrow morning
I'll clean off that shelf

Chorus

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Verse:

I I IV IV
I I V V
I I IV IV
I I – IV I – V I

Chorus:

IV IV I I
IV IV V V
I I IV IV
I – V I – IV I I

 

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