Author: Jim

Blowin' in the Wind

Jim,

How many roads must a man walk down, Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail, Before she sleeps in the sand?
How many times must the cannon balls fly, Before they're forever banned?
Refrain: The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind

How many years can a mountain exist, Before it's washed to the sea?
How many years can some people exist, Before they're allowed to be free?
How many times can a man turn his head, And pretend that he just doesn't see?

Refrain

Yes, and how many times must a man look up, Before he can see the sky?
Yes, and how many ears must one man have, Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, and how many deaths will it take 'till he knows, That too many people have died?

Refrain

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind, The answer is blowin' in the wind

Bad Moon Rising

Jim,

I see the bad moon a-rising
I see trouble on the way
I see earthquakes and lightning
I see bad times today

Chorus:
Don't go around tonight.
Well, it's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the rise.

I hear hurricanes a-blowing
I know the end is coming soon
I fear rivers overflowing
I hear the voice of rage and ruin

Chorus

Hope you got your things together
Hope you are quite prepared to die
Looks like we're in for nasty weather
One eye is taken for an eye

Chorus

Tag: There's a bad moon on the rise

— Creedence Clearwater Revival

At the End

Jim,

—Buzz Busby

At the end of the highway, over any road
At the end of the river the water stops its flow
At the end of the rainbow there's no pot of gold
At the end of a heartbreak there's no one to hold

Chorus:
At the end of the story it all's been told
At the end of the romance there's no one to hold
At the end of our love oh where did it begin
For today you tell me that this is the end

At the end of the road a long lonesome day
There are bright lights and taverns where broken hearts pay
At the end of your lifetime when you've drawn your last breath
At the end in a grave where there's only death

Chorus

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Verse:

I IV – I V IV – I
I IV – I V IV – I

Chorus:

IV IV – I I I – V
I IV – I V IV – I

 

Ground Speed

Jim,



She Left Me Standing on the Mountain

Jim,

—Alton Delmore

Darling will you marry me I asked a maiden fair
I turned my back upon her when I looked she wasn't there
She left me standing (standing) on the mountain
She left me standing way up there

Where the honeybees are buzzing round the flowers there
That is where she vanished somewhere in that mountain air
She left me standing (standing) on the mountain
She left me standing way up there

I just saw the whippoorwill a-talking to a bear
They were both a-laughing 'bout her giving me the air
She left me standing (standing) on the mountain
She left me standing way up there

I would give most anything if once more she'd appear
And tell me that she cared a little for this mountaineer
She left me standing (standing) on the mountain
She left me standing way up there

Tag: She left me standing way up there

Verse:

I I I I – I7
IV I IV – V I

 

With Body and Soul

Jim,

—Virginia Stauffer & Bill Monroe
See that train come on around the bend
Carrying the one that I love
Her beautiful body is still here on Earth
But her soul has been called above

Refrain:
Body and soul, body and soul
That's how she loved me, with body and soul

Her beautiful hair was as pure as gold
Her eyes were blue as the sea
Her lips were the color of summer's red rose
And she promised she would always love me

Refrain

Tomorrow as the sun sinks low
The shadows will cover her face
Her last sun goes down as she's laid beneath the ground
And my teardrops are falling like rain

Refrain

Tag: That's how she loved me, with body and soul

Verse:

I VII I I
I VII V V
I VII I I
I V I I

Refrain:

I VII I IV
I I V I

 

Summertime

Jim,

—George Gershwin

Intro and Outro:

Dm6 – A7 Dm6 – A7 Dm6 – A7 Dm6 – A7

Verse:

Dm6 – A7 Dm6 – A7 Dm6 – A7 Dm6 – A7
Gm7 Dº7 A7 – E7 A7
Dm6 – A7 Dm6 – A7 Dm6 – A7 Dm6 – A7
F – Dm G – Gm7 A7 – Dm6 I

Summertime, and the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high
Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good lookin'
So hush, little baby, don't you cry

One of these mornings you're gonna rise up singing
Yes you'll spread your wings and you'll take to the sky
But 'til that morning, there's nothin' can harm you
With daddy and mammy standin' by

Summertime, and the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high
Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good lookin'
So hush, little baby, baby don't you cry

Don't you cry

Fat Meat and Dumplins

Jim,

I Just Got Wise

Jim,

—Carter Stanley

Chorus:
Oh how I once longed for your loving
Your cheating I couldn't realize
But now that I've found out you're stepping
I'm through with you baby I've got wise

I know now you never cared about me
I think you've been lying all the time
Go back to that wild crowd your used to
You go your way and I'll go mine

You asked me to meet you on the corner
You told me that we had things to do
But after I stood there and waited
You never showed up and I'm so blue

Verse & Chorus:

IV I I V
IV I V I

I'll Stay Around

Jim,

—Flatt & Scruggs

Now you just told me that you're leaving
On the next train coming down
I love you dear, you think I'll follow
I just think I'll stay around

Chorus:
For I know someday you'll miss me
When your true love can't be found
But if you go dear I won't follow
I just think I'll stay around

Now you know dear I've always love you
And would never let you down
But if you go dear I won't follow
I just think I'll stay around

Someday I'll hear that whistle blowing
On the special coming down
You'll be looking for me baby
But I may not be around

Verse:

I I I V
I IV I – V I

Chorus:

IV I I V
I IV I – V I