Author: Jim

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

 

Lonesome River

Jim,

—Carter Stanley

I sit here alone on the banks of the river
The lonesome wind blows the water rolls high
I hear a voice calling out there in the darkness
I sit here alone too lonesome to cry

Chorus:
Oh the water rolls high on the river at midnight
I sit on the shore to grieve and to cry
The woman I love she left me this morning
With no one to love or kiss me goodnight

We met there one night by the banks of the river
Sat there holding hands and making our vows
Swore we'd never part and be happy together
But a new love she's found she's gone from me now

¾

Verse:

I I IV I
IV I V I

Chorus:

I I I I
I I V I

 

Mean Mother Blues

Jim,

—John Starling (The Seldom Scene)

When I got home I found my baby away
Lord a lil' piece of paper said she'd gone out to play
I know the river's done gone dry, she's trapped another fly
I got nuthin' to do, but a few more words to say

Chorus:
I got the mean woman blues
Lord knows I'd lose
I just can't seem to get her off my mind
She's an all night rockin' mother
Lord knows I love her
She's leavin' me to ramble on up the line

When she moved in I kissed the blues goodbye
She lit my torch and left the burners on high
Lord the money that I paid
For that livin', lovin', maid
Now she left me here to grieve, moan and cry

Chorus

If you hear my song, you know just what I mean
Lord I think it's all just a part of woman's scheme
If you're buyin' what she sells
She'll run you straight to hell
Captivate your mind and pick your truth so clean

Chorus

Verse:

I V I I
III7 III7 IV IV
IV IV I-III7 VIm
II7 V7 I I

Chorus:

V V IV I
II7 II7 V V
IV IV I-III7 VIm
II7 V7 I I

 

Chattanooga Dog

Jim,

Tom T. Hall

There's a fairground down in Chattanooga
Where a kiddie train runs up and down the track
There's an old black hound with his tongue hangin' down
And he chases that train down and back

Chorus:
And I've been chasing you like that Chattanooga dog
Even though I know you don't care
I've been chasing you like that Chattanooga dog
And it ain't gonna get me nowhere

I've been thinking that you're like that old train
Anybody gets a ticket they can ride
I'm like that hound pup I will never give up
I'll do anything to be by your side

Chorus

Every day when the kids come for playin'
To ride that old kiddie train once more
There's an old faithful hound that always hangs around
And he runs til his feet get sore

Chorus

Verse & Chorus:

I I I I
I I V V
I I I I
I V I I