Author: Jim

Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia

Jim,

—Bruce Phillips

Chorus:
The green rolling hills of West Virginia
Are the nearest thing to Heaven that I know,
Though the times are sad and drear' and I cannot linger here,
They'll keep me and never let me go.

My Daddy said, "Don't ever be a miner,
For a miner's grave is all you'll ever own.
Oh it's hard times everywhere, I can't find a dime to spare,
These are the worst times I've ever known."

Chorus

Oh I'll move away into some crowded city,
In some Northern factory town you'll find me there.
Though I'll leave the past behind, I will never change my mind,
These troubled times are more than I can bear.

Chorus

And someday I'll go back to West Virginia,
To the green rolling hills I love so well.
Yes, someday I'll go home, and I know I'll right some wrongs,
These troubled times will follow me no more.

Yes, someday I'll go home, and I know I'll right ssome wrongs,
And these troubled times will follow me no more.

Verse & Chorus:

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

 

Willow Springs

Jim,


Leave It to Beaver

Jim,
Fancy version with modulations

The Fields Have Turned Brown

Jim,

—Carter Stanley

I left my old home to ramble this country
My mother and dad said son don't go wrong
Remember that God will always watch o'er you
And we will be waiting for you here at home

Chorus:
Son don't go astray was what they both told me
Remember that love for God can be found
But now they're both gone this letter just told me
For years they've been dead, the fields have turned brown

For many long years this world I have rambled
No thoughts of the day when I would return
Now as I go home and find no one waiting
The price I have paid to live and to learn

Verse:

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

Chorus:

|:   IV IV I I
V V I I   :|


Dim Lights Thick Smoke

Jim,

—Joe Maphis, Rose Lee Maphis, and Max Fidler

Chorus:
Dim lights, thick smoke, and loud, loud music
Is the only kind of life you'll ever understand
Dim lights, thick smoke and loud, loud music
You'll never make a wife to a home-loving man

A home and little children mean nothing to you
A house filled with love and a husband so true
You'd rather have a drink with the first guy you meet
And the only home you'll know is the club down the street

A drinking and dancing to a honky tonk band
Is the only kind of life you'll ever understand
Go out and have your fun, you think you've played it smart
I'm sorry for you and your honky tonk heart

Verse & Chorus:

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


If That's the Way You Feel

Jim,

—Ralph & Peggy Stanley
I don't blame you for I know you want him
That your love for me was never real
I could hold you but you'd be unhappy
But it's alright if that's the way you feel

Chorus:
I know that I will always go on caring
And my feelings now I must conceal
I still need you and I want you with me
But it's alright if that's the way you feel

I always knew some day I would lose you
When those lies about me were revealed
Its plain to see sweetheart you believe them
But its alright if that's the way you feel

Verse:

I – IV I V I
I – IV I V I

Chorus:

IV I V I
I – IV I V I

 

JCJ

Jim,

Jim, Chris and John's Working List


    Song List (11/21/2024) 

    Played:
    I Am a Pilgrim – G
    Long Black Veil – E
    Sin City – D
    Sitting Alone in the Moonlight – G
    If That's the Way You Feel – G
    Love Please Come Home – G
    Old Home Place
    Deep River Blues – E
    It's a Long Long Way – C
    Stormy Horizons – G
    The Boxer – C
    I Saw the Light – G
    Proposals:.

      Stumptown Stomp

      Jim,


      How Come I Ain't Dead

      Jim,

      —Tim O'Brien

      I begged her not to go, said I could not live without her
      She said don't be dramatic, you'll survive
      She drove away, the sky turned gray
      I cried all night about her
      I'm still breathin' but her leavin' hurts more
      Each day I'm alive

      Chorus:
      If I can't live without her, how come I ain't dead
      Six feet down in the cold, cold ground
      With a stone above my head
      But somethin's wrong 'cause now she's gone
      And I live on instead
      If I can't live without her, how come I ain't dead

      I wake up every mornin' scared to open up my eyes
      I don't know if I'll be there in the mirror
      But there I am, a broken man
      I look somewhat surprised
      I'm grateful for another day
      But amazed that I'm still here

      Chorus

      Bridge:
      Saint Peter's waitin' for me outside the pearly gates
      But I'm waitin' on the angel band, I guess they're runnin' late

      Chorus

      Verse:

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

      Chorus:

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

      Bridge:

      II II VI VI
      II II V V

      Old Chattanooga

      Jim,