Category: Songs T-Z

Will You Miss Me

Jim,

—The Carter Family

When death shall close these eyelids
And this heart shall cease to beat
And they lay this soul to rest
In a flowery boundary tree

Chorus:
Will you miss me? (miss me when I'm gone)
Will you miss me? (miss me when I'm gone)
Will you miss me? (miss me when I'm gone)
Will you miss me when I'm gone?

When these lips shall never more
Place a kiss upon thy brow
When my eyes close still in death
Will you love me then as now?

Or perhaps you'll plant some flowers
On my cold and unworthy grave
Come and sit alone beside me
When the roses nod and wave

Verse:

I I IV I
I I V V – I

Chorus:

I I 1/2 measure IV I 1/2 measure
I I 1/2 measure V V – I 1/2 measure

 

Original Carter lyrics (1935):

When death shall close these eye lids
And this heart shall cease to beat
And they lay me down to rest
In some flowery bound retreat

Chorus:
Will you miss me? (Miss me when I'm gone)
Will you miss me? (Miss me when I'm gone)
Will you miss me? (Miss me when I'm gone)
Will you miss me when I'm gone?

Perhaps you'll plant a flower
On my poor unworthy grave
And come and sit alone beside me
When the roses nod and wave

When these footsteps ne'er are heard
And these lips are pale and cold
In a winding sheet of daisies
This frail body you'll enfold

You Can Have Her (I Don't Want Her)

Jim,

—Bill Cook

Chorus:
Well, you can have her, I don't want her
She didn't love me anyway
She only wanted someone to play with
And all I wanted was love to stay

The girl I love, she up and left me
She ran away with my best friend
She comes in around midnight
Daylight comes she's gone again

Chorus

Now life gets mighty empty
Without love to call your own
I'd rather have love that I can cling to
Than have the world and all of it's gold

Chorus

Well, you get stuck with the wrong woman
There's just one thing that you can do
Just dig a hole and jump right in it
And pull the ground right over you

Chorus x 2

Chorus and Verse:

I IV I V
I IV I – V I

 

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What Would You Give In Exchange for Your Soul, Part 1

Jim,

Brother afar from The Savior today
Risking your soul for the things that decay
Oh, if today God should call you away
What would you give in exchange for your soul?

Chorus:
What would you give (in exchange)
What would you give (in exchange)
What would you give in exchange for your soul
Oh, if today God should call you away
What would you give in exchange for your soul?

Mercy is calling you, won't you give heed?
Must the Dear Savior still tenderly plead?
Risk not your soul, it is precious indeed
What would you give in exchange for your soul?

Chorus

More than the silver and gold of this Earth
More than all jewels the spirit is worth
God The Creator has given it birth
What would you give in exchange for your soul?

Chorus

3/4
Verse and Chorus

I I I V
I I V I

When You See Those Flying Saucers

Jim,

—The Buchanan Brothers
Verse 1
You'd better pray to the Lord when you see those flying saucers
It may be the coming of the Judgment Day
It's a sign there's no doubt of the trouble that's about
So I say my friends you'd better start to pray

They're a terrifying sight as they fly on day and night
It's a warning that we'd better mend our ways
You'd better pray to the Lord when you see those flying saucers
It may be the coming of the Judgment Day

Bridge:
Many people think the saucers might be someone's foolish dream
Or maybe they were sent down here from Mars
If you'll just stop and think you'd realize just what it means
They're more than atom bombs or falling stars

Verse 2
And though the war may be through there's unrest and trouble brewin'
And those flying saucers may be just a sign
That if peace doesn't come it will be the end of some
So repent today, you're running out of time

When you see a saucer fly like a comet through the sky
You should realize the price you'll have to pay
You'd better pray to the Lord when you see those flying saucers
It may be the coming of the Judgment Day

Verse:

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

Bridge:

|: I II V I :|

 

Unwanted Love

Jim,

—Arthur Smiley, Darryl Leftwich, Don Reno

I'm wanting someone that's loved and lost
Someone that's known the thrill and paid the cost
Someone that says they'll never take a chance
On another broken heart, lies, false romance

Chorus:
Wanted an unwanted love
To share all the misery and pain
Of a heart that's unwanted and loved
And unwilling to gamble again

I don't want to love again I'm sure
Someone whose love is not sincere
I don't want someone who hasn't known
How it feels to love and be alone

I know there are others like me
Alone, footloose and fancy free
Yet chained to a love they'll never claim
And afraid to ever love again

Verse and Chorus:

|:   I IV V I  :|

You're Drifting Away

Jim,

—Bill Monroe/Monroe Brothers

All your life you've lived a sinner the bright way you've never trod
You're drifting away, you're drifting away
When you come to cross the river and you haven't met with God
You're drifting away, you're drifting away

Chorus:
You're drifting away, you're drifting away
On down the dark river I'm sorry to say
You're drifting away, you're drifting away
Don't wait too long to let Jesus hear you pray

You won't give up your earthly treasures to enter the promised land
You're drifting away, you're drifting away
You can hear Jesus callin' and you won't accept his hand
You're drifting away, you're drifting away

When you come to cross the river Jesus don't give the command
You're drifting away, you're drifting away
And that dark rollin' river takes you to the sinkin' sand
You're drifting away, you're drifting away

Verse

I I IV I
I I II V
I I IV I
I V I I

Chorus

I I I I
I I II V
I I I I
I V I I

 

You Live In a World All Your Own

Jim,

—Bill Monroe

You tell me that you're discontented
You say that I'm always to blame
But after you left me alone dear
I've been blue but I won't be the same

Chorus:
You live in a world all your own
A world that I wished we could share
But I guess it's too late 'cause you're leavin'
I've been blue for I know you don't care

I thought that you always will love me
Like you did when we both made our vows
But now you are breaking my heart dear
I've been blue but I'll get by somehow

Someday you'll regret your mistake dear
Just as sure as sun's in the sky
You ask me to try and forgive you
When you leave you can call it goodbye

Verse

I IV I V
I IV I-V I

Chorus

IV I I V
I IV I-V I

 

Wishing Waltz

Jim,

—Bill Monroe

Verse A:
The wedding bells chimed for somebody else
I wish they were ringing for me
And though I was hopin' someday you'd be mine
I guess that it never can be

Chorus:
Wishing wishing never again to be lonely
Waiting praying you know that I love you only so

Verse B:
When you are laughing with somebody else
You know I'll be cryin' for you
I may be smilin' to cover my tears
While waltzing with somebody new
And wishing that someone was you

Verse A:
I'm waltzing with somebody else in my arms
But you're still the one in my heart
I'm always dreamin' of our used to be
Wishing we had a new start

Chorus

Verse B:
I keep on wishing and hoping you'll find
That I am the right one for you
I may be waltzing with somebody else
But darlin' I'll always be true

'Til I'm wishing and waltzing with you

Verse A

I V V I
I V V I-I7

Chorus

IV I V I
IV I II V

Verse B

I V V I
I V V III
V I

 

Why Did You Say Goodbye

Jim,

—Bill Monroe

I'm all alone tonight dear
And I'm so broken hearted
With head bowed low I sit and cry
That night so sad and lonely
I lost my one and only
Why did you ever say goodbye

Chorus:
Though you have done me wrong
But memory still lingers on
Inside this trusting heart of mine
I'll never love again
Since you said this is the end
Oh why did you ever say goodbye

I gave you all my love
You promised you'd be true
And I believed you at the time
It broke my heart my darlin'
To hear you say we've parted
Sweetheart why did you change your mind

Some day you'll be so blue
You'll think of the one who loves you
Tears will fall from your blue eyes
No one will be around
To catch them as they fall down
Oh why did you ever say goodbye

Verse

I IV I V
I IV I-V I

Chorus

IV I I V
I IV I-V I

 

When The Golden Leaves Begin To Fall

Jim,

—Bill Monroe

I left the one that I love in the mountains
And all the love we shared
But each night as she kneels by her bedside
I know she calls my name in her prayer

Chorus:
When the moon shines on the Blue Ridge mountains
And it seems I can hear my sweetheart call
How I long to be near my darling
When the golden leaves begin to fall

She knows I'll return to the mountains
And will bring to her a wedding ring
It will be placed upon her finger
Happiness to us both it will bring

Winter time is so cold in the mountains
The ground will soon be covered white with snow
How I long to keep the home fires burning
For I know my darling needs me so

3/4
Verse

I IV I V
I IV I-V I

Chorus

IV I I V
IV I I-V I