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Old Crow Medicine Show

10 songs|18 chords used|Medium

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C#m

F#m

The Silver Dagger

Key: DEasy

Key of D

No capo

All other verses are the same

(D) Oh Katie (G) dear go ask your (D) mother

If you can be a (G) bride of (A) mine

If she says (G) yes come back and (D) tell me

If she says n(A)o we'll run away (D)

Oh Willie dear there's no use in asking

For she's in her room a taking rest

And by her side lies a silver dagger

To slay the one that I love best

Oh Katie dear go ask your papa

If you could be a bride of mine

If he says yes come back and tell me

If he says no we'll run away

Oh Willie dear there's no use in asking

For he's in his room a taking rest

And by his side lies a silver dagger

To slay the one that I love best

Then he picked up that silver dagger

And he stove it through her troubled heart

Saying goodbye Katie goodbye darlin

I'll die for the one that I love best

Then she picked up that bloody dagger

And she stove it through her lily white breast

Saying goodbye mama goodbye papa

I'll die for the one that I love best

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Old Hickory

Key: AMedium

C#m

AVirgil Lee was a Bmmighty man

He couldD outrun the AL&N

ACaught a wild cat and Bmmade him his friend

He was aD flat woods boAy

ACaught his learnin' from a Bmrunnin' brook

Taught him Dgo with the flow and Adon't get hooked

ABut Virgil Lee kindly Bmmistook

The Ddevil for a dear friendA

BmYou can fool all the jokers with diamonds

You can C#mplayboy ramblin' roots

You can Dlie like a penny on the CNO line

But the Egood Lord knows the truth

Just like aA old Bmhickory

DShadin' the porch of a house that's been torn Adown

AThere ain't nothin' that's left but the Bmmemory

DAnd that long, tall, scraggily, bitter nut old Ahickory

AIt was Gainsboro at the BmGlow Worm Bar

We were Dpassin' around a Ajug and a guitar

AVirgil picked it like an BmOpry star

I mean the Dboy was on fireA

AI said, "Hey Virgil Lee, where'd you Bmget that stuff?"

He said, D"I don't know, I guess I made Ait up?"

AWell sometimes an Bmempty cup

Just DoverflowsA

BmAnd all that summer was fire and rain C#m

Virgil Lee started nursin' the pain D

'Til every one of them songs he would play

Was Etwisted, falling down

Like a Aold hiBmckory

DShadin' the porch of a house that's been torn Adown

AThere ain't nothin' that's left but the Bmmemory

And that Dlong, tall, scraggily, bitter nut old Ahickory

ALaid him out in his Bmoveralls

'Cause when you Dget too big for your Abreeches well that's all

AHung his fiddle and his Bmflat top guitar

DUp in the high school Agym

ANobody Bmremembers his name

And DI can't say anyAone's to blame

AOne of these times you gotta Bmhear him play

He was the Dgreatest that's ever Abeen

BmYou can fool all the jokers with diamonds

You can C#mplayboy ramblin' roots

You can Dlie like a penny on the CNO line

But the Egood Lord knows the truth

Just like a Aold Bmhickory

DShadin' the porch of a house that's been torn Adown

AThere ain't nothin' that's left but the Bmmemory

And that Dlong, tall, scraggily, bitter nut

AOld Bmhickory

DShadin' the porch of a house that's been torn Adown

AThere ain't nothin' that's left but the Bmmemory

And that Dlong, tall, scraggily, bitter nut old Ahickory

DOh and that long, tall, scraggily, bitter nut old Ahickory

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Methamphetamine

Key: EmMedium

EmGC

EmTimes they ain't like Gnothin they use to Cbe

From EmRocky Mount to GNorth East TennesCsee

Where the Emriver flows with the Gdusty coal diCsease

And the Embabies whine cause they Gcan't find nothin to Ceat

But A7mamma she ain't hungry no more

She's Emwaitin for a knock on the Dtrailor door

It's gonna rock you like a Churricane

It's gonna rock you til you Emlose some sleep

It's gonna rock you til you're Cout of a job

It's gonna rock you til you're Emout on the street

It's gonna rock you til you're Cdown on your knees

It's gonna have you beggin preEmtty pleasGe

It's gonna rock you like a Churricane

MethDamphetamine Em G C

EmGC

EmDon't need no PhD for a Ghundred dollar Ccard

Just Emfind a crooked cop and Gthat doctor disreCgard

Cause when it's Emeither the mine or the GKentucky National CGuard

I'd rather Emsell on the line, than Gdie in the coal Cyard

Now A7papa he ain't hungry no more

He's Emwaitin for a knock on the Dtrailor door

It's gonna rock you like a Churricane

It's gonna rock you til you Emlose some sleep

It's gonna rock you til you're Cout of a job

It's gonna rock you til you're Emout on the street

It's gonna rock you til you're Cdown on your knees

It's gonna have you beggin preEmtty pleasGe

It's gonna rock you like a Churricane

MethDamphetamine Em G C

EmGC

Well Emit's a war out there, and it's Gfought by poor white Cmen

From Emthe plateau to the Gballs of the CumberCland

You better Emwatch your back cause you Gjust can't trust a Cfriend

And the Emmethod man is gonna Gget you in the Cend

So A7listen to the whisperin wind

It Emsounds like a big storm Drollin in

It's gonna rock you like a Churricane

It's gonna rock you til you Emlose some sleep

It's gonna rock you til you're Cout of a job

It's gonna rock you til you're Emout on the street

It's gonna rock you til you're Cdown on your knees

It's gonna have you beggin preEmtty pleasGe

It's gonna rock you like a Churricane

MethDamphetamine Em G C

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Flicker And Shine

Key: GEasy

GCGEmDG

Well I've bGeen all around this world

EmYoung and running wDild

I've plaGyed with the fire that burns

And I'll lEmive on the highway untDil I dGie

I'm lGiving on borrowed time

REmight up to the end of the lDine

But every lGight that flickers and shines

Will cEmome together in the glDory tGime

GAll together

We fall together

We rCide together

We wild together

Yes, Gall together

We fall together

EmEvery little light will flDicker and shGine

Well I drGank the river dry

And I rEmolled the stars from the sDky

I made a dGeal with the devil's wife

Got to lEmive on the highway tDil I dGie

I knGow the time is nigh

And nEmarrow is the wDay

But every lGight that flickers and shines

Will brEmighten up the daDrkest dGays

GAll together

We fall together

We rCide together

We wild together

Yes, Gall together

We fall together

EmEvery little light will flDicker and shGine

GAll together

We fall together

We rCide together

We wild together

Yes, Gall together

We fall together

EmEvery little light will flDicker and shGine

GCGEmDG

Well, aGll together

We fall together

We rCide together

We wild together

Yes, Gall together

We fall together

EmEvery little light will flDicker and shGine

GAll together

We fall together

We rCide together

We wild together

Yes, Gall together

We fall together

EmEvery little light will flDicker and shGine

Well, aGll together

We fall together

We rCide together

We wild together

Yes, Gall together

We fall together

EmEvery little light will flDicker and shGine

GAll together

We fall together

We rCide together

We wild together

Yes, Gall together

We fall together

EmEvery little light will flDicker and shGine

Well, aGll together

We fall together

We rCide together

We wild together

Yes, Gall together

We fall together

EmEvery little light will flDicker and shGine

GAll together

We fall together

We rCide together

We wild together

Yes, Gall together

We fall together

EmEvery little light will flDicker and shGine

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Union Maid

Key: GMedium

GCGCGAD

GCGCGADG

There Gonce was a union maid, she Cnever was Gafraid,

of the Cgoons and ginks and Gcompany finks,

and the Adeputy sheriffs who D7made the raid.

She Gwent to the union hall where a Cmeeting it was Gcalled,

and Cwhen the boys would Gcome up to her

oh Athis is Dwhat she'd Gsay.

Oh, you Ccan't scare me, I'm sticking to the Gunion,

I'm sticking to the Dunion, I'm sticking to the Gunion. G7

Oh, you Ccan't scare me, I'm sticking to the Gunion,

I'm sticking to the DunionD7 'til the day I Gdie.

Now this Gunion maid was wise to the Ctricks of company Gspies,

she'd Ctake the dare, she Gdidn't care,

she'd Aalways organD7ize the guys.

And she Galways got her way when she'd Cask for better Gpay.

She Cshowed her card to the GNational Guard,

honey Athis is Dwhat she'd Gsay:

Oh, you Ccan't scare me, I'm sticking to the Gunion,

I'm sticking to the Dunion, I'm sticking to the Gunion. G7

Oh, you Ccan't scare me, I'm sticking to the Gunion,

I'm sticking to the DunionD7 'til the day I Gdie.

Now you Ggirls who wanna be free, just Ctake a tip from Gme;

Oh Cget you a man who's a Gunion man

and you can Ajoin the ladies' D7auxiliary.

Because Gmarried life ain't hard when you Cgot a union Gcard,

And a Cunion life is a Ghappy life when you Agot a Dunion Gwife.

Oh, you Ccan't scare me, I'm sticking to the Gunion,

I'm sticking to the Dunion, I'm sticking to the Gunion. G7

Oh, you Ccan't scare me, I'm sticking to the Gunion,

I'm sticking to the DunionD7 'til the day I Gdie. Oh we gonna sing it again

Oh, you Ccan't scare me, I'm sticking to the Gunion,

I'm sticking to the Dunion, I'm sticking to the Gunion. G7

Oh, you Ccan't scare me, I'm sticking to the Gunion,

I'm sticking to the DunionD7 'til the day I Gdie.

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A World Away

Key: FMedium

I'm a world Faway, Gright outside your wCindow

I got Fmoney in my pocket and I CBrought a nice bottle of Gwine

I think I'm on the Flist, Gdo you see my Cname there?

I've come a Flong hard way and I'm Glookin' for a better timCe

Oh well I Gtried to get over and I tried to get across

Now I'm Fstandin' at the door but the Cdoor is locked

I can Gsee those pretty gals dosey-doe

I can Fhear that music from the Gradio

I'm a world FawGayC

Standin' at the Fgates

With my suitGcase

But I'm a world Caway

FGC

Hey it's a real nice Fplace, Gdo you need some Chelp here?

I can Fsweep, I can paint, I can Cplay a little vioGlin

If you let me stay,F oh Gyou won't need to woCrry

I'll be the Flife of the party if you Gjust let me slip on Cin

Oh well, I Gwade in the river and I marched through the sand

Now I Fstandin' at the gates of the CPromised Land

Oh but you Gsay that you gotta leave 'em locked up tight

If you Fplease, mister, I can sleep out Ghere tonight

I'm a world awFayG C

I'm a world FawGayC

Standin' at the Fgates

With my suitGcase

But I'm a world Caway

How can you Gknow the hard times I've had?

Kept Fwaiting and almost left for dead

I got a Amneedle streakin' in my veins

I've come to Gsew a bright new star on the face of your flag

I'm a world Faway, riGght outside your winCdow

I got Fmoney in my pocket and I Cbrought a nice bottle of Gwine

I think I'm on the Flist, Gdo you see my Cname there?

I've come a Flong hard way and I'm Clookin' for a better Gtime

I'm a world FawGayC

Standin' at the Fgates

With my suiGtcase

But I'm a world FawGayC

I'm a world FawGayC

Standin' at the Fgates

With my suitGcase

But I'm a world Caway

FGC

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Bootleggers Boy

Key: AMedium

AI was Eborn and rAaised A Ebootlegger's Aboy

In the ECherokee AHills I Eapplied my Atrade

In EMountain DCity I had me a Atime just Emakin' Amoney on EMoonshinAe.

So I Ehauled my Aload into EKnoxville Atown

I Emet me a Agal and we Eknocked Aaround

But them EKnoxville Dgirls can't leave me Aalone

In my Esuits so Afine and my Ebottle of Acorn.

I'm going Dback to Mountain ACity Where I can Fmake another Arun

Load my Ftrunk with Moonshine Awhisky I am a Dbrave Bootlegger's ASon.

So I soEld that coArn to the CiErcuit JuAdge

On the Epublic Asquare to EMayor ATrent

But I Emet with Dtrouble on the tracks one Anight

With a Edrunken Aman I Ecommenced to Afight.

Yeah I Efought five Arounds then I Eput him Aaway

With a Ewicked Ajab from a Erazor Ablade

And the Ewomen Dscreamed as the bottles Abroke

On Estony Aground where the Eblood did Aflow.

I'm going Dback to Mountain ACity gonna Fmake those revenues Arun

I killed a Fman in a feud of Awhiskey I am a Fcruel Bootlegger's Ason.

Now I Eroam the Anight just to Ehide my Ashame

I lost Eall my Amoney can't Efind a Afriend

Gonna Edrag my Dbones to the mountainsidAe

If Ecorn don't Akill me D I might never Adie.

I'm going Dback to Mountain ACity or else they'll Fhang me this I Aknow

I killed a Fman in a feud of Awhiskey I am a Fcruel Bootlegger's Aboy.

I'm going Dback to Mountain ACity to the Cherokee Fhills I started Afrom

Going home Fbroke ain't it a Apity I am a Fcruel Bootlegger's Ason.

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Whirlwind

Key: CHard

On the fCirst day that I saw you

Walkin' Emhome in your muddy boots

'CGmross the empty fields at harvestF time

Fm Hummin' a familiar tune

C I stopped and sang with you

D7 We watched the yellow moon riG7se

C Later on outside your fence

Em We shared a little dance

Gm I knew I loved ya even thFen

Fm And in that autumn sky

C We watched a storm go by

G7 It's been that way ever siCnce

Oh babe it's Fsure been a whirlwind

AF twirlin' twister touchin' doCwn on the ground

In a dCozen little sleepy towns

BlFowin' like a gale full of rFain clouds and thunder

Without heaCrts full of hunger

And our hoGpes lookin' upward once agFain

BaGbe it's been a whiCrlwind Em F G7

There were Cbabies died and babies born

Em Flood and drought and world war

Gm We saw the worst years and the beFst

Fm In every town another chance

C Tryin' to build a winning hand

D7 Even when the cards were stacked agaiG7nst

Oh and CI remember why we dance

Em Gentle as a passing a glance

The wGmarmth of your breath against my cFheek

Then Fmhearin' that loud thunder roll

C On and on we strolled

G7 Went racin' home down rainy strCeets

Oh babe it's Fsure been a whirlwind

AF twirlin' twister touchin' doCwn on the ground

In a dCozen little sleepy towns

BlFowin' like a gale full of rFain clouds and thunder

Without heaCrts full of hunger

And our hoGpes lookin' upward once agFain

BaGbe it's been a whiDmrlwind Em F G7

Oh babe it's Fsure been a whirlwind

AF twirlin' twister touchin' doCwn on the ground

In a dCozen little sleepy towns

BlFowin' like a gale full of rFain clouds and thunder

Without heaCrts full of hunger

And our hoGpes lookin' upward once agFain

BaG7be it's been a whirClwind F

Oh BG7abe it's been a whCirlwind Em F G7 C

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Child Of The Mississippi

Key: AHard

ASon of river man, muddyD water's all I've known

I wasA born out on the banks, Mama diBmed when I was youngEm

EJust beAfore my daddy left, he hoDllered out at me Bm

"Son you're a chiAld of the Mississippi"

My schoolin' was a steamboat, and I was eDducated well

On a stAernin' double wheeler, where I learnedB my rebel yell E

Then I stAarted roustaboutin' at the agDe of thirteen B

Lord, I'm a AchildE of the MississiAppi

I was raEmised on the river, muddy water gonna carry me hoAme

She's gonna rEmock me like a baby rollin' in her sweet lovin' armAs

Just a bDarefoot boy born in in BDixieland

BrougAht up on the banks to be a Friver man

Sweet BchildE of the MississipApi

AI know every stretch of river, I know evDery railroad bridge

From up in ASt. Paul Minnesota, down south to the BMemphis pyramiEd

Lord she's Aproud and she's lonesome, and I've knowDn since I was a kidB

I was a AchildE of the MississAippi

I was Emraised on the river, muddy water gonna carry me homAe

She's gonna Emrock me like a baby rollin' in her sweet lovin' armsA

Just a Dbarefoot boy born in in BDixieland

BroAught up on the banks to be a Friver man

Sweet BchildE of the Mississippi

EmAEmA

DBAF

BEA

Well GI sure miss my mama, and AI even miss ol' Pa

But I Dlove that muddy Bwater most of aEll

I was rEmaised on the river, muddy water gonna carry me hoAme

She's gonna Emrock me like a baby rollin' in her sweet lovin' aArms

I was a Dbarefoot boy born in in BDixieland

BroAught up on the banks to be a Friver man

Sweet BchildE of the MississAippi

Sweet BchildE of the MississippGi

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10.

Wagon Wheel

Key: AMedium

F#m

AEF#mD

AED

AHeaded down south to the Eland of the pines

And I'm F#mthumbin' my way into NDorth Caroline

AStarin' up the road

And pray tEo God I see headlightsD

I Amade it down the coast in seventeen hours E

F#mPickin' me a bouquet of dDogwood flowers

And I'm a Ahopin' for Raleigh

I can Esee my baby toDnight

So Arock me mama like a Ewagon wheel

F#mRock me mama anywDay you feel

AHeyE mama Drock me

ARock me mama like the Ewind and the rain

F#mRock me mama like a sDouth-bound train

AHeyE mama Drock me

ARunnin' from the cold Eup in New England

I was F#mborn to be a fiddler in an oDld-time stringband

My Ababy plays the guitarD

I pick a banjo Anow

Oh, the ANorth country winters keep a Egettin' me now

Lost my F#mmoney playin' poker so I hDad to up and leave

But I Aain't a turnin' back

To Elivin' that old life Dno more

So Arock me mama like a Ewagon wheel

F#mRock me mama anywDay you feel

AHeyE mama Drock me

ARock me mama like the Ewind and the rain

F#mRock me mama like a sDouth-bound train

AHeyE mama Drock me

AWalkin' to the south Eout of Roanoke

I caught a F#mtrucker out of Philly

Had a Dnice long toke

But Ahe's a headed west from the ECumberland Gap

To DJohnson City, Tennessee

And I Agotta get a move on Efit for the sun

I hear my F#mbaby callin' my name

And I Dknow that she's the only one

And Aif I die in Raleigh

At Eleast I will die Dfree

So Arock me mama like a Ewagon wheel

F#mRock me mama anywDay you feel

AHeyE mama Drock me

ARock me mama like the Ewind and the rain

F#mRock me mama like a sDouth-bound train

AHeyE mama Drock me

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