Saturday, October 23, 2010

I'm Not Afraid To Die by Gillian Welch

I'm Not Afraid To Die

A
Nobody knows what waits ahead,
D A
Beyond the earth and sky.
D A E A
La, de-la, de-la, I'm not afraid to die.

And let the work of my own hand,
Be broken by and by.
La, de-la, de-la, I'm not afraid to die

Sometimes it finds me fast asleep,
And wakes me where I lie.
La, de-la, de-la, I'm not afraid to die.

Forget my sins up on the wind,
My hobo soul will ride.
La, de-la, de-la, I'm not afraid to die.
La, de-la, de-la, I'm not afraid to die.

Whiskey your the Devil

Love this song. I'm familiar with the Clancy Brothers version. These chords were adapted from a pogues version.

Whiskey You're The Devil

(Tin flute intro)

D
Now brave boys we're on the march
A G
Off to Portugal and Spain
D
Drums a-beating, banners a-waving
G A
The devil a-home will come tonight
D A
La, fare thee well With me tither-y-eye dum dah
Em G
Me tither-y-eye dum da
D
Me right fol tur-a ladee
A D
Oh, there's whiskey in the jar

Chorus:
D G D
Hey, whiskey you’re the devil You’re leading me astray
D A
O'er hills and mountains into Amerikay
D G D
Your sweetness from the bleachner You're spunkier than tea,
D A D
Ah, whiskey you're me darlin’, drunk or so-ber

The French are fighting boldly
Men are dying hot and coldly
Give every man his flash, gunpowder
His firelock on his shoulder
La, fare thee well With me tither-y-eye dum dah
Me tither-y-eye dum da
Me right fol tur-a ladee
Oh, there's whiskey in the jar

Chorus:

Break: (same as verse)

Chorus:

Says the mother, "Do not wrong me
Don't take me daughter from me
For if you do, I will torment you
And after death me ghost will haunt you"
We're off, fare thee well With me tither-y-eye dum dah
Me tither-y-eye dum da
Me right fol tur-a ladee
Oh, there's whiskey in the jar

Chorus:

Outro: [D,D,A,D]

Lonesome Day by Woody Guthrie.

C

Today has been a lonesome day

F.................................................C

Today has been a lonesome day

F.................................................C...........am

Today has been a lonesome day,

..........................G......................................C

and it looks like tomorrow'll be the same old way.

Did you ever hear a church bell tone?

Did you ever hear a church bell tone?

Did you ever hear a church bell tone?

That's a sign- another good man done gone.

(repeat first verse)

You can dig my grave with a silver spade.

You can dig my grave with a silver spade.

You can dig my grave with a silver spade,

and mark my chain with a golden …(chain?)

(repeat first verse)



I got the chords from Chordie.com , the lyrics I had to write out.