Last Time Blues - Charlie McCoy Actual pitch: E Main guitar position: vestapol Fiddle position: n/a Mandolin position: n/a Second guitar position: n/a
Lyrics: Baby, just as sure as a blackbird flies to the skies above Baby, just as sure as a blackbird flies to the skies above Says your own life ain't worth living, baby, if you ain't with the one you love
My baby tried to do me like the tadpole do the trout My baby tried to do me like the tadpole do the trout That's get me out in the deep water, baby, then she walks on out
Mmm, good Lordy, send me an angel down Mmm, good Lordy, send me a angel down Said "Now I can't spare you no angel, but I'm send you a teasin' brown."
I don't think no woman in this whole round world do right Don't think no woman in this whole round world do right If they be good all day, they will do wrong at night
Baby and it may be my last time, rider, you sure don't know May be my last time, rider, you sure don't know It may be my last time, baby, knocking on your door
« Last Edit: July 14, 2020, 06:12:43 PM by Johnm »
Your Valves Need Grinding - Charlie McCoy Actual pitch: G Main guitar position: G Fiddle position: G Mandolin position: n/a Second guitar position: G
Lyrics: I say your valves need grinding, you won't hit on four no more I say your valves need grinding, you won't hit on four no more Good tires all 'round, handle it with care Used to pull a hill without shifting your gears But now your valves need grinding, you won't hit on four no more
I say your valves need grinding, you won't hit on four no more I say your valves need grinding, you won't hit on four no more Screw up on your carburetor, tighten down on your coil Use this good Gulf gas and the best of oil Because your valves need grinding, you won't hit on four no more
I say your valves need grinding, you won't hit on four no more I say your valves need grinding, you won't hit on four no more When I had you, baby, you was in good trim Now since I left, you running on the rim And your valves need grinding, you won't hit on four no more
I say your valves need grinding, you won't hit on four no more I say your valves need grinding, you won't hit on four no more Wheels ain't no good, spokes all out You know about that, you gonna have a blowout Because your valves need grinding, you won't hit on four no more
I say your valves need grinding, you won't hit on four no more I say your valves need grinding, you won't hit on four no more Step on your gas, refuse to crawl Take it to a mechanic and get it overhauled Because your valves need grinding, you won't hit on four no more
It's Hot Like That - Charlie McCoy Actual pitch: E Main guitar position: F Fiddle position: F Mandolin position: n/a Second guitar position: vestal
Lyrics: Listen here folks, want to sing a little song I believe the cold weather is just about gone You know it's hot like that, beedle-la-bom You know it's hot like that, beedle-la-bom Don't you hear me talking to you, you know it's hot like that
Well, the rounders these days don't need no home The sun's shining, Lord, and it's done turned warm You know it's hot like that, beedle-la-bom You know it's hot like that, beedle-la-bom Don't you hear me talking to you, you know it's hot like that
When I'm gone old gal, want to get you [told] You done burned my bread in your cooking stove You know it's hot like that, beedle-la-bom You know it's hot like that, beedle-la-bom Don't you hear me talking to you, you know it's hot like that
I'm just standing here, fooling around You done burned up everything, turn your damper down You know it's hot like that, beedle-la-bom You know it's hot like that, beedle-la-bom Don't you hear me talking to you, you know it's hot like that
Well now, listen old girl, if you're going my route You better take your time, [know] what you may burn out You know it's hot like that, beedle-la-bom You know it's hot like that, beedle-la-bom Don't you hear me talking to you, you know it's hot like that
Well now I can't use you for myself You must have be different from anyone else You know it's hot like that, beedle-la-bom You know it's hot like that, beedle-la-bom Don't you hear me talking to you, you know it's hot like that
Well all last night I couldn't see no peace This burning I got won't never cease You know it's hot like that, beedle-la-bom You know it's hot like that, beedle-la-bom Don't you hear me talking to you, you know it's hot like that
spoken: Oh, kick it Mr. Man.
In the winter time, it's doing mighty well But when summer comes, it's a burning Hell You know it's hot like that, beedle-la-bom You know it's hot like that, beedle-la-bom Don't you hear me talking to you, you know it's hot like that
« Last Edit: July 14, 2020, 06:13:27 PM by Johnm »
Glad Hand Blues - Charlie McCoy Actual pitch: A Main guitar position: half-spanish Fiddle position: n/a Mandolin position: n/a Second guitar position: G
Lyrics: You can do me dirty, treat me as you please You can do me dirty, treat me as you please But I'm [g]oin' find someone baby, to give my poor heart ease
You can do me dirty, do me like you want to do You can do me dirty, do me like you want to do But the way you do me baby, it's comin' home to you
I'm going to the mountain, I'm [g]oin' fall down on my knees I'm going to the mountain, I'm [g]oin' fall down on my knees Now if I don't love you, baby, mountain fall on me
It's hard, it's hard now to shake glad hands goodbye It's hard, it's hard baby, to shake glad hands goodbye If I had to shake your hand, baby, I'd lay right down and die
I know I'm black and evil but I did not make myself Know I'm black and evil but I did not make myself And if you don't love me, baby, won't love nobody else
« Last Edit: July 21, 2020, 12:36:16 PM by Johnm »
Blue Heaven Blues - Charlie McCoy Actual pitch: B-flat Main guitar position: B-flat Fiddle position: B-flat Mandolin position: n/a Second guitar position: B-flat
Lyrics: Would stay here, can't see no peace Every time I look, I see the chief police They run me, they run me all night long One with a club and the other one with a gun
In my house, drinking al-cum-hol Up I looked, was Mr. Dix and Mr. Wall He said, "Hey boy, you need not to stall." "You ought to know I'm going to jail you all."
I'm gonna leave this town, dear babe, I'm gonna leave this town
When he [driv] up, he questioned of a name He called me, but it wasn't my aim I tried to hide up under the bed I could hide everything now but my head
Said, "Crawl out boy, you need not try to hide." "Get in this Blue Heaven and lets take a ride." I got in the Blue Heaven and it rode mighty good I'd have jumped out of there, man, if I could
I'm gonna leave this town, dear babe, I'm gonna leave this town
When he got me to the city hall I begin to scream and I began to squall I got unruly when he got me in the jail Chief got his [trousers], he began to wail
Wasn't but the one thing worried my mind I didn't know what was going to be my fine But after I found it was all in [kin] I jumped up and begin to grin
I'm gonna leave this town, dear babe, I'm gonna leave this town
When the judge found me guilty of my crime I called Dr. Burnham and he paid my fine The jailer said, "Boy, now you can go." I couldn't hardly wait until he opened the door
I begin to call up on the telephone Everybody I called, they wasn't at home I had a many friends to call But Dr. Burnham beat them all
I'm gonna leave this town, dear babe, I'm gonna leave this town
« Last Edit: July 14, 2020, 06:14:54 PM by Johnm »
That Lonesome Train Took My Baby Away - Charlie McCoy Actual pitch: B-flat (s) Main guitar position: B-flat Fiddle position: n/a Mandolin position: B-flat Second guitar position: n/a
Lyrics: Woke up this morning, found something wrong My loving babe had caught that train and gone Now won't you starch my jumper, iron my overhauls I'm going to ride that train that they call the cannonball
Mr. depot agent close your depot down The woman I'm loving she's fixing to blow this town Now that mean old fireman, that cruel old engineer Going to take my baby and leave me lonesome here
spoken: Oh, step on it
It ain't no telling what that train won't do It'll take your baby and run right over you Now that engineer man ought to be ashamed of hisself Take women from their husbands, babies from their mother's breast
I walked down the track when the stars refused to shine Looked like every minute I was going to lose my mind Now my knees was weak my footsteps was all I heard Looked like every minute I was stepping in another world
Mr. depot agent close your depot down The girl I'm loving she's fixing to blow this town Now that mean old fireman, cruel old engineer Going to take my baby and leave me lonesome here
« Last Edit: July 14, 2020, 06:17:07 PM by Johnm »
Always In Love With You - Charlie McCoy Actual pitch: E-flat Main guitar position: C Fiddle position: n/a Mandolin position: E-flat Second guitar position: n/a
Lyrics: Babe, if you should stray a million miles away I'll always be in love with you Babe, if you should go and never come back no more I'll always be in love with you I can't do nothing more, I have tried so hard You won't write me a line to try to pacify my mind Well, wherever you may be, what so-never you may do I'll always be in love with you
Babe, you did me wrong when you drove me from your home But I'll always be in love with you Babe, I want you to know what so-never you may go I'll always be in love with you I can't eat, I can't drink, I can't talk for crying But it seems to me, from what I heard, you are having the best of time Well, wherever you may be, what so-never you may do I'll always be in love with you
« Last Edit: July 14, 2020, 06:17:55 PM by Johnm »
I've Been Blue Ever Since You Went Away - Charlie McCoy Actual pitch: A-flat Main guitar position: G Fiddle position: n/a Mandolin position: n/a Second guitar position: n/a
Lyrics: I've been blue ever since you went away Baby, won't you please come back to me? I've been blue ever since you went away Baby, won't you please come back to me? Woke up this morning, found something wrong Looked over in the corner and a trunk was gone And I've been blue ever since you went away Baby, won't you please come back to me?
I've been blue ever since you went away Baby, won't you please come back to me? I've been blue ever since you went away Baby, won't you please come back to me? You went away, away last Fall You told me baby, you wouldn't be back at all And I've been blue ever since you went away Baby, won't you please come back to me?
I've been blue ever since you went away Baby, won't you please come back to me? I've been blue ever since you went away Baby, won't you please come back to me? I went to the gypsy, hoodoo doctor, too All of them said it wasn't nothing they could do And I've been blue ever since you went away Baby, won't you please come back to me?
I've been blue ever since you went away Baby, won't you please come back to me? I've been blue ever since you went away Baby, won't you please come back to me? Some says you left on the Southern, some says the C&A Don't care what train it was, it took my baby away And I've been blue ever since you went away Baby, won't you please come back to me?
I've been blue ever since you went away Baby, won't you please come back to me? I've been blue ever since you went away Baby, won't you please come back to me? I'm so blue, blue as I can be You don't come back, they'll have to bury me And I've been blue ever since you went away Baby, won't you please come back to me?
« Last Edit: July 14, 2020, 06:18:38 PM by Johnm »
You Gonna Need Me - Charlie McCoy Actual pitch: A-flat (f) Main guitar position: G Fiddle position: G Mandolin position: G Second guitar position: n/a
Lyrics: I give you my money, you left me cold in hand You taken my money, you give it to your other man But like a baby need his mother, that's the way you goin' need me Because I've been just as good as a poor sweet man could be
When you was down and could not help yourself I give you my money and I did without, myself But now you's up and on your feet And now you think you're too good to speak But like a baby need his mother, that's the way you goin' need me Because I've been just as good as a poor sweet man could be
When you were sick and said you was ill I give you money and paid your doctor bills Kept the doctor coming 'til he got you well Then you got up and bidded me farewell But like a baby need his mother, that's the way you goin' need me Because I've been just as good as a poor sweet man could be
When I had you, baby, treated me like a dog Had to drink muddy water, sleep in a hollow log But like a baby need his mother, that's the way you goin' need me And I've been just as good as a poor sweet man could be
« Last Edit: July 14, 2020, 06:19:25 PM by Johnm »
It Is So Good - Part 1 - Charlie McCoy Actual pitch: E Main guitar position: E-flat Fiddle position: E-flat Mandolin position: E-flat Second guitar position: n/a
Lyrics: Boys, the girls that you hate and won't take them home They are the very ones will make you sing this song Oh, it is so good, oh, it is so good But it won't be sugar, but it will be sweet They'll make you think it's good enough to eat Because it is so good, oh, it is so good It's just as good, good as it can be
I always was a hard-boiled man, didn't have nothing for them to do But I went home with one last night, she made me sing this tune Oh, it is so good, oh, it is so good But it ain't no bee, it ain't got no wing If you get the right kind, it'll make you sing Because it is so good, oh, it is so good Well, it's just as good, good as it can be
Told my daddy about it one day, said, "Boy you ought to be 'shamed." He went home with one last night and she made him sing Oh, it is so good, oh, it is so good I don't want no coffee, I don't want no tea The new song I've learned is sweet enough for me Because it is so good, oh, it is so good Well, it's just as good, good as it can be
It Is So Good - Part 2 - Charlie McCoy Actual pitch: E Main guitar position: E-flat Fiddle position: E-flat Mandolin position: E-flat Second guitar position: n/a
Lyrics: I got a girl in a cafe downtown, where the [] [] [] She can't cook a decent meal but I do love her dessert Oh, it is so good, oh, it is so good But if you taste it once, you want to taste it twice The reason of that, it tastes so nice Because it is so good, oh, it is so good It's just as good, good as it can be
The reason I love my good girl so, the reason I treat her right She got everything that suit my appetite Oh, it is so good, oh, it is so good Well, it smell like flowers and it taste like mince It don't make you think you ain't got good sense Because it is so good, oh, it is so good Well, it's just as good, good as it can be
My girl come home one afternoon, sun was way up high She give me something make me wring my hands and cry Oh, it was so good, oh, it was so good Well, it wasn't no whiskey or neither no gin Whatsoever it was, I hope she bring it again Because it is so good, oh, it is so good Well, it's just as good, good as it can be
The Northern Starvers Are Returning Home - Charlie McCoy Actual pitch: A-flat Main guitar position: B-flat Fiddle position: B-flat Mandolin position: n/a Second guitar position: B-flat
Lyrics: Some people went Chicago, left the South and home Some people went Chicago and left the South and home Now all the Northern starvers are coming home
There's a long train in Chicago, the bell makes a mournful tone There's a long train in Chicago, the bell makes a mournful tone All the Northern starvers are on the way back home
My sweetie, she left me and stayed up there so long My sweetie, she left me and stayed up there so long Now the Northern starver poor girl is on her way back home
Before the times got hard, [the starvers left their home] Before the times got hard, [the starvers left their home] But now the Northern starvers are on their way back home
Most every Southern town will have a [] and [] Most every Southern town, they have a [] [] But now the Northern starvers are coming home
[Bid you goodbye] Chicago, you're goin' be left alone [Bid you goodbye] Chicago, you're goin' be left alone I'm going back South, always make it my home
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Mississippi I'm Longing For You - Charlie McCoy Actual pitch: A-flat Main guitar position: B-flat Fiddle position: B-flat Mandolin position: n/a Second guitar position: B-flat
Lyrics: Oh, Mississippi, oh, how I long for you Oh, Mississippi, oh, how I long for you Ever since I left you, I've been feeling so blue
I left you in nineteen and twenty-two I left you in nineteen and twenty-two I got my ticket, I'm returning back to you
When I get back, how happy I will be When I get back, how happy I will be Because I know sweet Alberta is waiting there for me
When I get back, I will never leave again When I get back, I will never leave again 'cause the Mississippi girls will always be your friend
Down in Mississippi the sun is always warm (the sun is warm all the time) Down in Mississippi the sun is always warm I'm on my way back to Mississippi, that's where I belong
I can't sleep for dreaming, can't hardly talk for crying Can't sleep for dreaming, can't hardly talk for crying Times so hard in Chicago, the people is almost dying
« Last Edit: July 14, 2020, 06:21:04 PM by Johnm »
Times Ain't What They Used To Be - Charlie McCoy Actual pitch: E Main guitar position: F Fiddle position: n/a Mandolin position: F Second guitar position: n/a
Lyrics: Now, tell me, people, what in this world is we going to do? Oh, now tell me, people, what in this world we going to do? We haven't got no money and we can't find no work to do
Now I had a little woman, boy, she sure was kind to me Now I had a little woman, she sure was kind to me She went away and left me because times ain't like it used to be
She used to hug, she used to kiss me, she was the sugar all in my tea She used to hug, she used to kiss me, she was the sugar all in my tea But she went away and left me because times ain't like it used to be
I used to have plenty money to get on my drunken spree I used to have plenty money to get on my drunken spree But now all my money gone, times ain't like it used to be
I'm sitting here, raqged and dirty, so hungry I can't hardly see I'm sitting here, raqged and I'm dirty, so hungry I can't hardly see So now I ain't got no money and times ain't like it used to be
« Last Edit: July 14, 2020, 06:21:50 PM by Johnm »
Too Long - Charlie McCoy Actual pitch: D (s) Main guitar position: n/a Fiddle position: n/a Mandolin position: E-flat Second guitar position: n/a Piano accompaniment only
Lyrics: Too long, you waited too long to come home And your daddy don't need you no more Too long, you don't belong here anymore So stop your knock-knocking on my door Well, you left me, sweet mama, for no good reason at all So now there's another mule kicking in the same old stall Too long, you waited too long to come home And your daddy don't need you no more
Too long, you waited too long to come home And your daddy don't need you no more Too long, you don't belong here anymore So stop your knock-knocking on my door When I had you, pretty mama, you didn't have anything to do But get up when you get ready, I brought my money home to you Too long, you waited too long to come home And your daddy don't need you no more
« Last Edit: August 02, 2020, 06:19:24 PM by Johnm »