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Crooked Still : Hop High
2004

  1. Darling Corey
  2. Angeline The Baker
  3. Last Fair Deal Gone Down
  4. Lonesome Road
  5. Old Virginia

Darling Corey

<Trad; Roud 5723>
Capo:
V
D
Wake up, wake up, Darling Corey
D
C
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D
Tell me what makes you sleep so sound?
F
Them highway robbers are comin'
D
C
G
D
They're ringin' around your town Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Gonna lay Darling Corey down Go 'way, go 'way, Darling Corey Quit hangin' around my bed Pretty women have got me distracted Corn liquor is killin' me dead Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Gonna lay Darling Corey down
Instrumental verse
Oh the first time I saw Darling Corey She was standin' in the door She had her shoes and her stockings in her hand And her little bare feet on the floor Oh the next time I saw Darling Corey She was standin' by the banks of the sea She had a .44 strapped around her body And a banjo on her knee Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Gonna lay Darling Corey down
Instrumental verse
Oh the last time I saw my Corey She had a wine glass in her hand She was drinkin' that sweet liquor With a low down gamblin' man Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Gonna lay Darling Corey down Don't you hear those poor birds singin' Don't you hear that mournful sound? They're preachin' Corey's funeral In a lonesome graveyard ground Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Dig a hole in the cold, cold ground Dig a hole, dig a hole in the meadow Gonna lay Darling Corey down

Angeline The Baker

<Trad; Roud 18341>
D
G
Angeline the baker, lives on the village green
D
The way I always loved her, beats all you've ever seen Angeline the baker, Angeline I know Should have married Angeline, twenty years ago Angeline the baker, age of 43 Fed her sugar candy, but she still won't marry me Angeline the baker, Angeline I know Should have married Angeline, just twenty years ago Her father was a baker, his name was Uncle Sam I never can forget her, no matter where I am She said couldn't do hard work, because she is not stout Baked the biscuits every day and poured the coffee out Angeline the baker, age of 43 Fed her sugar candy, but she still won't marry me Angeline the baker, Angeline I know Should have married Angeline, just twenty years ago I bought Angeline a brand new dress, neither black nor brown It was the colour of a stormy skies, before the rain came down Sixteen horses in my team, the leader he was blind
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I dreamed that I was dying, I saw my Angeline Angeline the baker, age of 43 Fed her sugar candy, but she still won't marry me Angeline the baker, Angeline I know Should have married Angeline, just twenty years ago

Last Fair Deal Gone Down

<Robert Johnson>
Capo:
II
A
E
A
It's the last fair deal gone down
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E
E7
The last fair deal gone down
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D
D7
The last fair deal gone down, good Lord
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E
A
On the gulf boat island road I love the way you do I love the way you do I love the way you do, good Lord On the gulf boat island road
Instrumental verse
Annabelle, don't you cry this time Annabelle, don't you cry this time If you cry about a nickel, you're gonna die about a dime Annabelle, don't you cry this time My captain's so mean on me My captain's so mean on me My captain's so mean on me, good Lord On this gulf boat island road
Instrumental verse
I'm workin' my way back home I'm workin' my way back home I'm workin' my way back home, good Lord On that gulf boat island road It's the last fair deal gone down The last fair deal gone down The last fair deal gone down, good Lord On the gulf boat island road
Instrumental verse

Lonesome Road

<Trad; Roud 824>
Capo:
V
F
Am
F
Look up, look down, that lonesome road
C
G
F
Am
Hang your head and cry, cry
C
G
C
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C7
) Hang your head and cry The true best friends must part, you know So why not you and I, my love? Why not you and I?
Instrumental verse
The longest train I ever saw Was on that Georgia line Was on that Georgia line
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Am
F
The only one I've ever loved
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G
Ab
F
Was on that train and she's gone
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G
C
Was on that train and she's gone
Instrumental verse
The darkest night I ever saw Was the night I left my home, good Lord The night I left my home
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D/f#
Am
F
Look up, look down, that lonesome road
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G
F
Am
Hang your head and cry, cry
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G
C
C7
Hang your head and cry |
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Old Virginia

<Trad; Roud 3396>
Capo:
III
A
Once I lived in old Virginia
G
A
North Carolina was my home
D7
A
There I courted a handsome lady
G
D
A
Oh, I called her my own Her hair was yellow and her eyes were sparkling And on her cheeks was a rosy red And on her breast she wore white lilies Oh, the tears I have shed My father said that I must not marry My mother said, "That'll never do" But, oh, kind miss, if you are willing Oh, I would run away with you
Solo over verse chords
'Cause when I'm awake, I'm a-dreaming about you When I'm asleep I'll take no rest 'Cause every moment seems like hours Oh, the pain lies in my breast Oh, must I go to Old Virginia All for your sake must I die Must I go, sad, broken-hearted Oh and darlin' say don't cry
Solo over verse chords
When that golden sun is shining On the top of calvary It's sometimes lower that you are thinking You must oft-times think of me
D7
A
G
D
A