Carter's Blues

The Carter Family

Traditional

Key of D · Chords: I V

Intro

D A D

Verse 1

                    D            A
As I walked out one morning fair,
                                     D
to view the fields and taste the air,
                                          A
for to view the fields and nettles around,
                                      D
I thought I heard some lonesome sound.
                                   A
I thought I heard my true love say,
                             D
oh do turn and come this way.

Instrumental

D A A7 D D A D

Verse 2

                         D             A
You love some other, you don’t love me,
                            D
you care not for my company.
                                   A
You love some other and I know why,
                                D
because he has more gold than I.
                                       A
But gold will melt and silver will fly,
                               D
my love for you will never die.

Instrumental

D A A7 D D A D

Verse 3

                       D             A
There is a flower I’ve heard them say
                                 D
that can be seen from day to day,
                                    A
and if that flower I only could find
                                  D
to cure this aching heart of mine.

Instrumental

D A A7 D D A D

Verse 4

                    D                    A
So fare you well my charming little love,
                              D
oh meet me in that land above.
                                    A
And when we meet there in that land,
                                     D
we’ll take no more this parting hand.

Instrumental

D A A7 D D A D