Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down

Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs

Written by Gladys Stacey, Louise Certain,

Key of G · Chords: I II IV V

Verse 1

      A7                   D7
Well, I’ve been all around this whole wide world
     G7            C
Been down to sunny Alabam
   A7   D7
My mama always told me, Son
      G7            C
Never let your deal go down

Chorus

      G7            C
Don’t let your deal go down
      G7            C
Don’t let your deal go down
      G7            C
Don’t let your deal go down
          G7               C
Till your last gold dollar is gone

Verse 2

      A7                   D7
Well, the last time I seen that gal of mine
        G7          C
She was standing in the door
    A7                 D7
She said honey I’ll be a long time gone
       G7                 C
You’ll never see your gal no more

Verse 3

      A7             D7
Well, I’m going sown the railroad track
      G7      C
Gonna take my rocking chair
         A7            D7
If there doggone blues don’t leave my mind
    G7             C
I’m gonna run away from here