Lonesome Road Blues
Traditional
Key of G · Chords: I IV V vi
Banjo tab
Versions: Version 2
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play along, tabsVerse 1
G Going down the road feeling bad C G Going down the road feeling bad C G Em Going down the road feeling bad, hey hey G D G Don't wanna be treated this a way
Verse 2
G Going where the climate suits my clothes C G Going where the climate suits my clothes C G Em Going where the climate suits my clothes, hey hey G D G Don't wanna be treated this a way
Verse 3
G Going where the water tastes like wine C G Going where the water tastes like wine C G Em Going where the water tastes like wine, hey hey G D G Jump in the water and stay drunk all the time
Verse 4
G You’ve got me way down in jail on my knees C G And sweet momma, you’re sure are hard to please C G Em Feed me only corn bread and cheese, lord, lord G D G I ain’t - a gonna be treated this old way.
Verse 5
G I’m going where the chilly winds don’t blow C G I’m going where the chilly winds don’t blow C G Em I’m going where the chilly winds don’t blow, hey hey G D G Ain’t gonna be treated this way
Recorded by: Bill Monroe (1961), Raymond Fairchild (1963), Bill Emerson (1964), Ralph Stanley (1968), Don Reno (1968)
and 15 more
, Eddie Adcock (1968), The Stanley Brothers (1981), Josh Graves (1987), Kenny Baker (1987), Clarence White (1991), Doc Watson (1991), Tony Trischka (1992), The Osborne Brothers (1995), David Grier (1998), Rob Ickes (1999), Carroll Best (1999), Dry Branch Fire Squad (2001), The Del McCoury Band (2011), Yonder Mountain String Band (2016), The Seldom SceneRights holder? Copyright concern