Requested by Larisa! The Cmaj9 can be replaced with a regular C if you find that it doesn't sound well. Not sure about this intro but it works:
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Csus4 C Csus4 F C
I wish I was a slave to an age-old trade
Csus4 C Csus4 F C
Like ridin' around on railcars and workin' long days
F C Csus4 C
Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways
F C Csus4 C
Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways
( Repeat Intro )
F C
Call it one drink too many
Am C C
Call it pride of a man
F C Am C C
But it don't make no difference if you sit or you stand
F F C C
'Cause they both end in trouble and start with a grin
F F C C
Yeah they both end in trouble and start with a grin
F C Am C C
We do it over and over and over a-gain
F C Am C C
We do it over and over and over a-gain
F
Oh-oh
Am
Oh-oh-oh-oh
C Cmaj9
Oh-oh
F
Oh-oh
Am
Oh-oh-oh-oh
C Cmaj9
Oh-oh
F
Oh-oh
Am
Oh-oh-oh-oh
C Cmaj9
Oh-oh
F Am
I know there's - California - Oklahoma
C Cmaj9
And all of the places I ain't ever been to but
F
Down in the valley with
Am
Whiskey rivers
C Cmaj9
These are the places you will find me hidin'
F Am
These are the places I will always go
C Cmaj9
These are the places I will always go
F
I am on my way
Am
I am - on my way
C Cmaj9
I am on my way back to where I started
F Am C Cmaj9
( Keep repeating these chords )
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
( Continue in background )
One more for the stars and the eyes of the walls
I hear your name...
I saw your face in the crowd and you came out
You saw me walkin'...
You got a sign on the door and it reads to me
Just like the grass and the sun and the...
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
F
I am on my way
Am
I am - on my way
C Cmaj9
I am on my way back to where I started
F Am
California - Oklahoma
C Cmaj9
And all of the places I ain't ever been to but
F
Down in the valley with
Am
Whiskey rivers
C Cmaj9
These are the places you will find me hidin'
F Am
These are the places I will always go
F C C
These are the places I will always go
F C Csus4 C C
So I wish I was a slave to an age-old trade
F F C Csus4 C
Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
5 ukulele chords used in "Down In The Valley" by The Head and the Heart: Am, C, Csus4, Cmaj9 and F
Strumming pattern??
or actually just as G
please update the tab! they are incorrect.
B*tches get s*itches.
cmaj9 should be csus2 just sayin