John Fogerty, Blue Ridge Mountain Blues (1973)
Key: :[G] (w: Traditional)
INTRO: [G] [D] //
[D] [G] :
[x2]
VERSE 1:
[G] When I was young and in my
[D] prime
I left my home in carol-
[G]-ine
Now all I do is sit and
[D] cry
For all the folks i've left be-
[G]-hind
CHORUS 1:
[G] I've got the blue ridge mountain
[D] blues
I gonna stand right here and
[G] sing
My mule is packed for travel, and I'm
[C] scratching gravel
To the
[D] blue ridge far a-
[G]-way
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]
VERSE 2:
I'm gonna stay right by my
[D] pa
And I'm gonna do right by my
[G] ma
I'm gonna stay by my front
[D] door
With no work or worry any-
[G]-more
CHORUS 2:
[G] I've got the blue ridge mountain
[D] blues
I gonna see my old dog
[G] Tre
I'm gonna hunt the possum, where the
[C] corn tops bloosom
In my
[D] blue ridge far a-
[G]-way
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]
VERSE 3:
I see a haze of snowy
[D] white
I see a window with
[G] light
I seem to hear them both a
[D] sigh
where is my wand'rin boy to-
[G]-night?
CHORUS 3:
[G] I've got the blue ridge mountain
[D] blues
and I stay right here to
[G] say
every day I'm countin' til I
[C] climb that mountain
In my
[D] blue ridge far a-
[G]-way
