I'm posting a song a day from the Rise Up Singing songbook, which you may or may not know. It's a pretty invaluable resource for song leaders, and useful for anyone who likes to sing in groups. The book doesn't include the melodies to the songs, just the lyrics and some chords, so I’m trying hard to find the tunes I don’t know, learn them, and post them on YouTube for anyone to learn. That’s where these videos are hosted; the blog is just pretty packaging.
Friday, November 21, 2008
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Words and music by Hank Williams
Rise Up Singing chapter: Hard Times & Blues, p.102
R.U.S. chords:
C ↓ C C7 / F C CG C
Those work fine, but I prefer to play it this way. Don't get confused, it's very similar to the R.U.S. chord pattern, it's just been transposed into the key of G:
G ↓D G G7 / C G GD G
Or you could do the same thing but stop at C and walk down to the final G:
G ↓D G G7 / C G GD C↓G
Normally I'd throw that in only on the very last verse, even though I lay it on a bit thick here.
This is my 4th Hard Times and Blues song in a row and my 5th
overall, so soon it's going to be time to move on to fresher pastures. You may or may not see one final H.T&B song from me tomorrow before we switch gears, it'll all depend on what side of the bed I get up on.
Last note: please leave comments if you have anything to say. Bad comments are better than nothing at all, especially if you're a stranger. My ego isn't quite that fragile.
That was beautiful. We are here in Brooklyn, NY listening to your posts. Awesome.
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Have you played "If I Only Had a Brain" yet?
You are fantastic!
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