Biography:
Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923, Deep Gap, North Carolina – May 29, 2012, Winston-Salem, North Carolina) was a guitar player, banjo player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music.
Doc played guitar in both flatpicking and fingerpicking style, but was best known for his flatpick work. His virtuosity combined with his authenticity as a mountain musician made him a highly influential figure during the folk music revival.
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Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar - Doc Watson with Merle Watson
Composer: Alton Delmore
Original key : D
From the 1965 album "Doc Watson & Son"
Chords
D D7 Fdim G G7 A7 Bm
EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe
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Fingering the Fdim corectly allows a simple slide down to the A7.
If you want to try the Fdim chord in other inversions a Fdim7 sounds OK.
Intro:
D Fdim D Fdim D Fdim A7 D
#1:
D Fdim A7 D D7
I'm gonna lay down my old gui-tar
G D D7
Gonna lay down my old gui-tar
G D D/C# Bm
I wish I could tie it to my side
D Fdim A7 D
And take it along with me
#2:
D Fdim A7 D D7
Lord, I'm sick in this lone-some bed
G D D7
I'm sick in this lonesome bed
G D D/C# Bm
There's no one to hold my ach-ing head
D Fdim A7 D
Lord I'm sick in this lone-some bed
Instrumental (chords as per intro and verse):
D Fdim D Fdim D Fdim A7 D
D Fdim A7 D D7
G D D7
G D D/C# Bm
D Fdim A7 D
#3:
D Fdim A7 D D7
There's no one to cry for me
G D D7
There's no one to cry for me
G D D/C# Bm
I've wandered so far away don't you see
D Fdim A7 D
For there's no one to cry for me
#4:
D Fdim A7 D D7
I'm gonna lay down my old gui-tar
G D D7
Gonna lay down my old gui-tar
G D D/C# Bm
I wish I could tie it to my side
D Fdim A7 D
And take it along with me
Instrumental (chords as per intro):
D Fdim D Fdim D Fdim A7 D
#5:
D Fdim A7 D D7
I'm telling this world goodbye
G D D7
I'm telling this world goodbye
G D D/C# Bm
I'm telling this world and my dear little girl
D Fdim A7 D
Lord, I'll soon tell them all goodbye
#6:
D Fdim A7 D D7
I'm gonna lay down my old gui-tar
G D D7
Gonna lay down my old gui-tar
G D D/C# Bm
I wish I could tie it to my side
D Fdim A7 D
And take it along with me
Instrumental outro:
D Fdim D Fdim D Fdim A7 D D7
Composer: Alton Delmore
Original key : D
From the 1965 album "Doc Watson & Son"
Chords
D D7 Fdim G G7 A7 Bm
EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe
200232 200212 xx3131 320003 320001 002020 244232
Fingering the Fdim corectly allows a simple slide down to the A7.
If you want to try the Fdim chord in other inversions a Fdim7 sounds OK.
Intro:
D Fdim D Fdim D Fdim A7 D
#1:
D Fdim A7 D D7
I'm gonna lay down my old gui-tar
G D D7
Gonna lay down my old gui-tar
G D D/C# Bm
I wish I could tie it to my side
D Fdim A7 D
And take it along with me
#2:
D Fdim A7 D D7
Lord, I'm sick in this lone-some bed
G D D7
I'm sick in this lonesome bed
G D D/C# Bm
There's no one to hold my ach-ing head
D Fdim A7 D
Lord I'm sick in this lone-some bed
Instrumental (chords as per intro and verse):
D Fdim D Fdim D Fdim A7 D
D Fdim A7 D D7
G D D7
G D D/C# Bm
D Fdim A7 D
#3:
D Fdim A7 D D7
There's no one to cry for me
G D D7
There's no one to cry for me
G D D/C# Bm
I've wandered so far away don't you see
D Fdim A7 D
For there's no one to cry for me
#4:
D Fdim A7 D D7
I'm gonna lay down my old gui-tar
G D D7
Gonna lay down my old gui-tar
G D D/C# Bm
I wish I could tie it to my side
D Fdim A7 D
And take it along with me
Instrumental (chords as per intro):
D Fdim D Fdim D Fdim A7 D
#5:
D Fdim A7 D D7
I'm telling this world goodbye
G D D7
I'm telling this world goodbye
G D D/C# Bm
I'm telling this world and my dear little girl
D Fdim A7 D
Lord, I'll soon tell them all goodbye
#6:
D Fdim A7 D D7
I'm gonna lay down my old gui-tar
G D D7
Gonna lay down my old gui-tar
G D D/C# Bm
I wish I could tie it to my side
D Fdim A7 D
And take it along with me
Instrumental outro:
D Fdim D Fdim D Fdim A7 D D7
Dog Is Dead
Dogs Die In Hot (...)
Doja Cat
Dolls United
Dolly