Biography:
Jimmie Rodgers (8 de septiembre de 1897 – 26 de mayo de 1933) fue un cantautor estadounidense de música country. Fue el primer músico en convertirse en una estrella del country. Su influencia en la música de raíces estadounidenses es incalculable, ya que ha influido a prácticamente todos los músicos que han desarrollado el country en el siglo XX, entre los que cabe destacar al también influyente Hank Williams.
Aunque nació en Pine Springs (Misisipi) él siempre se consideró de Meridian (Misisipi).
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- Are You Really Mine
- Bimbombay
- California Bluea
- California Blues
- Everybody Does It In Hawaii
- Frankie And Johnny
- Gambling Bar Room Blues
- Hobo Bills Last Ride
- Hobos Meditation
- Honey Comb
- Honeycomb
- I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
- If I Were The Man
- Im Never Gonna Tell
- In The Jailhouse Now 2
- Its Over
- Its Raining Here
- Jimmie The Kid
- Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
- Mississippi Delta Blues
- Mississippi River Blues
- Moonlight And Skies
- My Blue Eyed Jane
- Never No Mo Blues
- Nobody Knows But Me
- Oh
- Peach Pickin Time In Georgia
- Peach Picking Time In Georgia
- Rainbow At Midnight
- Secretly
- T For Texas
- Tb Blues
- The Wonderful City
- The World I Used To Know
- Waiting For A Train
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California Blues Blue Yodel No. 4
Written & recorded by Jimmie Rodgers
[Intro]
G D G G D G
G
I'm goin' to California where they sleep out every night
C G
I'm goin' to California where they sleep out every night
D G
I'm leavin' you mama cause you know you don't treat me right
G
Listen to me mama while I sing you this song
C G
Listen to your daddy singing you this lonesome song
D G
You got me worried now but I won't be worried long
G
Let me tell you something mama that you don't know
C G
Let me tell you something good gal that you don't know
D G
I'm a doright papa and got a home everywhere I go
G
Got the California blues and I'm sure gonna leave you here, oh Lord
C G
Got the California blues and I'm sure gonna leave you here
D G
I may ride the blinds, I ain't got no railroad fare
[Instrumental]
G G G G
C C G G
D G G G
G
I don't understand what makes you treat me like you do
C G
I can't understand how come you treat me like you do
D Am G
Now if you don't want me mama it's the same I don't want you
Written & recorded by Jimmie Rodgers
[Intro]
G D G G D G
G
I'm goin' to California where they sleep out every night
C G
I'm goin' to California where they sleep out every night
D G
I'm leavin' you mama cause you know you don't treat me right
G
Listen to me mama while I sing you this song
C G
Listen to your daddy singing you this lonesome song
D G
You got me worried now but I won't be worried long
G
Let me tell you something mama that you don't know
C G
Let me tell you something good gal that you don't know
D G
I'm a doright papa and got a home everywhere I go
G
Got the California blues and I'm sure gonna leave you here, oh Lord
C G
Got the California blues and I'm sure gonna leave you here
D G
I may ride the blinds, I ain't got no railroad fare
[Instrumental]
G G G G
C C G G
D G G G
G
I don't understand what makes you treat me like you do
C G
I can't understand how come you treat me like you do
D Am G
Now if you don't want me mama it's the same I don't want you
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