Biography:
Josh Ritter (born in Moscow, Idaho on October 21, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and author who performs and records with The Royal City Band (as Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band). Ritter is known for his distinctive Americana style and narrative lyrics. In 2006 he was named one of the "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" by Paste magazine.
Born to two neuroscientists, Ritter bought his first guitar from the local K-MART after hearing the Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash classic Girl From The North Country.
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Other songs:
- Empty Hearts
- Getting Ready To Get Down
- Good Man
- Kathleen
- Naked As A Window
- Next To The Last Romantic
- Temptation Of Adam
- To The Dogs Or Whoever
- Wolves
- A Big Enough Sky
- All Some Kind Of Dream
- Angels On Her Shoulders
- Anne
- Another New World
- Baby Thats Not All
- Bandits
- Beautiful Night
- Best For The Best
- Blame It On The Tetons
- Bone Of Song
- Bonfire
- California
- Cant Go To Sleep Without You
- Certain Light
- Change Of Time
- Come And Find Me
- Cry Softly
- Cumberland
- Darlin
- Dreams
- Drive Away
- Evil Eye
- Feels Like Lightning
- Folk Bloodbath
- Friendamine
- Girl In The War
- Golden Age Of Radio
- Ground Dont Want Me
- Harrisburg
- Henrietta Indiana
- Here At The Right Time
- Homecoming
- Hopeful
- Hotel Song
- Idaho
- In The Dark
- In Your Arms Again
- In Your Arms Awhile
- Joy To You Baby
- Labelship Down
- Lantern
- Lark
- Lawrence Ks
- Leaves And Kings
- Leaving
- Letter From Ohmaha
- Lights
- Lillian Egypt
- Little Ole Wine Drinker Me
- Long Shadows
- Loretta
- Love Is Making Its Way Back Home
- Make Me Down
- Man Burning
- Manburning
- Me And Jiggs
- Miles Away
- Minds Eye
- Monster Ballads
- Moon River
- Moons
- Murder On My Mind
- My Man On A Horse Is Here
- Myrna Loy
- New Lover
- Nightmares
- Oh Lord Part 3
- One More Mouth
- Open Doors
- Other Side
- Peter Killed The Dragon
- Rainslicker
- Rattling Locks
- Real Long Distance
- Right Moves
- Roll On
- Rumors
- Seeing Me Round
- Showboat
- Silver Blade
- Since Youve Gone
- Sir Galahad
- Snow Is Gone
- Song For The Fireflies
- Southern Pacifica
- Still Beating
- Strangers
- Stuck To You The Science Song
- The Appleblossom Rag
- The Bad Actress
- The Curse
- The Oak King
- The Stone
- The Temptation Of Adam
- Thin Blue Flame
- Third Arm
- Thunderbolts Goodnight
- Tonight You Belong To Me
- Train Go By
- Wait For Love
- When Will I Be Changed
- Where The Night Goes
- Wildfires
- Wings
- You Dont Make It Easy Babe
- Young Moses
- Youve Got The Moon
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9FBsZD50-s
(Lyrics suggestions would be most appreciated; particularly the first line of the second verse and
confirmation of the third verse. If you really want to assist me here, listen to the lines and try to decipher
them before reading my interpretation so you aren't influenced. A better audio only recording of the same
performance can be heard here --> https://archive.org/details/joshritter2015-05-29. Also an amazing resource
in general for listening to recordings of live shows!)
Capo 5 (Capo 2 in a different performance)
Fmaj7 - xx3210
[Intro]
Am Am Am Am
[Verse 1]
Am C/G
Buried momma standing with the knife still in her chest,
F C/G G
As per her last instructions in her death.
Am C/G
Said, “You’ll never get to Heaven son so go to Hell real slow.”
Dm Dm
But the ground don’t want me momma, the ground don’t want me, no, no, no
Am (G transition)
[Chorus]
F C/G
What is the body if the soul has flown?
G C/G
Has it only been forgotten?
F C/G
I wanna’ lay down in a field of bone,
G F
But an angel guards the garden.
Am C/G G Fmaj7
Am C/G G Fmaj7
[Verse 2]
Am C/G
I killed men and blew out Barberco, new life in Crystal Wells
F C/G G
In every town the broken hearted rang their steeple bells
Am C/G
For every man a box, for every hole a rose.
Dm Dm
And the ground don’t want me momma, the ground don’t want me, no, no, no.
Am (G transition)
[Chorus]
F C/G
What is the body if the soul has flown?
G C/G
Has it only been forgotten?
F C/G
I wanna’ lay down in a field of bone,
G F Am
But an angel guards the garden, an angel guards the garden.
C/G G Fmaj7
Am C/G G Fmaj7
[Verse 3]
Am C/G
Then one morning near Arcana, a chance to watch some violets rise
F C/G G
Their lunar blues undoing down the fasting stays of night
Am C/G
Now lord how sweet to sleep beneath flowers such as those
Dm Dm
But the ground don’t want me momma, the ground don’t want me, no, no, no
Am (G transition)
[Chorus]
F C/G
What is the body if the soul has flown?
G C/G
Has it only been forgotten?
F C/G
I wanna’ lay down in a field of bone,
G F Am
But an angel guards the garden, an angel guards the garden.
C/G G Fmaj7
Am C/G G Fmaj7
Am
(Lyrics suggestions would be most appreciated; particularly the first line of the second verse and
confirmation of the third verse. If you really want to assist me here, listen to the lines and try to decipher
them before reading my interpretation so you aren't influenced. A better audio only recording of the same
performance can be heard here --> https://archive.org/details/joshritter2015-05-29. Also an amazing resource
in general for listening to recordings of live shows!)
Capo 5 (Capo 2 in a different performance)
Fmaj7 - xx3210
[Intro]
Am Am Am Am
[Verse 1]
Am C/G
Buried momma standing with the knife still in her chest,
F C/G G
As per her last instructions in her death.
Am C/G
Said, “You’ll never get to Heaven son so go to Hell real slow.”
Dm Dm
But the ground don’t want me momma, the ground don’t want me, no, no, no
Am (G transition)
[Chorus]
F C/G
What is the body if the soul has flown?
G C/G
Has it only been forgotten?
F C/G
I wanna’ lay down in a field of bone,
G F
But an angel guards the garden.
Am C/G G Fmaj7
Am C/G G Fmaj7
[Verse 2]
Am C/G
I killed men and blew out Barberco, new life in Crystal Wells
F C/G G
In every town the broken hearted rang their steeple bells
Am C/G
For every man a box, for every hole a rose.
Dm Dm
And the ground don’t want me momma, the ground don’t want me, no, no, no.
Am (G transition)
[Chorus]
F C/G
What is the body if the soul has flown?
G C/G
Has it only been forgotten?
F C/G
I wanna’ lay down in a field of bone,
G F Am
But an angel guards the garden, an angel guards the garden.
C/G G Fmaj7
Am C/G G Fmaj7
[Verse 3]
Am C/G
Then one morning near Arcana, a chance to watch some violets rise
F C/G G
Their lunar blues undoing down the fasting stays of night
Am C/G
Now lord how sweet to sleep beneath flowers such as those
Dm Dm
But the ground don’t want me momma, the ground don’t want me, no, no, no
Am (G transition)
[Chorus]
F C/G
What is the body if the soul has flown?
G C/G
Has it only been forgotten?
F C/G
I wanna’ lay down in a field of bone,
G F Am
But an angel guards the garden, an angel guards the garden.
C/G G Fmaj7
Am C/G G Fmaj7
Am
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