Biography:
Huddie Ledbetter (January 20, 1888 - December 6, 1949) was an iconic American folk and blues musician, and multi-instrumentalist, notable for his strong vocals, his virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the songbook of folk standards he introduced.
Although Lead Belly most commonly played the twelve-string, he could also play the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, and accordion. In some of his recordings, such as in one of his versions of the folk ballad "John Hardy", he performs on the accordion instead of the guitar.
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- Gee, But I Want To Go Home
- Goodnight Irene
- Cotton Fields
- Gee But I Want To Go Home Army Life
- Good Morning Blues
- Goonight Irene
- Im All Out And Down
- John Hardy
- John Henry
- Little Girl
- Midnight Special
- New York City
- On A Monday
- Parting Song When You Smile
- Pick A Bale Of Cotton
- Rock Island Line
- Somebodys Diggin My Potatoes
- The Bourgeois Blues
- Theres A Man Going Round Taking Names
- Where Did You Sleep Last Night
- Whoa Back Buck
- Whoa Back Buck Ox Drivers Song
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This song is in G. If you can't sing that key, just capo up or change the key.
sang this in different keys, like most of his songs. It is in a basic I, IV, V (G, C, D) chord
so it shouldn't be very hard to change the key.
C G
Yonder come Miss-a Rosie, how in the world do you know?
D G
Well, I knows her by the apron and the dress she wore
C G
Umbrella on her shoulder, piece of paper in her hand
D G
Well she gonna tell the Governor "Please turn a-loose my man"
Chorus
C G
Let the midnight special shine its light on me
D G
Let the midnight special shine its everlovin' light on me
When you wake up in the mornin', when the ding-dong ring
Go marchin' to the table, meet the same old thing
Knife & fork are on the table, nothin' in my pan
Ever say anything about it, have trouble with the man
Chorus
If you ever go to Houston, boy, you better walk right
Well, you better not squabble and you better not fight
Cuz the sheriff will arrest you and he'll take you down
And the judge will sentence you, you're penitentiary bound
Chorus
I'm goin' away to leave you, cuz my time ain't long
The Man is gonna call me and I'll be gone
Be done all my weepin', whoppin', holl'in' and cryin'
Be done all my studyin' about my great long time
Chorus
sang this in different keys, like most of his songs. It is in a basic I, IV, V (G, C, D) chord
so it shouldn't be very hard to change the key.
C G
Yonder come Miss-a Rosie, how in the world do you know?
D G
Well, I knows her by the apron and the dress she wore
C G
Umbrella on her shoulder, piece of paper in her hand
D G
Well she gonna tell the Governor "Please turn a-loose my man"
Chorus
C G
Let the midnight special shine its light on me
D G
Let the midnight special shine its everlovin' light on me
When you wake up in the mornin', when the ding-dong ring
Go marchin' to the table, meet the same old thing
Knife & fork are on the table, nothin' in my pan
Ever say anything about it, have trouble with the man
Chorus
If you ever go to Houston, boy, you better walk right
Well, you better not squabble and you better not fight
Cuz the sheriff will arrest you and he'll take you down
And the judge will sentence you, you're penitentiary bound
Chorus
I'm goin' away to leave you, cuz my time ain't long
The Man is gonna call me and I'll be gone
Be done all my weepin', whoppin', holl'in' and cryin'
Be done all my studyin' about my great long time
Chorus
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