Biography:
John William Baldry, popularly known as Long John Baldry (January 12, 1941 – July 21, 2005) was a pioneering blues singer from England. He sang with and influenced many notable British musicians with Rod Stewart and Elton John appearing in bands led by Baldry at various stages of the 1960s. He enjoyed pop success in the UK where "Let The Heartaches Begin" reached #1 in 1967 and in Australia where his duet with Kathi McDonald "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" reached the top 5 of the charts in 1980.
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Traditional song as performed by the late great Long John Baldry
Capo 3
Intro
E A G E B7 E x2
E A G
Black girl, black Girl, don’t you lie to me
E B7 E
where did you sleep last night?
E A G
In the pines, In the pines, Where the sun never shines
E B7 E
and I shivered the whole night through.
E A G
Black girl, Come on Maggie girl, oh where will you go
E B7 E
Im going where the cold wind blows
E A G
You called me to weep and you called me to moan
E B7 E
You called me to leave my home
E A G
My Daddy was a Railroad man
E B7 E
Killed a mile and a half from here
E A G
His head, was found, In a drivers wheel
E B7 E
And his body hasn't never been found.
E A B7 E
Ohhhh, my daddy ain’t never been found
E A G E B7 E
E A G
Black girl, black Girl, don’t you lie to me
E B7 E
Tell me where did you sleep last night?
E A G
In the pines, In the pines, Where the sun never shines
E B7 E
and I shivered the whole night through.
E A G
Black girl, black Girl, don’t you lie to me
E B7 E
Tell me where did you sleep last night?
E A G
In the pines, In the pines, Where the sun never shines
E B7 E
and I shivered the whole night through.
E A G
Black girl, black Girl, don’t you lie to me
E B7 E
Tell me where did you sleep last night?
E A G
In the pines, In the pines, Where the sun never shines
E B7 E
and I shivered the whole night through.
//end
Capo 3
Intro
E A G E B7 E x2
E A G
Black girl, black Girl, don’t you lie to me
E B7 E
where did you sleep last night?
E A G
In the pines, In the pines, Where the sun never shines
E B7 E
and I shivered the whole night through.
E A G
Black girl, Come on Maggie girl, oh where will you go
E B7 E
Im going where the cold wind blows
E A G
You called me to weep and you called me to moan
E B7 E
You called me to leave my home
E A G
My Daddy was a Railroad man
E B7 E
Killed a mile and a half from here
E A G
His head, was found, In a drivers wheel
E B7 E
And his body hasn't never been found.
E A B7 E
Ohhhh, my daddy ain’t never been found
E A G E B7 E
E A G
Black girl, black Girl, don’t you lie to me
E B7 E
Tell me where did you sleep last night?
E A G
In the pines, In the pines, Where the sun never shines
E B7 E
and I shivered the whole night through.
E A G
Black girl, black Girl, don’t you lie to me
E B7 E
Tell me where did you sleep last night?
E A G
In the pines, In the pines, Where the sun never shines
E B7 E
and I shivered the whole night through.
E A G
Black girl, black Girl, don’t you lie to me
E B7 E
Tell me where did you sleep last night?
E A G
In the pines, In the pines, Where the sun never shines
E B7 E
and I shivered the whole night through.
//end
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