Biography:
Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992) was an American country musician known around the world as the "King of Country Music".
Roy Acuff was born in Maynardville, Tennessee, to Ida Carr and Simon E. Neil Acuff (a Baptist preacher, judge and tenant farmer), the third of their five children. Originally, Acuff didn't plan to be a singer. Acuff sang in the church choir as a schoolboy, but he was more interested in sports, particularly baseball.
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Recorded by Roy Acuff, Jan. 28, 1947. Columbia 37287
G C G
In the evening, in the shadows,
D7 G
I'll be waiting, in Louisi- an - a,
C
And when I hear your sweet voice,
G
I'll re- joice, I'll be happy,
D7 G
And saving my kisses for you.
G C G
Jole Blon, Cajun Angel,
D7 G
Let me tell you how I love you,
C
In the springtime you promised,
G
That we would be married,
D7 G G7
And I'm waiting, still waiting for you.
C G D7 G
Oh - - ho - - ho, ah - - ha - - ha.
G C G
When your hair turns to silver,
D7 G
I'll still call you, Delta Flower,
C
Pretty Blond I still love you,
G
I love you I promise,
D7 G G7
And I'm patiently waiting for you.
C G D7 G
Oh - - ho - - ho, ah - - ha - - ha.
Recorded by Roy Acuff, Jan. 28, 1947. Columbia 37287
G C G
In the evening, in the shadows,
D7 G
I'll be waiting, in Louisi- an - a,
C
And when I hear your sweet voice,
G
I'll re- joice, I'll be happy,
D7 G
And saving my kisses for you.
G C G
Jole Blon, Cajun Angel,
D7 G
Let me tell you how I love you,
C
In the springtime you promised,
G
That we would be married,
D7 G G7
And I'm waiting, still waiting for you.
C G D7 G
Oh - - ho - - ho, ah - - ha - - ha.
G C G
When your hair turns to silver,
D7 G
I'll still call you, Delta Flower,
C
Pretty Blond I still love you,
G
I love you I promise,
D7 G G7
And I'm patiently waiting for you.
C G D7 G
Oh - - ho - - ho, ah - - ha - - ha.
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