Biography:
The Deslondes (formerly Sam Doores + Riley Downing & The Tumbleweeds) are a New Orleans-based country-soul, swamp-boogie band. They combine elements of early Stax, Sun and Atlantic records with the influence of a more raw, stripped-down sound gleaned off field recordings from Alan Lomax and Mississippi Records catalogue.
In their writing as well as their lives, The Deslondes three principal songwriters—Sam Doores, Riley Downing and Cameron Snyder—endeavor to carry on the traveling country-troubadour tradition of their heroes Woody Guthrie
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[Intro]
G G7 C G D C G D
[Verse]
D G G7
I'm a lowdown soul out in a lonesome land
C G
Just a lowdown soul out in a lonesome land
D C G D
I can't find anyone to lend a helping hand
[Verse]
D G G7
I try so hard but it's all in vain
C G
I try so hard but it's all in vain
D C G
Every dream I have always ends the same
[Verse]
D G G7
I don't know what to do, I don't know where to go
C G
I don't know what to do, I don't know where to go
D C G D
You are all I want, You are all I know
[Break]
G G7 C F C G D C G D
[Verse]
D G G7
I'm a lowdown soul out in a lonesome land
C F F C G
Just a lowdown soul out in a lonesome land
D C G D G
I can't find anyone to lend a helping hand
G G7 C G D C G D
[Verse]
D G G7
I'm a lowdown soul out in a lonesome land
C G
Just a lowdown soul out in a lonesome land
D C G D
I can't find anyone to lend a helping hand
[Verse]
D G G7
I try so hard but it's all in vain
C G
I try so hard but it's all in vain
D C G
Every dream I have always ends the same
[Verse]
D G G7
I don't know what to do, I don't know where to go
C G
I don't know what to do, I don't know where to go
D C G D
You are all I want, You are all I know
[Break]
G G7 C F C G D C G D
[Verse]
D G G7
I'm a lowdown soul out in a lonesome land
C F F C G
Just a lowdown soul out in a lonesome land
D C G D G
I can't find anyone to lend a helping hand
The Dharmas
The Dials
The Dickies
The Dicks
The Dig