Biography:
Chatham County Line are an American bluegrass musical group. Formed in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1999 from the ashes of the defunct Stillhouse, the band has released four albums, one on the Bonfire label and three on the Yep Roc label (who they were linked with by the producer Chris Stamey), and have become popular in Europe as well as their native USA. Their most recent tour took in numerous European destinations, including the Lowlands rock festival in the Netherlands.
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SPEED OF A WHIPPOORWILL - Chatham County Line
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Tabbed by: Eric Melton
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Key: C#
Capo: 4th
[Intro: G x2]
G G7
I know I had to leave you, there's work to be done
C G
I swear when this job is over, it's to you I'm gonna run
G G7
Long wind(?) blow, blow on down the line
C G
I'll be in the arms of my darling, in just three weeks time
C G C G
I'll be coming home, pockets full of bills
C G D G
I'll be coming home, speed of a whippoorwill
[Break: G x2]
G G7
Roll tracks, roll, lay a half mile-a-day
C G
Set the spike and the hammer, fill my pockets with pay
G G7
Dynamite that rock, keep the cross ties flat and square
C G
Dreams of my darling, two weeks till I'm there
C G C G
I'll be coming home, ready for a thrill
C G D G
I'll be coming home, speed of a whippoorwill
[Instrumental chorus x1 (4 bars)]
G G7
Water boy come running, I'm dry as the dirt
C G
The days keep getting longer, I've got hurt on top of hurt
G G7
I hear the steam engine, rolling from the west
C G
Tracks will join in a few more days, and I'll finally get my rest
C G C G
I'll be coming home, ready for a thrill
C G D G
I'll be coming home, speed of a whippoorwill
C G C G
Yes I'll be coming home, pockets full of bills
C G D G
I'll be coming home, speed of a whippoorwill
[Instrumental chorus x3 (12 bars) until end]
SPEED OF A WHIPPOORWILL - Chatham County Line
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Tabbed by: Eric Melton
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Key: C#
Capo: 4th
[Intro: G x2]
G G7
I know I had to leave you, there's work to be done
C G
I swear when this job is over, it's to you I'm gonna run
G G7
Long wind(?) blow, blow on down the line
C G
I'll be in the arms of my darling, in just three weeks time
C G C G
I'll be coming home, pockets full of bills
C G D G
I'll be coming home, speed of a whippoorwill
[Break: G x2]
G G7
Roll tracks, roll, lay a half mile-a-day
C G
Set the spike and the hammer, fill my pockets with pay
G G7
Dynamite that rock, keep the cross ties flat and square
C G
Dreams of my darling, two weeks till I'm there
C G C G
I'll be coming home, ready for a thrill
C G D G
I'll be coming home, speed of a whippoorwill
[Instrumental chorus x1 (4 bars)]
G G7
Water boy come running, I'm dry as the dirt
C G
The days keep getting longer, I've got hurt on top of hurt
G G7
I hear the steam engine, rolling from the west
C G
Tracks will join in a few more days, and I'll finally get my rest
C G C G
I'll be coming home, ready for a thrill
C G D G
I'll be coming home, speed of a whippoorwill
C G C G
Yes I'll be coming home, pockets full of bills
C G D G
I'll be coming home, speed of a whippoorwill
[Instrumental chorus x3 (12 bars) until end]
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