Biography:
Davis's music is steeped in ragtime blues, sweet jazz, real country and cajun, and he blends these traditions with his love for gritty rock n' roll and old soul. The result is what Performing Songwriter Magazine calls, "Some of the liveliest and most rocking roots music around".
Joshua travels across the country playing at concert halls, old theatres, festivals, clubs, dives, classrooms and parks. He's released a number of albums, including his 2005 solo effort
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
The actual guitar in this song is more intricate, with a little bit of plucking as well,
but this is good if you just want to play along. Some of the timing in the intro and
instrumental break is a little difficult to explain, but if you listen to the track, you'll have no
trouble getting it. Hope this helps!
Chords used:
A E D Bm F#m
e-|---0-----0-----3-----0-----2---|
B-|---2-----0-----2-----3-----2---|
G-|---2-----1-----3-----4-----2---|
D-|---2-----2-----0-----4-----4---|
A-|---0-----2-----x-----2-----4---|
E-|---x-----0-----x-----x-----2---|
intro - A E A D A
A E
Some people hunger for the greenback bill
Bm A
Some folks hunger for the top of the hill
D A
Some people just tryin' to get a decent meal
E A
Well I know that we can turn it around
A E
Some people sleepin' in a fine feather bed
Bm A
Some folks are dreamin' of an old homestead
D A
Some just need a place to lay their head
E A
Well I know that we can turn it around
[Chorus]
D A
I know that we can turn it around
E F#m
There's one thing that I've found
A D
If there's a force in the dim singin' a workingman's hymn
E A
I know that we can turn it around
A E
A E
River bottom up to home on high
Bm A
In the light of the endless sky
D A
Jetsettin' or just gettin' by
E A
I know that we can turn it around
[chorus]
F#m A Bm D E
A E
From the 9th Ward up to Patoka Lake
Bm A
One man's joy's been another man's pain
D A
But the sun keeps shinin' through the drivin' rain
E A
And I know that we can turn it around
[Chorus x2] end on A
but this is good if you just want to play along. Some of the timing in the intro and
instrumental break is a little difficult to explain, but if you listen to the track, you'll have no
trouble getting it. Hope this helps!
Chords used:
A E D Bm F#m
e-|---0-----0-----3-----0-----2---|
B-|---2-----0-----2-----3-----2---|
G-|---2-----1-----3-----4-----2---|
D-|---2-----2-----0-----4-----4---|
A-|---0-----2-----x-----2-----4---|
E-|---x-----0-----x-----x-----2---|
intro - A E A D A
A E
Some people hunger for the greenback bill
Bm A
Some folks hunger for the top of the hill
D A
Some people just tryin' to get a decent meal
E A
Well I know that we can turn it around
A E
Some people sleepin' in a fine feather bed
Bm A
Some folks are dreamin' of an old homestead
D A
Some just need a place to lay their head
E A
Well I know that we can turn it around
[Chorus]
D A
I know that we can turn it around
E F#m
There's one thing that I've found
A D
If there's a force in the dim singin' a workingman's hymn
E A
I know that we can turn it around
A E
A E
River bottom up to home on high
Bm A
In the light of the endless sky
D A
Jetsettin' or just gettin' by
E A
I know that we can turn it around
[chorus]
F#m A Bm D E
A E
From the 9th Ward up to Patoka Lake
Bm A
One man's joy's been another man's pain
D A
But the sun keeps shinin' through the drivin' rain
E A
And I know that we can turn it around
[Chorus x2] end on A
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