John Hartford's lyrics & chords
John Cowan Hartford (December 30, 1937– June 4, 2001) was an American country and bluegrass composer and musician known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics, unique vocal style, and extensive knowledge of Mississippi River lore. Hartford performed with a variety of ensembles throughout his career, and is perhaps best known for his solo performances where he would interchange the guitar, banjo, and fiddle from song to song. He also invented his own shuffle tap dance move, and clogged on an amplified piece of...read more
Lost indian Mouth to mouth resuscitation Lady of the lake Heavenly sunlight Your long journey Why do you do me like you do? Bumble bee in a jug Over the road to maysville Grandmammy look at uncle sam Molly put the kettle on Crystallia daydream Down at the mouth of old stinson Catletsburg Jimmy in the swamp West fork gals Whose that You asked me to Bostony Coquette Late last night when my willie came home Windows Wild hog in the red brush We did our best Them way long time ago times Shiny rails of steel In like of The annual waltz Portsmouth airs Late last night All i got is gone away Delta queen waltz Springtime all over again Owl feather Your tax dollars at work I shoulda wore my birthday suit Landscape grown cold Run little rabbit run This eve of parting The sailboat song Hell up coal hollar Housing project In the heart of the cross eyed child Emminence breakdown Empty afternoon of summer longing General jackson Learning to smile Chicken oh chicken Ragtime dream Men all want to be hoboes Today A man smoking a cigar Green corn Prayer The little old lonesome little circle song Waugh paugh Jawbone Little boy Quail is a pretty bird Hamilton ironworks Me and my fiddle Forks of sandy Medicine chest Good old boys Right in the middle of falling for you Love is sweeter When the sky began to fall Railroad cap When guiding star came to tell city Dunbar Daytime of life Orange blossom special I reckon Naked in spite of myself Maybe A short sentimental interlude Black river Blackberry blossom Ragged bill Meanwhile you sit by my banjo When the dinner bell rings The burning of the grand republic Sexual harrassment The collector Hooter thunkit Uncle dink White river Politic Half past four Baking soda Dialog I just wanna look in there Left handed woman Goodbye waltz Rebel raid Frustrated bird Pumpkin ridge Hi dad in the morning Billy the kid The wart The all collision all explosion song Mama plays the calliope Ida red Eve of my multification Fourteen pole cat skins on a chevy camaro Two hits and the joint turned brown Kentucky pool Boatman Orphan of world war two On the radio Open rode ode Turkey buzzard Trying to do something to get your attention Paducah Sweet rolls Dancing in the bathtub The waltz of the golden rule Go home girl In plain view of the town Hey jude Before they tow my car away Also love you for your mind And the band played on Over the mountain The poor old prurient interest blues Sweet sunny south White lightning Station break Put all your troubles away Pea patch jig Killing floor Painful memories Southern moon Hillman If i can stay away long enough Looks at life When the roses bloom in dixie land Short life of trouble Cumberland gap I can read between the lines First fall of snow Love wrote this song Pennington bend Airport floor Cadillac rag Flower power died All american rodeo reel Get no better Back up and push In the highways Weave and way Cluck old hen Instrumental Alaskan hornpipe Rose of gilroy Kiss my plywood Earthwords Time to get together Girl with green eyes Sail away ladies Nickajacks lament Forty years a gambler Boy unloading crossties Dueling banjos Fritz waltz The queen of rock and roll Your stuff Ladies live such a long long time You and me reprised Imagination fired by books Mississippi queen In heaven there is no beer Bad music I believe in you I am a man of Nashville skyline rag Coming down from denver on a trip to galway here and there Let the church roll on You are my sunshine Sunshine ladyyou really know howto slow a man down Rocky top The southern soldier boy Memphis Old cow died Common labor shoes Crosseyed child Hy patitian Headin down into the mystery below I thought you were holding Pie on the window sill My walking shoes Boogie on reggae woman Hound dawg Salty dog blues Don t let your deal go down Square dance call Big john mcneil Introductions Applause Try me one more time Bull at the wagon Wheel hoss The rest is up to you Commercial break Peacock rag Flint hill special Shady grove Mike and john in the wilderness Chinquapin The fun of open discussion Kitty puss Blue ridge cabin home Intermission pick Banks of the ohio Lonesome valley I still miss someone History of john hartford Dry and dusty Chicken reel Portowa tawerna Uncle day macon tribute False hearted tenor waltz Jerusalem ridge ? Sweetwater waltz Banter Daisy dean Faultline Fool out of me Bound to ride Outro In constant sorrow Artificial limitations Air mail special on the fly Happy birthday thomas and tommy
