Artist: Merle Travis
Merle Travis's lyrics & chords
Merle Robert Travis (November 29, 1917 – October 20, 1983) was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and musician born in Rosewood, Kentucky. His lyrics often discussed the exploitation of coal miners. Some of the songs he wrote or performed include: "Sixteen Tons", "Dark as a Dungeon", "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed", and "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke that Cigarette"; however, it is his masterful guitar playing that he is best known for today. "Travis picking", a style of guitar picking, is named after him. He was inducted into the...read more
Bury me beneath the willow Lover Faithful fool Sweet bunch of daisies Snow deer Somebody stole my gal San antonio rose I saw the light High noon Blast off Cane bottom chair Night sounds Down among the budded roses Lawdy what a gal Back in the saddle again Walking the strings Turn my picture upside down Picture on the wall Kentucky waltz A too fast past Gonna lay down my old guitar Black gold Mainstreet breakdown I used to work in chicago Boogie in minor I wonder where you are tonight Too tight rag What willi do A fool at the steering wheel Bloody brethitt county The harlan county boys Dapper dan The browder explosion Petticoat fever Peach picking time down in georgia Sleepy time gal Nobody Texas tornado Dear old halifax Green cheese Paw walked behind us with a carbide lamp Follow through Hunky dory The courtship of second cousin claude When mussolini laid his pistol down White house blues Seminole drag Two time annie Give me your hand Payday comes too slow Preacher lane Knee deep in trouble Out on the open range How long has that train been gone Weary lonsome me Little miss sherlock holmes Be on your way A little too fer La marcha de los mexicanos It may be too late When rosie riccoola do the hoola ma boola The snitzelbob song Information please Alimoney bound Leave my honey bee alone Deck of cards You better try another man Churchy time The covered wagon rolled right along Gamblers guitar Reminiscences about from here to eternity God put a rainbow in the clouds Done rovin Mack the knife Fireball mail Sugar hill El reno Long gone from bowling green Merle travis Turn your radio on Smoke on the water Fox chase Down yonder Detour Love letters in the sand The world is waiting for the sunrise Sugar moon Swanee Ridin down to santa fe On the jericho road The real deal If i had you The down south blues Is anything better than this Answer the phone Oh why did i ever leave montana I like my chicken frying size Nine They took the stars out of heaven Diamonds in the rough Silver spurs Be brave my darling Capitol records Smoke smoke smoke El rancho grande Westphalia waltz The cat came back Smoke that cigarette Give the fiddler a dram Youll be lonesome too Song introduction Bluebell Old chisholm trail Comic rap Reenlistment blues Highways are happy ways Canned heat Take my hand precious lord Johnson rag When the bloom is on the sage Windy and warm Moon over the motel Little rock getaway Flying fingers Catalog cowboy joe Why did i fall for abner? Dorothy Me and the doggone blues Voodoo A world full of roses Liberty I´m a natural born gamblin´man Goin down this road feelin bad
