Song Name: | Richmond Is A Hard Road To Travel | By: | American ballad from 1863 |
Posted By: | WaltP | Difficulty: | Any |
Key: | D | Genre: | Folk |
Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
Created: | 2013-01-06 20:17:22 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | RICHMOND IS A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL
W: John Reuben Thompson M: Daniel Decatur Emmett American ballad from 1863 Key: D Time: 2/4 6 6 7 7 7 7 -7 Would you like to hear my song 6 6 7 7 7 7 -7 I�m a-fraid it�s rath-er long 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 -6 Of the fa-mous �on to Rich-mond� -8 7 -7 6 Dou-ble trou-ble 6 6 7 7 7 7 -7 Of the half a doz-en trips 6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 And half a doz-en slips 5 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 And the ver-y lat-est -4 -4 6 6 5 4 Burst-ing of the bub-ble 6 7 7 7 7 -7 �Tis pret-ty hard to sing 6 7 7 7 7 -7 And like a round, round ring 6 6 7 7 7 7 �Tis a dread-ful knot-ty 7 -5 -8 7 -7 6 Puz-zle to un-rav-el 6 7 7 7 7 -7 Though all the pa-pers swore 6 6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 When we touched Vir-gin-ia�s shore 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -4 6 6 5 4 That Rich-mond was a hard road to trav-el 6 4 4 -4 5 Then pull off your coat 6 -5 5 -5 -6 6 And roll up your sleeve 6 4 -3� 4 -4 5 6 5 5 -5 -4 For Rich-mond is a hard road to trav-el 6 4 4 -4 5 Then pull off your coat 6 -5 5 -5 -6 7 And roll up your sleeve 7 -7 6 6 6 6 6 -6 6 5 For Rich-mond is a hard road to trav-el -4 5 4 I be-lieve |