Chords for August, 1990 - TNN Announces Lew's Passing
Tempo:
79.7 bpm
Chords used:
C#
G#m
F#
E
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Report this week in country music Lou DeWitt one of the original Statler
brothers died at his Waynesboro Virginia home Wednesday.
DeWitt had suffered for a
number of years from an intestinal disorder known as Crohn's disease.
He was
52.
For more than 18 years Lou was the tenor and guitarist for the [G#m] Statlers.
An
avid songwriter, Lou penned one of the group's biggest songs.
[E]
[C#] Without a doubt
Lou DeWitt's million-seller Flowers on the Wall was the [G#m] song that made the
Statler brothers a household [Fm] name.
Earning them their first number one as
well as a Grammy the Statlers [F#] were on the road to success.
[B] [G#m]
[C#] [F#] [G#m]
What followed for the Statler brothers was a number of albums and hits but in
1982 Lou [E] was hit with some hard news from his doctor following time off due
to a stomach disorder.
I first [G#m] took a leave of absence for six months hoping
my problems would clear up.
Stress is a big part of this disease.
It's what
causes it.
At the end of that six months I was not improved and at this point my
doctor says if you want to live get out.
It was then Lou announced his retirement
[C#] with Jimmy Fortune stepping in to fill his shoes.
[F#] I think [Em] I think Jimmy was a
shot in the arm for the Statler organization.
He come in with new blood,
fresh ideas.
[F#] He worked.
And so did Lou.
After [G#m] a three-year exodus from music the
singer [C#]-songwriter returned to the [C#] studios as a solo act.
I could have
danced all the fast ones, [Fm] why sit in the slow ones I always [F#] thought retirement
was something I could [C#] handle.
[D#] For years I thought about retirement.
[C#] I was getting tired and sick a lot.
[A#] But I found out very shortly that
that in order to hold your own self-respect I had to do something.
I didn't feel like I'd really made that much of a mark on the world with my
past career.
I never felt like I said what I wanted to say to the world.
brothers died at his Waynesboro Virginia home Wednesday.
DeWitt had suffered for a
number of years from an intestinal disorder known as Crohn's disease.
He was
52.
For more than 18 years Lou was the tenor and guitarist for the [G#m] Statlers.
An
avid songwriter, Lou penned one of the group's biggest songs.
[E]
[C#] Without a doubt
Lou DeWitt's million-seller Flowers on the Wall was the [G#m] song that made the
Statler brothers a household [Fm] name.
Earning them their first number one as
well as a Grammy the Statlers [F#] were on the road to success.
[B] [G#m]
[C#] [F#] [G#m]
What followed for the Statler brothers was a number of albums and hits but in
1982 Lou [E] was hit with some hard news from his doctor following time off due
to a stomach disorder.
I first [G#m] took a leave of absence for six months hoping
my problems would clear up.
Stress is a big part of this disease.
It's what
causes it.
At the end of that six months I was not improved and at this point my
doctor says if you want to live get out.
It was then Lou announced his retirement
[C#] with Jimmy Fortune stepping in to fill his shoes.
[F#] I think [Em] I think Jimmy was a
shot in the arm for the Statler organization.
He come in with new blood,
fresh ideas.
[F#] He worked.
And so did Lou.
After [G#m] a three-year exodus from music the
singer [C#]-songwriter returned to the [C#] studios as a solo act.
I could have
danced all the fast ones, [Fm] why sit in the slow ones I always [F#] thought retirement
was something I could [C#] handle.
[D#] For years I thought about retirement.
[C#] I was getting tired and sick a lot.
[A#] But I found out very shortly that
that in order to hold your own self-respect I had to do something.
I didn't feel like I'd really made that much of a mark on the world with my
past career.
I never felt like I said what I wanted to say to the world.
Key:
C#
G#m
F#
E
Fm
C#
G#m
F#
Report this week in country music Lou DeWitt one of the original Statler
brothers died at his Waynesboro Virginia home Wednesday.
DeWitt had suffered for a
number of years from an intestinal disorder known as Crohn's disease.
He was
52.
For more than 18 years Lou was the tenor and guitarist for the [G#m] Statlers.
An
avid songwriter, Lou penned one of the group's biggest songs.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] Without a doubt
Lou DeWitt's million-seller Flowers on the Wall was the [G#m] song that made the
Statler brothers a household [Fm] name.
Earning them their first number one as
well as a Grammy the Statlers [F#] were on the road to success.
[B] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ _ What followed for the Statler brothers was a number of albums and hits but in
1982 Lou [E] was hit with some hard news from his doctor following time off due
to a stomach disorder.
I first _ [G#m] took a leave of absence for six months hoping
my problems would clear up.
Stress is a big part of this disease.
It's what
causes it.
At the end of that six months I was not improved and at this point my
doctor says if you want to live get out.
It was then Lou announced his retirement
[C#] with Jimmy Fortune stepping in to fill his shoes.
[F#] I think [Em] I think Jimmy was a
shot in the arm for the Statler organization.
He come in with new blood,
fresh ideas.
[F#] He worked.
And so did Lou.
After [G#m] a three-year exodus from music the
singer [C#]-songwriter returned to the [C#] studios as a solo act.
I could have
danced all the fast ones, [Fm] why sit in the slow ones I always [F#] thought retirement
was something I could [C#] handle. _
[D#] For years I thought about retirement.
[C#] I was getting _ tired and sick a lot.
[A#] But I found out very shortly that
that in order to hold your own self-respect I had to do something.
I didn't feel like I'd really made that much of a mark _ on the world with my
past career. _ _
I never felt like I said what I wanted to say to the world. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
brothers died at his Waynesboro Virginia home Wednesday.
DeWitt had suffered for a
number of years from an intestinal disorder known as Crohn's disease.
He was
52.
For more than 18 years Lou was the tenor and guitarist for the [G#m] Statlers.
An
avid songwriter, Lou penned one of the group's biggest songs.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] Without a doubt
Lou DeWitt's million-seller Flowers on the Wall was the [G#m] song that made the
Statler brothers a household [Fm] name.
Earning them their first number one as
well as a Grammy the Statlers [F#] were on the road to success.
[B] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ _ What followed for the Statler brothers was a number of albums and hits but in
1982 Lou [E] was hit with some hard news from his doctor following time off due
to a stomach disorder.
I first _ [G#m] took a leave of absence for six months hoping
my problems would clear up.
Stress is a big part of this disease.
It's what
causes it.
At the end of that six months I was not improved and at this point my
doctor says if you want to live get out.
It was then Lou announced his retirement
[C#] with Jimmy Fortune stepping in to fill his shoes.
[F#] I think [Em] I think Jimmy was a
shot in the arm for the Statler organization.
He come in with new blood,
fresh ideas.
[F#] He worked.
And so did Lou.
After [G#m] a three-year exodus from music the
singer [C#]-songwriter returned to the [C#] studios as a solo act.
I could have
danced all the fast ones, [Fm] why sit in the slow ones I always [F#] thought retirement
was something I could [C#] handle. _
[D#] For years I thought about retirement.
[C#] I was getting _ tired and sick a lot.
[A#] But I found out very shortly that
that in order to hold your own self-respect I had to do something.
I didn't feel like I'd really made that much of a mark _ on the world with my
past career. _ _
I never felt like I said what I wanted to say to the world. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _