Chords for Rhonda Vincent and Ralph Stanley - I'll Take the Blame
Tempo:
90.175 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
Bm
C#
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
In part responsible for me, I would perform with my [B] family all of my life.
I put [Bm] my first bluegrass band together on my own.
And Ralph was the first who [B] invited me to sing with him on the Clinch Mountain.
Well, thank you, Ralph.
And he also was the first to invite me to perform at his festival.
And I think that was in 99.
And so I feel like you gave me a giant step there, Ralph.
And I appreciate that very much.
And we appreciate being invited back.
We've had a great time here.
And what a wonderful
Wow, what a great job EC has done here.
He has been working hard.
How about him, EC?
heard
for next year.
[Bm] The bus was kind of tipping like that.
I got a little scared.
[F#] [B]
You said you'd never go
I'd rather [F#] have you go
Each morning, each hour, you'd walk [B] home
You said you'd never go
[F#] You're a new and old-fashioned man
I'm not going [F#]
[B] to let you go
I don't [F#]
know what it means to [Bm] live like this
[C#] These lonely nights are driving [F#] me insane
[B] But we're the one [F#] I'm singing
And people ask what's going on [B] in the rain
James Allen's rough on the guitar
[F#]
[B]
[G#] [F#]
[B]
[F#] I don't know what it means to [B] live like this
These [C#] lonely nights are driving [F#] me insane
But [B] before I heard the one I [F#] loved clearly
When people ask what's going on, [B] take the blame
Yes, [F#] when people ask what's going on, [B] take the blame
I put [Bm] my first bluegrass band together on my own.
And Ralph was the first who [B] invited me to sing with him on the Clinch Mountain.
Well, thank you, Ralph.
And he also was the first to invite me to perform at his festival.
And I think that was in 99.
And so I feel like you gave me a giant step there, Ralph.
And I appreciate that very much.
And we appreciate being invited back.
We've had a great time here.
And what a wonderful
Wow, what a great job EC has done here.
He has been working hard.
How about him, EC?
heard
for next year.
[Bm] The bus was kind of tipping like that.
I got a little scared.
[F#] [B]
You said you'd never go
I'd rather [F#] have you go
Each morning, each hour, you'd walk [B] home
You said you'd never go
[F#] You're a new and old-fashioned man
I'm not going [F#]
[B] to let you go
I don't [F#]
know what it means to [Bm] live like this
[C#] These lonely nights are driving [F#] me insane
[B] But we're the one [F#] I'm singing
And people ask what's going on [B] in the rain
James Allen's rough on the guitar
[F#]
[B]
[G#] [F#]
[B]
[F#] I don't know what it means to [B] live like this
These [C#] lonely nights are driving [F#] me insane
But [B] before I heard the one I [F#] loved clearly
When people ask what's going on, [B] take the blame
Yes, [F#] when people ask what's going on, [B] take the blame
Key:
B
F#
Bm
C#
G#
B
F#
Bm
In part responsible for me, I would perform with my [B] family all of my life.
I put [Bm] my first bluegrass band together on my own.
And Ralph was the first who [B] invited me to sing with him on the Clinch Mountain.
_ Well, thank you, Ralph.
And he also was the first to invite me to perform at his festival.
And I think that was in 99.
And so I feel like you gave me a giant step there, Ralph.
And I appreciate that very much.
And we appreciate being invited back.
We've had a great time here.
And what a wonderful_
Wow, what a great job EC has done here.
He has been working hard.
How about _ him, EC? _ _ _ _ _ _
_heard
for next year.
_ _ [Bm] The bus was kind of tipping like that.
I got a little scared.
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You said you'd never go
I'd rather [F#] have you go
_ Each morning, each hour, you'd walk [B] home
_ You said you'd never go
[F#] You're a new and old-fashioned _ man
_ I'm not going [F#] _
[B] to let you go
I don't _ _ [F#] _
know what it means to [Bm] live like this _
[C#] These lonely nights are driving [F#] me _ _ insane
[B] But we're _ the one [F#] I'm singing
_ _ And people ask what's going on [B] in the rain
_ _ James Allen's rough on the guitar
_ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] I don't know what it means to [B] live like _ this
These [C#] lonely nights are driving [F#] me _ insane
But [B] before I heard the one I [F#] _ loved clearly
_ _ When people ask what's going on, [B] take the blame
_ Yes, [F#] when people ask what's going on, [B] take the blame _ _ _ _
I put [Bm] my first bluegrass band together on my own.
And Ralph was the first who [B] invited me to sing with him on the Clinch Mountain.
_ Well, thank you, Ralph.
And he also was the first to invite me to perform at his festival.
And I think that was in 99.
And so I feel like you gave me a giant step there, Ralph.
And I appreciate that very much.
And we appreciate being invited back.
We've had a great time here.
And what a wonderful_
Wow, what a great job EC has done here.
He has been working hard.
How about _ him, EC? _ _ _ _ _ _
_heard
for next year.
_ _ [Bm] The bus was kind of tipping like that.
I got a little scared.
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You said you'd never go
I'd rather [F#] have you go
_ Each morning, each hour, you'd walk [B] home
_ You said you'd never go
[F#] You're a new and old-fashioned _ man
_ I'm not going [F#] _
[B] to let you go
I don't _ _ [F#] _
know what it means to [Bm] live like this _
[C#] These lonely nights are driving [F#] me _ _ insane
[B] But we're _ the one [F#] I'm singing
_ _ And people ask what's going on [B] in the rain
_ _ James Allen's rough on the guitar
_ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] I don't know what it means to [B] live like _ this
These [C#] lonely nights are driving [F#] me _ insane
But [B] before I heard the one I [F#] _ loved clearly
_ _ When people ask what's going on, [B] take the blame
_ Yes, [F#] when people ask what's going on, [B] take the blame _ _ _ _