Chords for Tom Russell "Old Saltillo Road"
Tempo:
133.15 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Bb
Dm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F]
[C] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[F] There's a woman [C] down [Bb] near the ice house, [F] knew [C] Elvis [Bb] as a child.
[Dm] [C] He was [Bb] nothing but polite, she [Dm]
said, he was a [C] loner [Bb] never wild.
The shack that [C] he was raised in, [F] well it's [Am] worth its [D] weight in gold.
[Bb] It's down [C] this way a [F] mile or [Bb] two, on [C] old salty [F] old road.
[C]
[Bb] [F] She [C]
[Bb] said [F] he [C] came back [Bb] here in 63, [F] trying to find [C] his [Bb] childhood home.
[F] [C] He stopped in [Bb] that direction, oh [F] how he was [C] traveling [Bb] along.
He picked up [C] Jesse's guitar, [F] sat [C] down and [Dm] sang a song.
[Bb] He sang old [C] time a little, [D] [Bb] and me and [C] Jesse [F] sang along.
[Dm] Some are [F] born with nothing, [Dm] some with [F] everything.
[Bb] Some rise above [Am] their [C] makings, [Dm] that poor boy became [C] a king.
[Dm] It's a [F] simple peaceful day, [Dm] his song was [F] all he owned.
[Bb] And he sang him [C] walking barefoot, [Bb] down [C] old salty [F] old road.
[Am] [Bb] He [F]
[C] [Bb] [Gm]
said he wished it were all [Dm] that simple, [Gm] like when he sang his [Dm] blues alone.
[Bb] Don't think he ever found that shack, [C] [F] on old salty old road.
Now there's a verse down in [Bb] the Bible, [F] I [C] marked it plain [Bb] and bold.
[Dm]
What [C] profit a [Bb] man to gain the world, [F]
when he [C] loseth his [Bb] mortal soul.
He was [C] just a [F] country boy, like to [Am] sing his [Dm] blues alone.
[Bb] We pray he'll make [C] it back someday, [Bb] to old [C] salty [F] old road.
[Dm] Some are [F] born with nothing,
[Dm] some with [F] everything.
[Bb] Some rise above [C] their makings, [Bb] that poor boy became [C] a king.
[Dm] It's a simple [F] peaceful day, [Dm] his song was all [F] he owned.
[Bb] Lord he sang him [C] walking barefoot, [Bb] down [C] old salty [F] old road.
[C]
[Bb] And he sang him [C] walking barefoot, [Dm] down old [C] salty [F] old [C] road.
[Bb] Give [F] [C] [Bb]
me [F] that old time religion, [C] give me old [F] time religion, give me old [Bb] time religion.
[F] It's [C] good enough [F] for me.
[N]
[C] [Bb]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[F] There's a woman [C] down [Bb] near the ice house, [F] knew [C] Elvis [Bb] as a child.
[Dm] [C] He was [Bb] nothing but polite, she [Dm]
said, he was a [C] loner [Bb] never wild.
The shack that [C] he was raised in, [F] well it's [Am] worth its [D] weight in gold.
[Bb] It's down [C] this way a [F] mile or [Bb] two, on [C] old salty [F] old road.
[C]
[Bb] [F] She [C]
[Bb] said [F] he [C] came back [Bb] here in 63, [F] trying to find [C] his [Bb] childhood home.
[F] [C] He stopped in [Bb] that direction, oh [F] how he was [C] traveling [Bb] along.
He picked up [C] Jesse's guitar, [F] sat [C] down and [Dm] sang a song.
[Bb] He sang old [C] time a little, [D] [Bb] and me and [C] Jesse [F] sang along.
[Dm] Some are [F] born with nothing, [Dm] some with [F] everything.
[Bb] Some rise above [Am] their [C] makings, [Dm] that poor boy became [C] a king.
[Dm] It's a [F] simple peaceful day, [Dm] his song was [F] all he owned.
[Bb] And he sang him [C] walking barefoot, [Bb] down [C] old salty [F] old road.
[Am] [Bb] He [F]
[C] [Bb] [Gm]
said he wished it were all [Dm] that simple, [Gm] like when he sang his [Dm] blues alone.
[Bb] Don't think he ever found that shack, [C] [F] on old salty old road.
Now there's a verse down in [Bb] the Bible, [F] I [C] marked it plain [Bb] and bold.
[Dm]
What [C] profit a [Bb] man to gain the world, [F]
when he [C] loseth his [Bb] mortal soul.
He was [C] just a [F] country boy, like to [Am] sing his [Dm] blues alone.
[Bb] We pray he'll make [C] it back someday, [Bb] to old [C] salty [F] old road.
[Dm] Some are [F] born with nothing,
[Dm] some with [F] everything.
[Bb] Some rise above [C] their makings, [Bb] that poor boy became [C] a king.
[Dm] It's a simple [F] peaceful day, [Dm] his song was all [F] he owned.
[Bb] Lord he sang him [C] walking barefoot, [Bb] down [C] old salty [F] old road.
[C]
[Bb] And he sang him [C] walking barefoot, [Dm] down old [C] salty [F] old [C] road.
[Bb] Give [F] [C] [Bb]
me [F] that old time religion, [C] give me old [F] time religion, give me old [Bb] time religion.
[F] It's [C] good enough [F] for me.
[N]
Key:
C
F
Bb
Dm
Am
C
F
Bb
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] There's a woman [C] down [Bb] near the ice house, [F] knew [C] Elvis [Bb] as a child. _
[Dm] _ [C] He was [Bb] nothing but polite, she [Dm]
said, he was a [C] loner [Bb] never wild. _ _
_ The shack that [C] he was raised in, [F] well it's [Am] worth its [D] weight in gold. _
_ [Bb] It's down [C] this way a [F] mile or [Bb] two, on [C] old salty [F] old road.
[C] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] She _ _ [C]
[Bb] said _ _ _ [F] he [C] came back [Bb] here in 63, _ [F] trying to find [C] his [Bb] childhood home.
_ [F] _ [C] He stopped in [Bb] that direction, oh [F] how he was [C] traveling [Bb] along.
_ _ _ He picked up [C] Jesse's guitar, _ [F] sat [C] down and [Dm] sang a song.
_ [Bb] _ He sang old [C] time a little, [D] [Bb] and me and [C] Jesse [F] sang along.
_ [Dm] _ Some are [F] born with nothing, _ [Dm] _ some with [F] everything.
_ _ [Bb] Some rise above [Am] their [C] makings, [Dm] that poor boy became [C] a king.
_ _ [Dm] _ It's a [F] simple peaceful day, [Dm] his song was [F] all he owned.
[Bb] And he sang him [C] walking barefoot, _ [Bb] down [C] old salty [F] old road.
[Am] [Bb] He _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm]
said he wished it were all [Dm] that simple, [Gm] like when he sang his [Dm] blues alone. _
[Bb] Don't think he ever found that shack, [C] [F] on old salty old road.
Now there's a verse down in [Bb] the Bible, _ [F] I [C] marked it plain [Bb] and bold.
_ [Dm]
What [C] profit a [Bb] man to gain the world, [F]
when he [C] loseth his [Bb] mortal soul. _ _
He was [C] just a [F] country boy, like to [Am] sing his [Dm] blues alone. _
[Bb] _ We pray he'll make [C] it back someday, [Bb] to old [C] salty [F] old road. _ _
[Dm] _ Some are [F] born with nothing, _
[Dm] _ some with [F] everything. _ _
[Bb] Some rise above [C] their makings, [Bb] that poor boy became [C] a king. _ _
[Dm] It's a simple [F] peaceful day, [Dm] his song was all [F] he owned. _
[Bb] Lord he sang him [C] walking barefoot, [Bb] down [C] old salty [F] old road.
_ [C]
[Bb] And he sang him [C] walking barefoot, _ [Dm] down old [C] salty [F] old [C] road. _
[Bb] _ Give [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb]
me _ _ [F] that old time religion, [C] give me old [F] time religion, give me old [Bb] time religion.
_ [F] It's [C] good enough [F] for _ me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] There's a woman [C] down [Bb] near the ice house, [F] knew [C] Elvis [Bb] as a child. _
[Dm] _ [C] He was [Bb] nothing but polite, she [Dm]
said, he was a [C] loner [Bb] never wild. _ _
_ The shack that [C] he was raised in, [F] well it's [Am] worth its [D] weight in gold. _
_ [Bb] It's down [C] this way a [F] mile or [Bb] two, on [C] old salty [F] old road.
[C] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] She _ _ [C]
[Bb] said _ _ _ [F] he [C] came back [Bb] here in 63, _ [F] trying to find [C] his [Bb] childhood home.
_ [F] _ [C] He stopped in [Bb] that direction, oh [F] how he was [C] traveling [Bb] along.
_ _ _ He picked up [C] Jesse's guitar, _ [F] sat [C] down and [Dm] sang a song.
_ [Bb] _ He sang old [C] time a little, [D] [Bb] and me and [C] Jesse [F] sang along.
_ [Dm] _ Some are [F] born with nothing, _ [Dm] _ some with [F] everything.
_ _ [Bb] Some rise above [Am] their [C] makings, [Dm] that poor boy became [C] a king.
_ _ [Dm] _ It's a [F] simple peaceful day, [Dm] his song was [F] all he owned.
[Bb] And he sang him [C] walking barefoot, _ [Bb] down [C] old salty [F] old road.
[Am] [Bb] He _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm]
said he wished it were all [Dm] that simple, [Gm] like when he sang his [Dm] blues alone. _
[Bb] Don't think he ever found that shack, [C] [F] on old salty old road.
Now there's a verse down in [Bb] the Bible, _ [F] I [C] marked it plain [Bb] and bold.
_ [Dm]
What [C] profit a [Bb] man to gain the world, [F]
when he [C] loseth his [Bb] mortal soul. _ _
He was [C] just a [F] country boy, like to [Am] sing his [Dm] blues alone. _
[Bb] _ We pray he'll make [C] it back someday, [Bb] to old [C] salty [F] old road. _ _
[Dm] _ Some are [F] born with nothing, _
[Dm] _ some with [F] everything. _ _
[Bb] Some rise above [C] their makings, [Bb] that poor boy became [C] a king. _ _
[Dm] It's a simple [F] peaceful day, [Dm] his song was all [F] he owned. _
[Bb] Lord he sang him [C] walking barefoot, [Bb] down [C] old salty [F] old road.
_ [C]
[Bb] And he sang him [C] walking barefoot, _ [Dm] down old [C] salty [F] old [C] road. _
[Bb] _ Give [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb]
me _ _ [F] that old time religion, [C] give me old [F] time religion, give me old [Bb] time religion.
_ [F] It's [C] good enough [F] for _ me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _