Widow Wimberly Chords by Tony Joe White
Tempo:
118.5 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Gm
F
G
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm] [C]
[G] [C] [G]
[F] [C]
[Gm] [Eb]
[F] [Eb]
[Gm]
[Eb] Wimberley, how will you manage [Gm] now?
[Eb] Widow Wimberley, [F] you've got to [Eb] get by [Gm] some how.
[F] All your children's [Eb] have married off, [F] there's a grandchild you've never [Eb] seen.
[G] All your other kinfolks have [Eb] moved away too.
Now Mr.
Wimberley died last spring.
Yes it is.
[F]
[Gm] [Eb]
[F] [Eb] [Gm]
[Eb] Widow Wimberley, how [C] do you still manage [Gm] to smile?
Widow [Eb]
Wimberley, [Cm] I'd like to stop and talk with [Gm] you a while.
[F]
You ain't got no [Eb] one to chop your wood, [F]
no one to [C] mend your [Eb] fence.
[Gm]
If you had the money [Eb] you could hire some help, but [D] it's hard to even pay [G] your rent.
Yes [Eb] it is.
[Fm] [G]
[Eb]
[F] [Eb]
[D]
[Gm]
[G] [Eb]
[F] La [G] la [Eb] la.
[Gm] Widow [Eb] Wimberley, how do [F] you still [Eb]
manage to [Gm] smile?
[Eb] Widow Wimberley, I'd like to [F] [Eb] stop and learn from you [Gm] a while.
[Eb] [F]
[Eb] [Gm] [F] [Eb]
[Em] [F] [Gm]
[Eb]
[F] Widow [Gm]
[Eb] Wimberley, [F] how do you still [Eb] manage [Gm] to smile?
[Eb] Widow Wimberley, I'd [F] like to stop [Eb] and learn [Gm] from you a while.
[C] [Gm]
[G] [C] [G]
[F] [C]
[Gm] [Eb]
[F] [Eb]
[Gm]
[Eb] Wimberley, how will you manage [Gm] now?
[Eb] Widow Wimberley, [F] you've got to [Eb] get by [Gm] some how.
[F] All your children's [Eb] have married off, [F] there's a grandchild you've never [Eb] seen.
[G] All your other kinfolks have [Eb] moved away too.
Now Mr.
Wimberley died last spring.
Yes it is.
[F]
[Gm] [Eb]
[F] [Eb] [Gm]
[Eb] Widow Wimberley, how [C] do you still manage [Gm] to smile?
Widow [Eb]
Wimberley, [Cm] I'd like to stop and talk with [Gm] you a while.
[F]
You ain't got no [Eb] one to chop your wood, [F]
no one to [C] mend your [Eb] fence.
[Gm]
If you had the money [Eb] you could hire some help, but [D] it's hard to even pay [G] your rent.
Yes [Eb] it is.
[Fm] [G]
[Eb]
[F] [Eb]
[D]
[Gm]
[G] [Eb]
[F] La [G] la [Eb] la.
[Gm] Widow [Eb] Wimberley, how do [F] you still [Eb]
manage to [Gm] smile?
[Eb] Widow Wimberley, I'd like to [F] [Eb] stop and learn from you [Gm] a while.
[Eb] [F]
[Eb] [Gm] [F] [Eb]
[Em] [F] [Gm]
[Eb]
[F] Widow [Gm]
[Eb] Wimberley, [F] how do you still [Eb] manage [Gm] to smile?
[Eb] Widow Wimberley, I'd [F] like to stop [Eb] and learn [Gm] from you a while.
[C] [Gm]
Key:
Eb
Gm
F
G
C
Eb
Gm
F
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ Wimberley, _ how will you manage [Gm] now? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Widow Wimberley, [F] you've got to [Eb] get by [Gm] some how. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ All your children's [Eb] have married off, [F] there's a grandchild you've never [Eb] seen.
_ _ _ [G] All your other kinfolks have [Eb] moved away too.
Now Mr.
Wimberley died last spring.
_ _ Yes it is.
_ [F] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Widow Wimberley, how [C] do you still manage [Gm] to smile?
_ _ _ Widow _ [Eb]
Wimberley, [Cm] I'd like to stop and talk with [Gm] you a while.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
You ain't got no [Eb] one to chop your wood, [F]
no one to [C] mend your [Eb] fence.
_ _ [Gm]
If you had the money [Eb] you could hire some help, but [D] it's hard to even pay [G] your rent.
Yes [Eb] it is.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [F] La [G] la [Eb] la. _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ Widow _ [Eb] Wimberley, how do [F] you still [Eb]
manage to [Gm] smile? _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Widow Wimberley, I'd like to [F] [Eb] stop and learn from you [Gm] a while. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Em] _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ Widow [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] Wimberley, _ [F] how do you still [Eb] _ manage [Gm] to smile? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Widow Wimberley, I'd [F] like to stop [Eb] and learn _ [Gm] from you a while.
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ Wimberley, _ how will you manage [Gm] now? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Widow Wimberley, [F] you've got to [Eb] get by [Gm] some how. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ All your children's [Eb] have married off, [F] there's a grandchild you've never [Eb] seen.
_ _ _ [G] All your other kinfolks have [Eb] moved away too.
Now Mr.
Wimberley died last spring.
_ _ Yes it is.
_ [F] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Widow Wimberley, how [C] do you still manage [Gm] to smile?
_ _ _ Widow _ [Eb]
Wimberley, [Cm] I'd like to stop and talk with [Gm] you a while.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
You ain't got no [Eb] one to chop your wood, [F]
no one to [C] mend your [Eb] fence.
_ _ [Gm]
If you had the money [Eb] you could hire some help, but [D] it's hard to even pay [G] your rent.
Yes [Eb] it is.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [F] La [G] la [Eb] la. _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ Widow _ [Eb] Wimberley, how do [F] you still [Eb]
manage to [Gm] smile? _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Widow Wimberley, I'd like to [F] [Eb] stop and learn from you [Gm] a while. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Em] _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ Widow [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] Wimberley, _ [F] how do you still [Eb] _ manage [Gm] to smile? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Widow Wimberley, I'd [F] like to stop [Eb] and learn _ [Gm] from you a while.
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _