Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar - Doc Watson Chords
Chords: Alton, D, Chords, D7, Fdim, G, G7, A7, Bm, EADGBe
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Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar - Doc Watson with Merle Watson
Composer: Alton Delmore
Original key : D
From the 1965 album "Doc Watson & Son"
Chords
D D7 Fdim G G7 A7 Bm
EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe
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Fingering the Fdim corectly allows a simple slide down to the A7.
If you want to try the Fdim chord in other inversions a Fdim7 sounds OK.
Intro:
D Fdim D Fdim D Fdim A7 D
#1:
D Fdim A7 D D7
I'm gonna lay down my old gui-tar
G D D7
Gonna lay down my old gui-tar
G D D/C# Bm
I wish I could tie it to my side
D Fdim A7 D
And take it along with me
#2:
D Fdim A7 D D7
Lord, I'm sick in this lone-some bed
G D D7
I'm sick in this lonesome bed
G D D/C# Bm
There's no one to hold my ach-ing head
D Fdim A7 D
Lord I'm sick in this lone-some bed
Instrumental (chords as per intro and verse):
D Fdim D Fdim D Fdim A7 D
D Fdim A7 D D7
G D D7
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