Tom: A
INTRO:
A D A A
VERSE:
A
Woke to the sound of my baby sister
A
Crying like the day she was born
D
'Cause an Angel of mercy
D
Dressed all in white
A
Came and said girls
E A
"Your momma's passed on"
VERSE:
A
So I gathered my children around me
A
Through our tears we found and prayed
D
Talked to God and Jesus
D
And all them guys
A A
Who knew momma
E A
Was already there
CHORUS:
A
And the body's gotta walk
D A
That Lonesome Valley
D E A A
You gotta walk it by yourself
D
And nobody here
A A F#m
Can walk it for you
A D E A
You gotta walk it by yourself
VERSE:
A
But Junie never knew a stranger
A
She was friendly like that
D
So we stood with our relations
A E E A A
And a bunch of strangers dressed in black
VERSE:
A
Me and Rosie wore bright colors
A
Momma woulda liked it like that
D
Oh oh we led and let her momma sing Circle Be
A E A A
She always said she wanted that
CHORUS:
A
And the body's gotta walk
D A
That Lonesome Valley
D E A A
You gotta walk it by yourself
D
And nobody here
A A F#m
Can walk it for you
A D E A A
You gotta walk it by yourself
BDA K:
F#m F#m
Life goes by
D D
In the blink of an eye
A E E
Body's just a suitcase for your soul
F#m F#m
When I let
D D
My hair down tonight
A E E B B B B
Daughter right there smiling' down on me
VERSE:
B
Well back home to see my family
B
'Cause family keeps you strong
E
But Johnny just cried
E
'Cause Junie had died
B B
He didn't care
B B
Carry on
VERSE:
B
So we led him next to momma
B
'Neath the rose covered ground
E
Sang Anchored In Love,
E
Peace In The Valley
B F# B B
Ohhhhhh, The Sweetest Sound
CHORUS:
B
And the body's gotta walk
E B
That Lonesome Valley
E F# B B
You gotta walk it by yourself
E
And nobody here
B B G#m
Can walk it for you
B G#m E B
You gotta walk it by yourself
OUTRO:
B G#m E B
Gotta walk it by yourself
B E F# B
Gotta walk it by yourself
