Doc Watson – Hold That Woodpile Down (Guitar)

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Note: Old Traditional song with adapted lyrics. Released: 1 Jan 1990 Album: Doc Watson On Stage [Chords] [G6 322000] [Intro] G G G6 G G D7 G G G G6 G G D G G G G G G G G G A7 D7 G C D7 G [Verse 1]
G                         G6    G
I went to see my love the other night,

         D7       G
Hold the woodpile down,

G                    G6          G
Everything wrong and nothing was right,

A7       D7       G
Hold the woodpile down.
[Verse 2]
G                        G6      G
She hit me with love and made me glad,

         D7       G
Hold the woodpile down,

G                                    G6        G
I kissed her once, she said; "You're going for that?",

A7       D7       G
Hold the woodpile down.
[Chorus]
G
Lord, I was a travelling, travelling,

   A7                     D7
As long as the world goes round,

    G                            C
The pretty girls shine and don't hold the line,

A7       D7       G
Hold the woodpile down.
[Interlude] G G G6 G G D7 G G G G6 G G D G G G G6 G G D G G G G6 G A7 D7 G G [Verse 3]
G                       G6    G
When I went to town the other night,

         D7       G
Hold the woodpile down,

G                        G6         G
Heard a little noise and seen a big fight.

A7       D7       G
Hold the woodpile down.
[Verse 4]
G                          G6       G
There's a lot of policemen running around.

         D7       G
Hold the woodpile down,

G                  G6        G
So the big load of moonshine comes down.

A7       D7       G
Hold the woodpile down.
[Chorus]
G
Lord, I was a travelling, travelling,

   A7                     D7
As long as the world goes round,

    G                            C
The pretty girls shine and don't hold the line,

A7       D7       G
Hold the woodpile down.
[Interlude] G G G A7 D7 G C D G G [Verse 5]
G
I went down in the packing house and stole a ham.

         D7       G
Hold the woodpile down,

G                     G6     D
Nobody don't know how mean I am,

A7       D7       G
Hold the woodpile down.
[Verse 6]
G                        G6             G
I took it right home and laid it on the shelf,

         D7       G
Hold the woodpile down,

G                G6         G
I'm so mean I'm afraid of myself

A7       D7       G
Hold the woodpile down.
[Chorus]
G
Lord, I was a travelling, travelling,

   A7                     D7
As long as the world goes round,

    G                            C
The pretty girls shine and don't hold the line,

A7       D7       G
Hold the woodpile down.
[Interlude] G G G6 G G D7 G G G G6 G G D G G G G6 G G G G G A7 D7 G C D7 G [Verse 7]
G                          G6         G
The Bookkeeper swallowed a nickel one day,

         D7       G
Hold the woodpile down,

G                         G6      G
Like that drove him crazy so they say,

A7       D7       G
Hold the woodpile down.
[Verse 8]
G                                       G6   G
Just listen and I'll tell you what it's all about.

         D7       G
Hold the woodpile down,

G                      G6     G
Goes a nickel in and a nickel out.

A7       D7       G
Hold the woodpile down.
[Chorus]
G
Lord, I was a travelling, travelling,

   A7                     D7
As long as the world goes round,

    G                            C
The pretty girls shine and don't hold the line,

A7       D7       G
Hold the woodpile down.
[Outro] G C D7 G