Old Crow Medicine Show – Deford Rides Again (Guitar)
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As recorded by Old Crow Medicine Show
(From the 2022 Album PAINT THIS TOWN)
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
G DeFord was a man from Castlewood, Tenn' G Blowed on that harp both night and day G How he wailed on them reeds 'til his lips would bleed G Played 'til the Lord knows when D Just a little baby boy with a silver toy D And the polio strikin' fire and wind D At four foot nine, just one of his kind G The greatest there ever been
[Chorus]
C G Blow, blow, DeFord, blow C D Play that Pan-American G F G Oh, oh, where did he go? D G DeFord Bailey rides again
[Verse 2]
G Arise, gals and gents, for the show to commence G There's a good-nature riot on the air G Little DeFord's on the loose with them Muscle Shoals Blues G Let the Jim Crow South beware D Like the fox chasin' game D He was black balled and shamed D Stripped out the silver from his hand D Now, it's welfare lines and a dollar shine G Singin', "Oh, Lord, ain't I a man?"
[Chorus]
C G Blow, blow, DeFord, blow C D Play that Pan-American G F G Oh, oh, where did he go? D G DeFord Bailey rides again
[Harmonica Solo]
C G C D G C G
[Verse 3]
G Then he played his last note, in The Banner they wrote G "Must have been those Ice Water Blues" G Now, up in Greenwood you'll find a plot, four foot nine G For our city's biggest shame, they whitewashed his name G For that kind of sin, there ain't no excuse
[Chorus]
C G Blow, blow, DeFord, blow C D Play that Pan-American G F G Oh, oh, where did he go? G DeFord Bailey rides again C G Blow, blow, DeFord, blow C D Playin' up in glory land G Whoa, oh, where did he go? D G DeFord Bailey rides again G DeFord Bailey rides again F G DeFord Bailey rides again
[Outro]
F