Lonesome valley      (Listen to original song)

 

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1. Everybody's got to walk that lonesome valley,

                              D                    G

     they’ve got to walk it by their selves.

                                C                      G

    There's nobody here can walk it for them,

                                  - D                   G

    they've got to walk       it by their selves.

                                   G

2. My father's got to walk that lonesome valley,

                        D                  G

    he's got to walk it by his self.

                                C                      G

    There's nobody here can walk it for him,

                              - D                G

    he's got to walk       it by his self.

                                    G

3. My mother's got to walk that lonesome valley

                          D                  G

    she's got to walk it by her self.

                                C                      G

    There's nobody here can walk it for her,

                               - D                G

    she's got to walk      it by her self.

                                     G

4. My brother's got to walk that lonesome valley,

                       D                  G

    he's got to walk it by his self.

                                C                      G

    There's nobody here can walk it for him,

                             - D                G

    he's got to walk      it by his self.

                                     G

5. Most sinners got to walk this lonesome valley,

                             D                    G

    they’ve got to walk it by their selves.

                                C                      G

    There's nobody here can walk it for them,

                                  - D                  G

    they've got to walk      it by their selves.

 

+ repeat verse 1               (capo 1st)    (The Carter Family)