Topic: Play It for Me James
When I visit James' Myspace Page and listen to his music I can help feel a bit of nostalgia. I grew up listening to bluegrass music that I just thought of as music at the time and there were all sorts of instruments that I don’t hear very often in much of today’s music. So this is my way of saying thanks to James for giving me a low cost trip back in time.
Play it for me James By Jeff Gilpin
December 1st, 2007
Dedicated to Chordie’s own James McCormick
Intro
[G] [D] [C]
Verse 1
[G]Play it for me [D]James
Like [C]how it use to [G]be
In those mountains from my [D]youth
Where in [C]my mind I still [G]see
Verse 2
The strumming from your [D]autoharp
Strikes a [C]chord in my [G]head
From all the mountain [D]music
That was [C]pretty close to [G]dead
Chorus
[Em]Play that wildwood flower
So [D]sad and so [Em]sweet
And [Em]play me some of your songs
While I [D]sit here at your feet
[Em]Remind me of the past
Sing [D]songs about the [Em]moon
[G]I’ll go on back in [D]time
[C]Listening to your [D]tunes
Verse 3
So [G]get that harp a [D]humming
Play some [C]lyrical come[G]dy
Play me songs of [D]sorrow
Make [C]me melancho[G]ly
Verse 4
Take me down to [D]bluesville
Where [C]life's low [G]on the hog
And play those songs so [D]country
But [C]let me keep my [G]dog
Chorus
[Em]Play that wildwood flower
So [D]sad and so [Em]sweet
And [Em]play me some of your songs
While I [D]sit here at your feet
[Em]Remind me of the past
Sing [D]songs about the [Em]moon
[G]I’ll go on back in [D]time
[C]Listening to your [D]tunes
Verse 5
I [G]first heard the [D]autoharp
I [C]believe in Asheville [G]town
At the mountain youth [D]jamboree
Where [C]many could be [G]found
Verse 6
Mountain music’s been re[D]born
On sale at [C]every music [G]store
So play it for me [D]James
And I'll keep [C]listening some [G]more
Chorus
[Em]Play that wildwood flower
So [D]sad and so [Em]sweet
And [Em]play me some of your songs
While I [D]sit here at your feet
[Em]Remind me of the past
Sing [D]songs about the [Em]moon
[G]I’ll go on back in [D]time
[C]Listening to your [D]tunes [C] [G]
J E T S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
