| Song Name: | Richmond Is A Hard Road To Travel (chrom) | By: | American ballad from 1863 |
| Posted By: | WaltP | Difficulty: | Any |
| Key: | D | Genre: | Folk |
| Harp Type: | Chromatic | ||
| Created: | 2013-01-06 20:16:06 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
| Song: | RICHMOND IS A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL chrom
W: John Reuben Thompson M: Daniel Decatur Emmett American ballad from 1863 Key: D Time: 2/4 -3 -3 -5 -5 -5 -5 5* Would you like to hear my song -3 -3 -5 -5 -5 -5 5* I�m a-fraid it�s rath-er long -3 -3 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -4 Of the fa-mous �on to Rich-mond� 6 -5 5* -3 Dou-ble trou-ble -3 -3 -5 -5 -5 -5 5* Of the half a doz-en trips -3 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 And half a doz-en slips -2* -2* 3 3 3 3 And the ver-y lat-est 2 2 -3 -3 -2* -1 Burst-ing of the bub-ble -3 -5 -5 -5 -5 5* �Tis pret-ty hard to sing -3 -5 -5 -5 -5 5* And like a round, round ring -3 -3 -5 -5 -5 -5 �Tis a dread-ful knot-ty -5 -4 6 -5 5* -3 Puz-zle to un-rav-el -3 -5 -5 -5 -5 5* Though all the pa-pers swore -3 -3 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 When we touched Vir-gin-ia�s shore -2* 3 3 3 3 2 -3 -3 -2* -1 That Rich-mond was a hard road to trav-el -3 -1 -1 2 -2* Then pull off your coat -3 3-2* 3 -4 -3 And roll up your sleeve -3 -1 1* -1 2 -2* -3-2* -2* 3 2 For Rich-mond is a hard road to trav-el -3 -1 -1 2 -2* Then pull off your coat -3 3-2* 3 -4 -5 And roll up your sleeve -5 5* -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -4 -3 -2* For Rich-mond is a hard road to trav-el 2 -2* -1 I be-lieve |
