Lonesome Valley 2003

A D A A A Woke to the sound of my baby sister A Crying like the day she was born D 'Cause an Angel of mercy D Dressed all in white A Came and said girls E A "Your momma's passed on" A So I gathered my children around me A Through our tears we found and prayed D Talked to God and Jesus D And all them guys A A Who knew momma E A Was already there A And the body's gotta walk D A That Lonesome Valley D E A A You gotta walk it by yourself D And nobody here A A F#m Can walk it for you A D E A You gotta walk it by yourself A But Junie never knew a stranger A She was friendly like that D So we stood with our relations A E E A A And a bunch of strangers dressed in black A Me and Rosie wore bright colors A Momma woulda liked it like that D Oh oh we led and let her momma sing Circle Be A E A A She always said she wanted that A And the body's gotta walk D A That Lonesome Valley D E A A You gotta walk it by yourself D And nobody here A A F#m Can walk it for you A D E A A You gotta walk it by yourself F#m F#m Life goes by D D In the blink of an eye A E E Body's just a suitcase for your soul F#m F#m When I let D D My hair down tonight A E E B B B B Daughter right there smiling' down on me B Well back home to see my family B 'Cause family keeps you strong E But Johnny just cried E 'Cause Junie had died B B He didn't care B B Carry on B So we led him next to momma B 'Neath the rose covered ground E Sang Anchored In Love, E Peace In The Valley B F# B B Ohhhhhh, The Sweetest Sound B And the body's gotta walk E B That Lonesome Valley E F# B B You gotta walk it by yourself E And nobody here B B G#m Can walk it for you B G#m E B You gotta walk it by yourself B G#m E B Gotta walk it by yourself B E F# B Gotta walk it by yourself B B E F# B B E B