Biography:
Ian Tyson (born September 25, 1933) is a cowboy folk singer from Alberta, Canada who was born in Victoria, British Columbia.
He and his then-wife Sylvia Fricker constituted one of the most popular folk duos of the 1960s, Ian & Sylvia. Tyson gradually shifted to the cowboy way while still with Sylvia, accentuating the western life through song. Residing on a ranch in southern Alberta, Tyson tours all over the west.
In 2005, CBC Radio One listeners chose his song
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Other songs:
- Albertas Child
- Barrel Racin Angel
- Barrel Racing Angel
- Claude Dallas
- Cottonwood Canyon
- Eighteen Inches Of Rain
- Elko Blues
- Fifty Years Ago
- Four Strong Winds
- Goodnight Loving Trail
- Jaquima To Freno
- Murder Steer
- Navajo Rug
- Old Double Diamond
- Red Velvet
- Roll On Owyhee
- Saddle Bronc Girl
- Some Kind Of Fool
- Someday Soon
- Somewhere In The Rubies
- Spring Time In Alberta
- Springtime In Alberta
- Summer Wages
- The Coyote And The Cowboy
- The Gift
- The Lovin Sound
- The Old Double Diamond
- The Wonder Of It All
Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
From: Barrie McCombs
GOODNIGHT LOVING TRAIL Time: 3/4 Tenor: D Bass: C
- Bruce "Utah" Phillips, 1973, on: Starlight on the Rails
- Record: Ian Tyson, "Ian Tyson" (1984), Key: D#
1 * 57 *
Too old to wrangle or ride on the swing
* * 1 *
You beat the tri-angle and you curse every-thing
* * 4 * (*)
If dirt was a kingdom, then you'd be the king____
CHORUS:
1 57 1 4 (*)
On the Goodnight Trail, on the Loving Trail____
1 * 57 *
Our old woman's lonesome to-night____
1 57 1 4 (*)
Your French Harp blows like a lone bawling calf____
1 6m 2m 57
It's a wonder the wind don't tear off your skin
* * 4 1
Get in there and blow out the light____
1 * 57 *
With your snake oil and herbs and your liniments too
* * 1 *
You can do any-thing that a doctor can do
* * 4 * (*)
Ex-cept find a cure for your own goddamn stew____
1 * 57 *
The cook-fire's gone out and the coffee's all gone
* * 1 *
The boys are all up and we're raising the dawn
* * 4 * (*)
You're still sitting there all lost in a song____
1 * 57 *
I know that some-day that I'll be just the same
* * 1 *
Wearing an apron in-stead of a name
* * 4 * (*)
But no one can change it and no one's to blame____
'Cause the desert's a book writ in lizards and sage
It's easy to look like an old torn-out page
All faded and cracked with the colors of age
NOTES:
- Goodnight-Loving Trail: named for Charles Goodnight & Oliver Loving
- It ran from Texas to Denver, Colorado; then on to Cheyenne, Wyoming
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Key of C: C D E F G A B
- Detailed description: /pub/guitar/other_stuff/numbering_system.txt
- Submitted by: Barrie McCombs (bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca)
GOODNIGHT LOVING TRAIL Time: 3/4 Tenor: D Bass: C
- Bruce "Utah" Phillips, 1973, on: Starlight on the Rails
- Record: Ian Tyson, "Ian Tyson" (1984), Key: D#
1 * 57 *
Too old to wrangle or ride on the swing
* * 1 *
You beat the tri-angle and you curse every-thing
* * 4 * (*)
If dirt was a kingdom, then you'd be the king____
CHORUS:
1 57 1 4 (*)
On the Goodnight Trail, on the Loving Trail____
1 * 57 *
Our old woman's lonesome to-night____
1 57 1 4 (*)
Your French Harp blows like a lone bawling calf____
1 6m 2m 57
It's a wonder the wind don't tear off your skin
* * 4 1
Get in there and blow out the light____
1 * 57 *
With your snake oil and herbs and your liniments too
* * 1 *
You can do any-thing that a doctor can do
* * 4 * (*)
Ex-cept find a cure for your own goddamn stew____
1 * 57 *
The cook-fire's gone out and the coffee's all gone
* * 1 *
The boys are all up and we're raising the dawn
* * 4 * (*)
You're still sitting there all lost in a song____
1 * 57 *
I know that some-day that I'll be just the same
* * 1 *
Wearing an apron in-stead of a name
* * 4 * (*)
But no one can change it and no one's to blame____
'Cause the desert's a book writ in lizards and sage
It's easy to look like an old torn-out page
All faded and cracked with the colors of age
NOTES:
- Goodnight-Loving Trail: named for Charles Goodnight & Oliver Loving
- It ran from Texas to Denver, Colorado; then on to Cheyenne, Wyoming
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Key of C: C D E F G A B
- Detailed description: /pub/guitar/other_stuff/numbering_system.txt
- Submitted by: Barrie McCombs (bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca)
