Biography:
John Cowan Hartford (December 30, 1937– June 4, 2001) was an American country and bluegrass composer and musician known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics, unique vocal style, and extensive knowledge of Mississippi River lore. Hartford performed with a variety of ensembles throughout his career, and is perhaps best known for his solo performances where he would interchange the guitar, banjo, and fiddle from song to song.
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- Back In The Goodle Days
- Blue Ridge Cabin Home
- Bring Your Clothes Back Home
- Delta Queen Waltz
- Dixie Truckers Home
- Gentle On My Mind
- Goodbye Waltz
- Got No Place To Go
- Got No Place To Gp
- Gum Tree Canoe
- Howard Hughes Blues
- I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
- Immanuel Cant
- In Plain View Of The Town
- In Tall Buildings
- Ive Heard That Tearstained Monologue You Do
- Kentucky Pool
- Little Piece Of My Heart
- Lorena
- Men All Want To Be Hobos
- My Tears Dont Show
- New Love Warms My Heart
- No End Of Love
- No Expectations
- Owl Feather
- Queen Of Rock Roll
- Shes Still Gonna Break Your Heart
- Slumberin On The Cumberland
- Steam Powered Aereo Plane
- The Annual Waltz
- Therell Never Be Another You
- This Eve Of Parting
- Up On The Hill Where They Do The Boogie
- Waltz Of The Golden Rule
- Where The Old Red River Flows
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The Annual Waltz
by John Hartford
from YouTube Video
Transcribed by: Verne Garrison
Banjo tuned E, Capo 3 Key of D 3/4 time
D
The night is so cold and life is so old
G D
And the wind is now heavy with day dreams
A
And I hold your hand to the music
G D
And we think of the days of our youth
Every year at this time, our feet feel so inclined
G D
And we hear those old musical memories
A
We slip thru this dance
G D
Like the first time we started falling in love
[Chorus]
D A D G D A
This we do, and I am still with you
D
And the heart beat still calls
For the annual waltz
G A D
It is our theme song for falling in love
[Fiddle Solo]
D
Oh I laughed at you, you laughed at me
G D
While our grandchildrens'children have babies
A
Way off in the future, we are long gone
G D
And someone still mentions our names
D
Old pictures, in books, small shady nooks
G D
Where our descendants learn all about us
A
And the dancing goes on to the fiddle
G D
As they still play the Annual Waltz
[Fiddle Solo]
[Chorus]
This we do, and I am still with you.
by John Hartford
from YouTube Video
Transcribed by: Verne Garrison
Banjo tuned E, Capo 3 Key of D 3/4 time
D
The night is so cold and life is so old
G D
And the wind is now heavy with day dreams
A
And I hold your hand to the music
G D
And we think of the days of our youth
Every year at this time, our feet feel so inclined
G D
And we hear those old musical memories
A
We slip thru this dance
G D
Like the first time we started falling in love
[Chorus]
D A D G D A
This we do, and I am still with you
D
And the heart beat still calls
For the annual waltz
G A D
It is our theme song for falling in love
[Fiddle Solo]
D
Oh I laughed at you, you laughed at me
G D
While our grandchildrens'children have babies
A
Way off in the future, we are long gone
G D
And someone still mentions our names
D
Old pictures, in books, small shady nooks
G D
Where our descendants learn all about us
A
And the dancing goes on to the fiddle
G D
As they still play the Annual Waltz
[Fiddle Solo]
[Chorus]
This we do, and I am still with you.
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