Biography:
Tom Russell (born in Los Angeles in either 1947 or 1948) is an American singer-songwriter from California, currently living in El Paso, Texas. His music incorporates elements of folk, traditional country & western, border and cowboy music of the American West. Russell's songs have been recorded by artists such as Johnny Cash, Ian Tyson, Nanci Griffith, Dave Alvin and others. In addition to his music, he is also an artist and published author.
In the 1980s Russell made four albums credited to the Tom Russell Band.
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Other songs:
- A Bowl Of Red
- A Hard Rains A
- A Land Called Way Out There
- Acres Of Corn
- Aint No More Cane On The Brazos
- Alkali
- All This Way For The Short Ride
- Amelias Railroad Flat
- America The Beautiful
- American Rivers
- Angel Of Lyon
- Beyond The Blues
- Box Of Visions
- Bucking Horse Moon
- Bus Station
- Canadian Whisky
- Carrickfergus
- Claude Dallas
- Criminology
- Cropduster
- Dance Hall Girls
- Down The Rio Grande
- East Of Woodstock West Of Viet Nam
- El Llano Estacado
- En Canadien Errant
- Evangeline Hotel
- Finding You
- Furious Love For Liz
- Gallo Del Cielo
- Guadalupe
- Gulf Coast Highway
- Hallie Lonnigan
- Hills Of Old Juarez
- If I Had A Gun
- Isaac Lewis
- Little Blue Horse
- Love Abides
- Love Makes A Fool Out Of The Wise
- Mandarin Oranges
- Manzanar
- Mineral Wells
- Navajo Rug
- Oil Field Girls
- Old Blue
- Pilgrim Land
- Racehorse Haynes
- Rambler Gambler
- Rider On An Orphan Train
- Rose Of San Joaquin
- Santa Fe At Midnight
- Sitting Bull In Venice
- Somebodys Husband Somebodys Son
- Sonoras Death Row
- Spanish Burgundy
- Stealing Electricity
- The Ballad Of Edward Abbey
- The Dutchman
- The Eyes Of Robert Duran
- The Eyes Of Roberto Duran
- The Greatest Show On Earth
- The John Bull Tin
- The Kid From Spavinaw
- The Man From God Knows Where
- The Next Thing Smokin
- The Old Rugged Cross
- The Railroad Boy
- The Rose Of Roscrae
- The Rose Of The San Joaquin
- The Santa Fe At Midnight
- The Sky Above The Mud Below
- The Water Is Wide
- Throwin Horseshoes At The Moon
- Throwing Horseshoes At The Moon
- Tonight We Ride
- Touch Of Evil
- Veterans Day
- Walkin On The Moon
- Walking On The Moon
- Wayfarin Stranger
- What Work Is
- When Sinatra Played Juarez
- When The Wolves No Longer Sing
- Where The Dream Begins
- Whos Gonna Build Your Wall
- Winnipeg
- Woodrow
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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 13:32:03 -0400
From: Greg Yuriy
To: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: CRD: Navajo Rug by Tom Russell
Navajo Rug
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by: Tom Russell
written by: Tom Russell and Ian Tyson - End Of The Trail Music/Slick Fork
(capo 2nd fret)
G
Well it's three eggs up on whiskey toast
Am
Homefries on the side
C
Wash it down with truckstop coffee
D
Burns up your inside
G
Just a Canyon, Colorado diner
Am
And a waitress I did love
C
We sat in the back 'neath an old stuffed bear
D
And a worn out Navajo rug
G
Well old Jack the boss he'd close at six
Am
Then it's Katie bar the door
C
She'd pull down that Navajo rug
D
And she'd spread it 'cross the floor
G
Hey I saw lightning in the sacred mountains
Am
Saw the dance of the turtle doves
C
Lyin' next to Katie
D
On that old Navajo rug
Chorus:
G Em C D
Ai-yi-yi, Katie, shades of red and blue
G Em
Ai-yi-yi, Katie
C G Em C D
Whatever became of the Navajo rug and you?
G
Well I saw old Jack about a year ago
Am
He said the place burned to the ground
C
And all he saved was an old bear tooth
D
And Katie she left town
G
But Katie she got her a souvenir too
Am
Jack spat out a tabacco plug
C
He said "You shoulda seen her runnin' through the smoke
D
Draggin' that Navajo rug."
Repeat Chorus
G
Now everytime I cross the sacred mountains
Am
And lightning breaks above
C
It always takes me back in time
D
To my long lost Katie love
G
Ah but everything keeps on movin'
Am
And everyone's on the go
C
They don't make things that last anymore
D
Like a double-woven Navajo
Repeat Chorus
Em C D
Katie, shades of red and blue
G Em
Ay-yi-yi, Katie
C G Em C D G
Whatever became of the Navajo rug and you?
>From the album Song Of The West - The Cowboy Collection 1997
HMG/Hightone Records. This is a softer acoustic version than found on
previous Tom Russell or Ian Tyson albums
Transcribed by: Greg Yuriy
Feel free to send comments to [email protected]
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 13:32:03 -0400
From: Greg Yuriy
To: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: CRD: Navajo Rug by Tom Russell
Navajo Rug
==========
by: Tom Russell
written by: Tom Russell and Ian Tyson - End Of The Trail Music/Slick Fork
(capo 2nd fret)
G
Well it's three eggs up on whiskey toast
Am
Homefries on the side
C
Wash it down with truckstop coffee
D
Burns up your inside
G
Just a Canyon, Colorado diner
Am
And a waitress I did love
C
We sat in the back 'neath an old stuffed bear
D
And a worn out Navajo rug
G
Well old Jack the boss he'd close at six
Am
Then it's Katie bar the door
C
She'd pull down that Navajo rug
D
And she'd spread it 'cross the floor
G
Hey I saw lightning in the sacred mountains
Am
Saw the dance of the turtle doves
C
Lyin' next to Katie
D
On that old Navajo rug
Chorus:
G Em C D
Ai-yi-yi, Katie, shades of red and blue
G Em
Ai-yi-yi, Katie
C G Em C D
Whatever became of the Navajo rug and you?
G
Well I saw old Jack about a year ago
Am
He said the place burned to the ground
C
And all he saved was an old bear tooth
D
And Katie she left town
G
But Katie she got her a souvenir too
Am
Jack spat out a tabacco plug
C
He said "You shoulda seen her runnin' through the smoke
D
Draggin' that Navajo rug."
Repeat Chorus
G
Now everytime I cross the sacred mountains
Am
And lightning breaks above
C
It always takes me back in time
D
To my long lost Katie love
G
Ah but everything keeps on movin'
Am
And everyone's on the go
C
They don't make things that last anymore
D
Like a double-woven Navajo
Repeat Chorus
Em C D
Katie, shades of red and blue
G Em
Ay-yi-yi, Katie
C G Em C D G
Whatever became of the Navajo rug and you?
>From the album Song Of The West - The Cowboy Collection 1997
HMG/Hightone Records. This is a softer acoustic version than found on
previous Tom Russell or Ian Tyson albums
Transcribed by: Greg Yuriy
Feel free to send comments to [email protected]
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