Aclamado desde la pequeña ciudad de Moscow , Idaho, las canciones de Josh Ritter son un extraño regalo de belleza natural, intuitiva. Nacido a finales de los 70 de padres neurocientíficos, Josh se compró su primera guitarra en el K-Mart tras escuchar el clásico de Bob Dylan y Johnny Cash “Girl From the North Country”. Comenzó en el Oberlin College con la intención de seguir los pasos de sus padres científicos, pero en su lugar se descubrió componiendo la música de artistas como Gillian Welch, Townes Van Zandt y Leonard Cohen.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
Verse 1 chords: C Well, Louis Collins took a trip out west F And when he returned, well, Delia had gone to rest CGC The angels laid her away C Louis said to Delia, "That's the problem with life F People are always leaving just as other folks arrive" CGC The angels laid her away C And when the people heard that Delia was dead F And all of them gentlemen were dressed in red CGC The angels laid her away
Chorus 1 chords: CFC The angels laid her away CC/GF Buried her six feet under the clay CGC The angels laid her away.
Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords] Well Louis went downtown for a new suit of clothes “I'm gonna dress up for Delia like a fine red rose” The angels laid him away
He bought a ten gallon Stetson, and it was ox-blood red Stagger Lee shot Louis in the back of the head The angels laid him away
Oh Stagger Lee said to Louis: "Boy, don't you grieve I'm sending you to Delia you won't ever have to leave” The angels laid him away
Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords] The angels laid him away Buried him six feet under the clay The angels laid him away
Interlude 1: [C - G - C - F] x2
Verse 3: [use verse 1 chords] Well the judge was a mean one, called Hanging Billy Lyons Said "Well you've always been a bad man, Stag, I'm gonna hang you this time" The angels laid him away
And the jailer said to Stagger Lee, "What's the problem with you?" "Jailer, Louis Collins' ghost brought Delia with him too" The angels laid him away
Chorus 3: [use chorus 1 chords] The angels laid him away. Buried him six feet under the clay, The angels laid him away.
Interlude 2: [C - F - C - G - C - Am - F] then, [C - G - C]
Verse 4: [use verse 1 chords] Well they lay little Delia in the churchyard deep Louis Collins at her head, stagger lee at her feet The angels laid them away
Out of Delia's bed came briars; out of Louis' came a rose Out of Stagger Lee's came Stagger Lee's cold lonely little ghost The angels laid them away
Well I'm looking out on rooftops, and I'm hoping it ain't true That the same god who looks out for them looks out for me and you The angels laid them away
Chorus 4: [use chorus 1 chords] The angels laid them away Buried them six feet under the clay The angels laid them away