Merle Haggard es uno de los cantantes de country más influyentes desde Hank Williams. Su carrera comenzó cuando se coló en los camerinos de la leyenda del country Lefty Frizzell cuando era adolescente. Impresionado por sus canciones, Frizzell se negó a volver al escenario hasta que Haggard cantara una canción – a un público que tuvo una cálida acogida. Junto a Buck Owens y Wynn Stewart, fue un pionero de la escena country de Bakersfield en los 60
¡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!
DG The Levis that I'm wearin' have been good to me AD They just won't admit they're growin' old G Though my shirt's made contact with the gutter, now and then AD At least it keeps my body from the cold
Thank God, folks back home in Harland County Can't see what success has done to me Would you believe the kids in Harland High School Voted me most likely to succeed
Chorus: D7G Now I'm walkin' on the sidewalks of Chicago EA If I buy the bread I can't afford the wine D7G Now I'm walkin' on the sidewalks of Chicago AD Wishin' I had lived some other time
I wasn't here too long before I met her And then later she really swept me off my feet And she stayed just long enough to make me love her And now they're sweepin' me up off the street
My mama thinks I've really hit the big time She's written ever day since I've been gone But she doesn't know that 109 West Charolette Is the address of the West Side Mission Home