#------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #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. #---------------------------------------------------------------------# TABBY CAT MUSIC ARCHIVES ******************************************************************************** Transcribed by: asf0@comcast.net Alice Franceschini Date: March 6, 2003 Album: Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol 3 Written by: Gary Scruggs SUGGESTED FINGERPICKING PATTERN (for jamming with recording) While holding the C#m = 446654 ----------------------- ------5------------5--- ------6---------6------ ------6------6--------- --4-------4------------ ----------------------- repeat til chord change While holding the E=022100 ---------------------- -----0-----------0---- -----1--------1------- -----2-----2---------- --2-----2------------- ---------------------repeat til chord change While holding the B=224442 -------------------- ----4---------4----- ----4-------4------- ----4-----4--------- --2----2------------ --------------------repeat til chord change THE LOWLANDS Nitty Grity Dirt Band (featuring Jaime Hanna and Jonathan McEuen) Intro: Vamp on C#m using suggested finger picking pattern above C#m E I'm headed for the lowlands would you please direct my way B C#m The train is leaving shortly there's no time for de-lay C#m E She told me shd'd be waiting I'm not so sure she is B C#m I heard that there's another man who claims that she is his CHORUS: C#m B C#m The lowlands were my home when I was but a child B C#m they will be my deathbed when I've passed my time C#m E I remember one summer day the clouds began to build B C#m We gathered the cattle that had scattered cross the fields C#m E Well it started to rain and continued several days B C#m The river over-flowed and the crops all went to waste to chorus C#m E You know that I'm no failure through my victories are few B C#m I'm trying my best but there's too much here to do C#m E That girl I love once told me I made her feel se-cure B C#m It's hard to think I've been replaced. Nothing does en-dure. to chorus ENDING CHORDS: C#m E B C#m C#m E B C#m