Swinging Little Guitar Man Jerry Reed; Elvis Presley 1966 | (C Bar C 564) Jim Congleton |
OPENER Basic
Circle left
*I quit my job down at the car wash, left my mama a goodbye note
By sundown I'd left Kingston with my guitar under my coat
Walk out around that corner, see saw round your own
Left allemande that corner then weave the ring and go
For the next three weeks I was searching at night
Looking for a place to play
Dosado and promenade, gonna walk 'em back home I say
Well, I thought my picking would set 'em on fire
But nobody there would hire a little guitar man
FIGURE Basic, corner progression
Well 1 & 3 you promenade go half around that ring
Come down the middle with a right & left thru and turn that pretty thing
Star thru and pass thru, do a dosado and then
Go all the way round, do the right & left thru and turn that girl my friend
Pass thru, trade by, swing on the corner there
Allemande left new corner girl and you promenade the square
Well, I thought my picking would set 'em on fire
But nobody there would hire a little guitar man
ALTERNATE LYRICS
*I nearly starved to death in Memphis, I ran out of money and luck
So I got me a ride down to Macon, Georgia on an overloaded poultry truck
*If you ever take a trip down to the ocean, and you find yourself in Mobile
Just make it out to a club named "Jack's" if you got a little time to kill
TAG
Look who's leading that five-piece band
Wouldn't you know, it's that swinging little guitar man