Works All Done This Fall
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Verse
C F D7
A Group Of Jolly Cowboys Dis-cussing Plans At Ease
G7 C
Says One I Will Tell You Somethin' Boys If You Will Listen Please
F
I'm An Old Cow Puncher You See Me Dressed In Rags
G7 C
I Used To Be A Good One Boys And I Went On Great Big Jags
F D7
I Have Got A Home Boys A Good One You All Know
G7 C
Al-though I Haven't Seen It Since Very Long A-go
F
I'm Headed Back To Dixie Once More To See Them All
G7 C
Going To See My Mother When The Work's All Done This Fall
F D7
When I Left My Home Boys My Mother For Me Cried
G7 C
She Begged Me Not To Go Boys For Me She Would Have Died
F
Mother's Heart Is Aching - Break-ing For Me That's All
G7 C
With God's Help I'll See Her When The Work's All Done This Fall
Instrumental
C - C - F - D7 - G7 - G7 - C - Ab7
Verse
C# F# Eb7
That Very Night The Cowboy Went Out To Stand His Guard
Ab7 C#
The Night Was Dark And Cloudy And Storming Very Hard
F#
The Cattle They Got Frightened And Rushed In Wild Stampede
Ab7 C#
The Cowboy Tried To Head Them While Riding At Full Speed
F# Eb7
Riding In The Darkness So Loudly Did He Shout
Ab7 C#
Trying Hard To Head Them And Turn The Herd A-bout
F#
His Saddle Horse Did Stumble And On Him It Did Fall
Ab7 C#
He'll Not See His Mother When The Work's All Done This Fall
Instrumental
C# - C# - F# - Eb7 - Ab7 - Ab7 - C# - A7
Verse
D G E7
Send My Mother My Wages Boys - The Wages I Have Earned
A7 D
I Am So Afraid Boys The Last Year I'll Re-turn
G
Headed For A New Range I Hear The Master's Call
A7 D
I'll Not See My Mother When The Work's All Done This Fall
G E7
Fred You Take My Saddle - George You Take My Bed
A7 D
Bill You Take My Pistol After I Am Dead
G
Please Think Of Me Kindly When You Look Upon Them All
A7 D
I'll Not See My Mother When The Work's All Done This Fall
G E7
Charlie Was Buried At Sunrise No Tombstone For His Head
A7 D
Nothing But A Little Board And This Is What It Said
G
Charlie Died At Daybreak He Died From A Fall
A7 D
He'll Not See His Mother When The Work's All Done This Fall
How to play Works All Done This Fall
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.