Parking Lot Picker's Songbook Guitar Edition

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The Parking Lot Picker's Guitar edition
by Dix Bruce

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Over four years in the making! This "must have" collection of over 215 great Bluegrass, Old Time, Country, and Gospel standards includes two CDs with recordings of EVERY song from the 300 page plus book.

Melodies are presented with standard notation and tablature along with lyrics and chords. See sample page and table of contents below. Book is spiral bound to lay flat at jam and practice sessions.

Learn to play songs written and recorded by the giants of traditional American music: Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, The Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Doc Watson, and many more.

Also included: Step-by-step instruction on how to transpose any song to any key! Each song listed with suggested male and female voice keys.

Dix's commentary on playing the songs will be invaluable to any guitarist interested in bluegrass, old time, and gospel music. Dix plays guitar, mandolin, and sings on the accompanying CDs. Bill Evans on banjo and vocals. Get your copy of The Parking Lot Picker's Songbook for Guitar now!

Also available now:The Parking Lot Picker's Songbook for Banjo and The Parking Lot Picker's Songbook for Mandolin.

The Parking Lot Picker's Songbook for Guitar Table of Contents
All the Good Times .................. 10
Amazing Grace ......................... 11
Angel Band ............................... 12
Angelina Baker ......................... 13
Angels Rock Me To Sleep ........ 14
Are You From Dixie? ................ 16
Are You Washed in the Blood of
the Lamb? .......................... 18
Arkansas Traveller .................... 19
Aunt Dinah’s Quilting Party ..... 20
Away in a Manger ..................... 21
Banks of the Ohio ..................... 22
A Beautiful Life ........................ 23
Beautiful Star of Bethlehem ...... 24
Bile Them Cabbage Down ........ 26
Black Eyed Susie ...................... 27
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues ...... 28
The Bluebirds are
Singing for Me .................. 29
Bound to Ride ........................... 30
Bright Morning Stars ................ 31
Bring Back to Me
My Wandering Boy ........... 32
Buffalo Gals .............................. 33
The Bully of the Town .............. 34
Bury Me Beneath the Willow .... 36
C-H-I-C-K-E-N ......................... 38
Can’t You Hear Me Callin’? ...... 40
Careless Love ............................ 41
Children Go Where
I Send Thee ....................... 42
The Church in the Wildwood .... 43
Cindy ......................................... 44
Columbus Stockade Blues ........ 45
Cotton-Eyed Joe ........................ 46
Cowboy Jack ............................. 47
The Crawdad Song .................... 48
Cripple Creek ............................ 49
Crying Holy ............................. 50
The Cuckoo ............................... 51
Daniel Prayed ............................ 52
Danny Boy ................................ 54
Darling Corey ............................ 55
Darling Nellie Gray ................... 56
Darling Will You Ever
Think of Me? ..................... 58
Deep Elem Blues ....................... 59
Diamonds in the Rough ............ 60
Do Lord ..................................... 62
Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down ....63
Don’t This Road Look Rough
and Rocky? ........................ 64
Don’t You Hear
Jerusalem Moan? .............. 65
Down Among the
Budded Roses .................... 66
Down in the Valley to Pray ....... 67
Down in the Willow Garden ..... 68
Down the Road.......................... 69
Drifting Too Far From
the Shore ........................... 70
East Virginia Blues .................... 71
Fair and Tender Ladies .............. 72
Fathers Have a Home Sweet
Home ................................. 73
Feast Here Tonight .................... 74
The Foggy Mountain Top .......... 75
Footprints in the Snow .............. 76
The Girl I Loved in
Sunny Tennessee ............... 78
Give Me Oil in My Lamp ......... 80
Give Me the Roses While I Live ..81
Going Down This Road
Feeling Bad ....................... 82
Grandfather’s Clock .................. 84
Great Speckled Bird .................. 86
Green Pastures........................... 87
Groundhog ................................ 88
Hallelujah! I’m Ready ............... 89
Hand Me Down My
Walking Cane .................... 90
Handsome Molly ....................... 91
Hard Times, Come Again
No More ............................ 92
Have Thine Own Way, Lord ...... 93
He Was a Friend of Mine .......... 94
He Will Set Your Fields on Fire ...96
High on a Mountain .................. 98
Highway of Sorrow ................... 99
Hills of Roane County ............ 100
His Eye is on the Sparrow ....... 102
Hold Fast to the Right ............. 103
Hold to God’s
Unchanging Hand ........... 104
Home Sweet Home ................. 105
Honey in the Rock .................. 106
Hop High Ladies ..................... 108
Hot Corn, Cold Corn ............... 110
How Can You Treat Me So? .... 111
I Ain’t Gonna Work Tomorrow ..112
I Know You Rider .................... 113
I Never Will Marry .................. 114
I Shall Not Be Moved ............. 115
I Wonder How the Old Folks Are
at Home ........................... 116
I’ll Be All Smiles Tonight ....... 118
I’ll Fly Away ........................... 120
I’m Working on a Building ..... 121
In the Garden ........................... 122
In the Pines .............................. 123
It’s Mighty Dark to Travel ...... 124
Jesse James .............................. 126
Jimmie Brown, the Newsboy .. 128
John Hardy .............................. 130
John Henry .............................. 132
Jordan ...................................... 134
Just a Closer Walk with Thee .. 136
Just as I Am ............................. 137
Just Over in the Gloryland ...... 138
Katy Cline ............................... 139
Katy Daley .............................. 140
Katy Dear ................................ 141
Keep on the Sunnyside ............ 142
Knoxville Girl ......................... 144
Late Last Night ....................... 146
Leave it There ......................... 147
Let Me Rest at the End of
My Journey ..................... 148
The Letter Edged in Black ...... 149
Life’s Railway to Heaven ........ 150
Li’l Liza Jane .......................... 152
Little Annie ............................. 153
Little Bessie ............................ 154
Little Birdie ............................. 156
Little Maggie ........................... 158
Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane .. 160
Little Rosewood Casket ......... 161
Little Sadie .............................. 162
Little Willie ............................. 163
Lonesome Valley ..................... 164
Long Journey Home ................ 165
Lord, I’m Coming Home ........ 166
Mama Don’t Allow ................. 168
Man of Constant Sorrow ......... 169
The Maple on the Hill ............. 170
Methodist Pie .......................... 172
Midnight on the Stormy Deep ....174
Milwaukee Blues ..................... 175
Molly and Tenbrooks .............. 176
My Home’s Across the
Blue Ridge Mountains .... 178
My Little Georgia Rose........... 180
New River Train ...................... 182
Nine Pound Hammer ............... 183
Nobody’s Business .................. 184
Oh Death ................................. 185
Oh! Didn’t He Ramble ............ 186
Old Dan Tucker ....................... 188
Old Home Place ...................... 190
Old Joe Clark .......................... 192
Old Man at the Mill ................. 193
Old Paint ................................. 194
The Old Rugged Cross ............ 195
Old Time Religion................... 196
On and On ............................... 197
Over the Hills to the Poorhouse .. 198
Pass Me Not ............................ 199
Paul and Silas .......................... 200
Pig in a Pen ............................. 201
Poor Ellen Smith ..................... 202
Precious Memories .................. 203
Pretty Polly.............................. 204
Put My Little Shoes Away ...... 206
Railroad Bill ........................... 208
Rain and Snow ....................... 209
Rank Strangers to Me .............. 210
Red Rocking Chair ................. 212
Red Wing ............................... 214
Reuben’s Train ........................ 216
Rocky Top ............................... 217
Roll in My Sweet
Baby’s Arms .................... 218
Roll on Buddy ........................ 219
Roving Gambler ..................... 220
Sailor on the Deep Blue Sea .. 222
Sally Goodin ........................... 223
Shady Grove (Bluegrass) ........ 224
Shady Grove (Old Time) ......... 225
Shall We Gather at the River ... 226
A Short Life of Trouble........... 227
Shortenin’ Bread ..................... 228
Silver Threads Among the Gold ..229
Sitting on Top of the World ..... 230
Softly and Tenderly ................. 231
Somebody Touched Me .......... 232
Standing in the Need of Prayer .. 233
Sugar Hill ................................ 234
Sweet By and By ..................... 235
Sweet Sunny South ................. 236
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot ...... 237
Take This Hammer .................. 238
Talk About Sufferin’ ................ 239
There’s More Pretty Girls Than One. 240
They Gotta Quit Kickin’ My
Dawg Aroun’ ................... 242
This Little Light of Mine ........ 244
This Train ................................ 245
This World is Not My Home ... 246
Train, Train, Train ................... 247
The Train That Carried My Girl
From Town ...................... 248
The Unclouded Day ............... 249
Wabash Cannonball................. 250
Walk in Jerusalem Just
Like John ......................... 252
Walking in My Sleep............... 254
The Wayfaring Stranger .......... 255
Were You There When They Crucifi
ed My Lord? ............... 256
What a Friend We Have
in Jesus ............................ 257
When I Die .............................. 258
When I Lay My Burden Down ..259
When My Race is Run ............ 260
When the Roll is Called
Up Yonder ....................... 262
When the Saints Go Marching In . 264
When the Work’s All Done
This Fall .......................... 266
When You And I Were Young Maggie ..268
Where the Soul Never Dies ..... 269
Where the Soul Never Dies (TAB) ...... 270
Whitehouse Blues ................... 271
Who Broke the Lock? ............ 272
Who Will Sing for Me? ........... 274
Wild Bill Jones ........................ 276
Wildwood Flower ................... 277
Will the Circle Be Unbroken? ....278
Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown? ..279
Willie My Darling .................. 280
Worried Man Blues ................. 281
The Wreck of the Old 97 ......... 282
You’re a Flower Blooming in the Wildwood . 283
Guitar Chords .................... 284
Notes on Selected Songs ......... 285
Index by Artist ......................... 292
CD Track Listing..................... 303

Author Dix Bruce

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Customer comments:

"This book is just what I’ve been looking for — what a wonderful assortment of songs! I know a limited amount of chords on the guitar so I really appreciate the capo chart and the scale and transposition chart. I have also been playing the penny whistle (for about a year) with a friend who plays autoharp, so this book will be most helpful in learning new songs. Your introduction notes are also helpful, and I especially appreciate your notes about certain selected songs. The index by artist is excellent! The two CDs are a real added bonus — what a fun way to learn the songs! I also appreciate the pictures. Loving old time, country, and especially gospel music. I am definitely a satisfied customer. Thank you for putting this book together — it’s the best I’ve seen.
A.Y. Bellingham, WA

…"…I just had to drop you a line to say Thanks for turning out such an awesome book! I saw it advertised I believe last December in "Bluegrass Unlimited" magazine and have been waiting for it to come out. I just received my copy of the guitar edition today. This type of book has been really needed, in my opinion, for us that are getting into Bluegrass. Having the words, along with the music, is great, but then to include the 2 CDs makes this book come alive. It is a great learning tool when we can't be around a jam session at a festival. Thank you so much for providing this type of book. The work you put into it is really appreciated.",
D. K., Hanover, Indiana

…"I have just purchased your latest book "Parking Lot Picker's Songbook" with 2 CDs. This, I must say, out of all of my books, has to be the nicest one that I am very proud to own! I will advertise the book for you and I hope it sells very very well on your part. "
J.B., Allenwood, PA

"My congratulations to Dix Bruce for such a fine piece of work as "Parking Lot Picker's Songbook for Guitar." I am ordering a second copy for my wife, the accordion player.
D.H., Rochester, MN

The Parking Lot Picker's Guitar edition by Dix Bruce