Carter Family Songs With Chords J

 

Chorus:

I [G] sell the morn-ing pa-per sir, my name is Jim-mie [D7] Brown,

Ev’ry-body knows me, I'm the news-boy of the [G] town.  

 

You can hear me yell-ing “Morn-ing Star”, walk-ing on the [D7] street 

Got no hat up-on my head, no shoes up-on my [G] feet.

 

Nev-er mind sir, how I look, don't look at me and [D7] frown,

I sell the morn-ing paper sir, my name is Jim-mie [G] Brown.

 

Repeat Chorus:

 

Im aw-ful cold and hun-gry sir ,my clothes are migh-ty [D7] thin;

I wander ‘bout from place to place , my daily bread to [G] win.

 

My fath-er died a drunk-ard sir ,I've heard my moth-er [D7] say;

I am help-ing Mot-her sir, as I jour-ney on my [G] way.

 

Repeat Chorus:

 

My moth-er al-ways tells me sir ,there’s nothing in the world to [D7] lose;

I'll get a place in Hea-ven sir ,to sell the Gos-pel [G] news.

 

Repeat Chorus:

 

 

I [Em] sell the mor-ning [C] pa-per sir, my [D7] name is Jim-mie [G] Brown. **

 

** Bridge: this "minor" bridge was used by several Starday bluegrass artists in the 1950's and 1960's

Transcribed by Mike Robertson,  Meaford,Ontario,Canada