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Classic Tags
Classic Tags
PREFACE
Barbershop tag singing is surely one of the grandest traditions arising from the field of vocal harmony. A
tag is a short passage consisting of an arrangements ending, or coda, which is taught and sung in sessions of
informal chord-ringing. The tag allows four singers to quickly blend their voices in a few seconds of blissful
harmony without the burden of learning an entire song.
This manual is an anthology dedicated to the perpetuation of this practice. We have endeavored to chronicle
the tag-singing of today and yesterday by collecting the classic tagsthose which have become lore by virtue of
having been repeated and passed along from harmonizer to harmonizer.
Most of these tags originated within the barbershop community, but a few from neighboring vocal styles
have been embraced by barbershoppers and are therefore included as well. It should be noted that some of the tags
contain chords which are not accepted in a barbershop contest. We have simply recorded the tags the way they are
usually sung, with no editorial corrections.
An effort was made to determine the origin of each tag, but this proved to be an impossible task. The
source of many of these little gems seems lost in the murky past, perhaps never to be ascertained. When possible
we have identified the tags arranger and an approximate date of origin; if the tag was popularized by a particular
performer, we have so indicated.
The tags appear in no particular order, and no consistent method was applied in labeling them. (Sometimes
the tag is identified by its first line, sometimes by the song title, sometimes both, sometimes neither.) The index
which appears at the end is hopefully thorough enough to enable the user to locate any particular tag. In some
cases there exists more than one common version of a tag, in which case we have attempted to select the one which
is most traditional, occasionally notating alternatives using grace notes. Accordingly, we have generally opted for
the popular version even when it differs from the arrangers original.
Barbershop harmony is typically sung by singers of the same gender; hence a mens version and a womens
version have been created. Often the most appropriate interval of transposition between the mens key and the
womens key is a tritone, so a tag written in B-flat for men transposes to E for women. It is not unusual to find men
and women singing tags together, and in this case they may choose to split the difference in selecting a suitable
key by singing it approximately a minor third above where it is written for men, or a minor third below where it is
written for women.
Many of these tags contain recognizable portions of copyrighted songs and arrangements. Therefore this
manual may not be sold for profit. Since a tag is not a performable unit, the manual may be used for classroom/
educational purposes. Barbershop choruses will find the tags useful in warm-ups and as exercises in vowel matching, tuning, balance, and vocal production. However, anyone wishing to use this or any copyrighted material in
public performance must obtain a legally cleared arrangement.
This manual is an ongoing project, to be updated and appended from time to time. The date of the latest
revision appears at the top of page one. Many thanks are due to a number of people who assisted us in tracking
down information. We would appreciate the help of anyone who can provide missing origins and/or dates of the
tags in this collection, and we welcome suggestions for tags which should be included in future updates.
I wish to specifically recognize and thank my colleagues Jim Bagby, Jim Henry, Kevin Keller, and David
Krause for serving as an editorial board for this project.
David Wright
wright@einstein.wustl.edu
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I Love To Sing Em p. 1
Lonely For You Am I p. 1
Way Down South (Where The Black-Eyed Susans Grow) p. 1
Danny My Boy p. 2
My Heart Is Free p. 2
Flower From An Old Bouquet p. 2
Ill Be Seeing You p. 3
Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up p. 3
Lonesome Rose p. 3
The Sunshine Of Your Smile p.3
When I Leave The World Behind p. 4
My Dianne p. 4
Smile p. 4
Cry (Im Sorry I Made You Cry) p. 4
Heart Of A Clown p. 5
Please Dont Give My Daddy No More Wine p. 5
Oh Lida Rose p. 5
Darkness On The Delta p. 6
Wholl Take My Place When Im Gone? p. 6
Sunshine Is Bidding The Day Goodbye p. 6
Well Just Be The Same Old Friends p. 6
Nobodys Waiting There With A Smile (I Hate To Go
Home Alone) p. 7
Foolish Over You (Each Time I Fall In Love) p. 7
Last Night Was The End Of The World p. 7
Back In My Home Town p. 8
Friendship And Love p. 8
Run, Run, Run p. 8
Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes p. 9
Gone Are The Memories p. 9
Goodbye Forever, Its Over I Know p. 9
Melancholy Baby p. 10
Lullabye And Goodnight p. 10
Sleepy Time Down South p. 10
Give Me Your Hand To Hold In Mine p. 10
Dont Leave Me, Dear Old Mammy p. 11
Annie Doesnt Live Here Anymore p. 11
Well Build A Rainbow p. 11
Roses I Bring To You p. 12
Snowflakes p. 12
Wholl Dry Your Tears When You Cry? p. 12
So Tired Of Waiting For You p. 12
Darling, That Someone Is You p. 13
Ireland, My Ireland p. 13
Jean p. 13
Irish Mother p. 14
Silvery Moonlight p. 14
Friends p. 14
Buddy, Can You Spare A Dime p. 15
All By Myself Alone p. 15
Back In The Old Routine p. 15
For Life Is Interwoven p. 16
Love Letters Straight From Your Heart p. 16
When I Lost You p. 16
Autumn Leaves p. 17
Rhapsody Of New York p. 17
Lone Prairie p. 17
Johnny Doughboy Found A Rose p. 18
I Know Well Meet Again p. 58
Old Bones (I Wanna Do It Again) p. 18
Through The Years p. 19
Im So Alone In A Crowd p. 19
She Stole My Heart Away (An Old Fashioned Girl In A
Gingham Gown) p. 19
In Dixieland Where I Was Born (On The Mississippi) p. 19
The Old Dominion Line p. 20
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Classic Tags
for mens voices
1. I Love To Sing Em
j
j .
J n .
J
b
V b b 44
j
j
n
J J ..
love
to sing em,
b b b # b n n
b
V
love
love those
give
ww
chords!
sing - in,
ring - in
j
j
bb N w . .
Oh,
em,
Give me those
ring em,
to ring
n b
? b n bb
b b
love to
j j .
.
J J
J
j
.
J
J
j
.
? b 4
b b 4
chords!
w
w
chords!
Mac Huff
b b 3
b
V
4
Lone - ly,
lone - ly
so
? b 3
b b 4
for
..
n ..
you
am
lone - ly for
you
am
I.
n .
.
..
b
V b b b 44 n
Way
? b b 4
b b 4
down
,
,
..
..
n w
w
w
bn
b
b
ww
south.
-1-
4. Danny My Boy
b
V b 34
Dan - ny
? b 3
b 4
..
my
boy,
n ..
..
Dan - ny
..
..
my
boy;
.
.
..
..
my
boy.
.
bb .
..
Bob Bohn
Sung by the Easternaires, 1955
5. My Heart Is Free
b
b
V b b b 44
My
? b b 4
b b 4
heart
is
. .
free,
n ..
n
long
to
be
,
,
w
n
way
down
home.
Dave Stevens
b
4
Vb b 4
There
? b 4
bb 4
A w
b
bb
in
our
..
sweet - heart
bow - er,
..
,
,
bou
youre
just
my
old
? b
bb
flow - er
n
n
ww
ww
,
,
from an
#
#
quet.
b b w
Nancy Bergman
Sung by the After Five Four, 1968
-2-
#
V 44
Ill be
?# 4
4
moon,
w b w
moon,
but Ill be
you
see - ing
w
w
Ill be
w b
w
w
see - ing
you.
ww
moon,
Bobby Gray, Jr., 1976
b
V b 44
Those
? b 4 b
b 4
are
# b
3
U U
b b N n w
u u
break - ing
U
u
up
that
A b b
old
U
b
u
gang
3
w
w
of
w
w
w
w
mine.
b b
ww
ww
S. K. Grundy, 1959
Sung by the Four Pitchikers
Grace note version sung by the Gas House Gang, 1993
9. Lonesome Rose
4
V4
Love
? 44
will
come
ww
your
way,
b ww
lone lone - some
bb w
ww
lone,
ww
ww
some
rose.
w
b
lone
ww
ww
ww
some
Ed Waesche, 1985
#### 4
V
4
? # # # # 44
Your
..
My world
..
j
n
J
for - ev - er:
j
J
,
, the
smile
ww
,
sun - shine of
, your smile.
w
# # N
ww
ww
Bill Diekema
Sung by the Confederates, 1956
-3-
b
4
Vb b 4
Be
V 44
Im in
when
the
world
be
see
leave
the
hind.
ww
world
# ww
you
smile,
smile for
ww
? 44 # N b
be
. b b
ww
##
heav - en when I
leave
hind.
? b 4
bb 4
12. My Diane
w
-
when
hind.
ww
w
w
N #
me,
my
Di
ane.
ww
13. Smile
ww
#
V 44
b w .
darn ya,
Smile,
? # 44
w .
smile
J
is
still
worth
..
smile!
.
.
w
w
j ..
bb ..
ww
J .
while,
# # # .
V # # # 34
Cry
Cry,
? # # # # # 34
#
made
cry
you
made
you
cry
..
..
-4-
#
4
V 4 #
of a
Sure,
if
had the
b
w
of
clown.
ww
ww
clown.
heart
#
#
? 44
heart
had the
had the
heart
of
clown.
w
w
ww
Lloyd Steinkamp
Sung by the Western Continentals, 1968
j
# ..
J
dont
give
my
dad - dy
## 4
V 4
Please
? # # 44
## .
V
.
wine.
# .
? ## .
He
may
be
no
j
..
J
N ..
good,
..
no
more
wine,
no
more
mine,
j
J
j
J
but hes
all
mine.
all
mine.
ww
mine.
all
mine,
V b 44
Rose
w b
Oh
? b 44
Li - da
b
w
Rose,
w b
wont you
-5-
N ww
be
mine.
ww
..
..
j
j .
.
.
.
.. ..
V b 44 n J J . # J J J
Oh, let me
? 4
b 4
lin - ger
# w n ww
of the
..
night.
j .
j
n .. .. . . . b #n b b b
J
J
..
b n
V b 44
Wholl
j
.
J .
take my
? b 4
b 4
place
gone,
w .
gone.
#w .
gone,
when Im
j
b ..
J
gone,
gone,
gone,
. b
gone.
gone,
gone.
. b A
gone,
ww
Nw .
gone,
ww
gone.
4
b
V 4
Sun - shine
? b 44
j
#
J
j
J
is
bid - ding
j
J
j
J
the
b ww
day
good
Well
? b 4
bb 4
just
be
the
same
bye.
n
b
V b b 44
n ww
ww
friends.
old
friends,
,
,
w
w
old
friends.
ww
Carl Dahlke, 1965
Sung by the Auto Towners
-6-
4
b
V 4
No
bod
? b 44
ys
wait - ing
w
w
there
with
smile.
w
ww
U
b b
u "
3
o - ver a - gain
with
3
U "
b b b
u
3
b
b
b
V b b b 44
Fall-ing in
? b b 4
b b 4
with
you.
love
you
ww
.
.
"
fool-ish o - ver you.
"
ww
w
..
you,
you.
S. K. Grundy
Sung by the Sundowners, 1967
j
..
J
My
dream
..
? b 128
Vb
N ..
j
# ..
J
..
V b 128 J
..
..
end,
? b n ..
is oer,
j
..
J
j j
b
J J
the
..
to
live
j
.
J # .
..
..
no
more.
..
.
.
j
.. . ..
J
end
of
the
.
.
. # ..
Last night
(no
Last
more)
.. .
w
end
.
of
..
the
night
..
j
n # j
J J
was the
j
# j
J # J
world.
ww ..
the
world.
world.
j j
j
N ..
A . .. .. bb
J .
b
.
J J
end
of
. b ..
.
w ..
w
Bob Brock
Sung by the Four Renegades, 1962
-7-
U
b
b
V b 44
w
Nw
ww
b w
Back
? b 4
b 4
in
my
,
town
U ,
b
bb
u
home
To
the
and
.
.
b
6
Vb b 8
Friend - ship
b .
.
to
the
end
..
..
end
j j
b
Friend - ship
.
.
? b 6
bb 8
To
love
the
and
love
b .
.
to
love
end,
the
to
the
end
.
.
..
end.
# 4 w
V 4
Run
? # 44
to
of
ref
the
cit - y
uge, you
bet - ter
run,
j
.
..
run,
run.
w.
run.
#
V
Run
? # w
n
to
the
cit - y
of
ref
b w
uge, you
bet - ter
run,
#
,
, run,
ww
run.
ww
-8-
V b 34
Drink to
me
? b 34
on
ly
with thine
b
eyes,
and
n
b
ask
will not
b b
with
.
.
b
for
.
.
wine.
bb
..
..
4
V4
Gone
? 44
are the
mem
mem - o - ries
ries of
b
all those gol - den
# #
b
days
N
.
days
# 3
V 4
its
? # 34 n
U
#
V
u
,
snow.
The
U,
? # b n
u
o - ver
time of
the
b ..
bye.
ww
know.
# #
love - li - est
..
w
w
..
b ..
..
year
has
gone.
..
.
n .
.
.
weath - er
has
b
b
b
turned in - to
..
..
..
.
.
..
..
Bill Busby
-9-
V 44
Or
? 44
else
shall
be
mel - an
chol
w.
ww
mel - an - chol - y
too.
too.
bb
N #
.
ww
too.
Sung by the Playtonics, mid 1950s
V 34
Lul
? 34
la
by
bb
V 44
? 44
When
its
b w
U
#
u
sleep - y
, u u3 u
good
, U
b
J
u 3 u
time
Give me your
? b 34
hand
..
to
hold
in
mine,
ww
and
will
south.
heart.
N ww
N w
down
.
.
night.
V b 34 #
.
#
,
give you my heart,
, my
b n
b .
.
.
heart.
.
.
heart.
- 10 -
# #
dont
leave me,
V 44
So
?4
4
j
. .
J
need
j .
#
.
J
b
,
,
ww
need
..
you.
N b
ww
..
Lloyd Steinkamp
Sung by Most Happy Fellows, 1977
#
V 44
gone
An - nies
w
-
way,
? # 44
# N
V
live
here
An
?#
nie
does - nt
bb
#
b
a .
what
more
can
say?
an
ww
-
.
.
.
.
more.
w
w
V b 44
Well
? b 44
build
rain
bow
,
,
in
ww
the
sky.
n
b
ww
Earl Moon, early 1970s
- 11 -
3
b
V 4
Sweet - heart
? b 34 #
to
you.
. n
bring,
ros - es;
.
.
U
b
u
bring
Ros - es
b #
.
u
I
..
to
you.
.
.
..
.
.
39. Snowflakes
..
4
Vb 4
j
J
j
J
From
the
.
? b 44 .
dark
and
drear - y
skies
love - ly
snow - flakes
#
b
.
.
fall
.
.
Willie Randel
V 34
Wholl dry
? 34
your
tears
when you
b ..
..
N ..
..
cry?
Wholl
b .
dry your
b b
tears
when you
j
#
b ..
cry?
..
..
cry?
Burt Szabo, 1978
#
V 44
So
? # 44
tired
of
wait
ing
w
w
for
you.
b
- 12 -
ww
w
w
ww
Renee Craig
Sung by the Cracker Jills, 1957
b
V b 34
My heart
? b 3
b 4
b
Vb
is
long - ing
for
some
to,
and
dar
- one,
some - one,
one
is
ling,
..
b ..
n ..
..
some - one
b
J .
b
b
cling
. .
..
..
U"
b
to
that
some - one
b
b
A ..
? b
b
b b
U
n #
n u
"
is
you.
. b
..
you.
Joe Liles, 1983
Sung by the Side Street Ramblers
..
# 3
V 4
Ire
? # 34
# j
land,
my
..
Ire
b
-
land,
n
Im
long
..
ing
for
you.
..
#
-
#
#
Jean,
44. Jean
b
V b 34
Come
? b 3
b 4
in
b b
to
my
N
arms,
bon - nie
b b .
Jean.
Jean,
b .
bon - nie
Jean.
bon - nie
Jean.
b b
Jean.
Gene Cokeroft, 1970
Sung by the Suntones
- 13 -
u"
b n
V b 34 n A
That
old
I - rish
moth - er,
? b 3
b 4
sweet
I - rish
moth -
U"
b
u
U
..
u "
er,
of
U "
bb ..
u
..
. .
mine.
n .
.
..
.
3
Vb 4
Moon
? b 34 .
light
and
bb
star
. b
star
That
life - times
? b 4
b 4
light,
and
long,
.
w
not
too
Vb
long
? b b
to live
..
J
J
as
all
see
can
j not
its
. .
. .
b
is
you.
bb
too
long
w
w
.. ..
not
friends,
ww
long
long,
long,
..
J
you.
47. Friends
b
V b 44
light, and
J
its
to live
not
too
long
as
friends.
ww
too
ww
friends.
friends,
w
w
to live
as
friends.
ww
ww
friends.
David Wright, 1987
Sung by Ambiance
- 14 -
b
V b b 44
Say, dont you
n b
,
,
re - mem - ber,
? b 4 n
bb 4
Im
your pal.
n
,
,
Bud - dy,
can you
spare
w
nw
dime?
ww
All
by
my
V 34
? 34
bb
self,
..
-
lone.
..
V 44
.
w
Rou
tine
j
.
to
j love
..
J
to
Id love
I'd
? 44
N
back
? N
in
those
b b
j
.
J .
good
old
j
N ..
J
there,
just
j
b
J
there,
be
be
..
j
b ..
J
vaude - ville
j
..
J
back
j
b
there,
j
bb
J
there,
and
just
you
and
..
me
you
me
..
those
good old
j
b .
days.
those
good old
j .
b b .
J
days.
w
w
days.
ww
Greg Backwell, 1961
Sung by the Nighthawks
- 15 -
V b 44
For
? 4
b 4
life
is
in - ter
- wo
.
.
ven
with the
friends
we
used
to
know.
.
. .
Mo Rector, 1966
### 4
4
V
heart,
? # # # 44
ww
heart,
love - ly let - ters
love let - ters straight from your heart,
n
w
w
w
w
w
#
from
your
your
w
w
w
w
heart.
heart.
n
w
ww
ww
heart.
Fred King, 1981
Sung by the Pros And Cons
#
V # 34 #
I
lost
the
? # # 34
# .
V #
you,
? # # n
U
n
u
# n ..
glad - ness
..
j
N#
, J
that
turned
, j
,
when
I
U,
# n b # N .
b
u
# # ..
in - to
. b
,
when
j I
,
.. # N .
sad - ness
you.
b ..
lost
n
.
b
lost
lost
u
you.
U
- 16 -
### 4
4
V
fall.
When
? # # # 44
j
# . . w
J
au - tumn leaves
be - gin to
when
au - tumn
.
n . # J
# ww
J
leaves be - gin
to fall.
.
.
j
w
J w
j
# # 4 n ..
V 4
J
It plays
rhap - so - dy,
j
.
? # # 44
town
It pounds the
heart - beat
w
w
of
New
York.
w
w
w
w
w
w
New York
David Wright, 1988
Sung by Ambiance
V b 44
ww
And
when
die
ww
? b 44
Vb
,
neath the
west - ern
,
?b
sky,
bb
you
can
bur
w
w
me
on
prai
the lone
b
b
w
w
-
ww
rie.
ww
- 17 -
. b #
j
. # .
. n .
J
b 4
b
V 4
John - ny
? b 44
in
Ire -
j
j
. . b n
. . .
J
J
? b 4
b 4
V b 44
rose
w
b
,
in
,
n .
land,
Ire
w
w
land.
w
w
some - day.
..
.
.
w
w
gain
meet
.
.
ww
gain
some
..
day.
bb bb b n
..
ww
j
j j
b
b
V b 44 . . J . J J
pag-es of time
and
j
.
. j
? b 4
. .
b 4
J
J
Just to turn back the
a-gain,
b . b
b
V
I wan-na do it a-gain,
a-gain,
? b ..
b
a-gain,
J
let my life
j j
J b J
a-gain,
..
Oh,
Oh,
a-gain.
.
.
Oh,
I wan-na do it a-gain,
yeah,
a-gain,
n A .
be-gin,
a-gain,
I wan-na do it a-gain,
Oh,
.
.
yeah,
a-gain,
a - gain!
a-gain,
a - gain!
. n b
#
I wan-na do it
b # bn n
a-gain,
Val Hicks, 1982
- 18 -
b
V b 44
Ill
? b 4
b 4
b
come
to
you
b n
smil - ing
through
the
years.
bb
w
w
w
w
ww
Gene Puerling, 1954
Sung by the Hi-Los
b
V b 34
Old
friends seem to
? b 3
b 4
be
to - tal
b n b
b
3
,
strang - ers to
me, for
Im so a - lone with the
,
3
n A
..
crowd.
..
62. She Stole My Heart Away (An Old Fashioned Girl In A Gingham Gown)
#
V 44
In
? # 44
ging - ham
gown
..
she
stole
she
she
my
stole
my
a - way.
a - way,
heart
heart
w
w
b
w
way.
ww
a - way.
Earl Moon
Popular version
b
V b b 44
In
? b 4
b b 4
Dix
ie
ww
land
where
was
born.
ww
ww
ww
Burt Szabo, 1980
- 19 -
V b 44
Lis - ten
? b 44
Vb
to
the
Ev - ry - one
?b
whis - tle
is
sail - in
on
the
#b
# ww
ev - ry - thing
is
fine.
blow - in
old
Do
b #
.
.
ww
min - ion
Line.
bb ..
ww
Earl Moon
Sung by the Sidewinders
4
Vb 4
Spring
? b 44
brought
me
flow
ers,
you
brought me
love.
w
w
love,
sweet
love.
ww
love.
Lee Plaskoff, mid 1990s
b 3 #
b
V 4
an - y
? b b 34
more,
b
n
b
New
York aint New
b
.
York
- 20 -
U
u,
York an - y
U,
n b b
.
.
.
.
- more.
.
.
.
.
V b 44
I
? b 44
love
you
so,
n ..
b . b
son - ny
b b n
boy,
bb
son
.
b
w
w
ny
boy.
bb
ww
68. What Miracle Has Made You The Way You Are (Gigi)
b
V b b 44
Oh, what
? b 4 b
b b 4
n A # n . #
J
# ww
are,
bb nn bb
"
j
b n "b A ww
Bob Bohn
Sung by the Easternaires
### 6
V
8
? # # # 68
..
To
reach
.
.
.. # .
.
.
Uj
uJ
Uj
J
u
j j j j j
J J J J J
..
j j j j j
J J J J J
star.
the
un - reach - a - ble
..
n ..
..
..
.
nn .
.
.
..
..
j
b w
J
a - way.
a - way,
V b 44 b
For
? b 44
my
..
j
J
old
Ken - tuck - y
home
far
.
.
j
#
J
b .
.
a - way,
far
far
j
b
b
J
.
b .
ww
ww
a - way.
a - way.
- 21 -
.
n .
w # n
b
V b 44
For their
hearts
? b 4
b 4
n bb
were
full
..
,
of
,
w ww
spring.
w ww
Sung by the Four Freshmen
b
V b b b 44
Bye
? b b 4
bb 4
oh
bye
oh
bye
oh
.
b
V b b b n n .
bye.
Good - bye
? b b b ..
bb
bye
oh
bye
jU
N .
J
u
Dix - ie,
oh
bye
oh
bye
oh
bye
oh
ww
good
oh
U
..
bye
bye.
ww
good - bye.
Gene Morford, circa 1960
#
V # 44
The
? # # 44
n
world will
U
#
u
lov
ers
as
U
u
N
time
bn
goes
w
w
bye.
w
w
- 22 -
pal
.
3
Vb 4
..
Oh
miss
how
# ..
? 3 .
b 4
pal
.
# .
of
pal
pal of
dreams.
my
my,
pal
.
.
pal,
pal
of
of
my
you,
..
dreams
my
of
my
dreams.
.
.
dreams.
.
.
dreams.
Kirk Roose, late 1970s
V 44
..
? 44
my
doo
.
.
doo
.
w
b .
w
w
w
close
my
eyes.
ww
eyes
Jay Giallombardo, 1971
Sung by Grandma's Boys
#
V 44
In
? # 44
love - land
for
me
and
my
gal.
N ww
ww
Sung by the Sidewinders
b
V b 44
? b 4
b 4
a
way,
w
w
er
go
w
w
w
w
me,
nev
b
w
way.
ww
ww
way.
Joe Liles, 1968
- 23 -
V 44
Be
?4
4
it
ev
er
so
hum
U
# N .
u ,
ble, theres
no
U,
.
b
u
ww
b b
3
place
like
home.
3
bb
J
ww
Carl Dahlke, 1969
# 4
V 4
In
? # 44
dreams
Ill
be
moth
#
b
ers
boy,
,
,
moth
ww
w
ers
boy.
w
ww
Earl Moon
b
V b 44
Dont
? b b 44
w
b
Vb
real - ly
? b
b
b b
rain - drops
come
# n
be
blue
does - nt
when
mat - ter
bb
when
the
long.
bb
n w
rain - drops
- 24 -
lis - ten
to
the
w
w
come
bb
long.
ww
it
b 4
b
V 4
Change your
? b 4 n
b 4
ways
lit - tle
Mid
A
-
night,
ww
Rose.
# b
ww
Rose.
Ed Waesche, 1975
Sung by the Bluegrass Student Union
82. Somewhere
Some
how,
V # 44
Some
Some
how,
how,
? # # 4
4
day,
some
some - day,
day
day,
some - day,
some
, some
where.
# ww
ww
ere.
where.
w
w
ww
V 44 J
? 4 .
4
She
prom - ised
some
? ..
bb
b
she
would
be
my
w.
day.
day,
bN ..
w
.
bride
# .
ww
some
fine
day.
# ..
ww
ww
ww
David Wright, 1991
Sung by the Gas House Gang
- 25 -
n
#
V 34
Where is
. b
the
boy,
where is
the
boy,
# n
..
? # 34
# n #
..
the boy
..
used
b n b
b
..
to
be?
..
..
..
b b 3
b
V
4
My
? b 3
bb 4
love
is
your
b
b
love
bb
un
bb
..
til
die.
..
86. And Left Me Lonely Nights (Happy Days And Lonely Nights)
b
V b b 44
? b 4 J
bb 4
And
j
n
J
And
left
me
j
.
j
n
b
Vb b J
me
j
? b .
bb
J
lone
left
nights,
oh,
nights.
ly
lone
so
lone - ly nights,
n
.
nights,
j on
j you
Im lone - ly,
nights.
Im lone - ly,
j
J
ly
j
w
j on
j byou
b b
J J
left
ly
left
me
and
then
you
lone - ly nights.
ly
Earl Moon
- 26 -
w
4
b
V 4
Where
love.
w
J
.
is
? b 44 b bn
where
is love,
j
.
w
w
where
is
love.
J
oh
ww
love.
Frank Bloebaum
Sung by the Vocal Majority
88. Now Theres No Time For Toys (All The Little Toy Soldiers)
b
V b 68
..
Now
there's
no
time
? b 6
b 8 J
.
.
and
j
.
b .
..
for
toys.
j
b
..
..
..
boys.
Jay Giallombardo, 1978
Sung by Grandmas Boys
#
V 44
O
? # 44
ver
trou - bled
wat - ers
will
ease
your
mind.
ww
w
w
j
4
V b 4
ooh
And in
? b 44
j
b
shin - ing
ev - ry,
ev - ry
ev - ry,
n
A
ww
where.
shin - ing ev - ry - where.
ev - ry
- 27 -
w
w
where.
Brent Graham, 1981
(original in grace notes)
b
b
b
3
Vb b 4
we
meet
? bb b 3
b 4
b
V b b b n
lit - tle
pal.
So til
me,
? b b
bb
again,
heav - en
..
knows where
A n .
.
J
or
Bless
you,
lit
when,
j
A
.. n
J
b n b
.. n j
J
.
.
tle
pal.
a - bout
..
pal.
Lou Perry, 1961
Sung by the Four Rascals
b 3
b
V 4
Ev - ry
? b 3
b 4
time
see
you
cry
cry.
bb
Ev - ry time
see
you
cry,
? b n b
b
n
-
gain.
.
N .
cry.
. b
..
.
b
..
..
cry.
Mac Huff
- 28 -
b
b
4
V b b 4
J
The shad - ow
of
ww
smile
smile,
your
? b b b 4 j
b 4 J
of your
smile,
gone,
w.
when you
are
smile
## 4
V 4
Show
? # # 44
me
where
the
good
times
gone.
are
gone.
are
gone.
n ww
gone.
gone, when
you
. n b
gone,
are
n b
times
ww
a ww
are.
are.
Gene Cokeroft, 1973
Sung by the Suntones
95. Tammy
Tam - my, oh,
V b 34
Tam - my,
Tam - my, oh,
love
.
.
Tam - my,
Tam - mys in
I hope that
he knows that
Tam - mys in
love.
b
.
..
? b 34 n #
love.
Brent Graham, 1990
V 44
So
? 44
hush,
lit - tle
ba
#
-
by,
w
dont
. b # ww
you
#w
.
#
# ww
cry.
dont
you
# #
w
cry.
ww
cry.
Sung by the Confederates
- 29 -
V 44
M
? 44
K - E - Y
bb b
# w
E!
M - O - U - S - E!
(one of several popular versions)
b
V b b 44
So
who am
? b 4
b b 4
j
b
the night
night
to
too
too
too
j
J
.
b
youre
wrong?
#
V 44
-
wrong,
all
wrong?
you
made
you
made
the
long,
? # 44
say
the night
Ba
.
.
.
b
.
Vb b
? bb
by,
youre
the
one
But
Lord,
But
Lord,
.
night
ww
love.
ww
n
,
too
,
Lord,
w
nw
long.
ww
ww
ww
Renee Craig, 1975
- 30 -
#
#
V 44
And
? 44
it
called
n ..
it
Ire
ww
#
-
ww
land.
b b n
ww
ww
Dave LaBar, 1978
b b 4
b
V
4
Till
? b 4
b b 4
way.
love
comes
my
way,
..
b w .
b w b
till
love
ww
comes
my
way.
Nw
w
David Wright, 1980
4
b
V 4
But
# ..
of
all
the
girls,
the
? b 44
..
b
V
.
? b .
b
J
.
.
you
youre the
N
w
man
girls
Ive
ev
bw
w
one
who
made
me
cry.
cry,
you
er
loved,
w
w
you
made
b
w
me
cry.
w
w
cry.
- 31 -
Ed Waesche, 1986
Sung by the Basin Street Quartet
b
V b 34
Al
though youre
? b b 34 b
not
mine,
for
cares,
b A
Vb
care
? b
b
of
your
cares.
cares,
j
J
now
and all
.
.
b ..
.
.
b ..
time,
Ill take
care
cares.
j
b
J
cares
of
n ..
Ill
of
your
..
your
Drop
.
.
All
..
? b b 34
b
Tell
? b n
bb
line,
say
..
me
youre
me
line,
..
,
,
mine,
A .
say
that
youre
all
that
youre
..
U
..
u
fine.
mine.
Drop
b b
b
V
me
..
104. Drop Me A Line, Say That Youre Fine (Do You Really Love Me?)
b
V b b 34
take
fine.
,
U ,
n
..
mine.
..
Ruby Rhea, 1963
(popular version)
- 32 -
V b 44
While
? b 44
you,
dear old
pal,
pal
V b 44
First you
? b 44
ta have,
w. b
ta have
mine.
ww
ww
ww
.. bb N b
ww
ww
heart.
of
ww
Ed Waesche, 1967
107. Mamselle
Then
vi
?#
# b .
V .
cry,
? # .
n .
..
lins
will cry,
.
.
j
..
J
j
J
j
..
j
.
J .
and
so
will
I,
j
b
J
j
.
.
J
and
so
will
I,
mam
n
bb
- 33 -
selle,
vi - o - lins
bn
mam
vi - o - lins
w
w
n b n #
-
selle.
ww
will
# .
.
trails
to
you
V b 44
Hap - py
til we
meet
.
.
? 4
b 4
til we
meet
..
til we
meet
a
a
gain.
gain, til we meet
gain.
.
.
b ww
N ww
a
b n
bw
gain.
w
w
V b 44
Please
dont
take
sun
shine
n
b
b
..
V b 44
3
? 4
b 4
# # # 4
V
4
Just
? # # # 4
4
be
glad
youre
way,
w
w
to - day,
way.
ww
af - ter
to
to - day.
to - day,
bb
w
you.
Cheer up, Char - lie!
af - ter
to
b b
af - ter
b b
b
day.
ww
af - ter to - day,
b b
b
way.
b b
Af - ter to - day,
..
my
? b 44 bn
day.
w
w
j
n .
love
j .
J .
I
love
you.
w
w
ww
you.
w
w
ww
you,
Brent Graham, 1986
- 34 -
was
.
3
b
V 4
Just when I
thought I was
through
with
b .
? b 34 .
I
#
#
fal - ling
in
.
.
love,
ran in - to
you.
A # .
.
.
.
was
4
V4
no
be
.
.
more
hur - ry - in,
w .
no
more
hur - ry - in,
gins,
? 44
j
b ..
J
wor - ry - in,
w
w
j
..
Im
wor - ry - in,
b ..
go - in
bb
south.
ww
b
V b b b 44
To my
.
.
w ..
.
.
ww
w ww
a - gain.
? bb b 4
b 4
..
b w
w
Peter Benson, 1996
115. My Romance
# 4 n
V 4
My ro
? # 44
..
w
w
but
you.
,
-
mance
.
# .
does - nt
need
thing
thing,
j
.
does - nt
need a thing
ww
thing
- 35 -
Gene Puerling
Sung by the Singers Unlimited
116. Dixie
V 44
way,
,
a - way,
, a
.
ie,
way
down
south
in
way,
..
-
Dix
A - way,
? 44
.
# .
w
w
way
down
south.
..
w
w
ww
ww
Mo Rector, 1963
Sung by the Imposters
b 4
b
V 4
When
no
? b 4 n
b 4
bod
ww
else
wants
you.
ww
b
b
ww
ww
Lou Perry, mid 1960s
Sung by the Four Statesmen
V b 44
will
go
more,
sail - ing
? b 44
no
w b
more.
more,
will
will
sail
no
b b
sail
b b b
no
more.
ww
more.
w
w
Rich Hasty, 2000
- 36 -
Im
gone
for
V b b 44
Tho'
? b b 44
b
long
a long,
# n
w
. #
long,
time
..
time.
long
long, long
b n b b
. n
time
..
# 3
V 4
Most
peo
? # 34
? # #
ple
say
they
love
Lon
,
,
ers
love
Lon
don
by
Lon
Shes
? b 4 b
b 4
don
by
day,
wait - ing
where
bb
the
sweet
grow.
ros - es
grow,
..
don
by
night.
b
by
b J
but
b b
night,
b
V b 44
night.
# N
lov
..
night.
sweet ros - es
j
b
n b
w
Nw
grow.
ww
grow.
- 37 -
b
V b b 44
If
? b 4
b b 4
j
b
. ww
w
#
hap - py lit - tle blue - birds fly be - yond the rain - bow, why, oh why, cant
I,
why cant
I?
I,
why cant
j . I?
. w
w
n b b
b
I?
Lloyd Steinkamp
Sung by Most Happy Fellows
b n
V b 44 ## # #
To
that
? b b 44 #
gang
that
A
sang
"Heart
Of
My
w
w
hmm
ah
Heart
Of My
Heart".
w
w
hmm
ah
ww
#### w
of fun,
wase the on
ly one, when
w b
door.
ww
door
Gee, we had lots
? ####
of fun,
wase the on
ly one, when
door.
nn # n
ww
Vb
?b
on
the
high - way,
with the
- 38 -
wind and the rain
b
in your
w
w
hair
ww
INDEX OF TAGS
by Title, First Line, and Common Reference
-39-
-40-
-41-
-42-
Four Renegades, p. 7
Four Statesmen, p. 36
Gas House Gang, p. 3, 25, 37
Gentlemens Agreement, p. 38
Giallombardo, Jay, pp. 20, 23, 27, 34
Graham, Brent, pp. 26, 27, 29, 34
Grandmas Boys, pp. 23, 27
Gray, Bobby, Jr., pp. 3, 4, 34
Grundy, S. K., pp. 4, 7
Haeger, Buzz, p. 1
Happiness Emporium, p. 8
Harrington, Doug, p. 21
Hasty, Rich, p. 36
Hi-Los, p. 19
Hicks, Val, pp. 8, 18
Hill, John, p. 9
Huff, Mac, pp. 1, 28
Imposters, p. 36, 38
Interstate Rivals, p. 25
King, Fred, pp. 16, 26
LaBar, Dave, p. 26, 31
Latzko, Walter, p. 22
Liles, Joe, pp. 13, 23
Luboff, Norman, p. 17
Moon, Earl, pp. 11, 19, 20, 24, 26
Morford, Gene, p. 22
Most Happy Fellows, p. 11, 38
New Tradition, p. 4
Nighthawks, pp. 14, 15, 15
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