Steel Guitar Rag Song Lyrics and Chords by Merle Travis
Steel Guitar Rag
Recorded by Merle Travis
Written by Cliffie Stone, Leon McAuliffe, Merle Travis
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Been runnin' around seen many a town
So maybe you'll find I'm the
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kind of guy that
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brags
But listen to me and see if
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you don't a
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gree
No melody rolls like that
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ole steel guitar
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rag
And when they
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slide that thing
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along the strings
It
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sounds so dawg gone heavenly you'll
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hear them angels sing
When you
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stomp your feet your
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heart will beat
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rhythm to that
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ole steel guitar
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rag
You maybe kinda choosy about the kind of songs you hear
You may like them that's bluesy make you
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cry right in your beer
But
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if you like a song that's bound to
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drive away your tears
Make happy your
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soul with that
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ole Steel Guitar
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Rag
Been runnin' around seen many a town
So maybe you'll find I'm the
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kind of guy that
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brags
But listen to me and see if
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you don't a
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gree
No melody rolls like that
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D#7
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F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
C#7
ole steel guitar
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A#
B
C
C#
D
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rag
And when they
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D
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G#
A
A#
B
slide that thing
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A#
B
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C#
D
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along the strings
It
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A#7
B7
C7
C#7
D7
D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
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sounds so dawg gone heavenly you'll
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D#7
E7
F7
F#7
G7
G#7
A7
A#7
B7
C7
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hear them angels sing
When you
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A
A#
B
stomp your feet your
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heart will beat
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B7
C7
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F7
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rhythm to that
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F7
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ole steel guitar
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rag
FAQ
Who sang the the song Steel Guitar Rag?
- The song Steel Guitar Rag was sang by Merle Travis.
Who is Merle Travis?
- Merle Robert Travis (November 29, 1917 - October 20, 1983) was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Rosewood, Kentucky, United States. His songs' lyrics often discussed both the lives and the economic exploitation of American coal miners. Among his many well-known songs are "Sixteen Tons," "Re-Enlistment Blues," "I am a Pilgrim," and "Dark as a Dungeon." However, it is his unique guitar style, still called Travis Picking by guitarists, as well as his interpretations of the rich musical traditions of his native Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, for which he is best known today. "Travis Picking" is a syncopated style of guitar fingerpicking rooted in ragtime music in which alternating chords and bass notes are plucked by the thumb while melodies are simultaneously plucked by the index finger. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1977.
