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Rocks and Gravel (John Jackson)

from Terraplane by Scott Ainslie

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I learned this beguiling guitar part from Virginia Bluesman and songster John Jackson. It was the sound of his guitar playing that made a guitar player out of me when I was 15, in 1967. Blessings on his memory.

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Rocks and Gravel (John Jackson, traditional)

It takes rocks and gravel to build a solid road.
Takes rocks and gravel to build a solid road.
It takes high priced whiskey—t’ satisfy my soul.

Now, tell me baby, where’d you stay last night?
Tell me baby, where’d you stay last night?
Come in this mornin’, you’re clothes ain’t fittin’ you right.

(Where’d you stay baby?…)

Well, I love my baby, love her all night long.
Yeah, I love my baby, love her all night long.
Love her when she’s here, Lord, I love her when she’s gone.

But I leave here running, I walked in here too slow.
yeah. I leave here running, walked in here too slow.
I’m leavin’ you baby, never comin’ back no more.

It takes rocks and gravel to build a solid road.
Rocks and gravel….to build a solid road.
It takes high-priced Whiskey, to satisfy my soul.

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from Terraplane, track released September 22, 1997
Scott Ainslie, guitar and voice

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Scott Ainslie Brattleboro, Vermont

A long history with older black blues and gospel players in the mid-South marks Ainslie's work deeply. He transcribed all of Robert Johnson's recorded songs for "Robert Johnson/At The Crossroads" (Hal Leonard, 1992) and has a teaching DVD on Johnson's music. A fine songwriter with a social conscience and a belief in the power of music to move and inspire, Ainslie's voice is a great force for good! ... more

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