Down the Dirt Road Blues

Tuning: Standard - F Bb Eb Ab C F
Date transcribed:
September 20, 2025
Reference audio: YouTube

i. Sheet music / tablature

Transcribed by Blahnok

ii. Slow-downer / pitch shifter

iii. Notes

This transcription shows the intro, the outro, as well as an amalgamation of the guitar part, attempting to account for the several choruses that are sung on the original recording.

Lyrics

<p>I'm goin' away to Illinois<br>
I'm goin' away to Illinois<br>
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long</p>

<p>My rider got somethin', she's tryin'a keep it hid<br>
My rider got somethin', she's tryin'a keep it hid<br>
Lord, I got somethin' to find that somethin' with</p>

<p>I feel like choppin', chips flyin' everywhere<br>
I feel like choppin', chips flyin' everywhere<br>
I've been to the Nation, Lord, but I couldn't stay there</p>

<p>Some people say them oversea blues ain't bad<br>
(Why, of course they are)<br>
Some people say them oversea blues ain't bad<br>
(What was a-matter with 'em)<br>
It must not a-been them oversea blues I had</p>

<p>Every day seem like murder here<br>
(My God, I'm no sheriff)<br>
Every day seem like murder here<br>
I'm gonna leave tomorrow, I know you don't bid my care</p>

<p>Can't go down any dirt road by myself<br>
Can't go down any dirt road by myself<br>
(My Lord, who ya gonna carry?)<br>
I don't carry mine, gonna carry me someone else</p>