Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key

Billy Bragg

Transposer:

(Lyrics by Woody Guthrie) I lived in a place called Okfuskee And I had a little girl in a holler tree I said little girl it’s plain to see There ain’t nobody that can sing like me Ain’t nobody that can sing like me She said it’s hard for me to see How one little boy got so ugly Yes my luttle girly that might be But there ain’t nobody that can sing like me Ain’t nobody that can sing like me Way over yonder in the minor key Way over yonder in the minor key There ain’t nobody that can sing like me We walked down by the Buckeye Creek To see the frog eat the goggle eye bee To hear that west wind whistle to the east There ain’t nobody that can sing like me Oh my little girly will you let me see Way over yonder where the wind blows free Nobody can see in our holler tree And there ain’t nobody that can sing like me (Chorus) Her mama cut a switch from a cherry tree And laid it on the she and me It stung lots worse than a hive of bees But there ain’t nobody that can sing like me Now I have walked a long long ways And I still look back to my tanglewood days I’ve led lots of girls since then to stray Saying ain’t nobody that can sing like me. (Chorus) Notes: Not say that these are the exact chord forms from the record but using a half barre is easier to play and kinda replicates the higher pitched mandolin sound. Not using a capo lets you slide down to the 2nd fret for the F#. Playing the full barre chords on the F# and G#m seems to fit with the song which has a lower feel in this section. At least to me. The other thing I like to do is use the half barre at the 4th fret (G#m7) as a transition between the B and E chords 1 strum on the 4th fret barre then fret the next chord. E ||-7----------------------|-4-----------------------|-2---------------------------| B ||-4----------------------|-5-----------------------|-2---------------------------| G ||-4----------------------|-4-----------------------|-3---------------------------| D ||-4----------------------|-6-----------------------|-4---------------------------| A ||-x-----------------------|-x-----------------------|-4--------------------------| E ||-x-----------------------|-x------------------------|-2-------------------------| |-4-----------------------| |-4-----------------------| |-4-----------------------| |-6-----------------------| |-6-----------------------| |-4-----------------------| E ||-4-------------------------| B ||-4-------------------------| G ||-4-------------------------| D ||-4-------------------------| A ||-x-------------------------| E ||-x-------------------------|

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Cette chanson évoque les souvenirs nostalgiques d'un jeune garçon vivant à Okfuskee, dont la voix se distingue par son unicité. Il partage des moments simples et doux avec une petite fille, soulignant à la fois leur innocence et les petites joies de la vie. Malgré les épreuves – comme la correction que lui inflige la mère de la fillette – le protagoniste reste fier de son talent unique en chant, se considérant comme irremplaçable. Le contexte est celui d'une époque où les plaisirs de la nature et les enfantillages prenaient le pas sur les préoccupations de la vie quotidienne. Les références à des lieux familiers comme le Buckeye Creek évoquent une ambiance rurale et authentique, alors que la mélodie en tonalité mineure renforce cette atmosphère de mélancolie et de chaleur humaine.

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