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Lyr Add: Little Road and a Stone to Roll (Stewart)

28 Mar 01 - 03:47 PM (#427811)
Subject: Little Road and a Stone to Roll
From: GUEST,thrashercl@aol.com

I am looking for the chords and lyrics to a '60's tune "A Little Road and a Stone to Roll", or maybe it is "Everybody's Got a Stone to Roll". CT


28 Mar 01 - 04:04 PM (#427824)
Subject: Lyr Add: LITTLE ROAD AND A STONE TO ROLL (Stewart)
From: Sorcha

LITTLE ROAD AND A STONE TO ROLL
(John Stewart)

CHORUS:
Little road and a stone to roll
Little road and a stone to roll
Little road and a stone to roll
Ev'ry body needs a stone to roll

Ev'ry body needs a fire inside
Ev'ry body needs a dream to ride
Ev'ry body with a growing soul
Ev'ry body needs a stone to roll

[Repeat chorus]

Ev'ry body needs some old loose shoes
And we could all use a little good news
Ev'ry body with a sheet to fold
Ev'ry body needs a stone to roll

Ev'ry body needs a Carol King tune
Ev'ry body needs a little more room
'Cause ev'ry body digs their own deep hole
Ev'ry body needs a stone to roll

[Repeat chorus and fade]


28 Mar 01 - 06:42 PM (#427958)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Little Road and a Stone to Ro
From: lamarca

Gordon Bok recently did a really nice version of this on his album "Return to the Land", which you can check out here.


29 Mar 01 - 12:45 AM (#428124)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Little Road and a Stone to Ro
From: Anglo

Wasn't it written by Bob Stewart? I guess I don't think of something like that as "a sixties tune," even if it is.


15 Dec 11 - 11:54 AM (#3274218)
Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: LITTLE ROAD AND A STONE TO ROLL
From: GUEST,Bill

Here is THE link for John's music, including guitar tabulature:
http://www.californiabloodlines.com/


Title:        LITTLE ROAD AND A STONE TO ROLL
Songwriter:        John Stewart
Copyright:        © John Stewart, All Rights Reserved
Recording:        The Lonesome Picker Rides Again (Warner Bros., K46135, 1971)

Note: intro and the instrumental passages can be played
with the verse/chorus chords. Capo 4th fret.

E4
E------------
B------------
G----2------
D----2------
A----2------
E------------

(C) (Am, single notes c pull off to b-a pull off to g
a-b hammer on c to f) (bass notes C-D)
(f pull off to e-d-c D bass note-d) (bass notes G-E)
(g pull off to e, c pull off to b hammer on c, d-e-f,
c-a e hammer on f pull off to e, c-g, g, bass note G# to∑)

(Am) Little road and a (F)stone to roll,(F/C)
(Dm) Little road and a (G)stone to roll,(G/F#)
(Em) Little road and a (F)stone to roll,
(C) Everybody needs a (G)stone to roll. (G/G#)

(Am) Everybody needs a (F)fire inside,(F/C)
(Dm) Everybody needs a (G)dream to ride,(G/F#)
(Em) Everybody with a (F)growing soul,
(C) Everybody needs a (G)stone to roll. (G/G#)

(Am) A little road and a (F)stone to roll,(F/C)
(Dm) A little road and a (G)stone to roll,(G/F#)
(Em) A little road and a (F)stone to roll,
(C) Everybody needs a (G)stone to roll. (G/G#)

(Am) And everybody needs some (F)old, loose shoes,(F/C)
(Dm) Everybody needs some (G)new good news,(G/F#)
(Em) Everybody needs a (F)sheet to fold,
(C) Everybody needs a (G)stone to roll. (G/G#)

(Am, single notes c pull off to b-a pull off to g
a-b hammer on c to f) (bass notes F-D)
(f pull off to e-c-d-D bass note-F-D to low E)
(g pull off to e, c pull off to b hammer on c, d-e,
c-a e hammer on f pull off to e, c-g, b hammer on c
d-g (on high E), bass note G# to∑)

(Am) Everybody needs a (F)Carole King tune,(F/C)
(Dm) And everybody needs a (G)little more room,(G/F#)
(Em) Everybody needs their (F)own deep hole,
(C) Everybody needs a (G)stone to roll. (G/G#)

(Am) Little road and a (F)stone to roll,(F/C)
(Dm) A little road and a (G)stone to roll,(G/F#)
(Em) A little road and a (F)stone to roll,
(C) Everybody needs a (G)stone to roll. (G/G#)

(Am) A little road and a (F)stone to roll,(F/C)
(Dm) A little road and a (G)stone to roll,(G/F#)
(Em) Little road and a (F)stone to roll,
(C) Everybody needs a (G)stone to roll.

(Am, single notes c pull off to b-a pull off to g
a-b hammer on c to f-c) (bass note D)
(f pull off to e-d-d bass note low E)
(g pull off to e, c pull off to b hammer on c, d-e-f,
c-a e hammer on f pull off to e, c-g, bass notes G-G# to∑)
(E4, slow downstrum)


15 Dec 11 - 11:57 AM (#3274220)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Little Road and a Stone to Roll
From: GUEST,Bill

If you are interested, The Association did a nice cut on this. It is on their album "Waterbeds in Trinidad!"


15 Dec 11 - 12:06 PM (#3274224)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Little Road and a Stone to Roll
From: wysiwyg

Little Road and a Stone to Roll: A Tribute to Brian Cole at Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqsNUtzA3j0

~S~


15 Dec 11 - 12:13 PM (#3274232)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Little Road and a Stone to Roll
From: wysiwyg

What a great workshop song. Endless improvised verses...

Stewart: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTdP62FBsEQ

~S~


15 Dec 11 - 12:48 PM (#3274251)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Little Road and a Stone to Roll
From: GUEST,Larry Saidman

One of many great songs written by John Stewart.
A very interesting version of it was done by Canadian singer-songwriter, Tony Kosinec.


28 Apr 19 - 04:08 PM (#3989757)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Little Road and a Stone to Roll (Stewart)
From: GUEST,Jan Hauenstein

Bill,

tabbed by Charlie Woodward, Art Faller and JH.