The Old Trail
IMMHA-L232
Credit: Words & Music by Steve Gillette & Charles John Quarto. (C) 1990, Foreshadow Songs, Inc. BMI.
Used with permission of the songwriters. Visit Compass Rose Music (compassrosemusic.com). About the song: aboutthesong.com/Blog/TheOldTrail
Origin: Printed sheet with handwritten chords, 4/4 time, key of A, 'by Steve Gillette', with 'A E A' written at the top.
Lyrics sheet: courtesy of Country Roads Folk Music Camp, Mount Madonna County Park, California (about the camp)
Original scan: from John's songbook (scan to be posted on @IMMHACAL)
Chords as handwritten on the original song sheet; chord placement over the words is approximate.
A E A D E A There's a new ridge road that cuts the mountain to the bone D E A Slices through the woods like there ain't nobody home D E A D You can wheel on up to valley view and you won't ever feel the climb A E A Ah but I take the old trail every time (Chorus 1) D A The old trail just moseys right along E Moves at the speed of a sweet love song Bm E A D And the wind through the trees carries her own wind chime A E A I take the old trail every time D E A Lately it seems things vanish by degrees D E A How soon we forget we make our treehouses out of trees D E A D When we gonna realize some reasons just don't rhyme A E A I take the old trail every time D A The old trail, now may she never fade E The one where the deer always have the right of way Bm E A D How I love to watch the wintergreen along the timberline A E A I take the old trail every time E D A People in cars let the radio do the talking D E But I always find that I'm singing when I'm walking (Chorus 1)