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List Of American Folk Songs
On The Acoustic
Below are a list of American Folk songs along with artists songs from other nations (ie: Gilbert O'Sullivan) which cover a wide variety cool tunes you can learn on the acoustic.
Avett Brothers
Blaze Foley - Damien Rice
Jack Johnson - Jose Feliciano
Nickel Creek - M Ward
Richard Thompson
The Wood Brothers
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List Of American Folk Songs
Chords, Lyrics, Demos, Tutorials
1. A Song For You + 3 more - Gram Parsons is here!
2. Adios Amor - Jose Feliciano
Adios Amor info soon.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: root up down up or use some arpeggio ie: 1-2- down up and repeat
- Picking: No
- Chords: G, F, D7, Dm, Bm, Em, Am7, G7, D, Cm, Gm, A#, C
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3. Alone Again Naturally - Gilbert O'Sullivan
Alone Again Naturally was a single from 1972 released by Gilbert O'Sullivan from his Back To Front album.
The song hit #1 in the US, Canada and France and reached #2 in Australia.
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4. Breakdown - Jack Johnson
Breakdown hails from Jack Johnson's 2005 album In Between Dreams.
The song peaked at #2 in the US.
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5. Cannonball - Damien Rice
Cannonball was a single from the O debut album from Damien Rice back in 2002.
The song reached #9 in the UK and #13 in Ireland. The song was re-released several times.
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6. Chico And The Man - Jose Feliciano
Chico And The Man was the theme song for the TV show of the same name and was released as a single in 1975. The song peaked at #96 in the US and #76 in Brazil.
It was put on a 2004 compilation as far as I can tell with 10 other songs.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: a steady down up down up
- Picking: a few riffs blended into the rhythm
- Chords: A5, Dmaj7, E7, Dbm, Gb, Bm, E7, Gbm, G
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7. Clay Pigeons - Blaze Foley
Clay Pigeons is a track found on Blaze Foley's 1989 album Live At The Austin Outhouse.
This is one of his most well known songs.
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8. Cooksferry Queen - Richard Thompson
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9. February Seven - Avett Brothers
February Seven is a track from the Avett Brothers 2011 album The Carpenter.
The song was released as a single and peaked at #10 in the US.
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10. Good People - Jack Johnson
Good People is also a track from the 2005 album In Between Dreams from Jack Johnson.
This track is a protest song but has a positive vibe. The song hit #1 in the US.
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11. Hitchcock Railway - Jose Feliciano
Hitchcock Railway is from Jose Feliciano's 1968 album Souled.
It was released as a single and reached #77 in the US.
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12. If I Could Only Fly - Blaze Foley
If I Could Only Fly is a track found on the 1989 album by Blaze Foley entitled Live At The Austin Outhouse.
Foley was shot to death that same year at the age of 39.
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13. Laundry Room - Avett Brothers
Laundry Room is a track found on The Avett Brothers 2009 album called I And Love And You.
Four singles were released from the album but this number was not one of the releases.
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14. Luckiest Man - The Wood Brothers
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15. Mingulay Boat Song - Richard Thompson
Mingulay Boat Song is a track from Richard Thompson live album from 2009 entitled Live Warrior.
The track was never released as a single.
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16. One - Damien Rice
One (a U2 song) was covered by Damien Rice for a movie called The Impossible.
I can
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17. Postcards From Hell - The Wood Brothers
Postcards From Hell can be found on The Wood Brothers 2008 album Loaded.
The track was never a single release.
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18. Shenandoah - Richard Thompson
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19. Somebody More Like You - Nickel Creek
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20. Victims Of Life - Avett Brothers
Victims Of Life is a track found on The Avett Brothers 2016 album called True Sadness.
They released three singles from the album but this song never made the cut.
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21. Vincent O'Brien - M Ward
Vincent O'Brien is a track from the 2003 album by M Ward entitled Transfiguration Of Vincent.
The song was never released as a single.
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22. Volcano - Damien Rice
Volcano was a single released by Damien Rice from his debut album O in 2002.
The song charted both in the UK and Ireland at #29.
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23. You Are You - Gilbert O'Sullivan
You Are You appears on the 1986 album The Very Best Of Gilbert O'Sullivan.
The song was released as a single back in 1975 and reached #17 in the US and #53 in the UK.
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Thanks for stopping by this fun folk songs to sing page. There will be additional pages links from this one over time with more information about specific songs discussing chords, strumming and so forth.
Fun Folk Songs To Sing