Hood River Roll On (Heart Songs: The Old Time Country Songs of Utah Phillips, 1997)
HOOD RIVER ROLL ON (U. Utah Phillips) Performed by Jody Stecher/Kate Brislin
Intro: same as verse
[G] [C] [G] The rusty pot bubbles, the bottle goes 'round [D] Did you hear about Blackie? He flagged the westbound [G] [D] The young ones drift off to get drunk in their dreams [G] [C] [G] The old men sip coffee and stare through the steam
Chorus [G] [D] Hood River, roll on [C] [G] There's so much to remember [G] [C] The old times are gone [D] [G] Hood River, roll on
The fire's knocked down, the balloons are all packed They're coughin' and flappin' along the steel track The young kid remembers the old man's advice He shakes out his bedroll and rolls it up nice Chorus
The box rumbles up on a black cinder grade Some tumble inside, and the others just wave 'Til scattered by smoke or the crunch of the shack But no one looks up and nobody looks back Chorus
May your long apple valleys stay green through the fall And your magic white mountain watch over us all Lead your old apple knockers in out of the snow Let your rubber tramps ride where the trains never go Chorus
Repeat: The old times are gone...Hood River, roll on
Instrumental break follows verse chords
Repeat: The old times are gone...Hood River, roll on (2x)