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Alt.Country is the popular label given to a range of bands and artists inspired by classic country and roots music combined with a modern-day rock perspective, often incorporating aspects of blues, folk and the great singer/songwriter tradition; music that 'applies a steel-toed boot to the rhinestone-encrusted ass of commercialized country crap' according to former Wilco guitarist Jay Bennett.
This is the definitive collection of songs by the greatest names in Alternative Country and Americana arranged for acoustic guitar including full lyrics, chord symbols, guitar boxes and playing guide.
ACROSS THE RIVER [ESCOVEDO, ALEJANDRO] ACROSS THE WIRE [CALEXICO] ACUFF-ROSE [UNCLE TUPELO] AFTER I MADE LOVE TO YOU [BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY] ANGELINA [THORNTON, BILLY BOB] BAD TIME [THE JAYHAWKS] BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE [CALEXICO] BAR LIGHTS [WHISKEYTOWN] BARSTOW [FARRAR, JAY] BIG GAY HEART [LEMONHEADS, THE] BRAMBLE ROSE [MERRITT, TIFT] CALIFORNIA STARS [WILCO AND BILLY BRAGG] CANCELED CHECK [BECK] COLOR OF THE SUN [WILLARD GRANT CONSPIRACY] COME PICK ME UP [ADAMS, RYAN] CORVAIR [WHITE, JIM] CRESTFALLEN [PERNICE BROTHERS, THE] CRYSTAL FRONTIER [CALEXICO] DEEP RED BELLS [CASE, NEKO] THE DISTANCE FROM HER TO THERE [LAMBCHOP] DRESS SEXY AT MY FUNERAL [SMOG] EL CAMINOS IN THE WEST [GRANDADDY] EXCUSE ME WHILE I BREAK MY OWN HEART TONIGHT [WHISKEYTOWN] FOR THE SAKE OF THE SONG [VAN ZANDT, TOWNES] GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY [BOB DYLAN AND JOHNNY CASH] GOODNIGHT MOON [SHIVAREE] HALLELUJAH [ADAMS, RYAN] HICKORY WIND [PARSONS, GRAM] HILLBILLY HIGHWAY [EARLE, STEVE] A HORSE IN THE COUNTRY [COYBOY JUNKIES] HOW TO FIGHT LONELINESS [WILCO] HURT [CASH, JOHNY] I AM A PILGRIM [BYRDS, THE] I AM THE KING [FINLIN, JEFF] I LOVE THE UNKNOWN [SNIDE, CLEM] I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT [DYLAN, BOB] I'LL KEEP IT WITH MINE [OH SUSANNA] I'M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME [JAYHAWKS, THE] A LADDER TO THE STARS [GRAND DRIVE] LOOKIN' UP [LYNEE, SHELBY] LOWDOWN [MY MORNING JACKET] THE LUCKY ONE [JOHNSTON, FREEDY] MAKING PIES [GRIFFIN, PATTY] THE MAN COMES AROUND [CASH, JOHNNY] MICHELANGELO [HARRIS, EMMYLOU] MIGHTY JOE MOON [GRANT LEE BUFFALO] MY BEAUTIFUL BRIDE [HANDSOME FAMILY, THE] MY HEART WOULD KNOW [THE THE] MY MORPHINE [WELCH, GILLIAN] NIGHT SHIFT GURU [CASH BROTHERS, THE] NO DEPRESSION [UNCLE TUPELO] NO NEXT TIME [MOORER, ALISON] NOT THE TREMBLIN' KIND [CANTRELL, LAURA] OH I HAVE LEFT THE GROUND [ST. THOMAS] OH, LONESOME ME [YOUNG, NEIL] OH MY SWEET CAROLINA [ADAMS, RYAN] QUEEN OF THE UNDERWORLD [MALIN, JESSE] REMEMBER THE MOUNTAIN BED [WILCO AND BILLY BRAGG] RETURN OF THE GRIEVOUS ANGEL [PARSONS, GRAM] SHALLOW HEART, SHALLOW WATER [CARY, CAITLIN] SHE DON’T HAVE TO SEE YOU [GOLDEN SMOG] SHIVER [GIANT SAND] SIN CITY [FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS, THE] 16 DAYS [WHISKEYTOWN] A SONG FOR YOU [PARSONS, GRAM] STRANGE CONDITION [YORN, PETE] TALIHINA SKY [KINGS OF LEON] THANK YOU JACK WHITE [FLAMING LIPS, THE] TO BE YOUNG (IS TO BE SAD, IS TO BE HIGH) [ADAMS, RYAN] TWIST THE KNIFE [NEKO CASE AND HER BOYFRIENDS] TWO MOONS [SNYDER, ADAM] UP WITH PEOPLE [LAMBCHOP] WAVE [ESCOVEDO, ALEJANDRO] THE WAY THAT HE SINGS [MY MORNING JACKET] WEIGHTLESS AGAIN [HANDSOME FAMILY, THE] WHITE DOVES AWAKE [ROSE, EILEEN] THE WHOLE NIGHT THROUGH [ROUSE, JOSH] WILL I SEE YOU IN HEAVEN [JAYHAWKS, THE] THE WORK SONG [WILLARD GRANT CONSPIRACY]
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