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No Depression (In Heaven)

by A.P. Carter, 1936

D/G

1/4

D/G

1/4

Of fear the Hearts of men are failing.

For these are latter days we know.

The Great Depression, now is spreading

God's Word declared it would be so.

chorus

I'm going where, there's no depression,

To a better land, that's free from care.

I'll leave this world, of toil and trouble.

My home's in Heaven, I'm going there.

In this dark hour, of midnight nearing,

Tribulation time will come

The storms will hurl in midnight fears

And sweep lost millions to their doom

In that bright land, there'll be no hunger,

No orphan children cryin' for bread,

No weeping widows, toil or struggle,

No shrouds, no coffins, and no death.

Some of the Fs can be played as Fadd9s (xx3213). (key of C)

Alvin Pleasant Delaney Carter was born in 1891, in, Maces Springs, VA

The No Depression Movement: "No Depression"--drawn from a vintage Carter Family song (and consequently became the name of an Uncle Tupelo album)-- represents an extension of the alternative country rock genre which originated at the end of the 1960s with the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers and was revived in the 1980s through the work of Jason and the Scorchers, Uncle Tupelo, and others. The genre melded country (particularly the twangy, honky tonk style exemplified by Hank Williams, Sr.) and punk.

By the time Uncle Tupelo (a band whose influence on the scene was far greater than mere sales might suggest) split off into two new groups in 1993, Wilco and Son Volt, the No Depression movement had acquired a clear-cut identity, inspiring the publication of numerous fanzines, the establishment of countless websites throughout the world, and a new type of radio programming known as "Americana."