Nobody's Fault But Mine
Written by Blind Willie Johnson, first recorded by him in 1927
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Version 1 is a live recording, performed as a duet with Mark Lemhouse during a concert in Salem, Oregon, on June 24, 2005. Larry sings, backed by Mark on guitar and Jason Carter on drums
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lyrics version 1
Woo hoo
[Stage chatter, very faint]
[Mark]
I've got a bible in my home
I got a bible in my home
I don't read my bible now, y' hear
Nobody's fault but my own
[Larry]
I got a lord who hears prayers
I've got a god who hears prayer
If I don't pray to the Lord well
It's nobody's fault but mine
Nobody's fault but mine
[Mark]
System taught me how to read
System taught me how to write
I don't read my bible now yeah
Nobody's fault but mine
Yeah nobody's fault but mine
[Larry]
I got the spirit in my heart
Yes I got the spirit in my heart
So if my heart falters with fear then
It's nobody's fault but mine
[Larry]
You've got a ticket for the train
You've got a ticket for the train
Get onboard with the Lord
Or it's nobody's fault but thine
Yeah nobody's fault, uh uh uh uh nobody's fault
[Stage chatter, very faint]
[Mark]
I've got a bible in my home
I got a bible in my home
I don't read my bible now, y' hear
Nobody's fault but my own
[Larry]
I got a lord who hears prayers
I've got a god who hears prayer
If I don't pray to the Lord well
It's nobody's fault but mine
Nobody's fault but mine
[Mark]
System taught me how to read
System taught me how to write
I don't read my bible now yeah
Nobody's fault but mine
Yeah nobody's fault but mine
[Larry]
I got the spirit in my heart
Yes I got the spirit in my heart
So if my heart falters with fear then
It's nobody's fault but mine
[Larry]
You've got a ticket for the train
You've got a ticket for the train
Get onboard with the Lord
Or it's nobody's fault but thine
Yeah nobody's fault, uh uh uh uh nobody's fault