G 
    Everybody's got to walk that lonesome valley, 
                              D                    G 
     they’ve got to walk it by their selves. 
                                C                      G 
    There's nobody here can walk it for them, 
                                    D                   G 
    they've got to walk       it by their selves. 

                                   G 
    My father's got to walk that lonesome valley, 
                        D                  G 
    he's got to walk it by his self. 
                                C                      G 
    There's nobody here can walk it for him, 
                                D                G 
    he's got to walk       it by his self. 

                                    G 
    My mother's got to walk that lonesome valley 
                          D                  G 
    she's got to walk it by her self. 
                                C                      G 
    There's nobody here can walk it for her, 
                                 D                G 
    she's got to walk      it by her self. 

                                     G 
    My brother's got to walk that lonesome valley, 
                       D                  G 
    he's got to walk it by his self. 
                                C                      G 
    There's nobody here can walk it for him, 
                               D                G 
    he's got to walk      it by his self. 

                                     G 
    Most sinners got to walk this lonesome valley, 
                             D                    G 
    they’ve got to walk it by their selves. 
                                C                      G 
    There's nobody here can walk it for them, 
                                    D                  G 
    they've got to walk      it by their selves.