SUSTAINABILLIES WITH T

SUSTAINABILLIES WITH T

THE SUSTAINABILLIES 2015-2016

The Sustainabillies played a blend of several traditional Acoustic Americana styles including classic country, bluegrass, reggae, roots, rock and original music mainly in Hillsborough County, NH. Inspired by bands and musicians like "Old Crow Medicine Show, Hank Williams, Van Morrison, Dawg and Dead and the like.  We played traditional acoustic instruments like the acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin and upright bass. When possible we kicked in some percussion with Congas and Bongos and a sprinkle of blocks and shakers. We played and sang a wide array of Americana music.  

We played our own unique style of music, which included giving popular contemporary songs a traditional acoustic sound.  Band members included; Ross Arnold, guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, percussion, lead and harmony vocals, sometimes Phil Clarner who sang lead and harmony vocals, picked acoustic guitar, banjo and mandolin, Larry Houghton who plucked upright bass, played guitar, and mandolin and sang lead, and back up and harmony vocals, and Bob Prendergast on mandolin and acoustic guitar.

The Sustainabillies play private parties, barn dances, restaurants, bars, weddings, festivals, etc. around Southern NH and beyond.

Our most memorable gig for me was a private party in Bradford that was supposed to be the Tyler Road band. They could not play, so we borrowed Drew on Cajone and one of Ross's Friends Nick Pangaro, mando, guitar, vocals and harmonica, and my old band mate Cody Howe on guitar and vocals. The music was outstanding. We pulled together a couple of seriously rockin' sets. 

Sustainabillies

Sustainabillies song list

WAGON WHEEL                              A        Ross 

TUPELO HONEY                             A        Ross 

CROSS ROADS                               A        Ross 

ONE WAY OUT                                A        Ross 

CANT GET WHAT YOU WANT        A        Ross 

FEELIN ALRIGHT                            A        Ross 

LONESOME ROAD BLUES             A        Larry 

LITTLE WHITE ENVELOPE             A        Larry 

WHAT ABOUT ME                           A        Larry 

I FOUGHT THE LAW                       A        Larry 

KRYPTONITE                                  Am     Ross 

HADN’T BEEN FOR LOVE               Am     Ross 

ROUGH AND READY                       Am     Ross 

DEVILS CUT                                    Am     Ross 

RAMBLIN MAN                                Am     Ross 

ALL ALONG THE WATCH TOW      Am     Ross 

BREAKDOWN                                  Am     Larry 

SIMPLE MAN                                   C       Ross 

DOLLAR BILL BLUES                      Cm    Ross 

JAMBALAYA                                    D       Ross 

CAN’T YOU SEE                              D       Ross 

CRAWDAD                                       D       Larry 

WORRIED MAN BLUES                   D       Larry 

UPON THE BLUERIDGE                  D       Larry 

DON’T LET YOUR DEAL GO           D       Larry 

I KNOW YOU RIDER                       D       Larry 

NEW RIVER TRAIN                         D       Larry 

FALL ON MY KNEES                       D       Larry 

CHEW                                              D       Larry 

PRIDE AND JOY                              E        Ross 

FOLSOM PRISON                            E        Ross 

BEFORE YOU CUSE ME                 E        Ross 

ANGEL FROM MONTGOMERY      E        Larry 

HEY JOE                                          E        Larry 

MAN OF CONS SORROW               G       Ross 

ANGEL BAND                                  G       Ross 

BUTTERCUP                                   G       Ross 

IN THE PINES                                  G       Ross 

I SAW THE LIGHT                           G       Ross 

KNOCKIN N HEAVS DOOR             G       Ross 

FRIEND OF THE DEVIL                   G       Larry 

YOU AINT GOING NOWHERE        G       Larry 

SQUEEZE BOX                                G       Larry 

I AINT GOT NO HOME                    G       Larry 

PIG IN A PEN                                   G       Larry 

BUFFALO GALS                              G       Larry 

OLD SHOES                                    G       Larry 

LONG BLACK VEIL                          G       Larry 

MONKEY AND THE ENGINEER      G       Larry 

AINT NO GOODWAY                       G       Larry

AINT NO GOODWAY 

GGGG CCGG 

GGGG CCGG 

GGGG CCGG 

GGGG DDGG 

ALL ALONG THE WATCH TOWER 

AmAmGFFG 

ANGEL BAND ¾ TIME 

GGCG GDGG 

GGCG GDGG 

DDGG DDGG 

CCGG GDGG 

CCGG GDGG 

ANGEL FROM MONTGOMERY 

VERSE: 

EEAA EEAA EEAA DDEE 

EEAA EEAA EEAA DDEE 

CHORUS: 

EEDD AAEE EEDD AAEE 

EEDD AAEE EEDD AAEE 

BEFORE YOU ACCUSE ME 

EEEE AAAA EEEE EEEE 

AAAA AAAA EEEE EEEE 

BBBB AAAA EEEE EEEE 

BREAKDOWN 

VERSE X2: 

AmGAmG AmGAmG 

AmGAmG AmGAmG 

AmGAmG AmGAmG 

AmGAmG Fmaj7Fmaj7Fmaj7Fmaj7 

CHORUS: 

AmGFG AmGFG AmGFG 

AmG Fmaj7Fmaj7Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj7Fmaj7Fmaj7Fmaj7 

BREAK: AmG over and over 

BUFFALO GALS 

AAAA EEAA AAAA EEAA 

BUTTERCUP 

VERSE: 

GGCC GGEE GGCC GGDD 

GGCC GGEE GGCC GGDD 

GGCC GGEE GGCC GGDD 

CHORUS: 

CC STOP ON D 

CANT ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT 

AAAA DDDD 

CAN’T YOU SEE 

DDDD CCCC GGGG DDDD 

CHEW 

DDFF DDCC 

AmAmCC DDDD 

AmAmCC DDDD 

CRAWDAD 

DDDD DDDD DDDD AAAA 

DDD7D7 G7G7G7G7 DDAA DDDD 

CROSSROADS 

AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA 

DDDD DDDD AAAA AAAA 

EEEE DDDD AAAA AAAA 

DEVILS CUT 

VERSE: 

AmAmAmAm AmAmAmAm 

AmAmAmAm AmAmAmAm 

AmAmAmAm EGAmAm 

CHORUS: 

DmDmDmDmF#F#F#F#  DmDmDmDmF#F#AmAm  EEEE EEEG 

DOLLAR BILL BLUES 

CmCmCmCm FmFmFmFm 

CmCmCmCm GmGmGmGm 

DON’T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN 

DDCC AADD DDCC AAAA 

DDCC AADD AAAA DDDD 

   

FALL ON MY KNEES 

DDBmBm DDBmBm DDAA 

DDBmBm DDAA DDDD 

FEELIN ALRIGHT 

AAAA DDDD 

FRIENDS 

VERSE: GGGG GGGG CCCC GGGG DDCC GGGG DDCC GGGG X 4 

BRIDGE: CCGG CCGG AAAA AAAA CCCC DDDD – BACK TO VERSE 

FRIEND OF THE DEVIL 

VERSE: GGGG CCCC GGGG CCCC 

CHORUS: DDDD AmAmAmAm DDDD AmAmCC DDDD DDDD 

BRIDGE: 

DDDD DDDD AmAmCC DDDD DDDD DDDD AmAmCC DDDD DDDD 

FOLSOM PRISON BLUES 

EEEE EEEE 

EEEE  E7E7E7E7 

A7A7A7A7A7A7A7A7 

EEEE EEEE 

B7B7B7B7 A7A7A7A7 

EEEE EEEE 

I SAW THE LIGHT 

GGGG GGGG CCCC CCGG 
GGGG GGGG GGGG DDGG GG 

IVE BEEN ALL AROUND THIS WORLD 

DDDD DDDD AAAA GGDD GGGG DDBmBm DADD 

  

HEY JOE 

CCGG DDAA EEEE EEEE 

I AINT GOT NO HOME 

GGGG CCGG GGGG AADD 
GGGG CCGG GGGG DDGG 

IF IT HADN’T BEEN FOR LOVE 

AmAmAmAm AmAmAmAm 

AmAmAmAm FFFF 

AmAmAmAm 

FFFF FFEE AmAmAmAm 

CCGG 

DmDmCC 

CCGG 

DmDmAmAm AmAm 

CCGG 

DmDmCC 

CCGG 

DmDm AmAm AmAm 

I FOUGHT THE LAW 

BREAK: ADEA EDEA 

VERSE: AADA AADA AAEA 

BRIDGE: DDDD AAAA DDDD AADA AADA AAEA 

THE PINES ¾ TIME 

GGCG 

GDGG 

GGCG 

GDGG 

JAMBALAYA 

DDDD AAAA AAAA DDDD 

I KNOW YOU RIDER 

DDDD CCGG DDDD DDDD 

DDDD CCGG DDDD DDDD 

FFCC FFCG DDDD DDDD 

KNOCKIN ON HEAVENS DOOR 

GGDD AmAmAmAm GGDD CCCC 

KRYPTONITE 

AmAmFF GGAmAm 

LITTLE WHITE ENVELOPE 

VERSE: 

AAAA DDDD 

AAAA DDDD 

AAAA DDDD 

AAEE AAAA 

CHORUS: 

DDDD 

DDAA 

DDDD 

AAEE AAAA 

LONG BLACK VEIL 

VERSE: 

GGGG GGGG DDDD CCGG 
GGGG GGGG DDDD CCGG 
CHORUS: 

CCGG CCGG GG CCGG CCGG GG 

GGGG CCGG CCDD GGGG 

LONESOME ROAD BLUES 

AAAA AAAA DDDD AAAA 

DDDD AAF#mF#m AAEE AAAA 

MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW 

GGGG GGGG CCCC DDDD GGGG 

GGGG GGGG CCCC DDDD GGGG DDDD GGGG 

MONKEY AND THE ENGINEER 

GGCG GGAD GGCG GADG 

NEW RIVER TRAIN 

DDDD DDDD DDDD AAAA   DDDD GGGG AAAA DDDD 

DDDD DDDD DDDD AAAA   DDDD GGGG AAAA DDDD 

OLD SHOES – ¾ TIME 

VERSE:    GGCG GGDD GCGC GDGG 

CHORUS: GCGC GGDD GCGC GDGG 

ONE WAY OUT 

AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA 

DDDD DDDD AAAA AAAA 

EEEE DDDD AAAA AAAA 

PIG IN A PEN 

AAAA AADD AAAA EEAA or in G – GGGG GGCC GGGG DDGG 

PRIDE AND JOY 

EEEE EEEE EEEE EEEE 

AAAA AAAA EEEE EEEE 

BBBB AAAA EEEE EEEE 

RAMBLIN MAN 

AmAmAmAm AmAmAmAm 

EEEE EEAmAm 

ROLLING IN MY SWEET BABIES ARMS 

GGGG GGGG GGGG DDDD 

GGGG CCCC GGDD GGGG 

ROUGH AND READY 

VERSE: 

AmAmAmAm AmAmAmAm EEEE EEAmAm AmAmAmAm 

BREAK: 

AmAmAmAm AmAmAmAm AmAmAmAm AmAmAmAm 

EEEE EEEE AmAmAmAm (then Ross Holds AmAmAmAm) 

SIMPLE MAN 

CGAmAm 

SQUEEZE BOX 

GGGG GGGG 

DDDD CCCC 

DDCC GGGG 

THEY CALL ME THE BREEZE 

AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA 

DDDD DDDD AAAA AAAA 

EEEE DDDD AAAA AAAA 

TUPELO HONEY 

AAC#mC#m DDAA AAC#mC#m DDEE on the instrumental hold the E 

UPON THE BLUERIDGE MOUNTAINS 

DDDD DDDD AAAA GGDD GGGG DDBmBm DADD 

WAGON WHEEL 

AAEE F#mF#mDD AAEE DDDD 

WORRIED MAN BLUES 

DDDD DDDD GGGG GGDD 

DDDD DDDD AAAA DDDD 

YOU AIN’T GOING NOWHERE 

GGAmAm CCGG