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High Lonesome Sound

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It's played with a country/bluegrass feel of course
[Intro]
A    E    A
[Verse 1]
Well, get your Afather, get your mother, get your sister, 
Get your brother, Aunt Lucy gonna show Uncle EJohn,
EHow to do the boogie-woogie, while the kissin cousins E7chasin chicken, 
Out on the old back Alawn
AY'all come with one another, Just to go a little further, 
If this old bus don’t break Edown
ECamp fire's burnin and toE7night my heart is yearnin, 
For the sight of that old camp Aground.
[Chorus]
And that Dhigh lonesome Asound
When that Devening sun goes Edown
I’ll be Dcrawling on the Aground
When I hear the Afiddle play that Ehigh lonesome Asound
                A                E             A
[Verse 2]
AWell bring along your lawn chair, or sitting in the thresher,
And the cooler full of beer and watch the Eshow
EThere’s clog dancing, horses prancin, E7syncopated music playin, 
Girls are looking pretty don’t you Aknow
ALook at old Gran Pappy, he’s feelin kind of snappy, 
Seems like he just don’t Ecare
EThat he’s over 93, he’s as E7spry as you or me, 
Dancing to the music in the Aair
[Chorus]
Its that Dhigh lonesome Asound
When that Devening sun goes Edown
I’ll be Dcrawling on the Aground
When I hear the Afiddle play that Ehigh lonesome Asound
A                                E             A
[Instrumental]
Banjo and Mandolin solos
Play verse guitar 1 time through
[Verse 3]
AWell, young ones, old ones, looking like they’re having fun, 
Enjoyin the country Eview
ETellin jokes to all the folks bout how The E7Watergate got broke-in, 
How this grass got Ablue
AHey Mister Fiddle Man, play us all a little jam, now, now-now-Enow
EAnd that’s the way Monroe sound, when E7Penn taught him to play, 
Riding on the back of a Amule
[Chorus]
Its that Dhigh lonesome Asound
When that Devening sun goes Edown
I’ll be Dcrawling on the Aground
When I hear the Afiddle play that Ehigh lonesome Asound
                A                E             A
I hear the fiddlAe play that high Elonesome soundA  
                A                E             A
I hear the fiddlAe play that high Elonesome soundA  
                A                E             A
I hear the fiddlAe play that high Elonesome soundA  

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High Lonesome Sound

by Old And In The Way

Lyrics & chords · Original key

It's played with a country/bluegrass feel of course

[Intro]

A E A

[Verse 1]

Well, get your father, get your mother, get your sister,

Get your brother, Aunt Lucy gonna show Uncle John,

E E7

How to do the boogie-woogie, while the kissin cousins chasin chicken,

Out on the old back lawn

Y'all come with one another, Just to go a little further,

If this old bus don’t break down

E E7

Camp fire's burnin and tonight my heart is yearnin,

For the sight of that old camp ground.

[Chorus]

D A

And that high lonesome sound

D E

When that evening sun goes down

D A

I’ll be crawling on the ground

A E A

When I hear the fiddle play that high lonesome sound

A E A

[Verse 2]

Well bring along your lawn chair, or sitting in the thresher,

And the cooler full of beer and watch the show

E E7

There’s clog dancing, horses prancin, syncopated music playin,

Girls are looking pretty don’t you know

Look at old Gran Pappy, he’s feelin kind of snappy,

Seems like he just don’t care

E E7

That he’s over 93, he’s as spry as you or me,

Dancing to the music in the air

[Chorus]

D A

Its that high lonesome sound

D E

When that evening sun goes down

D A

I’ll be crawling on the ground

A E A

When I hear the fiddle play that high lonesome sound

A E A

[Instrumental]

Banjo and Mandolin solos

Play verse guitar 1 time through

[Verse 3]

Well, young ones, old ones, looking like they’re having fun,

Enjoyin the country view

E E7

Tellin jokes to all the folks bout how The Watergate got broke-in,

How this grass got blue

A E

Hey Mister Fiddle Man, play us all a little jam, now, now-now-now

E E7

And that’s the way Monroe sound, when Penn taught him to play,

Riding on the back of a mule

[Chorus]

D A

Its that high lonesome sound

D E

When that evening sun goes down

D A

I’ll be crawling on the ground

A E A

When I hear the fiddle play that high lonesome sound

A E A

I hear the fiddle play that high lonesome sound

A E A

I hear the fiddle play that high lonesome sound

A E A

I hear the fiddle play that high lonesome sound

About High Lonesome Sound Chords by Old And In The Way

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