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Bill Monroe For Breakfast

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Capo 2 Fret
[Verse 1]
DWhen I was just a little boy we Glived down on a Dfarm
DSeven miles from nowhere and a hundred miles from A7harm
We Dmade our livin' from the dirt if Ganything would Dgrow
DAnd we got our country music from a A7big old radiDo and
[Chorus]
And we had GBill Monroe for breakfast every Dday
DThen we'd head out to the fields a hoein' corn and mowin' hA7ay
Aw Dmama loved his singin' daddy Gloved to hear him Dplay
DAnd we had Bill Monroe for A7breakfast every Dday
[Verse 2]
DWe had a big old battery Gthat ran the Dradio
DSometimes we run it down a listenin' to the Opry A7Show
But Dwe all had our instruments and moGst of us could Dplay
DSo we had Bill Monroe for bA7reakfast anywayD  
[Chorus]
And we had GBill Monroe for breakfast every Dday
DThen we'd head out to the fields a hoein' corn and mowin' hA7ay
Aw Dmama loved his singin' daddy Gloved to hear him Dplay
DAnd we had Bill Monroe for A7breakfast every Dday
[Verse 3]
DMama was a lady and my Gdaddy liked to Dpreach
DAll we ever had was just a place to eat and A7sleep
If DI could go back home again Gback to the simple Dways
DOh we'd have Bill Monroe foA7r breakfast everDy day
[Chorus]
And we had GBill Monroe for breakfast every Dday
DThen we'd head out to the fields a hoein' corn and mowin' hA7ay
Aw Dmama loved his singin' daddy Gloved to hear him Dplay
DAnd we had Bill Monroe for A7breakfast every Dday
[Outro]
DWe had Bill Monroe for A7breakfast every Dday

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Bill Monroe For Breakfast

by Tom T. Hall

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Capo 2 Fret

[Verse 1]

D G D

When I was just a little boy we lived down on a farm

D A7

Seven miles from nowhere and a hundred miles from harm

D G D

We made our livin' from the dirt if anything would grow

D A7 D

And we got our country music from a big old radio and

[Chorus]

G D

And we had Bill Monroe for breakfast every day

D A7

Then we'd head out to the fields a hoein' corn and mowin' hay

D G D

Aw mama loved his singin' daddy loved to hear him play

D A7 D

And we had Bill Monroe for breakfast every day

[Verse 2]

D G D

We had a big old battery that ran the radio

D A7

Sometimes we run it down a listenin' to the Opry Show

D G D

But we all had our instruments and most of us could play

D A7 D

So we had Bill Monroe for breakfast anyway

[Chorus]

G D

And we had Bill Monroe for breakfast every day

D A7

Then we'd head out to the fields a hoein' corn and mowin' hay

D G D

Aw mama loved his singin' daddy loved to hear him play

D A7 D

And we had Bill Monroe for breakfast every day

[Verse 3]

D G D

Mama was a lady and my daddy liked to preach

D A7

All we ever had was just a place to eat and sleep

D G D

If I could go back home again back to the simple ways

D A7 D

Oh we'd have Bill Monroe for breakfast every day

[Chorus]

G D

And we had Bill Monroe for breakfast every day

D A7

Then we'd head out to the fields a hoein' corn and mowin' hay

D G D

Aw mama loved his singin' daddy loved to hear him play

D A7 D

And we had Bill Monroe for breakfast every day

[Outro]

D A7 D

We had Bill Monroe for breakfast every day

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