Biography:
Sons of Bill are a country rock band from Charlottesville, Virginia, that formed in the fall of 2005. At its core are brothers James, Sam, and Abe Wilson, the sons of Bill Wilson, the source of the band's name. The brothers returned to Virginia from very different paths in life to form a band based in the country music they grew up learning from their father while bringing along their interests in rock and jazz to influence their sound.
James Wilson plays acoustic guitar and is the band's lead vocalist.
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One of my favorite songs off of Sirens, enjoy!
INTRO - features some hammering on and off as shown:
D A G
|-2-3-2-0--0-0-0--3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3--2-0-2--3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--0-0-0-|x2 (not actual number of strums)
|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--0-0-0-|
|----------0-0-0--2-2-2-|
|-----------------3-3-3-|
VERSE 1
(Note: In some places, there's a quick open strum on the low strings transitioning
between Bm and G)
G D
There's an empty hall
Bm
and it echos back at you
G A
it's like an empty freight line rollin' through the dead of night
D
no end in sight and nowhere to go
Bm
with no one to call your own,
G A
there ain't no voice on the other end of the telephone
CHORUS
G A
oh and I wish I could see that smile
D G
And hold it in a frame just for a while
A
take me to the edge of the highway
I'll find my way back home
PLAY INTRO
VERSE 2
G D
Well there's a flood of tears
Bm
they're just falling down like rain
G A
they spill into your empty bourbon glass
D
pour it out fill it up again
Bm
until you feel no pain
G A
wander to that bar and everybody's having fun
they don't understand
CHORUS
G A
if I could see that smile
D G
And hold it in a frame just for a while
A
take me to the edge of the highway
I'll find my way back home
INTRO/SOLO
VERSE 3
G D
There's a mirrored wall
Bm
and it's starin' back at you
G A
it's like an empty freight line movin' through the dead of night
D
no end in sight and nowhere to go
Bm
with no place to call your home,
G A
there ain't no voice on the other end of the telephone
CHORUS
G A
oh and I wish I could see that smile
D G
And hold it in a frame just for a while
A
take me to the edge of the highway
I'll find my way back home
[Play INTRO four more times, end on G]
INTRO - features some hammering on and off as shown:
D A G
|-2-3-2-0--0-0-0--3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3--2-0-2--3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--0-0-0-|x2 (not actual number of strums)
|-0-0-0-0--2-2-2--0-0-0-|
|----------0-0-0--2-2-2-|
|-----------------3-3-3-|
VERSE 1
(Note: In some places, there's a quick open strum on the low strings transitioning
between Bm and G)
G D
There's an empty hall
Bm
and it echos back at you
G A
it's like an empty freight line rollin' through the dead of night
D
no end in sight and nowhere to go
Bm
with no one to call your own,
G A
there ain't no voice on the other end of the telephone
CHORUS
G A
oh and I wish I could see that smile
D G
And hold it in a frame just for a while
A
take me to the edge of the highway
I'll find my way back home
PLAY INTRO
VERSE 2
G D
Well there's a flood of tears
Bm
they're just falling down like rain
G A
they spill into your empty bourbon glass
D
pour it out fill it up again
Bm
until you feel no pain
G A
wander to that bar and everybody's having fun
they don't understand
CHORUS
G A
if I could see that smile
D G
And hold it in a frame just for a while
A
take me to the edge of the highway
I'll find my way back home
INTRO/SOLO
VERSE 3
G D
There's a mirrored wall
Bm
and it's starin' back at you
G A
it's like an empty freight line movin' through the dead of night
D
no end in sight and nowhere to go
Bm
with no place to call your home,
G A
there ain't no voice on the other end of the telephone
CHORUS
G A
oh and I wish I could see that smile
D G
And hold it in a frame just for a while
A
take me to the edge of the highway
I'll find my way back home
[Play INTRO four more times, end on G]
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