Biography:
The Dillards are an American bluegrass band from Salem, Missouri, popularly known for their appearance as "The Darlings" on The Andy Griffith Show.
Though The Dillards were already an established bluegrass band, their biggest claim to fame is performing musically as members of the fictional Darling family on The Andy Griffith Show, introducing bluegrass to many Americans who had never heard it. This was a recurring role and the Dillards were led by veteran character actor Denver Pyle as their father and jug player, Briscoe Darling.
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[Intro]
C Dm C Am Dm G C
[Verse 1]
C Am
You were born by the rolling ocean;
Dm G
I was born in the mountains green.
C Am
Sing to the wind and the wind will tell you
Dm G C
All of the things the wind has seen.
C Am
Listen to the tin can highway hummin';
Dm G
Listen to the plow in the new green ground.
C Am
Hear the sound of a freight train comin'.
Dm G C D
There could be a pla--ce you never have found.
[Chorus]
D
Listen to the sound,; listen to the sound;
Am7 A
Listen to the tune that the wind brought down.
D
Listen to the old-time sound of the fiddle
A7 D F G C
Telling of the place you never have fou-----nd.
[Verse 2]
C Am
We were born by different highways;
Dm G7
That's the difference in our ways.
C Am
You can hear a sound of far off places...
Dm G C
Echoes of a song in other days.
C Am7
You were born by the rolling ocean
Dm G7
I was born in the mountains green.
C Am
Sing to the wind and the wind will tell you
Dm G7 C D
All of the things you never have seen.
[Chorus]
D
Listen to the sound,; listen to the sound;
Am7 A
Listen to the tune that the wind brought down.
D
Listen to the old-time sound of the fiddle
A7 D F G C
Telling of the place you never have fou-----nd.
Am7 Dm7 G C Am Dm G C
C Dm C Am Dm G C
[Verse 1]
C Am
You were born by the rolling ocean;
Dm G
I was born in the mountains green.
C Am
Sing to the wind and the wind will tell you
Dm G C
All of the things the wind has seen.
C Am
Listen to the tin can highway hummin';
Dm G
Listen to the plow in the new green ground.
C Am
Hear the sound of a freight train comin'.
Dm G C D
There could be a pla--ce you never have found.
[Chorus]
D
Listen to the sound,; listen to the sound;
Am7 A
Listen to the tune that the wind brought down.
D
Listen to the old-time sound of the fiddle
A7 D F G C
Telling of the place you never have fou-----nd.
[Verse 2]
C Am
We were born by different highways;
Dm G7
That's the difference in our ways.
C Am
You can hear a sound of far off places...
Dm G C
Echoes of a song in other days.
C Am7
You were born by the rolling ocean
Dm G7
I was born in the mountains green.
C Am
Sing to the wind and the wind will tell you
Dm G7 C D
All of the things you never have seen.
[Chorus]
D
Listen to the sound,; listen to the sound;
Am7 A
Listen to the tune that the wind brought down.
D
Listen to the old-time sound of the fiddle
A7 D F G C
Telling of the place you never have fou-----nd.
Am7 Dm7 G C Am Dm G C
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