Biography:
The East Tennessee band Blue Moon Rising is one of the most exciting new Bluegrass groups on the scene today. Not only do they write and perform original, well-crafted Bluegrass songs, they play those songs with a sense of style and taste reminiscent of some of the pioneers of the Bluegrass genre.
Formed in late 2000, the name honors the "Father of Bluegrass Music", Bill Monroe and his legendary song "Blue Moon of Kentucky". Blue Moon Rising's new
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[Intro]
Am Em7 Am
Am G Am (2x)
[Verse 1]
Am G Am
In North Carolina where my papa came from,
G Am
A man was known by the work that he done.
E7 G Am
Welfare checks never paid his bills;
G Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
G Am G A Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
[Chorus]
G Am
And the chips would fly and the blades would whirl,
G Am
Bringin' home a livin' to his Carolina girl.
G Am E
Sweat would roll where the wood meets steel;
G Am E
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
G A E Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
Am E G Am
G Am
G Am
[Verse 2]
Am G Am
He'd leave every morning with his axe and saw;
G Am
Cut down the timber that the horses would haul.
Am G Am
God-fearin' man with a woodsman's skill;
G A
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
Am G Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
[Chorus]
G Am
And the chips would fly and the blades would whirl,
G A Am
Bringin' home a livin' to his Carolina girl.
G Am
Sweat would roll where the wood meets steel;
G Am E
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
G Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
[Instrumental Refrain]
[verse 3]
Am Em Am
Lookin' back on it all now, I finally understand;
G Am
It's hard to make a livin' as a sawmill man,
E7 Am
But he raised nine kids with a love I still feel.
G Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
G Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
[Chorus]
G Am
And the chips would fly and the blades would whirl,
G Am
Bringin' home a livin' to his Carolina girl.
G Am
Sweat would roll where the wood meets steel;
G Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
G Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
Am Em7 Am
Am G Am (2x)
[Verse 1]
Am G Am
In North Carolina where my papa came from,
G Am
A man was known by the work that he done.
E7 G Am
Welfare checks never paid his bills;
G Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
G Am G A Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
[Chorus]
G Am
And the chips would fly and the blades would whirl,
G Am
Bringin' home a livin' to his Carolina girl.
G Am E
Sweat would roll where the wood meets steel;
G Am E
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
G A E Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
Am E G Am
G Am
G Am
[Verse 2]
Am G Am
He'd leave every morning with his axe and saw;
G Am
Cut down the timber that the horses would haul.
Am G Am
God-fearin' man with a woodsman's skill;
G A
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
Am G Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
[Chorus]
G Am
And the chips would fly and the blades would whirl,
G A Am
Bringin' home a livin' to his Carolina girl.
G Am
Sweat would roll where the wood meets steel;
G Am E
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
G Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
[Instrumental Refrain]
[verse 3]
Am Em Am
Lookin' back on it all now, I finally understand;
G Am
It's hard to make a livin' as a sawmill man,
E7 Am
But he raised nine kids with a love I still feel.
G Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
G Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
[Chorus]
G Am
And the chips would fly and the blades would whirl,
G Am
Bringin' home a livin' to his Carolina girl.
G Am
Sweat would roll where the wood meets steel;
G Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
G Am
Papa made a livin' by working sawmills.
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Blue Sky Riders
Blue Sky Rise
Blue Stahli
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