Biography:
Rhiannon Giddens (born February 21, 1977) is an American musician. She is known as the lead singer, violinist, banjo player and a founding member of the Grammy-winning country, blues and old-time music band Carolina Chocolate Drops .
As well as a singer, Giddens is a voice coach, multi-instrumentalist, dance caller, graphic artist. . . in short a talented performer of great versatility. She is equally at home crooning torch songs in a smoky bar, accompanying herself on banjo, or singing opera in a sumptuous production.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
C/B : x20010
[Verse 1]
C F C
Mama, dear mama, look in yonder tree
C C/B Am F C
See that pretty little sparrow, a-lookin' back at me
C F C
She can soar above the clouds, way up in the sky
C G Am F C
She can fly away from here, why, o why, can't I?
[Verse 2]
C F C
Daughter, dear daughter, I'll tell you something true
C C/B Am F C
Remember Gran Eliza, well, every night she flew
C G Am F C
They tried to keep her down but there was nothing they could do
[Chorus]
C Am G C
She could fly, she could fly
F C G
She could slip the bonds of earth and rise so high
C F C
She could fly across the river
C G Am
Her spirit in her hand
F C G F C
Searchin', always searchin' for the promised land
[Verse 3]
C F C
Mama, dear mama, mama tell me more
C C/B Am F C
I feel a trembling in my arms, I've never felt before
C F C
Daughter, dear daughter, listen what I say
C G Am F C
Your granny always told me you'd feel that way some day
C C/B Am F C
Every time she looked at you she saw the old-time ways
[Chorus]
C Am G C
When we could fly, we could fly
F C G
We could slip the bonds of earth and rise so high
C F C
We could fly across the mountains
C G Am
Together, hand in hand
F C G F
Searchin', always searchin' for the promised land
[Instrumental]
C F C
C C/B Am F C
C F C
C G Am F C
[Verse 4]
C F C
Mama, dear mama, come and stand by me
C G Am F C
I feel a lightness in my feet, a longing to be free
C F C
My heart, it is a-shakin' with an old, old song
C C/B Am F C
I hear the voices sayin', it's time for moving on
[Verse 5]
C F C
She took her mama by the hand, they rose up in the air
C C/B Am F C
They held each other tight and then they flew away from there
C C/B Am F C
They held each other tight and then they flew away from there
[Chorus]
C Am G C
They could fly, they could fly
F C G
They could slip the bonds of earth and rise so high
C F C
They could fly across the ocean
C G Am
Together, hand in hand
F C G F C
Searchin', always searchin' for the promised land
[Verse 1]
C F C
Mama, dear mama, look in yonder tree
C C/B Am F C
See that pretty little sparrow, a-lookin' back at me
C F C
She can soar above the clouds, way up in the sky
C G Am F C
She can fly away from here, why, o why, can't I?
[Verse 2]
C F C
Daughter, dear daughter, I'll tell you something true
C C/B Am F C
Remember Gran Eliza, well, every night she flew
C G Am F C
They tried to keep her down but there was nothing they could do
[Chorus]
C Am G C
She could fly, she could fly
F C G
She could slip the bonds of earth and rise so high
C F C
She could fly across the river
C G Am
Her spirit in her hand
F C G F C
Searchin', always searchin' for the promised land
[Verse 3]
C F C
Mama, dear mama, mama tell me more
C C/B Am F C
I feel a trembling in my arms, I've never felt before
C F C
Daughter, dear daughter, listen what I say
C G Am F C
Your granny always told me you'd feel that way some day
C C/B Am F C
Every time she looked at you she saw the old-time ways
[Chorus]
C Am G C
When we could fly, we could fly
F C G
We could slip the bonds of earth and rise so high
C F C
We could fly across the mountains
C G Am
Together, hand in hand
F C G F
Searchin', always searchin' for the promised land
[Instrumental]
C F C
C C/B Am F C
C F C
C G Am F C
[Verse 4]
C F C
Mama, dear mama, come and stand by me
C G Am F C
I feel a lightness in my feet, a longing to be free
C F C
My heart, it is a-shakin' with an old, old song
C C/B Am F C
I hear the voices sayin', it's time for moving on
[Verse 5]
C F C
She took her mama by the hand, they rose up in the air
C C/B Am F C
They held each other tight and then they flew away from there
C C/B Am F C
They held each other tight and then they flew away from there
[Chorus]
C Am G C
They could fly, they could fly
F C G
They could slip the bonds of earth and rise so high
C F C
They could fly across the ocean
C G Am
Together, hand in hand
F C G F C
Searchin', always searchin' for the promised land
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