Chords for Big Country Bluegrass: Is This Seat Taken? (2019) New Bluegrass!
Tempo:
58.2 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E] [A] [E]
He stood shivering at the door, but it wasn't from the [A] cold.
Last time he ventured in, he wasn't [E] near this soul.
[A] He feared he'd not be welcome [E] if they knew how far he strayed.
It's been more than thirty years since he bowed his head to pray.
The congregation was singing [B] a song that he once knew.
[A] By the isle his great-grandmother in that same wooden pew,
where he heard of Jesus and the straight and narrow way.
He [E] walked slowly up beside her, knelt down by her to say,
Is [A] this seat taken?
Can I sit [E] here next to you?
She said, Son, my prayers been answered, I've been [B] saving it for you.
[A] Sit here beside [E] me like you used [A] to do.
[E] Oh no, this seat's not taken, [B] I've been saving [E] it for you.
Two thousand years ago in heaven, another son came home
[A] to prepare for us a place at the foot [E] of God's throne.
There [A] we'll sing with the angels songs of unending praise.
We'll [E] sit next to mother [B] where Jesus saved for [E] us a place.
Is this [A] seat taken?
Can I sit here [E] next to you?
She said, Son, my prayers been answered, I've been saving [B] it for you.
[A] Sit here beside me like you used to do.
[E] Oh no, this seat's not taken, I've been saving it for you.
Oh no, this seat's not taken, [B] we've been saving it [E] for you.
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
He stood shivering at the door, but it wasn't from the [A] cold.
Last time he ventured in, he wasn't [E] near this soul.
[A] He feared he'd not be welcome [E] if they knew how far he strayed.
It's been more than thirty years since he bowed his head to pray.
The congregation was singing [B] a song that he once knew.
[A] By the isle his great-grandmother in that same wooden pew,
where he heard of Jesus and the straight and narrow way.
He [E] walked slowly up beside her, knelt down by her to say,
Is [A] this seat taken?
Can I sit [E] here next to you?
She said, Son, my prayers been answered, I've been [B] saving it for you.
[A] Sit here beside [E] me like you used [A] to do.
[E] Oh no, this seat's not taken, [B] I've been saving [E] it for you.
Two thousand years ago in heaven, another son came home
[A] to prepare for us a place at the foot [E] of God's throne.
There [A] we'll sing with the angels songs of unending praise.
We'll [E] sit next to mother [B] where Jesus saved for [E] us a place.
Is this [A] seat taken?
Can I sit here [E] next to you?
She said, Son, my prayers been answered, I've been saving [B] it for you.
[A] Sit here beside me like you used to do.
[E] Oh no, this seat's not taken, I've been saving it for you.
Oh no, this seat's not taken, [B] we've been saving it [E] for you.
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
Key:
E
A
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E
A
B
E
A
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ He stood shivering at the door, but it wasn't from the [A] cold.
Last time he ventured in, he wasn't [E] near this soul.
[A] He feared he'd not be welcome [E] if they knew how far he strayed.
It's been more than thirty years since he bowed his head to pray.
The congregation was singing [B] a song that he once knew.
[A] By the isle his great-grandmother in that same wooden pew,
where he heard of Jesus and the straight and narrow way.
He [E] walked slowly up beside her, knelt down by her to say,
Is [A] this seat taken?
Can I sit [E] here next to you?
She said, Son, my prayers been answered, I've been [B] saving it for you.
[A] Sit here beside [E] me like you used [A] to do.
[E] Oh no, this seat's not taken, [B] I've been saving [E] it for you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Two thousand years ago in heaven, another son came home
[A] to prepare for us a place at the foot [E] of God's throne.
There [A] we'll sing with the angels songs of unending praise.
We'll [E] sit next to mother [B] where Jesus saved for [E] us a place.
Is this [A] seat taken?
Can I sit here [E] next to you?
She said, Son, my prayers been answered, I've been saving [B] it for you. _
[A] Sit here beside me like you used to do.
[E] Oh no, this seat's not taken, I've been saving it for you.
Oh no, this seat's not taken, [B] we've been saving it [E] for you. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ He stood shivering at the door, but it wasn't from the [A] cold.
Last time he ventured in, he wasn't [E] near this soul.
[A] He feared he'd not be welcome [E] if they knew how far he strayed.
It's been more than thirty years since he bowed his head to pray.
The congregation was singing [B] a song that he once knew.
[A] By the isle his great-grandmother in that same wooden pew,
where he heard of Jesus and the straight and narrow way.
He [E] walked slowly up beside her, knelt down by her to say,
Is [A] this seat taken?
Can I sit [E] here next to you?
She said, Son, my prayers been answered, I've been [B] saving it for you.
[A] Sit here beside [E] me like you used [A] to do.
[E] Oh no, this seat's not taken, [B] I've been saving [E] it for you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Two thousand years ago in heaven, another son came home
[A] to prepare for us a place at the foot [E] of God's throne.
There [A] we'll sing with the angels songs of unending praise.
We'll [E] sit next to mother [B] where Jesus saved for [E] us a place.
Is this [A] seat taken?
Can I sit here [E] next to you?
She said, Son, my prayers been answered, I've been saving [B] it for you. _
[A] Sit here beside me like you used to do.
[E] Oh no, this seat's not taken, I've been saving it for you.
Oh no, this seat's not taken, [B] we've been saving it [E] for you. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _