Carrying On Chords by Ralph Stanley Ii

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_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Living on the road [Eb] ain't easy, [Ab] a man can [F] really get [Eb] the blues.
_ [Ab] If I live up [Eb] to my name, [Ab] I'll have to [Bb] fill some mighty [Eb] big shit.
_ [Ab] The Stantleys wore some mighty [Eb] big shit. _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] They sang about [Eb] God and Heaven, _ [Ab] they sang [Eb] about Mom and Home.
[Ab] They sang about everyday [Eb] living, _
_ [Ab] I'm just [Eb] trying to carry on,
[Ab] and maybe get a name of [Eb] my own. _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] My daddy's a living [Eb] legend, _ [Ab] Uncle Carter [Bb] died before [Eb] his time.
_ [Ab] When I walk out [Eb] in the spotlight, _ [Ab] we're all [Eb] standing side by side.
[Ab] I know they're by [Eb] my side. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Ab] If I ever get [Eb] back to Colbert, _ [Ab] get back [Bb] to my home [Eb] in the hills,
I'm [Ab] gonna have me a talk with [Eb] Uncle Carter.
_ [Ab] Gonna tell him [Eb] just how I feel, _ [Ab] he'll know just how [Eb] I feel.
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[Ab] _ lies upon [Eb] a mountain, _ [Ab] he's at rest [Eb] in the hills of home. _
And [Ab] every time I think [Eb] about him, _ [Ab] the Stanley [Bb] blues I'm [Eb] on. _
[Ab] The Stanley blues [Eb] I'm on. _
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