Chords for Vince Gill, Alison Krause & Patty Loveless - High Lonesome Sound + Working on a Building + [1997]

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Thank you.
Thank you.
It's great to be here tonight.
And one of the things that I've always loved about making music for a living is how good
music really always seems to come back around again.
But in the case of bluegrass, it never really has gone away.
Among the great artists who have made sure it stayed around are Alison Krauss and her
band Union Station.
And I'm thrilled that they're here tonight to join me in a song that I wrote in honor
of the father of bluegrass music, Bill Monroe.
It's called High Lonesome Sound. _ _
[G] Whenever _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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[C] I'm feeling [G] lonely
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ I start thinking about [C] my [G] blue eyed darling
_ [F] And my heart [G] starts pining for you
When I hear [C] that high [G] lonesome sound
Cause [C] my sweet baby ain't [G] a bad
When I'm feeling lonely
I start thinking about my blue eyed darling
And my heart starts pining for you
When [F] I hear that high [C] _ [G] lonesome sound _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[C] Cause [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm lost in this ocean of darkness _
_ [C] Not knowing [G] which way I should turn
And my love feels weird standing here
[F] Knowing [G] you'll never turn _
When I hear [C] that high _ [G] lonesome sound
Cause [C] my [G] sweet baby ain't a bad
When [C] my _ love's [G] got me down
When I hear [F] that high [C] _ [G] lonesome sound _
When [C] my [G] love's got me down
When I [F] hear that [C] high [G] lonesome sound
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Thank _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ you.
_ _ Thank you very much.
Now here's one of the five nominees for Best Country Album
and one of my dearest friends, Miss Patty Loveless.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ I gave up _ cigarettes
I haven't had a light one
_ _ [C] And it's been years since [G] I stopped
_ _ _ _ The same goes for alcohol
I don't touch the stuff at [C] all
And I used to dream till [D] I'd draw
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ Those words [C] of [G] this is _ easy _
And [Em] it feels [C] _ [G] good [D] to _ say
_ _ [C] _ _
[D] Forgetting you [G] is not that hard _ [C] to do
[G] A _ [D] thousand [G] times a day
It _ [Em] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ turns out _
_ _ [Em] that not you
[C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Forgetting [D] you [G] is not that hard [C] to do
[G] I've done it a [Dm] [G] thousand times a day
[C] Yes, _ [G] I've done it [D] a thousand _ _ times [G] a _ _ _ day
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_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Bill Monroe was the winner of the very first Bluegrass Grammy
and in 1993 he was also honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
And he was one of the greats that we lost this [Bb] past year.
And this evening really wouldn't be complete without doing one of his favorite songs.
I just want you to know this is the first song that I ever sang with Bill Monroe
and I know he'd love knowing that we're doing it right here in the heart of Music City.
Country music right here in Madison Square Gardens. _
[N] It's called Working on a Building.
[Bb] _ _ _
I'm _ _ _ working on a building, I'm working on a building
I'm working on a building for
_ _ _ _ If I were a preacher, I'd tell a dude
I'm preaching and working on a building
I'm working on a building, _ on a building
On a building, _ _ _ _ _ it's a Holy Ghost building
It's a Holy Ghost building, it's a Holy Ghost building
For my Lord _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
I'd _ tell you what I'd do, I'd quit my camp
And I'd work on a building
I'm working on a building, I'm working on a building
I'm working on a building _ _ _ _ _
It's a Holy Ghost building, it's a Holy Ghost building
It's a Holy Ghost building, for my Lord _ _
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_ _ _ Well _ _ _
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_ [Bb] if I was a sinner, I'd tell you what I'd do
I'd quit my sinning, Lord, and I'd work on a building
I'm working on a building, on a building
I'm working on a building
_ It's _ _ a Holy Ghost building, it's a Holy Ghost building
It's a Holy Ghost building, for my Lord _
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