Lonesome Banjo Man chords by Ralph Stanley, Ralph Stanley II
Verse 1
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I guess the greatest man I know
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Is a music -makin' man
He traveled many weary miles,
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off time to foreign lands
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His high and long -stumped
blue -gray sail,
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many thousands clothed and set
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He had a smile for everyone,
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and a banjo on his neck
The miles he came so many hours
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to please his fancy's fit
Just knowin' someone enjoy his sound
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when the show is at an end
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If just one person claps his hand
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he's like a Christmas tree
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A brighter smile upon his face
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And a banjo on his knee
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When he has time to be at home
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His days are not his own
He spends him trying to make his style
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even better than before
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Though he never spoke
of loved ones dear,
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and so often he will be
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With his family gathered close around,
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and his manual on his knee
That's something he just cannot hide,
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the sorrow in his eyes
He's thinkin' of the ones
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who were silent at his side
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There are earthly songs he sings no more
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And in heaven he's now free
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This man goes on with his sadder style
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In his manual on his knees
We cannot know how many times
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He thinks of the days gone by
Of the places that are almost there
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till God called Him on high
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The lonesome man, yo, he does play
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The lonesome man, it's he
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He smiles and does the best he can
Outro 1
With his banjo on his knee
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Lonesome Banjo Man
Ralph Stanley, Ralph Stanley II
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