Chords for Billy Strings on Bill Monroe's "Uncle Pen" 9/18/22 Saratoga Springs, NY
Tempo:
125.25 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
C#
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m] [A]
[D] [A]
I'm a big woodpiper.
Fuck, I forgot the words.
Oh, the big woodpiper comes from far away to dance all night till the break of day.
When the call of the holler comes to the door, Jimmy wants the [E] pig and he's ready [A] to go.
[C#] [D] Late in the [A] evening, about sundown, high on the hill, there's a mother tower.
Don't forget to play the fiddle, or howl, or clang.
You can hear it talk, [E] you can hear it sing.
[A]
[E] [D] I'm a [A] big woodpiper.
Well, he had an old coon he called Soldier's Blood.
He ended up on the throne of the Boston Boar.
The greatest of all was Jimmy Lane.
He danced till the fiddle began.
[C#] [Bm] Late [A] in the evening, about sundown, high on the hill, there's a mother tower.
Don't forget to play the fiddle, or howl, or clang.
You can [A#] hear it talk, you can [F#] hear it sing.
[A]
[Am] [D]
[A] [D] [A]
Now, never forget the mournful days of the famous faraway.
He played one awful fiddle, one awful bug, a little song from him to go.
[C#] [D] Well, late [A] in the evening, about sundown, high on the hill, there's a mother tower.
Don't forget to play the fiddle, or howl, or clang.
You can hear it talk, you can hear it sing.
[N]
[A] [C#] [F#]
[E]
[D] [A]
I'm a big woodpiper.
Fuck, I forgot the words.
Oh, the big woodpiper comes from far away to dance all night till the break of day.
When the call of the holler comes to the door, Jimmy wants the [E] pig and he's ready [A] to go.
[C#] [D] Late in the [A] evening, about sundown, high on the hill, there's a mother tower.
Don't forget to play the fiddle, or howl, or clang.
You can hear it talk, [E] you can hear it sing.
[A]
[E] [D] I'm a [A] big woodpiper.
Well, he had an old coon he called Soldier's Blood.
He ended up on the throne of the Boston Boar.
The greatest of all was Jimmy Lane.
He danced till the fiddle began.
[C#] [Bm] Late [A] in the evening, about sundown, high on the hill, there's a mother tower.
Don't forget to play the fiddle, or howl, or clang.
You can [A#] hear it talk, you can [F#] hear it sing.
[A]
[Am] [D]
[A] [D] [A]
Now, never forget the mournful days of the famous faraway.
He played one awful fiddle, one awful bug, a little song from him to go.
[C#] [D] Well, late [A] in the evening, about sundown, high on the hill, there's a mother tower.
Don't forget to play the fiddle, or howl, or clang.
You can hear it talk, you can hear it sing.
[N]
[A] [C#] [F#]
[E]
Key:
A
D
E
C#
F#
A
D
E
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm a big woodpiper.
Fuck, I forgot the words. _ _ _ _ _
Oh, the big woodpiper comes from far away to dance all night till the break of day.
When the call of the holler comes to the door, Jimmy wants the [E] pig and he's ready [A] to go.
[C#] _ _ [D] Late in the [A] evening, about sundown, high on the hill, there's a mother tower.
Don't forget to play the fiddle, or howl, or clang.
You can hear it talk, [E] you can hear it sing.
[A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] I'm a [A] big _ _ _ woodpiper. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, he had an old coon he called Soldier's Blood.
He ended up on the throne of the Boston Boar.
The greatest of all was Jimmy Lane.
He danced till the fiddle began.
_ [C#] _ [Bm] Late [A] in the evening, about sundown, high on the hill, there's a mother tower.
Don't forget to play the fiddle, or howl, or clang.
You can [A#] hear it talk, you can [F#] hear it sing.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now, never forget the mournful days of the famous faraway.
He played one awful fiddle, one awful bug, a little song from him to go.
[C#] _ _ [D] Well, late [A] in the evening, about sundown, high on the hill, there's a mother tower.
Don't forget to play the fiddle, or howl, or clang.
You can hear it talk, you can hear it sing. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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[A] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm a big woodpiper.
Fuck, I forgot the words. _ _ _ _ _
Oh, the big woodpiper comes from far away to dance all night till the break of day.
When the call of the holler comes to the door, Jimmy wants the [E] pig and he's ready [A] to go.
[C#] _ _ [D] Late in the [A] evening, about sundown, high on the hill, there's a mother tower.
Don't forget to play the fiddle, or howl, or clang.
You can hear it talk, [E] you can hear it sing.
[A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [D] I'm a [A] big _ _ _ woodpiper. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, he had an old coon he called Soldier's Blood.
He ended up on the throne of the Boston Boar.
The greatest of all was Jimmy Lane.
He danced till the fiddle began.
_ [C#] _ [Bm] Late [A] in the evening, about sundown, high on the hill, there's a mother tower.
Don't forget to play the fiddle, or howl, or clang.
You can [A#] hear it talk, you can [F#] hear it sing.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now, never forget the mournful days of the famous faraway.
He played one awful fiddle, one awful bug, a little song from him to go.
[C#] _ _ [D] Well, late [A] in the evening, about sundown, high on the hill, there's a mother tower.
Don't forget to play the fiddle, or howl, or clang.
You can hear it talk, you can hear it sing. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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[A] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _