Chords for Sleepy Man Banjo Boys - Earl Scruggs Tribute at Ryman Auditorium

_ _ _ _ _ _ Earl Scruggs.
[B] _ [E] Before [Bm] him, no [Gb] one had ever [N] played the banjo like he did.
After him, everyone
played the banjo like he did. _ _
_ _ Or at least, they tried.
In [B] 1945, [N] when he first stood on
that spot, center stage, 25 feet from where I'm standing now, and he played the banjo
the way no [Gb] one had ever heard it before, the audience responded with [N] shouts, whoops,
and ovations.
There aren't many earthquakes in Tennessee, but that night, there was.
He
played with clarity and speed like no one before him, and on these nights, he had the
stars of North Carolina shooting from his fingertips. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] [Gm] Bill Monroe came to the end of
[B] a sung [N] phrase.
_ Earl filled this theater with sparkling runs of notes that became a signature
for all bluegrass music sets.
_ _ He'd stitch his hat, play, and smile at the audience like
what they was doing was a practice.
_ He first saw his future wife, Louise, when he was standing
[Ab] there, and she was sitting [N] right there.
_ He was the greatest, most influential banjo player
_ _ _ _ [Eb] All the banjo [Ab] players I know, including [B] myself, were motivated _ [N] or were given their start when
they first heard Earl Scruggs.
[B] The list of banjo players who owe a debt to him [N] is endless.
Even today, young people are led to the [A] banjo from hearing Earl [Bb] pick the five string.
Here's
[B] ten-year-old Johnny Mazzone [N] and Sleepy Man Banjo Voice.
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