Back Porch Band

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[Verse 1]
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Well I love the sound of a fiddle 
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string
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In the hands of a man who can make 
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it sing
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Playin’ that melody clear and 
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sweet
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It’ll touch your heart and tickle 
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your feet
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[Verse 2]
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When I hear that mandolin
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It’s like the voice of a good old 
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friend
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Takes me back to a simpler day
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Makes my troubles melt away
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[Chorus 1]
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Whoah-oh, let’s get started
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Who knows when we’ll be parted
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No time to be downhearted on this
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 night
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Let’s play some good old music
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My heart sure could use it
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Live it up a little while we can
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Playin’ in a back porch bluegrass 
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band
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[Verse 3 / Bass Solo]
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Well I know a man who plays the 
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bass
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With a big old grin on his face
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‘Cause every note so deep and low
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Strikes a chord in his soul
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[Verse 4]
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When I’ve had all I can bare
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Of a life that isn’t always fair
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Nothing sets my soul at ease
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Like that high-bound harmony
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[Chorus 2]
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...bluegrass band
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[Bridge / Guitar Solo]
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And when it’s late
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When the night has fallen
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We can play
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With the katydids callin’
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And we’ll know
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Long after we’re gone
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They’ll keep up their song


[Chorus 3 / Outro]
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...bluegrass band
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