Roy Lee

Thirty Years of Farming Banjo tuned E, Capo 3, Key of E to match cd I played sound byte Capo 2 (F#), still key of E Roy Lee E A E He was a simple man from the mountains, B7 E Those hills put a song in his heart A E And how the miles can take you from wherever you are A B7 E And how he felt when he held his guitar A E He turned the heads of the ladies, A E Wound up in jail from the men that he'd fight A E Had to wash down his suffering with white pills and whiskey A B7 E Cause he was restless and tortured, inside Chorus: E A E Now he's crossed his last lonesome river, B7 E Knowing strangers, and stonewalls are still far A E Now he is back in the mountains were I hope he finds peace A E God Bless him, rest him, Roy Lee Instrumental: E A E Some said he was mean and cold-hearted B7 E Some said a victim of life's circumstance A E Oh, but we all agree, he was a man from the mountains A E Only he and his God understands Chorus: tag: A E Now he's back on the mountain where I hope he finds peace A E God Bless him, and rest him, Roy Lee