Sawing on the Strings
Alison KraussVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
x1
Way back in the mountains
Way back in the hills
There used to live a mountianeer
They called him Fiddlin' Will
He could play most anything
And some say he could sing
But the one thing that he liked to do best
Was sawing on the strings..
So get out the fiddle
And rosin up the bow
Look at ol' Will a pattin' his toe
We'll make music til the rafters ring
and ol' man pickin and a sawin on the string.
x1
When the neighbors had a shindig
And they all had viddles to eat
We'd always have to wait on Will
For the frolic to be complete
When he comes down from the mountain
All the gals began to sway
Sometimes he'd pick that ol' 5 string
Until the break of day.
So tune up the 5 string
Tighten up the hyde
Tell all the young ones to get inside
We'll make music till the rafters ring
And ol man pickin' and a sawing on the string.
x1
So tune up the 5 string
Tighten up the hyde
Tell all the young ones to get inside
We'll make music till the rafters ring
And ol man pickin' and a sawing on the
string...
x5
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Readable chord sheet for Sawing on the Strings by Alison Krauss
[A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] x1 W[A]ay back in the mou[D]ntains W[A]ay back in the h[E]ills There u[A]sed to live a m[D]ountianeer They ca[A]lled him Fid[E]dlin' W[A]ill [A]He could play most a[D]nything And s[A]ome say he could s[E]ing But the o[A]ne thing that he l[D]iked to do best Was sa[A]wing o[E]n the st[A]rings.. So g[A]et out the fiddle And ro[A]sin up the bow L[A]ook at ol' Will a pa[E]ttin' his toe W[A]e'll make music til the ra[D]fters ring and [A]ol' man pickin and a s[E]awin on the st[A]ring. [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] x1 When the ne[A]ighbors had a s[D]hindig And they a[A]ll had viddles to e[E]at We'd al[A]ways have to w[D]ait on Will For the fr[A]olic to [E]be com[A]plete When he c[A]omes down from the mo[D]untain All the g[A]als began to s[E]way Som[A]etimes he'd pick that [D]ol' 5 string U[A]ntil the b[E]reak of d[A]ay. So t[A]une up the 5 string Ti[A]ghten up the hyde T[A]ell all the young ones to g[E]et inside We[A]'ll make music till the ra[D]fters ring And [A]ol man pickin' and a sa[E]wing on the st[A]ring. [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] x1 So t[A]une up the 5 string T[A]ighten up the hyde T[A]ell all the young ones to g[E]et inside We[A]'ll make music till the ra[D]fters ring And [A]ol man pickin' and a sa[E]wing on the st[A]ring... [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] [D] [A] [E] [A] x5