Biography:
Balsam Range based in Haywood County, N.C. members are Caleb Smith, Marc Pruett, Buddy Metlon, Tim Surrett, and Darren Nicholson.
A Bluegrass band with influences from Gospel and Country Music. Balsam Range follow a musical heritage handed down from the Scotch-Irish settlers of the Southern Mountains, English ballads and Western songs.
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Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Blue Collar Dreams by Balsam Range
Capo: 4th fret
[Intro]
G B7 C A7
G D C G
C D G
[Chorus]
G
With an aching back
B7
Blood, tears, and sweat
C
Blue collar dreams
A7
Keep me in debt
G
Can't tell you why
D
I don't leave this old
C G
One horse town behind
C D G
My good intentions withered on the vine
[Verse]
G D
I swim for nickles
C G
I can't save a dime
C D G
I try to walk that straight and narrow line
G D
Oh I need a small vacation
C G
But I ain't got 'nuff time
C D G
Bright and early I'll be back to the grind
[Chorus]
G
With an aching back
B7
Blood, tears, and sweat
C
Blue collar dreams
A7
Keep me in debt
G
Can't tell you why
D
I don't leave this old
C G
One horse town behind
C D G
My good intentions withered on the vine
G D
Paycheck to paycheck
C G
Ain't the way things outta be
C D G
Hard times they seem to never end
G D
Yesterday the groceries
C G
Today I'll pay the rent
C D G
By Friday all my money will be spent
G
With an aching back
B7
Blood, tears, and sweat
C
Blue collar dreams
A7
Keep me in debt
G
Can't tell you why
D
I don't leave this old
C G
One horse town behind
C D G
My good intentions withered on the vine
[Solos]
G B7 C A7
G D C G
C D G
G
With an aching back
B7
Blood, tears, and sweat
C
Blue collar dreams
A7
Keep me in debt
G
Can't tell you why
D
I don't leave this old
C G
One horse town behind
C D G
My good intentions withered on the vine
C D B7 A
I'll kick the can a little further down the line
C D G
My good intentions withered on the vine
Capo: 4th fret
[Intro]
G B7 C A7
G D C G
C D G
[Chorus]
G
With an aching back
B7
Blood, tears, and sweat
C
Blue collar dreams
A7
Keep me in debt
G
Can't tell you why
D
I don't leave this old
C G
One horse town behind
C D G
My good intentions withered on the vine
[Verse]
G D
I swim for nickles
C G
I can't save a dime
C D G
I try to walk that straight and narrow line
G D
Oh I need a small vacation
C G
But I ain't got 'nuff time
C D G
Bright and early I'll be back to the grind
[Chorus]
G
With an aching back
B7
Blood, tears, and sweat
C
Blue collar dreams
A7
Keep me in debt
G
Can't tell you why
D
I don't leave this old
C G
One horse town behind
C D G
My good intentions withered on the vine
G D
Paycheck to paycheck
C G
Ain't the way things outta be
C D G
Hard times they seem to never end
G D
Yesterday the groceries
C G
Today I'll pay the rent
C D G
By Friday all my money will be spent
G
With an aching back
B7
Blood, tears, and sweat
C
Blue collar dreams
A7
Keep me in debt
G
Can't tell you why
D
I don't leave this old
C G
One horse town behind
C D G
My good intentions withered on the vine
[Solos]
G B7 C A7
G D C G
C D G
G
With an aching back
B7
Blood, tears, and sweat
C
Blue collar dreams
A7
Keep me in debt
G
Can't tell you why
D
I don't leave this old
C G
One horse town behind
C D G
My good intentions withered on the vine
C D B7 A
I'll kick the can a little further down the line
C D G
My good intentions withered on the vine
