Biography:
One of the best bluegrass bands around, Del has the high lonesome voice that befits a bluegrass song.
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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!
City of Stone (Del McCoury)
VERSE 1:
G Bb G
I dreamed I was lost in a city of stone
G D G
And the people that dwelled there were marble
G Bb G
I listened in vain for any fountain’s silver tone
G D G
In vain for any sweet bird’s friendly warble
CHORUS 1:
C F G
It was silent as the grave in that city of stone
F C
Not one soul to save
Bb D
Not one voice to cheer me on
G
I was frightened in my heart
Bb G
And cold to the bone
G
As I wandered in my dream
D G
Through that city of stone
VERSE 2:
G Bb G
I dreamed I was lost in a city of stone
G D G
And the people that dwelled there were marble
G Bb G
I wandered the alleyways in search of my home
G D G
At a familiar place I rang the doorbell
CHORUS 2:
C F G
No one re-plied, but the door swung open wide
F C
So I stepped in-side
Bb D
My house to look u-pon
G
All cobwebs and ashes
Bb G
All signs of live were gone
G
And I feared for my soul
D G
In that city of stone
VERSE 3:
G Bb G
The most precious of gifts come in the strangest of forms
G D G
Sweet life quickens even in the charnel
G
Sometimes we’re granted visions
Bb G
That serve us as a warning
G D G
How our passing deeds are writ in stone e-ternal
CHORUS 3:
C F G
So make not your heart into a city of stone
F C
The higher that you build those walls
Bb D
The surer over-thrown
G
For here stands a man
Bb G
Who turned back from too far gone
G
When he dreamed he was lost
D G
In a city of stone
G
Yes, here stands a man
Bb C
Who turned back from too far gone
G D G
Oh, I dreamed I was lost in a city of stone.
VERSE 1:
G Bb G
I dreamed I was lost in a city of stone
G D G
And the people that dwelled there were marble
G Bb G
I listened in vain for any fountain’s silver tone
G D G
In vain for any sweet bird’s friendly warble
CHORUS 1:
C F G
It was silent as the grave in that city of stone
F C
Not one soul to save
Bb D
Not one voice to cheer me on
G
I was frightened in my heart
Bb G
And cold to the bone
G
As I wandered in my dream
D G
Through that city of stone
VERSE 2:
G Bb G
I dreamed I was lost in a city of stone
G D G
And the people that dwelled there were marble
G Bb G
I wandered the alleyways in search of my home
G D G
At a familiar place I rang the doorbell
CHORUS 2:
C F G
No one re-plied, but the door swung open wide
F C
So I stepped in-side
Bb D
My house to look u-pon
G
All cobwebs and ashes
Bb G
All signs of live were gone
G
And I feared for my soul
D G
In that city of stone
VERSE 3:
G Bb G
The most precious of gifts come in the strangest of forms
G D G
Sweet life quickens even in the charnel
G
Sometimes we’re granted visions
Bb G
That serve us as a warning
G D G
How our passing deeds are writ in stone e-ternal
CHORUS 3:
C F G
So make not your heart into a city of stone
F C
The higher that you build those walls
Bb D
The surer over-thrown
G
For here stands a man
Bb G
Who turned back from too far gone
G
When he dreamed he was lost
D G
In a city of stone
G
Yes, here stands a man
Bb C
Who turned back from too far gone
G D G
Oh, I dreamed I was lost in a city of stone.
