Biography:
Frank Foster (September 23, 1928 – July 26, 2011) was an American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer. Foster collaborated frequently with Count Basie and worked as a bandleader from the early 1950s.
Foster was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and educated at Wilberforce University. In 1949, he moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he joined the local jazz scene, playing with musicians such as Wardell Gray. Drafted into the US Army in 1951, Foster served in Korea with the 7th Infantry Division.
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[Intro]
A C G D A
[Verse]
C
Well do ya hear that lonesome whistle
G D A
Lord it's fadin like an ol Hank Williams song
C G
This thing called country lord I try to listen
D
But i'm runnin through my radio and aint nuthin on
and I feel alone
[Instrumental]
A C G D A
[Verse]
C
I aint to sure where im going
G D A
and we cant seem to remember just where we been
C
My country roots lord they aint showin
G D
and aint nobody blowin like big john did on seminole wind
I wanna hear it again and again and again and again
[Chorus]
C
and I wanna run
G D C
I'm gonna run on down the highway
G D C
till me and this guitar is a bag of bones
G D
From gulf coast cowboy to doin it my way
C G D
Guitar pickin apostle preachin the gospel of a country song
C G D
Guitar pickin apostle preachin the gospel of a country song
[Instrumental]
A C G D x2
[Verse]
A C
Now gone are the days of all the real legends
G D
and gone are the songs and with that goes the proof
A C
And gone are the sounds of the uncaged spirit
G
and gone is the freedom of playing what your feelin
D
and gone is the truth so in honor of the heroes of my youth
[Chorus]
C
I'm gonna run
G D C
I'm gonna run on down the highway
G D C
till me and this guitar is a bag of bones
G D
From gulf coast cowboy to doin it my way
C G D
Guitar pickin apostle preachin the gospel of a country song
C G D
Guitar pickin apostle lord I'm preachin the gospel of a country song
C G D
Guitar pickin apostle preachin the gospel
[Outro]
A C G D x2
A C G D A
[Verse]
C
Well do ya hear that lonesome whistle
G D A
Lord it's fadin like an ol Hank Williams song
C G
This thing called country lord I try to listen
D
But i'm runnin through my radio and aint nuthin on
and I feel alone
[Instrumental]
A C G D A
[Verse]
C
I aint to sure where im going
G D A
and we cant seem to remember just where we been
C
My country roots lord they aint showin
G D
and aint nobody blowin like big john did on seminole wind
I wanna hear it again and again and again and again
[Chorus]
C
and I wanna run
G D C
I'm gonna run on down the highway
G D C
till me and this guitar is a bag of bones
G D
From gulf coast cowboy to doin it my way
C G D
Guitar pickin apostle preachin the gospel of a country song
C G D
Guitar pickin apostle preachin the gospel of a country song
[Instrumental]
A C G D x2
[Verse]
A C
Now gone are the days of all the real legends
G D
and gone are the songs and with that goes the proof
A C
And gone are the sounds of the uncaged spirit
G
and gone is the freedom of playing what your feelin
D
and gone is the truth so in honor of the heroes of my youth
[Chorus]
C
I'm gonna run
G D C
I'm gonna run on down the highway
G D C
till me and this guitar is a bag of bones
G D
From gulf coast cowboy to doin it my way
C G D
Guitar pickin apostle preachin the gospel of a country song
C G D
Guitar pickin apostle lord I'm preachin the gospel of a country song
C G D
Guitar pickin apostle preachin the gospel
[Outro]
A C G D x2
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