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You Be the Fiddle

from Give It Time by Erik Yates

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Found this song at the end of a tough year and a morning of mainlining Greg Brown's first record.

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You be the fiddle, babe, and I’ll be the bass guitar
And we’ll go honkytonkin’ out underneath the stars
You fly fast and free, honey, and I’ll keep steady time
Let’s paint the town, baby, while we’re in our prime

We got a long, long life to live, babe
There ain’t nothin’ we won’t lose
So put on that dress I love, the one that don’t hang low
Let’s make all them other dancers look like fools
‘Cause when your hips start swayin’, babe
I could swing you ‘round all day and night
Just show me the way into your arms

chorus

It’s been one hell of a year, baby
There ain’t nothin’ that ain’t gone wrong
I just wanna hear some moanin’ steel guitar
And I want you to come along
I’m tired of all this waitin’ round
My ears are dyin’ for the sound
Of some string band playin’ some old country tune

chorus

I don’t know what to do, don’t know what to say
To give more love to you, but there’s got to be a way
While I find it, babe, let’s hear those guitars play

There’s a full moon risin’ high, babe
Big as a midnight sun
Let’s find a neon sign and a place to hang our coats
And try to have ourselves a little fun
‘Cause somethin’ strong’s been tellin’ me
The whole day long that I can see
The world and all its charms in the way you move

chorus

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from Give It Time, released January 7, 2018
Erik Yates, all instruments and vocals
Don Zimmer, recording engineer
Charlie Wilson, mixing & mastering

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Erik Yates Lyons, Colorado

Erik Yates' many years of touring with his fellow progressive bluegrass pioneers in Hot Buttered Rum have done more than gain him a reputation; they've honed his singing, his songwriting and his work on multiple instruments. All of this is on display on his solo debut, "Give it Time"(Yates plays every instrument on the album), and the result is ones that fans and new listeners alike will cherish. ... more

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