Blue Sky Cathedral Song Lyrics and Chords by Rhonda Vincent
Blue Sky Cathedral
Recorded by Rhonda Vincent
Written by Chuck Jones and Michael Lunn
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My granddaddy never went to church
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closer to God with his
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hands in the dirt
Doin'
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hard work with the sun on his face
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wind in his hair
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say a prayer
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anywhere
He'd be
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standin' in the middle of fresh mown field
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spirit would move him and
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he'd just kneel
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givin' thanks for God's green earth
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came to church
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he'd prefer his
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cathe
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dral
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with its
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white pine
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Sunrise for its stained glass windows
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singin' along with that
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songbird
hymnal
Made his soul
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fly like an
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le
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under that
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blue sky
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cathed
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Every now and then some folks from town
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dropped in and tried to
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bring him round
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fold but he'd just smil
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e fix €˜em some tea
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talk a while and
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then when they'd leave he'
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d say to me
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Girl some people gotta have four walls to
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keep the word to hear the
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call
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that's okay and
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as for me I
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do better underneath my
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with its
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white pine
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singin' along with that
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songbird
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Make's my sou
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l fly like a
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e under m
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y blue sk
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It's been years since he's been gone w
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e buried him upon the hill
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it don't matter where I am I
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feel him with me still under my
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white pine
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singin' along with that
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songbird
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l fly like a
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hedral
FAQ
Who sang the the song Blue Sky Cathedral?
- The song Blue Sky Cathedral was sang by Rhonda Vincent.
Who is Rhonda Vincent?
- Rhonda Lea Vincent (born July 13, 1962) is an American bluegrass singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.Vincent's music career began when she was a child in her family's band The Sally Mountain Show, and it has spanned more than four decades. Vincent first achieved success in the bluegrass genre in the 1970s and '80s, earning the respect of her mostly male peers for her mastery of the progressive chord structures and multi-range, fast-paced vocals intrinsic to bluegrass music. Vincent is an in-demand guest vocalist for other bluegrass and country music performers, appearing on recordings by Dolly Parton, Alan Jackson, Tanya Tucker, Joe Diffie, Faith Hill and other notables.Vincent is a seven-time Grammy nominee, winning the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2017. In 2020, she was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
