I'm Working On A Road Song Lyrics and Chords by The Bluegrass Band
I'm Working On A Road
Recorded by The Bluegrass Band
Written by Lester Flatt
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Each day I get so lonely while
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living here
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My Savior's waiting patiently
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I'm planning now to
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go
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want a firm foundation that's
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built with God's own
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hand
Now I started building
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a road to Glory
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land
I'm workin' on a road (I'm working a road)
That leads to Glory (that leads to Glory)
I want to shake (I want to shake)
My Savior's
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hand (my Savior's hand)
I'm building my
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hope (I'm building my hope)
On things eternal (on things eternal)
I'm workin' on a road (I'm workin' on a road)
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To
Glory
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land
Oh listen to me sinner
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don't you wanna
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go
You know you have no promise
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while living here
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below
You
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know He suffered for our sins and
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died upon the
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For all who did believe on Him their
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soul will not be
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lost
Repeat #2
And when this road is finished
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I wanna travel
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on
I can hear the angels singing up
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there around the
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throne
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want to see my mother and
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take her by the
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hand
Soon as I have finished
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the road to Glory
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land
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FAQ
Who sang the the song I'm Working On A Road?
- The song I'm Working On A Road was sang by The Bluegrass Band.
Who is The Bluegrass Band?
- Bluegrass music is a genre of American roots music that developed in the 1940s in the United States Appalachian region. The genre derives its name from the band Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. Unlike mainstream country music, bluegrass is traditionally played on acoustic stringed instruments. Bluegrass has roots in traditional English, Scottish and Irish ballads and dance tunes, and in traditional African-American blues and jazz. Bluegrass was further developed by musicians who played with Monroe, including 5-string banjo player Earl Scruggs and guitarist Lester Flatt. Monroe characterized the genre as: "Scottish bagpipes and ole-time fiddlin'. It's Methodist and Holiness and Baptist. It's blues and jazz, and it has a high lonesome sound."Bluegrass features acoustic stringed instruments and emphasizes the off-beat. Notes are anticipated, in contrast to laid back blues where notes are behind the beat, which creates the higher energy characteristic of bluegrass. In bluegrass, as in some forms of jazz, one or more instruments each takes its turn playing the melody and improvising around it, while the others perform accompaniment this is especially typified in tunes called breakdowns. This is in contrast to old-time music, in which all instruments play the melody together or one instrument carries the lead throughout while the others provide accompaniment. Breakdowns are often characterized by rapid tempos and unusual instrumental dexterity and sometimes by complex chord changes.
