UNCLE PEN							Bill Monroe

OH THE PEOPLE WOULD COME FROM FAR AWAY
TO DANCE ALL NIGHT TILL THE BREAK OF DAY
WHEN THE CALLER HOLLERED "DOSIE DO"
WE KNEW UNCLE PEN WAS READY TO GO

CHORUS (after each verse):

LATE IN THE EVENING ABOUT SUNDOWN
HIGH ON THE HILL AND ABOVE THE TOWN
UNCLE PEN PLAYED THE FIDDLE, LAWD, HOW IT'D RING
YOU COULD HEAR IT TALK, YOU COULD HEAR IT SING

HE PLAYED AN OLD TUNE CALLED SOLDIER'S JOY
AND HE PLAYED THE ONE CALLED BOSTON BOY
BUT THE GREATEST OF ALL WAS JENNY LYNN
TO ME THAT'S WHERE THE FIDDLIN' BEGINS

I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT MOURNFUL DAY
WHEN UNCLE PEN WAS CALLED AWAY
HE HUNG UP HIS FIDDLE AND HE HUNG UP HIS BOW
HE KNEW IT WAS TIME FOR HIM TO GO

  SOLO	1		1		1		5-1
		1		1		1		5-1
		4		1		1	     5-1
		1		1		1		5 (2 beats)	1		1

 VERSE	1		1		1	    	5-1
		1		1		1	     5 (2 beats)	1		17

CHORUS	4		1		1	     5-1
		1(STOP)    (1)	    (1)	   (5 2 beats)  (2-measure guitar run)

		Jenny Lynn (optional ending)

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		1		1		1	     5-1


UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

PEOPLE THINK I'M CRAZY TO KEEP ON LOVING YOU
AFTER ALL THE CHANGES YOU'VE PUT ME THROUGH
BUT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF MY LOVE
YOU CAN TURN YOUR BACK ON ME BUT I WILL NEVER GIVE YOU UP

CHORUS (after each verse and bridge):

IT'S AN UNCONDITIONAL LOVE I HAVE FOR YOU
AND IT JUST GETS STRONGER NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO
UNDENIABLE FEELIN' FOREVER TRUE
OH . . . UNCONDITIONAL LOVE  (intro)

I DON'T CARE HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET TO YOU
SOME DAY I KNOW I'LL SEE MY DREAM COME TRUE
UNTIL I HAVE YOU I'VE GOT NOTHING BUT TIME
I'M GONNA KEEP ON TRYIN' UNTIL I MAKE YOU MINE

BRIDGE:

THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO LOVE
IT COMES TO YOU WHEN YOU GIVE ENOUGH  (x4)		

 INTRO	 1		4-5		1		4-5

 VERSE	 4		1		2m-13 bass	4-5	
		 4 		1		2m-13 bass	4-5

CHORUS	 1		4-5		1		4-5
		 1		4-5		4-5		1

BRIDGE	 4-1		2m-1		4-1		2m-1
(vocals enter) 4-1		2m-1		4-1		2m-1
      	 4-1		2m-1		4-1		2m-5