—Bill Monroe

Summertime is past and gone
And I'm on my way back home
To see the only one I ever loved
Now the moon is shining bright
It lights my pathway tonight
Back to the only one I ever loved

Chorus:
Oh I know she waits for me
Back in old Tennessee
She was sent to me from God above
Now the moon is shining bright
It lights my pathway tonight
Back to the only one I ever loved

(Repeat Chorus after instrumental)

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I	I	V	V
I	I	IV	I
I	V	I	I

Chorus

IV	IV	I	I
II	II	V	V
I	I	IV	I
I	V	I	I

 

—The Monroe Brothers

Come all my friends, wherever you may be
And listen to my song
You're all to see I'm in the wrong
Cause all I've got's done gone

Chorus:
Six months ain't long, ain't long my dear
Six months, six months ain't long
Six months ain't long for me to be gone
Oh darling six months ain't long

If I was framed by an upright judge
For six long months of time
I'll do my best to make the test
Darling I'll be home soon

The judge he fixed the sentence here
And the clerk she wrote it down
Six months ain't long in the county jail
For shooting up the town

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Verse and Chorus:

I	I	IV	I
I	I	V	V
I	I	IV	I
I	V	I	I

 

—Bill Monroe

Well they tell me my sweetheart now is leaving
A new love I know she has found
To love you and know I'm gonna lose you
I'd rather be six feet under the ground

Chorus:
Who would take care of my gravesite
Who's footsteps will come walking around
Read my name upon the tombstone
You can bet your life my soul is homeward bound

When the time has come and you are gone dear
You can bet your life I won't be hangin' around
I'd rather be in my dark grave dear
I'd rather be six feet under the ground

Verse

I	I	IV-V	I
IV	I	I-V	I

Chorus

IV	I	IV	I
IV	I	I-V	I

 

—Bill Monroe

The path is narrow all the way
But I can hear my Savior say
Come with me your soul I'll bless
In that home above I'll give you rest

Chorus:
Oh the shining path leads up to Heaven
But you must travel it all alone
And to those who walk the shining pathway
Oh the gates will open when you reach that home

I'm in the shining path at last
Oh I can see my Savior's face
Oh I've been saved by Him today
By His ever loving grace

The path is awful hard to trod
But you must put your trust in God
The path will brighten all the way
In that fair home we'll meet some day

Verse

I	I	I	V
I	I	I-V	I

Chorus

I	I	I	V
I	I	VIm	I

 

—Bill Monroe

Deep in the morrow of sin I was sinking
There was no one to guide my way
All my life I was overshadowed till I heard the Savior say
If you give heed to the blessed promise and become a child of mine
When you enter the gates of heaven, you will, shine, shine, shine

Chorus:
Oh, I'm gonna shine like a star in the morning
Many mansions will be mine
When I enter the gates of heaven
I'm gonna shine, Hallelujah, I'm gonna shine

Jesus the Lord is now my refuge
Daily He leads me by the hand
He will be my steady comfort till I reach the glory land
So I press along with the hopes eternal springing in this heart of mine
When I enter the gates of heaven, I will shine, shine, shine

We were burdened with many afflictions
Often unsightly things we hear
But we'll all be like our Savior when we reach that home up there
Daily I'll walk in His dear footsteps growing more like Him all the time
When I enter the gates of heaven, I will shine, shine, shine

Verse and Chorus:

I	I	I	V
I	I	I	V-I

 

—Bill Monroe

I'm sending a coal to a sweet little lady
For I'm afraid that she will be cold
She once was my sweetheart, but now it's all over
But she's young and I am growing old

Chorus:
She had my heart and it when she knows
And will remain til my body grows cold
She once was my sweetheart, but now it's all over
But she's young and I am growing old

She was born in the mountains in the coal mining country
I loved her in the sunshine and the snow
She once was my sweetheart, but now it's all over
But she's young and I am growing old

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Verse

I	IV-I	I-V	I
I	IV-I	I-V	I

Chorus

IV	I	I	V
I	IV-I	I-V	I

 

—Bill Monroe

I jumped in bed and covered up my head
Wish I was dead with Sally Jo
Sally Jo where did you go Sally Jo
Since you have gone my days are turned to night
Nothin'goes right Sally Jo

Sally Jo where did you go Sally Jo
The hurt you left has just begun to show
Sally Jo I've been so low
Sally Jo where did you go Sally Jo

Bridge:
Sally Jo Sally Jo hear my plea
Come back to me
I'm like a little dog left out to stray
No one wants me no place to stay

Sally Jo where did you go Sally Jo
Did I do bad or was I good to you
Yes or no Sally Jo
Sally Jo where did you go Sally Jo

The torch I carried had a light so bright
For me to see Sally Jo
Sally Jo where did you go Sally Jo

Tag:
Sally Jo Sally Jo hear my plea
Come back to me

Verse

I	I	I	I
V	V	I	I
I	I	I-IV	IV-V
V- I	I	I	I

Bridge :

I	I	I-IV	IV-V
V-I	I	I	I

 

—Bill Monroe, with Don Reno

Oh the river of death lies just before me
Can I find a place that I can cross
Or will I be in sin forever
Oh Lord don't let my soul be lost

Chorus:
Oh I wanna walk with Christ my savior
For he's the one that'll guide me on
All through my life I've been a sinner
Now I'm right with God so I'm travelling home

Oh I can hear my savior calling
To me his voice sounds sweet and low
For me I hear my loved ones cheering
Oh, praise the Lord I'm ready to go

My life down here will soon be over
And this old world holds nothing for me
He saved my soul and He made me happy
That beautiful land I'm going to see

Verse and Chorus:

I	I	IV	I
I	I	V	I