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3000 a cappella a cappella - solo acoustic Alex Hargreaves - lead vocals Band Intro banjo banjo fiddle duo banjo harmonica duo banjo jawharp duo banjo/banjo duo bass solo Billy and Brian only Billy Failing - lead vocals Billy Strings & Béla Fleck duo Billy Strings and Alex Hargraves duo Billy Strings and Jarrod Walker Billy Strings on banjo, Jarrod Walker on guitar, Alex Hargreaves on fiddle Billy Strings solo Billy Strings solo clawhammer banjo Billy, Jarrod, Alex trio Billy, Lindsay & Ronnie only blackout Chris Henry on Mandolin and Billy Strings on Guitar clawhammer electric False start festival festival fiddle fiddle tune medley Full band around single mic with Chris Henry on Mandolin Full band; Billy Strings on vocals, Jarrod Walker on guitar guest - lead vocals guitar guitar duo harmonica incomplete instrumental Jarrod and Billy duo Jarrod on Guitar, Billy on Mandolin Jarrod Walker - guitar Jarrod Walker - lead vocals late night Martin 1946 D-28 Royal Masat - lead vocals single mic solo televised unfinished unplugged with Chris Henry on Mandolin Without Billy Failing

Gone a Long Time

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Gone a Long Time

Billy Strings

Highway Prayers

Headin' South to Georgia, four shows in a row
Didn't get no sleep last night, the way these drivers roll
Heaven seems so far away, I believe it in my soul
I'll be gone a long time

Heard my baby laughing, like a Jackal in the night
Looked in through the window, and I saw an awful sight
He took off his overcoat and she turned out the light
I'll be gone a long time

Jaybird seen a little worm, wiggling on the ground
Guess there ain't no hiding place, no matter where I'm found
Just came from Traverse City, now I'm Withlacoochee bound
I'll be gone a long timе

Jesus took the water and turnеd it into wine
Me I take them pretty girls, and try to make 'em mine
I tell 'em not to worry, that I'll see 'em down the line
I'll be gone a long time

Well, I just keep a rolling to the rhythm of the band
If you think I'm lucky boys, you just don't understand
That I'll pick this old guitar till my fingers turn to sand
I'll be gone a long time
I'll be gone a long time

Total plays 51
Total teases 0
Percent of Shows 15.22%
Times opened 8
Times encored 3
Sets opened
Set 1 8 times
Set 2 4 times
Songs before
  • Along the Road (3 times - 5.88%)
  • Heartbeat of America (3 times - 5.88%)
  • Ice Bridges (2 times - 3.92%)
  • Lumpy, Beanpole & Dirt (1 times - 1.96%)
  • Blackjack County Chain (1 times - 1.96%)
Songs after
  • My Alice (3 times - 5.88%)
  • Streamline Cannonball (2 times - 3.92%)
  • Love Like Me (2 times - 3.92%)
  • Highway Hypnosis (2 times - 3.92%)
  • While I'm Waiting Here (2 times - 3.92%)

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