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Dying Breed

from Hard Places by Billy Crain

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I grew up in the era of Duane Allman, Dicky Betts, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Tommy Crain, Hughie Thomasson, and Billy Jones. Need I say more?

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Dying Breed

I had an old red beat up Gibson with a 4 12
a Fender Bassman and a suitcase
with cables and strings inside
Got off an airplane smelling like whiskey and cigarettes
in the dead of winter in the Tampa heat
the land of green grass and high tides

We did it the hard way taking our band to every city
working our way from coast to coast
and hitting everywhere in between
With nothing but a handshake winning them over one fan at a time
screaming guitars playing all night long
and calling it living the dream

Chorus But I just heard sixteenth notes on the same fret
That ain’t a solo to a seasoned vet
Too much compression too much delay
I don’t think Clapton would have done it that way
cause we are the last of a dying breed

We were lined up all along the watchtower
the Freebirds and the Hotel Californians as the Stairway
To Heaven crumbled under our feet
There was Statesboro Blues coming from the Crossroads
a Crazy Train driven by a Grey Ghost
it left the station I heard the Guitars Gently Weep

Chorus Cause I just heard sixteenth notes on the same fret
That ain’t a solo to a seasoned vet
Too much compression too much delay
I don’t think Hendrix would have done it that way
cause we are the last of a dying breed

Chorus I saw pedalboards and amp simulators
that ain’t the way to make you play any better
Too much compression too much delay
I don’t think Skydog would have done it that way
cause we are the last of a dying breed

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from Hard Places, track released October 28, 2016
Written by Billy Crain

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