Let a Little Sky Come In

Original North Georgia country gospel-soul with a blues edge, 4/4 at 88 BPM, Bubba Patrick warm mature male lead, Darlene unmistakably female answering verse and duet harmony, Holler Shakers organic live band, NEW signature Holler Skylight chord: Cmaj9(#11)/G, exact notes low G2-C3-E3-B3-D4-F#4, open luminous piano voicing, Signature gesture hold G bass and upper B-D-F#, then F# resolves to G as harmony moves to G6, Main chorus loop G6|D/F#|Em9|Cmaj9(#11)/G|Am7|D7sus4-D7|G6|G6, Spotlight new chord at intro and bridge, don't rush its sustain, Spoken intro names new chord, then exposed piano plays it before band enters, Fingerpicked acoustic, piano prominently, slap upright bass, restrained banjo, fiddle, octave harmonica, soulful tenor sax, brushes building to drums, Hammond B3 late, Memorable fresh melody, warm hopeful porch storytelling, joyful lift, no medley of prior signatures, Clean resolved ending

[Spoken intro: Bubba, male, no music]
Here's a new color for the Holler.
We're calling it the Holler Skylight.
Let that piano open it up.

[Exposed piano: Cmaj9(#11)/G, low G-C-E-B-D-F#; let ring]
[Keep low G; high F# rises to G, resolve G6]
[Acoustic guitar enters, then soft slap upright bass]
[Verse 1: Bubba]
There's a square of morning on the kitchen floor,
I never saw it sitting there before.
Same old window, same old wooden chair,
But I finally had a minute I could spare.
Coffee cooling, dog beside my feet,
Nothing on the road but an empty street.
I quit asking what the day might bring,
Heard a little daylight in a piano string.

[Pre-chorus: Darlene joins]
One note hanging like a question in the air,
One note saying there's a little something there.

[Chorus: duet; G6|D/F#|Em9|Cmaj9(#11)/G|Am7|D7sus4-D7|G6|G6]
Let a little sky come in,
Lift the latch and let the morning begin.
There's a place above the worry,
There's a breath before the hurry.
I don't have to hold the whole world tight,
I can leave a little window for the light.
Right here where I've always been,
Let a little sky come in.

[Piano turnaround: new Skylight chord rings; F# rises to G]
[Verse 2: Darlene]
There's a crooked fence behind the garden gate,
And a rose that never learned to blossom straight.
Still it climbs whatever gets in its way,
Still it finds a little sunshine every day.
I had plans stacked higher than the shelf,
Had a hundred things to prove about myself.
Now I'm listening while the blackbird sings,
Making room for unexpected things.

[Pre-chorus: Bubba answers]
One note leaning where I thought it couldn't go,
One note finding something I didn't know.

[Chorus: duet]
Let a little sky come in,
Lift the latch and let the morning begin.
There's a place above the worry,
There's a breath before the hurry.
I don't have to hold the whole world tight,
I can leave a little window for the light.
Right here where I've always been,
Let a little sky come in.

[Instrumental: piano leads chorus loop; harmonica answers, then tenor sax; banjo and fiddle add warmth]
[Bridge: drop to piano and bass]
[Bubba, sung]
I used to think a song was done
When every note was settled down.
[Darlene, sung]
Then you left that one note reaching,
And a little more sky came round.
[Duet]
Keep the roots down in the red clay,
Let the branches find the blue;
We can sound just like the Holler
And find something we never knew.

[Spoken Bubba]
There's that Holler Skylight.
[Exposed Cmaj9(#11)/G sustained two bars; piano top B-D-F#, harmonica answers F#-G; resolve G6]
[Hammond B3 enters softly, full band builds]

[Final chorus: soaring duet, gospel harmonies]
Let a little sky come in,
Lift the latch and let the morning begin.
There's a place above the worry,
There's a breath before the hurry.
I don't have to hold the whole world tight,
I can leave a little window for the light.
Right here where I've always been,
Let a little sky come in.

[Outro: duet, gently]
Same old porch and a brand-new wind,
Let a little sky come in.
[Piano Skylight voicing rings, upper F# resolves G over G6; one soft banjo pluck; natural ending]

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[Spoken intro: Bubba, male, no music] Here's a new color for the Holler. We're calling it the Holler Skylight. Let that piano open it up. [Exposed piano: Cmaj9(#11)/G, low G-C-E-B-D-F#; let ring] [Keep low G; high F# rises to G, resolve G6] [Acoustic guitar enters, then soft slap upright bass] [Verse 1: Bubba] There's a square of morning on the kitchen floor, I never saw it sitting there before. Same old window, same old wooden chair, But I finally had a minute I could spare. Coffee cooling, dog beside my feet, Nothing on the road but an empty street. I quit asking what the day might bring, Heard a little daylight in a piano string. [Pre-chorus: Darlene joins] One note hanging like a question in the air, One note saying there's a little something there. [Chorus: duet; G6|D/F#|Em9|Cmaj9(#11)/G|Am7|D7sus4-D7|G6|G6] Let a little sky come in, Lift the latch and let the morning begin. There's a place above the worry, There's a breath before the hurry. I don't have to hold the whole world tight, I can leave a little window for the light. Right here where I've always been, Let a little sky come in. [Piano turnaround: new Skylight chord rings; F# rises to G] [Verse 2: Darlene] There's a crooked fence behind the garden gate, And a rose that never learned to blossom straight. Still it climbs whatever gets in its way, Still it finds a little sunshine every day. I had plans stacked higher than the shelf, Had a hundred things to prove about myself. Now I'm listening while the blackbird sings, Making room for unexpected things. [Pre-chorus: Bubba answers] One note leaning where I thought it couldn't go, One note finding something I didn't know. [Chorus: duet] Let a little sky come in, Lift the latch and let the morning begin. There's a place above the worry, There's a breath before the hurry. I don't have to hold the whole world tight, I can leave a little window for the light. Right here where I've always been, Let a little sky come in. [Instrumental: piano leads chorus loop; harmonica answers, then tenor sax; banjo and fiddle add warmth] [Bridge: drop to piano and bass] [Bubba, sung] I used to think a song was done When every note was settled down. [Darlene, sung] Then you left that one note reaching, And a little more sky came round. [Duet] Keep the roots down in the red clay, Let the branches find the blue; We can sound just like the Holler And find something we never knew. [Spoken Bubba] There's that Holler Skylight. [Exposed Cmaj9(#11)/G sustained two bars; piano top B-D-F#, harmonica answers F#-G; resolve G6] [Hammond B3 enters softly, full band builds] [Final chorus: soaring duet, gospel harmonies] Let a little sky come in, Lift the latch and let the morning begin. There's a place above the worry, There's a breath before the hurry. I don't have to hold the whole world tight, I can leave a little window for the light. Right here where I've always been, Let a little sky come in. [Outro: duet, gently] Same old porch and a brand-new wind, Let a little sky come in. [Piano Skylight voicing rings, upper F# resolves G over G6; one soft banjo pluck; natural ending]

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