Leave a Chair for Somebody

Bubba Patrick & Darlene featuring The Holler Shakers, Original North Georgia country, gospel blues and early rock and roll, Bubba mature warm gritty MALE baritone verse1; Darlene unmistakably FEMALE soulful alto verse2; close male-female duet choruses, substantial distinct solo turns, clear conversational words, G major 78 BPM country soul, swaying 6/8 choruses, Piano, pedal steel, acoustic, upright bass, brushes, Hammond; tender fiddle replies, Holler Lantern Turn G6|Bbmaj7|Cadd9|Cm6|G/D|E7|A7 D7|G6, Organic spacious live ensemble; chords and brackets are unsung instructions

[Intro: instrumental, establish recurring hook]

[Verse 1: Bubba, male]
There's a chair beside the doorway with a cushion wearing thin,
It has held a hundred stories when the neighbors wandered in.
Some came talking weather, some could hardly speak at all,
We let the coffee settle, let the evening shadows fall.
You don't have to bring a reason, you don't have to bring a thing,
Sometimes all a lonely heart needs is to hear the screen door sing.

[Chorus: male-female duet]
Leave a chair for somebody, leave a little room,
Leave a light beside the window when the evening fills the blue.
You don't need a perfect story or the clever words to say,
Leave a chair for somebody—let them rest along the way.

[Instrumental turnaround]

[Verse 2: Darlene, female lead]
She was standing by the fence line with a letter in her hand,
I could see she needed something I might never understand.
So I didn't build an answer out of everything I knew,
I just asked, "Would you sit a spell? There's room enough for two."
Then she talked about her garden, then she talked about her dad,
And the silence in between us was the gentlest part we had.

[Chorus: duet]
Leave a chair for somebody, leave a little room,
Leave a light beside the window when the evening fills the blue.
You don't need a perfect story or the clever words to say,
Leave a chair for somebody—let them rest along the way.

[Instrumental solo: 16 bars, featured instruments trade phrases, leave space]

[Bridge]
[Duet, soft]
Lord, keep our welcome wider than our worry,
Keep our table open when we're tired.
Let us take the time another heart is needing,
Let a little love sit down beside the fire.

[Final chorus: duet, full warm harmonies]
Leave a chair for somebody, leave a little room,
Leave a light beside the window when the evening fills the blue.
You don't need a perfect story or the clever words to say,
Leave a chair for somebody—let them rest along the way.

[Outro: repeat final hook once, instrumental resolves naturally; no fade or cutoff]

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[Intro: instrumental, establish recurring hook] [Verse 1: Bubba, male] There's a chair beside the doorway with a cushion wearing thin, It has held a hundred stories when the neighbors wandered in. Some came talking weather, some could hardly speak at all, We let the coffee settle, let the evening shadows fall. You don't have to bring a reason, you don't have to bring a thing, Sometimes all a lonely heart needs is to hear the screen door sing. [Chorus: male-female duet] Leave a chair for somebody, leave a little room, Leave a light beside the window when the evening fills the blue. You don't need a perfect story or the clever words to say, Leave a chair for somebody—let them rest along the way. [Instrumental turnaround] [Verse 2: Darlene, female lead] She was standing by the fence line with a letter in her hand, I could see she needed something I might never understand. So I didn't build an answer out of everything I knew, I just asked, "Would you sit a spell? There's room enough for two." Then she talked about her garden, then she talked about her dad, And the silence in between us was the gentlest part we had. [Chorus: duet] Leave a chair for somebody, leave a little room, Leave a light beside the window when the evening fills the blue. You don't need a perfect story or the clever words to say, Leave a chair for somebody—let them rest along the way. [Instrumental solo: 16 bars, featured instruments trade phrases, leave space] [Bridge] [Duet, soft] Lord, keep our welcome wider than our worry, Keep our table open when we're tired. Let us take the time another heart is needing, Let a little love sit down beside the fire. [Final chorus: duet, full warm harmonies] Leave a chair for somebody, leave a little room, Leave a light beside the window when the evening fills the blue. You don't need a perfect story or the clever words to say, Leave a chair for somebody—let them rest along the way. [Outro: repeat final hook once, instrumental resolves naturally; no fade or cutoff]

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