COATS OF BLUE AND GREY

Tim Wheeler – Christian Rock Artist

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A little ditty about sibling rivalry

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Tim Wheeler

Born in Detroit, Tim started writing when he was 15. He played in bands growing up and moved to Dallas in the early 80âs to start a recording studio with a buddy from college. There he developed his engineering skills and continued to hone his songwriting abilities. He married, and in the late 80âs moved his family back home to the Motor City.

Tim now lives with his wife in Northwest Ohio.

"COATS OF BLUE AND GREY" is a Bluegrass track by Tim Wheeler on SoundClick. The track carries an emotional weight that lingers well after it ends. The production choices here reflect a genuine understanding of what makes bluegrass work. It has reached the top 10 on the SoundClick Bluegrass chart, peaking at #7. "COATS OF BLUE AND GREY" is part of the Tim Wheeler catalog on SoundClick, where independent artists connect with a global audience.

Song Info

Genre

Country • Bluegrass

Charts

Peak #91

Peak in subgenre #7

Author

Tim Wheeler

Rights

2006 ASCAP

Uploaded

August 19, 2006

Track Files

MP3

MP3 2.5 MB • 128 kbps • 2:46 minutes

Story behind the song

A little ditty about sibling rivalry

Lyrics

COATS OF BLUE & GREY 
© 2006 ENDA CULLEN AND TIM WHEELER

VERSE 1
JOSIAH’S COAT WAS GREY
JEDIDIAH’S COAT WAS BLUE
‘BROKE THEIR MOMMA’S HEART TO HAVE
HER FAMILY TORN IN TWO
ONE MARCHED WITH THE UNION
BENEATH THE STARS ‘N STRIPES
ONE RODE FOR THE STARS ‘N BARS
AND “SOUTHERN” WAY OF LIFE

VERSE 2
JEDIDIAH’S COAT WAS BLUE 
JOSIAH’S COAT WAS GREY	
THEY WOULD NE’RE SEE EYE TO EYE
SINCE BABES IT WAS THEIR WAY
ONE VOLUNTEERED FOR LINCOLN
TO STEM THE GREAT DIVIDE
ONE FOUGHT FOR THE FOLKS AT HOME
AND ALL HE KNEW WAS RIGHT

BRIDGE(PART 1)
ON THE FIELD AT FREDERICKSBURG
THE NORTH BORE SOUTHERN WRATH
REB CANNON ROARED ‘N MUSKETS POURED 
HOT-LEAD INTO THEIR PATH
JACKSON DREW HIS SABRE AND RAISED THE “REBEL YELL”
THE YANKS CAME ON LIKE DEMONS SCREAMIN’ 
THROUGH THE GATES OF HELL

BRIDGE (PART 2)
TIME AND TIME AGAIN 
O’ER THE FALLEN / MEN WOULD CLIMB
MORE THAN ONCE THEY MADE IT 
WITHIN INCHES OF THE LINE
SMOKE BLEW ROUND ABOUT ‘EM, FRIEND FROM FOE WAS HARD TO TELL
THE BROTHERS SAW EACH OTHER’S FACE
IN A FLASH / BEFORE ONE FELL

VERSE 3 (SLOWER)
JEDIDIAH’S COAT WAS BLUE 
JOSIAH’S COAT WAS GREY
‘BROKE THEIR MOMMA’S HEART TO HAVE
HER FAMILY SWEPT AWAY
HER YOUNGER BOY WAS KILLED
HER OLDER BOY HAD LIVED
BUT SHOOTIN’ DEAD A BROTHER
IS A SIN SHE CAN’T FORGIVE

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