A Beautiful Life live by The Stanley Brothers
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Recorded at Valley View Park 1957
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℗ 2017 Ralph Stanley II
Released on: 2017-05-25
Written by William M. Golden (1878 to 1934)
Standard Tuning
Key: C

[Intro]
  


[Verse 1]
             
Each day I’ll 

          
do (each day I

             
'll do) a gold

        
en deed (a gol

den deed)
            
By helping tho

           
se (by helping

             
 those)  who a

           
re in need (wh


o are in need)
             
My life on ear

          
th (my life on

             
 earth) is but

        
 a span (is bu

t a span)
             
And so I’ll do

          
 (and so Ill d

            
o)the best I c

    
an (the best I

 can).


[Chorus]
             
Life’s evening

          
 sun (life's e

             
vening sun) is

              
 sinking low (


is sinking low

)
            
A few more day

          
s(a few more d

             
ays) and I mus

      
t go (and I mu

st go)
             
To meet the de

          
eds (to meet t

             
e deeds) that 

            
I have done (t

.
hat I have don

e)
             
Where there wi

          
ll be (where t

              
here will ba} 

           
no setting sun

  
 (no setting s

un).


[Instrumental]
   
 


[Verse 2]
             
While going do

          
wn (while goin

             
g down) life’s

            
 weary road (l

.
ife's weary ro

ad)
            
I'll try to li

          
ft (I'll try t

             
o lift) some t

              
raveler’s load

  
 (some trevele

r's losd)
             
I’ll try to tu

          
rn (I'll try t

             
o turn)the nig

          
ht to day (the

.
 night to day)
             
Make flowers b

          
loom (make flo

             
wers bloom) al

            
ong the way (a

.
long the way)


[Chorus]
             
Life’s evening

          
 sun (life's e

            
vening sun) is

 sinking low (

is sinking low

)
            
A few more day

          
s a few more d

         
ays) and I mus

t go (and I mu

st go)
             
To meet the de

          
eds (to mee th

             
e deeds) that 

  
I have done (t

hat I havee do

ne)
             
Where there wi

          
ll be (where t

              
here will be) 

           
no setting sun

  
 (no setting s

un)


[Instrumental]
   
  


[Verse 3]
             
The only life 

          
(the only life

            
) that will en

      
dure (that wil

l endure)
             
Is one that’s 

             
kind (is one t

             
hat's kind) an

              
d good and kin

            
d and pure  (a


nd good and pu

re)
             
And so for God

              
, (and as for 

            
God) I’ll take

          
 my stand (and

.
 take my stand

)
             
Each day I’ll 

          
lend (each day

              
 I'll lend) a 

            
helping hand (

    
a helping hand

)


[Chorus]
             
Life’s evening

          
 sun (life's e

             
vening sun) is

              
 sinking low (


is sinking low

)
            
A few more day

          
s (a few more 

              
days) and I mu

      
st go (and I m

ust go)
             
To meet the de

          
eds (to meet t

             
he deeds) that

             
 I have done (


that I have do

ne)
             
Where there wi

          
ll be (where t

              
here will be) 

           
no setting sun

  
 (no setting s

un).