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Ben Sollee's lyrics & chords

Ben Sollee (born 28 November 1983) is an American cellist, singer-songwriter, and composer known for his political activism. His music incorporates banjo, guitar, and mandolin along with percussion and unusual cello techniques. It was the cat-poles around the lake at his grandfather’s farm that inspired Sollee’s debut album Learning To Bend. The frailty of those awkward looking plants standing stoutly against winds that challenged even the strongest of nearby trees is an affecting metaphor for human struggle and perseverance. This idea is ...read more

a change is gonna come

a few honest words

prettiest tree on the mountain

how to see the sun rise

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shut up world (extended)

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copper & malachite

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something, somewhere, sometime

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the globe

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only a song

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letting go (thomas jack remix)

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this will be our year

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my wealth comes to me

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the pursuit of happiness

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sweet marie

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extraordinary machine

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the maestro

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i couldn't say it to your face

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blue moon of kentucky

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the ballad of monroe isadore

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npr music tiny desk concert

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support

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the wires

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banter

Inclusions Interview Know All my friends Some lovin Oreo blossom Teach me Amazing grace Dangerous business Jubilee Cajun jam How an inch became a mile Carrie belle Bag lady Low self opinion Little sadie Ecstasy Untitled Embrace by ben sollee When i was young Boys dont cry

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