THE BLUE GUITAR MAN song lyrics Part One
by Joel Sattler

[based on a poem by Wallace Stevens]

a man bent over guitar
a sheep shearer of sorts
the day was silent and green
the evidence of things not seen

said do not play as you are
you do not play the simple things
he said things are are as they are
as I play on my blue guitar

they said play then play if you must
play a tune that is far beyond us
but when you come back as well
play us the song of ourselves

a tune upon your blue guitar
of things exactly as they are
of things exactly as they are
a tune upon the blue guitar

blue guitar
blue guitar
made of wind
and sky and stars

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