Tom: C |G G7 |C G |C D |G | [Verse] G G7 C G G/B My granddaddy never went to church, he felt closer to God with his hands in the dirt C Bm Am D Doin' hard work with the sun on his face, sweat on his brow and the wind in his hair C D He'd say a prayer anywhere G G7 C G G/B He'd be standin' in the middle of fresh mown field, the spirit would move him, and he'd just kneel C Bm Am D And start givin' thanks, for God's green earth and when he came to church he'd prefer his [Chorus] G G/F# Em D C Bm Am D Blue sky cathe- -dral with its white pine stee- -ple G G7/F C F7/Eb Sunrise for a stained glass window, singin' along with that songbird hymnal C Bm Am D G G7/F C D Made his soul fly like an eagle under that blue sky cathe- -dral G G7 C G G/B Every now and then some folks from town, they'd drop in and try to bring him 'round C Bm Am D Bm Into the fold but he'd just smile, fix them some tea and let 'em talk a while C D And when they'd leave, he'd say to me G G7 C G G/B Girl, some people gotta have four walls to keep to word to hear the call C Bm Am D And that's okay but as for me, I do better underneath my [Chorus] G G/F# Em D C Bm Am D Blue sky cathe- -dral with its white pine stee- -ple G G7/F C F7/Eb Sunrise for a stained glass window, singin' along with that songbird hymnal C Bm Am D G G7/F C D Made my soul fly like an eagle under my blue sky cathe- -dral F C/E It's been years since he's been gone, we buried him up on the hill Eb D But it don't matter where I am, I feel him with me still, --- under my [Chorus] G G/F# Em D C Bm Am D Blue sky ca- thedral with its white pine stee- ple G G7/F C F7/Eb Sunrise for a stained glass window, singin' along with that songbird hymnal C Bm Am D G G7/F C D Makes my soul fly like an ea -gle under my blue sky cathe- -dral