Not to take anything away from Mason Williams 
orignal '70s version, I always loved this classic for the 
finger-pickers or, as I prefer, the 'open-hand' players. 
However his original bridge, or chorus, or whatever 
(you know . . .that thingy in the middle . . .) was done 
by full orchestra and went to a major key. Play it as 
many ways as I could think of as a guitar solo, it never 
sounded right. Sooooo . . .because I wanted this to be 
a true guitar solo (I may add rythym and bass tracks 
later . . .) I wrote my own 'middle thingy' or bridge (and 
yes . . .I took some libertys with the first part also). 
Give it a listen or try it out. I think you may like it. If you 
have any questions, feel free to contact me  via E-Mail 
  ---   Rick Baker  ---
          compu-rick@woh.rr.com