{type: cover} {about: Belfast Ukulele Jam are an informal and friendly group who meet for a ukulele jamming session every Wednesday evening from 7:30pm at the Deer’s Head in Belfast. Everyone is welcome. You may have just got your first ukulele, have been playing for years, or want to come along for a drink and sing along.} {bookings: We also play at local nursing homes, charities, and community events. We’re available for private parties, weddings, or corporate events. Please contact us at belfastukejam@gmail.com for bookings.} {socials: Facebook: facebook.com/belfastukejam | Twitter: @belfastukejam | Instagram: @belfastukejam | YouTube: @belfastukejam734} {credits: This songbook is a Work in Progress. Latest version composed by: Sean Lawlor, Chris Boomer, Dave Norton, David McClelland and Garvan Rice.} ---{title: 1 2 Many} {artist: Luke Combs} 1 2 Many - Luke Combs [Intro] [G] [G] [Verse 1] Well, I [G] got a call from Rowdy round six o’clock sayin’ he caught a hankerin’ for a honky-tonk Wants an [C] ice cold beer and a country song, but he [G] didn’t want to stay out all night long Well, I [D] ain’t the kind to let a buddy drink alone but I [G*] can’t turn it off once I turn it on |[Chorus] |There’s no [C] stoppin’ me once [D] I get goin’, put a [G] can in my [D] hand, |man I’m [Em] wide ass open |The [C] tick-tock of that [D] clock is like a time [G] bomb |By [C] half past ten [D] I’m half past tipsy, [G] at quarter [D] to twelve, man [Em] I done had plenty |The [C] countdown’s on when the [D] first beer hits me |[C*] Five four three two [D*] one too many [G] [Verse 2] After [G] five diet Millers I was feelin’ loose, singin’ karaoke to a TL tune When a [C] pretty little thing shot me a wink, she said, [G] hey cowboy, could you buy us a drink [D]Well, hey baby doll, I will if you want but I [G*] can’t turn it off once I turn it on |[Chorus] |There’s no [C] stoppin’ me once [D] I get goin’, put a [G] can in my [D] hand, |man I’m [Em] wide ass open |The [C] tick-tock of that [D] clock is like a time [G] bomb |By [C] half past ten [D] I’m half past tipsy, [G] at quarter [D] to twelve, man [Em] I done had plenty |The [C] countdown’s on when the [D] first beer hits me |[C*] Five four three two [D*] one too many [G] [Instrumental] {blue}(Same as first half of Chorus){/blue} C D G D Em C D G [Bridge] Now [C] I’ve never been the [D] kind to quit, won’t [G] stop ’til I [D] get to the [Em] bottom of this And the [C] night’s still young so whatcha say we [D*] shotgun one |[Chorus] |There’s no [C] stoppin’ me once [D] I get goin’, put a [G] can in my [D] hand, |man I’m [Em] wide ass open |The [C] tick-tock of that [D] clock is like a time [G] bomb |By [C] half past ten [D] I’m half past tipsy, [G] at quarter [D] to twelve, man [Em] I done had plenty |The [C] countdown’s on when the [D] first beer hits me |[C] Five four three two [D] one too many [G] [Outro] Yeah, [C*] five four three two [D*] one too many [G] [G - Single Strum] ---{title: 2 Doors Down} {artist: Dolly Parton} 2 Doors Down - Dolly Parton |Chorus 1: |[G] Two [D] doors [C] down they're laughing and drinking and having a [D] par[G]ty and |[G] Two [D] doors [C] down they're not aware that [D] I'm ar[G]ound |[G] But [D] here [C] I am crying my heart out and feeling [D] sorr[G]y |[G] They're having a party just [C] two [D] doors [G] down Verse 1: [G] I think I'll dry these [D] useless tears and [C] get myself to[G]gether [G] I think I'll wonder down the hall and [C] have a [D] look ar[G]ound [G] Cause I can't stay [D] inside this lonely [C] room and cry for[G]ever [G] I think I'd really rather join them [C] two [D] doors [G] down yeah |Chorus 2: |[G] Two [D] doors [C] down they're laughing and drinking and having a [D] par[G]ty and |[G] Two [D] doors [C] down they're all aware that [D]I'm ar[G]ound |[G] Here [D] I [C] am no longer crying and feeling [D] sorr[G]y |[G] We're having a party just [C] two [D] doors [G] down Verse 2: [G] I can't believe I'm stand[D]ing here dried [C] eyed, all smiles and [G] talking [G] Making conversation with the [C] new love that I [G] found [G] I'm asking him if [D] he'd like to be [C] alone and we start [G] wallking [G] Down the hall to my place baby [C] two [D] doors [G] down |Chorus 3: |[G] Two [D] doors [C] down they're laughing and drinking and having a [D] par[G]ty and |[G] Two [D] doors [C] down we're not aware that [D] they're ar[G]ound |[G] Here [D] I [C] am (Here we are) feeling everythiong but [D] sorr[G]y |[G] WE're having our own party [C] two [D] doors [G] down [G] oooh oooh oooh oooh Two doors down (x4) |Chrosu 4: |[G] Two [D] doors [C] down they're laughing and drinking and having a [D] par[G]ty and |[G] Two [D] doors [C] down they're all aware that [D] I'm ar[G]ound |[G] Here [D] I [C] am no longer crying and feeling [D] sorr[G]y |[G] We're having a party just [C] two [D] doors [G] down ---{title: 9 to 5} {artist: Dolly Parton} 9 to 5 [D] - Dolly Parton Intro: [D] [D] [Verse 1] [D] Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen [G] Pour myself a cup of ambition And [D] yawn and stretch and try to come to [A7] life [D] Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumping [G] Out on the street the traffic starts jumping With [D] folks like me on the [A] job from 9 to [D] 5 [D*] |Chorus: |[NC] Working [G] 9 to 5, what a way to make a living |Barely [D] getting by, it’s all taking and no giving |They just [G] use your mind and they never give you credit |It’s [E7] enough to drive you [A] crazy if you let it [G] 9 to 5, for service and devotion You would [D] think that I would deserve a fair promotion Want to [G] move ahead but the boss won’t seem to let me I [E7] swear sometimes, that man is [A] out to get me [Bass Riff] [D] [D] [Verse 2] They [D] let you dream just to watch them shatter You’re [G] just a step on the boss man’s ladder But [D] you’ve got dreams he’ll never take a- [ A7] way [D] You’re in the same boat with a lot of your friends [G] Waiting for the day your ship’ll come in The [D] tides gonna turn and it’s [A] all gonna roll your [D] way [D*] |Chorus: |[NC] Working [G] 9 to 5, what a way to make a living |Barely [D] getting by, it’s all taking and no giving |They just [G] use your mind and you never get the credit |It’s [E7] enough to drive you [A] crazy if you let it [G] 9 to 5, yeah they’ve got you where they want you There’s a [D] better life, and you dream about it don’t you It’s a [G] rich man’s game, no matter what they call it And you [E7] spend your life putting [A] money in his wallet |[Chorus] |[G] 9 to 5, what a way to make a living |Barely [D] getting by, it’s all taking and no giving |They just [G] use your mind and then they never give you credit |It’s [E7] enough to drive you [A] crazy if you let it [Bass Riff] [D] [D] [D - Single Strum] ---{title: A Backstage Pass} {artist: Johnny Cash} A Backstage Pass - Johnny Cash [Intro] "Hello I'm Johnny Cash ! One night I had a backstage pass to the Willie Nelson Show..." |[Chorus] |There were [C] wackoes and weirdoes |And [G] dingbats and dodoes |And [D] athletes and movie stars |And [G] David Allan Coe |There was [C] leather and lace |And every [G] minority race |With a [D] backstage pass to the Willie Nelson [G] Show [Verse 1] Kris[G]tofferson got an offer for a [D] movie Promoters closed another deal or [G] two Waylon got a call from his son [C] Shooter And [A] he went home the minute he was [D] through [G] I moved with the mob at inter[D]mission To the green room where you see who you can [G] see There were has-been's and would-be's and [C] never-were's [G] Paupers punks and [D] millionaires and [G] me [Chorus] [Verse 2] Hells [G] Angels blocked the traffic to the [D] building In order for the beer truck to come [G] through And waitin' in the wings to sing with [C] Willie Were [A] hopeful stars of flickering magni[D]tude There was a [G] singer Willie knew back in the [D] fifties Who once paid him fifty dollars for a [G] song There were women who once did and some who [C] still would I [G] heard one ask "did [D] Connie come [G] along?" |[Chorus] |And there were [C] wackoes and weirdoes |And [G] dingbats and dodoes |And [D] athletes and movie stars |And [G] David Allan Coe |There was [C] leather and lace |And every [G] minority race |With a [D] backstage pass to the Willie Nelson [G] Show [Outro] [G] I wish you could've been there Well maybe you [G] were ! ---{title: A Bar Song (Tipsy)} {artist: Shaboozey} A Bar Song (Tipsy) - Shaboozey [Intro] (Em) (G) (C) (G) (D) x2 [Verse 1] Em G C G My baby want a Birkin, she's been tellin' me all night long (D) Em G C G Gasoline and groceries, list goes on and on (D) Em G C G This 9 to 5 ain't workin', why the hell do I work so hard? (D) Em G C G I can't worry 'bout my problems, I can't take 'em when I'm gone (D) [Pre-Chorus] Em G C One, here comes the two, to the three, to the four G D Em Tell 'em "Bring another round", we need plenty more G C Two steppin' on the table, she don't need a dance floor. Oh my, (G) good Lord |[Chorus 1] |Em G | Someone pour me up a double shot of whiskey |C G D | They know me and Jack Daniels got a history |Em G | Therе's a party downtown, near 5th Street |C G D | Everybody at the bar gеttin' tipsy (Em) (G) |C G D | Everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy (Em) (G) |C G D | Everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy [Verse 2] Em G C I been Boozey since I left, I ain't changin' for a check G Tell my ma, I ain't forget {blue}(Oh, Lord, uh){/blue} Em G C Woke up drunk at 10 a.m., we gon' do this all again G D Tell your girl to bring a friend {blue}(Oh, Lord){/blue} [Pre-Chorus] Em G C One, here comes the two, to the three, to the four G D Em Tell 'em "Bring another round", we need plenty more G C Two steppin' on the table, she don't need a dance floor. Oh my, (G) good Lord |[Chorus 2] |Em G | Someone pour me up a double shot of whiskey {blue}2(A double shot of whiskey){/blue} |C G D | They know me and Jack Daniels got a history {blue}(We go way back){/blue} |Em G | Therе's a party downtown, near 5th Street |C G D Em | Everybody at the bar gеttin' tipsy {blue}(Woo){/blue} (G) |C G D Em G | Everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy {blue}(At the bar gettin' tipsy){/blue} |C G D | Everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy [Bridge] (Em) One, here comes the (G) two, to the three, to the (C) four When it's last (G)call and they (D) kick us out the (Em) door It's gettin' kind of (G) late but the ladies want some (C) more (NC) Oh my, good Lord {blue}(Tell 'em drink some more){/blue} |[Chorus 3] {blue}(Accapella first 4 lines with scratching){/blue} |NC | Someone pour me up a double shot of whiskey {blue}2(A double shot of whiskey){/blue} |NC | They know me and Jack Daniels got a history {blue}(Way back){/blue} |NC | There's a party downtown, near 5th Street {blue}(Come on){/blue} |NC | Everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy {blue}(Woo){/blue} |Em G | Someone pour me up a double shot of whiskey {blue}2(A double shot of whiskey){/blue} |C G D | They know me and Jack Daniels got a history {blue}(History){/blue} |Em G | At the bottom of a bottle gon' miss me {blue}(Bet you gon' miss me){/blue} |C G D | Everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy {blue}(At the bar gettin' tipsy){/blue} (Em) (G) |C G D | Everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy (Em) (G) |C G NC | Everybody at the bar gettin' tipsy [Outro] NC That's messed up, bro, they kicked me out the bar ---{title: A Bible And A Bus Ticket Home} {artist: Collin Raye} A Bible And A Bus Ticket Home - Collin Raye [Intro] [G] [C] [G] [D] [Verse 1] Mamma's tears fell so [G] easy [C] [G] Daddy's handshake was [C] strong. . . Then I climbed aboard that [D] Grey[G]hound [D] Eighteen and glad to be [G] gone. [D] [Verse 2] Took a rented room on [G] Broadw[C]ay [G] As I unpacked everything I [C] owned. I found a note my mamma [D] left [G] me [D] With a Bible and a bus ticket [G] home. |[CHORUS] |(Spoken)It Said, |One will get you where you're [C] going When you haven't got a [G] prayer. |And one will bring you [D] back, [G] son [D] If your dreams ain't waiting |[G] there. . . |You're out on your [C] own now We won't be there to fall [G] back on. . . |But you know we're never [Am] fart[G]her [C] Than a Bible and a [D] bus ticket |[G] home. [C] [G] [D] [Verse 3] The years have come and gone and [G] taken [C] The [G] only things in life I ever counted [C] on. . . But I'm going back to[D]mor[G]row [D] To lay flowers on their [G] stone. [D] [Verse 4] I can almost hear my mamma [G] call[C]ing [G] Saying, son come back where you [C] belong. . . You've got all you need to [D] get[G] here [D] A Bible and a bus ticket [G] home. |[CHORUS] |(Spoken) It said, |One will get you where you're [C] going When you haven't got a [G] prayer. |And one will bring you [D] back [G], son [D] If your dreams ain't waiting |[G] there. . . |You're out on your [C] own now We won't be there to fall [G] back on. . . |But you know we're never [Am] fart[G]her [C] Than a Bible and a [D] bus ticket |[G] home. [Outro] Boy, you know we're never [Am] fart[G]her. .[C] . Than a Bible and a [D] bus ticket [G] home. [C] [G] ---{title: A Boy Named Sue} {artist: Johnny Cash} A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash Verse 1: [G] My daddy left home when I was three, [C] And he didn't leave much to ma and me [D] Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of [G] booze. [G] Now, I don't blame him cause he run and hid, [C] But the meanest thing that he ever did [D] Was before he left, he went and named me "[G] Sue." Verse 2: [G] Well, he must of thought that is quite a joke, [C] And it got a lot of laughs from a' lots of folk, [D] It seems I had to fight my whole life [G] through. [G] Some gal would giggle and I'd get red, [C] And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head, [D] I tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named [G] "Sue." Verse 3: [G] Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean, [C] My fist got hard and my wits got keen, [D] I'd roam from town to town to hide my [G] shame. [G] But I made a vow to the moon and stars, [C] That I'd search the honky-tonks and bars [D] And kill that man who gave me that awful [G] name. Verse 4: [G] Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July, [C] And I just hit town and my throat was dry, [D] I thought I'd stop and have myself a [G] brew. [G] At an old saloon on a street of mud, [C] There at a table, dealing stud, [D] Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me "[G] Sue." Verse 5: [G] Well, I knew that snake was my own sweet dad, [C] From a worn-out picture that my mother'd had, [D] And I knew that scar on his cheek and his [G] evil eye. [G] He was big and bent and gray and old, [C] And I looked at him and my blood ran cold [D] And I said "My name is 'Sue!' [G] How do you do! Now you gonna die!!" Verse 6: [G] Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes, [C] And he went down, but to my surprise, [D] He come up with a knife and cut off a [G] piece of my ear. [G] But I busted a chair right across his teeth, [C] And we crashed through the wall and into the street [D] Kicking and a' gouging in the mud and the blood and [G] the beer. Verse 7: [G] I tell ya, I've fought tougher men, [C] But I really can't remember when, [D] He kicked like a mule and he bit like a [G] crocodile. [G] I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss, [C] He went for his gun and I pulled mine first, [D] He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him [G] smile. Verse 8: [G] And he said "Son, this world is rough, [C] And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough [D] And I knew I wouldn't be there to help ya [G] along. [G] So I give ya that name and I said goodbye, [C] I knew you'd have to get tough or die [D] And it's the name that helped to make you [G] strong." Verse 9: [G] He said "Now you just fought one hell of a fight, [C] And I know you hate me, and you got the right [D] To kill me now, and I wouldn't blame you if you [G] do. [G] But ya ought to thank me, before I die, [C] For the gravel in ya guts and the spit in ya eye [D] Cause I'm the son-of-a-bitch that named you "[G] Sue.'" Verse 10: [G] I got all choked up and I threw down my gun, [C] And I called him my pa, and he called me his son, [D] And I came away with a different point of [G] view. [G] And I think about him, now and then, [C] Every time I try and every time I win, [Outro (No Chords)] And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him Bill or George! [G] Anything but Sue! I still hate that name! ---{title: A Thing Called Love} {artist: Johny Cash} A Thing Called Love [C] - Johny Cash [Intro] [C] [Bb] [F] [G7] [Verse 1] Six foot [C] six he stood on the ground, he weighed two-hundred and thirty-five pounds But I saw that [Dm] giant of a man brought [G7] down to his knees by [C] love He was the kind of [C] man that would gamble on luck, look you in the eye and never back up But I saw him [Dm] crying like a little whipped [G7] pup because of [C] love |[Chorus] |You can't see it with your [C] eyes, hold it in your [F] hand |But like the [Em] wind that covers our [Am] land |Strong enough to [F] rule the heart of any [Dm] man, this thing called [G7] love |It can lift you [C] up, never let you [F] down |Take your [Em] world and turn it all a[A7]round |Ever since [C] time nothing's ever been [G] found that's stronger than [C] love [Verse 2] Most men are like [C] me they struggle and doubt, they trouble their minds day in and day out Too busy with [Dm] livin' to worry a[G7]bout a little word like [C] love But when I see a [C] mother's tenderness as she holds her young close to her breast Then I thank [Dm] God that the world's been [G7] blessed with a thing called [C] love |[Chorus] |You can't see it with your [C] eyes, hold it in your [F] hand |But like the [Em] wind that covers our [Am] land |Strong enough to [F] rule the heart of any [Dm] man, this thing called [G7] love |It can lift you [C] up, never let you [F] down |Take your [Em] world and turn it all [A7] around |Ever since [C] time nothing's ever been [G] found that's stronger than [C] love Outro: Ever since [C] time nothing's ever been [G] found that’s stronger than [C] love...[C*] ---{title: A Thousand Miles From Nowhere} {artist: Dwight Yoakam} A Thousand Miles From Nowhere [C] - Dwight Yoakam [Intro] [C] [Am] [C] [Am] |[Chorus] |[C] I'm a thousand miles from no[Am]where |[C] Time don't matter to [Am] me |'Cause I'm a [C] thousand miles from no[Am]where |And there's [F] no place I wanna [G] be [Verse 1] [C] I got heartaches in my po[Am]cket [C] I got echoes in my [Am] head And [C] all that I keep [Am] hearing Are the [F] cruel, cruel things that you [G] said [Chorus] [Bridge 1] [F] Oh I, oh [G] I, oh [F] I------[G] I, [Am] I---I Instrumental: [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [F] [G] [G] [F] Oh I, oh [G] I, oh [F] I------[G] I, I---I [Am] Oh I [Verse 2] [C] I've got bruises on my mem[Am]ories I've got [C] tearstains on my [Am] hands And in the [C]mirror there's a [Am]vision Of what [F] used to be a [G] man |[Chorus] (x2) |[C] I'm a thousand miles from no[Am]where |[C] Time don't matter to [Am] me |'Cause I'm a [C] thousand miles from no[Am]where |And there's [F] no place I wanna [G] be [Bridge 2] [F] [F] [G] [G] [F] [F] Oh [G] I[G] (Instrumental) [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [F] [G] [G] [Outro] [F] Oh I' [G] oh I' [F] oh I---[G]---I, I [Am]---I Oh I ---{title: Achy Breaky Heart} {artist: Billy Ray Cyrus} Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus [Intro w/ Riff] {blue}(Same as verse){/blue} A A A E7 E7 E7 E7 A Verse 1: A You can tell the world, You never was my girl E7 You can burn my clothes when I am gone Or you can tell your friends, Just what a fool I've been A And laugh and joke about me on the phone Verse 2: A You can tell my arms, Go back into the farm E7 You can tell my feet to hit the floor Or you can tell my lips, To tell my fingertips A They won't be reaching out for you no more |[Chorus] | A |But don't tell my heart, My achy breaky heart | E7 |I just don't think it'd understand |And if you tell my heart, My achy breaky heart | A |He might blow up and kill this man | A |Uuuuuuu!! [Instrumental w/ Riff] {blue}(Same as verse){/blue} A A A E7 E7 E7 E7 A Verse 3: A You can tell your maw, I moved to Arkansas E7 You can tell your dog that bit my leg Or tell your brother Cliff, Whose fist can tell my lip A He never really liked me anyway Verse 4: A Go tell your aunt Louise, Tell anything you please E7 Myself already knows I'm not okay Or you can tell my eye, Watch out for my mind A It might be walkin' out on me today [Chorus] [NC] {blue}(Acapella){/blue} But don't tell my heart, My achy breaky heart I just don't think it'd understand And if you tell my heart, My achy breaky heart He might blow up and kill this man Outro: Hoooo[A]oooo!!! [Instrumental w/ Riff] {blue}(Same as verse){/blue} A A A E7 E7 E7 E7 A ---{title: Adalida} {artist: George Strait} Adalida [C] - George Strait |[Chorus] |[C] Adalida, pretty little cajun [G] queen |[G] sweet dixie flower, the belle of the bayou |you're every young man's [C] dream |[C] Adalida, I'd walk through a hurric[F]ane |[G] to stand beside you sweet Adalida |I'd swim the Pontchar[C]train Verse 1: [C] Oh no, here you comin' down the [G] road With your cotton dress a swishin', you gettin' some attention from all the boys in Thibo[C]daux [C] Oh my you really fillin' up their [F] eyes [G] smilin' and a-winkin', I know what they're thinkin' but I'm the only one who loves you [C] so! [Chorus] Verse 2: [C] oh no, the hottest little dish I [G] know [G] I know you can tell it, your makin' me so jealous, From my head down to my [C] toes [C] oh me, you could make a redneck [F] green, [G] the way that your a lookin', you got me cookin' and I ain't talkin 'bout Etouf[C]ee' |[Chorus] |[C] Adalida, pretty little cajun [G] queen |[G] sweet dixie flower, the belle of the bayou |you're every young man's [C] dream |[C] Adalida, I'd walk through a hurric[F]ane |[G] to stand beside you sweet Adalida |I'd swim the Pontchar[C]train |[Chorus] |[C] Adalida, pretty little cajun [G] queen |[G] sweet dixie flower, the belle of the bayou |you're every young man's [C] dream |[C] Adalida, I'd walk through a hurric[F]ane |[G] to stand beside you sweet Adalida [Outro] [G] to stand beside you sweet Adalida [G] just to stand beside you sweet Adalida I'd swim the Pontchar[C]train ---{title: Ain't No Good Chain Gang} {artist: Johnny Cash} Ain't No Good Chain Gang - Johnny Cash [Verse 1 (Waylon)] [C] I'll bet it ain't a-rainin' back home [C] I bet your sister's still on the phone I bet [F] mama's in the kitchen, [C] cooking fried chick[A]en Wish[D7]ing that I [G] hadn't done [C] wrong [Verse 2 (Johnny - Spoken)] [C] Don't you worry about us none now, mama [C] Everything's gonna be all right, mama [C] They're teaching us a lot of new things in here, mama Things like... |[Chorus (Johnny with Waylon as harmony/background singer)] |[C] There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman |[C] And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James |And you [F] don't go writin' hot cheques, [C] down in Mississip[A]pi |And there [D7] ain't no [G] good chain [C] gang [Instrumental] [C] [C] [F] [C] [A] [D7] [G] [C] [Verse 3 (Waylon)] [C] Papa's readin' yesterday's mail [C] Wishin' that the hay was all bailed I'll [F] bet he's a-wishin' he [C] could go fishin [A]' And here [D7] I am a-[G]laying in [C] jail [Verse 4 (Jonnhy - Spoken)] [C] Don't you worry about us now, Papa [C] They're teaching us a lesson a day, we're learning pretty well, too [C] We've already learned a whole lot of stuff already Things like... |[Chorus] x2 |[C] There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman |[C] And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James |And you [F] don't go writin' hot cheques, [C] down in Mississip[A]pi |And there [D7] ain't no [G] good chain [C] gang [Instrumental] [C] [C] [F] [C] [A] [D7] [G] [C] Outro: [C] There ain't no good in an evil-hearted woman [C] And I ain't cut out to be no Jesse James And you [F] don't go writin' hot cheques, [C] down in Mississip[A]pi And there [D7] ain't no [G] good chain [C] gang ---{title: Ain't Nothing Wrong With The Radio} {artist: Aaron Tippin} Ain't Nothing Wrong With The Radio - Aaron Tippin [Intro] G D7 G [Verse 1] [G] Sometimes she runs, sometimes she don't, [G] More than once shes left me on the side of the road. The [C] older she gets the [G] slower we go. [G] But there ain't nothin wrong with the [D7] radi[G]o. [Verse 2] [G] She needs a carburetor, a set of plug wires. [G] She's riding me around on four bald tires. The [C] wipers don't work and the [G] horn dont blow. [G] But there ain't nothin wrong with the [D7] radi[G]o. |[Chorus] |[G] I got [C] sixteen speakers cross my back dash, |A [G] little bobbin dog watchin everybody pass. |[C] Dual antennas whippin in the wind. |[C] Lord there [A] ain't no country station that I [D7] can't tune in. |She [C] ain't a [G] Cadillac and [C] she ain't a [G] Rolls. |[G] But there ain't nothin wrong with the [D7] radi[G]o. [Instrumental] C C C C [Verse 3] [G] Got stopped by a cop late last night, [G] out of date tags and no taillights. [G] He said I [C] oughta run you in but I'm a [G] lettin you go [G] But there ain't nothin wrong with the [D7] radi[G]o. [Verse 4] [G] Got the best lookin gal in my hometown. [G] I asked her last time that I took her out, [C] honey tell me what it is that makes you [G] love me so. [G] But there ain't nothin wrong with the [D7] radi[G]o. |[Chorus] |[G] I got [C] sixteen speakers cross my back dash, |A [G] little bobbin dog watchin everybody pass. |[C] Dual antennas whippin in the wind. |[C] Lord there [A] ain't no country station that I [D7] can't tune in. |She [C] ain't a [G] Cadillac and [C] she ain't a [G] Rolls. |[G] But there ain't nothin wrong with the [D7] radi[G]o. Outro: She [C] ain't a [G] Cadillac and [C] she ain't a [G] Rolls. [G] But there ain't nothin wrong with the [D7] radi[G]o. ---{title: Ain't goin' down} {artist: Garth Brooks} Ain't goin' down - Garth Brooks [Intro] [G] [Verse 1] [G] Six o'clock on Friday evening Mama doesn't know she's leaving Til she hears the screen door slamming Rubber squealin', gears a-jamming [C] Local country station Just a-blarin' on the radio [G] Pick him up at seven and they're headin' to the rodeo [D] Mama's on the front porch screamin' out her warning Girl you'd [G] better get your red head back in bed before the morning [Verse 2] [G] Nine o'clock the show is ending but the fun is just beginning She knows he's anticipating but she gonna keep him waiting [C] Grap a bite to eat and then they're headin' to the honky tonk [G] But loud crowds and line dancing just ain't what they really want [D] Drive out to the boondocks and park down by the creek And where it's [G] George Strait 'til real late and dancing cheek to cheek |[Chorus] |[C] Ain't going down 'til the sun comes up [Bb] |[G] Ain't givin' in 'til they get enough [Bb] |[C] Going 'round the world in a pickup truck |[G] Ain't going down 'til the sun comes up [Instrumental] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [Verse 3] [G] Ten 'til twelve is wine and dancing midnight starts the hard romancing [C] One o'clock that truck is rocking [G] two is comin' still no stopping [D] Break to check the clock at three they're right on where they wanna be [G] And four o'clock get up get going Five o'clock that rooster's crowing [Instrumental] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] |[Chorus] |[C] Ain't going down 'til the sun comes up [Bb] |[G] Ain't givin' in 'til they get enough [Bb] |[C] Going 'round the world in a pickup truck |[G] Ain't going down 'til the sun comes up [Verse] [G] Six o'clock on Saturday her folks don't know he's on his way [G] The stalls are clean the horses fed they say she's grounded 'til she's dead [D] And here he comes around the bend slowing down she's jumping in [G] Hey mom your daughter's gone and there they go again [Instrumental] G C G D G |[Chorus] |[C] Ain't going down 'til the sun comes up [Bb] |[G] Ain't givin' in 'til they get enough [Bb] |[C] Going 'round the world in a pickup truck |[G] Ain't going down 'til the sun comes up ---{title: Alcohol} {artist: Brad Paisley} Alcohol - Brad Paisley [Verse 1] C F I can make anybody pretty C F I can make you believe any lie C Am C G I can make you pick a fight with somebody twice your size C F Well I've been known to cause a few breakups C F And I've been known to cause a few births C Am C G I can make you new friends or get you fired from work |[Chorus 1] | C F |And since the day I left Milwaukee |C F | Lynchburg and Bordeaux, France | C Am C Dm G |Been making the bars lots of big money and helping white people dance | C F |I got you in trouble in high school | C F |But college now that was a ball | F G |You had some of the best times you'll never remember with me | C F C F |Alcoho-o-o-o-l, Alcoho-o-o-o-o-l [Verse 2] C F I got blamed at your wedding reception C F For your best man's embarrassing speech C Am C G And also for those naked pictures of you at the beach C F I've influenced kings and world leaders C F I helped Hemingway write like he did C Am And I'll bet you a drink or two that I can make you C G Put that lampshade on your head |[Chorus 2] | C F |Cause since the day I left Milwaukee |C F | Lynchburg and Bordeaux, France | C Am C Dm G |Been making a fool out of folks just like you and helping white people dance | C F |I am medicine and I am poison | C F |I can help you up or make you fall | F G |You had some of the best times you'll never remember with me | C F |Alcoho-o-o-o-l Outro: C F And since the day I left Milwaukee C F Lynchburg and Bordeaux, France C Am C Dm G Been making the bars lots of big money and helping white people dance C F Yeah I got you in trouble in high school C F College now that was a ball F G You had some of the best times you'll never remember with me C F C F C F C F Alcoho-o-o-o-l, Alcoho-o-o-o-o-l, Alcoho-o-o-o-l, Alcoho-o-o-o-o-l (fade out) ---{title: All About Tonight} {artist: Blake Shelton} All About Tonight - Blake Shelton [Intro] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [Verse 1] [C] Don't bother telling me what [F] i got coming in the morn[C]ing I already [F] know I got some [C] feelgood pills and a [F] red Gatorade by my [C] bed Ready to [F] go I'm gonna [C] do my best to dance with [F] every girl in this [C] bar Before they shut it [F] down Then I'll [C] pay my tab [F] climb in a cab [C] Headin' to a spot down[F]town |[Chorus] |It's all about [C] tonight ||Good [F] times and good music and [C] laughing and grooving to the [F] band |Everybody's getting [C] right |No [F] worries we're rocking all [C] kinds of concoctions in our [F] hands |Yeah [G] tomorrow can wait 'til to[F]morrow |It's all about [C] tonight [F] [Verse 2] [C] Hey pretty thing I've been [F] looking at you since the [C] moment that you walked [F] in I got some [C] wild-**** buddies that [F] love spending money And i [C] see you brought a couple of [F] friends Just [C] tell me your name I don't [F] need your number or a [C] date next Satur[F]day Baby let's [C] act like fools [F] break a few rules [C] Party the night [F] away [Chorus] [Solo] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] |[Chorus] |It's all about [C] tonight |Good [F] times and good music and [C] laughing and grooving to the [F] band |Everybody's getting [C] right |No [F] worries we're rocking all [C] kinds of concoctions in our [F] hands |Yeah [G] tomorrow can wait 'til tomo[F]rrow |I said [G] tomorrow can wait 'til tomo[F]rrow |It's all about [C] tonight [F] Outro: It's all about [C] tonight [F] It's all about [C] tonight [F] It's all about [C] tonight [F] (We’re gonna get our swerve on… ) It's all about [C] tonight [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] ---{title: All Summer Long} {artist: Kid Rock} All Summer Long - Kid Rock [Intro Instrumental] (D) (C) (G) (G) x4 Verse 1: It was [D]198[C]9, my thoughts were [G] short, my hair was long [D] Caught somewhere be[C]tween a boy and [G] man [D] She was 1[C]7 and she was [G] far from in between It was [D] summertime in [C] Northern [G] Ireland Instrumental: (D) Ahh (C) Ahh (G) Ahh (G) hhh x2 Verse 2: [D] Splashin' through the [C] sandbar, [G] talkin' by the campfire It's the [D] simple things in [C] life like when and [G]where We [D] didn't have no [C] internet, but [G] man, I never will forget The [D] way the moonlight [C] shined upon her [G] hair |[Chorus] |And we were [D] tryin' different [C] things and we were [G] smokin' funny things |Makin' [D] love out by the [C] lake to our favorite [G] songs |Sippin' [D] whisky out the [C] bottle, not [G] thinkin' 'bout tomorrow |Singin' [D] Sweet Home Ala[C]bama all [G] summer long [D][C][G] |Singin' [D] Sweet Home Ala[C]bama all [G] summer long Verse 3: Catchin' [D] walleye from the [C] dock, watchin' the [G] waves roll off the rocks She'll [D] forever hold a [C] spot inside my [G] soul We'd [D] blister in the [C] sun, we couldn't [G] wait for night to come To [D] hit that sand and [C] play some rock and [G] roll [Chorus] Instrumental: (D) Ahh (C) Ahh (G) Ahh (G) hhh x2 Verse 4: Now [D] nothin' seems as [C] strange as when the [G] leaves began to change Or [D] how we thought those [C] days would never [G] end Some[D]times I hear that [C] song and I'll [G] start to sing along And think [D] man, I'd love to [C] see that girl [G] again |[Chorus] |And we were [D] tryin' different [C] things and we were [G] smokin' funny things |Makin' [D] love out by the [C] lake to our favorite [G] songs |Sippin' [D] whisky out the [C] bottle, not [G] thinkin' 'bout tomorrow |Singin' [D] Sweet Home Ala[C]bama all [G] summer long [Outro] We were [D] tryin' different [C] things and we were [G] smokin' funny things Makin' [D] love out by the [C] lake to our favorite [G] songs Sippin' [D] whisky out the [C]bottle, not [G]thinkin' 'bout tomorrow Singin' [D] Sweet Home Ala[C]bama all [G] summer long Singin' [D] Sweet Home Ala[C]bama all [G] summer long Singin' [D] Sweet Home Ala[C]bama all [G] summer long Singin' [D] Sweet Home Ala[C]bama all [G] summer long Singin' [D] Sweet Home Ala[C]bama all [G] summer long (D) (C) (G) (G) x4 ---{title: All of Me} {artist: Willie Nelson} All of Me [C] Willie Nelson Intro: [C] [C#dim] [Dm7] [G7] Verse 1: [C] All of me. Why not take [E7] all of me [A7] Can’t you see that I’m no good with [Dm] out you [E7] Take my lips, I want to [Am] lose them [D7] Take my arms, I’ll never [Dm7] use [G7] them [C] Your goodbye left me with [E7] eyes that cry [A7] How can I go on dear with [Dm] out you [F] You took the [Fm] part that [C] once [Em7] was my [A7] heart So [Dm7] why not take [G7] all of [C] me [C#dim] [Dm7] [G7] Instrumental: C E7 A7 Dm E7 Am D7 Dm7 G7 Verse 2: [C] Your goodbye left me with [E7] eyes that cry [A7] How can I go on dear with [Dm] out you [F] You took the [Fm] part that [C] once [Em7] was my [A7] heart So [Dm7] why not take [G7] all of [C] me [C] All of me. Why not take [E7] all of me [A7] Can’t you see that I’m no good with [Dm] out you [F] You took the [Fm] part that [C] once [Em7] was my [A7] heart So [Dm7] why not take [G7] all of [C] me So [Dm7] why not take [G7] all of [C] me ---{title: Almost Jamaica} {artist: Bellamy Brothers} Almost Jamaica - Bellamy Brothers Verse 1: [C] She was born in [F] Dakota Where she froze to death each [C] winter But she dreamed about the [G7] islands By the fire burning [C] splinters |[Chorus] |It was almost [F] Jamaica |Almost parad[C]ise |It was almost [G7] Jamaica |It was almost real [C] nice Verse 2: So she moved out on the [F] border With the sunshine but no sea [C] breeze Though she could not drink the [G7] water Some of the streets were lined with [C] palm trees [Chorus] Verse 3: Electric fan on the [F] table Shower is her water[C]fall She may never have [G7] Jamaica But in her mind she has it [C] all |[Chorus] |It was almost [F] Jamaica |Almost para[C]dise |It was almost [G7] Jamaica |It was almost real [C] nice Verse 4: She loved the hurricane [F] warnings And the tropical [C] breeze She loves coconuts and [G7] love songs With a little reggae [C] please |[Chorus] x3 |It was almost [F] Jamaica |Almost para[C]dise |It was almost [G7] Jamaica |It was almost real [C] nice ---{title: Always Remember Us This Way} {artist: Lady Gaga / Luke Evens} Always Remember Us This Way - Lady Gaga / Luke Evens [Verse 1] Am F That Arizona sky burning in your eyes C G You look at me and, babe, I wanna catch on fire Am F It’s buried in my soul like California gold C G You found the light in me that I couldn’t find |[Chorus] | F C |So when I'm all choked up and I can't find the words | Am G |Every time we say goodbye baby, it hurts | F G Am F G C |When the sun goes down - And the band won't play | F G C |I'll always remember us this way [Verse 2] Am F Lovers in the night poets trying to write C G We don't know how to rhyme but damn we try Am F But all I really know you're where I wanna go C G The part of me that's you will never die |[Chorus] | F C |So when I'm all choked up and I can't find the words | Am G |Every time we say goodbye baby, it hurts | F G Am F G C |When the sun goes down - And the band won't play | F G C |I'll always remember us this way | Bb |Oh, yeah [Bridge] F C I don't wanna be just a memory, baby, yeah C Hoo-oo-oo, hoo-oo-oo, oo - oo. Bb Hoo-oo-oo, hoo-oo-oo, oo - oo. F G Hoo-oo-oo, hoo-oo-oo, oo ----- oo. |[Chorus] | F C |So when I'm all choked up and I can't find the words | Am G |Every time we say goodbye baby, it hurts | F G Am F G C |When the sun goes down - And the band won't play | F G C |I'll always remember us this way |Wo-o-yeah [Outro] F G Am F G C When you look at me and the whole world fades F G F I'll always remember us this  way (Bb)  (F)  (C) ---{title: Amanda} {artist: Don Williams} Amanda - Don Williams [Intro] [A] [E7] [A] [Verse 1] I've [A] held it all inward, [D] Lord knows I've [A] tried But it's an [A] awful awakening in a [E7] country boy's [A] life To [A] look in the mirror in [D] total surp[A]rise At the [A] hair on your shoulders and the [E7] age in your [A] eyes |[Chorus] |[A] Amanda, [D] light of my [A] life |[A] Fate should have made you a [E7] gentleman's [A] wife |[A] Amanda, [D] light of my [A] life |[A] Fate should have made you a [E7] gentleman's [A] wife [Instrumental] [A] [D] [A] [A] [E7] [A] [Verse 2] It's a [A] measure of people who [D] don't under[A]stand The [A] pleasures of life in a [E7] hillbilly [A] band I [A] got my first guitar when [D] I was four[A]teen Now [A] I'm crowding 30 and [E7] still wearing [A] jeans. |[Chorus] x2 |[A] Amanda, [D] light of my [A] life |[A] Fate should have made you a [E7] gentleman's [A] wife |[A] Amanda, [D] light of my [A] life |[A] Fate should have made you a [E7] gentleman's [A] wife Outro: [E7] [A] ---{title: Amazed} {artist: Lonestar} Amazed - Lonestar [Intro] [C] [D] [A] x 2 [C] [G] [D] [Verse 1] [A] Everytime our eyes meet, [E7] this feeling inside me [F#m] Is almost more than I can [D] take [A] Baby when you touch me, I [E7] can feel how much you love me [F#m] And it just blows me [D] away [C] I've never been this close to [G] anyone or anything [Am] I can hear your thoughts, I [F] can see your dreams... |[Chorus] |[D] I don't know how you do what [A] you do |I'm so in love with [Bm] you, it just keeps getting [G] better |[D] I wanna spend the rest of my [A] life with you by my [Bm] side |Forever and [G] ever |[F] Every little thing that [G] you do |Baby I'm amazed by [A] you. Instrumental: [C] [D] [Verse 2] [A] The smell of your skin, [E7] the taste of your kiss [F#m] The way you whisper in the [D] dark [A] Your hair all around me,[E7] baby you surround me [F#m] You touch every place in my [D] heart [C] Oh, it feels like the [G] first time everytime [Am] I wanna spend the whole night [F] in your eyes... |Chorus 2: |[D] Every little thing that [A] you do |I'm so in love with [Bm] you, it just keeps getting [G] better |[D] I wanna spend the rest of my [A] life with you by my [Bm] side |Forever and [G] ever |[F] Every little thing that [G] you do |Baby I'm amazed by [A] you. [Outro] [C] [D] [A] [C] [D] [A] [C] [G] [D] ---{title: American Honey} {artist: Lady A} American Honey - Lady A [Intro] Harmonic betweem 7/8. [C] [Verse 1] She grew [C] up on the side of the road Where the church bells [Am] ring and strong love grows She grew up [F] good, She grew up [Dm] slow Like American [C] honey [Verse 2] Steady as a [C] preacher, free as a weed Couldn't wait to get [Am] going but wasn't quite ready to leave So inn[F]ocent, pure and sweet [Dm] American [C] honey |[Chorus] |There's a [F] wild, wild [C] whisper blowin' [Am] in the wind [G] |Callin' [F] out my [C] name like a [G] long lost friend |Oh, I [F] miss those [C] days as the [Am] years go [G] by |Oh, no[F]thin' sweeter than summertime |And American [C] honey [Verse 3] Get caught in the [C] race of this crazy life Tryin' to be every[Am]thing can make you lose your mind I just [F] wanna go back in [Dm] time To American [C] honey [Chorus] [Bridge] Gone for [Am] so [G] long [F] now I gotta get [F] back to [C] her some[Dm]how To American [C] honey [Instrumental] [F] [C] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [G] |[Chorus] |There's a [F] wild, wild [C] whisper blowin' [Am] in the wind [G] |Callin' [F] out my [C] name like a [G] long lost friend |Oh, I [F] miss those [C] days as the [Am] years go [G] by |Oh, no[F]thin' sweeter than summertime |And American [C] honey Outro: And American [C] honey ---{title: American Kids} {artist: Kenny Chesney} American Kids - Kenny Chesney [Intro] [C] [C] [F] [F] [Verse 1 (Kelsea Ballerini)] [C] Half of my high school got too drunk [C] Half of my high school fell in love with the [F] girl next door In their [F] daddy's Ford And [C] half of my main street's mini skirts [C] Half of my main street's dressed for church It could [F] use some rain, and a fresh [F] coat of paint |[Chorus (Kelsea Ballerini & Kenny Chesney)] |Half of my home[C]town's still hangin' around |Still talkin' about [G] that one touchdown |They're still [Am] wearin' red and black |"Go Bob[F]cats" while the other half |Of my home[C]town, they all got out |Some went [G] north, some went south |They're still [Am] lookin' for a [G] feelin' half of us ain't [F] found |So stay or [Dm] leave, part of [Em] me will always [F] be |Half of my home[C]town Instrumental: [C] [F] [Verse 2 (Kelsea Ballerini, with Kenny Chesney)] [C] Half of our prom queens cut their hair [C] Half of them think that it ain't fair The [F] quarterback moved away and never came back [C] Half of my family is happy I left The [C] other half worries I'll just forget Where [F] I came from Same place where [F] they came from [Chorus (Kelsea Ballerini & Kenny Chesney)] [Post-Chorus (Kelsea Ballerini, with Kenny Chesney)] Mm, [G] Half of my home[Am]town (Oh) [F] [Bridge (Kelsea Ballerini, with Kenny Chesney)] [Am] Back roads [G] raised us [F] Highways, they [C] take us [Dm] Memories [Em] make us wanna go [F] back |[Chorus (Kelsea Ballerini, with Kenny Chesney)] |To our home[C]town, settle down |Talk about [G] that one touchdown |Raise some [Am] kids in red and black |"Go Bob[F]cats" while the other half |Of our home[C]town was in the crowd |They knew the [G] words, they sang them loud |And [Am] all I wanna [G] do is make them [F] proud |'Cause half of [Dm] me will always [Em] be [F] Knoxville, Tennessee |My home[C]town Oh [Outro (Kelsea Ballerini & Kenny Chesney)] [F] My home[C]town [F] My home[C]town ---{title: American Remains} {artist: Johnny Cash} American Remains - Johnny Cash [Verse 1] [Am] I am a shotgun rider for the San Jacinto [F] line The [C] desert is my brother, my skin is cracked and [G] dry I [Am] was riding on a folk coach, and everything was[F] fine [C] Till we took a shorter road to save [G] some time The bandi[F]ts only fired once, they shot me in the [C] chest [C] They may have wounded me, but they'll never get the [G] best Of better [Am] men, cause I'll ride again. [Verse 2] [Am] I am a river gambler, I make a livin`dealin [F] cards [C] My clothes are smooth and honest, my heart is cold and [G] hard [Am] I was shuffling` for some delta boys on the boat[F] for New Orelans [C] I was the greatest shark they'd ever [G] seen [F] But the Captain bumped a sandbar, and an [C] ace fell from my sleeve [C] The threw me overboard as I swore I didn't [G] cheat But I [Am] could swim, and I'll ride again |[Chorus] |[C] We are heroes of the homeland, American [G] remains |[F] We live in many faces and answer [Am] many names |We will [C] not be forgotten, we won't be left [G] behind |[F] Our memories live on in mortal [G] minds |And poets [Am] pens, we'll ride again [Verse 3] [Am] I am a mid-west farmer, I make a livin` off the [F]land [C] I ride a John Deer tractor, I am a liberated [G] man [Am] But the rain it hasn't fallen, since the middle [F] of July [C] And if it don't come soon my crops will [G] die [Verse 4] [F] The bank man says he likes me, but there's [C] nothing he can do [C] He tells me that he's comin', but the clouds are comin' [G] too He ain't my friend, [Am] and I'll ride again. [Am] I am an American Indian, my tribe is [F] Cherokee My fore[C]fathers loves this land they left it here for [G] me But the [Am ]white man came with boats and trains and dirty [F] factories [C] And poisoned my existence with his [G] deeds [F] Nature is our mother, we are suckling at [C] her breast [C] And he who try to beat her down will lose her to the [G] rest They'll never [Am] win, I'll ride again |[Chorus] x2 |[C] We are heroes of the homeland, American [G] remains |[F] We live in many faces and answer [Am] many names |We will [C] not be forgotten, we won't be left [G] behind |[F] Our memories live on in mortal [G] minds |And poets [Am] pens, we'll ride again ---{title: American Saturday Night} {artist: Brad Paisley} American Saturday Night - Brad Paisley [Intro] [G] [C] x8 Verse 1: She's got [G] Brazilian leather boots on the [C] pedal of her German [G] car [C] [G] Listenin' to the Beatles singin' "[C] Back in the U.S.S.[G]R." [C] Ya she's [G] going around the world [C] tonight but she ain't leavin' [G] here [C] She's just [G] going to meet her boyfriend [C] down at the street [G] fair [C] And it's a [G] French kiss, [C] Italian ice, [G] Spanish moss in the [C] moonlight [G] Just another [D] American [C] Saturday [G] night [C] [G] [C] Verse 2: There's a [G] big toga party [C] tonight down at Delta [G] Chi [C] [G] They got Canadian [C] bacon on their pizza [G] pie [C] They got a [G] cooler full of cold [C] Coronas and Amstel [G] Light [C] It's [D] like we're all livin' in a big ol' cup Just [C] fire up the blender and [D] mix it all up It's a [G] French kiss, [C] Italian ice, [G] margaritas in the [C] moonlight [G] Just another [D] American [C] Saturday [G] night Bridge: You know [Em] everywhere has [D] something [C] they're [G] known for Ah but [Em] usually it [D] washes [G] up on [C] our shores [C] My great, great, great grand[G]daddy [D] stepped off of that [G] ship I bet he [C] never ever [G] dreamed we'd have [D] all of this Instrumental: [G] [C] x6 [G] [D] [C] [G] Verse 3: You know [Em] everywhere has [D] something [C] they're [G] known for Ah but [Em] usually it [D] washes [G] up on [C] our shores [C] Little Italy and [G] China town [D] sittin' there side by [G] side [C] "Live from New [D] York, it's Saturday night" It's a [G] French kiss, [C] Italian ice, [G] Spanish moss in the [C] moonlight [G] Just another [D] American [C] [G] Just another [C] American It's [G] just another [D] American [C] Saturday [G] night [Outro] [G] [C] ---{title: Anything But Mine} {artist: Kenny Chesney} Anything But Mine - Kenny Chesney Intro: [D] [G] [D] [G] Verse 1: [D] Walkin' along beneath the lights of that [G] miracle mile, Me and [D] Mary makin' our way into the [G] night, You can [D] hear the cries from the carnival rides The [G] pinball bells and the ski ball slides, [D] Watchin' the summer sun fall out of [G] sight Verse 2: There's a [A] warm wind comin' in, [G] from off of the ocean Makin' it's [D] way past the hotel walls to fill the [G] street, [D] Mary is holdin' both of her [G] shoes in her hand Said she [D] likes to feel the [A] sand beneath her [D] feet |[Chorus] |And in the [D] mornin' I'm leavin' makin [G] my way back to Cleveland, |So to[D]night I hope, that I will do just [G] fine, |And [D] I don't see, how you could [G] ever be, |[D] any[A]thing but [D] mine Verse 3: There's a [D] local band playin' at the [G] seaside pavillion And I got [D] just enough cash to get us [G] in And [D] as we are dancin' Mary's [G] wrappin' her arms around me And I can [D] feel the sting of summer on my [G] skin Verse 4: In the [A] midst of the music, I [G] tell her I love her We both [D] laugh, 'cause we know it isn't [G] true Oh, but [D] Mary there's a summer drawin' [G] to an end tonight And there's so [D] much that I [A] long to do to [D] you |[Chorus] |And in the [D] mornin' I'm leavin' makin [G] my way back to Cleveland, |So to[D]night I hope, that I will do just [G] fine, |And [D] I don't see, how you could [G] ever be, |[D] any[A]thing but [D] mine [Instrumental] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D] [Chorus] [Outro] Mary [D] I don't see, how you could [G] ever be [D] anyth[A]ing but [D] mine [D] [G] [D] [A] [D] [G] [D] [A] [D] [D] Ooohhhh [G] [D] [A] [D] Ooohhhh [G] [D] [A] [D] [Chorus (Fading out)] ---{title: Apple Jack} {artist: Dolly Parton} Apple Jack - Dolly Parton [Intro] He [G] lived by the apple orchard in this [C] little orchard [G] shack His real name was Jackson Taylor but I [C] called him [D7] Apple Jack Now old [G] Apple Jack was loved by ever[C]yone he ever [G] knew Apple Jack picked apples but he [D7] picked the banjo [G] too |[Chorus] |Play a [G] song for me Apple [C] Jack, Apple [G] Jack |Play a [G] song for me and I'll [D7] sing |Play a [G] song for me Apple [C] Jack, Apple [G] Jack |Play a [G] song, let your [D7] banjo [G] ring [Verse 1] [G] Now I'd go down to Apple Jack's [C] almost every[G]day We'd sit and we'd drink applejack that old [C] Apple Jack had [D7] made Then he'd [G] take his banjo down then he'd [C] ask me if I'd [G] sing And he would play the banjo and I'd [D7] play my tambou[G]rine [Chorus] [Verse 2] [G]That's when I was just a kid and [C] now that I am [G] grown All I have are memories, old [C] Apple Jack is [D7] gone Oh, but [G] he left me his banjo and it [C] always takes me [G] back And every time I play it, I [D7] still hear Apple [G] Jack |[Chorus] |Play a [G] song for me Apple [C] Jack, Apple [G] Jack |Play a [G] song for me and I'll [D7] sing |Play a [G] song for me Apple [C] Jack, Apple [G] Jack |Play a [G] song, let your [D7] banjo [G] ring [Verse 3] That's [G] when I was just a kid and [C] now that I am [G] grown All I have are memories, old [C] Apple Jack is [D7] gone Oh, but [G] he left me his banjo and it [C] always takes me [G] back And every time I play it, I [D7] still hear Apple [G] Jack [Chorus] [Verse 4] That's [G] when I was just a kid and [C] now that I am [G] grown All I have are memories, old [C] Apple Jack is [D7] gone Oh, but [G] he left me his banjo and it [C] always takes me [G] back And every time I play it, I [D7] still hear Apple [G] Jack ---{title: As She's Walking Away} {artist: Zac Brown Band} As She's Walking Away - Zac Brown Band [Intro] [C] [F] [G] x2 [Verse 1] We [C] never spoke a word But every [Am] thought she had I heard from across the [F] room [G] We were [C] standing face to face I couldn't [Am] find the words to say give me one more [F] move [G] I don't [F] even know her [G] name I guess [F] foolish prides to [G] blame |[Chorus] |Now I'm [C] fall'n in love as she's walking away |and my [Am] heart won't tell my [E7] mind to tell my [F] mouth what it should [G] say |[C] May have lost this battle, live to fight another day |Now I'm [Am] fall[Em]'n in [F] love as she's walking [Fm] away [Interlude] [C] [Am] [F] [G] x2 [Verse 2] Wise [C] man next to me did say bout the [Am] one that got away "son i missed my [F] chance" [G] Don't you [C] let regret take place of the [Am] dreams you have to chase ask her to [F] dance.... go on [G] son you might [F] fall down on your [G] face roll the [F] dice and have some [G] faith" |[Chorus] |Now I'm [C] fall'n in love as she's walking away |and my [Am] heart won't tell my [E7] mind to tell my [F] mouth what it should [G] say |[C] May have lost this battle, live to fight another day |Now I'm [Am] fall[Em]'n in [F] love as she's walking [Fm] away [Instrumental] [C] [Am] [E7] [F] [G] [C] [Am] [E7] [G] [C] Bridge: you might [F] fall down on your [G] face roll the [F] dice and have some [G] faith Outro: Dont be [C] fall'n in love as she's walking away When your [Am] heart won't tell your [E7] mind to tell your [F] mouth what it should [G] say [C] May have lost this battle, live to fight another day Don't be [Am] fall[Em]'n... [Am] fall'[Em]n in... [Am] fall[Em]'n in [F] love.... as she's walking [Fm] awaa[Am]aaaa[D]aay[F]aaa[Fm]aaa[C]ay ---{title: Baby Girl} {artist: Sugarland} Baby Girl - Sugarland [Intro] [C] [G] [F] [G] [C] [G] [F] [G] [Verse 1] [C] They say [G] this town, [F] the stars stay up all night, well I [C] Don't know [G], can't see 'em, [F] for the glow of the neon lights And it's a, [C] long way [G] from here [F] to the place where the home fires burn Well it's, [C] two thousand [G] miles and one left [F] turn [G] |[Chorus] |[C] Dear Mom and Dad, [G] Please send money. |[F] I'm so broke [G] it ain't funny |Well I [C] don't need much just [G] enough to get me [F] through [G] |[C]Please don't worry, cause' [G] I'm alright |See, [F] I'm playin' here at the [G] bar tonight |[Am] This time I'm gonna [G] make our dreams [F] come true |Well, I [Dm] love you more than anything in the [F] world |[G] Love, your baby gi[C]rl [G] [F] [G] [Verse 2] [C] Black top, [G] blue sky, [F] big town full of little white lies Well, [C] everybody's your [G] friend you can never be [F] sure They'll promise [C] fancy cars and [G] diamond rings [F] All sorts of shiny things Well, [C] girl you'll remember [G] what your knees are [F] for [G] [Chorus] [Bridge] I know that [F] I'm [C] on my [G] way Well I can [F] tell every [C] time I [G] play And I know it's [F] worth all the [C] dues I [G] pay When I can [Dm] write to [G] you and [F] say |[Chorus] |[C] Dear Mom and Dad, [G] I'll send money. |[F] I'm so rich [G] it ain't funny |Well it [C] oughtta be more than [G] enough to get you [F] through [G] |[C] Please don't worry, Cause [G] I'm alright |See [F] I'm stayin' here at [G] the Ritz tonight |[C] Whatta ya know [G] we made our dreams [F] come [G] true |And there are [C] fancy cars and [G] diamond rings |But you [F] know that they don't [G] mean a thing |They [Am] all add up to [G] nothin compared [F] to you |Well, re[Dm]member me in ribbons and [F] curls |I still [Dm] love you more than anything in the [F] world |[G] Love, your baby [C] girl [G] [F] [G] [Outro] [C] [G] [F] [G] x6 ---{title: Baby Likes To Rock It} {artist: The Tractors} Baby Likes To Rock It - The Tractors Baby likes to rock it like a boogie woogie choo choo train train, train, train, train..... [Intro] [G] [C] [G] [Verse 1] [C] Ahhhh rock it, [G] well.... loo ee [D] looee looee loo aloo ow.. Boogie woogie choo choo [G] train You know she [C] likes to take me dancin' on the outskirts of town Where the [G] music's turned up and the lights are turned down [C] Shake it, Shake it, Shake it on the dance dance floor [D] Crowd crowd screamin screamin more more more Got the [G] boogie woogie woogie spread all over the place You got it [C] stacked to your ceiling got it stickin in your face You know my [G] baby likes to rock it like a [D] boogie woogie choo choo [G] train [Verse 2] [C] Johhny's in the back room suckin on his Gin [G] Police are at the front door screamin let me in [C] Go-go-go-go dancer just a showin off her chest [D] She don't know what she's doin but she tries to do her best She got the [G] boogie woogie woogie spread all over the place She got it [C] stacked to the ceiling got it stickin in your face You know my [G] baby likes to rock it like a [D] boogie woogie choo choo [G] train |[Chorus] |[C] Baby likes to rock it (rock it) |[G] Baby likes to rock it (rock it) |[C] Baby likes to rock it like a boogie woogie choo choo [C]train (train) |She got the [G] boogie woogie woogie spread all over the place |Got it [C] stacked to the ceiling got it stickin in your face |You know my [G] baby likes to rock it like a [D] boogie woogie choo choo [G] train [Instrumental] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [D] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [Verse 3] She said her [C] name was emergency, and asked to see my gun Said her [G] telephone number was 9-1-1 Got brother [C] Jimmy on the TV, killer on the stereo She said if [D] you want to get it, you got to let it go She got the [G] boogie woogie woogie spread all over the place You got it [C] stacked to the ceiling got it stickin in your face You know my [G] baby likes to rock it like a [D] boogie woogie choo choo [G] train |[Chorus] |[C] Baby likes to rock it (rock it) |[G] Baby likes to rock it (rock it) |[C] Baby likes to rock it like a boogie woogie choo choo [C] train (train) |She got the [G] boogie woogie woogie spread all over the place |Got it [C] stacked to the ceiling got it stickin in your face |You know my [G] baby likes to rock it like a [D] boogie woogie choo choo [G] train Outro: You know my baby likes to rock it like a boogie woogie choo choo train ---{title: Back Where I Come From} {artist: Kenny Chesney} Back Where I Come From - Kenny Chesney [Intro] (Slowly) [D] [A] [F#m] [G] [D] [A] [F#m] [D] (Pause) [Verse 1] [D] In The Town Where [A] I Was Raised [F#m] The Clock Ticks And The [G] Cattle Graze [D] Time Passed With [A] Amazing Graze [F#m] Back Where I Come [G] From [D] You Can Lie On A [A] River Bank [F#m] Or Paint Your Name On A [G] Water Tank [D] Or Miscount All The [A] Beers You Drank [F#m] Back Where I Come [G] From |[Chorus] |[A] Back Where [G] I Come From |[D] Where I'll Be When It's [G] Said And [D] Done [G] |[A] I'm Proud As [G] Anyone |[D] That's Where [G] I Come [A] From [D] [Instrumental] [D] [A] [F#m] [G] [D] [A] [F#m] [G] [Verse 2] [D] We Learned In The [A] Sunday School [F#m] Who Made The [G] Sun Shine Through [D] I Know Who Made The [A] Moon Shine Too [F#m] Back Where I Come [G] From [D] Blue Eyes On A [A] Saturday Night [F#m] Tan Legs In The [G] Broad Day Light [D] TVs They Were [A] Black And White [F#m] Back Where I Come [G] From [Chorus] [Instrumental] [D] [A] [F#m] [G] [D] [A] [F#m] [G] [Verse 3] [D] Some Say It's A [A]Backwards Place [F#m] Narrow Minds On A [G] Narrow Way [D] But I Make It A [A] Point To Say [F#m] That's Where I Come [G] From |[Chorus] |[A] That's Where [G] I Come From |[D] Where I'll Be When It's [G] Said And [D] Done [G] |[A] I'm Proud As [G] Anyone |[D] That's Where [G] I Come [A] From [Outro] [A] Back Where [G] I Come From [D] I'm An Old Tenne[G]ssee[D]an [G] [A] I'm Proud As [G] Anyone [D] That's Where [G] I Come [A] From [D] [A] [F#m] [G] ---{title: Backwards} {artist: Rascal Flatts} Backwards - Rascal Flatts [Intro] [G] Verse 1: [F] I was sitting on a bar stool [C] In a barbecue joint in [G] Tenne[C]ssee [G] [F] When this ole boy walked in [C] And he sat right down [D ]next to [D] me [D] [Em] I could tell he’d been through some hard Times [C] [F] [C] [Em] There were tearstains on his old shirt [C] [F] [C] [F] And he said "ya wanna know what ya get [C] When you play a country song backwards?" [G] |[Chorus 1] |[G] Ya get your house back , Ya get your dog back |Ya get your best friend Jack back, Ya get your truck back |Ya get your hair back, Ya get your first and second wives back |[C] Your front porch swing, Your pretty little thing |Your bling bling bling, And a diamond ring |[G] Your get your farm and a barn and the boat And the harley |First night in jail with Charlie |[D] Sounds a little crazy, a little scattered And absurd |[G] But that’s what you get. When you play a Country song backwards Verse 2: [C] Well I never heard it said quite like that [G] It hit me in the face 'cause that’s where I'm at [C] I almost fell flat out on the floor [D] He said "Wait a minute, that’s not all There's even more" |[Chorus 2] |[G] Ya get your mind back, Your nerves back |Your first heart attack back. You get your pride back, |You get your life back, You get your first real love back |[C] You get your big screen tv, A dvd and a washing machine |[G] You get the pond and the lawn, The bail and the mower |You get to go back where you, Don’t know her |[D] It sounds a little crazy. A little scattered and absurd |[G] But that’s what you get. When you play a country song backwards Instrumental: [C] [G] [C] [D] Verse 3: [C] We sat there and shot the bull, About how it would be [D] If [D] we could turn it [D] all [D] around, And change this C-R-A-P Outro: [G] Ya get your house back, Ya get your dog back, Ya get your best friend Jack back Ya get your truck back, Ya get your hair back, Ya get your first and second wives back [C] Your front porch swing, Your pretty little thing Your bling bling bling, And a diamond ring [G] Your get your farm and a barn, And the boat And the harley First night in jail with Charlie, Ya get your mind back, Your nerves back Your first heart attack back, You get your pride back, You get your life back, You get your first real love back [C] You get your big screen tv, A dvd and a washing machine [G] You get the pond and the lawn, The bail and the mower You get to go back where you, Don’t know her [D] It sounds a little crazy, A little scattered and absurd [G] But that’s what you get, When you play a country song backwards! [G] [G] ---{title: Ballad of a Teenage Queen} {artist: Johnny Cash} Ballad of a Teenage Queen - Johnny Cash Verse 1: [G] (Dream on, dream on [C] teenage [G] queen [C] prettiest [G] girl we've [D] ever [G] seen) [G] There's a story [C] in our [G] town [G] Of the prettiest [D] girl ar[G]ound [G] Golden hair and [C] eyes of [G] blue [G] How those eyes could [D] flash at [G] you ([G] How those eyes could [D] flash at [G] you) [C] Boys hung 'round her [G] by the score [G] But she loved the [D7] boy next [G] door who worked at the [D] candy [G] store |Chorus 1: |[G] (Dream on, dream on [C] teenage [G] queen [C] prettiest [G] girl we've [D] ever [G] seen) Verse 2: [G] She was tops in [C] all they [G] said [G] It never once went [D] to her [G] head [G] She had every[C]thing it [G] seems [G] Not a care, this [D] teenage [G] queen ([G] Not a care, this [D] teenage queen [G]) [C] Other boys could [G] offer more [G] But she loved the [D7] boy next [G] door who worked at the [D] candy [G] store |Chorus 2: |[G] (Dream on, dream on [C] teenage [G] queen [C] you should [G] be a [D] movie [G] queen) Verse 3: [G] He would marry [C] her next [G] spring [G] Saved his money, [D] bought a [G] ring [G] Then one day a [C] movie [G] scout [G] Came to town to [D] take her [G] out ([G] came to town to [D] take her [G] out) [C] Hollywood could [G] offer more [G] So she left the [D7] boy next [G] door working at the [D] candy [G] store |Chorus 3: |[G] (Dream on, dream on [C] teenage [G] queen [C] see you [G] on the [D] movie [G] screen) Verse 4: [G] Very soon she [C] was a [G] Star [G] Pretty house and [D] shiny [G] car [G] Swimming pool and a [C] fence [G] around [G] But she missed her [D]old home [G] town ([G] But she missed her [D] old home [G] town) [C] All the world was [G] at her door [G] All except the [D7] boy next [G] door who worked at the [D] candy [G] store |Chorus 4: |[G] (Dream on, dream on [C] teenage [G] queen [C] saddest [G] girl we've [D] ever [G] seen) Verse 5: [G] Then one day the [C] teenage [G] star [G] Sold her house and [D] all her [G] cars [G] Gave up all her [C] wealth and [G] fame [G] Left it all and [D] caught a [G] train ([G] Left it all and [D] caught a [G] train) [C] Do I have to [G] tell you more [G] She came back to the [D7] boy next [G] door who worked at the [D] candy [G] store Outro: [G] (Now this story [C] has some [G] more, you'll [C] hear it [G] all at the [D] candy [G] store) ---{title: Battle Hymn Of The Republic} {artist: Boxcar Willie} Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Boxcar Willie [Verse 1] G Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; C G D He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; G B Em He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible, swift sword; Am D G His truth is mar-ching on. |[Chorus] |G C G | Glory! Glory! halle-lu-jah! Glory! Glory! hallelu-jah! |G B Em Am D G | Glory! Glory! halle-lu-jah! His truth is mar-ching on. [Verse 2] G I have read a fiery gospel writ in burnished rows of steel; C G D "As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal; G B Em Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel, Am D G Since God is mar-ching on." |[Chorus] |G C G | Glory! Glory! halle-lu-jah! Glory! Glory! hallelu-jah! |G B Em Am D G | Glory! Glory! halle-lu-jah! His truth is mar-ching on. [Verse 3] G He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat, C G D He is sifting out the hearts of men be-fore His judgment seat; G B Em Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! Be jubilant, my feet! Am D G Our God is mar-ching on! |[Chorus] |G C G | Glory! Glory! halle-lu-jah! Glory! Glory! hallelu-jah! |G B Em Am D G | Glory! Glory! halle-lu-jah! His truth is mar-ching on. [Verse 4] G In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, C G D With a glory in His bosom that trans-figures you and me; G B Em As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free, Am D G While God is mar-ching on. |[Chorus] |G C G | Glory! Glory! halle-lu-jah! Glory! Glory! hallelu-jah! |G B Em Am D G | Glory! Glory! halle-lu-jah! His truth is mar-ching on. [Verse 5] G We can almost hear the trumpet sound, the Lord’s return is near; C G D There are still so many people lost, His message they must hear; G B Em Fa-ther, give us one more moment, One more day, just one more year- Am D G With God we’re mar-ching on. [Outro] G C G Glory! Glory! halle-lu-jah! Glory! Glory! hallelu-jah! G B Em Am D Em Glory! Glory! halle-lu-jah! His truth is mar-ching on. Am D Em Am D G His truth is mar-ching on. His truth is mar-ching on. ---{title: Battle of New Orleans} {artist: Jimmy Driftwood} Battle of New Orleans - Jimmy Driftwood Verse 1: [A] In 1814 we [D] took a little trip A[E7] long with Col. Jackson down the [A] mighty mississip' We took a little bacon and we [D] took a little beans And we [E7] Caught the bloody British in a [A] town in New Orleans. |Chorus 1: |[A] We fired our guns and the British kept a comin' |There wasn't as many as there [E7] was a while a-[A] go |We fired once more and [D] they began to runnin' |On down the Mississippi to the [E7] Gulf of Mexi[A]co. Verse 2: [A] We looked down the river and we see'd the British come And there musta been a hund'erd of 'em beatin' [E7] on the [A] drum They stepped so high and they [D] made their bugles ring We stood beside our cotton bales and didn't [E7] say a [A] thing. Chorus 1: Verse 3: [A] Old Hick'ry said we could take 'em by su'prise If we didn't fire our musket till we [E7] looked 'em in the [A] eyes We held our fire till we [D] see'd their faces well Then we opened up with squirrel guns and [E7] really gave 'em [A] Well - Chorus 1: |Chorus 2: |[A] Yeah! they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles |And they ran through the bushes where a [E7] rabbit couldn't [A] go |They ran so fast that the hounds [D] couldn't catch 'em |On down the Mississippi to the [E7] Gulf of Mexi[A]co. Verse 4: [A] We fired our cannon till the barrel melted down So we grabbed an alligator and we fought a[E7]nother [A] round We filled his head with cannonballs and [D] powdered his behind And when we touched the powder off, the 'gator [E7] lost his [A] mind. Chorus 1: Chorus 2: ---{title: Be My Baby Tonight} {artist: John Michael Montgomery} Be My Baby Tonight - John Michael Montgomery [Intro] [G] [Verse 1] [G] I know you heard that worn out line, about love at first sight Well I never knew those words were true, ‘til [D] you walked in tonight [G] All it took was just one look, to [C] knock me off my [G] feet I’m not a man of many words, so I’ll [D] make this short and [G] sweet |[Chorus] |[C] Could you, would you, ain’t you gonna, if I asked you, would you wanna, [G] be my baby tonight |Yeah [D] take a chance, slow dance, make a little romance, [G] honey, it’ll be alright |[C] Girl you got me wishing we were huggin’ and a kissin’, and a [G] holdin’ each other [C] tight |So, [G] could you, would you, ain’t you gonna, if I asked you would you wanna |[D] Be my baby [G] tonight [Verse 2] [G] I’m not trying to come on like some rhinestone Romeo I’m lookin’ for a whole lot more than a [D] one night rodeo What [G] can I do to prove to you, I’m [C] layin’ it on the [G] line I’ll [G] even get down on my knees, just to [D] beg you one more [G] time |[Chorus] |Well, [C] Could you, would you, ain’t you gonna, if I asked you, would you wanna, |[G] Be my baby tonight |Yeah [D] take a chance, slow dance, make a little romance, [G] honey, it’ll be alright |[C] Girl you got me wishing we were huggin’ and a kissin’, and a [G] holdin’ each other [C] tight |So, [G] could you, would you, ain’t you gonna, if I asked you would you wanna |[D] Be my baby [G] tonight [Instrumental] [C] [G] [C] [D] |[Chorus] |Yea, [C] Could you, would you, ain’t you gonna, if I asked you, would you wanna, |[G] be my baby tonight |Yeah [D] take a chance, slow dance, make a little romance, [G] honey, it’ll be alright |[C] Girl you got me wishing we were huggin’ and a kissin’, and a [G] holdin’ each other [C] tight |So, [G] could you, would you, ain’t you gonna, if I asked you would you wanna |[D] Be my baby [G] tonight Outro: [G] Could you, would you, ain’t you gonna, if I asked you, would you wanna, [D] Be my baby [C] tonight [D] [G] ---{title: Beer For My Horses} {artist: Toby Keith feat. Willie Nelson} Beer For My Horses - Toby Keith feat. Willie Nelson [Intro] [G] [G] [G] [C] [G] [G] [G] [G] [D] [G] [G] [G] [G] [C] [G] [G] [G] [G] [D] [G] [Verse 1] [G] Well a man come on the [C] 6 o'clock [G] news [G] Said somebody's been shot, some[D]body's been [G] abused [G] Somebody blew up a building Somebody [C] stole a [G] car [G] Somebody got away Somebody [D] didn't get too [G] far yeah [Em] They didn't [D] get too [G] far [Verse 2] [G] Grandpappy told my pappy, back in [C] my day, [G] son [G] A man had to answer for the [D] wicked that he [G] done [G] Take all the rope in Texas Find a [C] tall oak [G] tree, round up all of them bad boys Hang them [D] high in the [G] street [Em] for all the [D] people to [G] see |[Chorus] |[D] Justice is the one thing you should [C] always [G] find |You got to [C] saddle up your [G] boys |You got to [D] draw a hard [G] line |When the [D] gun smoke settles we'll sing a [C] victory [G] tune |We'll [C] all meet [G] back at the [D] local [G] saloon |We'll [G] raise up our glasses [C] against evil [G] forces |Singing [F] whiskey for my [C] men, beer for my [G] horses [Verse 3] [G] We got too many gangsters doing [C] dirty [G] deeds We've got too much corruption, too much [D] crime in the [G] streets [G] It's time the long arm of the law put a [C] few more in the [G] ground [G] Send 'em all to their maker and he'll [D] settle 'em [G] down [Em] You can bet [D] he'll set 'em [G] down 'cause |[Chorus] |[D] Justice is the one thing you should [C] always [G] find |You got to [C] saddle up your [G] boys |You got to [D] draw a hard [G] line |When the [D] gun smoke settles we'll sing a [C] victory [G] tune |We'll [C] all meet [G] back at the [D] local [G] saloon |We'll [G] raise up our glasses [C] against evil [G] forces |Singing [F] whiskey for my [C] men, beer for my [G] horses [F] whiskey for my [C] men, beer for my [G] horses |[Chorus] |[D] Justice is the one thing you should [C] always [G] find |You got to [C] saddle up your [G] boys |You got to [D] draw a hard [G] line |When the [D] gun smoke settles we'll sing a [C] victory [G] tune |We'll [C] all meet [G] back at the [D] local [G] saloon |We'll [G] raise up our glasses [C] against evil [G] forces |Singing [F] whiskey for my [C] men, beer for my [G] horses [F] whiskey for my [C] men, beer for my [G] horses ---{title: Beer Thity} {artist: Brooks and Dunn} Beer Thity - Brooks and Dunn [Intro] [G] [Verse 1] [G] I got a six-pack, got a single stem rose [G] My baby's dressed up, she's raring to go I've got a [C] jones for the moon and the jukebox [G] I like to two-step, she likes to rock That [A] clock on the wall, it [C] rings, it chimes [G] It's [NC] beer thirty, a honky tonk time |[Chorus] |[C] Life's too short, let's get to living it |[G] Let's give it all we can give it |[C] Let your hair down, turn the music up |[G] We're gonna paint the town flat, tear it up |The [A] party starts here, get in [D] line [C] |[NC] Beer thirty, a honky tonk [G] time [Verse 2] [G] I put in my forty, I'm going home [G] Lord, my get up has got up and gone [C] Got my pay check, I'm on my way [G] It's finally Friday, my kind of day [A] I punch the clock, I [C] hit the road flying [G] It's [NC] beer thirty, a honky tonk time |[Chorus] |[C] Life's too short, let's get to living it |[G] Let's give it all we can give it |[C] Let your hair down, turn the music up |[G] We're gonna paint the town flat, tear it up |The [A] party starts here, get in [D] line [C] |[NC] It's beer thirty, a honky tonk [G] time [Instrumental] [G] [D] [C] [G] |[Chorus] |[C] Life's too short, let's get to living it |[G] Let's give it all we can give it |[C] Let your hair, down turn the music up |[G] We're gonna paint the town flat, tear it up |The [A] party starts here, get in [D] line [C] |[NC] It's beer thirty, a honky tonk [G] time Outro: [D] [C] [NC] It's beer thirty, a honky tonk [G] time [A] [G] ---{title: Beer in Mexico} {artist: Kenny Chesney} Beer in Mexico - Kenny Chesney [Intro] [D] [G] (x2) [Verse 1] [D] Staring out into the wild blue yonder [G] So many thoughts to sit and ponder About [D] life and love and the lack of And this [G] emptiness in my heart [D] Too old to be wild and free Still [G] too young to be over the hill Should [D] try to grow up but who knows where to [G] start. |[Chorus] |[D] So I'll just sit right here and have another beer in [G] Mexico |[D] Do my best to waste another day [G] |[D] Sit right here and have another beer in [G] Mexico |Let [D] the [Em] warm air [A] melt these blues a[D]way. [Verse 2] [D] Sun comes up and the sun sinks down And I've [G] seen them both in this tourist town [D] Up for days in a rage Just [G] tryin' to search my soul [D] For all the answers, and the reasons why [G] I'm at these crossroads in my life And I [D] really don't know which way to [G] go. |[Chorus] |[D] So I'll just sit right here and have another beer in [G] Mexico |[D] Do my best to waste another day [G] |[D] Sit right here and have another beer in [G] Mexico |Let [D] the [Em] warm air [A] melt these blues a[D]way. [Instrumental] [D] [G] (x2) [Bridge] Maybe I'll [Em] settle down [D] Get married or [G] stay single and [D] stay free [Em] Which road [D] I travel is [G] still a [A] mystery to me. |[Chorus] |[D] So I'll just sit right here and have another beer in [G] Mexico |[D] Do my best to waste another day [G] |[D] Sit right here and have another beer in [G] Mexico |Let [D] the [Em] warm air [A] melt these blues a[D]way. ---{title: Best Of My Love} {artist: Eagles} Best Of My Love - Eagles [Intro] [C] [F] (x2) [Verse 1] [C] Every night, I'm lying in bed, [F] holding you close in my dreams [C] Thinking about all the things that we said, and [F] coming apart at the seams [Em] We try to talk it [Dm] over, but the [Em] words come out too [F] rough I [C] know you were trying to [Dm] give me the best of your [C] love [G] [Verse 2] [C] Beautiful faces, and loud empty places, [F] look at the way that we live [C] Wasting our time on cheap talk and wine, [F] left us so little to give That [Em] same old crowd was like a [Dm] cold dark cloud that [Em] we could never rise [F] above But [C] here in my heart, I [Dm] give you the best of my [C] love [G] |[Chorus] |Oh-oh-oh oh[C]hhh, sweet darlin', [Dm] you get the best of my love |Oh-oh-oh oh[C]hhh, sweet darlin', you get the [Dm] best of my love [Bridge] [Fm] I'm going back in time and it's a [C] sweet dream It was a [Fm] quiet night and I would be all right if I could [Dm] go on [G] sleeping [Verse 3] But [C] every morning I wake up and worry, [F] what's gonna happen today? [C] You see it your way, and I see it mine, but we [F] both see it slipping away [Em] You know we always had each [Dm] other baby, [Em] I guess that wasn't [Dm]enough; [G] o-oohh But [C] here in my heart, I [Dm] give you the best of my [C] love [G] |[Chorus] (Repeat till fade) |Oh-oh-oh [C] ohhhh, sweet darlin', [Dm] you get the best of my love |Oh-oh-oh oh[C]hhh, sweet darlin', you get the [Dm] best of my love ---{title: Big Iron} {artist: Marty Robins} Big Iron - Marty Robins Verse 1: [C] To the town of Agua Fria rode a [Am] stranger one fine day Hardly [C] spoke to folks around him didn't have too much to [Am] say No one dared to ask his [F] business, no one [C] dared to make a slip For the stranger there among them had a [Am] big iron on his hip [F] Big iron on his [C] hip Verse 2: It was early in the mornin' when he [Am] rode into the town He came [C] riding from the south side slowly lookin' all a[Am]round He's an [F] outlaw loose and runnin' came the [C] whisper from each lip And he's here to do some business with the [Am] big iron on his hip [F] Big iron on his [C] hip Verse 3: In this town there lived an outlaw by the [Am] name of Texas Red Many [C] men had tried to take him and that many men were [Am] dead He was [F] vicious and a killer, though a [C] youth of twenty-four And the notches on his pistol numbered [Am] one and nineteen more [F] One and nineteen [C] more Verse 4: Now the stranger started talking made it [Am] plain to folks around He was an [C] Arizona ranger wouldn't be too long in [Am] town He came [F] here to take an outlaw back a[C]live or maybe dead And he said it didn't matter he was [Am] after Texas Red [F] After Texas [C] Red Verse 5: The mornin' passed so quickly, it was [Am] time for them to meet It was [C] twenty past eleven when they walked out in the [Am] street Folks were [F] watchin' from their windows, everybody held their [C] breath They knew this handsome ranger was a[Am]bout to meet his death Was a[F]bout to meet his [C] death Verse 6: There was forty feet between them when they [Am] stopped to make their play And the [C] swiftness of the ranger is still talked about to[Am]day Texas [F] Red had not cleared leather when a [C] bullet fairly ripped And the ranger's aim was deadly with the [Am] big iron on his hip The [F] big iron on his [C] hip Outro: Big [F] iron, big [C] iron When he tried to match the ranger with the [Am] big iron on his hip The [F] big iron on his [C] hip ---{title: Big River} {artist: Johnny Cash} Big River - Johnny Cash [Intro] A|---2-2-2-------5--5--5--------2-2-2-2--------5--5--5-----------------| E|-----------2-0--3--3--3-0----------------2-0--3--3--3-0--------------| [Verse 1] Now I [G] taught the weeping willow how to cry, And I showed the clouds how to cover up a [A] Clear blue [D] sky. And the [G] tears that I cried for that woman are gonna [C] flood you Big River. Then [G] I'm gonna sit right [D] here until I [G] die [Verse 2] I [G] met her accidentally in St. Paul (Minnesota). And it tore me up every time I heard her [A] drawl, southern [D] drawl. Then I [G] heard my dream was back downstream ca[C]vortin' in Davenport, And I [G] followed you, Big [D] River, when you [G] called. Instrumental: G G G G C C G G D D G G [Verse 3] Then you [G] took me to St. Louis later on (down the river). A freighter said she's been here but she's [A] gone, boy, she's [D] gone. I [G] found her trail in Memphis, but she [C] just walked up the bluff. She raised a [G] few eyebrows and then she [D] went on down [G] alone. [Verse 4] Now, won't you [G] batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on. Take that woman on down to New Or[A]leans, New [D] Orleans. Go [G] on, I've had enough, dump my [C] blues down in the gulf. [G] She loves you, Big [D] River, more than [G] me. Instrumental: G G G G C C G G D D G G [Verse 5] Now I [G] taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry, And I showed the clouds how to cover up a [A] clear blue [D] sky. And the [G] tears that I cried for that woman are gonna [C] flood you Big River. Then [G] I'm gonna sit right [D] here until I [G] die. ---{title: Bills Laundromat Bar And Grill} {artist: Confederate Railroad} Bills Laundromat Bar And Grill - Confederate Railroad [Intro] [G] Verse 1: [G] Well I was 3 days short of pulling out of Kingsport, I was [C] headed down to Houston [G] town Had my [G] guitar packed in a burlap sack, For exp[A]loitin' my country [D] sound I [G] bypassed Jackson, bypassed Memphis, By the [C] time I got to Arkan[G]sas I'd a [G] sold my car and that black guitar, For [D] anything cool and [G] tall Well I [C] pulled up to a neon sign on [G] highway 49, Shut the [C] engine down, took a look around [D] Then I stepped inside |[Chorus] |I [G] asked that bouncer where I was, He said, [C] son yer at Bill's |[D] Honky tonk pickin', linedance kickin', Razorback stickin', barbecue chicken |Laundromat Bar and [G] Grill Verse 2: Well I [G] found old Bill sittin at the bar, With a [C] pistol and a change mach[G]ine He was [G] dolin' out quarters to a waitress named Starr, When I [A] asked him if I could [D] sing He said, [G] son go ahead if you brought yer guitar, Then he [C] pointed to the backstage [G] door Said, [G] we don't allow original material, [D] 'Less it's been done [G] before Pre-Chorus: Well I [C] hit the stage like a big mule train, Told the [G] house band to play it in C I sang the [C] Tennessee Waltz, Kentucky Rain, And the [D] one about the bird that's free |[Chorus] |[G] Lead guitar was like a chainsaw, That [C] fiddle like a power drill |At Bill's [D] honky tonk pickin', linedance kickin', Razorback stickin', barbecue chicken |Laundromat Bar and [G] Grill [Instrumental] [G] [C] [D] [D] [G] Verse 3: Well in the [G] 10 short minutes I was up on stage, Watched a [C] biker punch a cowboys [G] face And with a [G] perfect view I was wittness to, The dest[A]ruction of the whole dang [D] place It was [G] long neck stems and white fringed hems, Flying [C] out of that dark [G] saloon And that [G] mechanical bull was reduced in full, To the [D] safest place in the [G] room Pre-Chorus: That [C] punched drunk cowboy showed his wife, That his [G] shirt was soaked with beer She said, [C] calm down honey, have another light, 'Cause we [D] can wash yer shirt right here |[Chorus] |[G] Then the whole place stopped to thank me, For [C] bookin' my show at Bill's |[D] Honky tonk pickin', linedance kickin', Razorback stickin', barbecue chicken |Laundromat Bar and [G] Grill [Outro] [G] At Bill's [D] Honky tonk pickin', linedance kickin', Razorback stickin', barbecue chicken Laundromat Bar and [G] Grill ---{title: Bing Bang Boom} {artist: Highway 101} Bing Bang Boom - Highway 101 Verse 1: C G C G F C Gather 'round me and lend an ear 'cause I've got something you ought to hear G F G C I'm telling you that you ought to fear a certain kind of love. C G C G F C Now it can strike both day and night and just as quick as a rattler's bite G F G C You've got a case of love at first sight and it's what you're dying of. |Chorus: | F |It's just bing bang boom one two three feeling as normal as you can be |(I fell the 2nd he looked at me) |C | It was bing bang boom lickety split it doesn't come on bit by bit | G F G |It was instantly in full swing and it's bing bang boom [C] Verse 2: C G C G F C Now I was foot loose and fancy free I had respect and I had dignity G F G C And then this thing got a hold of me and still would not let go C G C G F C I walk in and heart beat jumped by hair stood up and my skin goose bumped F G F C My mind went blank and my I.Q. slumped and my jaw just hit the floor BRIDGE: D7 Now my obligations slide and I do not even care G I spend all my waking hours walking on thin air so friends you best beware. Outro: C G C G F C That's exactly how you behave if you get hit by this tidal wave G F G C You won't even have time to save you sinking sanity. F It's just bing bang boom C bing bang boom F bing bing boom F G C It gets instantly in full swing and it's bing bang boom. ---{title: Black Hills of Dakota} {artist: Doris Day} Black Hills of Dakota - Doris Day Intro: C C C C Verse 1: C F G Take me back to the Black Hills, the Black Hills of Dakota G C To the beautiful Indian country that I love [G] [C] C F G Lost my heart in the Black Hills, the Black Hills of Dakota G C Where the pines are so high that they kiss the sky above [F] [C] Verse 2: C7 F Fm And when I get that lonesome feeling C E7 Am And I'm miles away from home D G Dm G I hear the voice of the mystic mountains calling me back home [G7] Verse 3: C F G Take me back to the Black Hills, the Black Hills of Dakota G C To the beautiful Indian country that I love [F] [C] C7 F Fm And when I get that lonesome feeling C E7 Am And I'm miles away from home D G Dm G I hear the voice of the mystic mountains calling me back home [G7] Verse 4: C F G Take me back to the Black Hills, the Black Hills of Dakota G C To the beautiful Indian country that I love [F] [C] [Slowing] C To the [G] beautiful Indian country that I love [F] [C] ---{title: Blanket on the Ground} {artist: Billie Jo Spears} Blanket on the Ground Billie Jo Spears Intro: [G] [G] Verse 1: [G] Come and look out through the window That big old moon is shinin' [A] down Tell me now don't it re-[D]mind you Of the blanket on the [G] ground? Remember back when love first [G] found us, We'd go slippin' out of [A] town And we'd love beneath the [D] moonlight On that blanket on the [G] ground... |Chorus: |[G] I'll take the [G7] blanket from the [C] bedroom |And we'll go walkin' once a-[G]gain, |To that spot down by the [D] river |Where our sweet love first be-[G]gan [G7] |[G7] Just because we are [C] married, |Don't mean we can't still go [G] round |So let's walk beneath the [D] moonlight |And lay the blanket on the [G] ground. [Key Change] [A] Verse 2: [A] Oh! Remember how ex-[A]cited We used to get when love was [B7] young, That old moon was our best [E7] buddy, We couldn't wait for night to [A] come. Now you know you still ex-[A]cite me I know you love me like I [B7] am, Just once more I wish you'd [E7] love me On the blanket on the [A] ground... |Chorus: x2 |[A] I'll take the [A7] blanket from the [D] bedroom |And we'll go walkin' once a [A] gain |To that spot down by the [E7] river, |Where our sweet love first be[A]gan. [A7] |[A7] Just because we are [D] married, |Don't mean we can't slip [A] around, |So let's walk beneath the [E7] moonlight |And lay the [E7] blanket on the [A] ground... Outro: [A] [A - Double Strum] ---{title: Bless The Broken Road} {artist: Rascal Flats} Bless The Broken Road - Rascal Flats [Intro] [C] [F] [G] [Am] [F] [C] x2 [Verse 1] [C] I set [F] out on a [G] narrow [Am] way [F] many years [C] ago [C] Hoping [F] I would [G] find true [Am] love [F] along the [G] broken [C] road But [Am] I got lost a [G] time or two Wiped [F] my brow [C] and kept [Dm] pushing [G] through [C] I couldn't [F] see how [G] every [Am] sign [F] pointed straight to [C] you |[Chorus] |Every [F] long lost [C] dream lead me to [G] where you [C] are |Others who [F] broke my [Am] heart they were like [Dm] northern [G] stars |Pointing me [F] on my [C] way into your [G] loving [Am] arms |This much I [Dm] know [C] is true [F] |That [C] God [F] blessed the [G] broken [Am] road |That [F] led me [G] straight to [C] you [F] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [Verse 2] I [C] think [F] about the [G] years I [Am] spent just [F] passing [C] through I'd [C] like to [F] have the [G] time I [Am] lost and [F] give it [G] back to [C] you But [Am] you just smile and [G] take my hand [F] You've [C] been there you [Dm] under[G]stand [C] It's all [F] part of a [G] grander [Am] plan [F] that is coming [C] true |[Chorus] |Every [F] long lost [C] dream lead me to [G] where you [C] are |Others who [F] broke my [Am] heart they were like [Dm] northern [G] stars |Pointing me [F] on my [C] way into your [G] loving [Am] arms |This much I [Dm] know [C] is true [F] |That [C] God [F] blessed the [G] broken [Am] road |That [F] led me straight to [C] you [Instrumental] [F] [C] [G] [C] [F] [Am] [Dm] [C] [G] [Outro] [C] Now I'm just [F] a rollin' [C] home into my [G] lover's [Am] arms This much I [Dm] know [C] is true [F] That [C] God [F] blessed the [G] broken [Am] road That [F] led me [G] straight to [C] you [F] [G] [Am] [F] [C] That [C] God [F] blessed the [G] broken [Am] road That [F] led me [G] straight to [C] you [F] [G] [Am] [F] [C] [C] [F] [G] [Am] [F] [C] ---{title: Blue} {artist: Leann Rimes} Blue[C] - Leann Rimes [Intro] [C] [Verse 1] [C] Bl [E7]- ue [A], oh, so lonesome for you [D] Why can't you be [G] blue over me? [C] [G] [C] Bl [E7]- ue [A], oh, so lonesome for you [D] Tears fill my eyes [G] till I can't se[C]e [G] |[Chorus] |[E7] 3 o' clock in the morning, [A] here am I |[D] Sitting here so lone-ly, [G] so lonesome, I could cry [Bridge] [C] Bl [E7]- ue [A], oh, so lonesome for you [D] Why can't you be [G] blue over me? [C] [G] [Instrumental] [C] [E7] [A] [D] [G] [C] [G] |[Chorus] |[E7] Now that it's over, I realis[A]ed |[D] Those weak words you whisp[G]ered were nothing but lies [Outro] [C] Bl [E7]- ue[A], oh, so lonesome for you [D] Why can't you be b[G]lue over me? [C] [G] [D] Why can't you be b[G]lue over me? [C] [G] ---{title: Blue Ain’t Your Color} {artist: Keith Urban} Blue Ain’t Your Color - Keith Urban Verse 1: I can [G] see you over there, staring at your drink Watching that ice sink all [Am] alone tonight And, [C] chances are you're sitting here [D] in this bar Cause he ain't gonna [G] treat you right Well it's [G] probably not my place, but I'm gonna say it anyway Cause [Am] you look like You, [C] haven't felt the fire, had a little [D] fun, hadn't had a smile [G] in a little while, baby |Chorus: |[G] Blue looks good on a [Am] sky Looks good on that [C] neon buzzin' on the wall |But [D] darling, it don't match your [G] eyes [C] [G] |I'm tellin' [G] you, you don't need that [Am] guy |It's so black and [C] white he's stealing your [D] thunder |Baby, [C] blue [G] ain't your [Am] color [G] Verse 2: I'm not try a [G] be another just pick you up kind of guy Tryna drink you up, try a [Am] take you home But I just [C] don't understand how another [D] man Can take your sun and turn it ice [G] cold Well I've [G] had enough to drink And it's makin' me think That I [Am] just might tell you [C] If I were painter, I wouldn't [D] change you I'd just [G] paint you bright, baby |Chorus: |[G] Blue looks good on a [Am] sky Looks good on that [C] neon buzzin' on the wall |But [D] darling, it don't match your [G] eyes [C] [G] |I'm tellin' [G] you, you don't need that [Am] guy |It's so black and [C] white he's stealing your [D] thunder |Baby, [C] blue [G] ain't your [Am] color [G] Bridge: [Em] No, no, no [Am] Mmm It ain't your color [Em] baby [C] ouuu |Chorus: |[G] Blue looks good on a [Am] sky Looks good on that [C] neon buzzin' on the wall |But [D] darling, it don't match your [G] eyes [C] [G] |I'm tellin' [G] you, you don't need that [Am] guy |It's so black and [C] white he's stealing your [D] thunder |Baby, [C] blue [G] ain't your [Am] color [G] Outro: [C] blue [G] ain't your [Am] color [G] [Am] hmmm [G] hmmm No, no baby, [Am] [G] come here baby [Am] [G] Let me light up your world [Am] [G] [Am] [G] ---{title: Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain} {artist: Willie Nelson} Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain - Willie Nelson [D] In the twilight glow I see them (Bass [G - G# - A]) [A] Blue eyes cryin' in the [D] rain [D] When we kissed goodbye and parted (Bass [G - G# - A]) I [A] knew we'd never meet a[D]gain (Bass[D-D# -E–F#-G]) [G] Love is like a dyin' ember (Bass [G - F# - E - D]) [D] Only memories re[A7]main (Bass [A - G - F# - E]) [D] Through the ages I'll remember [A7] Blue eyes cryin' in the [D] rain [D] In the twilight glow I see them (Bass [G - G# - A]) [A] Blue eyes cryin' in the [D] rain [D] When we kissed goodbye and parted (Bass [G - G# - A]) I [A] knew we'd never meet a[D]gain (Bass[D-D# -E–F#-G]) [G] Some day when we meet up yonder (Bass [G - F# - E - D]) [D] We'll stroll hand in hand a[A7]gain (Bass [A - G - F# - E]) [D] In a land that knows no partin' [A7] Blue eyes cryin' in the [D] rain [G] Now my hair has turned to silver [D] All my life I've loved in [A7] vain [D] I can see her star in heaven [A7] Blue eyes crying in the [D] rain [A7] Blue eyes crying in the [D] rain ---{title: Bobby Ann Mason} {artist: Rick Trevino} Bobby Ann Mason - Rick Trevino [Intro] [C] [G] [C] Verse 1: It wasn't [C] the books that I didn't [G] read, It wasn't the teachers that [C] tried to teach me. It wasn't that varsity [G] baseball coach, Kept on tellin' them [C] locker room jokes, it was |[Chorus] |Bobby Ann Mason, back in [G] high school. |She was way too cute, she [C] was way too cool. |How was I gonna get an [G] education, |Settin' right back of [C] Bobby Ann Mason. Intrumental: [C] [G] [C] Verse 2: Yeah! Bobby [C] knew her hist'ry, Bobby knew her [G] French, Bobby knew how to keep the [C] boys in suspense. She'd tease with a touch, she'd [G] tease with a kiss, I was three long years being [C] teased by, pretty Miss [Chorus] Verse 3: Yeah! Bobby [C] graduated first in her [G] class. Me, I graduated [C] closer to last. Bobby went to college, she [G] got a degree, I got a guitar so I could [C] sing about, me and Instrumental: [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] Verse 4: Yeah! The years [C] have taught me, the basics of [G] math. Divorce divides; [C] time subtracts; Takes away your hair, Takes [G] away your jump shot, but it ain't gonna take all [C] mem'ries I got of |[Chorus] |Bobby Ann Mason, back in [G] high school. |She was way too cute, she [C] was way too cool. |How was I gonna get an [G] education, |Settin' right back of [C] Bobby Ann Mason. Outro: Back in [G] high school, she was way too cute, she was way too [C] cool. I got most of my [G] education settin' right back of [C] Bobby Ann Mason. [G] Settin [C] right back of Bobby Ann Mason. ---{title: Body Like A Back Road} {artist: Sam Hunt} Body Like A Back Road - Sam Hunt [Intro] [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [G] [Verse 1] Got a girl from the south side, [D] got braids in her [Em] hair [C] First time I seen her [G] walk by, [D] man I 'bout fell off out [G] my chair Had to get her [G] number, [D] it took me like six [Em] weeks Now [C] me and her go [G] way back [D] like Cadillac [G] seats |[Chorus] |Body like a [G] back road, [D] drivin' with my [Em] eyes closed |I [C] know every [G] curve like the [D] back of my [G] hand |Doin' fifteen in a [G] thirty, [D] I ain't in no [Em] hurry |I'm [C] gona take it [G] slow just as [D] fast as I [G] can [Verse 2] The way she fit in them [G] blue jeans, [D] she don't need no [Em] belt [C] But I can turn 'em [G] inside out, [D] I don't need [G] no help Got hips like [G] honey, [D] so thick and so [Em] sweet [C] There ain't no [G] curves like hers [D] on them down[G]town streets |[Chorus] |Body like a [G] back road, [D] drivin' with my [Em] eyes closed |I [C] know every [G] curve like the [D] back of my [G] hand |Doin' fifteen in a [G] thirty, [D] I ain't in no [Em] hurry |I'm [C] gona take it [G] slow just as [D] fast as I [G] can [Interlude] [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [G] [Verse 3] We’re out here in the [G] boondocks [D] with the breeze and the [Em] birds [C] Tangled up in the [G] tall grass [D] with my lips [G] on hers On the highway to [G] heaven, [D] headed south of her [Em] smile We [C] get there when we [G] get there, [D] every inch [G] is a mile |[Chorus] |Body like a [G] back road, [D] drivin' with my [Em] eyes closed |I [C] know every [G] curve like the [D] back of my [G] hand |Doin' fifteen in a [G] thirty, [D] I ain't in no [Em] hurry |I'm [C] gona take it [G] slow just as [D] fast as I [G] can [NC] I'm gona take it slow just as fast as I can [Outro] [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [G] [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [G] ---{title: Boondocks} {artist: Little Big Town} Boondocks - Little Big Town [Intro] [D] [D] [C] [G] [D] [D] [D] |[Chorus] |[D] I feel no shame, I'm proud of [D] where I came from |I was [C] born and [G] raised in the boon[D]docks |[D] One thing I know, No matter [D] where I go |I keep my [C] heart and [G] soul in the boon[D]docks Verse 1: And I can [Am] feel, That [C] muddy water running through my [D] veins And I can [Am] hear that [C] lullaby of a midnight [D] train And it [C] sings to me and it [G] sounds familiar [Chorus] Verse 2: And I can [Am] taste, That [C] honeysuckle and it's still so [D] sweet When it [Am] grows wild, [C] On the banks down at old camp [D] creek Yeah, and it [C] calls to me like a [G] warm wind blowing |[Chorus] |[D] I feel no shame, I'm proud of [D] where I came from |I was [C] born and [G] raised in the boon[D]docks |[D] One thing I know, No matter [D] where I go |I keep my [C] heart and [G] soul in the boon[D]docks [Bridge] It's [G] where I learned about [D] living It's [G] where I learned about [D] love It's [G] where I learned about [D] working hard And [C] having a little was [G] just enough It's [G] where I learned about [D] Jesus And [G] knowing where I [D] stand [G] You can take it or [D] leave it, [C] this is me [G] This is who I [D] am [Instrumental] [D] [D] [C] [G] [D] Verse 3: Give me a [Am] tin roof, A [C] front porch and a gravel [D] road And that's [C] home to me, It feels like [G] home to me |[Chorus] |[D] I feel no shame, I'm proud of [D] where I came from |I was [C] born and [G] raised in the boon[D]docks |[D] One thing I know, No matter [D] where I go |I keep my [C] heart and [G] soul in the boon[D]docks I keep my [C] heart and [G] soul in the boo[D]ndocks Outro: x3 (normal 1st time around, lightly on 2nd, normal on 3rd) [D] You get a line, I'll get a pole [C] We'll go fishing in the [G] crawfish hole (Down in the boondocks) [D] Five-card poker on a Saturday night [C] Church on [G] Sunday [D] morning ---{title: Boot Scootin Boogie} {artist: Brooks and Dunn} Boot Scootin Boogie - Brooks and Dunn [Intro] [G] [G] [G] [G] [Verse 1] [G] Out in the country past the [G] city limits sign Well there's a [G] honky tonk near the [G] county line The [C] joint starts jumpin' every [C] night when the sun goes [G] down [G] They got [D] whiskey women [D] music and smoke It's [D] where all the cowboy [D] folk go to boot [C] scootin' [G] boogie [G] [Verse 2] I [G] got a good job I work [G] hard for my money When it's [G] quittin' time I [G] hit the door runnin' I [C] fire up my pickup [C] truck and let the horses [G] run [G] I go [D] flyin' down that highway [D] to that hide-away [D] Stuck out in the [D] woods to do the boot [C] scootin' [G] boogie [G] [A] [Bb] [B] |[Chorus] |Yeah, [C] heel, toe, dosey doe [C] c'mon baby let's go [G] boot scootin' |Woah, [C] Cadillac black jack, [C] baby meet me out back we're gonna [G] boogie [G] |Oh, [D] get down, turn around [D] go to town boot [C] scootin' [G] boogie [G] [Instrumental] [G] [G] [G] [G] [C] [C] [G] [G] [D] [D] [G] [G] [Verse 3] The [G] bartender asks me, says, "[G] Son what'll it be?" I want a [G] shot at that redhead yonder [G] lookin' at me The [C] dance floor's hoppin' and it's [C] hotter than the Fourth of [G] July [G] I see [D] outlaws, in-laws,[D] crooks and straights [D] all out makin' it [D] shake Doin' the boot [C] scootin' boo[G]gie [G] [A] [Bb] [B] |[Chorus] |Yeah, [C] heel, toe, dosey doe [C] c'mon baby let's go [G] boot scootin' |Woah, [C] Cadillac black jack, [C] baby meet me out back we're gonna [G] boogie [G] |[D] Get down, turn around [D] go to town boot [C] scootin'[G] boogie[G] |[Chorus 2] |Oh, [C] heel, toe, dosey doe [C] c'mon baby let's go [G] boot scootin' |Yeah, [C] Cadillac black jack, [C] baby meet me out back we're gonna [G] boogie [G] |Yeah, [D] get down, turn around [D] go to town boot [C] scootin'[G] boogie [G] [Outro] I said, [D] get down, turn around [D] go to town boot [C] scootin'[G] boogie [G] Oh, [D] get down, turn around [NC] go to town boot scootin'[G] boogie [G] ---{title: Born And Raised In Black And White} {artist: Highwaymen} Born And Raised In Black And White [G] - Highwaymen [Intro] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] Verse 1: The [G] wind blows hard across the Texas plains Makes some people go insane While [Em] others quietly [C] pray for [G] rain, [C] That's where [G] we came [D] from Verse 2: [G] Two boys playin' in the burnin' sun One with books, one with guns [Em] Mama calls, [C] but just one [G] comes, The [C] other one runs [G] |[Chorus 1] |In the [Em] christian [C] sense of [D] wrong and [G] right |We were [C] born and [G] raised in [D] black and [G] white |One [Em] learned to [C] pray, one [D] learned to [G] fight |We were [C] born and [G] raised in the [D] black and [G] white [C] |We were born and [G] raised in [D] black and [G ] white [C] Verse 3: [G] Brother took to the gospel road Spent his whole life savin' souls When he [Em] looked at me, his [C] blood ran [G] cold, He [C] didn't even try [D] Verse 4: I [G] had no dreams, I had no plans But a gun felt good in my right hand The [Em] warden asked, "How come you [C] killed that [G] man", I said, "I [C] don't know why" [G] |[Chorus 2] |[Em] "Welcome [C] home," said the [D] hot moon[G]light |We were [C] born and [G] raised in [D] black and [G] white |One [Em] lives to [C] pray, one [D] prays for [G] life |We were [C] born and [G] raised in [D] black and [G] white |We were [C] born and [G] raised in [D] black and [G] white [Instrumental] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G] [D] [G] [F] [C] [F] [C] [D] Verse 5: [G] Someone handed me a cigarette They offered me my last request I [Em] asked my mortal [C] soul be [G] blessed, By [C] someone [G] close to [D] me Verse 6: [G] He came to me with trembling hands He swore he'd never understand I [Em] said, "It's just what [C] life had [G] planned", It's [C] destiny [G] |[Chorus 3] |Don't [Em] waste your [C] tears on [D] me to[G]night |We were [C] born and [G] raised in [D] black and [G] white |I [Em] chose the [C] dark, you [D] chased the [G] light |We were [C] born and [G] raised in [D] black and [G] white |We were [C] born and [G] raised in [D] black and [G] white Verse 7: [G] Wind blows hard across the Texas plains Makes some people go insane While [Em] others quietly [C] pray for [G] rain [Outro] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] ---{title: Born Country} {artist: Alabama} Born Country - Alabama [Verse 1] [D] Clear creeks and cool mountain mornin's [G] Honest work out in the [D] fields [D] Cornbread in my momma's kitchen [G] Daddy saying grace before the [D] meal [A] Family ties run deep in this [G] land [A] And I'm never very far from what I [G] am [A] |[Chorus] |I was [G] born [D] country and that's [A] what I'll always [D] be |Like the [G] rivers and the [D] woodlands wild and [A] free |I got a [G] hundred years of [D] down home |[A] Running through my [Bm] blood |I was [G] born [D] country and this [A] country's what I [D] love [Verse 2] [D] Moonlight and you hear beside me [G] Crickets serenadin' in the [D] yard [D] What more could two people ask for [G] Laying here in love beneath the [D] stars Now [A] this is where I wanna raise my [G] kids [A] Just the way my mom and daddy [G] did [A] |[Chorus] x2 |I was [G] born [D] country and that's [A] what I'll always [D] be |Like the [G] rivers and the [D] woodlands wild and [A] free |I got a [G] hundred years of [D] down home |[A] Running through my [Bm] blood |I was [G] born [D]country and this [A] country's what I [D] love Outro: I was [G] born [D] country. ---{title: Born to Fly} {artist: Sara Evans} Born to Fly - Sara Evans [Verse 1] I've been tel[G]ling my [C] dreams to the [G] scare[C]crow About the [F] places that [Bb] I'd like to [F] see [Bb] I say "[C] Friend do you [D] think I'll ever [Em] get there?" Aw, but [C] he just stands there [D] smiling back at [G] me So I confess [G] my sins [C] to the preacher [G] [C] About the [F] love I've been [Bb] praying to [F] find [Bb] Is there [C] a brown eyed [D] boy in my fut[Em]ure And he [C] says, "Girl, you've got [D] nothing but [G] time" |[Chorus] |But [D] how do you wait for [C] heaven [G] |And who [D] has that much [C] time [G] |And [Am] how [G] do you [C] keep your [D] feet on [Em] the [D] ground [G] |When you [C] know that you were [D] born, you were born to fly [Interlude] [G] [C] [G] [C] [F] [Bb] [F] [B] [Verse 2] [G] My daddy is [C] grounded like [G] the oak [C] tree [F] My momma she is [Bb] steady as the [F] sun [Bb] Oh, you know I love my folks, [C] but I keep star[D]ing down the [Em] road Just [C] looking for my one chance [D] to run [G] [G] Yeah, 'cause [C] I will soar away [G] like [C] the blackbird I will [F] blow in the [Bb] wind like a [F] seed [Bb] I will [C] plant my [D] heart in the [Em] garden of my dreams And I [C] will grow up where I'll [D] wander wild and [G] free |[Chorus] |But [D] how do you wait for [C] heaven [G] |And who [D] has that much [C] time [G] |And [Am] how [G] do you [C] keep your [D] feet on [Em] the [D] ground [G] |When you [C] know that you were [D] born, you were born to fly [Instrumental] [G] [C] [G] [C] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [C] [D] [Em] [C] [D] [G] [G] [C] [G] [C] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [C] [D] [Em] [C] [D] [G] |[Chorus] |But [D] how do you wait for [C] heaven [G] |And who [D] has that much [C] time [G] |And [Am] how [G] do you [C] keep your [D] feet on [Em] the [D] ground [G] |When you [C] know that you were [D] born, you were born to fly [Outro] [G] [C] [G] [C] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [G] [C] [G] [C] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [G](fade out) ---{title: Botany Bay} {artist: } Botany Bay Intro: [G] [D7] [G] [G] Verse 1: Fare[G]well to old [D7] England for-[G]ever [D7] Fare[G]well to my [C] rum culls as [D7] well [D7] Fare[G]well to the [C] well known Old [G] Bailee [C] Where I [G] used for to [D7] cut such a [G] swell [D7] |Chorus: |Singing [G] too-ral li[D7]ooral li[G] ad-dity [D7] |Singing [G] too-ral li[C]ooral li[D7] ay [D7] |Singing [G] too-ral li[C]ooral li[G] ad-dity [C] |And we're [G] bound for [D7] Botany [G] Bay [G] Verse 2: There's the [G] captain as [D7] is our Com-[G] mander [D7] There's the [G] bo'sun and [C] all the ship's [D7] crew [D7] There’s the [G] first and [C] second class [G] passengers [C] Knows [G] what we poor [D7] convicts go [G] through [D7] Verse 3: 'taint [G] leavin' old [D7] England we [G] cares about [D7] 'taint [G] cos we mis-[C]pels what we [D7] knows [D7] But be[G]cos all we [C] light-fingered [G] gentry [C] Hops a[G]round with a [D7] log on our [G] toes [D7] Verse 4: For [G] seven long [D7] years I'll be [G] staying here [D7] For [G] seven long [C] years and a [D7] day [D7] For [G] meeting a [C] cove in an [G] area [C] And [G] taking his [D7] ticker a-[G]way [D7] Verse 5: Oh, had [G] I the [D7] wings of a [G] turtle-dove [D7] I'd [G] soar on my [C] pinions so [D7] high [D7] Slap [G] bang to tha [C] arms of my [G] Polly Love [C] And [G] in her sweet [D7] presence I'd [G] die [D7] Verse 6: Now, [G] all my young [D7] Dookies and [G] Duchesses [D7] Take [G] warning from [C] what I've to [D7] say [D7] Mind [G] all is your [C] own as you [G] touchesses [C] Or you'll [G] find us in [D7] Botany [G] Bay [D7] ---{title: Brand New Man} {artist: Brooks and Dunn} Brand New Man - Brooks and Dunn |[Chorus] |[C] I saw the light I've been [D] baptized |By the [G] fire in your touch and the [C] flame in your eyes |I'm born to love [D] again |I'm a brand new [G] man [C] [G] [C] Verse 1: Well, the [G] whole town's talkin' About the [C] line I'm walkin' That [G] leads right to your door Oh, how I used to [D] roam I was a rollin' [G] stone I [G] used to have a wild side They [C] say a country-mile-wide I'd [G] burn those beer joints down That's all changed [D] now You turned my life [G] around |[Chorus] |Oh, [C] I saw the light, I've been [D] baptized |By the [G] fire in your touch and the [C] flame in your eyes |I'm born to love [D] again |I'm a brand new [G] man [C] [G] [C] Verse 2: I used to [G] love 'em and leave 'em I'd [C] brag about my freedom How [G] no one could tie me down Then I met [D] you Now my heart beats [G] true [G] Baby, you and me together Feels [C] more like forever Than [G] anything I've ever known We're right on [D] track I ain't a-lookin [G]' back |[Chorus] |Yeah, [C] I saw the light I've been [D] baptized |By the [G] fire in your touch and the [C] flame in your eyes |I'm born to love [D] again |I'm a brand new [G] man [Instrumental] [C] [G] [D] [G] |[Chorus] x2 |Oh, [C] I saw the light I've been [D] baptized |By the [G] fire in your touch and the [C] flame in your eyes |I'm born to love [D] again |I'm a brand new [G] man [Outro] Yeah, [C] I'm born to love [D] ag[NC]ain I'm a brand new [G] man [C] [G] ---{title: Broken Halos} {artist: Chris Stapleton} Broken Halos - Chris Stapleton [Intro] [G] Seen my share of [C] bro[G]ken halos [Em] Fold[G]ed wings that [C] used to [G] fly They've all gone [C] wherever [G] they go [Em] Bro[G]ken halos that [C] used to [G] shine [Em][G][C][G] [Verse 1] [G] Angels come down [C] from [G] the heavens [Em] Just [G] to help us [C] on our [G] way Come to teach us,[C] then [G] they leave us [Em] And they find [G] some other [C] soul to[G] save |[Chorus] |[G] Seen my share of [C] bro[G]ken halos [Em] |Fold[G]ed wings that [C] used to [G] fly |They've all gone [C] wherever [G] they go [Em] |Bro[G]ken halos that [C] used to [G] shine [Em] |Bro[G]ken halos that [C] used to [G] shine [Bm][G][Bm][C] [Verse 2] [G] Don't go lookin' [C] for [G] the reasons [Em] Don't [G] go askin' [C] Jesus [G] why We're not meant [C] to know [G] the answers [Em] They [G] belong to the [C] by and [G] by [Em] They [G] belong to the [C] by and [G] by |[Chorus] |[G] Seen my share of [C] bro[G]ken halos [Em] |Fold[G]ed wings that [C] used to [G] fly |They've all gone [C] wherever [G] they go [Em] |Bro[G]ken halos that [C] used to [G] shine [Em] [Outro] Bro[G]ken halos that [C] used to [G] shine [Em] Bro[G]ken halos that [C] used to [G] shine [Em] Bro[G]ken halos that [C] used to [G] shine [Em] Bro[G]ken halos that [C] used to [G] shine ---{title: Buicks To The Moon} {artist: Alan Jackson} Buicks To The Moon - Alan Jackson Verse 1: [G] How long will I love you [C] I don't really [G] know I'd [C] like to think for[G]ever is [D] how far we could go So [G] let me paint a picture of [C] how it's gonna [G] be The [C] day you don't mean [D] everything to [G] me |[Chorus] |When a [D] nickel's worth a dollar and [C] gold ain't worth a [G] dime |When they [D] build a ship on waters that will [C] take you back in [D] time |When the [G] stars have all been counted and [C] I stop lovin' [Em] you |Honey [C] they'll be drivin' [D] Buicks to the [G] moon Instrumental: [G] [C] [Em] [C] [D] [G] Verse 2: [G] You don't have to worry [C] about what comes [G] to pass This [C] ol' world may wear out [G] but my love's gonna [D] last [G] If they ever build that [C] highway to the [G] moon I'll [C] just find somethin' [D] else to promise [G] you Outro: When the [G] stars have all been counted and [C] I stop lovin'[Em] you Honey [C] they'll be drivin'[D] Buicks to the [G] moon When the [G] stars have all been counted and [C] I stop lovin' [Em] you Honey [C] they'll be drivin' [D] Buicks to the [G] moon ---{title: Burnin The Honky Tonks Down} {artist: Alan Jackson} Burnin The Honky Tonks Down - Alan Jackson [Intro] [D] Verse 1: She's [D] burnin' the honky tonks down. Burnin' the honky tonks [A7] down. [D] Smoke's been a risin' [G7] all over town, She's [D] burnin' the [A7] honky tonks [D] down. [Instrumental] [D] [A7] [D] [G7] [D] [A7] [D] |[Chorus] |She's [D] burnin' the honky tonks down. |She caught me runnin' a[A7]round. |She was [D] dancin' in the ashes when they [G7] caught her with them matches, |She's [D] burnin' the [A7] honky tonks [D] down. [Instrumental] [D] [A7] [D] [G7] [D] [A7] [D] Verse 2: Well she's [D] burnin' the honky tonks down, I tried but I couldn't put 'em [A7] out. Did my [D] best to save the whisky but the [G7] flame's just to risky, She's [D] burnin' the [A7] honky tonks [D] down. [Instrumental] [D] [A7] [D] [G7] [D] [A7] [D] [Chorus] [Instrumental] [D] [A7] [D] [G7] [D] [A7] [D] |[Chorus] |She's [D] burnin' the honky tonks down, |She's down in the jail house [A7] now. |Said she [D] felt no remorse for [G7] breakin' out that torch, |She's [D] burnin' the [A7] honky tonks [D] down. [Instrumental] [D] [A7] [D] [G7] [D] [A7] [D] [Chorus] [Instrumental] [D] [A7] [D] [G7] [D] [A7] [D] (x7) [D] [A7] [Outro] Well that [D] smoke's been a risin' [G7] all over town, She's [D] burnin' the [A7] honky tonks [D] down. ---{title: Cadillac Ranch} {artist: Bruce Springsteen} Cadillac Ranch - Bruce Springsteen Verse 1: G Well, there she sits buddy justa gleaming in the sun C G There to greet a working man when his day is done I'm gonna pack my pa and I'm gonna pack my aunt C D G I'm gonna take 'em down to the Cadillac Ranch Verse 2: El Dorado fins, whitewalls and skirts C G Rides just like a little bit of heaven here on earth Well buddy when I die throw my body in the back C D G Drive me to the junkyard in my Cadillac |Chorus: |G | Cadillac, Cadillac |C G | Long and dark, shiny and black |Open up your engines, let 'em roar |C D G | Tearing up the highway like a big old dinosaur Verse 3: G James Dean in that Mercury '49 C G Junior Johnson running through the woods of Caroline Even Burt Reynolds in that black Trans-Am C D G All gonna meet down at the Cadillac Ranch |Chorus: |G | Cadillac, Cadillac |C G | Long and dark, shiny and black |Open up your engines, let 'em roar |C D G | Tearing up the highway like a big old dinosaur Instrumental: G G C G G G C D G Verse 4: Little girlie in the blue jeans so tight C G Driving alone through the Wisconsin night You're my last love, baby, you're my last chance C D G Don't let them take me to the Cadillac Ranch Outro: G Cadillac, Cadillac C G Long and dark, shiny and black Pulled up to my house today C D G Came and took my little girl away ---{title: Call Me The Breeze} {artist: Johnny Cash} Call Me The Breeze - Johnny Cash |[Chorus] |[NC] Well now they [G] call me the breeze |[G] I keep blowing down the road |Well now they [C] call me the breeze |I keep blowing down the [G] road |I ain't [D] got me nobody |So I don't carry me no [G] load [Verse 1] [G] There ain't no change in the weather [G] Ain't no changes in me There ain't no [C] change in the weather There ain't no changes in [G] me Well I ain't [D] hiding from nobody Nobody's hiding from [G] me [Instrumental + Kazoo] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] [Verse 2] [G] Well I got that green light baby Well, I gotta keep moving on Well I got that [C] green light baby I gotta keep moving [G] on Oh I might go [D] out to California [D] Might go down to Georgia I don't [G] know [Verse 3] [G] Well I dig you Georgia peaches [G] Makes me feel right at home Well I [C] dig you Georgia peaches Makes me feel right at [G] home But I don't [D] love me no one woman So I can't stay in Georgia [G] long [Instrumental + Kazoo] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] |[Chorus] |[G] Well now they call me the breeze |[G] I keep blowing down the road |Well now they [C] call me the breeze |I keep blowing down the [G] road |I ain't [D] got me nobody |So I don't carry me no [G] load ---{title: Callin Baton Rouge} {artist: Garth Brooks} Callin Baton Rouge - Garth Brooks [Intro] [D] [D] [D] [D] [Verse 1] I [Bm] spent last [A]night in the arms of a [G] girl in Louisi[D]ana [A] And though I'm out on the [D] highway, my [G] thoughts are still with [A] her [Bm] Such a strange combi[A]nation of a [G] woman and a [D] child [A] Such a strange sit[D]uation, stoppin' [G] every hundred mile[A]s Callin' Baton [D] Rouge [Instrumental] [D] [D] [D] [D] Verse 2: A [Bm] replay [A] of last night's [G] events roll through my [D] mind [A] Except a [D] scene or two, [G] erased by sweet red [A] wine [Bm] And I see a [A] truck stop sign a[G]head so I change [D] lanes [A] I need a cup of [D] coffee and a [G] cup o' loose [A] change Callin' Baton [D] Rouge [Instrumental] [D] [D] [D] [D] |[Chorus] |[D] Operator, won't you put on through |I gotta [D] send my love down to Baton Rouge |[D] Hurry up, won't you put her on the line |I gotta [D] talk to the girl just one more time [Instrumental] [G] [G] [A] [A] [G] [G] [A] [A] [G] [D] [A] [A] [Bridge] [D] Hello, Sa[A]mantha dear, I [Bm] hope you're feelin [A] fine [D] And it won't be [A] long until I'm [Bm] with you all the [A] time But [A] until [G] then I'll spend my [A] money up right [D] down to my last [G] dime Cal-[A]lin' Baton [D] Rouge |[Chorus] |[D] Operator, won't you put on through |I gotta [D] send my love down to Baton Rouge |[D] Hurry up, won't you put her on the line |I gotta [D] talk to the girl just one more time [Outro] [G] [A] [D]* [A] [Bm] [A] Cal-lin Baton Rouge Sweet Baton Rouge [G] [D] [Em] [D] [G] My [A] Baton [Bm] Rouge [A] [G] Woah [D] [Em] | [D] [G] [A] | [D] | ---{title: Cannibals} {artist: Dire Straits} Cannibals - Dire Straits Intro: [G] [C] [G] [Em] [D] [G] x2 Verse 1: G Well he's daddy's little boy, he plays with his toys C He holds on to his daddy's hand D His daddy says sonny you're a big strong boy, G You're gonna be a big strong man And they go play catch, go play ball C Go take a walk along the sand D Big strong daddy and a big strong boy G Living in a big strong land |Chorus: |G | Daddy, is he a goodie or a baddie | C |daddy can I have a dinosaur |G | Once upon a time there were cannibals | Em D |now there are no cannibals anymore [G] Verse 2: G Down in Louisiana theres a hurricane coming C The little boy climbs the stairs D And all along the levee all the people come running G And the little boys saying his prayers And a sleepy little laddie smiles up at his daddy C And he's asking for his G.I. Joe D And daddy tucks him in with a kiss upon the chin G And says my little one I love you so |Chorus 2: |G | Daddy, is he a goodie or a baddie | C |Leave a light outside the door |G | Once upon a time there were cannibals | Em D |now there are no cannibals anymore [G] Verse 3: G Lay down your head now dont get out of bed C Dont you let the bedbugs bite D It's time to go to sleep now not another peep G And Ill see you in the morning light And then the radio was playing and the weatherman was saying C The hurricane had blown away D And daddys little boy was jumping up for joy G And he was singing at the break of day |Chorus 3: |G | Daddy, is he a goodie or a baddie | C |Daddy can I be a warrior |G | Once upon a time there were cannibals | Em D |now there are no cannibals anymore [G] |Chorus 4: |G | Daddy, is he a goodie or a baddie | C |Daddy why do people go to war |G | Once upon a time there were cannibals | Em D |now there are no cannibals anymore [G] ---{title: Cant Fight The Moonlight} {artist: LeAnn Rimes} Cant Fight The Moonlight - LeAnn Rimes [Verse 1] [Bm] under a love[Em]rs sky gonna be [A] with you and [G] no one's gonna be around [Bm] if you think that you [Em] won't fall well just wait [A] untill til the sun goes down [Em] underneith the star[D]light starlight [Em] there's a magical feel[D]ing so right [G] it will take you into night. |[Chorus] |you can try [Cm] to resist |try to hide [Fm] from my kiss |but you know, [Bb] but you know that you [G#] can't fight the [G] moonlight |deep [Cm] in the dark you'll sur[Fm]render your heart |don't you know, [Bb] don't you know that you [G#] can't fight |the [C] moonlight [Fm] no you can't fight [G] it |It's [G] gonna get to your heart. [Verse 2] [Bm] there,s no escape [Em] from love once the gen[A]tle breeze weaves [G] it's spell up on your heart [Bm] no matter what [Em] you think it won't [A] be too long untill your in my arms [Em] underneith the star[D]light starlight [Em] we'll be lost in the rhy[D]thm so right [G] feel it steal your heart tonight. |[Chorus] |you can try [Cm] to resist |try to hide [Fm] from my kiss |but you know, [Bb] but you know that you [G#] can't fight the [G] moonlight |deep [Cm] in the dark you'll sur[Fm]render your heart |don't you know, [Bb] don't you know that you [G#] can't fight |the [C] moonlight [Fm] no you can't fight [G] it |It's [G] gonna get to your heart. |[Fm] no you can't fight [G] it |[Fm] no matter what [G] you do the night is gonna get to you [Bridge] [Bm] [Em] can't fight it [A] dont try it, you're never gonna win, cause [Em] underneith the sta[D]rlight, starlight [Em] there's a magical fee[D]ling so right [G] it will steal your heart tonight |[Chorus] |you can try [Cm] to resist |try to hide [Fm] from my kiss |but you know, [Bb] but you know that you [G#] can't fight the [G] moonlight |deep [Cm] in the dark you'll sur[Fm]render your heart |don't you know, [Bb] don't you know that you [G#] can't fight |the [C] moonlight [Fm] no you can't fight [G] it Outro: [G*] you can try it [G*] It's gonna get to your heart. ---{title: Casey Jones} {artist: Johnny Cash} Casey Jones - Johnny Cash [Intro] G Verse 1: [G] Come all you rounders if you wanna hear, The story about a [C] brave engi[D7]neer. [G] Casey Jones was the roller's name, On a 68 wheeler course he [D7] rode to [G] fame. Verse 2: [G] Caller called Casey bout half past four, He kissed his wife at the [C] station [D7] door. He [G] climbed in the cabin with his orders in his hand, Said this is the trip to the [D7] Promised [G] Land. |Chorus: |Casey Jones, climbed in the [D] cabin, |[G] Casey Jones, orders in his [D] hand, |[G] Casey Jones, leaning out the [D] window, |[G] Making a trip to the [D] Promised [G] Land. Verse 3: [G] Through South Memphis Yards on a fly, Rain been a falling and the [C] water was [D7] high. [G] Everybody knew by the engine's moan, That the man at the throttle was [D7] Casey [G] Jones. Verse 4: [G] Well Jones said fireman now don't you fret, Sam Webb said "We ain't a [C] giving up [D7] yet, We're [G] eight hours late with the southbound mail, We'll be on time or we're [D7] leaving the [G] rails." Chorus: Verse 5: [G] Dead on the rail was a passenger train, Blood was a boiling in [C] Casey's [D7] brain. [G] Casey said "Hey now look out ahead, Jump Sam jump or [D7] we'll all [G] be dead." Verse 6: [G] With a hand on a whistle and a hand on a brake, North Mississippi was [C] wide [D7] awake. [G] I see railroad official said, "He's a good engineer to be a [D7] lying [G] dead." Chorus: Verse 7: [G] Headaches and heartaches and all kinds of pain, All the part of a [C] railroad [D7] train. [G] Sweat and toil the good and the grand, Are part of the life of a [D7] railroad [G] man. Chorus: ---{title: Catfish John} {artist: Johnny Russell} Catfish John - Johnny Russell |[Chorus] |[D] Mama said don't go [G] near that river. |[D] Don't be hanging around old Catfish [A] John. |[D] But come the morning I'd [G] always be there |[D] Walking in his footsteps in the sweet [A] delta [D] dawn. Verse 1: Born a [G] slave in the town of [D] Vicksburg Traded [G] for a chestnut [D] mare Still he [G] never spoke in [D] anger, Though his [D] load was [A] hard to [D] bear [Chorus] Verse 2: Catfish [G] John was a river [D] hobo He lived [G] and died on the [D] river bend Thinking [G] back I still [D] remember I was [D] proud to [A] be his [D] friend. |[Chorus] |[D] Mama said don't go [G] near that river. |[D] Don't be hanging around old Catfish [A] John. |[D] But come the morning I'd [G] always be there |[D] Walking in his footsteps in the sweet [A] delta [D] dawn. Verse 3: Let me [G] dream of another [D] morning and a [G] time so long [D] ago When the [G] sweet magnolias [D] blossomed and the [D] cotton fields [A] were white [D] as snow [Chorus] ---{title: Cat’s in the Cradle} {artist: Harry Chapin} Cat’s in the Cradle [G] Harry Chapin Verse 1: [G] My child arrived just the [Bb] other day He [C] came to the world in the [G] usual way But there were [G] planes to catch and [Bb] bills to pay He [C] learned to walk while I [G] was away And he was [F] talkin' 'fore I knew it and [Dm] as he grew He'd say [Bb] I'm gonna [Dm] be like [G] you dad You [Bb] know I'm gonna [Dm] be like [G] you |Chorus: |And the [G] cat's in the cradle and the [F] silver spoon |[Bb] Little boy blue and the [C] man in the moon |[G] When you comin' home dad I [F] don't know when |But [Bb] we'll get to[Dm]gether [G] then son |You [Bb] know we'll have a [Dm] good time [G] then Verse 2: [G] My son turned ten just the [Bb] other day He said [C] Thanks for the ball Dad come [G] on let's play [G] Can you teach me to throw I said [Bb] not today I got a [C] lot to do he said [G] that's OK And he [F] walked away but his [Dm] smile never dimmed And said [Bb] I'm gonna [Dm] be like [G] him yeah You [Bb] know I'm gonna [Dm] be like [G] him Chorus: Verse 3: [G] Well he came from college just the [Bb] other day So [C] much like a man I just [G] had to say [G] Son I'm proud of you can you [Bb] sit for a while He [C] shook his head and [G] he said with a smile What I'd [F] really like Dad is to [Dm] borrow the car keys [Bb] See you [Dm] later can I [G] have them please |Chorus: |And the [G] cat's in the cradle and the [F] silver spoon |[Bb] Little boy blue and the [C] man in the moon |[G] When you comin' home dad I [F] don't know when |But [Bb] we'll get to[Dm]gether [G] then son |You [Bb] know we'll have a [Dm] good time [G] then Verse 4: [G] I've long since retired my [Bb] son's moved away I [C] called him up just the [G] other day I said I'd [G] like to see you if [Bb] you don't mind He said I'd [C] love to Dad if I could [G] find the time You see my [F] new job's a hassle and the [Dm] kids have the flu But it's [Bb] sure nice [Dm] talking to [G] you Dad It's been [Bb] sure nice [Dm] talking to [G] you And as I [F] hung up the phone it o[Dm]ccurred to me He'd [Bb] grown up [Dm] just like [G] me my [Bb] boy was [Dm] just like [G] me Chorus: ---{title: Cat’s in the Cradle} {artist: Harry Chapin} Cat’s in the Cradle [D] Harry Chapin Intro: [D] Verse 1: My [D] child arrived just the [F] other day He [G]came to the world in the [D] usual way But there were planes to catch and... [F] bills to pay [G] He learned to walk while I [D] was away And he was [C] talking 'fore I [G] knew it And [Am] as he gre-[G]-ew he'd say [F] I'm gonna [Am] be like [D] you dad You [F] know I'm gonna [Am] be like [D] you |Chorus 1: |And the [D] cat's in the cradle and the [C] silver spoon |[F] Little boy blue and the [G] man in the moon |[D] When you coming home dad, I [C] don't know when |But [F] we'll get to[Am]gether [D] then You [F] know we'll have a [Am] good time [D] then Verse 2: My [D] son turned ten just the [F] other day He said [G] thanks for the ball dad come [D] on let's play Can you teach me to throw, I said [F] not today I got a [G] lot to do, he said [D] that's okay And he [C] walked a[G]way but his [Am] smile never [G] dimmed And said [F] I'm gonna [Am] be like [D] him yeah You [F] know I'm gonna [Am] be like [D] him Chorus 1: Verse 3: Well he [D] came from college just the [F] other day So [G] much like a man I just [D] had to say Son I'm proud of you, can you [F] sit for a while [G] He shook his head, and he [D] said with a smile What I'd [C] really like [G] dad is to [Am] borrow the [G] car keys [F] See you later can I [D] have them please? |Chorus 2: |And the [D] cat's in the cradle and the [C] silver spoon |[F] Little boy blue and the [G] man in the moon |[D] When you coming home son, I [C] don't know when |But [F] we'll get to[Am]gether [D] then, dad You [F] know we'll have a [Am] good time [D] then Instrumental: [Bb] [C] [Am] [D] x2 Outro: I've [D] long since retired, my [F] son’s moved away [G] I called him up just the [D] other day I said, I’d like to see you if [F] you don’t mind, he said I’d [G] love to, dad, if I can [D] find the time You see my [C] new job’s a [G] hassle and the [Am] kids have the [G] flu But it’s [F] sure nice [Am] talking to [D] you, dad It’s been [F] sure nice [Am] talking to [D] you And as I [C] hung up the [G] phone it oc[Am]cured to [G] me He’d [F] grown up [Am] just like [D] me My [F] boy was [Am] just like [D] me ---{title: Celebrity} {artist: Brad Paisley} Celebrity - Brad Paisley [Intro] C C F C G [Verse] C G C Someday I'm gonna be famous, Do I have talent well, no C G C These days you don't really need it, Thanks to reality shows C G C Can't wait to date a supermodel, Can't wait to sue my dad C G C Can't wait to wreck a Ferrari, On my way to rehab |[Chorus 1] |C G C | Cause when you're a celebrity, It's adios reality (G7) | Am F |you can act just like a fool, people think you're cool | G |cause you're on TV |G C G C G | I can throw a major fit, If my latte isn't just how I like it | Am F |They say I've gone insane, I blame it on the fame | G C |Pressures with goin', Being a celebrity [Solo] G G7 Em7 G [Verse 2] C G C I get to cry to Barbara Walters, When things don't go my way C G C I'll get community service, No matter which law I break C G C I'll make the supermarket tabloids, They'll write some awful stuff C G C But the more they run my name down, The more my price goes up! |[Chorus 2] |C G C | Cause when you're a celebrity, It's adios reality (G7) | Am F |you can act just like a fool, people think you're cool | G |cause you're on TV |G C G C G | I can fall in and out of love, Have marriages that barely last a month | Am F |When they go down the drain, I blame it on the fame | G C |They say it's just so tough, Being a celebrity [Bridge] Am F So let's hitch up the wagons and head out west C G To the land of fun in the sun Am We'll be real world bachelor F Jackass millionaires C Hey hey Hollywood G Here we come |[Chorus 3] | C C |Yeah when you're a celebrity, It's adios reality (G7) | Am F |No matter what you do, people think you're cool | G |Just cause you're on TV | C |Being a celebrity, yeah celebrity |C C F C G [Outro] C C F C G A G C G C ---{title: Chasin That Neon Rainbow} {artist: Alan Jackson} Chasin That Neon Rainbow - Alan Jackson [Intro] [G] [Verse 1] [G] Daddy won a radio, [C] tuned it to a country show I was [D] rockin' in the cradle, to the [C] cryin' of a steel [D] guitar [G] Mama used to sing to me, [C] taught me that sweet harmony Now she [D] worries cause she never thought, I'd [C] ever really take it this [G] far [D] Singin' in the bars |[Chorus] |[G] Chasin' that neon rainbow, [C] livin' that honky tonk [G] dream |[G] All I've [D] ever [Em] wanted, was to [A] pick this guitar and [D] sing |[C] Just tryin' to be [G] somebody, just [C] wanna be heard and [A] seen |[C] Chasin' that [D] neon [G] rain[C]bow, [A] Livin' that [D] honky tonk [G] dream [Instrumental] [C] [D] [G] [C] [A] [D] [G] [Verse 2] [G] An atlas and a coffe cup, five [C] pickers in an old Dodge truck [D] Headin' down to Houston, for a [C] show on Saturday [D] night This [G] overhead is killin' me, [C] half the time I sing for free But when the [D] crowd's into it, lord it [C] makes this thing I'm doing seem [G] right [D] Standin' in the spotlight [Chorus] [Verse 3] [G] Daddy's got a radio, [C] he won it thirty years ago He said "[D] Son I just know we're gonna [C] hear you singin' on it [D] someday" I [G] made it up to Music Row, but [C] lordy don't the wheels turn slow Still I [D] wouldn't trade a minute, and I [C] wouldn't have it any other [G] way Just [D] show me to the stage |[Chorus] |[G] Chasin' that neon rainbow, [C] livin' that honky tonk [G] dream |[G] All I've [D] ever [Em] wanted, was to [A] pick this guitar and [D] sing |[C] Just tryin' to be [G] somebody, just [C] wanna be heard and [A] seen |[C] Chasin' that [D] neon [G] rain[C]bow, [A] Livin' that [D] honky tonk [G] dream Outro: [C] Chasin' that [D] neon [G] rain[C]bow, [A] Livin' that [D] honky tonk [G] dream ---{title: Chattahoochee} {artist: Alan Jackson} Chattahoochee - Alan Jackson [Intro] [C] [G] [C] [C] [G] [C] Verse 1: [C] Way down yonder on the Chattahoochee It gets hotter than a [G] hoochie [C] coochie [C] We laid rubber on the Georgia asphalt [C] We got a little crazy but we [G] never got [C] caught [F] Down by the river on a Friday night [C] A pyramid of cans in the [G] pale moon[C]light [F] Talking 'bout cars and dreaming 'bout women [D7] Never had a plan just a livin' for the [G] minute |Chorus: |[C] Yeah way down yonder on the Chattahoochee |Never knew how much that muddy water [G] meant to [C] me |[C] But I learned how to swim and I learned who I was |A lot about livin' and a [G] little 'bout [C] love [Instrumental] [C] [G] [C] [C] [G] [C] Verse 2: [C] Well we fogged up the windows in my old Chevy I was willing but she [G] wasn't [C] ready [C] So I settled for a burger and a grape snow cone Dropped her off early but I [G] didn't go [C] home [F] Down by the river on a Friday night [C] A pyramid of cans in the [G] pale moon[C]light [F] Talking 'bout cars and dreaming 'bout women [D7] Never had a plan just a livin' for the [G] minute Chorus: [Instrumental] [F] [C] [G] [C] [F] [D] [G] [F] [C] [G] [C] [F] [D] [G] Bridge: [C] Way down yonder on the Chattahoochee It gets hotter than a hoochie coochie We laid rubber on the Georgia asphalt We got a little crazy but we never got caught Instrumental: [F] [C] [G] [C] [F] [D] [G] [C] [G] [C] [C] [G] [C] Verse 3: [C] Well we fogged up the windows in my old Chevy I was willing but she [G] wasn't [C] ready [C] So I settled for a burger and a grape snow cone Dropped her off early but I [G] didn't go [C] home [F] Down by the river on a Friday night [C] A pyramid of cans in the [G] pale moon[C]light [F] Talking 'bout cars and dreaming 'bout women [D7] Never had a plan just a livin' for the [G] minute |Chorus: |[C] Yeah way down yonder on the Chattahoochee |Never knew how much that muddy water [G] meant to [C] me |[C] But I learned how to swim and I learned who I was |A lot about livin' and a [G] little 'bout [C] love [Outro] [C] A lot about livin' and a [G] little 'bout [C] love [C] [G] [C] [C] [G] [C] That's right! ---{title: Cheap Seats} {artist: Alabama} Cheap Seats [C] - Alabama [Intro] [C] [F] [Am] [G] [C] [F] [Am] [G] Verse 1: [C] This town ain't [F] big This [C] town ain't [F] small It's a [C] little of [F] both they [C] say Our [F] ball club may be minor-league But at least it's triple [G] A [C] We sit be[F]-low the [C] Marlboro [F] man [C] Above the [F] right-field [Am] wall [Am] We do the wave all [F] by ourselves "Hey Ump, a blind man coulda made that [G] call!" |[CHORUS] |[G] We like our [C] beer as flat as can [F] be We like our dogs with [C] mustard and [F] re-[C]lish |[G] We've got a great pitcher, [C] what's his name Well, [F] we can't even spell [C] it [F] [C] |[G] We don't worry about the [C] pennants much We just [F] like to see the boys hit it [Am] deep |[A] There's nothing like the [F] view from the [G] cheap [C] seats [F] [Am] [G] [C] [F] [Am] [G] Verse 2: [C] The game was [F] close We [C] call it a [F] win Go [C] off to [F] toast the boys [C] again That [F] local band is back in town They've got a kind of minor-league [G] sound They're [C] not that [F] bad They're [C] not that good But all in [F] all, it's under-[Am]stood [Am] We want to dance, they want to play We [F] wouldn't have it any other [G] way [CHORUS] Verse 3: Now the [C] majors [F] call up old [C] what's his [F] name And [C] one more [F] building rises [C] tall And [F] suddenly we're all grown up And this old town's not quite so [G] small But [C] I'll always [F] miss the [C] middle-size [F] towns In the [C] middle of the [F] middle [Am] West [Am] With no name pitchers and local bands And [F] mustard and relish and all the [G] rest |[CHORUS] |[G] We like our [C] beer as flat as can [F] be We like our dogs with [C] mustard and [F] re-[C]lish |[G] We've got a great pitcher, [C] what's his name Well, [F] we can't even spell [C] it [F] [C] |[G] We don't worry about the [C] pennants much We just [F] like to see the boys hit it [Am] deep |[A] There's nothing like the [F] view from the [G] cheap [C] seats [F] [Am] [G] [C] [F] [Am] [G] NC "He hits it it's going going going yeah-eah It's a home run" "Cheap Seats" ---{title: Check Yes Or No} {artist: George Strait} Check Yes Or No - George Strait [Intro] D A G D A G [Verse 1] D A G It started way back in third grade D A G I used to sit beside Emmylou Hayes D A G A pink dress, a matching bow and her pony tail A She kissed me on the school bus, but told me not to tell [Verse 2] D A G Next day I chased her 'round the playground D A G Across the monkey bars, to the merrygoround D A G And Emmylou got caught passing me a note A Before the teacher took it, I read what she wrote |[Chorus] | D Bm |"Do you love me, do you wanna be my friend? [G] | A |And if you do | D Bm |Well then don't be afraid to take me by the hand [G] | A |If you want to | G A |I think this is how love goes, check yes or no" [D] [A] [G] [Break] D A G [Verse 3] D A G Now we're grown up and she's my wife D A G Still like two kids with stars in our eyes D A G Ain't much changed, I still chase Emmylou A Up and down the hall, around the bed in our room [Verse 4] D A G Last night I took her out in a white limousine D A G Twenty years together, she still gets to me D A G Can't believe it's been that long ago A When we got started with just a little note |[Chorus] | D Bm |"Do you love me, do you wanna be my friend? [G] | A |And if you do | D Bm |Well then don't be afraid to take me by the hand [G] | A |If you want to | G A |I think this is how love goes, check yes or no" [D] [A] [G] |[D] [A] [G] | D Bm |"Do you love me, do you wanna be my friend? [G] | A |And if you do | D Bm |Well then don't be afraid to take me by the hand [G] | A |If you want to | G A |I think this is how love goes, check yes or no" [D] [A] [G] [Outro] [D] [A] [G] Check yes or no [D] [A] [G] Check yes or no [D] [A] [G] [D] [A] [G] Check yes or no [D] [A] [G] [Fade Out] Check yes or no [D] [A] [G] ---{title: Cherokee Boogie} {artist: BR5-49} Cherokee Boogie - BR5-49 Verse 1: [G] Well, A Cherokee chief as he dances along [G] He does an Indian boogie to a white man's song Singin' "[C] Hey-ho-a-lina" (Band Echo) "[G] Hey-ho-a-lina" (Band Echo) A well a "[D] hey-ho-a-lina wup-wup a-wittena-[G]yea" Verse 2: [G] Well, he dances over here and he dances over there [G] And he keeps on a dancin' everywhere Singin' "[C] Hey-ho-a-lina" (Band Echo) "[G] Hey-ho-a-lina" (Band Echo) A well a "[D] hey-ho-a-lina wup-wup a-wittena-[G]yea" Instrumental: [G] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] Verse 3: [G] Well, he dances on the hill and he dances on the rock [G] But he keeps on shaking that old tomohawk Singin' "[C] Hey-ho-a-lina" (Band Echo) "[G] Hey-ho-a-lina" (Band Echo) A well a "[D] hey-ho-a-lina wup-wup a-wittena-[G]yea" Verse 4: [G] Well, he sings to the hills and he sings to the clouds [G] And he keeps on singin' so big and proud A now "[C] Hey-ho-a-lina" (Band Echo) "[G] Hey-ho-a-lina" (Band Echo) A well a "[D] hey-ho-a-lina wup-wup a-wittena-[G]yea" Instrumental: [G] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G] Verse 5: [G] He's a Cherokee cheif as a you might know [G] And he keeps on sittin' singing "nuven-yo" Now "[C] Hey-ho-a-lina" (Band Echo) "[G] Hey-ho-a-lina" (Band Echo) A well a "[D] hey-ho-a-lina wup-wup a-wittena-yea" Verse 6: [G] Well, A Cherokee chief as he dances along [G] He does an Indian boogie to a white man's song Singin' "[C] Hey-ho-a-lina" (Band Echo) "[G] Hey-ho-a-lina" (Band Echo) A well a "[D] hey-ho-a-lina wup-wup a-wittena-[G]yea"" ---{title: Chevrolet} {artist: Dustin Lynch feat. Jelly Roll} Chevrolet - Dustin Lynch feat. Jelly Roll [Intro] G C G [Intro] C G She was dressed to kill, I was in my boots C G So I had to pay for the uptown top, yeah C G But we talked for a while in a corner booth Am C Before closing time, she caught me by surprise |[Chorus] | G |She said gimme a dirt road, the windows down |D | Wanna get lost on the edge of town | C |In your Chevrolet |G | She said gimme a six-pack, some Brooks & Dunn | D |If you want a country girl you just found one | C |Let's step away, yeah | Am |In your Chevrolet (G) (C) (G) [Verse 2] C G I think I fell in love right then and there C G We were at the door before the end of the song C G I said where to, she said I don't care Am C Just don't take me home, what you waiting on? [Chorus] [Guitar Solo] F C That's right G F C In your Chevrolet [Bridge] G Lord knows I been Am Praying for the day C Am A girl like her would say [Chorus] G Just gimme a dirt road, the windows down D Wanna get lost on the edge of town C In your Chevrolet G She said gimme a six-pack, some Brooks & Dunn D If you want a country girl you just found one C Let's step away, yeah G In your Chevrolet G Gimme a dirt road, the windows down D Wanna get lost on the edge of town C In your Chevrolet G She said gimme a six-pack, some Brooks & Dunn D If you want a country girl you just found one C Let's step away, yeah G In your Chevrolet (F) (C) [Outro] G Oh, in your Chevrolet F C G In your Chevrolet ---{title: Chicken Fried} {artist: Zac Brown Band} Chicken Fried - Zac Brown Band Intro: [G] [D] [C] [G] [D] You know I like my chicken [G] fried, cold beer on a [D] Friday night A pair of jeans that [C] fit just right and the radio [G] up [D] [G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [Verse 1] Well I was [G] raised up beneath the [D] shade of a Georgia [C] pine and that's [D] home you know [G] Sweet tea, pecan [D] pie and home made [C] wine where the [D] peaches grow [G] And my house it's not [D] much to talk [C] about [D] But it's [G] filled with love that's [D] grown in southern [C] ground [D] |[Chorus] |And a little bit of chicken [G] fried, cold beer on a [D] Friday night |A pair of jeans that [C] fit just right and the radio [G] up [D] |I like to seen the [G] sun rise, see the love in my [D] woman's eyes |Feel the touch of a pre[C]cious child, and know a mother's [G] love [D] [Verse 2] Well its [G] funny how it`s the [D] little things in [C] life that mean the [D] most Not [G] where you live or [D] what you drive or the [C] price tag on your [D] clothes There`s no [G] dollar sign on a [D] piece of mind [C] this I`ve come to [D] know So if [G] you agree have a [D] drink with me, raise you [C] glasses for a [D] toast |[Chorus 2] |To a little bit of chicken [G] fried , cold beer on a [D] Friday night |A pair of jeans that [C] fit just right and the radio [G] up [D] |I like to seen the [G] sun rise, see the love in my [D] woman's eyes |Feel the touch of a pre[C]cious child, and know a mother's [G] love [D] [Instrumental] [G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [Verse 3] I thank god [G] for my life And for the [D] stars and stripes May freedom for[C]ever fly, let it [G] ring. [D] Salute the [G] ones who died The ones that [D] give their lives so we don`t have to [C] sacrifice All the things we [G] love [D] |[Chorus 3] |Like our chicken [G] fried, cold beer on a [D] Friday night |A pair of jeans that [C] fit just right and the radio [G] up [D] |I like to seen the [G] sun rise, see the love in my [D] woman's eyes |Feel the touch of a pre[C]cious child, and know a mother's [G] love [D] |[Chorus 4] |Getcha a little [G] chicken fried, cold beer [D] on a Friday night |A pair of jeans that [C] fit just right and the radio [G] up [D] |I like to seen the [G] sun rise, see the love in my [D] woman's eyes |Feel the touch of a pre[C]cious child, and know a mother's [G] love [D] ---{title: Chicken In Black} {artist: Johnny Cash} Chicken In Black - Johnny Cash [Intro] [C] [F] [G] [C] [G] Verse 1: [C] For two long years my head hurt bad So a [F] doctor checked me an he shook his head He said [G] I'm sorry to tell you But your body's outlived your [C] brain [G] He said I [C] know this doctor in New York, son And he'll [F] fix you right up with a brand new one So the [G] head doctor met me When I stepped down off of the [C] train [G] He said we [C] had this bank robber killed last night His [F] body's shot but his brain's alright I'll [G] give you a transplant, boy And you'll be [C] okay, [G] I got [C] my new brain in and I was feelin' great I went [F] right back to Nashville with no headache But something [G] strange happened, When I walked in the bank one [C] day |[Chorus] |I said [F] stick 'em up everybody I'm robbin' this place |Drop [C] all of your money in my guitar case |Don't [F] nobody move and don't nobody reach for that [G] door |A [C] lady said, why you're Johnny Cash |I said [F] no ma'am, I'm the Manhattan Flash |And I [G] am the best bank robber in New [C] York Verse 2: [C] Now the other night Roy Acuff called me He said [F] John I'd like for you to do the Opry So I [G] went out on the stage, but I couldn't [C] sing [G] I [C] got into a half a verse of 'I Walk The Line' And [F] something snapped in this head of mine I yelled [G] stick 'em up! Give me your money, your watches and [C] rings. [Instrumental] [C] Verse 3: [C] Well, I called New York and talked to that brain quack And said [F] Doc I gotta have my old brain back He said I'm [G] sorry there, Mr. Cash, but I can't do [C] that [G] He said I [C] put your brain in a chicken last Monday He's [F] singing your songs and makin' lots of money And I [G] got him signed to a ten-year recording [C] contract [G] [C] Now friends if you see me walkin' down the street Remember [F] what you see ain't necessarily me And if I [G] try to hold you up, don't pay me no [C] mind [G] But when you [C] got ten bucks that you can blow You oughta [F] catch that Johnny Chicken show He's doin' [G] fairs and concert dates all up and down the [C] line [Chorus] [Outro] [G] Well, I don't pay any income tax... You don't pay tax on money you steal... You oughta catch that Johnny Chicken show... Chicken In Black! Hmmmmmmmm! ---{title: Children} {artist: The Mavericks} Children [C] - The Mavericks [Intro] (x2) C F C G C F C G [Verse 1] C F C G A child who was raised by an unworthy hand, C F C G Has less of a chance of being a man. C F C G Well try to remember and then understand, C F C G Why a mother would cry while her husband lay dead. C F C G Shot down by the gun of a runaway train, C F C G 'Cause life in the fast lane, it all ends the same. C F C G Well the same children's lives, they will always regret, F G C Are the children who never forget. (F) (C) (G) (C) (F) (C) (G) [Verse 2] C F C G A man ends up tired and walking alone, C F C G On a street corner singing for a penny a song. C F C G What he cannot remember, was never his own, C F C G Thats the answer he gave when he speaks of his home. C F C G Well the streets of my life I don't know anymore, C F C G Where the children are junkies and the ladies are whores. C F C G Well the same children's lives, they will always regret, F G C Are the children who never forget. (F) (C) (G) |[Chorus] |C F C G | Goodnight, goodnight sweet child. | C F C G |Why don't you dream with the angels, to forget for a while? | C F C G |To forget of the life, thats been handed to you, | C F C G |Where everything's real, yet nothing is true. | C F C G |Well perhaps you can change what the cards always read, | F G C |For the children who never forget. (F) (C) (G) (C) (F) (C) (G) [Instrumental] C F C G C F C G [Verse 3] C F C G For a time they were counting you out of this race, C F C G You stood up like a champion that had fallen with grace. C F C G Never showing the anguish that covered your face, C F C G You were raped and forgotten, left to die in disgrace. C F C G Shot down by the gun of a runaway train, C F C G 'Cause life in the fast lane, it all ends the same. C F C G Well the same children's lives, they will always regret, F G C Are the children who never forget. (F) (C) (G) |[Chorus] |C F C G | Goodnight, goodnight sweet child. | C F C G |Why don't you dream with the angels, to forget for a while? | C F C G |To forget of the life, thats been handed to you, | C F C G |Where everything's real, yet nothing is true. | C F C G |Well perhaps you can change what the cards always read, | F G C |For the children who never forget. (F) (C) (G) (C) (F) (C) (G) |[Chorus] (x2) |C F C G | Goodnight, goodnight sweet child. | C F C G |Why don't you dream with the angels, to forget for a while? | C F C G |To forget of the life, thats been handed to you, | C F C G |Where everything's real, yet nothing is true. ---{title: City of New Orleans} {artist: Arlo Guthrie / Steve Goodman} City of New Orleans [C] - Arlo Guthrie / Steve Goodman Intro: C C C C Verse 1: [C] Riding on the [G] City of New [C] Orleans, [Am] Illinois Central [F] Monday morning [C] rail [G] [C] There’s fifteen cars and [G] fifteen restless [Am] riders, [F] Three conductors and [G] twenty-five sacks of [C] mail. They’re out [Am] on the southbound odyssey and the [Em] train pulls out at Kankakee [G] Rolls past the houses, farms and [D] fields. [Am] Passin' towns that have no names, [Em] and freight yards full of old black men And the [G] graveyards of the [G7] rusted automo[C]biles. [C7] |Chorus: |Singing [F] Good morning [G] America how [C] are you? |[Am] And don't you know me [F] I'm your native [C] son [G] |I'm just the [C] train they call The [G] City of New [C] Orleans, [Am] |I'll be [Bb] gone five hundred [G] miles when the day is [C] done. Verse 2: I was dealin' [C] cards with the [G] old men in the [C] club car. [Am] And it’s penny a point there ain't [F] nobody keepin' [C] score. [G] [C] Won’t you pass that paper [G] bag that holds the [Am] bottle [F] You can feel the wheels [G] rumblin' beneath the [C] floor. The [Am] sons of pullman porters and the [Em] sons of engineers All ride their [G] daddy’s magic carpet – it’s made of [D] steel. [Am] Mothers with their babes asleep, go [Em] rockin' to the gentle beat And the [G] rhythm of the [G7] rails is all they [C] dream. [C7] Chorus: Verse 3: [C] It’s night-time on The [G] City of New [C] Orleans, [Am] And we’re changing cars in [F] Memphis, Tennes-[C]-see. [G] [C] Half way home, [G] we'll be there by [Am] morning Through the [F] Mississippi darkness [G] rolling to the [C] sea. [Am] All the towns and people seem to [Em] fade into a bad dream And the [G] old steel rails still ain't heard the [D] news. The con-[Am]-ductor sings that song again, the [Em] passengers will please refrain [G] This train has got the [G7] disappearing railroad [C] blues. [C7] |Chorus: |Singing [F] Good night [G] America how [C] are you? |[Am] And don't you know me [F] I'm your native [C] son [G] |I'm just the [C] train they call The [G] City of New [C] Orleans, [Am] |I'll be [Bb] gone five hundred [G] miles when the day is [C] done [C] Outro: [G*] [C*] ---{title: Class Reunion (That Used To Be Us)} {artist: Lonestar} Class Reunion (That Used To Be Us) - Lonestar [Intro] [G] [C] [G] (four times) Verse 1: Well I rode into town with the ragtop down I was [C] lookin for that homecomin [G] queen That three-by-nine lit hotel sign read [C] Welcome back class of eighty[G]-three Verse 2: There were football guys twice their size [C] Cheerleaders dyin the grey in [G] their hair The names were the same but the faces had changed [C] I didn't recognize anyone [G] there |[Chorus] |That used to be us, we [C] used to be cool |With the [G] music cranked up hangin out after [D] school |That [G] used to be Jill, that [C] used to be Joe |Tell me [G] where in the world did we all [Bm] go |That [G] used to be us, [C] [G] that used to be us [C] [G] Verse 3: I had a drink with some buds played a lot of catch-up [C] Danced with my date from the [G] prom But as hard as I tried until I closed my eyes [C] Everybody I knew was [G] gone Verse 4: There was Mr. Finch he taught English and French [C] He was dancin with a couple of [G] canes And that homecomin queen yeah the girl of my dreams [C] She didn't even remember my [G] name [Chorus] Bridge: [Em] As I stand here and look around [G] [Em] I can't help but wonder who we'll be ten years from [G ]now |[Chorus] |That used to be us, we [C] used to be cool |With the [G] music cranked up hangin out after [D] school |That [G] used to be Jill, that [C] used to be Joe |Tell me [G] where in the world did we all [Bm] go |That [G] used to be us, [C] [G] that used to be us [C] [G] ---{title: Cleopatra Queen Of Denial} {artist: Pam Tillis} Cleopatra Queen Of Denial - Pam Tillis Verse 1: [G] Well I [C] said he had a lot potential He was only misunderstood You know he [F] really didn't mean to treat me so bad He [C] wanted to be good And I swore [G] one day I would tame him Even though he loved to run hog wild Just call me [C] Cleopatra [F] everybody 'Cause [G] I'm the Queen of Denial [C] Verse 2: I knew he didn't have any money Yeah that's why he couldn't buy me a ring Oh and just [F] because he bought himself a brand new pickup truck [C] Really didn't prove anything And he [G] never had to say he loved me I could see it every time he smiled Just call me [C] Cleopatra [F] everybody 'Cause [G] I'm the Queen of Denial [C] Oh Queen of Denial [F] Buyin' [C] all his alibis Queen of Denial [D] Floatin' [G] down a river of lies Instrumental: [C] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] Verse 3: Now I'm not gonna jump to conclusions [F] [C] Or throw away this perfect romance Even [F] though I saw him dancin' last night With a [C] girl in leopard skin pants Oh he's [G] probably stuck in traffic And he'll be here in a little while Just call me [C] Cleopatra [F] everybody 'Cause [G] I'm the Queen of Denial [C] Oh Queen of Denial [F] Buyin' [C] all his alibis Queen of Denial [D] Floatin' [G] down a river of lies Outro: [C] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] ---{title: Convoy} {artist: C.W. McCall} Convoy - C.W. McCall [Intro] NC Ah, breaker one-nine, this here's the Rubber Duck, You gotta copy on me, Pig Pen, c'mon? NC Ah, yeah, 10-4, Pig Pen, fer sure, for sure, By golly, it's clean clear to Flag Town, c'mon NC Yeah, that's a big 10-4 there, Pig Pen, Yeah, we definitely got the front door, good buddy D C D Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy [C] [D] [C] [D] C D C [Verse 1] Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June, In a Kenworth pullin' logs G D Cab-over Pete with a reefer on, And a Jimmy haulin' hogs C D C We is headin' for bear on I-one-oh, 'Bout a mile outta Shaky Town G D I says, "Pig Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck", "And I'm about to put the hammer down" | C Bb F C F |[Chorus] 'Cause we got a little ol' convoy, Rockin' through the night | Bb F C A |Yeah, we got a little ol' convoy, Ain't she a beautiful sight? |Bb F C F | Come on and join our convoy, Ain't nothin' gonna get in our way | Bb F C A |We gonna roll this truckin' convoy, 'Cross the USA D [Link] Convoy! (Ah, breaker, Pig Pen, this here's the Duck And, you wanna back off them hogs?) D D C D Convoy (Yeah, 10-4, 'bout five mile or so.) (Ten, roger. Them hogs is gettin' in-tense up here) [C] D C [Verse 2] By the time we got into Tulsa Town, We had eighty-five trucks in all G D But they's a roadblock up on the cloverleaf, And them bears was wall-to-wall C D C Yeah, them smokies is thick as bugs on a bumper, They even had a bear in the air! G D I says, "Callin' all trucks, this here's the Duck, "We about to go a-huntin' bear" [Chorus] D [Link] Convoy! (Ah, you wanna give me a 10-9 on that, Pig Pen?) D Convoy! (Negatory, Pig Pen, you're still too close) D (Yeah, them hogs is startin' to close up my sinuses) C D C (Mercy sakes, you better back off another ten) D C [Verse 3] Well, we rolled up Interstate 44, Like a rocket sled on rails G G D We tore up all of our swindle sheets, And left 'em settin' on the scales D C By the time we hit that Chi-town, Them bears was a-gettin' smart G G They'd brought up some reinforcements, From the Illinois National Guard G F [Bridge] There's armored cars, and tanks, and Jeeps, And rigs of ev'ry size C G Yeah, them chicken coops was full'a bears, And choppers filled the skies G F Well, we shot the line and we went for broke, With a thousand screamin' trucks C G An' eleven long-haired Friends a' Jesus, In a chartreuse micra-bus D [Link] Ah, Rubber Duck to Sodbuster, come over, Yeah, 10-4, Sodbuster? D Listen, you wanna put that micra-bus in behind that suicide jockey? D C D Yeah, he's haulin' dynamite, and he needs all the help he can get C D C [Verse 4] Well, we laid a strip for the Jersey shore, Prepared to cross the line G D C I could see the bridge was lined with bears, But I didn't have a dog-goned dime D C I says, "Pig Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck, "We just ain't a-gonna pay no toll" G D So we crashed the gate doing ninety-eight, I says "Let them truckers roll, 10-4" [Chorus] D [Outro] Convoy! (Ah, 10-4, Pig Pen, what's your twenty?) D Convoy (OMAHA? Well, they oughta know what to do with them hogs out there fer sure) D Convoy! (Well, mercy sakes, good buddy, we gonna back on outta here, so keep the bugs off your glass and the bears) D Convoy! (Off your tail, We'll catch you on the flip-flop. This here's the Rubber Duck on the side) D Convoy! (We gone, 'bye, 'bye) ---{title: Copperhead Road} {artist: Steve Earle} Copperhead Road - Steve Earle Intro: D D D D Verse 1: D Well my name's John Lee Pettimore (D) (D) Same as my daddy and his daddy before (D) D You hardly ever saw Grandaddy down here (D) (D) He only came to town about twice a year (D) D He'd buy a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line (D) (D) Everybody knew that he made moonshine (D) G G Now the revenue man wanted Grandaddy bad D He headed up the holler with everything he had G G It's before my time but I've been told (D*) He never came back from Copperhead Road Instrumental: D D D D G D G D Verse 2: D Now Daddy ran the whiskey in a big block Dodge (D) (D) Bought it at an auction at the Mason's Lodge (D) D Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side (D) (D) Just shot a coat of primer then he looked inside (D) D Well him and my uncle tore that engine down (D) (D) I still remember that rumblin' sound (D) G G Well the sheriff came around in the middle of the night D Heard mama cryin', knew something wasn't right G G Headed down to Knoxville with the weekly load (D*) You could smell the whiskey burnin' down Copperhead Road Instrumental: [D x 5] [D x 5] [D x 5] [D x 5] {blue}(back to regular strumming) {/blue} D D D D G D G D Verse 3: D I volunteered for the Army on my birthday (D) (D) They draft the white trash first,round here anyway (D) D I done two tours of duty in Vietnam (D) (D) And I came home with a brand new plan (D) D I take the seed from Colombia and Mexico (D) (D) I plant it up the holler down Copperhead Road (D) G G Well the D.E.A.'s got a chopper in the air D I wake up screaming like I'm back over there G G I learned a thing or two from Charlie don't you know [D*] You better stay away from Copperhead Road Instrumental: [D x 5] [D x 5] [D x 5] [D x 5] {blue}(back to regular strumming) {/blue} D D D D G D G D Outro: [D] Copperhead Road... 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[D*] Copperhead Road ---{title: Cotton Fields} {artist: The Beach Boys} Cotton Fields [G] The Beach Boys |[Chorus] |[G] When I was a little bitty baby |my mama done [C] rock me in the [G] cradle |In them old cotton fields back [D] home |[D] It was [G] back in Louisiana just about a [C] mile from-a Texar[G]kana |In them [Am7] old [Am] cotton [D] fields back [G] home [Verse 1] [G] Well let me tell you now well I got me in a fix I caught a nail in my tyre doing lickety split I had to walk a long long way to [D] town Came along a [G] nice old man well [G7] he had a hat on [C] Wait a minute mister can you [Am] give me some direction [G] I’m gonna want to [Am] be right [D] off for [G] home |[Chorus] |[G] When I was a little bitty baby my mama done rock me in the cradle |In them old cotton fields back [D] home |It was [G] back in Louisiana just about a [C] mile from-a Texar[Am]kana |In them [G] old [Am] cotton [D] fields back [G] home [G7] [Bridge] Don’t care if them [C] cotton balls get rotten When I got [G] you baby who needs cotton In them [G] o[Gmaj7]l[Em7]d cotton fields back [Am] home [D] Brother only [G] one thing more that’s [G7] gonna warm you A [C] summer’s day out in [Am] California [G] It’s gonna be them [Am] cotton [D] fields back [G] home [Instrumental] [G] [C] [G] [Em] [C] [C] [Am] [D] [G] [Verse 2] It was [C] back in Louisiana just about a [G] mile from-a Texar[Em]kana Give me them [G] cotton fields it was back in Lou[Em]isiana Let me hear it for the [G] cotton fields about a mile from-a [Em] Texarkana [G] You know that there’s [Em] just no place like [Am] home [D] Well boy it [G] sure feels good to breathe the [G7] air back home You shoulda [C] seen their faces when they [Am] seen how I’ve grown In them [G] old [Am] cotton [D] fields back [C] home [G] ---{title: Cotton-Eyed Joe} {artist: Rednex} Cotton-Eyed Joe - Rednex [Verse 1] G C G Way back yonder a long time ago G D G Daddy worked a man called Cotton-Eyed Joe G C G Blew into town on a travelin' show G D G Nobody danced like the Cotton-Eyed Joe |[Chorus] |G C G | If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe |G D G | I'd been married a long time ago |G C G | Where did you come from, where did you go? |G D G | Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe? [Verse 2] G C G He came to town like a midwinter storm G D G He rode through the fields, so handsome and strong G C G His eyes was his tools and his smile was his gun G D G But all he had come for was having some fun [Chorus] [Verse 3] G C G Mama's at the window, Mama's at the door G D G She can't see nothin' but the Cotton-Eyed Joe G C G Daddy held the fiddle, I held the bow G D G An' we beat the crud out of Cotton-Eyed Joe |[Chorus] |G C G | If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe |G D G | I'd been married a long time ago |G C G | Where did you come from, where did you go? |G D G | Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe? [Verse 4] G C G Made himself a a fiddle, made himself a bow G D G Made a little tune called Cotton-Eyed Joe G C G Hadn't oughta been for Cotton-Eyed Joe G D G I'd a-been married a long time ago [Chorus] [Verse 5] G C G Whenever there's a dance all the women want to go G D G And they all want to dance with the Cotton-Eyed Joe G C G Daddy won't say but I think he knows G D G Whatever happened to Cotton-Eyed Joe |[Chorus] |G C G | If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe |G D G | I'd been married a long time ago |G C G | Where did you come from, where did you go? |G D G | Where did you come from, Cotton-Eye Joe? [Verse 6] G C G He brought disaster wherever he went G C G The hearts of the girls was to Hell, broken, sent G C G They all ran away so nobody would know G C G And left only men 'cause of Cotton-Eye Joe [Chorus] ---{title: Country Boys And Girls Getting Down On The Farm} {artist: Tim McGraw} Country Boys And Girls Getting Down On The Farm - Tim McGraw Verse 1: [Am] Every Friday night there's a steady cloud of dust [Am] that leads back to a field filled with pick-up trucks. [D] Got old Hank crankin' way up loud, [Am] got coolers in the back, tailgates down. [E7] There's a big fire burnin' but don't be alarmed [Am] We're just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm. Verse 2: [Am] Ed's been on the tractor ain't seen Becky all week [Am] somebody said they seen 'em headin' down to the creek. [D] Farmer Johnson's daughters just pulled up in a jeep [Am] man he know's how to grow 'em if you know what I mean. [E7] Old Dave's getting loud but he don't mean no harm [Am] We're just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm |[Chorus] |[D]Y ou can have a lot of fun in a New York minute |But there's [Am] some things you can't do inside those city limits. |[E7] Ain't no closin' time, ain't no cover charge |[Am] We're just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm. Verse 3: [Am] You can come as you are there ain't no dress codes [Am] just some rural route rules that you need to know [D] Don't mess with the bull he can get real mean, [Am] Don't forget to shut the gate, stay outta the beans, [E7] if it starts to rain then we'll just head to the barn [Am] we're country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm |[Chorus] |[D] You can have a lot of fun in a New York minute |but there's [Am] some things you can't do inside those city limits. |[E7] Ain't no closin' time, ain't no cover charge |[Am] We're just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm. [Outro] [E7] Ain't no closin' time, ain't no cover charge [Am] We're just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm. [Am] [D] [Am] [E7] [Am] [E7] [Am] ---{title: Coward Of The County} {artist: Kenny Rogers} Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers Intro: [A] [A] Verse 1: A D A Everyone considered him the coward of the county E7 He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong. A D A His mama named him Tommy, but folks just called him yellow, E7 A Something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong. Verse 2: A D A He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison; E7 I took care of Tommy, 'cause he was my brother's son. A D A I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy, E7 A "Son my life is over, but yours has just begun". |Chorus: |A D A | "Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done |D A E7 | Walk away from trouble if you can. |A D A | It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek |A D E7 | I hope you're old enough to understand, |E7 A | Son, you don't have to fight to be a man." Verse 3: A D A There's someone for everyone, and Tommy's love was Becky. A E7 In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man. A D A One day while he was working, the Gatlin boys came calling E7 A They took turns at Becky, {blue}(n' there was three of them).{/blue} Verse 4: A D Tommy opened up the door, and saw Becky crying. [A] E7 The torn dress, the shattered look was more than he could stand. A D A He reached above the fireplace, and took down his daddy's picture. E7 A As the tears fell on his daddy's face, he heard these words again [Chorus] Verse 5: A D A The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom; E7 One of them got up and met him half way cross the floor. A D A When Tommy turned around they said, "Hey look! old yeller's leaving," E7 A But you could've heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door. Verse 6: A D A Twenty years of crawling were bottled up inside him. E7 He wasn't holding nothing back - he let 'em have it all. A D A When Tommy left the bar room, not a Gatlin boy was standing. A E7 A He said, "This one's for Becky, as he watched the last one fall. {blue}(And I heard him say,){/blue} |Chorus: |A D A | "I promised you, Dad, not to do the things you've done |D A E7 | I walk away from trouble when I can | A D A |Now please don't think I'm weak, I didn't turn the other cheek, |A D E7 | And papa, I sure hope you understand | E7 A |Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man". Outro: [A] Everyone considered him the [D*] coward of the [A*] county. ---{title: Coward Of The County} {artist: Kenny Rogers} Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers Intro: [A] [A] Verse 1: A D A Everyone considered him the coward of the county E7 He'd never stood one single time to prove the county wrong. A D A His mama named him Tommy, but folks just called him yellow, E7 A Something always told me they were reading Tommy wrong. Verse 2: A D A He was only ten years old when his daddy died in prison; E7 I took care of Tommy, 'cause he was my brother's son. A D A I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy, E7 A "Son my life is over, but yours has just begun". |Chorus: |A D A | "Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done |D A E7 | Walk away from trouble if you can. |A D A | It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek |A D E7 | I hope you're old enough to understand, |E7 A | Son, you don't have to fight to be a man." Verse 3: A D A There's someone for everyone, and Tommy's love was Becky. A E7 In her arms he didn't have to prove he was a man. A D A One day while he was working, the Gatlin boys came calling E7 A They took turns at Becky, (n' there was three of them). Verse 4: A D Tommy opened up the door, and saw Becky crying. [A] E7 The torn dress, the shattered look was more than he could stand. A D A He reached above the fireplace, and took down his daddy's picture. E7 A As the tears fell on his daddy's face, he heard these words again [Chorus] Verse 5: A D A The Gatlin boys just laughed at him when he walked into the barroom; E7 One of them got up and met him half way cross the floor. A D A When Tommy turned around they said, "Hey look! old yeller's leaving," E7 A But you could've heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door. Verse 6: A D A Twenty years of crawling were bottled up inside him. E7 He wasn't holding nothing back - he let 'em have it all. A D A When Tommy left the bar room, not a Gatlin boy was standing. A E7 A He said, "This one's for Becky, as he watched the last one fall. (And I heard him say,) |Chorus: |A D A | "I promised you, Dad, not to do the things you've done |D A E7 | I walk away from trouble when I can | A D A |Now please don't think I'm weak, I didn't turn the other cheek, |A D E7 | And papa, I sure hope you understand | E7 A |Sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man". Outro: [A] Everyone considered him the [D*] coward of the [A*] county. ---{title: Cowboy Take Me Away} {artist: Dixie Chicks} Cowboy Take Me Away - Dixie Chicks [F] [Am] [C] [F] [Am] [C] [F] [Am] [C] [G] x2 Verse 1: I said I wanna [Am] touch [G] the ear[C]th I wanna [Am] break it [G] in my [C] hands I wanna [Am] grow some[G]thing [C] wild [F] and un[G]ruly I wanna [Am] sleep on the [G] hard [C] ground In the [Am] comfort of [G] your [C] arms On a [Am] pillow [G] of blue [C] bonnets [F] In a [G] blanket made of stars Oh it [F] sounds [C] good to [G] me, I said.. |[Chorus] |Cowboy [C] take [F] me a[G]way |Fly this girl as [Am] high as you can |In[F]to the wild [G] blue |Set me [C] free [F] oh I [G] pray |Closer to [Am] heaven above and |[F] Closer to [G] you |Closer to you [F] [Am] [C] Insgrumental: [F] [Am] [C] [F] [Am] [C] [F] [G] Verse 2: I wanna [Am] walk and [G] not run [C] I wanna [Am] skip and [G] not fall [C] I wanna [Am] look at [G] the hori[C]zon [F] And not [G] see a building standing tall I wanna [Am] be the [G] only one [C] For [Am] miles [G] and miles [C] [Am] Except for [G] maybe [C] you [F] And your [G] simple smile Oh it [F] sounds [C] good to [G] me Yes it [F] sounds so [C] good to [G] me [Bridge] I said I wanna [Am] touch [G] the earth [C] I wanna [Am] break it [G] in my [C] hands I wanna [Am] grow some[G] thing [C] wild [F] and un[G]ruly Oh it [F] sounds so [C] good to [G] me [Chorus] Verse 3: Cowboy [C] take [F] me a[G]way Fly this girl as [Am] high as you can [F] Into the wild [G] blue Set me [C] free [F] oh I [G] pray Closer to [Am] heaven above and [F] Closer to [G] you Closer to you [C] [F] [G] Closer to you [C] [F] [G] Cowboy [C] take [F] me a[G]way Closer to [Am] you [F] [G] Outro: [C] [F] [G] [Am] [F] [G] x3 [C] [F] [G] [Am] [F] [G] [G] [G] ---{title: Cows With Guns} {artist: Dana Lyons} Cows With Guns - Dana Lyons [Intro] (Am) (G) (Am) x2 Am Fat and docile, big and dumb, They look so stupid, they aren't much fun Am G Am Cows aren't fun Am They eat to grow, grow to die, Die to be et at the hamburger fry Am G Am Cows well done Am Nobody thunk it, nobody knew, No one imagined the great cow guru Am G Am Cows are one Am He hid in the forest, read books with great zeal, He loved Che Guevera, a revolutionary veal Am G Am Cow Tse Tongue Am He spoke about justice, but nobody stirred, He felt like an outcast, alone in the herd Am G Am Cow dol- drums Am He mooed we must fight, escape or we'll die, Cows gathered around, cause the steaks were so high Am G Am Bad cow pun Am But then he was captured, stuffed into a crate, Loaded onto a truck, where he rode to his fate Am G Am Cows are bummed Am He was a scrawny calf, who looked rather woozy, No one suspected he was packing an Uzi Am G Am Cows with guns Am They came with a needle to stick in his thigh, He kicked for the groin, he pissed in their eye Am G Am Cow well hung Am Knocked over a tractor and ran for the door, Six gallons of gas flowed out on the floor Am G Am Run Cows run! NC He picked up a bullhorn and jumped up on the hay We are free roving bovines we run free today |Chorus: | F C E7 Am |We will fight for bovine freedom, And hold our large heads high | F C E7 Am |We will run free with the Buffalo, or die, Cows with guns [G] [Am] Am They crashed the gate in a great stampede, Tipped over a milk truck, torched all the feed Am G Am Cows have fun Am Sixty police cars were piled in a heap, Covered in cow pies, covered up deep Am G Am Much cow dung Am Black smoke rising, darkening the day, Twelve burning McDonalds, have it your way Chorus: Am The President said "enough is enough These uppity cattle, its time to get tough" Am G Am Cow dung flung Am The newspapers gloated, folks sighed with relief, Tomorrow at noon, they would all be ground beef Am G Am Cows on buns Am The cows were surrounded, they waited and prayed They mooed their last moos, they chewed their last hay Am G Am Cows out- gunned NC The order was given to turn cows to whoppers, Enforced by the might of ten thousand coppers But on the horizon surrounding the shoppers, Came the deafening roar of chickens in choppers |Chorus: | F C E7 Am |We will fight for bovine freedom, And hold our large heads high | F C E7 Am |We will run free with the Buffalo, or die, Cows with guns [G] [Am] ---{title: Crazy Little Thing Called Love} {artist: Dwight Yoakam} Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Dwight Yoakam [Intro] [G] [Verse 1] This [G] thing called love, I [C] just can't [F] handle [C] it This [G] thing called love, I [C] must get [F] around [C] to it, I ain't [G] ready..[Eb].Crazy little [F] thing called [G] love. [Verse 2] This [G] thing called love, it [C] cries in a [F] cradle all [C] night It [G] swings, it jives, it [C] shakes all over like a [F] jelly[C]fish I kinda [G] like it...[Eb].Crazy little [F] thing called [G] love. [Bridge] Well there goes my [C] baby, well she [F] knows how to rock and [C] roll She drives me [Eb] crazy...she gives me [A] hot and cold fever And [D] she leaves me in a cool, cool [G] sweat. [D][F][C][A] [Verse 3] I gotta be [G] cool, relax, get [C] hip and get [F] on my [C] tracks Take a [G] back seat, hitch hike. Take a [C] long ride on my [F] motor[C]bike Until I'm [G] ready...[Eb].Crazy little [F] thing called [G] love. [Eb][G][Eb][A] [Verse 4] This [G] thing called love, I [C] just can't [F] handle [C] it This [G] thing called love, I [C] must get [F] around [C] to it, I ain't [G] ready..[Eb].Crazy little [F] thing called [G] love. [Outro] [Eb] Crazy little [F] thing called [G] love, [Eb] Crazy little [F] thing called [G] love [Eb] Crazy little [F] thing called [G] love, [Eb] Crazy little [F] thing called [G] love ---{title: Cruise} {artist: Florida Georgia Line} Cruise - Florida Georgia Line [Intro] [G] Baby you a song You [D] make me wanna roll my [Em7] windows down and [C] cruise [Instrumental] [G] [D] [Em7] [C] [G] [D] [Em7] [C] Verse 1: Yeah, when [G] I first saw that [D] bikini top on her She's [Em7] poppin' right out of the [C] South Georgia water Thought [G] ol' good lord she had them [D] long tanned legs Couldn't [Em7] help myself so I [C] walked [NC] up and said |[Chorus] |[G] Baby you a song |You [D] make me wanna roll my [Em7] windows down and [C] cruise |Down a [G] back road blowin stop [D] signs through the middle every |[Em7] little farm town with [C] you |In this [G] brand new Chevy with a [D] lift kit Look a [Em7] hell lot better with [C] you up in it |So [G] baby you a song You [D] make me wanna roll my [Em7] windows down and [C] cruise [Instrumental] [G] [D] [Em7] [C] Verse 2: She was [G] sippin' on Southern and [D] singin' Marshall Tucker We were [Em7] falling in love in the [C] sweet heart of summer She [G] hopped right up into the [D] cab of my truck and said [Em7] fire it up let's go [C] get [NC] this thing stuck |[Chorus] |[G] Baby you a song |You [D] make me wanna roll my [Em7] windows down and [C] cruise |Down a [G] back road blowin stop [D] signs through the middle every |[Em7] little farm town with [C] you |In this [G] brand new Chevy with a [D] lift kit Look a [Em7] hell lot better with [C] you up in it |So [G] baby you a song You [D] make me wanna roll my [Em7] windows down and [C] cruise [Instrumental] [G] [D] [Em7] [C] x2 Verse 3: When that [G] summer sun fell [D] to it's knees I [Em7] looked at her and she [C] looked at me And I [G] turned on those [D] KC lights and [Em7] drove all night Cuz it [C] felt so right, her and I, man we felt so right Verse 4: I [G] put it in park, and [D] grabbed my Ukulele and [Em7] strummed a couple chords, and [C] sang from the heart [G] Girl you sure got the [D] beat in my chest bumpin' [Em7] Hell I can't get you [C] out of my head [Chorus] Outro: [G] [D] (Come on girl) [Em7] Get those [C] windows down and [G] cruise [D] [Em7] [C] Ahhh [G] yeah ---{title: Cry Cry Cry} {artist: Johnny Cash} Cry Cry Cry - Johnny Cash [Intro] [C] [G] [D7] [G] [G] [G] [G] [G] [Verse 1] Every body [G] knows where you go when the sun goes down. I think you only live to see the [D7] lights uptown. I [G] wasted my time when I would try, try, try. 'Cause when [C] the lights have lost their glow you'll [D7] cry, cry, [G] cry. [G] Soon you're sugar daddies will all be gone. You'll wake up some cold day and [D7] find you're alone. You'll call [G] for me, but I'm gonna tell you bye, bye, bye. When I [C] turn around and walk away you'll [D7] cry, cry, [G] cry. [Chorus] You're gonna cry, cry, [G] cry and you'll cry alone. When [C] everyone's forgotten and you're [G] left on your own you're gonna [D7] cry, cry, [G] cry. [Instrumental] [G] [G] [G] [G] [C] [C] [C] [C] [G] [G] [G] [G] [D7] [D7] [G] [G] [G] [G] [Verse 2] I [G] lie awake at night to wait till you come in. You stay a little while and then you're [D7] gone again. Every [G] question that I ask I get a lie, lie, lie. For [C] ev'ry lie you tell you're gonna [D7] cry, cry, [G] cry. When your fickle love [G] gets old no one will care for you. Then you'll come back to me for a little [D7] love that's true. I'll [G] tell you no, and then you'll ask me "why, why, why?" When [C] I remind you of all of this you'll [D7] cry, cry, [G] cry. [Chorus] You're gonna cry, cry, [G] cry and you'll want me then. It'll [C] hurt when you think of the [G] fool you've been you're gonna [D7] cry, cry, [G] cry. [Outro] [C] [G] [D7] [G] ---{title: Daddy Laid The Blues On Me} {artist: Bobbie Cryner} Daddy Laid The Blues On Me - Bobbie Cryner [Verse 1] Way [C] back in their younger days, when they were running [G] wild My [G] daddy had a dream, and Momma had a [C] child He said "[C] Girl you can't be tying me down, I'm only [F] seventeen And a [D7] man's gotta get around, if you know what I [G] mean." Then my [C] Momma said, "Go on, as she stood and [F] cried And my Daddy said, "I'm gone. I gotta live my life." |[Chorus] |And I was [C] born one summer night |When the world loved Patsy [F] Cline |I was [G] raised by the tracks, in a tar-paper shack |On the Georgia-Alabama line |Momma [C] taught me how to play and sing |And we headed up to [F] Tennessee |[G] Momma sold my soul on country rock and roll |But Daddy laid the blues on [C] me [Verse 2] Well I [C] signed that dotted line, and I climbed my way to being a [G] star When I [G] ran across my Daddy in a downtown Tallahassee [C] bar He said, [C] "Girl there ain't no life on the road, you better come [F] with me." I said "Dad, [D7] I gotta get around if you know [G] what I mean." Daddy [C] said "Come on", with a tear in his [F] eye I said, [G] "Sorry Daddy, I'm gone!, I gotta live my [C] life" |[Chorus] x2 |And I was [C] born one summer night |When the world loved Patsy [F] Cline |I was [G] raised by the tracks, in a tar-paper shack |On the Georgia-Alabama line |Momma [C] taught me how to play and sing |And we headed up to [F] Tennessee |[G] Momma sold my soul on country rock and roll |But Daddy laid the blues on [C] me [Outro] Yeah, [G] Momma sold my soul on country rock and roll But Daddy laid the blues on [C] me ---{title: Daddy Never Was A Cadillac Kind} {artist: Confederate Railroad} Daddy Never Was A Cadillac Kind - Confederate Railroad [Intro] [D] [Verse 1] [D] We were poor when I was a youngin', I don't remember ever going hungry [G] Daddy made sure we didn't do with[D]out I went to school with some of these fellas They had money and I was jealous, [G] I didn't know then what I know [D] now Daddy'd say you [A] can't judge a book by looking at its cover It's [G] what's inside that really [A] matters |[Chorus] |Daddy never [G] was the Cadillac [D] kind |He said some [Bm] things [G] just glitter and [A] shine |He taught us that [G] love was the [D] one thing [A] money couldn't [Bm] buy |Daddy never [G] was the [A] Cadillac [D] kind [Verse 2] [D] I left home right out of high school, got me a big car thought I was real cool [G] Cruisin' around the old neighbor[D]hood, I'd see Daddy after church on Sunday [D] I'd say you'll have to go riding with me someday He [G] just said no, I never under[D]stood He [A] asked me how I bought it, I told him on credit [G] Daddy just smiled, I'll never for[A]get it [Chorus] [Bridge] [Bm] It took a while but now I'm grown [G] I've settled down with kids of my own The [Em] more I give them, the more they [A] want [Verse 3] [D] Daddy left us last November [D] I don't remember him ever looking better [G] All laid out in his Sunday[D] best [D] I'm sure instead of all that attention [D] All he'd of wanted was a few words mentioned A [G] simple man simply laid to [D] rest As they [A] drove him away in that big Cadillac With a [G] tear in my eye I had to [A] laugh |[Chorus] |Daddy never [G] was the Cadillac [D] kind |He said some [Bm] things [G] just glitter and [A] shine |Just this [G] once, I hope [D] Daddy [A] enjoyed the [Bm] ride |Cause, Daddy never [G] was [A] the Cadillac [D] kind [Outro] No my Daddy never [Em] was, [G] the Cadillac [D] kind ---{title: Daddy Sang Bass} {artist: Johnny Cash} Daddy Sang Bass - Johnny Cash [Verse 1] I re[C]member when I was a lad Times were [F] hard and things were [C] bad But there's a silver linin' behind every [G7] cloud Just poor [C] people that all we [C7] were Tryin' to make a [F] livin' out of blackland [C] earth But we'd get together in a family [G7] circle singin' [C] loud. ... |[Chorus] |Daddy sang bass, mama sang [C] tenor [C7] |Me and little bro[F]ther would join right [C] in there |Singin' seems to help a troubled [G7] soul |One of these [C] days and it won't be [C7] long |I'll rej[F]oin them in a [C] song |I'm gonna join the family [G7] circle at the [C] throne. ... |No, the circle won't be broken [C7] |Bye and [F] bye, Lord, bye and [C] bye ... |Daddy'll sing bass, mama'll sing [C] tenor [C7] |Me and little bro[F]ther will join right [C] in there |In the sky, Lord, [G7] in the [C] sky. [C] [G7] [C] [Verse 2] Now I re[C]member after work mama would [F] call in all of [C] us You could hear us singin' for a country [G7] mile Now little br[C]other has done [C7] gone on but I'll re[F]join him in a [C] song We'll be together again up [G7] yonder in a little [C] while. |[Chorus] |Daddy sang bass, mama sang [C] tenor [C7] |Me and little bro[F]ther would join right [C] in there |Singin' seems to help a troubled [G7] soul |One of these [C] days and it won't be [C7] long |I'll rej[F]oin them in a [C] song |I'm gonna join the family [G7] circle at the [C] throne. ... |No, the circle won't be broken [C7] |Bye and [F] bye, Lord, bye and [C] bye ... |Daddy'll sing bass, mama'll sing [C] tenor [C7] |Me and little bro[F]ther will join right [C] in there |In the sky, Lord, [G7] in the [C] sky. [C] [G7] [C] ---{title: Dance the Night Away} {artist: Mavericks} Dance the Night Away Mavericks [Intro] [C] [G7] [C] [G7] [Kazoo instrumental] [C] [G7] [C] [G7] [C] [G7] [C] [G7] [Verse 1] [C] Here comes my [G7] happiness a-[C]-gain.. [G7] [C] Right back to [G7] where it should have [C] been..[G7] [C] ‘Cause now she’s [G7] gone and I am [C] free..[G7] [C] And she can’t [G7] do a thing to [C] me..[G7] |[Chorus] |[C] I just wanna [G7] dance the night a-[C] way.. [G7] |[C] With Senho[G7]ritas who can [C] sway.. [G7] |[C] Right now to[G7]morrow’s looking [C] bright.. [G7] |[C] Just like the [G7] sunny morning [C] light.. [G7] [Pre-chorus] And [C] if you should [G7] see her, [C] please let her [G7] know that I’m [C] well, [G7] as you can [C] tell..[G7] And [C] if she should [G7] tell you, that [C] she wants me [G7] back, Tell her [C] “no”, [G7] I gotta [C] go..[G7] |[Chorus] |[C] I just wanna [G7] dance the night a-[C] way.. [G7] |[C] With Senho[G7]ritas who can [C] sway.. [G7] |[C] Right now to[G7]morrow’s looking [C] bright.. [G7] |[C] Just like the [G7] sunny morning [C] light.. [G7] [Kazoo instrumental] [C] [G7] [C] [G7] [C] [G7] [C] [G7] [Pre-chorus] And [C] if you should [G7] see her, [C] please let her [G7] know that I’m [C] well, [G7] as you can [C] tell..[G7] And [C] if she should [G7] tell you, that [C] she wants me [G7] back, tell her [C] “no”, [G7] I gotta [C] go..[G7] |[Chorus] |[C] I just wanna [G7] dance the night a-[C] way.. [G7] |[C] With Senho[G7]ritas who can [C] sway.. [G7] |[C] Right now to[G7]morrow’s looking [C] bright.. [G7] |[C] Just like the [G7] sunny morning [C] light.. [G7] [Outro] {blue}(Strum pattern - Doot-Do-Do-DoDoDoot){/blue} [C-C-C-C-C-C] [G7-G7-G7-G7-G7-G7] [C-C-C-C-C-C] [C-C-C-C] ---{title: Dancin Shaggin On The Boulevard} {artist: Alabama} Dancin Shaggin On The Boulevard - Alabama Verse 1: [G] Well the Magic Attic's where the [C] music rolls And the [G] Army Navy's got ole [D7] Jackie's soul Down on [G] Peaches Corner there are [C] good ole boys And the [G] Mother Fletcher's makin [D7] lotsa noise |Chorus: |They're [Am] dancin' shaggin on the Boule[G]vard |[Am] Dancin' shaggin on the Boule[G]vard Verse 2: [G] Well the Tams are playin at the [C] Port O' Call And The [G] Drifters underneath the [D7] Boardwalk At the [G] Spanish Galleon and ole [C] Fat Jacks [G] Jukebox playin' and the [D7] place is packed |Chorus: |You bet they're [Am] dancin' shaggin on the Boule[G]vard |Oh they're [Am] dancin' shaggin on the Boule[G]vard Verse 3: [Em] Got the top down and the traffic's slow [C] Sun fun weekend [D7] we all go Well the [Em] girls are sunnin' and are lookin' [C] good Well [Am] I never met'em but I wish I [D7] could |Chorus: |And we'd go [Am] dancin' shaggin on the Boule[G]vard |We go [Am] dancin' shaggin on the Boule[G]vard Verse 4: [G] Well the Embers singin' up on [C] Ocean Drive And the [G] Castaways are gettin' [D7] loud tonight At the [G] Electric Circus they all [C] gettin' down And the [G] Carousel's spinnin' [D7] round and 'round |Chorus: |See them [Am] dancin' shaggin' on the Boule[G]vard |I see 'em [Am] dancin' shaggin' on the Boule[G]vard Verse 5: [G] Well I'm hangin' out down at [C] Sloppy Joe's [G] They may doze but they [D7] never close And the [G] Bama boys at the [C] Bowery [G] They can't dance but they [D7] play for free Outro: They like [Am] dancin' shaggin' on the Boule[G]vard They know [Am] dancin' shaggin' on the Boule[G]vard They wrote [Am] dancin' shaggin' on the Boule[G]vard [Am] Dancin' shaggin' on the Boule[G]vard ---{title: Dark As A Dungeon} {artist: Johnny Cash} Dark As A Dungeon - Johnny Cash [Verse 1] Oh come [G] all you young fellers, so [C] young and so [D7] fine, [G] seek not your fortune in the [C] dark dreary [G] mine [Verse 2] It'll [G] form as a habit and [C] seep in your [D7] soul, till the [G] stream of you blood runs as [C] black as the [G] coal |[Chorus 1] |[D7] Where it's dark as a dungeon, |[C] damp as a [G] dew. |[D7] Danger is double, |[C] pleasures are [G] few, |where the rain never [G7] falls, |the [C] sun never [D7] shines, |it's [G] dark as a dungeon |way [C] down in the [G] mine [Verse 3] Like a [G] man with his dope, like a [C] drunkard with his [D7] wine, a [G] man will have lust for the [C]l ure of the [G] mine [Verse 4] And I'll [G] pray when I'm dead, and my [C] ages shall [D7] roll, that my [G] body would blacken and [C] turn into [G] coal [Verse 5] And I'd [G] look from the door of my [C] heavenly [D7] home and [G] pity the miner [C] diggin my [G] bones |[Chorus 2] |[D7] Where it's dark as a dungeon, |[C] damp as a [G] dew. |[D7] Danger is double, |[C] pleasures are [G] few, |where the rain never [G7] falls, |the [C] sun never [D7] shines, |it's [G] dark as a dungeon |way [C] down in the [G] mine ---{title: Days Go By} {artist: Keith Urban} Days Go By - Keith Urban [Intro] (slow) [G] [C] [G] [C] (quick)[G] [C] [G] [C] wooh! [G] [C] oh yeah-ah! [G][C] Verse 1: [G] I'm changin' lanes and [C] talkin' on the phone drivin' [G] way too fast. [Am] And the [G] interstate's jammed with [C] gunners like me afraid of [G] comin' in last. [Am] But somewhere in the race we run, [Bm] [C] we're coming undone... |[Chorus 1] |And days go [G] by... [C] I can feel 'em flyin' |Like a [G] hand out the window in the [C] wind |As the cars go [G] by... Yeah it's [Am] all we've been given, |So you [G] better start livin' right [C] now |'Cause days go [G] by... [C] Oh and a woo-hoo... |[G] [C] Verse 2: [G] Out on the roof [C] just the other night I watched the [G] world flash by, [Am] [G] Headlights, taillights, [C] runnin' through a river of [G] neon signs. [Am] But somewhere in the rush I felt, [Bm] [C] we're losing ourselves... |[Chorus 2] |And days go [G] by... [C] I can feel 'em flyin' |Like a [G] hand out the window in the [C] wind |As the cars go [G] by... Yeah it's [Am] all we've been given, |So you [G] better start livin' right [C] now |'Cause days go [G] by... [C] Oh and a woo-hoo... |[G] [C] |Yeah but days go [G] by... [C] Oh and a woo-hoo... |[G] [C] [Bridge] [D] We think about tomorrow then it [C] slips away. Oh, yes, it does. [D] We talk about forever but we've [Am] only [G] got today [C]... |[Chorus 3] |And days go [G] by... [Am] I can feel 'em flyin' |Like a [G] hand out the window as the [C] cars go by... |[G] Yeah it's [Am] all we've been given, |So you [G] better start livin' you [C] better start livin' |Better start livin' right now [Chorus 2] [Refrain] & [Outro] Oh! [G] So take 'em by the hand, [C] they're yours and mine. [G] Take 'em by the hand, [C] and live your life. [G] Take 'em by the hand [C] , don't let 'em all fly [G] by! Come [C] on, Come on now... [G] yeah, [C] come on [G] Oh [C] and a woo-hoo... [G] [C] Don't you know the [G] days go [C] by... [G] ---{title: Deadwood Mountain} {artist: Big & Rich} Deadwood Mountain - Big & Rich [Intro] [Em] [D] [G] [Em] [D] [G] Verse 1: [G] I've been a rambler, all my [Em] life Been a bet it all [C] gambler, yeah let it all [G] ride [D] Never been afraid of [G] losin', there's been times I've lost [Em] it all But it wont really [C] matter, someday when Im [G] gone |Chorus: |You can bury [Em] me, on [D] Deadwood [G] Mountain |By my brother Wild [Em] Bill, and sister [D] Calamity [G] Jane |Dont bring me no [Em] flowers, just a [D] six gun [C] smokin' |And put me eight feet [Em] down, [D] when you bury [Em] me [C] |Put me eight feet [Em] down [D] when you bury me Instrumentl: [Em] [D] [G] [Em] [D] [G] Verse 2: When your heart runs [G] deeper, than a ghost town [Em] gold mine You just know your [C] bound to find, that mother [G] lode [D] You spend your last [G] heartbeat, chasin’ after [Em] rainbows Yeah there's no place you [C] wont go, to win one more [G] time Chorus: Bridge: [Em] And cover [C] me, a little extra [Bm] deep Cuz thats the [Am] only way I’m ever gonna rest in [D] piece Instrumentl: [Em] [D] [G] [Em] [D] [G] |Chorus: |You can bury [Em] me, on [D] Deadwood [G] Mountain |By my brother Wild [Em] Bill, and sister [D] Calamity [G] Jane |Dont bring me no [Em] flowers, just a [D] six gun [C] smokin' |And put me eight feet [Em] down, [D] when you bury [Em] me [C] |Put me eight feet [Em] down [D] when you bury me [Outro] Woah, Put me eight feet [Em] down [D] when you bury [Em] me [Em] [D] [G] [Em] [D] [G] ---{title: Deadwood Stage} {artist: Doris Day} Deadwood Stage Doris Day [Intro] [D] [Verse 1] Oh the [D] Deadwood Stage is a-rollin' on over the plains, With the curtains flappin' and the driver slappin' the [A] reins. Beautiful [A7] sky, a [D] wonderful day. [A]* Whip crack-away, [A]* whip crack-away, [A]* whip crack a [D]way! [Verse 2] Oh the [D] Deadwood Stage is a-headin' on over the hills, Where the Injun arrows are thicker than porcupine [A] quills. Dangerous [A7] land, no [D] time to delay. So, [A]* whip crack away, [A]* whip crack away, [A]* whip crack a[D]way! |[Chorus 1] |We're headin' [G] straight for town, [D] loaded down, |[A] with a fancy [D] cargo, |[A] Care of Wells and [G] Fargo, Illi[A]nois [A7]* boy! [Verse 3] Oh the [D] Deadwood Stage is a-comin' on over the crest, Like a homing pigeon that's a-hankerin' after its [A] nest. Twenty three [A7] miles we've [D] covered today. So, [A]* whip crack away, [A]* whip crack away, [A]* whip crack a[D]way! |[Chorus 2] |The wheels go [G] turnin' round, [D] homeward bound, |[A] Can't you hear 'em [D] humming, |[A] Happy times are [G] coming for to [A] stay [A7]* hey! [Verse 4] We'll be [D] home tonight by the light of the silvery moon, And our hearts are thumpin' like a mandolin plunking a [A] tune. When I get [A7] home, I'm [D] fixing to stay. So, [A]* whip crack-away, [A]* whip crack-away, [A]* whip crack a[D]way. Instrumental verse: (same chord timing as regular verses) [D] [A] [A7] [D] [A*] [A*] [A*] [D] |[Chorus 2] |The wheels go [G] turnin' round, [D] homeward bound, |[A] Can't you hear 'em [D] humming, |[A] Happy times are [G] coming for to [A] stay [A7]* hey! [Verse 5] Oh my [D] throats as dry as a desert thistle in May In the Golden Garter, gonna wet my whistle [A] today [A7] Last at the bar's, a [D] three-legged crow [A]* Set 'em up Joe, [A]* Set 'em up Joe, [A]* Set 'em up [D] Joe [A]* Set 'em up Joe, [A]* Set 'em up Joe, [A]* Set 'em up [D] Joooooooooe 1-2-3 [A] Yeee [D] Haaaa! ---{title: Dear Penis} {artist: Rodney Carrington} Dear Penis - Rodney Carrington [Verse 1] Dear [D] Penis, [G] I don't think I [A] like you any[D]more You [G] used to watch me [A] shave, now all you [D] do is stare at the floor Oh Dear [G] Penis, I don't [A] like you any[D]more [G] It used be me and [A] you a paper [D] towel and a dirty magazine [G] Thats all we [A] needed to get [D] by [G] Now it seems [A] things have changed and I [D] think that youre the one to blame Dear [G] Penis I dont [A] like you any[D]more [Verse 2] (he sings) Dear [D] Rod[G]ney I dont think I [A] like you any[D]more [G] Cause when you get to [A] drinkin', you put me [D] places I've never been before Oh [G] Rodney I dont [A] like you any[D]more [G] Why can't we just [A] get a grip on our [D] man to hand relationship [G] Come to terms with [A] truly how we [D] feel [G] If we put our [A] heads together, [D] we can just stay home forever Dear [G] Penis, I think I [A] like you after [D] all Oh and [G] Rodney while youre [A] shavin', shave my [D] balls ---{title: Delta Dawn} {artist: Tanya Tucker} Delta Dawn - Tanya Tucker |[Chorus] |[C] Delta Dawn |What's that [F] flower you have [C] on? |Could it [C] be a faded rose from days gone [G] by? |And [C] did I hear you say |He was [F] meeting you here to[C]day |To [C] take you to his mansion [G] in the [F] sky [C] [Verse 1] She's [C] forty-one And her [Bb] daddy still calls her [C] baby [C] All the folks round [Bb] Brownsville say she's [C] crazy Cause she [F] walks downtown With her [Dm] suitcase [G] in her [C] hand [C] Looking for a my[Bb]sterious dark haired [C] man [Verse 2] In her [C] younger days They [Bb] called her Delta [C] Dawn [C] Prettiest woman [Bb] you ever laid eyes [C] on Then a [F] man of low degree [Dm] Stood [G] by her [C] side [C] Promised her he'd [Bb] take her for his [C] bride |[Chorus] |[D] Delta Dawn |What's that [G] flower you have [D] on? |Could it [D] be a faded rose from days gone [A] by? |And [D] did I hear you say |He was [G] meeting you here to[D]day |To [D] take you to his mansion [A] in the [G] sky [D] |[Chorus (accapella)] |[NC] Delta Dawn |[NC] What's that flower you have on? |[NC] Could it be a faded rose from days gone by? |[NC] And did I hear you say |[NC] He was meeting you here today |[NC] To take you to his mansion in the sky |[Chorus] x2 |[D] Delta Dawn |What's that [G] flower you have [D] on? |Could it [D] be a faded rose from days gone [A] by? |And [D] did I hear you say |He was [G] meeting you here to[D]day |To [D] take you to his mansion [A] in the [G] sky [D] ---{title: Desperados Waiting For A Train} {artist: Highwaymen} Desperados Waiting For A Train - Highwaymen [Verse 1] [D] I'd play the Red River Valley And he'd [A] sit out in the kitchen and [Bm] cry Run his [G] fingers through [Em] seventy years of [D] livin' [Bm] And wonder, [G] Lord, has every [Em] well I drilled run [A] dry We were [A] friends, me and this old [D] man |[Chorus] |Like [Bm] desperadoes waiting for a [G] train |Like [Bm] desperadoes waiting for a [G] train [D] [Em] [A] [Verse 2] He's a [D] drifter and a driller of oil wells And an [A] old school man of the [Bm] world He'd [G] let me drive his [Em] car when he's too [D] drunk to [Bm] And he'd [G] wink and give me [Em] money for the [A] girls And our [A] lives was like some old western [D] movie [Chorus] [Verse 3] From the [D] time that I could walk he'd take me with him To a [A] bar called the Green Frog [Bm] Cafe And there was [G] old men with [Em] beer guts and domi[D]noes [Bm] [G] Lyin' about their [Em] lives while they'd [A] play And [A] I was just a kid, they called me [D] Sidekick |[Chorus] |Like [Bm] desperadoes waiting for a [G] train |Like [Bm] desperadoes waiting for a [G] train [D] [Em] [A] [Verse 4] [D] One day I looked up and he's pushin' eighty [A] Brown tobacco stains all down his [Bm] chin To [G] me he's one of the [Em] heroes of this [D] country [Bm] So [G] why's he all dressed [Em] up like them old [A] men Drinkin' [A] beer and playin' Moon and Forty [D] Two [Chorus] [Verse 5] The [D] day before he died I went to see him [A] I was grown and he was almost [Bm] gone So we just [G] closed our eyes and [Em] dreamed us up a [D] kitchen [Bm] And [G] sang another [Em] verse to that old [A] song Come on, [A] Jack, that son of a bitch is [D] coming |[Chorus] |Like [Bm] desperadoes waiting for a [G] train |Like [Bm] desperadoes waiting for a [G] train Outro: Like [Bm] desperadoes waiting for a [G] train Like [Bm] desperadoes waiting for a [G] train [D] [Em] [A] [D] ---{title: Devil Woman} {artist: Marty Robbins} Devil Woman - Marty Robbins [Intro] C G7 C G7 [Verse 1] C G7 I told Mary about us, I told her about our great sin C Mary cried and forgave me, and Mary took me back again C7 F Said if I wanted my freedom, I could be free evermore C G7 C But I don't wanna be, and I don't wanna see, Mary cry anymore |[Chorus] |C G7 C | Oh, devil woman, devil woman let go of me | G7 C |Devil woman, let me be, and leave me alone, I wanna go home [Verse 2] C G7 Mary is waitin' and weepin', down in our shack by the sea C Even after I've hurt her, Mary's still in love with me C7 F Devil woman it's over, trapped no more by your charms C G7 C Cause I don't wanna stay, I wanna get away, woman let go of my arm |[Chorus] |C G7 C | Oh, devil woman, devil woman let go of me | G7 C |Devil woman, let me be, and leave me alone, I wanna go home [Verse 3] C G7 Devil woman you're evil, like the dark coral reef C Like the winds that bring high tides, you bring sorrow and grief C7 F You made me ashamed to face Mary, barely had the strength to tell C G7 C Skies are not so black, Mary took me back, Mary has broken your spell |[Chorus] |C G7 C | Oh, devil woman, devil woman let go of me | G7 C |Devil woman, let me be, and leave me alone, I wanna go home [Verse 4] C G7 Running along by the seashore, running as fast as I can C Even the seagulls are happy, glad I'm coming home again C7 F Never again will I ever, cause another tear to fall C G7 C Down the beach I see, what belongs to me, the one I want most of all [Outro] C G7 C Oh, devil woman, devil woman don't follow me G7 C Devil woman, let me be, and leave me alone, I'm goin' back home C C C ---{title: Devils Right Hand} {artist: Johnny Cash} Devils Right Hand - Johnny Cash Verse 1: Well [C] about the time my daddy left to [F] fight the big [C] war Saw my first pistol in the [G] general [C] store In the general store when [F] I was thir[C]teen Thought it was the finest thing I [G] ever had [C] seen Verse 2: I [C] asked if I could have one [F] when I grew [C] up Mama dropped a dozen eggs and she [G] really blew [C] up She really blew up and I [F] didn't under[C]stand Mama said the pistol is the [G] Devil's right [C] hand |[Chorus] |She [F] really blew up and I [C] didn't understand |[G] Mama said the pistol is the [C] Devil's right hand |The [F] Devil's right hand, the [C] Devil's right hand |[G] Mama said the pistol is the [C] Devil's right hand [Instrumental] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] Verse 3: My [C] very first pistol was a [F] cap 'n' ball [C] Colt Shoots as fast as lightning but it [G] loads a might [C] slow It loads a might slow and I [F] soon found [C] out It can get you into trouble but it [G] can't get you [C] out Verse 4: [C] Then I went and bought myself a [F] Colt [C] .45 Called a "Peacemaker" but I [G] didn't know [C] why I never knew why and I [F] didn't under[C]stand 'Cause Mama said the pistol is the [G] Devil's right [C] hand [Chorus] [Instrumental] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] Verse 5: I [C] got into a card game in a [F] company [C] town Caught a minor cheatin' and I [G] shot the dog [C] down Shot the dog down, [F] watched the dog [C] fall Never touched his holster, never [G] had a chance to [C] draw Verse 6: The [C] trial was in the morning and they [F] drug me out of [C] bed Asked me how I pleaded, not [G] guilty I [C] said Not guilty I said, you've [F] got the wrong [C] man Nothin' touched the trigger but the [G] Devil's right [C] hand |[Chorus] |Not [F] guilty I said, you've [C] got the wrong man |[G] Nothin' touched the trigger but the [C] Devil's right hand |The [F] Devil'sright hand, the [C] Devil's right hand |[G] Nothin' touched the trigger but the [C] Devil's right hand [Outro] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] [C] ---{title: Diggin Up Bones} {artist: Randy Travis} Diggin Up Bones - Randy Travis [Verse 1] [C] Last [C] night I dug your picture out from my old dresser drawer I set it on the table and I talked to it 'til four I read some old love letters right up 'til [F] the break of dawn Yeah I've [C] been sittin' alone [G] diggin' up bones [C] [Verse 2] Then [C] I went through the jewelry and I found our wedding rings I put mine on my finger and I gave yours a fling Across this lonely bedroom of our re[F]cent broken home Yeah to[C]night I'm sitting alone [G] diggin' up bones [C] |[Chorus] |I'm diggin' up [C] bones, lI'm diggin' up bones |Exhuming things that's better left alone [G] |I'm [C] resurrecting memories of a love [F] that's dead and gone |Yeah tonight [C] I'm sittin' alone [G] diggin' up bones [C] [Verse 3] And [C] I went through the closet and I found some things in there Like that pretty negligee that I bought you to wear And I recall how good you looked each time [F] you had it on Yeah tonight [C] I'm sittin' alone [G] diggin' up bones [C] [Chorus] [Bridge] [G] I'm [C] resurrecting memories of a love [F] that's dead and gone Yeah tonight [C] I'm sittin' alone [G] diggin' up [C] bones [Chorus] x2 I'm diggin' up bones Exhuming things that's better left alone [G] I'm [C] resurrecting memories of a love [F] that's dead and gone Yeah tonight [C] I'm sittin' alone [G] diggin' up [C] bones ---{title: Dixie} {artist: } Dixie Verse 1: Oh, I [D] wish I was in the [D7] land of cotton, [G] old times there are not forgotten, Look a[D]way, look a[D7-alt]way, look a[A7]way Dixie [D] Land. In Dixie’s Land, where [D7] I was born in, [G] early on one frosty mornin', Look a[D]way, look away, look a[A7]way Dixie [D] Land. |Chorus: |I wish I [D7^2] was in [G] Dixie, Hoo[Em]ray! Hoo[E7]ray! |In [D] Dixie Land I'll [G] take my stand to [D] live and die in [A7] Dixie. |A[D]way, a[A7]way, a[D]way down south in Dixie. |Away, a[A7]way, a[D]way down south in [A7] Dix[D]ie Verse 2: Ole [D] Missus marry "[D7] Will the weaver", [G] Willum was a gay deceiver Look a[D]way, Look a[D7^2]way, Look a[A7]way, Dixie [D] Land But when he put his [D7] arm around 'er, he [G] smiled fierce as a forty pounder, Look a[D]way! Look away! Look a[A7]way! Dixie [D] Land Chorus: Verse 3: His [D] face was sharp as a [D7] butcher's cleaver, [G] but that did not seem to grieve 'er Look a[D]way, Look a[D7^2]way, Look a[A7]way, Dixie [D] Land Ole Missus acted the [D7] foolish part, [G] and died for a man that broke her heart Look a[D]way! Look away! Look a[A7]way! Dixie [D] Land |Chorus: |I wish I [D7^2] was in [G] Dixie, Hoo[Em]ray! Hoo[E7]ray! |In [D] Dixie Land I'll [G] take my stand to [D] live and die in [A7] Dixie. |A[D]way, a[A7]way, a[D]way down south in Dixie. |Away, a[A7]way, a[D]way down south in [A7] Dix[D]ie Verse 4: Now [D] here's to the health to the [D7] next ole Missus, [G] an' all the gals that want to kiss us; Look a[D]way! Look a[D7^2]way! Look a[A7]way! Dixie [D] Land But if you want to [D7] drive 'way sorrow, [G] come and hear this song tomorrow Look a[D]way! Look away! Look a[A7]way! Dixie [D] Land Chorus: Verse 5: There's [D] buckwheat cakes and [D7] Injun batter, [G] makes you fat or a little fatter Look a[D]way, Look a[D7^2]way, Look a[A7]way, Dixie [D] Land Then hoe it down and [D7] scratch your gravel, [G] to Dixie's Land I'm bound to travel, Look a[D]way! Look away! Look a[A7] way! Dixie [D] Land |Chorus: |I wish I [D7^2] was in [G] Dixie, Hoo[Em]ray! Hoo[E7]ray! |In [D] Dixie Land I'll [G] take my stand to [D] live and die in [A7] Dixie. |A[D]way, a[A7]way, a[D]way down south in Dixie. |Away, a[A7]way, a[D]way down south in [A7] Dix[D]ie ---{title: Dixieland Delight} {artist: Alabama} Dixieland Delight - Alabama [Intro] [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [Cm] [G] [Verse 1] [G] Rollin' down-a backwoods Tennessee by-[D]-way [Em] One arm on the [C] wheel Holdin' my [G] lover With the [D] other [Em] A sweet, soft Southern [C] thrill Worked hard all [Em] week Got a little [D] jingle On a [Em] Tennessee Saturday [C] night Couldn't feel [G] better I'm to-[D]-gether with my [Cm] Dixieland Delight [G] |[Chorus] |Spend my [D] dollar |Park in a [Em] holler 'neath the mountain moon-[C]-light |Hold her [G] up tight |Make a little [D] lovin' |A little turtle-[Em]-dovin' on a mason-Dixon [C] night |Fits my [Em] life |Oh, so [C] right |My [Cm] Dixieland De-[G]-light [Verse 2] [G] White-tail buck deer Munchin' on [D] clover Red-tail [Em] hawk Sittin' on a [C] limb Chubby old [G] groundhog Croakin' [D] bullfrog [Em] Free as a feelin' in the [C] wind Homegrown co[Em]untry girl Gonna give [D] me a whirl On a [Em] Tennessee Saturday [C] night Lucky as a [G] seven Livin' in [D] heaven with my [Cm] Dixieland Delight [G] |[Chorus] |Spend my [D] dollar |Park in a [Em] holler 'neath the mountain moon-[C]-light |Hold her [G] up tight |Make a little [D] lovin' |A little turtle-[Em]-dovin' on a mason-Dixon [C] night |Fits my [Em] life |Oh, so [C] right |My [Cm] Dixieland De-[G]-light ---{title: Do You Remember These} {artist: The Statler Brothers} Do You Remember These - The Statler Brothers Verse 1: [F] Saturday morning [D] serials, chapters [G] 1 through 15. [C] Fly paper, penny loafers, [F] Lucky Strike Green. Flat tops, [D] sock hops, Stude[G]baker, Pepsi Please. [A] Ahh, do you remember [C] these? Verse 2: [F] Cigar Bands [D] on your hand, your [G] daddy's socks rolled down. [C] Sticks, no plugs, and aviator caps with [F] flaps that button down. [D] Movie stars on Dixie Cup tops, and [G] knickers to your knees. [A] Ahh, do [C] you remember [F] these? Verse 3: The [D] Hit Parade, grape Tru-Aid, the [G] Sadie Hawkins Dance. [C] Pedal pushers, duck-tail hair, and [F] pegging your pants. [D] Howdy-Doody, Tutti-Frutti, the [G] seam up the back of her hose. [A] Ahh, do [C] you remember [F] those? Verse 4: [F] James Dean, [D] he was keen, Sunday [G] movies were taboo. The [C] Senior Prom, Judy's mom, [F] Rock-n-Roll was new. [D] Cracker Jack prize, stars in your eyes, ask [G] Daddy for the keys. [A] Ahh, do [C] you remember [F] these? [F] Verse 5: [F] The boogey man, [D] lemonade stands, [G] taking your tonsils out. [C] Indian burn, and wait your turn, and [F] 4 foul balls you're out. [D] Cigarette loads, and secret codes, and [G] saving lucky stars. Can [B] you remember back that [C] far? Verse 6: To [F] boat neck shirts, and [D] fender skirts, and [G] crinoline petticoats. [C] Mum's the word, and a dirty bird, and a [F] double root-beer float. [D] Moon hub caps. and loud heel taps. and [G] he's a real gone cat. [B] Ahh, do [C] you remember [F] that? Verse 7: [G] Dancing close, little [F] moron jokes, and [A] cooties in her hair. [D] Captain Midnight, Ovaltine, and The [G] Whip at the County Fair. [G] Charles Atlas Course, Roy Roger's Horse, and [A] only The Shadow knows. [C] Ahh, do you remember [D] those? Verse 8: [G] Gable's charm, [F] Frog in your arm, loud [A] mufflers, pitching woo. [D] Going steady, Veronica and Betty, white [G] bucks, and Blue Suede Shoes. [F] Knock Knock jokes, and Who's there?..[A] Dewey, Dewey who? [C] Do we, [D] remember [G] these. [Outro] [G] Yes, we [F] do..ahh, [A] do we, [D] do we remember [G] these? ---{title: Dolly Partons Tits} {artist: MacLean & MacLean} Dolly Partons Tits - MacLean & MacLean [Verse 1] I'd [C] like to see the coyote eat the [F] road [C] runner And [C] I'd like to see Kne[D]ievel blown to [G] bits I [C] love to see Rex Humbard lay his [F] hands upon Molly [C] Bea But [C] I'd love to see that [G] Dolly Parton's [C] tits Yeah [F] I'd love [C] to see that [G] Dolly Parton's [C] tits |[Chorus] |Cause [C] they're so big and [F] soft and round |And [C] they don't make a sound [D] |How they look remains a myste[G]ry |With my hands [C] stuffed in my pockets |Just thin[F]kin' about Dolly's rock[C]ets |[C] here they come [G] again my fant[C]asies |[F] Yeah, [C] here they come [G] again my fant[C]asies [Verse 2] I'd [C] like to see Pierre french kissin' [F] Rene in the moon[C]light I'd [C] like to see the mount[D]ies take a hit [G] (of sensamilla) And [C] I'd like to see Ed Allen pull his [F] muscle on the [C] TV But [C] I'd love to see that [G] Dolly Parton's [C] tits Yeah [F] I'd love [C] to see that [G] Dolly Parton's [C] tits |[Chorus] |Cause [C] they're so big and [F] soft and round |And [C] they don't make a sound [D] |How they look remains a myste[G]ry |With my hands [C] stuffed in my pockets |Just thin[F]kin' about Dolly's rock[C]ets |[C] here they come [G] again my fant[C]asies |[F] Yeah, [C] here they come [G] again my fant[C]asies ---{title: Dont Rock The Jukebox} {artist: Alan Jackson} Dont Rock The Jukebox - Alan Jackson |[Chorus] |Don't rock the juke[G]box [C] I wanna hear some [G] Jones |'Cause my heart ain't [G] ready for the Rolling [D] Stones |I don't feel like [G] rockin' [C] since my baby's [G] gone |[C] So don't rock the [G] jukebox [D] play me a country [G] song [Verse 1] Before you drop that [C] quarter keep one thing in [G] mind You got a heartbroke [A] hillbilly standing here in [D] line I've been down and [C] lonely ever since she [G] left [C] Before you punch that [G] number [D] could I make one [G] request [Chorus] [Verse 2] I ain't got [C] nothing against rock & [G] roll But when your heart's been [A] broken you need a song that's [D] slow There ain't nothin' like a [C] steel guitar to drown a [G] memory[C] Before you spend your [G] money babe [D] play a song for [G] me |[Chorus] |Don't rock the juke[G]box [C] I wanna hear some [G] Jones |'Cause my heart ain't [G] ready for the Rolling [D] Stones |I don't feel like [G] rockin' [C] since my baby's [G] gone |[C] So don't rock the [G] jukebox [D] play me a country [G] song Outro: [C] So don't rock the [G] jukebox [D] play me a country [G] song ---{title: Dont Take The Girl} {artist: Tim McGraw} Dont Take The Girl - Tim McGraw [Intro] [C] [C] [C] [C] [G] [C] [C] [C] [C] [G] [C] [C] [C] [G] [G] Verse 1: [G] Johnny's daddy was taking him fishing, [G] when he was 8 years old [G] A little girl came through the front gate [G] holding a fishing pole [Bm7] His dad looked [C] down and smiled [Bm7] Said we can't leave her [C] behind [Am7] Son I know you don't [Bm7] want her to go But [C] someday you'll change your [D] mind And Johnny [G] said |[Chorus 1] |[G] Take Jimmy Johnson, Take Tommy Thompson |[G] Take my best friend Bo, Take anybody that you want as |[G] Long as she don't go, [G] Take any boy in the [Am7] world |Daddy [C] please [D] Don't take the [G] girl Instrumental: [C] [C] [C] [C] [G] [C] [C] [C] [C] [G] [C] [C] [C] [G] [G] Verse 2: [G] Same ol' boy Same sweet girl [G] Ten years down the road [G] He held her tight and kissed her lips in [G] Front of the picture show [Bm7] A stranger came and [C] pulled a gun [Bm7] Grabbed her by the [C] arm [Am7] Said If you do what I [Bm7] tell you to there [C] Won't be any [D] harm And Johnny [G] said [Chorus] [G] Take my money, Take my wallet [G] Take my credit cards, Here's the watch that my grandpa gave me [G] Here's the key to my car, [G] Mr. give it a [Am7] whirl But [C] please [D] Don't take the [G] girl Instrumental: [C] [C] [C] [C] [G] [C] [C] [C] [C] [G] [C] [C] [C] [G] [G] Verse 3: [G] Same ol' boy Same sweet girl [G] Five years down the road [G] There's gonna be a little one and she [G] Says it's time to go [Bm7] Doctor said the [C] baby's fine [Bm7] But you'll have to [C] leave [Am7]'Cause his mama's [Bm7] fadin' fast and [C] Johhny hit his [D] knees And then he [G] prayed [Chorus] [G] Take the very breath you gave me, Take the heart from my chest [G] I'll gladly take her place if you'll have me, Make this my last request [G] Take me out of this [Am7] world God [C] please [D] Don't take the [G] girl Instrumental: [C] [C] [C] [C] [G] [C] [C] [C] [C] [G] [C] [C] [C] [G] [G] [Outro] [G] Johnny's daddy was taking him fishing, [G] when he was 8 years old ---{title: Dont Take Your Guns To Town} {artist: Johnny Cash} Dont Take Your Guns To Town - Johnny Cash [Intro] [C] [C] Verse 1: A [C] young cowboy named Billy Joe grew [G] restless on the [C] farm , a boy filled with wanderlust, who [G] really meant no [C] harm. He [F] changed his clothes and shined his boots and combed his dark hair down. And his [C] mother cried as he walked out, |[Chorus] |"Don't [F] take your guns to [C] town, son. |[F] Leave your guns at [C] home, Bill. |Don't [F] take your guns to [C] town." Verse 2: He [C] laughed and kissed his mom and said, "your [G] Billy Joe's a [C] man. I can shoot as quick and straight as [G] anybody can [C] But I [F] wouldn't shoot without a cause, I'd gun nobody down." But she [C] cried again as he rode away, [Chorus] Verse 3: He [C] sang a song as on he rode [G], his guns hung at [C] his hips. He rode into a cattle town, a [G] smile upon his [C] lips. He [F] stopped and walked into a bar and laid his money down. But his [C] mother's words echoed again |[Chorus] |"Don't [F] take your guns to [C] town, son. |[F] Leave your guns at [C] home, Bill. |Don't [F] take your guns to [C] town." Verse 4: He [C] drank his first strong liquor then [G] to calm his shaking [C] hand, and tried to tell himself at last he [G] had become [C] a man. A [F] dusty cowpoke at his side began to laugh him down. And he [C] heard again his mother's words [Chorus] Verse 5: [C] Filled with rage the Billy Joe reached [G] for his gun to [C] Draw but the stranger drew his gun and fired [G] before he even [C] saw. As [F] Billy Joe fell to the floor the crowd all gathered 'round and [C] wondered at his final words |[Chorus] |"Don't [F] take your guns to [C] town, son. |[F] Leave your guns at home, Bill [C]. |Don't [F] take your guns to [C] town." ---{title: Down At The Lah De Dah} {artist: Jimmy Buffett} Down At The Lah De Dah [D] - Jimmy Buffett [Intro] D D D D Verse 1: D G On a patch of sand where the warm wind blows A D Not a TV set, not a radio D G Em Just a ukulele when the sun sinks low A D Down at the Lah De Dah Verse 2: D G When the stars come out, it's the place to be A D If you're all alone, needing company D G Em It's a lovers' bar where the fun is free A D Down at the Lah De Dah |[Chorus] |G | Down at the Lah De Dah |G A D | There's a perfect margarita in a mason jar | G |At the end of the world in a sea of dreams | Em A D |Where the ocean smiles and the seagulls scream | G A |We all know just how lucky we are |A D G | Down at the Lah-Lah Lah Lah Lah Lah Lah-Lah |A D | Lah-Lah Lah Lah Lah Lah Lah-Lah |D G Em | Lah-Lah Lah Lah Lah Lah Lah-Lah |A D | Down at the Lah De Dah Instrumental: D G A D D G Em A D Verse 3: D G When you're back at work at your 9 to 5 A D And it's pourin' rain on your mornin' drive D G Em You'll remember when you were last alive A D Down at the Lah De Dah [Chorus] Post-Chorus: D G Lah-Lah Lah Lah Lah Lah Lah-Lah A D Lah-Lah Lah Lah Lah Lah Lah-Lah D G Em Lah-Lah Lah Lah Lah Lah Lah-Lah A D Down at the Lah De Dah Verse 4: D G Where the band strikes up and the sun is down A D The pirate king buys another round D G Em And the rumors fly mermaids are in town A D Down at the Lah De Dah Instrumental: D G A D D G Em A D [Outro] D G Down at the Lah-Lah Lah Lah Lah Lah Lah-Lah A D Lah-Lah Lah Lah Lah Lah Lah-Lah D G Em Lah-Lah Lah Lah Lah Lah Lah-Lah A D Down at the Lah De Dah D Cha-cha-cha ---{title: Down At The Twist And Shout} {artist: Mary Chapin Carpenter} Down At The Twist And Shout - Mary Chapin Carpenter |[Chorus] |[C] Saturday night and the moon is out |I wanna [G] head on over to the Twist and Shout |Find a [D] two-step partner and a Cajun beat |When it [G] lifts me up I'm gonna find my feet |[C] Out in the middle of a big dance [D] floor |When I [G] hear that fiddle wanna beg for more |Wanna [D] dance to a band from a-Lou'sian' tonight [G] Verse 1: Well I [D] never have wandered down to New Orleans [G] Never have drifted down a bayou stream But I [D] heard that music on the radio And I [G] swore some day I was gonna go Down [E] Highway 10 past Lafayette To [A] Baton Rouge and I won't forget To [D] send you a card with my regrets 'Cause I'm [D] never gonna come back [G] home [Chorus] Verse 2: They got an [D] alligator stew and a crawfish pie A [G] gulf storm blowing into town tonight [D] Living on the delta's quite a show They got [G] hurricane parties every time it blows But [E] here up north it's a cold, cold rain And there [A] ain't no cure for my blues today Ex[D]cept when the paper says Beausoleil Is a-[D]coming into town, baby [G] let's go down |[Chorus] |It's [C] Saturday night and the moon is out |I wanna [G] head on over to the Twist and Shout |Find a [D] two-step partner and a Cajun beat |When it [G] lifts me up I'm gonna find my feet |[C] Out in the middle of a big dance [D] floor |When I [G] hear that fiddle wanna beg for more |Wanna [D] dance to a band from a-Lou'sian' tonight [G] Verse 3: Bring your [D] mama, bring your papa, bring your sister too They got [G] lots of music and lots of room When they [D] play you a waltz from a-1910 You're [G] gonna feel a little bit young again Well you [E] learned to dance with your rock and roll You [A] learned to swing with a do-si-do But you [D] learn to love at the fais-do-do When you [D] hear a little Jolie [G] Blon [Chorus] ---{title: Down to the River to Pray} {artist: Alison Krauss} Down to the River to Pray Alison Krauss Verse 1: As I went [E] down to the [A] river to [E] pray [B7] Studying about that [E] good old way And who shall wear, the [A] starry crown Good [B7] lord, [A] show me the [E] way |Chorus: |[B7] O sisters [E] let's go down |[A] Let's go down, [E] come on down |[B7] O sisters [E] let's go down, |[A] Down in the river to [E] pray Verse 2: As I went [E] down to the [A] river to [E] pray [B7] Studying about that [E] good old way And who shall wear, the [A] starry crown Good [B7] lord, [A] show me the [E] way Chorus: O Brothers Verse 3: As I went [E] down to the [A] river to [E] pray [B7] Studying about that [E] good old way And who shall wear, the [A] starry crown Good [B7] lord, [A] show me the [E] way |Chorus: |[B7] O fathers [E] let's go down |[A] Let's go down, [E] come on down |[B7] O fathers [E] let's go down, |[A] Down in the river to [E] pray Verse 4: As I went [E] down to the [A] river to [E] pray [B7] Studying about that [E] good old way And who shall wear, the [A] starry crown Good [B7] lord, [A] show me the [E] way Chorus: O mothers...etc Verse 5: As I went [E] down to the [A] river to [E] pray [B7] Studying about that [E] good old way And who shall wear, the [A] starry crown Good [B7] lord, [A] show me the [E] way |Chorus: |[B7] O sinners [E] let's go down |[A] Let's go down, [E] come on down |[B7] O sinners [E] let's go down, |[A] Down in the river to [E] pray Verse 6: As I went [E] down to the [A] river to [E] pray [B7] Studying about that [E] good old way And who shall wear, the [A] starry crown Outro (Slower): Good [B7*] lord, [A*] show me the [E*] way ---{title: Drive For Daddy Gene} {artist: Alan Jackson} Drive For Daddy Gene - Alan Jackson [Intro] [G] Verse 1: [G] It was painted red, [D] the stripe was white It was [C] eighteen feet from the bow to the stern light [G] Second hand from a [D] dealer in Atlanta I [C] rode up with daddy when he went there to get 'er [G] Put on a shine [D] put on a motor Built [C] out of love and made for the water [G] Ran her for years 'till the [D] transom got rotten A [C] piece of my childhood that'll [C] never [NC] be forgotten |[Chorus 1] |It was [G] just an old [D] plywood boat With a [C] seventy-five Johnson with electric choke |[G] A young boy two [D] hands on the wheel [C] I can't replace the way it made me feel |And I would [G] turn her sharp and I'd [D] make it wide |And he'd [C] say you can't beat the way an old wood boat rides |[Em] Just a little lake 'cross the [A] Alabama line |But I was [C] king of the ocean [D] when daddy let me [G] drive [D] [C] [D] Verse 2: [G] Just an old half-ton [D] short bed Ford My [C] uncle bought new in sixty-four [G] Daddy got it right 'cause the [D] engine was smokin' [C] A couple of burnt valves and he had it goin' [G] He'd let me drive her and we'd [D] haul off a load Down a [C] dirt strip where we'd dump trash off of Thigpen road I'd [G] sit up in the seat and stretch my [Dm] feet out to the pedals [C] Smilin' like a hero that just received his medal |[Chorus 2] |It was [G] just an old [D] hand-me-down Ford |With a [C] three speed on the column and a dent in the door |[G] A young boy two [D] hands on the wheel [C] I can't replace the way it made me feel |I would [G] press that clutch and I'd [D] keep it right |And he'd say [C] a little slower son you're doin' just fine |[Em] Just a dirt road with [A] trash on each side but I was [C] Mario Andretti |[D] When daddy let me [G] drive Instrumental: [G] [D] [C] [D] x2 [D] Bridge: [G] I'm grown up now three [D] daughters of my own [C] I let 'em drive my old jeep 'cross the pasture at our home [G] Maybe one day they'll [D] reach back in their file And [C] pull [NC] out that old mem'ry and [C] think [NC] of me and smile |[Chorus] |And say [G] it was just an old [D] worn out jeep [C] Rusty old floor boards hot on my feet |[G] A young girl two [D] hands on the wheel [C] I can't replace the way it made me feel |And he'd say [G] turn it left and [D] steer it right |Str[C]aighten up girl now you're doin' just fine |[Em] Just a little valley by the [A] river where we'd ride |But I was [C] high on a mountain [D] when daddy let me [G] drive |[D] daddy let me [C] drive [D] oh he let me [G] drive [D] [C] [D] Outro: [G] She’s just an old [D] plywood boat, [C] With a seventy-five Johnson with electric [G] choke ---{title: Dust On The Bottle} {artist: David Lee Murphy} Dust On The Bottle - David Lee Murphy [Intro] [G] [D] | [C] [G] | [Em] [D] | [C] | x2 Verse 1: [G] Creole [D] Williams [C] lived down a [G] dirt road [Em] Made homemade [D] wine like no[C]body I [G] know [G] I dropped by one [D] Friday night and said [C] Can you help me [G] Creole? [Em] Got a little girl [D] waitin' on me and I [C] wanna treat her [G] right, he said [D] I got what you [Em] need son, It's [C] sittin' down in the [G] cellar [D] He reached through the [Em] cobwebs as he [C] turned on the [D] light and said |[Chorus] |[G] There might [D] be a little [C] dust on the [G] bottle |[Em] But don't let it [D] fool ya about [C] what's inside |[G] There might [D] be a little [C] dust on the [G] bottle |[Em] It's one of those [D] things that gets |[C] sweeter with time Verse 2: [G] She was sittin' in the [D] porch swing as I [C] pulled up the [G] driveway [Em] My ole heart was [D] racing as she [C] climbed in[G]side [G] She slid over real [D] close and [C] drove down to the [G] lake road [Em] Watched the [D] sun fade in that [C] big red [G] sky [D] I reached under the [Em] front seat and said [C] Now here's something special, [D] It's just been [Em] waiting for a [C] night like to[D]night |[Chorus] |[G] There might [D] be a little [C] dust on the [G] bottle |[Em] But don't let it [D] fool ya about [C] what's inside |[G] There might [D] be a little [C] dust on the [G] bottle |[Em] It's one of those [D] things that gets |[C] sweeter with time Instrumental: [G] [D] | [C] [G] | [Em] [D] | [C] | [G] [D] | [C] [G] | [Em] [D] | [C] [G] | Bridge: [D] You're still [Em] with me, [C] we made some [G] memories [D] After all these [Em] years there's [C] one thing I've found [D] Some say [Em] good love, [C] well it's like a [G] fine wine [D] It keeps getting [Em] better as the [C] days go [D] by |[Chorus] x2 |[G] There might [D] be a little [C] dust on the [G] bottle |[Em] But don't let it [D] fool ya about [C] what's inside |[G] There might [D] be a little [C] dust on the [G] bottle |[Em] It's one of those [D] things that gets |[C] sweeter with time [Outro] [G] [D] | [C] [G] | [Em] [D] | [C] | x2 ---{title: El Paso} {artist: Marty Robbins} El Paso - Marty Robbins Intro: [D] Verse 1: [D] Out in the West Texas [Em] town of El Paso [A7] I fell in love with a Mexican [D] girl [D] Night-time would find me in [Em] Rosa's cantina [A7] Music would play and Felina would [D] whirl Verse 2: [D] Blacker than night were the [Em] eyes of Felina [A7] Wicked and evil while casting a [D] spell [D] My love was deep for this [Em] Mexican maiden [A7] I was in love but in vain, I could [D] tell Bridge: [G] One night a wild young cowboy came [G] in Wild as the West Texas [D] win-n-n-[D7]-nd [D7] Dashing and daring, a drink he was sharing [D7] With wicked Felina, the girl that I [G] loved So in [A7] an-n-ger Verse 3: I [D] Challenged his right for the [Em] love of this maiden [A7] Down went his hand for the gun that he [D] wore [D] My challenge was answered in [Em] less than a heart-beat [A7] The handsome young stranger lay dead on the [D] floor Verse 4: [D] Just for a moment I [Em] stood there in silence [A7] Shocked by the foul evil deed I had [D] done [D] Many thoughts raced through my [Em] mind as I stood there [A7] I had but one chance and that was to [D] run Bridge: [G] Out through the back door of Rosa's I [G] ran Out where the horses were [D] ti-i-i-[D7]-ied [D7] I caught a good one, it looked like it could run [D7] Up on its back, and away I did [G] ride But my [A7] lo-o-ve for Verse 5: [D] Felina is strong and I [Em] rise where I've fallen [A7] Though I am weary I can't stop to [D] rest [D] I see the white puff of smoke [Em] from the rifle [A7] I feel the bullet go deep in my [D] chest Verse 6: [D] From out of nowhere [Em] Felina has found me [A7] Kissing my cheek as she kneels by my [D] side [D] Cradled by two loving arms [Em] that I'll die for {blue}(Slowing){/blue} [A7] One little kiss and Felina, good-[D*]bye ---{title: Flowers} {artist: Miley Cyrus} Flowers - Miley Cyrus Verse 1: {blue}(Single strum){/blue} Am Dm G C We were good, we were gold, Kind of dream that can't be sold Am Dm G C We were right 'til we weren't, Built a home and watched it burn Pre-Chorus: {blue}(normal strum){/blue} Am Dm Mmm, I didn't wanna leave you, I didn't wanna lie E7 Started to cry but then remembered I |[Chorus] |Am Dm | I can buy myself flowers |G C | Write my name in the sand [Cmaj7] |Am Dm | Talk to myself for hours |G C | Say things you don't under-stand [Cmaj7] |Am Dm | I can take myself dancing |G C | And I can hold my own hand |Yeah, I can [F*] love me better [E7*] than... you [Am] can, [Post-Chorus] Dm Can love me better, I can love me better, baby G C Can love me better, I can love me better Verse 2: Am Dm G C Paint my nails, cherry red, Match the roses that you left Am Dm G C No remorse, no regret, I forget every word you said Pre-Chorus: Am Dm Ooh, I didn't wanna leave you, baby, I didn't wanna fight E7 Started to cry but then remembered I [Chorus] Post-Chorus: Dm [Am] Can love me better, I can love me better, baby G C Can love me better, I can love me better, baby Am Dm Can love me better, I can love me better, baby G C Can love me better, I Pre-Chorus: Am Dm I didn't wanna leave you, baby, I didn't wanna fight E7 Started to cry but then remembered I |[Chorus] | Dm |[Am] I can buy myself flowers {blue}(Uh-uh){/blue} |G C | Write my name in the sand [Cmaj7] |Am Dm | Talk to myself for hours {blue}(Yeah-eah){/blue} |G C | Say things you don't under-stand [Cmaj7] |Am Dm | I can take myself dancing {blue}(Yeah-eah){/blue} |G C | And I can hold my own hand | F E7 |Yeah, I can love me better than | F |Yeah, I can love me better [E7*] than... you [Am] can, [Outro] Dm Can love me better, I can love me better, baby G C Can love me better, I can love me better, baby {blue}(Baby yeah){/blue} Am Dm Can love me better, I can love me better, baby G C Can love me better, I can love me better baby [Am - Single Strum] ---{title: Follow your Arrow} {artist: Kacey Musgraves} Follow your Arrow [C] - Kacey Musgraves [Intro] C Am C Am Verse 1: C Am If you save yourself for marriage you're a bore C Am If you don't save yourself for marriage you're a horrible person F Dm If you won't have a drink then you're a prude F G But they'll call you a drunk as soon as you down the first one Verse 2: C Am If you can't lose the weight then you're just fat C Am But if you lose too much then you're on crack F Dm You're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't F G So you might as well just do whatever you want NC So |[Chorus] |C Am | Make lots of noise and kiss lots of boys | C Dm G |Or kiss lots of girls if that's something you're into | C Am |When the straight and narrow gets a little too straight | F C |Roll up a joint or don't....Just follow your arrow | G C C |Wherever it points, yeah |Am C | Follow your arrow | G C |Wherever it points [Am] [C] [Am] Verse 3: C Am If you don't go to church you'll go to hell C If you're the first one on the front row Am You're self-righteous son of a- F Dm Can't win for losing you just disappoint 'em F Just 'cause you can't beat 'em G Don't mean you should join 'em [Chorus] [Bridge- Single Strum] C Say what you think Am Love who love C 'Cause you just get Am so many trips around the sun Dm Yeah, you only C Oooooonly live once Instrumental: C Am C Am |[Chorus] |C Am | Make lots of noise and kiss lots of boys | C Dm G |Or kiss lots of girls if that's something you're into | C Am |When the straight and narrow gets a little too straight | F C |Roll up a joint or don't....Just follow your arrow | G C C |Wherever it points, yeah |Am C | Follow your arrow | G C |Wherever it points [Am] [C] [Am] Outro: [C*] ---{title: Free Bird} {artist: Lynyrd Skynyrd} Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd Intro: [G] [D] [Em] [Em] [F] [C] [D] [D] [G] [D] [Em] [Em] [F] [C] [D] [D] Verse 1: [G] If I [D] leave here to[Em]morrow [F] Would you [C] still remember [D] me? [G] For I must [D] be travelling [Em] on now [F] Cos there’s too many [C] places I must [D] see [G] If I [D] stay here with [Em] you girla [F] Things just [C] couldn’t be the [D] same [G] Cos I’m as [D] free as a [Em] bird now [F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change |Chorus: |[F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change |[F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change |[F] Lord [C] knows I can’t [D] change Verse 2: [G] Bye [D] bye, it s been a [Em] sweet love [F] Though this [C] feeling I can’t [D] change [G] But please don t [D] take it so [Em] badly [F] Cos the Lord [C] knows I’m to [D] blame [G] But If I [D] stay here with [Em] you girl [F] Things just [C] couldn’t be the [D] same [G] Cos I’m as [D] free as a [Em] bird now [F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change oh oh oh |Chorus: |[F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change |[F] And this [C] bird you cannot [D] change |[F] Lord [C] knows I can’t [D] change Bridge: [F] Lord [C] help me I can’t [D] chay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ange [tempo changes up] [G] [Bb] Lord I can’t [C] change, won’t you [G] Fly [Bb] high [C] free bird, yeah Outro: [G] [Bb] [C] [C] [G] [Bb] [C] [C] [G] [Bb] [C] [C] [G] [Bb] [C] [C] [G] ---{title: Friends in Low Places} {artist: Garth Brooks} Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks Intro: [C] [C#dim7] [Dm] [G] Verse 1: Blame it [C] all on my roots I [C#dim7] showed up in boots and [Dm] ruined your black tie affair The [G] last one to know, the [G7] last one to show I was the [C] last one you thought you'd see there And I [C] saw the surprise and the [C#dim7] fear in his eyes when [Dm] I took his glass of champagne [G] I toasted you, said honey we may be through but [G7] you'll never hear me complain |Chorus: |'Cause [C] I got friends in low places |where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases |My [Dm] blues away and I'll [G] be okay |Now [C] I'm not big on social graces, |think I'll slip on down to the ‘Oasis’ |Cause [Dm] I've got friends [G] in low places [C] Verse 2: Well I [C] guess I was wrong I [C#dim7] just don't belong but [Dm] then, I've been there before Every[G]thing's alright I'll [G7] just say goodnight And I'll [C] show myself to the door Hey I [C] didn't mean to [C#dim7] cause a big scene just [Dm] give me an hour and then [G] I'll be as high as that ivory tower... [G7] that you’re livin’ in Chorus: Verse 3: Well I [C] guess I was wrong, I [C#dim7]just don't belong But [Dm] then I've been there before Every[G]thing's alright, I'll [G7] just say goodnight And I'll [C] show myself to the door Hey, I [C] didn't mean, to [C#dim7] cause a big scene Just [Dm] wait till I finish this glass And [G] sweet little lady, I'll head back to the bar And [G7] you can kiss my ass! |[Chorus - Loud] |'Cause [C] I got friends in low places |where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases |My [Dm] blues away and I'll [G] be okay |Now [C] I'm not big on social graces, |think I'll slip on down to the ‘Oasis’ |Cause [Dm] I've got friends [G] in low places [C] Outro: Honey [Dm] I've got friends [G] in low places [C] [G*] [C*] ---{title: Galway Girl} {artist: Steve Earle} Galway Girl - Steve Earle Intro: [C] [C] [C] [C] Verse 1: Well, I [C] took a stroll on the old long walk, On a day-I-ay-I-[F]ay I [C] met a little girl and we [F] stopped to [C] talk, on a grand-soft [G] day-I-[C]-ay And I [F] ask you, [C] friend, what's a [F] fella to [C] do 'Cause her [Am] hair was [G] black and her [F] eyes were [C] blue And I [F] knew right [C] then, I'd be [F] takin' a [C] whirl 'Round the [Am] Salthill [G] Prom with a [F] Galway [C] girl [Instrumental 1] [C] [C] [C] [C] | [F] [F] [C] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] | [G] [G] [C] [C] Verse 2: We were [C] halfway there when the rain came down, On a day-I-ay-I-[F]ay And she [C] asked me up to her [F] flat down [C] town, on a grand-soft [G] day-I-[C]-ay And I [F] ask you, [C] friend, what's a [F] fella to [C] do 'Cause her [Am] hair was [G] black and her [F] eyes were [C] blue So I [F] took her [C] hand, and I [F] give her a [C] twirl And I [Am] lost my [G] heart to a [F] Galway [C] girl [Instrumental 2] [C] [C] [C] [C] | [F] [F] [C] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] | [G] [G] [C] [C] [F] [F] [F] [F] | [C] [C] [G] [G] [F] [C] [G] [C] | [G] [G] [C] [C] Verse 3: When I [C] woke up I was all alone... {blue}(Day-I-ay-I-[F]ay){/blue} With a [C] broken heart and a [F] ticket [C] home, on a grand-soft [G] day-I-[C]-ay And I [F] ask you [C] now, tell me what [F] would you [C] do If her [Am] hair was [G] black and her [F] eyes were [C] blue I've [F] traveled [C] around I've been all [F] over this [C] world...Boys I ain't [Am] never seen [G] nothin' like a [F] Galway [C] girl [Instrumental 2] [C] [C] [C] [C] | [F] [F] [C] [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] | [G] [G] [C] [C] [F] [F] [F] [F] | [C] [C] [G] [G] [F] [C] [G] [C] | [G] [G] [C] [C] Outro: [C///////] ---{title: Ghost Chickens In The Sky} {artist: Leroy Troy} Ghost Chickens In The Sky[Am] - Leroy Troy [Intro] [Am] [Verse 1] A [Am] chicken farmer took a walk out [C] on his farm one day He [Am] paused by the coop as he went along his way When [Am] all at once a rotten egg hit him in the eye It [F] was the sight he dreaded, Ghost Chickens in the [Am] Sky |[Chorus] |Er Er Er [C] Errr |Er Er Er [Am] Errr |[F] Ghost Chickens in the [Am] Sky [Instrumental] [Am] [C] [Am] [Am] [F] [Am] [Verse 2] He'd [Am] been a chicken farmer since [C] he was 24 A-[Am]workin’ for the Colonel for 30 years or more [Am] Killin' all them chickens and sending them to fry And [F] now they want revenge, Ghost Chickens in the [Am] sky |[Chorus] |Er Er Er [C] Errr |Er Er Er [Am] Errr |[F] Ghost Chickens in the [Am] Sky [Instrumental] [Am] [C] [Am] [Am] [F] [Am] [Verse 3] Their [Am] beaks were black and shiny and their [C] eyes were blazing red They [Am] didn't have no feathers, these chickens they were dead They [Am] picked that farmer up and he died by the claw They [F] cooked him extra crispy, and they ate him with cole [Am] slaw |[Chorus] |Er Er Er [C] Errr |Er Er Er [Am] Errr |[F] Ghost Chickens in the [Am] Sky ---{title: Ghost Riders in the Sky} {artist: } Ghost Riders in the Sky Suggested Strumming pattern D DUDUDU or DDU DDU [Intro chords] Am Am Am Am Am [Pick Notes] x5 E G A . Verse 1: [Am] An old cowboy went riding out one [C] dark and windy day [Am] Upon a ridge he rested as he [C] went along his [E7] way [Am] When all at once a mighty herd of red-eyed cows he saw [F] Plowing through the ragged skies and [Dm] up a cloudy [Am]draw |Chorus: |Yippie i-[C]oh Yipie i-[Am]ay [F] ghost riders [Dm]in the [Am]sky Verse 2: [Am] Their brands were still on fire and their [C] hooves were made of steel Their [Am] horns were black and shiny and their [C] hot breath he could [E7] feel A [Am] bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky [F] For he saw the riders coming hard and he[Dm] heard their mournful [Am]cry |Chorus: |Yippie i-[C]oh Yipie i-[Am]ay [F] ghost riders [Dm]in the [Am]sky [Optional Instumental] Verse 3: [Am] Their faces gaunt their eyes were blurred and their [C] shirts all soaked with sweat He’s [Am] riding hard to catch that herd but [C] he ain't caught 'em [E7] yet Cause [Am] they've got to ride forever on that range up in the sky On [F] horses snorting fire as they [Dm]ride on hear their [Am]cry |Chorus: |Yippie i-[C]oh Yipie i-[Am]ay [F] ghost riders [Dm]in the [Am]sky Verse 4: [Am] As the riders loped on by him he [C] heard one call his name If you [Am] want to save your soul from hell a [C] riding on our [E7] range Then [Am] cowboy change your ways today or with us you will ride [F] Trying to catch the devil’s herd [Dm]across these endless [Am]skies |Chorus: |Yippie i-[C]oh Yipie i-[Am]ay [F] ghost riders [Dm]in the [Am]sky Outro: [F] Ghost riders [Dm]in the [Am]sky [F] Ghost riders [Dm]in the [Am]sky ---{title: Goodbye Earl} {artist: Dixie Chicks} Goodbye Earl - Dixie Chicks Verse 1: C F Mary Anne and Wanda were the best of friends C G All through thier high school days C F Both members of the 4H club C G C Both active in the FFA C F C After graduation Mary Anne went out lookin' G for a bright new world C F Wanda looked all around this town C G C And all she found was Earl Verse 2: C F Well it wasn't two weeks, After she got married that C G Wanda started gettin' abused C F She put on dark glasses and long sleeved blouses C G C And make up to cover a bruise C F Well she finally got the nerve to file for divorce C G She let the law take it from there C F But Earl walked right through that restraining order C G C And put her in intensive care Bridge: Am G Right away Mary Anne flew in from Atlanta F C On a red eye midnight flight Am G She held Wanda's hand as they Worked out a plan F G And it didn't take 'em long to decide |Chorus 1: | C F C G F |That Earl had to die, nah nah nah nah nah nah nahaaaa | C |Those black-eyed peas | G F |They tasted all right to me Earl | C |You're feelin' weak? Why don't you lay down | G C |And sleep [F] Earl, Ain't it dark | G F |[C] Wrapped up in that tarp Earl [C] [F] [C] [F] Verse 3: C F The cops came by to bring Earl in C G They searched the house, High and low C Then they tipped thier hats F C G C And said "thank you ladies if you hear from him let us know" C Well the weeks went by and F C G Spring turned to Summer And Summer faded into Fall C F And it turns out he was a missing person C G Who nobody missed at all [C] Bridge: Am G So the girls bought some land And a roadside stand F C Out on Highway 109 Am G They sell Tennessee ham And strawberry jam F G And they don't Lose any sleep at night 'cause |Chorus 2: | C G F C |Earl had to die, Goodbye Earl We need a break [Pause] |F G F | Let's go out to the lake Earl | C G F |We'll pack a lunch and stuff you in the trunk Earl | C |Well is that all right | G F |Good Let's go for a ride Earl Outro: [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C*] ---{title: Guitars, Cadillacs} {artist: Dwight Yoakam} Guitars, Cadillacs Dwight Yoakam Intro: A A Verse 1: A E7 Girl, you taught me how to hurt real bad and cry myself to sleep; E7 A You showed me how this town can shatter dreams. A E7 Another lesson 'bout a naive fool that came to Babylon E7 A And I found out that the pie don't taste so sweet ... now it's |Chorus: |A E7 | Guitars, Cadillacs, hillbilly music |E7 A | And lonely lonely streets that I call home. | A E7 | Yeah, my guitars, Cadillacs, hillbilly music, |[E7] The only thing that keeps me holding [A] on. [Instrumental + Kazoo] [A] [A] [E7] [E7] [E7] [E7][A] Verse 2: [A] Ain't no glamour in our tinseled land of [E7] lost and wasted lives; And painful scars are all that's left of [A] me. But thank you girl for teaching me brand [E7] new ways to be cruel If I can find my mind, now I guess I'll just [A] leave ... and its |Chorus: x2 |A E7 | Guitars, Cadillacs, hillbilly music |E7 A | And lonely lonely streets that I call home. | A E7 | Yeah, my guitars, Cadillacs, hillbilly music, |[E7] The only thing that keeps me holding [A] on. Outro: [E7] The only thing that keeps me holding [A] on [E7] The only thing that keeps me holding [A] on [E7] The only thing that keeps me holding [A] on [E7*] [A*] ---{title: Heartache Tonight} {artist: Eagles} Heartache Tonight [G] - Eagles [Intro] [Bb - F] [F - C] [G] [G] [Verse 1] G Em G Em Somebody's gonna hurt someone before the night is through G C G D Somebody's gonna come undone. There's nothin' we can do. G Em G Em Everybody wants to touch somebody if it takes all night. G C G D Everybody wants to take a little chance, Make it come out right. [D] |[Chorus] | C G |There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight, I know. | C A | There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know. | D |Lord, I know. [Verse 2] G Em G Em Some people like to stay out late Some folks can't hold out that long G C G D But nobody wants to go home now. there's too much goin' on. [D] G Em G Em This night is gonna last forever. Last all, last all summer long. G C G D Some time before the sun comes up The radio is gonna play that song. [D] |[Chorus] | C G |There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight, I know. | C A | There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know. | D |Lord, I know. [Post-Chorus] G G7 There's gonna be a heartache tonight, the moon's shinin' bright C C7 so turn out the light, and we'll get it right. G There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a [D] heartache tonight I [G] know. [Instrumental] [Bb - F] [F - C] [G] [Bb - F] [F - C] [G] [Bb - F] [F - C] [G] [Bb - F] [F - C] [G] [Verse 3] G Em G Em Somebody's gonna hurt someone before the night is through G C G D Somebody's gonna come undone. There's nothin' we can do. G Em G Em Everybody wants to touch somebody if it takes all night. G C G D Everybody wants to take a little chance, Make it come out right. [D] |[Chorus] | C G |There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight, I know. | C A | There's gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight I know. | D |Lets Go. [Post-Chorus] We can [G] beat around the bushes; we can [G7] get down to the bone We can [C] leave it in the parkin' lot, but [C7] either way, there's gonna be a [G] heartache tonight, a [D] heartache tonight I [G] know. [C] There'll be a [G] heartache tonight a [D] heartache tonight I [G] know. [G] [Outro] [Bb - F] [F - C] [G] [Bb - F] [F - C] [G] [Bb - F] [F - C] [G] [Bb - F] [F - C] [G/////////////] ---{title: Hit the road} {artist: Ray Charles} Hit the road - Ray Charles Intro: [Am] [G] [F] [E7] |Chorus: |Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back |no [Am] more no [G] more no [F] more no [E7] more |Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back |no [Am] more [G] [F] What you [E7] say? |Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back |no [Am] more no [G] more no [F] more no [E7] more |Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back |no [Am] more [G] [F] [E7] Verse 1: Whoa! [Am] woman oh [G] woman don't [F] treat me so [E7] mean You're the [Am] meanest [G] woman that I've [F] ever [E7] seen I [Am] guess if [G] you said [F] so... [E7] I'll [Am] have to pack my [G] things and [F] go (That's [E7] right!) Chorus: Verse 2: Now [Am] baby listen [G] baby don't [F] treat me this [E7] way For [Am] I'll be [G] back on my [F] feet some [E7] day Don't [Am] care if you [G] do cause it's [F] under[E7]stood, You ain't [Am] got no [G] money you [F] just ain't no [E7] good Well I [Am] guess if [G] you say [F] so [E7] |Chorus: |Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back |no [Am] more no [G] more no [F] more no [E7] more |Hit the [Am] road [G] Jack and [F] don't you come [E7] back no [Am] more [G] |[F] Don't you come [E7] back no [Am] more [G] |[F] Don't you come [E7] back no [Am] more [G] |[F] Don't you come [E7] back no [Am] [G] [F] [E7] [Am] [G] [F] [E7] *Mashup - Sweet Dreams - Get This Party Started - Seven Nation Army - Tainted Love [Am] [G] [F] [E7] Outro: [Am* – single strum] ---{title: Hotel California} {artist: Eagles} Hotel California Eagles [Intro] [Am] [E7] [G] [D] [F] [C] [Dm] [E7] Verse 1: [Am] On a dark desert highway... [E7] cool wind in my hair [G] Warm smell of colitas... [D] rising up through the air [F] Up ahead in the distance... [C] I saw a shimmering light [Dm] My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim [E7] I had to stop for the night Verse 2: [Am] There she stood in the doorway... [E7] I heard the mission bell [G] And I was thinking to myself... this could be [D] heaven or this could be hell [F] Then she lit up a candle... [C] and she showed me the way [Dm] There were voices down the corridor... [E7] I thought I heard them say |Chorus: |[F] Welcome to the Hotel Calif[C]ornia |Such a [E7] lovely place... such a lovely place... such a [Am] lovely face |There's [F] plenty of room at the Hotel Calif[C]ornia |Any[Dm]time of year... anytime of year... you can [E7] find it here Verse 3: [Am] Her mind is Tiffany twisted... [E7] she got the Mercedes Benz [G] She got a lot of pretty pretty boys... [D] she calls friends [F] How they danced in the court yard... [C] sweet summer sweat [Dm] Some dance to remember... [E7] some dance to forget Verse 4: [Am] So I called up the captain... [E7] please bring me my wine (he said) [G] We haven't had that spirit here since... [D] 1969 [F] And still those voice are calling from [C] far away [Dm] Wake you up in the middle of the night... [E7] just to hear them say |Chorus: |[F] Welcome to the Hotel Calif[C]ornia |Such a [E7] lovely place... such a lovely place... such a [Am] lovely face |They’re [F] livin’ it up at the Hotel Calif[C]ornia |What a [Dm] nice surprise... what a nice surprise... bring your [E7] alibis... Verse 5 - Single strum & Scratching: [Am*] Mirrors on the ceiling... [E7*] pink champagne on ice (and she said) [G*] We are all just prisoners here... [D*] of our own device [F*] And in the master's chambers... they [C*] gathered for the feast [Dm*] They stab it with their steely knives... but they [E7] just can't kill the beast Verse 6: [Am] Last thing I remember... I was [E7] running for the door [G] I had find the passage back to the [D] place I was before [F] "Relax" said the night man... we are [C] programmed to receive [Dm] You can check out anytime you like but... [E7] you can never leave... [Outro - w/ Kazoo] [Am] [E7] [G] [D] [F] [C] [Dm] [E7] [Am] [E7] [G] [D] [F] [C] [Dm] [E7] [Am*] ---{title: How Long} {artist: Eagles} How Long - Eagles [Intro] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G] [Verse 1] [C] Like a blue bird with his heart removed, [F] lonely as a train [C] I've run [F] just as [C] far as I [G] can run [C] [C] If I never see the good old days [F] shinin' in the sun [C] I'll be doin' [G] fine and then some [C] |[Chorus] |[Am] How [G] long, [F] how [C] long |Woman will you [G] weep |[Am] How [G] long, [F] how [C] long |[G] Rock yourself to sleep [C] [Verse 2] [C] Well I been doin' time in lonesome prison, [F] where the sun don't shine [C] Just outside, the freedom river runs [G] [C] Out there in that shiny night, [F] with blood hounds on your mind [C] Don't you know it's the [G] same sad situa[C]tion? [Chorus] [Instrumental] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [G] [Verse 3] [C] Everybody feels alright you know, I [F] heard some poor fool say {blue}(Somebody Ooooo){/blue} [C] Everyone is out there on the loose [G] [C] Well I wish I lived in the land of fools, [F] no one knew my name [C] But what you get is [G] not quite what you [C] choose |[Chorus] |Tell me, [Am] how [G] long, [F] how [C] long |Woman will you [G] weep |[Am] How [G] long, [F] how [C] long |[G] Rock yourself to sleep [C] [Outro] [Am] How [G] long, [F] how [C] long [{blue}stretch this line out twice as long{/blue}] [Am] Muddy [D] River runs so [G] deep [Am] How [G] long, [F] how [C] long [{blue}stretch this line out twice as long{/blue}] [C] Good night baby, [G] rock yourself to sleep, [C] Sleep tight baby, [G] rock yourself to sleep, [C] B-B-B Bye bye baby, [G] Rock yourself to [F] sleep [C] ---{title: I Get Around} {artist: The Beach Boys} I Get Around - The Beach Boys [Intro] G E Round, round, get around, I get around Am F D Yeah, get around, round, round, I get around |[Chorus] | G |I get around {blue}(get around, round, round, I get around){/blue} | E |From town to town {blue}(get around, round, round, I get around){/blue} | Am |I'm a real cool head {blue}(get around, round, round, I get around){/blue} | F D |I'm makin' real good bread {blue}(get around, round, round, I get around){/blue} [Verse 1] A D A D I'm gettin' bugged drivin' up and down the same old strip A D A D I gotta find a new place where the kids are hip [Instrumental + kazzoo] G [Verse 2] A D A D My buddies and me are gettin' real well known A D A D Yeah, the bad guys know us and they leave us alone [Chorus] [Post-Chorus] E A I get around, round, get around, round, wah-ooo D A E Wah wah-ooo, wah wah-ooo, wah wah-oooooo (F) [Verse 3] {blue}(Key change) {/blue} Bb Eb Bb Eb We always take my car 'cause it's never been beat Bb Eb Bb Eb And we've never missed yet with the girls we meet [Instrumental + kazzoo] Ab [Verse 4] Bb Eb Bb Eb None of the guys go steady 'cause it wouldn't be right Bb Eb Bb Eb To leave your best girl home now on Saturday night |[Chorus] | Ab |I get around {blue}(get around, round, round, I get around){/blue} | F |From town to town {blue}(get around, round, round, I get around){/blue} | Bbm |I'm a real cool head {blue}(get around, round, round, I get around){/blue} | Gb Eb |I'm makin' real good bread {blue}(get around, round, round, I get around){/blue} [Outro] F Eb I get around, round, rou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ou-ound Ab F Round, round, get around, I get around Bbm Gb Eb Yeah, get around, round, round, I get around Ab Get around, round, round, I get around F wa wa ooooo {blue}(Get around, round, round, I get around){/blue} Bbm oo oo oo eee {blue}(Get around, round, round, I get around){/blue} Gb Eb oo oo oo oo {blue}(Get around, round, round, I get around){/blue} Ab Get around, round, round, I get around F wa wa ooooo {blue}(Get around, round, round, I get around){/blue} Bbm oo oo oo eee {blue}(Get around, round, round, I get around){/blue} ---{title: I Recall a Gypsy Woman} {artist: Don Williams} I Recall a Gypsy Woman Don Williams Intro: [A] Verse 1: Silver [A] coins that [D] jingle [A] jangle fancy shoes that dance in [E7] time Oh the [A] secrets [D] of her [A] dark eyes they did [E7] sing a gypsy [A] rhyme Verse 2: [A] Yellow clover in [D] tangled [A] blossoms in a meadow silky [E7] green Where she [A] held me [D] to her [A] bosom just a [E7] boy of seven[A]teen |Chorus: |[A] I re-[D] call a gypsy [A] woman silver spangles in her [E7] eyes |Ivory [A] skin a[D] gainst the [A] moonlight |and the [E7] taste of life's sweet [A] wine Verse 3: [A] Soft breezes blow from [D] fragrant [A] meadows stir the darkness in my [E7] mind Oh gentle [A] woman you [D] sleep be[A]side me and little know who [E7] haunts my [A] mind Verse 4: [A] Gypsy lady I [D] hear your [A] laughter and it dances in my [E7] head While my [A] tender [D] wife and [A] babies , slumber [E7] softly in their [A] bed |Chorus: |[A] I re-[D] call a gypsy [A] woman silver spangles in her [E7] eyes |Ivory [A] skin a[D] gainst the [A] moonlight |and the [E7] taste of life's sweet [A] wine Outro Instrumental chorus: D D A A E7 E7 A A D D A A E7 E7 A A ---{title: In Hell I'll Be In Good Company} {artist: The Dead South} In Hell I'll Be In Good Company - The Dead South [Whistled] [Gm] [F] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [D7] [Gm] [Banjo] [Gm] [F] [D7] [Gm] Verse 1: Gm Dead love couldn't go no further Gm Proud of n disgusted by her Gm Pushed, shoved, a little bruised and battered F D7 Oh lord, I ain't coming home with you [Gm] Gm Verse 2: Gm My life's a bit more colder Gm Dead wife is what I told her Gm Brass knife sinks into my shoulder F D7 Oh babe, don't know what I'm gonna do [Gm] Gm |Chorus: |Gm | I see my red head, messed bed, tear shed, queen bee, my squeeze |Gm F | The stage it smells, tells, hells bells, mistells, knocks me on my knees | Gm Cm |It didn't hurt, flirt, blood squirt, stuffed shirt, hang me from a tree | Gm D7 Gm |After I count down, three rounds, in Hell I'll be in good company [Banjo] [Gm] [F] [D7] [Gm] Verse 3: Gm Dead love couldn't go no further Gm Proud of n disgusted by her Gm Pushed, shoved, a little bruised and battered F D7 Oh lord, I ain't coming home with you [Gm] Gm Verse 4: Gm My life's a bit more colder Gm Dead wife is what I told her Gm Brass knife sinks into my shoulder F D7 Oh babe, don't know what I'm gonna do [Gm] Gm |Chorus: |Gm | I see my red head, messed bed, tear shed, queen bee, my squeeze |Gm F | The stage it smells, tells, hells bells, mistells, knocks me on my knees | Gm Cm |It didn't hurt, flirt, blood squirt, stuffed shirt, hang me from a tree | Gm D7 Gm |After I count down, three rounds, in Hell I'll be in good company Outro: [Banjo] [Gm] [F] [D7] [Gm] [Whistled] [Gm] [F] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [D7] [Gm] ---{title: Islands in the Stream} {artist: Kenny Rodgers and Dolly Parton} Islands in the Stream - Kenny Rodgers and Dolly Parton Intro: [C] [F-C] x2 Verse 1: [C] Baby when I met you there was peace unknown I set out to get you with a fine tooth [C7] comb I was [F] soft inside There was somethin' going [C] on [F-C] [C] You do something to me that I can't explain Hold me closer and I feel no [C7] pain Every [F] beat of my heart We got somethin' goin [C] on [C] Bridge: Tender love is [F] blind It requires a dedication [Fm] All this love we feel needs no conversation We [C] ride it together, ah-ah Makin' love with each other, ah-ah |Chorus: |Islands [C] in the stream |That is [F] what we are |No one [Dm] in between |How can we be wrong? |Sail a-[C]way with me to a-[F]nother world |And we re-[C]ly on each other, ah-ah |From one [Dm] lover to another, ah-[C]ah Verse 2: [C] I can't live without you if the love is gone Everything is nothin' if you [C7] got no one And you just [F] walk in the night Slowly losing sight of the [C] real thing [F-C] But [C] that wont happen to us and we got no doubt Too deep in love and we [C7] got no way out And the [F] message is clear This could be the year for the [C] real thing [C] Bridge: No more will you [F] cry Baby I will hurt you never [Fm] We start and end as one In love forever We [C] ride it together, ah-ah Makin' love with each other, ah-ah |Chorus: |Islands [C] in the stream |That is [F] what we are |No one [Dm] in between |How can we be wrong? |Sail a-[C]way with me to a-[F]nother world |And we re-[C]ly on each other, ah-ah |From one [Dm] lover to another, ah-[C]ah Outro: [F] [Ab] [C] [F-C] x3 [F] [Ab] [C] ---{title: I’ll Fly Away} {artist: Alison Krauss} I’ll Fly Away [C] - Alison Krauss Intro: C C Verse 1: [C] Some bright morning, when this life is over [F] I'll fly a [C] way To that home on God's celestial shore [G7] I'll fly a [C] way |Chorus: |[C] I'll fly away, oh, [C7] glory |[F] I'll fly a [C] way {blue}(in the morning) {/blue} |When I die, hallelujah, by and by [G] I'll fly a [C] way Verse 2: [C] When the shadows of this life have gone [F] I'll fly a [C] way Like a bird from these prison bars I’ll fly [G] I'll fly a [C] way |Chorus: |[C] I'll fly away, oh, [C7] glory |[F] I'll fly a [C] way {blue}(in the morning) {/blue} |When I die, hallelujah, by and by [G] I'll fly a [C] way Verse 3: [C] Oh how glad and happy when we meet [F] I'll fly a [C] way No more cold iron shackles on my feet [G] I'll fly a [C] way |Chorus: |[C] I'll fly away, oh, [C7] glory |[F] I'll fly a [C] way {blue}(in the morning) {/blue} |When I die, hallelujah, by and by [G] I'll fly a [C] way Verse 4: [C] Just a few more weary days and then [F] I'll fly a [C] way To a land where joys will never end [G] I'll fly a [C] way |Chorus: |[C] I'll fly away, oh, [C7] glory |[F] I'll fly a [C] way {blue}(in the morning) {/blue} |When I die, hallelujah, by and by [G] I'll fly a [C] way... ---{title: Jolene} {artist: Dolly Parton} Jolene Dolly Parton Intro: [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] |Chorus: |Jo-[Am]lene... Jo-[C]lene... Jo-[G]lene... Jo-[Am]lene |I'm [G] begging of you please don't take my [Am] man |Jo-[Am]lene... Jo-[C]lene... Jo-[G]lene... Jo-[Am]lene |[G] Please don't take him just because you [Am] can Verse 1: Your [Am] beauty is be-[C]yond compare with [G] flaming locks of [Am] auburn hair With [G] ivory skin and eyes of emerald [Am] green Your [Am] smile is like a [C] breath of spring, your [G] voice is soft like [Am] summer rain And [G] I cannot compete with you Jo[Am]lene Verse 2: He [Am] talks about you [C] in his sleep, and there's [G] nothing I can [Am] do to keep From [G] crying when he calls your name Jo-[Am]lene Now [Am] I can easily [C] understand how [G] you could easily [Am] take my man, But you [G] don't know what he means to me Jo-[Am]lene |Chorus: |Jo-[Am]lene... Jo-[C]lene... Jo-[G]lene... Jo-[Am]lene |I'm [G] begging of you please don't take my [Am] man |Jo-[Am]lene... Jo-[C]lene... Jo-[G]lene... Jo-[Am]lene |[G] Please don't take him just because you [Am] can Verse 3: [Am] You can have your [C] choice of men but [G] I could never [Am] love again [G] He's the only one for me Jo-[Am]lene I [Am] had to have this [C] talk with you... my [G] happiness de-[Am]pends on you And what-[G]ever you decide to do Jo[Am]lene |Chorus: |Jo-[Am]lene... Jo-[C]lene... Jo-[G]lene... Jo-[Am]lene |I'm [G] begging of you please don't take my [Am] man |Jo-[Am]lene... Jo-[C]lene... Jo-[G]lene... Jo-[Am]lene |[G] Please don't take him just because you [Am] can Outro: [G] Please don't take him just because you [Am] ca-a-a-a-an [Am*]JO-[Am*]LENE! ---{title: King of the Road} {artist: Roger Miller} King of the Road [G] Roger Miller Intro: [G] [G] Verse 1: [G] Trailer for [C] sale or rent, [D7] Rooms to let [G] fifty cents. No phone, no [C] pool, no pets, [D7*] Ain't got no cigarettes, Ah but ...[G] two hours of [C] pushing broom Buys a [D7] eight by twelve [G] four bit room, I'm a [G7] man of [C] means by no means, [D7*] King of the [G] road Verse 2: [G] Third boxcar [C] midnight train, [D7] Destination [G] Bangor, Maine. Old worn out [C] suit and shoes, [D7*] I don't pay no union dues. I smoke [G] Old stogies [C] I have found [D7] Short, but not too [G] big around, I'm a [G7] man of [C] means by no means, [D7*] King of the [G] road ... Bridge: I know [A] every engineer on [D] every train, [E7] All of their children [A] all of their names. Every [A7] handout in [D] every town And [E7*] every lock that ain't locked when no one's around, I sing, Verse 3: [A] Trailer for [D] sale or rent, [E7] Rooms to let [A] fifty cents. No phone, no [D] pool, no pets, [E7*] I ain't got no cigarettes, Ah but ... [A] two hours of [D] pushing broom Buys an [E7] eight by twelve [A] four bit room, I'm a [A7] man of [D] means by no means, [E7*] King of the [A] road Outro: [E7*] King of the [A] road [E7*] King of the [A] road [A - Single Strum] ---{title: Kokomo} {artist: The Beach Boys} Kokomo - The Beach Boys Intro: {blue}(Single Strums){/blue} Ar[G*]uba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya Ber[C*]muda, Bahama, come on pretty mama Key [G*] Largo, Montego, baby why don't we go, Ja[C*]maica Verse 1: G Off the Florida Keys Dm C There's a place called Kokomo Cm G A That's where you wanna go to get away from it all [D] G Bodies in the sand Dm C Tropical drink melting in your hand Cm G A We'll be falling in love to the rhythm of a steel drum band D G Down in Kokomo |[Chorus] | G |Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya to | C |Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama | G C |Key Largo Montego, ooh I wanna take her down to Kokomo | Cm G |We'll get there fast and then we'll take it slow |Em A | That's where we wanna go |D G | Way down in Kokomo Verse 2: G Martinique, that Montserrat mystique G We'll put out to sea Dm C And we'll perfect our chemistry Cm G A By and by we'll defy a little bit of gravity [D] G Afternoon delight Dm C Cocktails and moonlit nights Cm G A That dreamy look in your eye give me a tropical contact high D G Way down in Kokomo [Chorus] Bridge 1: G Port Au Prince, I wanna catch a glimpse [Instrumental + Kazoo] G Dm C Cm G A D Bridge 2: G Everybody knows Dm C A little place like Kokomo Cm G A Now if you wanna go and get away from it all [D] G Go down to Kokomo |[Chorus] x2 | G |Aruba, Jamaica, ooh I wanna take ya to | C |Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama | G C |Key Largo Montego, ooh I wanna take her down to Kokomo | Cm G |We'll get there fast and then we'll take it slow |Em A | That's where we wanna go |D G | Way down in Kokomo Outro: [G*] Cha Cha Cha! ---{title: Life Is A Highway} {artist: Rascal Flatts} Life Is A Highway [Em] - Rascal Flatts [Intro] [Em*] [D*] [C*] [C*] | [C*] [C*] [G*] [G*] | [C*] [G*] [D*] [D*] | [C*] [G*] [D*] [D*] x2 Verse 1: Life's [C] like a road that you travel on There's [G] one day here and the next day gone Some[D]times you bend; sometimes you stand; sometimes you turn your back to the wind There's a [C] world outside every darkened door Where [G] blues won't haunt you anymore Where the [D] brave are free and lovers soar, come ride with me to the distant shore Pre-Chorus: [Em] We won't hesitate [D] to break down the garden gate [C] There's not much time left [A] today |[Chorus] |[Em] Life is a [C] highway, I wanna [G] ride it all [C] night [D] long [C] [D] |[Em] If you're going [C] my way, I wanna [G] drive it [C] all night [D] long [C] [D] Verse 2: Through [C] all these cities, and all these towns It's [G] in my blood and in it's all around I [D] love you now, like I loved you then; This is the road, and these are the hands From [C] Mozambique to those Memphis nights The [G] Khyber Pass to Vancouver's Lights [D] Knock me down and back up again You're in my blood, I'm not a lonely man Bridge: [Em] There's no load I can't hold [D] a road so rough, this I know [C] I'll be there when the light comes in, just [A] tell 'em we're survivors [Chorus] x2 Post-Chorus: [Am] There was a di[C]stance between [Em] you and I ([D] between you and I) [Am] A misunder[C]standing once, but [Em] now we look it in the [D] eye Instrumental: [Em*] [D*] [C*] [C*] | [C*] [C*] [G*] [G*] | [C*] [G*] [D*] [D*] | [C*] [G*] [D*] [D*] x2 Bridge: [Em] There ain't no load that I can't hold [D] a road so rough, this I know [C] I'll be there when the light comes in [A] Tell 'em we're survivors |[Chorus x 3] |[Em] Life is a [C] highway, I wanna [G] ride it all [C] night [D] long [C] [D] |[Em] If you're going [C] my way, I wanna [G] drive it [C] all night [D] long [C] [D] [Outro] [Em*] [D*] [C*] [C*] | [C*] [C*] [G*] [G*] | [C*] [G*] [D*] [D*] | [C*] [G*] [D*] [D*] x2 [G*] ---{title: Life in a Northern Town} {artist: Dream Academy} Life in a Northern Town - Dream Academy Intro: C Verse1: C A salvation army band played...And the children drank lemon-ade. F And the morning lasted all day, C All day. C And through an open window came,Like Sinatra in a younger day. F Pushing the town a-way C On |Chorus: |C | Ah heya ma ma ma weeoop anday oo |C F | Heyoo ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ah | C |Life in a northern town |C | Hey ma, ma ma ma Verse 2: C They sat on the stony ground., And he took a cigarette out. F C And everyone else came down to listen. C He said in Winter 1963, It felt like the world would freeze, F C With John F. Kennedy and the Beatles. |Chorus: |C | Ah hey ma ma ma ma, dee yoop an dayoo |C F | Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ah | C |Life in a northern town |C | Ah hey ma ma ma ma, dee yoop an dayoo |C F | Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay |F C | All of the work shut down. Verse 3: C The evening had turned to rain., Watch the water roll down the drain. F C As we followed him down... to the station. C Although he never would waved goodbye, You could see it written in his eyes F C As the train rolled out of sight, byyyyye byyye. |Chorus: |C | Ah hey ma ma ma ma, dee yoop an dayoo |C F | Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ah | C |Life in a northern town Acapella: [NC] Ah hey ma ma ma ma, dee yoop an dayoo Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay Life in a northern town |Chorus: |C | Ah hey ma ma ma ma, dee yoop an dayoo |C F | Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ah | C |Life in a northern town |C | Ah hey ma ma ma ma, dee yoop an dayoo |C F | Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay |F C | All of the work shut down. Outro: [C - Double Strum] ---{title: Living Next Door To Alice} {artist: Smokie} Living Next Door To Alice - Smokie Intro: [G] [G] [G] [G] Verse 1: [G] Sally called when she got the word. [C] She said, “I suppose you’ve heard [D].......about [G] Alice.” [D7] Well I [G] rushed to the window and I looked outside, [C] could hardly believe my eyes, As a [D] big Limousine rolled up into [G] Alice’s drive. [D7] |Chorus: |I [G] don’t know why she’s leaving or where she’s gonna go |I [C] guess she’s got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know. |’Cos for [D7] twenty-four years I’ve been living next door to [G] Alice. [D7] |[G] Twenty-four years just waiting for the chance |To [C] tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance, |Now I’ve [D] got to get used to not [C] living next [D] door to [G] Alice. [D7] Verse 2: We [G] grew up together, two kids in the park. We [C] carved our initials deep in the bark [D]....... me and [G] Alice. [D7] Now she [G] walks through the door with her head held high, [C] Just for a moment, I caught her eye. A [D] big Limousine pulled slowly out of [G] Alice’s drive [D7] Chorus: Verse 3: [G] And Sally called back and asked how I felt, [C] And she said "I know how to help - [D].........Get over [G] Alice". [D7] She said "Now [G] Alice is gone, but I'm still here, [C] You know I've been waiting for twenty-four years " [D*] And a big limousine disappeared |Chorus: |I [G] don’t know why she’s leaving or where she’s gonna go |I [C] guess she’s got her reasons but I just don’t wanna know. |’Cos for [D7] twenty-four years I’ve been living next door to [G] Alice. [D7] |[G] Twenty-four years just waiting for the chance |To [C] tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance, |Now I’ve [D] got to get used to not [C] living next [D] door to [G] Alice. [D7] Outro: No I’ll [D*] never get used to not [C*] living next [D*] door to [G////////////] Alice. ---{title: Lyin’ Eyes} {artist: Eagles} Lyin’ Eyes [C] - Eagles [Intro] [Dm] [G] [C] [Verse 1] [C] City girls just [Cmaj7] seem to find out [F] early; [Dm] how to open doors with just a [G] smile. A [C] rich old man and [Cmaj7] she won't have to [F] worry; she'll [Dm] dress up all in [F] lace and go in [C] style. [C] Late at night a [Cmaj7] big old house gets [F] lonely; I [Dm] guess every form of refuge has its [G] price. [C] And it breaks her heart to [Cmaj7] think her love is [F] only Given [Dm] to a man with [F] hands as cold as [C] ice. [F] [G] Pre-Chorus: So she [C] tells him she must [Cmaj7] go out for the [F] evening To [Dm] comfort an old friend who's feeling [G] down. But [C] he knows where she's [Cmaj7] goin' as she's [F] leavin' She's [Dm] headed for that [F] cheatin' [G] side of [C] town. [C] [F] [C] |[Chorus] |You can't [C] hi[F]de your lyin' [C] eyes, [F] [C] |and your [Am] smi[Em]le is a thin dis[Dm]guise. [G] |I thought by [C] now [C7] you'd real[F]ise [D] |there [Dm] ain't no way to [G] hide those lying [C] eyes. |[Cmaj7] [F] [F] [Dm] [G] [C] [Verse 2] She [C] gets up and [Cmaj7] pours herself a [F] strong one And [Dm] stares out at the stars up in the [G] sky. [C] Another night, it's [Cmaj7] gonna be a [F] long one; She [Dm] draws the shade and [F] hangs her head to [C] cry. She [C] wonders how [Cmaj7] pit ever got this [F] crazy, She [Dm] thinks about a boy she knew in [G] school. Did [C] she get tired [Cmaj7] or did she just get [F] lazy, She's [Dm] so far gone she feels [F] just like a [C] fool [F] [G] Pre-Chorus: [C] My, oh my, you [Cmaj7] sure know how to ar[F]range things; You [Dm] set it up so well, so careful[G]ly. Ain't it [C] funny how your [Cmaj7] new life didn't [F] change things; You're [Dm] still the same old [F] girl you [G] used to [C] be [F] [G] |[Chorus] |You can't [C] hi[F]de your lyin' [C] eyes, [F] [C] |and your [Am] smi[Em]le is a thin dis[Dm]guise. [G] |I thought by [C] now [C7] you'd real[F]ise [D] |there [Dm] ain't no way to [G] hide those lying [C] eyes. [Outro] There [Dm] ain’t no way to [G] hide your lyin [Cmaj7] eyes [Dm] Honey, you can't [G] hide your lyin [C] eyes. [F] [C] ---{title: Man of Constant Sorrow} {artist: The Soggy Bottom Boys} Man of Constant Sorrow The Soggy Bottom Boys Intro: [G] [G] [G] [G] Verse 1: [G] I am a man of constant [C] sorrow I’ve seen [D] trouble [D7] all my [G] days [G] I bid farewell to old Ken[C]tucky The place where [D] I... was [D7] born and [G] raised {blue}(The place where [D] he... was [D7] born and [G] raised){/blue} Verse 2: [G] For six long years I’ve been in [C] trouble No pleasure [D] here... on [D7] earth I’ve [G] found [G] For in this world I’m bound to [C] ramble I have no [D] friends... to [D7] help me [G] now {blue}(He has no [D] friends... to [D7] help him [G] now){/blue} Verse 3: [G] It’s fare thee well my own true [C] lover I never ex[D]pect [D7] to see you a[G]gain. [G] For I’m bound to ride that Northern [C] railroad Perhaps I’ll [D] die... [D7] upon this [G] train {blue}(Perhaps he’ll [D] die... [D7] upon that [G] train){/blue} Verse 4: [G] You can bury me in some deep [C] valley For many [D] years [D7] where I may [G] lay [G] Then you may learn to love a[C]nother While I am [D] sleeping [D7] in my [G] grave {blue}(While he is [D] sleeping [D7] in his [G] grave){/blue} Verse 5: [G] Maybe your friends think I’m just a [C] stranger My face you [D] never [D7] will see [G] again. [G] But there is one promise that is [C] given I’ll meet you [D] on [D7] God’s golden [G] shore {blue}(He’ll meet you [D] on [D7] God’s golden [G] shore){/blue} Outro: [G - Double Strum] ---{title: Me N Opie Down By The Duck Pond} {artist: BR5-49} Me N Opie Down By The Duck Pond - BR5-49 |[Chorus] |[G] Don't tell Andy, don't tell Aunt [C] Bee |[G] They'll come a-lookin' for [D] Opie and [C] me |[G] Tell 'em we're dead or tell 'em we're [C] gone |[G] Me and Opie down [D] by the duck [G] pond [Verse 1] [G] Well Goober brought down some homegrown [C] hay It whomped me [G] up the side the head, I never [D] felt that [G] way [G] Aunt Bee said we'd be in [C] dutch If the [G] sheriff ever caught us [D] smokin' that [G] stuff [Chorus] [Verse 2] [G] I heard a little holler down in the [C] woods [G] Sounded like someone saying, '[D] Mm mm [G] good!" [G] I moved a little closer, sneaking like a [C] squirrel [G] Otis was slurpin' up his [D] favorite [G] girrrrrl [Verse 3] [G] Otis said, "Boys, come sit by the [C] still [G] I'll pour you up a jar of that [D] famous [G] swill [G] If you can't walk, don't worry no [C] way [G] Now LIGHT THAT PIPE and [D] pass it my [G] way" |[Chorus] |[G] Don't tell Andy, don't tell Aunt [C] Bee |[G] They'll come a-lookin' for [D] Opie and [C] me |[G] Tell 'em we're dead or tell 'em we're [C] gone |[G] Me and Opie down [D] by the duck [G] pond [Verse 4] [G] I had to dodge a rock that was hittin' the [C] tree [G] Out of the swamp came [D] Ernest [G] T. [G] Gold tooth a-flashing as he hit that [C] pipe [G] Out of the blue came [D] Barney [G] Fife [Verse 5] [G] Well Barney come down to nip that [C] still [G] Waving an axe, a [D] lawman's [G] thrill [G] "Opie, don't smoke, you'll turn yourself [C] green [G] Get me up a puff and I'll [D] show you what I [G] mean" [Chorus] [Verse 6] [G] We all sat there for most of the [C] night [G] Trying to figure out our [D] left from our [G] right [G] Here comes Andy and ol' Aunt [C] Bee [G] Scoldin' the hell out of [D] Opie and [G] Me |[Chorus] |[G] Don't tell Andy, don't tell Aunt [C] Bee |[G] They'll come a-lookin' for [D] Opie and [C] me |[G] Tell 'em we're dead or tell 'em we're [C] gone |[G] Me and Opie down [D] by the duck [G] pond ---{title: Me and Bobby McGee} {artist: Kris Kristofferson} Me and Bobby McGee - Kris Kristofferson Verse 1: [A] Busted flat in Baton Rouge, headin’ for the trains feelin’ nearly faded as my [E7] jeans Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained Took us all the way to New Or [A] leans I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana And was blowin’ sad while Bobby sung the [D] blues, With them windshield wipers slapping time, and [A] Bobby clapping hands with mine We [E7] sang every song that driver [A] knew |Chorus: |[D] Freedom’s just another word for [A] nothing left to lose |[E7] Nothin’ ain’t worth nothin’, but it’s [A] free |[D] Feeling good was easy, Lord, when [A] Bobby sang the blues |[E7] Feeling good was good enough for me, |good enough for me and bobby Mc [A] Gee. Verse 2: From the [A] coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun Bobby shared the secrets of my [E7] soul Standin’ right beside me, Lord, through everything I’d done Every night she kept me from the [A] cold Then somewhere near Selinas Lord, I let her slip away Lookin’ for the home I hope she’ll [D] find But I’d trade all my tomorrows for a [A] single yesterday [E7] holdin’ Bobby’s body next to [A] mine |Chorus: |[D] Freedom’s just another word for [A] nothing left to lose |[E7] Nothin’ left is all she left for [A] me |[D] Feeling good was easy, Lord, when [A] Bobby sang the blues |[E7] Buddy that was good enough for me, |good enough for me and bobby Mc [A] Gee. Outro: [A] La-de-da-de-da-de-da-da La-de-da-de-da La-de-da-da me and Bobby Mc [E7] Gee [E7] La-de-da-de-da-de-da-da La-de-da-de-da La-de-da-da me and Bobby Mc [A] Gee [A] La-de-da-de-da-de-da-da La-de-da-de-da La-de-da-da me and Bobby Mc [E7] Gee [E7] La-de-da-de-da-de-da-da La-de-da-de-da La-de-da-da me and Bobby Mc [A] Gee [A - Double Strum] ---{title: Mull of Kintyre} {artist: Paul McCartney} Mull of Kintyre - Paul McCartney |Chorus: |[C] Mull of Kintyre, oh [F] mist rolling in from the [C] sea |my desire is [F] always to be here, oh [G] Mull of Kin[C]tyre. [C] Verse 1: [C] Far have I travelled and much have I [C7] seen [F] dark distant mountains with [C] valleys of green. Past painted deserts the sun sets on [C7] fire as he [F] carries me home to the [G] Mull of Kin[C]tyre. Chorus: Verse 2: [C] Sweep through the heather like deer in the [C7] glen [F] carry me back to the [C] days I knew then. Nights when we sang like a heavenly [C7] choir of the [F] life and the times of the [G] Mull of Kin[C]tyre. |Chorus: |[C] Mull of Kintyre, oh [F] mist rolling in from the [C] sea |my desire is [F] always to be here, oh [G] Mull of Kin[C]tyre. [C] Verse 3: [C] Smiles in the sunshine and tears in the [C7] rain [F] still takes me back where my [C] mem ́ries remain. Flickering embers grow higher and [C7] higher as they [F] carry me back to the [G] Mull of Kin[C]tyre. Chorus: x2 ---{title: New Kid In Town} {artist: Eagles} New Kid In Town - Eagles [Intro] {blue}(Same as first 2 lines of verse){/blue} [G] [D] [C] [D] [G] [Verse 1] [G] There's talk on the street, it sounds so fa-[D]miliar; [C] Great expec-[D]tations, everybody's [G] watching you. [G] People you meet they all seem to [D] know you, [C] even your [D] old friends treat you like you're [G] something new. [B] |[Chorus] |[Em] Johnny come [A] lately, |[Em] the new kid in [A] town. |[Em] Everybody [A] loves you, |[Am] so don't let them [D] down. [Verse 2] [G*] You look in her eyes, the music [Am] begins to [D] play, [Am] [D] [C] hopeless ro-[D]mantics, here we go [G] again. [G] But after a while you're lookin' the [D] other way, it's those [C] restless [D] hearts that never [G] mend. [B] oohh ohh |[Chorus] |[Em] Johnny come [A] lately, |[Em] the new kid in [A] town. |[Em] Will she still [A] love you |[Am] when you're not [D] around? [Bridge] [G] [D] [C] [D] [G] [C] [D] There's so many things you should have [G] told her, [D] But night after night you're willing to [Em] hold her, just [A] hold her, [Em] tears on your shoul-[D]der. [Verse 3] [G] There's talk on the street, it's there to re-[Am]mind [D] you. [Am] [D] [C] Doesn't really [D] matter which side [G] you're on. [G] You're walkin' away and they're talkin' be-[Am]hind [D] you, [Am] [D] they will [C] never forget you 'til [D] somebody new comes [G] along. [B] |[Chorus] |[Em] Where've you been [A] lately? |[Em] There's a new kid in [A] town. |[Em] Everybody [A] loves him {blue}(don't they?){/blue} |[Am] And he's holdin' [B] her and you're still |a-[E7]roou-ou-ou[G#m]ound oh my [A] my [Outro] [B] There's a new kid in [E7] towww-[G#m]oww-oww-[A]owwn [B] just another new kid in [E7] tow-[G#m]oww-oww-[A]owwn [Am] [E7] {blue}(Oo-hoo){/blue} Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout the [C#m] new kid in town. [E7] {blue}(Oo-hooh){/blue} Ev'rybody's walkin' like the [C#m] new kid in town. There's a [E7] new kid in town, {blue}(I don't want to hear it){/blue} There's a [C#m] new kid in town, {blue}(I don't want to hear it){/blue} There's a [E7] new kid in town, There's a [C#m] new kid in town, [Outro] [E7 - Single Strum] ---{title: Rawhide} {artist: Frankie Laine} Rawhide - Frankie Laine Intro: [Dm] Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ x4 [A7] Raw[Dm]hide Verse 1: [Dm] Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ [Dm7] though the streams are swollen [F] Keep them dogies rollin’, rawhide [Dm] Rain and wind and weather [C] hell bent for [Dm] leather [C] Wishin’ my [Bb] gal was by my [A7] side [Dm] All the things I’m missin’ Good [C] victuals, love and [Dm] kissin’ Are [C] waiting at the [Dm] end of [C] my [Dm] ride |Chorus: |[Dm] Move ‘em on, head ‘em up [A7] Head ‘em up, move ‘em on |[Dm] Move ‘em on, head ‘em up [A7] Rawhide |[Dm] Count ‘em out, ride ‘em in [A7] Ride ‘em in, count ‘em out |[Dm] Count ‘em out, ride ‘em [Bb] in, [A7] Raw [Dm] hide Verse 2: [Dm] Keep movin’, movin’, movin’ [Dm7] Though they’re disapprovin’ [F] Keep them dogies movin’, rawhide Don’t [Dm] try to understand ‘em Just [C] rope, throw and [Dm] brand ‘em [C] Soon we’ll be [Bb] living high and [A7] wide [Dm] My heart’s calculatin’ My [C] true love will be [Dm] waitin’ Be [C] waitin’ at the [Dm] end of [C] my [Dm] ride Chorus: ---{title: Rhinestone Cowboy} {artist: Glenn Campbell} Rhinestone Cowboy - Glenn Campbell Intro: [C] [Csus4] [C] [Csus4] Verse 1: [C] I've been walking these streets [Csus4] so [C] long [C] Singing the same [Csus4] old [C] song I [C] know every crack in these dirty sidewalks of [G] Broadway [Gsus4] [G] Where [F] hustle is the name of the game And [F] nice guys get washed away like the snow and the [C] rain [Csus4] [C] Pre-Chorus: There's been a [G] load of compromissing On the [F] road to my ho[C]rizon And [F] I'm gonna be where the [Dm] lights are shining on [G] me [Dm*] [G*] |Chorus: |Like a [F*] Rhine[G*]stone [C*] Cowboy [F - C] |Riding [C] out on a horse in a star spangled rode[Dm]o [G] |Like a [F*] Rhine[G*]stone [C*] Cowboy [F - C] |Getting [C] cards and letters from people I don't even [Dm] know |And [G] offers coming over the [F] phone [F] Verse 2: Well I [C] really don't mind [Csus4] the [C] rain And [C] smiles can hide all [Csus4] the [C] pain But you're [C] down and you're riding the train that's taking the long [G] way [Gsus4] [G] And [F] I dream of the things I'll do With a [F] subway token and a dollar tucked inside my [C] shoe [Csus4] [C] Pre-Chorus: There's been a [G] load of compromissing On the [F] road to my ho[C]rizon And [F] I'm gonna be where the [Dm] lights are shining on [G] me [Dm*] [G*] |Chorus: |Like a [F*] Rhine[G*]stone [C*] Cowboy [F - C] |Riding [C] out on a horse in a star spangled rode[Dm]o [G] |Like a [F*] Rhine[G*]stone [C*] Cowboy [F - C] |Getting [C] cards and letters from people I don't even [Dm] know |And [G] offers coming over the [F] phone [F] Outro: [C Single Strum] ---{title: Ring of Fire} {artist: Johnny Cash} Ring of Fire Johnny Cash Intro Instrumental & Kazoo: [G] Da da-da da-da [C] dah dah [G] dah [G] Da da-da da-da [D] dah dah [G] dah [G] Da da-da da-da [C] dah dah [G] dah [G] Da da-da da-da [D] dah dah [G] dah Verse 1: [G] Love... is a [C] burning [G] thing And it [G] makes... a [D] fiery [G] ring [G] Bound by [C] wild de[G]sire I fell into a [D] ring of [G] fire |Chorus: |[D] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire |I went [D] down, down, down |And the [C] flames went [G] higher |And it [G] burns, burns, burns |The [C] ring of [G] fire |The [D] ring of [G] fire Instrumental & Kazoo: [G] Da da-da da-da [C] dah dah [G] dah [G] Da da-da da-da [D] dah dah [G] dah [G] Da da-da da-da [C] dah dah [G] dah [G] Da da-da da-da [D] dah dah [G] dah |Chorus: |[D] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire |I went [D] down, down, down |And the [C] flames went [G] higher |And it [G] burns, burns, burns |The [C] ring of [G] fire |The [D] ring of [G] fire Verse 2: The [G] taste... of [C] love is [G] sweet When [G] hearts like [D] ours [G] meet I [G] fell for you [C] like a [G] child Oh but the [D] fire went [G] wild |Chorus x 2: |[D] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire |I went [D] down, down, down |And the [C] flames went [G] higher |And it [G] burns, burns, burns |The [C] ring of [G] fire |The [D] ring of [G] fire Outro: And it [G] burns, burns, burns The [C] ring of [G] fire The [D] ring of [G] fire [G] [C-G] ---{title: Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town} {artist: Kenny Rogers} Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town - Kenny Rogers Intro: [C] [C] [C] [C] [*Stop] Verse 1: You've painted up your lips and rolled and curled your tinted [G] hair [G] [Dm] [C] Ruby are you contemplating [F] going out some[G]where [G] The [Dm] shadow on the wall tells me the [G] sun is going down [G] [Dm] ...Oh [C] Ru[F]by-[Am]y-[Dm]y [Dm*] Don't take your love to [C] town Verse 2: It [Dm] wasn't me that started that old [C] crazy Asian war [C] But [Dm] I was proud to go and do my [F] patriotic [G] chore [G] And [Dm] yes, it's true that I'm not the [G] man I used to be [G] [Dm] ...Oh [C] Ru[F]by-[Am]y-[Dm]y [Dm*] I still need some compa[C]ny Verse 3: It's [C] hard to love a man whose legs are [F] bent and para[G]lyzed [G] [Dm] and the [C] wants and the needs of a woman of your age [F] Ruby, I rea[G]lize [G] But it [Dm] won't be long I've heard them say un[G]til I'm not around [G] [Dm] ...Oh [C] Ru[F]by-[Am]y-[Dm]y [Dm*] Don't take your love to [C] town Verse 4: [C] She's leaving now 'cause I just heard the [Dm] slammin' of the [G] door [G] The [C] way I know I've heard it slam one [F] hundred times be[G]fore [G] And if [Dm] I could move I'd get my gun and [G] put her in the ground [G] [Dm] ...Oh [C] Ru[F]by-[Am]y-[Dm]y [Dm*] Don't take your love to [C] town Outro: Oh [C] Ru[F]by-[Am]y-[Dm]y [Dm*] For God's sake turn a[C]round {blue}(strum until count out){/blue} ---{title: Seven Bridges Road} {artist: Eagles} Seven Bridges Road [G] - Eagles [Verse 1] [G] There are [F] stars [C] In the southern [G] sky [G] Southward [F] as you [C] go [G] [G] There is [F] moonlight And [C] moss in the [G] trees |[Chorus] |[G] Down the Seven [F] Bridges [C] Road [G] [Verse 2] [G] Now I have [F] loved [C] you like [G] a baby [G] Like some l[F] onesome [C] child [G] [G] And I have [F] loved [C] you in a [G] tame way [G] And I have [F] loved you [C] wild [G] [F] Sometimes there's a part of [G] me [F] Has to turn from here and [G] go [F] Running like a child from [G] these warm stars |[Chorus] |[G] Down the Seven [F] Bridges [C] Road [G] [Verse 3] [G] There are [F] stars [C] in the southern [G] sky [G] And if [F] ever you [C] decide [G] [G] You should [F] go There [C] is a taste of thyme [G] sweetened honey [Outro] [G] Down the Seven [F] Bridges [C] Road [G] ---{title: Stand By Your Man} {artist: Tammy Wynette} Stand By Your Man Tammy Wynette Intro: [G] [C] [G] [D*] Verse 1: [G] Sometimes its hard to be a [D] woman, [Am] Giving all your [D7] love to just one [G] man. [C] You'll have bad times, [G] and he'll have good times, [A] doing things that [A7] you don't under[D]stand. [D7] Verse 2: [G] But if you love him you'll [D] forgive him, [Am] Even though he's [D7] hard to under[G]stand. [C] And if you love him, [G] oh be [C] proud of him, [G] cause after [D7] all he's just a [G] man [C] [G] [D] |Chorus: |[G] Stand by your [B7] man, [C] give him two arms to cling to, |[G] and something [E7] warm to come to, |[A] when nights are [D7*] cold and lonely. |[G] Stand by your [B7] man, [C] and tell the world you love him, |[G] keep giving [D7] all the love you [B7] can. [E7] |[C] Stand [D] by your [G] man. [C] [G] [D] Outro: [G] Stand by your [B7] man, and [C] tell the world you love him, [G] keep giving [D7] all the love you [B7] can. [E7] [C] Stand [D] by your [G] man. [C] [G] [D] [G - Single Strum] ---{title: Sultans Of Swing} {artist: Dire Straits} Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits [Intro] (Dm) (Dm) (Dm) [Verse 1] Dm A You get a shiver in the dark, it's (C // ) raining in the (Bb // ) park but meantime Dm A South of the river you (C // ) stop and you (Bb // ) hold everything F C A band is blowing Dixie double four time Bb Dm You feel alright when you hear that music ring [Verse 2] Dm A Well now, you step inside but you (C // ) don't see (Bb // ) too many faces Dm A Coming in out of the (C // ) rain they hear the (Bb // ) jazz go down F C Competition in other places Bb Dm Uh, but the horns they blowin' that sound (Bb // ) (C) way on down south (Bb // ) (C) way on down south (Dm) London Town [Instrumental] (Dm) | (C // ) (Bb // ) | (C) | (C) | x2 [Verse 3] Dm A You check out Ukulele George, (C // ) (Bb // ) he knows all the chords Dm A Mind he's strictly rhythm (C // ) he doesn't want (Bb // ) to make it cry or sing F C They say an old Ukulele is all he can afford Bb Dm When he gets up under the lights to play his thing (Bb // ) (C) [Verse 4] Dm A And Harry doesn't (C // ) mind if (Bb // ) he doesn't make the scene Dm A He's got a daytime (C // ) job, he's (Bb // ) doin' alright F C He can play the honky tonk like anything Bb Dm Saving it up for Friday night (Bb // ) (C) with the Sultans (Bb // ) (C) with the Sultans of (Dm) Swing [Instrumental] (Dm) | (C // ) (Bb // ) | (C) | (C) | x2 [Verse 5] Dm A Then a crowd of young boys, they're (C // ) foolin' (Bb // ) around in the corner Dm A Drunk and dressed in their (C // ) best brown (Bb // ) baggies and their platform soles F C They don't give a damn about about any trumpet playin' band Bb Dm It ain't what they call rock and roll (Bb // ) (C) and the Sultans (Bb // ) (C) Yeah, the Sultans, they play (Dm) Creole [Instrumental] (Dm) | (C // ) (Bb // ) | (C) | (C) | x2 (Dm) | (C // ) (Bb // ) | (A) | (A) | x2 (F) | (F) | (C) | (C) | (Bb) | (Bb) | (Dm) | (Dm) | (Bb // ) | (C) | (C) | (Bb // ) | (C) | (C) (Dm) | (C // ) (Bb // ) | (C) | (C) | x2 [Verse 6] Dm A And then the man he (C // ) steps right (Bb // ) up to the microphone Dm A And says at (C // ) last just as the (Bb // ) time bell rings F C Goodnight, now it's time to go home Bb Dm Then he makes it fast with one more thing (Bb // ) (C) We are the Sultans (Bb // ) (C) We are the Sultans of (Dm) Swing [Outro Solo] {blue}(repeat and fade){/blue} (Dm) | (C // ) (Bb // ) | (C) | (C) ---{title: Sweet Home Alabama / All Summer Long} {artist: Skynyrd / Rock} Sweet Home Alabama / All Summer Long - Skynyrd / Rock Intro: [D] [C] [G] [G] x4 Verse 1: [D] Big [C] wheels keep on [G] turning [D] Carry me [C] home to see my [G] kin [D] Singing [C] songs about the [G] southland [D] I miss ole [C] 'Bamy once [G] again {blue}(and I think it's a sin){/blue} Instrumental: [D] [C] [G] [G] x2 Verse 2: [D] Well, I heard Mister [C] Young sing a[G]bout her [D] Well, I heard ole [C] Neil put her [G] down [D] Well, I hope Neil [C] Young will re[G]member [D] A southern [C] man don't need him a[G]round anyhow |Chorus 1: |[D] Sweet [C] home Ala[G]bama |[D] Where the [C] skies are so [G] blue |[D] Sweet [C] home Ala[G]bama |[D] Lord, I'm [C] coming home to [G] you Verse 3: It was [D] 198[C]9, my thoughts were [G] short, my hair was long [D] Caught somewhere be[C]tween a boy and [G] man [D] She was seven[C]teen and she was [G] far from in between It was [D] summertime in [C] Northern [G] Ireland Instrumental: {blue}(All Summber Long){/blue} (D) Ahh (C) Ahh (G) Ahhhhh. x2 Verse 4: [D] Splashin' through the [C] sandbar, [G] talkin' by the campfire It's the [D] simple things in [C] life like when and [G] where We [D] didn't have no [C] internet, but [G] man, I never will forget The [D] way the moonlight [C] shined upon her [G] hair |[Chorus 2] |And we were [D] tryin' different [C] things and we were [G] smokin' funny things |Makin' [D] love out by the [C] lake to our favorite [G] songs |Sippin' [D] whisky out the [C] bottle, not [G] thinkin' 'bout tomorrow |Singin' [D] Sweet Home Ala[C]bama all [G] summer long [D] [C] [G] |Singin' [D] Sweet Home Ala[C]bama all [G] summer long |Chorus 3: |[D] Aaa [C] ooooo [G] werewolves of London |[D] Aaa [C] ooooo [G] werewolves of London [Outro] We were [D] tryin' different [C] things and we were [G] smokin' funny things {blue}(Sweet) (home Ala) (bama){/blue} Makin' [D] love out by the [C] lake to our favorite [G] songs {blue} (Where the (skies are so) (blue){/blue} Sippin' [D] whisky out the [C] bottle, not [G] thinkin' 'bout tomorrow {blue} (Sweet) (home Ala) (bama){/blue} Singin' [D] Sweet Home Ala[C]bama all [G] summer long {blue} (Lord, I'm) (coming home to) (you){/blue} Singin' [D] Sweet Home Ala[C]bama all [G] summer long [D] Aaa [C] ooooo [G] werewolves of London ---{title: Take Me Home, Country Roads} {artist: John Denver} Take Me Home, Country Roads [C] John Denver Intro: [Same as first 2 lines] [C] [Am] [G] [F] [C] Verse 1: [C] Almost heaven... [Am] West Virginia [G] Blue ridge mountains [F] Shenandoah [C] river [C] Life is old there [Am] older than the trees [G] Younger than the moun-tains... [F] blowing like a [C] breeze |Chorus: |Country [C] roads... take me [G] home |To the [Am] place... I be[F]long |West Vir[C]ginia... mountain ma[G]ma |Take me [F] home... country [C] roads Verse 2: [C] All my memories... [Am] gathered round her [G] Miner’s lady... [F] stranger to blue [C] water [C] Dark and dusty... [Am] painted on the sky [G] Misty taste of moonshine [F] teardrops in my [C] eye |Chorus: |Country [C] roads... take me [G] home |To the [Am] place... I be[F]long |West Vir[C]ginia... mountain ma[G]ma |Take me [F] home... country [C] roads Bridge: [Am] I hear her [G] voice in the [C] mornin’ hour she calls me The [F] radio re[C]minds me of my [G] home far away And [Am] drivin’ down the [G] road I get a feel[F]in’ that I [C] should have been home [G] yesterday... yester[G7]day Acapella: Country roads... take me home To the place... I belong West Virginia... mountain mama Take me home... country roads Outro: Country [C] roads... take me [G] home To the [Am] place... I be[F]long West Vir[C]ginia... mountain ma[G]ma Take me [F] home... country [C] roads Take me [G] home... down country [C] roads Take me [G] home... down country [C] roads [C] ---{title: Take it Easy} {artist: The Eagles} Take it Easy The Eagles Intro: {blue}(Big Strum followed by Normal Strumming) {/blue} [G] [C] [D] [G] [C] [D] {blue}(Back to Normal Strumming){/blue} [G] {blue}(Kazzo){/blue} Verse 1: Well I'm a-[G]runnin' down the road try'n to loosen my load I've got seven women [D] on my [C] mind [G] Four that wanna own me [D] two that wanna stone me [C] One says she's a friend of [G] mine |Chorus1: |Take it [Em] eaaasy |Take it [C] eaaa-[G]sy |Don't let the [Am] sound of your own [C] wheels drive you [Em] crazy [D] |Lighten [C] up while you still [G] can |Don't even [C] try to under[G]stand |Just find a [Am] place to make your [C] stand and take it [G] easy Verse 2: Well I'm a-[G]standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona Such a fine [D] sight to [C] see It's a [G] girl my Lord in a [D] flat-bed Ford Slowin' [C] down to take a look at [G] me |Chorus 2: |Come on [Em] baaaa[D]by, don’t say [C] may[G]be |I gotta [Am] know if your sweet [C] love is gonna [Em] save me [D] |We may [C] lose and we may [G] win |Though we may [C] never be here a[G]gain |So open [Am] up I'm climbin' [C] in, so take it [G] easy Verse 3: Well I'm a [G] runnin' down the road tryin' to loosen my load Got a world of trouble [D] on my [C] mind [G] Lookin' for a lover who [D] won't blow my cover She's [C] so hard to [G] find |Chorus 3: |Take it [Em] eaaasy |Take it [C] eaaa-[G]sy |Don't let the [Am] sound of your own [C] wheels drive you [Em] crazy [D] |Come on [C] baaaa[G]by, don’t say [C] may[G]be |I gotta [Am] know if your sweet [C] love is gonna [G*] save me [Outro] [C] Oh oh oh, oh oh oh [G] Oh oh oh, oh oh oh [C] Oh oh oh, oh oh oh [G] Oh oh oh, oh oh oh [C] Oh oh oh, oh oh oh Oh we got it [G] eaaaa[C]sy We oughta take it [G] eaaaaa[C]sy [Em] ---{title: Tequila Sunrise} {artist: Eagles} Tequila Sunrise [G] - Eagles [Intro] [G] [Am] [D] [G] [Verse 1] [G] It's another tequila sunrise [D] Starin' slowly 'cross the [Am] sky [D] Said good[G]bye [G] He was just a hired hand [D] Workin' on the dreams he planned to [Am] try [D] The days go [G] by |[Chorus] |[Em] Every night when the [C] sun goes down |[Em] Just another [C] lonely boy in town |[Em] and [Am] she's out runnin' [D] round [Verse 2] [G] She wasn't just another woman [D] And I couldn't keep from comin' [Am] on [D] It's been so [G] long [G] Oh, and it's a hollow feelin' [D] When it comes down to dealin' [Am] friends [D] It never [G] ends [Instrumental] [G] [D] [Am] [D] [G] [Bridge] [Am] Take another [D] shot of courage [Bm] Wonder why the [E] right words never [Am] co-[B]ome You just get [Em] numb [A] [Verse 3] [G] It's another tequila sunrise [D] This old world still looks the [Am] same [D] Another [G] frame [Outro] [G] [G] ---{title: The Dance} {artist: Garth Brooks} The Dance - Garth Brooks Verse 1: Looking [D] back on the [G] memory of The [A] dance we shared 'neath the [D]stars above [A] For a [D] moment all the [G] world was right How could [A] I have known that you'd [Bm] ever say good- [A] bye |Chorus: |And [G] now I'm glad I didn't [A] know |The way it all would [F#m] end, the way it all would [G] go--[A]o |Our [G] lives are better left to [A] chance |I could have missed the [F#m] pain |But I'd have had to [G] miss [A] the [D] dance Verse 2: Holding [D] you I held [G] everything For a [A] moment wasn't [D] I the king [A] But if I'd [D] only known how the [G] king would fall Then [A] who's to say, you know, I [Bm] might have changed it [A] all |Chorus: |And [G] now I'm glad I didn't [A] know |The way it all would [F#m] end, the way it all would [G] go--[A]o |Our [G] lives are better left to [A] chance |I could have missed the [F#m] pain |But I'd have had to [G] miss [A] the [D] dance Outro: Yes my [G] life is better left to [A] chance I could have missed the [F#m] pain But I'd have had to [G] miss [A] the [D] dance ---{title: The Gambler} {artist: Kenny Rogers} The Gambler - Kenny Rogers Intro: [G] [G] [G] Verse 1: On a [G] warm summer's evenin' on a [C] train bound for [G] nowhere, I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to [D] sleep. So [G] we took turns a starin' out the [C] window at the [G] darkness 'til [C] boredom over [G] took us, [D] and he began to [G] speak. Verse 2: He said, [G] "Son, I've made a life out of [C] readin' people's [G] faces, And knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their [D] eyes. And if [G] you don't mind my sayin', I can [C] see you're out of [G] aces. For a [C] taste of your [G] whiskey I'll [D] give you some [G] advice." Verse 3: So I [G] handed him my bottle and he [C] drank down my last [G] swallow. Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a [D] light. And the [G] night got deathly quiet, and his [C] face lost all ex[G]pression. Said, "If you're [C] gonna play the [G] game, boy, ya gotta [D] learn to play it [G] right. |Chorus: |You got to [G] know when to hold 'em, [C] know when to [G] fold 'em, |[C] know when to [G] walk away and know when to [D] run. |You never [G] count [Am] your [G] money when you're [C] sittin' at the [G] table. |There'll be [C] time enough for [G] countin' [D] when the dealin's [G] done. Verse 4: Ev'ry [G] gambler knows that the [C] secret to surv[G]ivin' is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to [D] keep. 'Cause [G] ev'ry hand's a winner and [C] ev'ry hand's a [G] loser, and the [C] best that you can [G] hope for is to [D] die in your [G] sleep." Verse 5: And [G] when he'd finished speakin', he [C] turned back towards the [G] window, ...Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to [D] sleep. And [G] somewhere in the darkness the [C] gambler, he broke [G] even. But [C] in his final [G] words I found an [D] ace that I could [G] keep. |Chorus x3 (second time is acapella): |You got to [G] know when to hold 'em, [C] know when to [G] fold 'em, |[C] know when to [G] walk away and know when to [D] run. |You never [G] count [Am] your [G] money when you're [C] sittin' at the [G] table. |There'll be [C] time enough for [G] countin' [D] when the dealin's [G] done. Outro: [G - Double Strum] ---{title: Top of the World} {artist: The Carpenters} Top of the World The Carpenters Intro with Kazoo: [C] [C] [C] [C] [Verse 1] [C] Such a feelin's [G] comin' [F] over [C] me There is [Em] wonder in most [Dm] everything I [C] see [C7] Not a [F] cloud in the [G7] sky Got the [Em] sun in my [A] eyes And I... [Dm] won't be surprised if it's a [G] dream [Verse 2] [C] Everything I [G] want the [F] world to [C] be Is now [Em] coming true es[Dm]pecially for [C] me [C7] And the [F] reason is [G7] clear It's be[Em]cause you are [A] here You're the [Dm] nearest thing to heaven that I've [G] seen |[Chorus] |I'm on the... [C] top of the [C7] world lookin'... [F] down on creation |And the [C] only expla[G]nation I can [C] find [C7] |Is the [F] love that I've [G] found ever [C] since you've been a[F]round |Your love's [C] put me at the [G7] top of the [C] world [Instrumental with Kazoo] [C] [C] [C] [C] [Verse 3] [C] Something in the [G] wind has [F] learned my [C] name And it's [Em] tellin' me that [Dm] things are not the [C] same [C7] In the [F] leaves on the [G7] trees and the [Em] touch of the [A] breeze There's a [Dm] pleasin' sense of happiness for [G] me [Verse 4] [C] There is only [G] one wish [F] on my [C] mind When this [Em] day is through I [Dm] hope that I will [C] find [C7] That to[F]morrow will [G7] be just the [Em] same for you and [A] me All I [Dm] need will be mine if you are [G] here |[Chorus] |I'm on the... [C] top of the [C7] world lookin'... [F] down on creation |And the [C] only expla[G]nation I can [C] find [C7] |Is the [F] love that I've [G] found ever [C] since you've been a[F]round |Your love's [C] put me at the [G7] top of the [C] world [Instrumental with Kazoo] [C] [C] [C] [C] | |No chords for next two lines: |I'm on the... top of the world lookin'... down on creation |And the only explanation I can find |Is the [F] love that I've [G] found ever [C] since you've been a[F]round |Your love's [C] put me at the [G7] top of the [C] world |Your love's [C] put me at the [G7] top of the [C] world |Your love's [C] put me at the [G7] top of the [C] world Outro: [C - Double Strum] ---{title: Wagon Wheel} {artist: } Wagon Wheel [G] Intro: [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [C] [C] Verse 1: [G] Headed down south to the [D] land of the pines And I'm [Em] thumbin' my way into [C] North Caroline [G] Starin' up the road and [D] pray to God I see [C] headlights I [G] made it down the coast in [D] seventeen hours [Em] Pickin' me a bouquet of [C] dogwood flowers And I'm a [G] hopin' for Raleigh I can [D] see my baby to[C]night |Chorus: |So [G] rock me mama like a [D] wagon wheel |[Em] Rock me mama any [C] way you feel |[G] Hey [D] mama [C] rock me [C] |[G] Rock me mama like the [D] wind and the rain |[Em] Rock me mama like a [C] south-bound train |[G] Hey [D] mama [C] rock me Instrumental: [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [C] [C] Verse 2: [G] Runnin' from the cold [D] up in New England I was [Em] born to be a fiddler in an [C] old time string band My [G] baby plays the guitar [D] I pick a banjo [C] now Oh the [G] North country winters keep a [D] gettin' me down And I lost my [Em] money playin' poker so I [C] had to leave town But I [G] ain't a turnin' back to [D] livin' that old life [C] no more Chorus: Instrumental: [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [C] [C] [G] Verse 3: {blue}(Single Strums){/blue} Walkin' to the south [D*] out of Roanoke I caught a [Em*] trucker out of Philly had a [C*] nice long toke But [G*] he's a headed west from the [D*] Cumberland Gap To [C*] Johnson City Tennessee And I [G*] gotta get a move on [D*] fit for the sun I hear my [Em*] baby callin' my name And I [C*] know that she's the only one And [G*] if I die in Raleigh at [D*] least I will die {blue}(normal strumming){/blue} [C] free |Chorus: |So [G] rock me mama like a [D] wagon wheel |[Em] Rock me mama any [C] way you feel |[G] Hey [D] mama [C] rock me [C] |[G] Rock me mama like the [D] wind and the rain |[Em] Rock me mama like a [C] south-bound train |[G] Hey [D] mama [C] rock me Outro: [G - Single Strum] ---