COUNTRY MUSIC LYRICS
VOLUME II
17 NOVEMBER 2002
Minor corrections and
reformatting, 3 May 2004
Corrected 18 June 2010
ALL IN KEY OF A, UNLESS
OTHERWISE INDICATED
© 2004 Joseph George Caldwell. All rights reserved. Posted at Internet web sites http://www.foundation.bw and http://www.foundationwebsite.org
. May be copied or reposted for
non-commercial use, with attribution.
FOREWORD
This is a second volume of lyrics to popular songs, to assist learning to play the guitar by ear, as described in the article, How to Play the Guitar by Ear (for Mathematicians and Physicists), posted at Internet web sites http://www.foundation.bw and http://www.foundationwebsite.org . As discussed in the foreword to Volume 1, the purpose of assembling these lyrics is to provide the student with a large number of songs from which he may choose ones for which he knows the melody and enjoys singing. Since everyone’s taste is different, and the student may not be familiar with the songs that I know (many from decades ago), it is the intention to provide a large number of popular songs from which the student may choose. I believe that learning the guitar is facilitated by practicing a number of different songs in a practice session, and playing each one only a couple of times, perhaps in a couple of different keys. In order to do this, it is important to have a large collection of lyrics available.
As in Volume I, I have deliberately omitted noting the chords to be played on each song, if it is my opinion that the beginning student should be able to figure them out easily – e.g., chords are omitted for most two-chord or three-chord songs. The purpose of this omission is to provide the student with the opportunity of learning to determine which chord to use at each point of the song, quickly and automatically. For more difficult songs, I indicate some of the chords, and for some songs, I provide chords for the entire song. Where I indicate only a few chords, it is important to remember, as noted on the cover, that it is assumed that all songs are sung in the key of A, unless otherwise indicated. (There are a few songs for which the chords are relatively easy, but I have indicated them nevertheless. These are songs that I was to sing in public for some occasion, and I did not wish to make a mistake.)
In some cases, I have found songs already chorded, but in a fashion that is not convenient for the guitar (e.g., in the key of Bflat, or with many exotic chords). In most cases, I have removed the chords or re-chorded them. In some cases, however, I have left the songs in “strange” keys or chordings, to be modified as an exercise by the student.
As was the case for Volume I, this volume includes mainly songs from country music, but it also includes some non-country-music folk songs, rock and roll songs, popular songs, and gospel hymns.
Many of the songs of this volume are copyrighted by others. In their original or available forms, however, they are not helpful for the beginning student of guitar (e.g., they are arranged for piano, or are written in a key that is not natural for the guitar, or are fully annotated with chords, or are in small print). To facilitate reading by the student as he plays the guitar, they are presented here in a large, easy-to-read font and with a strong attempt to keep the song to a single page in length. To facilitate his progress in learning to play by ear, the chords have been removed in all simple cases. It is for these reasons that I have, in cognizance of and in the spirit of the “fair use” doctrine of copyright law, reformatted these songs and presented them in the present volume.
Good luck!
Joseph George Caldwell
Lusaka, Zambia
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACHY
BREAKY HEART (DON'T TELL MY HEART)
AN OLD
LOVE AFFAIR NOW SHOWING
CIELITO
LINDO (MY PRETTY DARLING)
COULD I
HAVE THIS DANCE (from Urban Cowboy)
DON'T LET
THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES
DREAM
BABY (HOW LONG MUST I DREAM)
DRINK TO
ME ONLY WITH THINE EYES
HELP ME
MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT
HEY,
WON'T YOU PLAY ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG SONG
HONEY
WON'T YOU OPEN THAT DOOR
IF I HAD
A HAMMER (THE HAMMER SONG)
I'M
WALKING BEHIND YOU (LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER)
IT'S
STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME
I WASHED
MY HANDS IN MUDDY WATER
I WONDER
WHO'S KISSING HER NOW
JOSHUA
(FIT THE BATTLE OF JERICHO)
NINETY
MILES AN HOUR (DOWN A DEAD-END STREET)
OH BABY
MINE (I GET SO LONELY)
OH, OH,
I'M FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN
OLD DOGS,
CHILDREN AND WATERMELON WINE
ONE HAS
MY NAME, THE OTHER HAS MY HEART
ONLY THE
LONELY (KNOW THE WAY I FEEL)
QUE SERA,
SERA (WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE)
SHOULD I
COME HOME (OR SHOULD I GO CRAZY)
SOLAMENTE
UNA VEZ (YOU BELONG TO MY HEART)
STAY ALL
NIGHT (STAY A LITTLE LONGER)
THE GIRL
FROM IPANEMA (GAROTE DE IPANEMA)
THE
LITTLE OLD LADY FROM PASADENA
WHAT PART
OF NO DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND
WHEN THE
ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER
WHEN THE
SAINTS GO MARCHING IN
WHERE
HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE
YOU CAN
GET IT IF YOU REALLY WANT
YOU NEVER
EVEN CALLED ME BY MY NAME
GEORGE HAMILTON IV
LESTER BROWN, JOHN D LOUDERMILK & BOB
GIBSON
(G) ABILENE, (B7) ABILENE, (C) PRETTIEST
TOWN I'VE EVER (G) SEEN
(A7) WOMEN THERE WILL (D7) TREAT YOU MEAN
IN ABIL(G)ENE, MY (C) ABIL(G)ENE
I SIT ALONE, 'MOST EVERY NIGHT
WATCH THOSE TRAINS PULL OUT OF SIGHT
DON'T I WISH THEY WERE CARRYING ME BACK
TO ABILENE, MY ABILENE
ABILENE, ABILENE, PRETTIEST TOWN I'VE EVER
SEEN
WOMEN THERE WILL TREAT YOU MEAN
CROWDED CITY, THERE AIN'T NOTHING FREE
NOTHING IN THIS TOWN FOR ME
WISH TO THE LORD THAT I COULD BE
IN ABILENE, SWEET ABILENE
(REPEAT ENTIRE SONG)
BILLY RAY CYRUS
DON VON TRESS
YOU CAN TELL THE WORLD YOU NEVER WAS MY
GIRL
YOU CAN BURN MY CLOTHES WHEN I'M GONE
OR YOU CAN TELL YOUR FRIENDS JUST WHAT A
FOOL I'VE BEEN
AND LAUGH AND JOKE ABOUT ME ON THE PHONE
YOU CAN TELL MY ARMS GO BACK TO THE FARM
YOU CAN TELL MY FEET TO HIT THE FLOOR
OR YOU CAN TELL MY LIPS TO TELL MY
FINGERTIPS
THEY WON'T BE REACHING OUT FOR YOU NO MORE
(CHORUS) BUT DON'T TELL MY HEART, MY ACHY
BREAKY HEART
I JUST DON'T THINK HE'D UNDERSTAND
AND IF YOU TELL MY HEART, MY ACHY BREAKY
HEART
HE MIGHT BLOW UP AND KILL THIS MAN, OOH,
YOU CAN TELL YOUR MA, I MOVED TO ARKANSAS
YOU CAN TELL YOUR DOG TO BITE MY LEG
OR TELL YOUR BROTHER CLIFF, WHOSE FIST CAN
TELL MY LIP
HE NEVER REALLY LIKED ME ANYWAY
OR YOU CAN TELL YOUR AUNT LOUISE, TELL
ANYTHING YOU PLEASE
MYSELF ALREADY KNOWS I'M NOT OKAY
OR YOU CAN TELL MY EYES, TO WATCH OUT FOR
MY MIND
IT MIGHT BE WALKING OUT ON ME TODAY
(CHORUS)
BUT DON'T TELL MY HEART, MY ACHY BREAKY
HEART
I JUST DON'T THINK HE'D UNDERSTAND
AND IF YOU TELL MY HEART, MY ACHY BREAKY
HEART
HE MIGHT BLOW UP AND KILL THIS MAN, OOH
JOHNNY HORTON
WELL, TODAY I'M SO WEARY, TODAY I'M SO
BLUE
SAD AND BROKEN-HEARTED AND IT'S ALL
BECAUSE OF YOU
LIFE WAS SO SWEET, DEAR, LIFE WAS A SONG
NOW YOU'VE GONE AND LEFT ME, OH, WHERE DO
I BELONG?
AND IT'S ALL FOR THE LOVE OF A DEAR LITTLE
GIRL
ALL FOR THE LOVE THAT SETS YOUR HEART IN A
WHIRL
I'M A MAN WHO'D GIVE HIS LIFE AND THE JOYS
OF THIS WORLD
ALL FOR THE LOVE OF A GIRL
(INSTRUMENTAL)
AND IT'S ALL FOR THE LOVE OF A DEAR LITTLE
GIRL
ALL FOR THE LOVE THAT SETS YOUR HEART IN A
WHIRL
I'M A MAN WHO'D GIVE HIS LIFE AND THE JOYS
OF THIS WORLD
ALL FOR THE LOVE OF A GIRL
LEROY VAN DYKE
(CHORUS) AN OLD LOVE AFFAIR NOW SHOWING
I’M PRETENDING I NO LONGER CARE
BUT FOR THOSE WHO KNOW ME WELL
THE MARQEE CLEARLY SPELLS
AN OLD LOVE AFFAIR NOW SHOWING
THIS IS ALL I CAN REMEMBER OF THIS
SONG. I E-MAILED LEROY VAN DYKE’S
INTERNET SITE AND ASKED FOR THE WORDS.
MRS. VAN DYKE SAID THAT LEROY THOUGHT THAT THE LYRICS WERE IN STORAGE
SOMEWHERE OUT IN THE GARAGE, AND THAT SHE WOULD SEND THEM TO ME IF AND WHEN HE
CAME ACROSS THEM.
EDDY ARNOLD, G
HERBERT HAPPY LAWSON
(G) ANY (E7) TIME YOU'RE FEELING (A7)
LONELY
ANY (D7) TIME YOU'RE FEELING (G) BLUE
ANY (C) TIME (Cm) YOU FEEL DOWN(G)HEARTED
(E7) THAT WILL (A7) PROVE YOUR LOVE FOR ME
IS (D7) TRUE
(G) ANY (E7) TIME YOU'RE THINKING (A7)
'BOUT ME
THAT'S THE (D7) TIME I'LL BE THINKING OF
(B7) YOU
SO ANY (E7) TIME YOU SAY YOU (A7) WANT ME
BACK AGAIN
THAT'S THE (D7) TIME I'LL COME BACK HOME
TO (G) YOU
(REPEAT)
GENE AUTRY, G
RAY WHITLEY AND GENE AUTRY
(C) I'M BACK IN THE (G7) SADDLE A(C)GAIN
(F) OUT WHERE A FRIEND IS A (C) FRIEND
WHERE THE (F) LONG-HORNED CATTLE FEED
ON THE (C) LOWLY JIMSON (A7) WEED
I'M (D7) BACK IN THE (Am7) SADDLE
A(G7)GAIN
I'M RIDING THE RANGE ONCE MORE
TOTIN' MY OLD FORTY-FOUR
WHERE YOU SLEEP OUT EVERY NIGHT
WHERE THE ONLY LAW IS "RIGHT"
I'M (D9) BACK IN THE (G7) SADDLE (C) AGAIN
(C7) WHOOPY-(F)TI-YI-YO
(C) ROCKING TO AND FRO'
BACK IN THE SADDLE A(G7)GAIN
(C7) WHOOPY-(F)TI-YI-YAY
(C) I'LL BE ON MY WAY (I GO MY WAY)
(D9) BACK IN THE (G7) SADDLE A(C)GAIN
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
J.C. FOGERTY
I SEE THE BAD MOON ARISING
I SEE TROUBLE ON THE WAY
I SEE EARTHQUAKES AND LIGHTNIN'
I SEE BAD TIMES TODAY
(CHORUS:) DON'T GO AROUND TONIGHT
WELL, IT'S BOUND TO TAKE YOUR LIFE
THERE'S A BAD MOON ON THE RISE
I HEAR HURRICANES A-BLOWING
I KNOW THE END IS COMING SOON
I FEAR RIVERS OVERFLOWING
I HEAR THE VOICE OF RAGE AND RUIN (CHORUS)
ALL RIGHT!
HOPE YOU GOT YOUR THINGS TOGETHER
HOPE YOU ARE QUITE PREPARED TO DIE
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE IN FOR NASTY WEATHER
ONE EYE IS TAKEN FOR AN EYE (CHORUS)
WORDS BY JULIA WARD HOWE, MUSIC "JOHN
BROWN'S BODY",
19TH CENTURY AMERICAN CAMP MEETING TUNE
MINE EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY OF THE
COMING OF THE LORD
HE IS TRAMPLING OUT THE VINTAGE WHERE THE
GRAPES OF WRATH ARE STORED
HE HATH LOOSED THE FATEFUL LIGHTNING OF
HIS TERRIBLE SWIFT SWORD
HIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ON
GLORY! GLORY! HALLELUJAH! GLORY! GLORY!
HALLELUJAH!
GLORY! GLORY! HALLELUJAH! HIS TRUTH IS
MARCHING ON
I HAVE SEEN HIM IN THE WATCH FIRES OF A
HUNDRED CIRCLING CAMPS
THEY HAVE BUILDED HIM AN ALTAR IN THE
EVENING DEWS AND DAMPS
I CAN READ HIS RIGHTEOUS SENTENCE BY THE
DIM AND FLARING LAMPS
HIS DAY IS MARCHING ON
GLORY! GLORY! HALLELUJAH! GLORY! GLORY!
HALLELUJAH!
GLORY! GLORY! HALLELUJAH! HIS DAY IS
MARCHING ON
I HAVE READ A FIERY GOSPEL WRIT IN
BURNISHED ROWS OF STEEL
“AS YE DEAL WITH MY CONTEMNERS, SO WITH
YOU MY GRACE SHALL DEAL”
LET THE HERO, BORN OF WOMAN, CRUSH THE
SERPENT WITH HIS HEEL
SINCE GOD IS MARCHING ON
GLORY! GLORY! HALLELUJAH! GLORY! GLORY!
HALLELUJAH!
GLORY! GLORY! HALLELUJAH! SINCE GOD IS
MARCHING ON
HE HAS SOUNDED FORTH THE TRUMPET THAT
SHALL NEVER CALL RETREAT
HE IS SIFTING OUT THE HEARTS OF MEN BEFORE
HIS JUDGMENT SEAT
OH, BE SWIFT, MY SOUL, TO ANSWER HIM! BE
JUBILANT, MY FEET
OUR GOD IS MARCHING ON
GLORY! GLORY! HALLELUJAH! GLORY! GLORY!
HALLELUJAH!
GLORY! GLORY! HALLELUJAH! OUR GOD IS
MARCHING ON
IN THE BEAUTY OF THE LILIES CHRIST WAS
BORN ACROSS THE SEA
WITH A GLORY IN HIS BOSOM THAT
TRANSFIGURES YOU AND ME
AS HE DIED TO MAKE MEN HOLY, LET US LIVE
TO MAKE MEN FREE
(ORIGINALLY: “AS HE DIED TO MAKE MEN HOLY,
LET US DIE TO MAKE MEN FREE”)
WHILE GOD IS MARCHING ON
GLORY! GLORY! HALLELUJAH! GLORY! GLORY!
HALLELUJAH!
GLORY! GLORY! HALLELUJAH! WHILE GOD IS
MARCHING ON
HE IS COMING LIKE THE GLORY OF THE MORNING
ON THE WAVE
HE IS WISDOM TO THE MIGHTY, HE IS HONOR TO
THE BRAVE
SO THE WORLD SHALL BE HIS FOOTSTOOL, AND
THE SOUL OF WRONG HIS SLAVE
OUR GOD IS MARCHING ON
GLORY! GLORY! HALLELUJAH! GLORY! GLORY!
HALLELUJAH!
GLORY! GLORY! HALLELUJAH! OUR GOD IS
MARCHING ON
STEPHEN C FOSTER, 1861, D
(D) BEAUTIFUL DREAMER, (Em) WAKE UNTO (G)
ME
(A7) STARLIGHT AND DEWDROPS ARE WAITING
FOR (D) THEE
SOUNDS OF THE RUDE WORLD, (Em) HEARD IN
THE (G) DAY
(A7) LULLED BY THE MOONLIGHT HAVE ALL
PASSED A(D)WAY
(A7) BEAUTIFUL DREAMER, (D) QUEEN OF MY
SONG
(E7) LIST WHILE I WOO THEE WITH (A) SOFT
MELODY
(D) GONE ARE THE CARES OF (Em) LIFE'S BUSY
(G) THRONG
(A7) BEAUTIFUL DREAMER, AWAKE UNTO (D) ME!
(G) BEAUTIFUL (D) DREAMER, A(A)WAKE UNTO
(D) ME!
(D) BEAUTIFUL DREAMER, (Em) OUT IN THE (G)
SEA
(A7) MERMAIDS ARE CHANTING THE WILD
LORE(D)LEI
OVER THE STREAMLET (Em) VAPORS ARE (G)
BORNE
(A7) WAITING TO FADE AT THE BRIGHT COMING
(D) MORN
(A7) BEAUTIFUL DREAMER, (D) BEAM ON MY
HEART
(E7) E'EN AS THE MORN ON THE (A) STREAMLET
AND SEA
(D) THEN WILL ALL CLOUDS OF (Em) SORROW
DE(G)PART
(A7) BEAUTIFUL DREAMER, AWAKE UNTO (D) ME!
(G) BEAUTIFUL (D) DREAMER, A(A)WAKE UNTO
(D) ME!
LINDA RONSTADT, LYNN ANDERSON, E
ROY ORBISON - JOE MELSON
I FEEL SO BAD I'VE GOT A WORRIED MIND
I'M SO LONESOME ALL THE TIME
SINCE I LEFT MY BABY BEHIND ON BLUE BAYOU
SAVING NICKELS, SAVING DIMES
WORKING TILL THE SUN DON'T SHINE
LOOKING FORWARD TO HAPPIER TIMES ON BLUE
BAYOU
I'M GOING BACK SOME DAY COME WHAT MAY TO
BLUE BAYOU
WHERE YOU SLEEP ALL DAY AND THE CATFISH
PLAY ON BLUE BAYOU
ALL THOSE FISHING BOATS WITH THEIR SAILS
AFLOAT
IF I COULD ONLY (Am) SEE
THAT FAMILIAR SUNRISE THROUGH SLEEPY EYES
HOW HAPPY I'D BE
GONNA SEE MY BABY AGAIN
GONNA BE WITH SOME OF MY FRIENDS
MAYBE I'D BE HAPPY THEN ON BLUE BAYOU
SAVING NICKELS, SAVING DIMES
WORKING TILL THE SUN DON'T SHINE
LOOKING FORWARD TO HAPPIER TIMES ON BLUE
BAYOU
I'M GOING BACK SOME DAY, GONNA STAY ON
BLUE BAYOU
WHERE THE FOLKS ARE FINE AND THE WORLD IS
MINE ON BLUE BAYOU
AH, THAT GIRL OF MINE BY MY SIDE, THE
SILVER MOON AND THE EVENING TIDE
OH, SOME SWEET DAY GONNA TAKE AWAY THIS
HURTIN' INSIDE
I'LL NEVER BE BLUE, MY DREAMS COME TRUE ON
BLUE BAYOU
HANK SNOW & ANITA CARTER, C
HANK SNOW
(C) MY (G7) SHIP SET (C) SAIL TO (F)
BLUEBIRD (C) ISLAND
AND SLOWLY (G7) DRIFTED OUT TO (C) SEA
HER (G7) SILVER (C) SAILS TO (F) CROSS THE
(C) OCEAN
MY LOVER'S (G7) LONELY HEART SET (C) FREE
(C) THEN OUT A(F)CROSS THE (C) WAVES, THE
(G7) BLUEBIRDS (C) CAME ONE DAY
OUT (G7) O'ER THE SILVER SEA, YOUR (C)
MESSAGE BROUGHT TO ME
TO (D) SAIL MY SHIP OF LOVE ALONG THE (G7)
MOONLIT BAY
AND (D) ANCHOR IN THE HARBOR OF YOUR (G7)
HEART
(NC) THE TRADE WINDS (C) THERE ON (F)
BLUEBIRD (C) ISLAND
SOON DRIED HER (G7) LONELY TEARS A(C) WAY
THE (G7) TREASURE (C) I FOUND (F)
BROKEN(C)HEARTED
WAS LOCKED (G7) WITHIN MY HEART TO (C)
STAY
EMMYLOU HARRIS, G
JOHNNY MULLEN
(G) YOU LEFT ME FOR THE (C) BRIGHT LIGHT
OF THE (G) TOWN
A (A7) COUNTRY BOY SET OUT TO SEE THE (D)
WORLD
RE(G)MEMBER WHEN THOSE (C) NEON LIGHTS
SHINE (G) DOWN
THAT BIG OLD (A7) MOON SHINES ON (D) YOUR
KENTUCKY (G) GIRL
I SWEAR I (C) LOVE YOU BY THE MOON
A(G)BOVE YOU
HOW (A7) BRIGHT IS IT SHINING IN YOUR (D)
WORLD (D7)
SOME (G) MORNING WHEN YOU (C) WAKE UP ALL
A(G)LONE
JUST COME ON (A7) HOME TO YOUR (D) BLUE KENTUCKY
(G) GIRL
(INSTRUMENTAL)
DON'T WAIT TO BRING GREAT RICHES HOME TO
ME
I NEED NO DIAMOND RINGS OR FANCY PEARLS
JUST BRING YOURSELF YOU'RE ALL I'LL EVER
NEED
THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR THIS BLUE KENTUCKY
GIRL
I SWEAR I LOVE YOU BY THE MOON ABOVE YOU
HOW BRIGHT IS IT SHINING IN YOUR WORLD
SOME MORNING W