MISCELLANEOUS SONGS
(COUNTRY MUSIC
LYRICS, VOLUME 8)
ALL IN KEY OF A,
UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED
© 2008 Joseph George Caldwell. All
rights reserved. Posted at Internet web
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. May be copied or reposted for
non-commercial use, with attribution.
FOREWORD
This is an eighth 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. This volume is a miscellaneous collection of
songs, mainly older popular songs from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
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.
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
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
CAN
I SLEEP IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT
COCAINE
BLUES (AKA TRANSFUSION BLUES)
JOHN R CASH
JOHN R CASH
(G) I HEAR PEOPLE LAUGHING ON
THE CORNER, BY THE SQUARE
THE NEON FLICKERS ON MY WALL
AND I KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE
(C) I'VE BEEN IN HERE A
LISTENING FOR YOUR FOOTSTEPS DOWN THE HALL
AND I'LL BE (G) WAITING FOR
YOU (D) AFTER THE (G) BALL
(CHORUS) AFTER THE BALL IS
OVER, AFTER THE BALL
IF YOU CANNOT STAND, I'VE GOT
THE BLINDS ARE DRAWN AND I
HAVE TURNED THE CLOCK-FACE TO THE WALL
I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU AFTER
THE BALL
LOVING YOU IS SWEET ADDICTION,
I NEED ONLY YOU
JUST AS LONG AS YOU COME BACK
WE'LL DO WHAT YOU WANT TO
GIVE THE NIGHT YOUR LAUGHTER
BUT I'LL HAVE YOU AFTER ALL
I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU AFTER
THE BALL (CHORUS 2X)
BUCK OWENS
I'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD
BUT NO OTHER GIRL EVER
THRILLED ME
THE WAY THAT YOU DO
AIN'T IT AMAZING HOW I LOVE
YOU
WELL, I LEFT MY GRACIE
AND I COUGHT A BIG TRAIN
SEARCHING FOR WEALTH AND FAME
BUT EVERY CLICKETY-CLACK
OF THE RAILROAD TRACK
SEEMED TO BRING OUT MY
GRACIE'S NAME
WELL, AIN'T IT AMAZING GRACIE
HOW MUCH THAT I LOVE YOU
I'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD
BUT NO OTHER GIRL EVER
THRILLED ME
THE WAY THAT YOU DO
AIN'T IT AMAZING HOW I LOVE
YOU
WELL SHE'S NOT THE PRETTIEST
GIRL
IN THE WORLD I KNOW
SHE'S NOT THE SMARTEST ONE
TOO
BUT SHE'S ALWAYS THERE
AND I KNOW SHE CARES
AND I KNOW HER LITTLE HEART
IS TRUE
WELL AIN'T IT AMAZING GRACIE
I MET A LOT OF PRETTY GIRLS
WHEREVER I'D GO
NONE COULD EVER TAKE HER
PLACE
'CAUSE EVERYTIME I'D LOOK
INTO THEIR EYES
I KEEP A SEEIN' MY GRACIE'S
FACE
WELL AIN'T IT AMAZING GRACIE
WILLIE NELSON
(C) CAN I SLEEP IN YOUR ARMS
TONIGHT LADY
IT'S SO COLD LYING HERE ALL A(G)LONE
AND I (C) HAVE NO HOLD TO
HOLD (F) ON YOU
AND I AS(G)SURE YOU I'LL DO
YOU NO (C) WRONG
DON'T KNOW WHY BUT THE ONE I
LOVE LEFT ME
LEFT ME LONELY AND COLD AND
SO WEAK
AND I NEED SOMEONE'S ARMS TO
HOLD ME
TILL I'M STRONG ENOUGH TO GET
BACK ON MY FEET
CAN I SLEEP IN YOUR ARMS...
[ PIANO ]
CAN I SLEEP IN YOUR ARMS...
[ GUITAR - HARMONICA ]
ALAN JACKSON
(A) WAY DOWN YONDER ON THE
IT GETS HOTTER THAN A (E) HOOCHIE
(A) COOCHIE
WE LAID RUBBER ON THE
WE GOT A LITTLE CRAZY BUT WE (E)
NEVER GOT (A) CAUGHT
(CHORUS) (D) DOWN BY THE
RIVER ON A FRIDAY NIGHT
A (A) PYRAMID OF CANS IN THE (E)
PALE (A) MOONLIGHT
(D) TALKING ‘BOUT CARS AND
DREAMING ‘BOUT WOMEN
(E) NEVER HAD A PLAN JUST A
LIVIN’ FOR THE MINUTE
YEAH (A) WAY DOWN YONDER ON
THE
NEVER KNEW HOW MUCH THAT
MUDDY WATER (E) MEANT TO (A) ME
BUT I LEARNED HOW TO SWIM AND
I LEARNED WHO I WAS
A
WELL WE FOOGED UP THE WINDOWS
IN MY OLD CHEVY
I WAS WILLING BUT SHE WASN’T
READY
SO A SETTLED FOR A BURGER AND
A GRAPE SNOW CONE
DROPPED HER OFF EARLY BUT I
DIDN’T GO HOME (CHORUS)
WAY DOWN YONDER ON THE
IT GETS HOTTER THAN A HOOCHIE
COOCHIE
WE LAID RUBBER ON THE
WE GOT A LITTLE CRAZY BUT WE
NEVER GOT CAUGHT
WELL WE FOOGED UP THE WINDOWS
IN MY OLD CHEVY
I WAS WILLING BUT SHE WASNT
READY
SO A SETTLED FOR A BURGER AND
A GRAPE SNOW CONE
DROPPED HER OFF EARLY BUT I
DIDN’T GO HOME (CHORUS)
A
JOHNNY
T.
J. ARNALL
(A)
EARLY
I
TOOK A SHOT OF COCAINE
I
WENT RIGHT HOME
I (A)
STUCK THAT LOVIN' 44 BE(E)NEATH MY (A) HEAD
TOOK
A SHOT OF COCAINE
MADE
A GOOD
THEY
OVERTOOK ME DOWN IN
LATE
IN THE
IN
WALKED THE SHERIFF FROM JERICHO HILL
HE
SAID, “WILLY
YOU'RE
THE DIRTY HACK THAT SHOT YOUR WOMAN DOWN”
SAID
“YES, OH YES, MY NAME IS WILLY
IF
YOU'VE
SHOT
HER DOWN BECAUSE SHE MADE ME SORE
I
THOUGHT I WAS HER DADDY BUT SHE HAD
WHEN
I WAS ARRESTED I WAS DRESSED IN BLACK
THEY
PUT ME ON A TRAIN
HAD
NO FRIEND FOR TO GO MY BAIL
THEY
SLAPPED MY DRIED UP CARCASS IN THAT
EARLY
I
SPIED THE SHERIFF COMING DOWN THE
AH,
HE
SAID COME ON YOU DIRTY HACK INTO THAT DISTRICT COURT
INTO
THE COURTROOM MY TRIAL BEGAN
WHERE
I WAS HANDLED BY TWELVE HONEST MEN
I
SAW THE LITTLE JUDGE COMMENCE TO
IN
ABOUT
HOLDING
THE VERDICT IN HIS RIGHT
THE
VERDICT READ (MURDER) IN THE FIRST DEGREE
I
HOLLERED LAWDY, LAWDY, HAVE
THE
JUDGE HE SMILED AS HE PICKED UP HIS PEN
NINETY-NINE
YEARS IN THE FOLSOM PEN
NINETY-NINE
YEARS UNDERNEATH THAT GROUND
I
CAN'T FORGET THE
(D)
COME ON YOU'VE GOTTA LISTEN UNTO ME
(E)
LAY OFF THAT WHISKEY
LYNDA RANDLE
(A) LIFE IS EASY WHEN YOU'RE (D)
UP ON THE (A) MOUNTAIN
AND YOU'VE GOT (E) PEACE OF
MIND LIKE YOU'VE NEVER (A) KNOWN
BUT THEN THINGS CHANGE AND
YOU'RE (D) DOWN IN THE (A) VALLEY
DON'T LOSE (E) FAITH FOR
YOU'RE NEVER A(A)LONE
(CHORUS) FOR THE (D) GOD ON
THE MOUNTAIN IS STILL GOD IN THE (A) VALLEY
WHEN THINGS GO (E) WRONG,
HE'LL MAKE IT (A) RIGHT
AND THE (D) GOD OF THE GOOD
TIMES IS STILL GOD IN THE (A) BAD TIMES
THE GOD OF THE (E) DAY IS
STILL GOD IN THE (A) NIGHT
YOU TALK OF FAITH WHEN YOU'RE
UP ON THE MOUNTAIN
OH BUT THE TALK COMES EASY
WHEN LIFE'S AT ITS BEST
BUT IT'S DOWN IN THE
THAT'S WHEN FAITH IS REALLY
PUT TO THE TEST (CHORUS 2X)
THE GOD OF THE DAY IS STILL
GOD IN THE NIGHT
GENE WATSON
JOHNNY RUSSELL
(G) GOT NO REASON NOW FOR
GOIN' (C) HOME
ALL MY (D) REASON'S NOW SHE
IS (G) GONE
GOT NO ONE THERE TO TALK
TO
AND (C) EVEN THOUGH I KNOW I
OUGHT TO
GOT NO (D) REASON NOW FOR
GOIN' (G) HOME
ONCE I HAD EVERY REASON A MAN
COULD WANT
FOR GOIN' HOME AND MAKIN'
LOVE BUT NOW I DON'T
SO I END UP IN HERE EACH
NIGHT SITTIN' AND A THINKIN'
MISSING HER, HURTIN' SO AND
DRINKIN'
GOT NO REASON NOW FOR GOIN'
HOME
ALL MY REASON'S NOW SHE IS
GONE
GOT NO ONE THERE TO TALK TO
AND EVEN THOUGH I KNOW I
OUGHT TO
GOT NO REASON NOW FOR GOIN'
HOME
IT'S SO HARD NOW JUST KNOWIN'
THERE'S ANOTHER
THAT SHE'S OUT WITH HIM
KNOWIN' THAT I LOVE HER
SO I END UP IN HERE EACH
NIGHT SITTIN' AND A THINKIN'
MISSIN' HER, HATIN' HIM AND
DRINKIN'
GOT NO REASON NOW FOR GOIN'
HOME
ALL MY REASON'S NOW SHE IS
GONE
GOT NO ONE THERE TO TALK
TO
AND EVEN THOUGH I KNOW I
OUGHT TO
GOT NO REASON NOW FOR GOIN'
HOME
THE CLASH
SONNY CURTIS
(A) BREAKIN' ROCKS IN THE (D)
HOT (A) SUN
I FOUGHT THE LAW AND THE (D) LAW
(A) WON
I FOUGHT THE LAW AND THE (E) LAW
(A) WON
I NEEDED MONEY 'CAUSE I HAD
NONE
I FOUGHT THE LAW AND THE LAW
WON
I FOUGHT THE LAW AND THE LAW
WON
(D) I LEFT MY BABY AND IT
FEELS SO BAD
(A) GUESS MY RACE IS RUN
(D) SHE'S THE BEST GIRL THAT
I EVER HAD
(A) I FOUGHT THE LAW AND THE (D)
LAW (A) WON
I FOUGHT THE LAW AND THE (E)
LAW (A) WON
ROBBIN' PEOPLE WITH A SIX-GUN
I FOUGHT THE LAW AND THE LAW
WON
I FOUGHT THE LAW AND THE LAW
WON
I LOST MY GIRL AND I LOST MY
FUN
I FOUGHT THE LAW AND THE LAW
WON
I FOUGHT THE LAW AND THE LAW
WON
I LEFT MY BABY AND IT FEELS
SO BAD
I GUESS MY RACE IS RUN
SHE'S THE BEST GIRL THAT I
EVER HAD
I FOUGHT THE LAW AND THE LAW
WON
I FOUGHT THE LAW AND THE LAW
WON
I FOUGHT THE LAW AND THE LAW
WON (REPEAT 8X, FADE)
DANIEL
O’DONNELL
(A)
I DON’T WANT TO BE THE ONE WHO HESITATES
(E)
BE TOO SHY, (A) WAIT TOO LATE
I
DON’T CARE WHAT THEY SAY OTHER LOVERS DO
(E)
I JUST WANT TO DANCE WITH (A) YOU
WELL,
I’VE GOT A FEELING THAT YOU’VE GOT A HEART LIKE MINE
SO
LET IT SHOW, AND LET IT SHINE
IF
WE GET A CHANCE TO MAKE ONE HEART OF TWO
I
JUST WANT TO DANCE WITH YOU
(CHORUS)
I WANT TO (D) DANCE WITH YOU
TWIRL
YOU ALL A(A)ROUND THE FLOOR
THAT’S
WHAT THEY INVENTED (E) DANCING FOR
I
JUST WANT TO DANCE WITH (A) YOU
I
WANT TO (D) DANCE WITH YOU
HOLD
YOU IN MY (A) ARMS ONCE MORE
THAT’S
WHAT THEY INVENTED (E) DANCING FOR
I
JUST WANT TO DANCE WITH (A) YOU
(INSTRUMENTAL)
I
CAUGHT YOU LOOKING AT ME WHEN I LOOKED AT YOU
YES,
I DO, YOU KNOW THAT’S TRUE
YOU
DON’T GET EMBARRASED BY THE THINGS I DO
I
JUST WANT TO DANCE WITH YOU
NOW
THE BOYS ARE PLAYING SOFTLY AND THE GIRLS ARE TOO
SO
AM I, SO ARE YOU
IF
THIS WERE THE MOVIES WE’D BE RIGHT ON CUE
I
JUST WANT TO DANCE WITH YOU (CHORUS)
(+
OH, I JUST WANT TO DANCE WITH YOU)
WILSON PICKETT
MUSTANG SALLY UH-HUH
GUESS YOU BETTER SLOW YOUR
MUSTANG DOWN
OH LORD WHAT I SAID NOW
MUSTANG SALLY NOW BABY
OH LORD GUESS YOU BETTER
SLOW YOUR MUSTANG DOWN HU-OH
YEAH
YOU BEEN RUNNIN'
OH I GUESS I HAVE TO PUT YOUR
FLAT FEET
ON THE GROUND
HU! WHAT I SAID NOW
LISTEN!
ALL YOU WANNA DO IS RIDE
AROUND SALLY
(RIDE SALLY RIDE)
ALL YOU WANNA DO IS RIDE
AROUND SALLY
(RIDE SALLY RIDE)
ALL YOU WANNA DO IS RIDE
AROUND SALLY
(RIDE SALLY RIDE) HUH
ALL YOU WANNA DO IS A RIDE
AROUND SALLY
ALRIGHT (RIDE SALLY RIDE)
WELL LISTEN TO THIS
ONE OF THESE EARLY MORNIN'S
HEY WOW! GONNA BE WIPIN YOUR
WEEPIN EYES
HUH! WHAT I SAID
NOW-LOOK-A-HERE
I BOUGHT YOU A BRAND NEW
MUSTANG
A NINETEEN SIXTY-FIVE HUH!
NOW YOU COME AROUND
SIGNIFYIN A WOMAN
THAT DONT WANNA LET ME RIDE
MUSTANG SALLY NOW BABY OH
LORD!
GUESS YOU BETTER SLOW THAT
MUSTANG DOWN
HUH! OH LORD! LOOK HERE
YOU BEEN RUNNIN
OOW!
I GOT TO PUT YOUR FLAT FEET
ON THE GROUND
HUH! WHAT I SAID NOW HEY-A
LET ME SAY IT ONE MORE TIME
YALL
NOW ALL YOU WANNA DO IS RIDE
AROUND SALLY
(RIDE SALLY) HU! (RIDE)
ALL YOU WANNA DO IS RIDE
AROUND SALLY
FADES-
(RIDE SALLY RIDE)
ALL YOU WANNA...
MARTY ROBBINS
(C) MY LOVE IS THE (Am) VALLEY
THE (C) BREEZE AS IT (Am) SIGHS
MY (C) LOVE IS THE (Am) MOUNTAINS
THAT (C) REACH TO THE (Am) SKY
MY (F) LOVE IS THE (Dm) VALLEY
THE (F) ROCKS AND THE (Dm) RILLS
MY (F) LOVE IS THE (C) PRAIRIE
THE (Am) LOW ROLLIN' HILLS,
THE (F) ROLLIN' (C) HILLS
THE CALL OF THE NIGHT BIRD
I LOVE EVERY TRILL
THERE'S PEACE AND CONTENTMENT
WHEN EVERYTHING'S STILL
THE WAIL OF THE COYOTE
THE FLIGHT OF THE DOVE
IT'S ALL GOD'S CREATION
AND THAT'S WHAT I LOVE
AND THAT'S WHAT I LOVE
MARTY ROBBINS
(G) PRIVATE (C) WILSON WHITE,
AMERI(G)CA IS PROUD TONIGHT
PROUD TO (D) CLAIM YOU FOR
THEIR HERO, PRIVATE (G) WHITE
ON A BATTLEFIELD ONE DAY IN A
(C) LAND SO FAR AWAY
MID THE (D) RATTLE OF MACHINE
GUNS IN THE DAWN'S FIRST GOLDEN (G) LIGHT
TWENTY MEN LAY CLOSE TO
DEATH, NINETEEN (C) OF THEM HELD THEIR BREATH
WHILE ONE (D) VOLUNTEERED TO
SAVE THEM, VOLUNTEERED TO GIVE HIS (G) LIFE (CHORUS)
NINETEEN LIVES HE MEANT TO
SAVE, NOT ONE BACKWARD GLANCE HE GAVE
AS HE YELLED, FOR GOD AND
COUNTRY, THROUGH AN OPEN FIELD HE RAN
BUT THE ENEMY HAD SEEN AND
THEY UNDERSTOOD HIS SCHEME
AND THE FIRE FROM THEIR
MACHINE GUNS KNOCKED THE RIFLE FROM HIS HANDS (CHORUS)
SEVEN BULLETS FOUND THEIR
MARK, SEVEN BULLETS NEAR THE HEART
AND THE FORCE OF SEVEN
BULLETS KNOCKED THE SOLDIER TO THE GROUND
BUT HIS PROMISE HE MUST KEEP,
AND HE STAGGERED TO HIS FEET
RAN TOWARD THE FOUR MACHINE
GUNS THAT PINNED THE SOLDIERS DOWN (CHORUS)
BULLETS FLYIN' EVERYWHERE,
SMOKE AND GUNFIRE FILLED THE AIR
ONWARD RAN THE WOUNDED
SOLDIER TO KEEP THE VOW HE MADE
NEARLY DEAD, BUT DEEP WITHIN,
WAS THE STRENGTH TO PULL THE PIN
AS HE YELLED, I DIED FOR
FREEDOM, HE THREW THE HAND GRENADE (CHORUS)
NAT
KING COLE, D
(D)
RAMBLIN' (A) ROSE, RAMBLIN' (D) ROSE
WHY
YOU (E) RAMBLE, NO ONE (A) KNOWS
WILD
AND (G) WIND-BLOWN, THAT'S HOW (D) YOU'VE GROWN
WHO
CAN (A) CLING TO A RAMBLIN' (D) ROSE?
RAMBLE
ON, RAMBLE ON
TILL
YOUR RAMBLIN' DAYS ARE GONE
WHO
WILL LOVE YOU WITH A LOVE TRUE
WHEN
YOUR RAMBLIN' DAYS ARE THROUGH?
RAMBLIN'
ROSE, RAMBLIN' ROSE
WHY
I WANT YOU, HEAVEN KNOWS
THOUGH
I LOVE YOU WITH A LOVE TRUE
WHO
CAN CLING TO A RAMBLIN' ROSE?
WILLIE NELSON
THE RED-HEADED STRANGER FROM
BLUE ROCK,
RODE INTO TOWN ONE DAY.
AND UNDER HIS KNEES WAS A
RAGIN' BLACK STALLION,
AND WALKIN' BEHIND WAS A BAY.
THE RED-HEADED STRANGER HAD
EYES LIKE THE THUNDER,
AND HIS LIPS, THEY WERE SAD
AND TIGHT.
HIS LITTLE LOST LOVE LAY
ASLEEP ON THE
AND HIS HEART WAS HEAVY AS
NIGHT.
DON'T CROSS HIM, DON'T BOSS
HIM.
HE'S WILD IN HIS SORROW:
HE'S RIDIN' AN' HIDIN HIS
PAIN.
DON'T FIGHT HIM, DON'T SPITE
HIM;
JUST WAIT TILL TOMORROW,
MAYBE HE'LL RIDE ON AGAIN.
A YELLOW-HAIRED LADY LEANED
OUT OF HER WINDOW,
AN' WATCHED AS HE PASSED HER
WAY.
SHE DREW BACK IN FEAR AT THE
SIGHT OF THE STALLION,
BUT CAST GREEDY EYES ON THE
BAY.
BUT HOW COULD SHE KNOW THAT
THIS DANCIN' BAY PONY,
MEANT MORE TO HIM THAN LIFE.
FOR THIS WAS THE HORSE THAT
HIS LITTLE LOST DARLIN',
HAD RIDDEN WHEN SHE WAS HIS
WIFE.
DON'T CROSS HIM, DON'T BOSS
HIM.
HE'S WILD IN HIS SORROW:
HE'S RIDIN' AN' HIDIN HIS
PAIN.
DON'T FIGHT HIM, DON'T SPITE
HIM;
JUST WAIT TILL TOMORROW,
MAYBE HE'LL RIDE ON AGAIN.
THE YELLOW-HAIRED LADY CAME
DOWN TO THE TAVERN,
AN' LOOKED UP THE STRANGER
THERE.
HE BOUGHT HER A DRINK, AN' HE
GAVE HER SOME MONEY,
HE JUST DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE.
SHE FOLLOWED HIM OUT AS HE
SADDLED HIS STALLION,
AN' LAUGHED AS SHE GRABBED AT
THE BAY.
HE SHOT HER SO QUICK, THEY
HAD NO TIME TO WARN HER,
SHE NEVER HEARD ANYONE SAY:
"DON'T CROSS HIM, DON'T
BOSS HIM.
"HE'S WILD IN HIS
SORROW:
"HE'S RIDIN' AN' HIDIN
HIS PAIN.
"DON'T FIGHT HIM, DON'T
SPITE HIM;
"JUST WAIT TILL
TOMORROW,
"MAYBE HE'LL RIDE ON
AGAIN."
THE YELLOW-HAIRED LADY WAS
BURIED AT SUNSET;
THE STRANGER WENT FREE, OF
COURSE.
FOR YOU CAN'T HANG A MAN FOR
KILLIN' A WOMAN,
WHO'S TRYIN' TO STEAL YOUR
HORSE.
TTHIS IS THE TALE OF THE RED
HEADED STRANGER,
AND IF HE SHOULD PASS YOUR
WAY,
STAY OUT OF THE PATH OF THE
RAGIN' BLACK STALLION,
AND DON'T LAY A HAND ON THE
BAY.
DON'T CROSS HIM, DON'T BOSS
HIM.
HE'S WILD IN HIS SORROW:
HE'S RIDIN' AN' HIDIN HIS
PAIN.
DON'T FIGHT HIM, DON'T SPITE
HIM;
JUST WAIT TILL TOMORROW,
MAYBE HE'LL RIDE ON AGAIN.
THE
CARPENTERS, G
(G)
THERE WAS A MAN…, A LONELY MAN…
WHO
(D) LOST HIS LOVE THROUGH HIS IN(G)DIFFERENCE
A
HEART THAT CARED…, THAT WENT UNSHARED…
UN(D7)TIL
IT DIED WITHIN HIS (C) SI(G)LENCE
AND
SOLITAIRE'S THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN
AND
(Em) EVERY ROAD THAT TAKES HIM, TAKES HIM DOWN
AND
(D) BY HIMSELF IT'S EASY TO PRETEND
HE'LL
NEVER (G) LOVE AGAIN
AND
KEEPING TO HIMSELF HE PLAYS THE GAME
WITHOUT
HER LOVE IT ALWAYS ENDS THE SAME
WHILE
LIFE GOES ON AROUND HIM EVERYWHERE
HE'S
PLAYING SOLITAIRE
A
LITTLE HOPE…, GOES UP IN SMOKE…
JUST
HOW IT GOES, GOES WITHOUT SAYING
THERE
WAS A MAN…, A LONELY MAN…
WHO
WOULD COMMAND THE HAND HE'S PLAYING
AND
SOLITAIRE'S THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN
AND
EVERY ROAD THAT TAKES HIM, TAKES HIM DOWN
AND
BY HIMSELF IT'S EASY TO PRETEND
HE'LL
NEVER LOVE AGAIN
AND
KEEPING TO HIMSELF HE PLAYS THE GAME
WITHOUT
HER LOVE IT ALWAYS ENDS THE SAME
WHILE
LIFE GOES ON AROUND HIM EVERYWHERE
HE'S
PLAYING SOLITAIRE
AND
SOLITAIRE'S THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN
AND
EVERY ROAD THAT TAKES HIM, TAKES HIM DOWN
WHILE
LIFE GOES ON AROUND HIM EVERYWHERE
HE'S
PLAYING SOLITAIRE
TANYA
TUCKER
ROBERT
BORCHERS AND MACK VICKERY
(CHORUS)
(A) HE JUST CAUGHT THE
IT'S
NOT A (D) HOT DAY IN JANU(A)ARY
LIKE
HE (E) SAID IT'D BE IF HE EVER (A) LEFT ME
A
CASE OF GONE WAS ALL HE CARRIED
AS
HE (D) GOT ON THE
AND
HE (D) SAID THAT GONE WAS (E) ALL HE'D EVER (A) BE
I
DIDN'T THINK THAT HE'D LEAVE ME
AFTER
(D) SAYIN' HOW MUCH HE (A) NEEDS ME
BUT
THE (D) FACT STILL RE(E)MAINS I'M SITTIN' HERE ALL A(A)LONE
MISSIN'
THE LOVIN' OF MY BABY
LORD,
IT'S A(D)BOUT TO DRIVE ME (A) CRAZY
HE
WAS THE (D) SWEETEST PIECE OF (E) HELL I'VE EVER (A) KNOWN (CHORUS)
AS
I WALK THROUGH HIS KINGDOM
OF
(D) HONKY TONKS AND (A) BARS
I
RE(D)MEMBER HOW HE'D (E) HOLD ME AND COMFORT ME WITH (A) TALK
HE
DIDN'T CUSS WITH EVERY BREATH
HE
HAD A (D) SOOTHIN’ SOUTHERN (A) DRAWL
HE
MADE ME (D) FEEL LIKE A (E) LADY THROUGH IT (A) ALL (CHORUS, REPEAT CHORUS AND
FADE)
JIM REEVES
(A) WELL, THIS IS IT, THAT (D)
DAY IS (A) HERE
THE DAY I (E) KNEW WOULD COME,
WHEN YOU WOULD LEAVE ME (A) DEAR
WELL, HERE I SIT, WHILE (D) TEARDROPS
(A) FALL
AND WONDER (E) WHY I CARE
WHEN YOU DON'T CARE AT (A) ALL
BUT (D) I'M A FOOL THAT WAY,
FROM AWAY BACK (A) WHEN
A FOOL WHO'D (B7) TAKE YOU
BACK IF YOU'D COME BACK A(E)GAIN
BUT (A) THIS IS IT, YOU'RE (D)
GONE, YOU'RE (A) FREE
YOU'LL FIND A(E)NOTHER LOVE,
BUT THIS IS IT FOR (A) ME
WELL, THIS IS IT, THAT DAY IS
HERE
IT'S NO SURPRISE AND YET, I
CAN'T HOLD BACK THE TEARS
WELL, HERE I SIT AND TRY TO
GUESS
HOW SUCH AN EMPTY ROOM, SO
FULL OF LONELINESS
WELL, EVEN THE CLOCK HAS
STOPPED
SOMEHOW I GUESS IT KNEW, THAT
TIME'S RUN OUT
FOR ME, IT'S OVER, IT'S ALL
THROUGH
YES, THIS IS IT
YOU'RE GONE, YOU'RE FREE
YOU'LL FIND ANOTHER LOVE
BUT THIS IS IT FOR ME
HANK SNOW, JOHNNY CASH
RICHARD JONES
(A) TROUBLE IN MIND, I'M (E) BLUE
BUT I (A) WON'T BE BLUE AL(D)WAYS
'CAUSE THE (A) SUN'S GONNA
SHINE
ROUND (E) MY BACK DOOR SOME(A)DAY
I'M GOING DOWN TO THE RIVER
I'M GONNA TAKE ME A ROCKING
CHAIR
AND IF THE BLUES DON'T LEAVE
ME
I ROCK ON AWAY FROM HERE
TROUBLE IN MIND, I'M BLUE
BUT I WON'T BE BLUE ALWAYS
'CAUSE THE SUN'S GONNA SHINE
IN MY BACK DOOR SOMEDAY
TROUBLE IN MIND, THAT'S TRUE
I HAVE ALMOST LOST MY MIND
LIFE AIN'T WORTH LIVING
I FEEL LIKE I COULD DIE
TROUBLE IN MIND, I'M BLUE
MY POOR HEART IS HEALING SLOW
I'VE NEVER HAD SUCH TROUBLE
IN MY WHOLE LIFE BEFORE
I'M GONNA LAY MY HEAD
ON SOME LONESOME RAILROAD
LINE
AND LET THAT
EASE MY TROUBLED MIND
TROUBLE IN MIND, I'M BLUE
BUT I WON'T BE BLUE ALWAYS
'CAUSE THE SUN'S GONNA SHINE
IN MY BACK DOOR SOMEDAY