Johnny Cash

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You Are My Sunshine

G G7 C D7

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The other night dear as I lay sleeping I dreamed I held you in my arms But when I awoke dear I was mistaken So I hung my head and cried

Hurt

C Am D G F

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I hurt myself today to see if I still feel I focus on the pain the only thing that's real The needle tears a hole the old familiar sting Try to kill it all away but I remember everything

Ring of Fire

G C D7

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Love Is A Burning Thing And It Makes A Firery Ring Bound By Wild Desire I Fell Into A Ring Of Fire.

I Walk The Line

E A D B7 G

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I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep my eyes wide open all the time I keep the ends out for the tie that binds Because you're mine, I walk the line

Folsom Prison Blues

E A B7

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When I was just a baby my mame told me, "Son Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns" But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die When I heat the whistle blowin'I hang my head and cry.

Jackson

C F C7 {%C G7

Both: We got married in a fever, hotter than a 'Pepper Sprout' Both: We've been talkin' 'bout Jackson, ever since the fire went out John: I'm goin' to Jackson, I'm gonna mess a-} round John: Yea! I'm goin' to Jackson, look out Jackson town.

Cocaine Blues

C G

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Early one mornin while makin the rounds, I took a shot of cocaine and Shot my woman down. I went right home and I went to bed, I stuck that Lovin .44 beneath my head. Got up the next mornin and I grabbed that gun. Took a shot of cocaine and away I run. Made a good run but I run too slow, They overtook me down in Juarez, Mexico. Laid in the hot joints takin the

The Man Comes Around

C F C/D G Am C7

There's a man goin'round takin'names. And he decides who to free and who to blame. Everybody won't be treated all the same. There will be a golden ladder hanging down.

God's Gonna Cut You Down

Am C G

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You can run on for a long time, Run on for a long time, Run on for a long time, Sooner, or later, God'll cut you down. Sooner, or later, God'll cut you down.

A Boy Named Sue

G C D

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My daddy left home when I was three And he didn't leave much to Ma and me Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze. Now, I don't blame him cause he run and hid But the meanest thing that he ever did

I?ve Been Everywhere

E A B7

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()I was totin? my pack along the dusty Winnamucca Road When along came a semi with a high-end canvas covered load "If you?re () going to Winnamucca mack with me you can ride" And so I so I () climbeed into the cab and then I settled down inside He ()asked me if I?d seen a road with so much dust and sand

One

Am F C G D

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Is it getting better Or do you feel the same Will it make it easier on you now You got someone to blame You say

I Wont Back Down

E B C#m A

Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out Hey I will stand my ground and I won't back down And I won't back down No I wont't back down

Heart Of Gold

Em D G C

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I want to live, I want to give I've been a miner for a heart of gold It's these expressions I never give That keep me searching for a heart of gold And I'm getting old

Cry, Cry, Cry

E B7 A F#

Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down I think you only live to see the lights up town I wasted my time when I would try, try, try 'Cause when the lights have lost their glow You'll Cry, Cry, Cry

I Still Miss Someone

A D E

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At my door the leaves are falling, The cold wild wind will come. Sweethearts walk by together And I Still Miss Someone.

The Long Black Veil

G C D

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Ten years ago on a cold dark night Someone was killed beneath the town hall lights There were few at the scene but they all agreed That the slayer who ran looked a lot like me

If I Were A Carpenter

D C G

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If I were a carpenter and you were a lady Would you marry me anyway ? Would you have my baby ? If a tinker were my trade would you still find me ? Carrying the pots I made, following behind me

I Hung My Head

F C Am Dm G

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Early one morning With time to kill I borrowed Jeb's rifle And sat on the hill I saw a lone rider

Wayfaring Stranger

Bm Em E G A7 D

I am a poor___wayfaring stranger Travelling through, this world of woe There's no sick___ness, toil or danger In that bright land to which I go And I'm going home___ to see my father

(Ghost) Riders In the Sky

Am F C Dm

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Yippe-ai-oh, yippee-ai-ay, (Coyote) Ghost riders in the sky, Ghost riders in the sky, Ghost riders in the sky,

Further On Up The Road

Am C G F E

Where the road is dark, and the seed is sowed, Where the gun is cocked, and the bullet's cold, Where the miles are marked in blood and gold, I'll meet you further on, up the road,

The General Lee

F G Am C Em Dm

I'm a Charger, That Charges Through The Night Like An Orange Bolt Of Lightning, Passing Everything In Sight I'm The Best Pal The Duke Boy's Ever Had I'm Thunder On The Highway, Looking Bad, Bad, Bad I'm A Knight, Like The Kind In Shining Armor

I See a Darkness

Bb Dm F Am C

Well you're my friend And can you see Many times we've been out drinking Many times we've shared our thoughts But did you ever, ever notice

One Piece At A Time

F Bb C {%F

Well, I left Kentucky back in '49 An' went to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly line The first year they had me puttin' wheels on cadil- lacs Every day I'd watch them beauties roll by And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry

She Used To Love Me Alot

D D# Em Fm Gm C#

Verse 1: I saw her through the window today She was sittin' in the Silver Spoon cafe I started to keep going But something made me stop

I'll fly away

C C7 F G7

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Just a few more weary days and then I'll fly away To that land where joy will never end I'll fly away

The Chicken In Black

A E Bb D F Db

For two long years my head hurt bad So the doctor checked me and he shook his head He said I'm sorry to tell you put your body's out lived your brain He said I know this doctor in New York son And he'll fix you right up with a brand new one

25 Minutes to Go

G D E B

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Well, they're buildin the gallows outside my cell and I've got 25 Minutes to go. And the whole town's waitin just to hear me yell, I've got 24 Minutes to go. Well, they gave me some beans for my last meal with 23 minutes To go, but nobody asked me how I feel, I've got 22 minutes to go. Well, I Sent for the governor and the whole darn bunch with 21 minutes to go, and I

Dont Take Your Guns To Tow

C F G7 {%G7 C7

Young cow-} boy named Billy Joe Grew restless on the farm A boy filled with wanderlust Who really meant no harm He changed his clothes and shined his boots

Rusty Cage

A5 G D E

You wired me awake And hit me with a hand of broken nails You tied my lead and pulled my chain To watch my blood begin to boil

Get Rhythm

E A B7

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A Little shoeshine boy never gets low down But he's got the dirtiest job in town Bendin' low at the peoples' feet On the windy corner of the dirty street Well I asked him while he shined my shoes

It aint me baby

G Am C D

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Verse I Go away from my window Leave at your own chosen speed

The Wreck Of The Old 97

G C D7

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They give him his orders at Monroe Virginia Saying Steve you're way behind time This is not 38 but this is Old 97

Personal Jesus

Em Am7 G F# F C

Feeling unknown, and you're all alone, Flesh and bone, by the telephone, Lift up the receiver, I'll make you a believer

Dark as the Dungeon

E A B

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Where the rain never falls, where the sun never shines, it's dark as the Dungeon way down in the mine. Like a man with his dope, like a drunkard with His wife, a man will have lust for the lure of the mine. And I'll pray when I'm dead, and my ages shall roll, that my body would blacken and turn into Coal. And I'd look from the door of my heavenly home and pity the miner Diggin my bones. Where it's dark as the dungeon, damp as the dew. Dangers

Solitary Man

E A F#m Bm D

I'll be what I am A solitary man A Solitary man Solitary man

Give my love to rose (ver. 3)

A E D

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I found him by the railroad track this morning I could see that he was nearly dead I knelt down beside him and I listened Just to hear the words the dying fellow said He said they let me out of prison down in Frisco

Ragged Old Flag

A E B F#m

[Verse] I walked through a county courthouse square On a park bench, an old man was sitting there I said "Your old court house is kind of run down" He said "Naw, it'll do for our little town"

Ballad of Ira Hayes

A D E

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Ira Hayes Ira Hayes (ref :) Call him drunken Ira Hayes He won't answer anymore Not the whiskey drinking Indian Nor the Marine that went to war

The Mercy Seat

Am Em E C G Bb

I began to warm and chill to objects and their fields, A ragged cup, a twisted mop, the face of Jesus in my soup, Those sinister dinner deals, the meal trolley's wicked wheels, A hooked bone rising from my food, And all things either good or ungood.

Rock Island Line

E B7

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Now this here's a story about the Rock Island Line Well the Rock Island Line she runs down into New Orleans There's a big tollgate down there and you know If you got certain things on board when you go through the tollgate Well you don't have to pay the man no toll

We'll Meet Again

C G D D7 A E

We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when, But I know we'll meet again some sunny day. Keep smiling through just like you always do, Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away. And will you please say hello to the folks that I know,

Five Feet High And Rising

A E D C

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My mama always taught me that good things come from adversity if we put our Faith in the Lord. We couldn't see much good in the flood waters when they Were causing us to have to leave home, but when the water went down, we found That it had washed a load of rich black bottom dirt across our land. The Following year we had the best cotton crop weFd ever had. I remember

Wanted Man

G Am D

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Verse 1: Wanted man in California,wanted man in Buffalo Wanted man in Kansas city,wanted man in Ohio Wanted man in Mississppi,wanted man in ol' Cheyenne Wherever you might look tonight you might see this wanted man

Streets Of Laredo

G C D7 Db

(Spoken) Then go write a letter and send it to my gray-haired mother And please send the same to my sister so dear But please not one word of all this would you mention When others should ask for my story to hear

Danny Boy

A D E7 A7 Dm E

Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling >From glen to glen and down the mountain side The summer's gone and all the roses falling It's you, It's you must go and I must bide But come ye back when summer's in the meadow

The Beast In Me

C F G Bb D7 E

The beast in me Is caged by frail and fragile bars Restless by day And by night rants and rages at the stars God help the beast in me

San Quentin

C G7 F

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San Quentin, you've been livin'hell to me You've hosted me since nineteen sixty three I've seen 'em come and go and I've seen them die And long ago I stopped askin'why

Sunday Mornin Comin Down

A D E

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Key: Well, I woke up Sunday morning, With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt, And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad, So I had one more for dessert,

The Wanderer

D G Bm A

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I went out walking under an atomic sky, Where the ground won't turn, and the rain it burns Like the tears when I said goodbye. Yeah, I went with nothing, nothing but the thought of you, I went wandering.

Orange Blossom Special

C F G7

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I'm going down to Florida, and get some sand in my shoes. Or maybe California and get some sand in my shoes. I'll ride that Orange Blossom Special and Lose these New York blues.

Ballard of a teenage queen

C F G

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(Dream on dream on teenage queen) (The prettiest girl we've ever seen) There's a story in this town Of the prettiest girl around Golden hair and eyes of blue

One On The Right Was On The Left

G C D7 G7

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There once was a musical troop a pickin' singin' folk group They sang the mountain ballads and the folk songs of our land They were long on musical ability folks thought they would go far

Daddy Sang Bass

D D7 A7 G E7 * *

I reMember when I was a Lad Now I remember after work Times were Hard and things were Bad Momma would call in all of us But there's a Silver Linin'Behind Every Cloud

Redemption Day

Am D C F

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I've wept for those who suffer long But how I weep for those who've gone In rooms of grief and questioned wrong But keep on killing

A Thing Called Love

C G Dm F Em Am

Six foot six, he stood on the ground He weighed two hundred and thirty five pounds But I saw that giant of a man brought down to his knees by love He was the kind of a man that would gamble on luck Look you in the eye and never back up

Lily Of The Valley

C F G Am

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I have found a friend in Jesus He's everything to me He's the fairest of 10,000 to my soul The lily of the valley in Him alone I see All I need to cleanse and make me fully whole

Guess Things Happen That Way

Bb F Eb

CHORUS: God gave me that girl to lean on.. Then he put me on my own. Heaven help me be a man.. And have the strength to stand alone.

In My Life

G Cm D Em A Gm7

There are places I'll remember All my life though some have changed Some forever not for better Some have gone and some remain All these places have there moments

My Grandfathers Clock

D A7 E {%G B7 G

My grandfather's clock; Was too large for the shelf So it stood ninety years on the floor It was taller by half; Than the old man him-} self Though it weighed not a penny-weight more; It was bought on the morn; Of the day that he was born

Big Iron

C Am F Em

To the town of Aqua Fria rode a stranger one fine day Hardly spoke to folks around him didn't have too much to say No one dared to ask his business no one dared to make a slip For the stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip Big iron on his hip

Father And Son

D G A C Am E

1. It`s not time to make a change, just relax, abd take it easy, You`re still young, that`s your fault, There`s so much you have to know. Find a girl, settle down, if you want, you can marry, Look at me, I am old, but I`m happy.

The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer

G A D E C B7

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Johnny Henry's pappy woke him up one midnight, He said, "Before the sheriff comes, I wanna tell you, "Said "Listen boy, Learn to hoist a jack and learn to lay a track

I was there when it happened

E B7 A F F#

VERSE: I don't care who tells me salvation is not real Though the world may argue that we cannot feel Go get your burdens lifted and your sins will go I was there when it happened so I guess I oughta know

Tennessee Stud

A E G D C

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Back about eighteen and twenty-five I left Tennessee very much alive I never would've made it through the Arkansas mud If I hadn't been riding on the Tennessee Stud

Im So Lonesome I Could Cry

C Am G7 C7 F

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Hear that / lonesome / Whipoor - / will, He / sounds too / blue to / fly, / The / midnight / train is / whinin' / low, I'm so / lonesome / I could / cry. /

What Is Truth

E A B7 F#

The old man turned off the radio Said: "Where did all the old songs go? Kids sure play funny music these days! And they play it in the strangest ways Everything seems so loud and wild

The Wall

G Em G7 D C

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()theres a lot of strange men in cell block ten but the() strangest of Them ()all () was a friend of mine who spent his time()staring at the()wall ()staring at the()wall As he stared at that wall so strong and tall you could ()hear him softly

Desperado

G C D Em A7 D7

Desperado, why don't you come to your senses You been out ridin' fences for so long now Oh, you're a hard one, I know that you got your reasons, These things that are pleasin' you can hurt you somehow

Highway Patrolman

D G A A7

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My name is Joe Roberts I work for the state I'm a sergeant out of Perrineville barracks number eight I always done an honest job as honest as I could I got a brother named Frankie and Frankie ain't no good Now ever since we was young kids it's been the same come down

Bridge Over Troubled Water

G D Bm A7 A D7

Intro: Verse 1: When you're weary, Feeling small,

Long Legged Guitar Picking Man

G C G7 D7

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Well I'm gonna start out walkin' just you wait and see Uh-uh guitar picker you ain't a-leavin' without me Aw you big-mouthed woman you long legged guitar pickin' man

Out Among The Stars

E B7 A F#7 D

Midnight at a liquor store in Texas It's closing time another day is done When a boy walks in the door and points a pistol He can't find a job but Lord he's found a gun

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

C G Dm Am7 Em7 F

(verse 1) The first time ever I saw your face, I thought the sun rose in your eyes, And the moon and stars were the gifts you gave, To the dark and the endless sky, my love,

Its All Over

D A {%D G

Rd FRET/KEY: F/PLAY: D I was on my way to you and I was worried I was all torn up and nervous 'Cause I knew that you'd be gone I knocked and crossed my fingers while I waited

Delias Gone

A D E B7 A7

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DELIA'S GONE - Johnny Cash Delia, oh Delia, Delia all my life If I hadn't-a shot poor Delia, I'd have had her for my wife Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone

These Are My People

G D C Am

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These are my people, this is the land where my forefathers lie These are my people, in brotherhood we're heirs of a creed to live by A creed that proclaims that by loved one's blood stains This is my land, and these are my people

I Got Stripes

Eb Db Bb7 Ab7

On A Monday I Was Ar-rested (Uh Huh) On A Tuesday They Locked Me In The Jail (Oh Boy) On A Wednesday My Trial Was At-tested On A Thursday They Said Guilty And The Judge's Gavel Fell

If I Told You Who It Was

G C D

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[Verse 1] I was down in music city 'bout a week ago I wanted to see the grand old Opry show So I held a cap and I headed down to Opryland They said they sold their last ticket the day before

Folsom Prison Blues (ver. 2)

E B7 G A B D

2. When I was just a baby, my momma told me, "Son, Always be a good boy; don't ever play with guns." But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die. When I hear that whistle blowin', I hang my head and cry.

Country Boy

F Bb C {%F

St Fret/Key: F#/Play: F Country boy, ain't got no shoes Country boy, ain't got no blues Well, you work all day while you're wantin' to play In the sun and the sand, with a face that's tan

Trouble In Mind

B7 E A

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Chorus Solo Trouble in mind, thats true, I have almost lost my mind. Life aint worth livin, I feel like I could die.

Like the 309

A E D

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(Sung) Of the 309, of the 309 Put me and my box on the 309 Take me to the depot

The Devil's Right Hand

E B F# C# A

Refrão bis:(a tone higher) The devil's right hand, the devil's right hand, Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand. Refrão bis.

Cocaine Carolina

G C D

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Morning found me lyin' on a floor in New Orleans Looking like the patches was about to eat my jeans Feeling like my belly was a warehouse for the blues And I sure miss my sweet Cocaine Carolina.

If you could read my mind

E A B D E7 C#m

If you could read my mind, love What a tale my thoughts could tell. Just like an old time movie, 'Bout a ghost from a wishing well. In a castle dark,

I Love You Because

Ab Eb Db Bb C A

CHORUS: No matter what may be the style or season. I know your love will always see me through. I love you for a hundred, thousand reasons. But most of all I love you cause you're you.

There You Go

A D E Eb F

Well here I am and there you go, you're gone again I know you're gonna be the way you've always been Breakin' hearts and tellin' lies is all you know Another guy gives you the eye and there you go

Sam Hall

C G F B7

Well, my name it is Sam Hall, Sam Hall. Yes, my name it is Sam Hall, it is Sam Hall. My name it is Sam Hall an' I hate you, one and all. An' I hate you, one and all Damn your eyes.

Home Of The Blues

E A B7 F#7

VERSE 1: Just around the corner there's heartache-- Down the street that losers use-- If you can wade in through the teardrops, You'll find me at the Home of the Blues--

Thirteen

Am D C B G

Bad luck wind been blowin' at my back I was born to bring trouble to wherever I'm at Got the number 13 tattooed on my neck When the ink starts to itch, then the black will turn to red

The Rebel - Johnny Yuma

C G C# F Am Ab

He got fightin' mad....This rebel lad He packed no star....As he wandered far Where the only law....Was a hook and a draw The rebel,.... Johnny Yuma

The Man Who Couldn't Cry

D C G A

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There once was a man who just couldn't cry He hadn't cried for years and for years Napalmed babies and the movie "Love Story" For instance could not produce tears As a child he had cried as all children will

Dirty Old Egg Suckin Dog

D G A

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Well, he’s not very handsome to look at He’s shaggy and he eats like a hog And he’s always out killin’ my chickens, That dirty old egg sucking dog.

Redemption

C G D Em Am

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Old Pirates, yes, they rob I Sold I to the merchant ships Minutes after they took I from the bottomless pit. But my hand was made strong By the hand of the Almighty.

Cindy

C F G C7

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(intro) 1. Well, I wish I was an apple, hangin' on a tree, And every time my Cindy passed, she'd take a little bite of me.

Will the Circle be Unbroken

C C7 F G G7

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I was () standing by my () window on a () cold and cloudy () day, When I saw the hearse come rolling for to carry my () mother away. () Chorus: Will the () circle be unbroken () by and () by Lord by and () by.

Drive On

E B7 A E7

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I got a friend named Whiskey Sam He was my boonierat buddy for a year in Nam He said is my country just a little off track Took 'em twenty-five years to welcome me back But, it's better than not coming back at all

Far Side Banks Of Jordan

F C Bb

I believe my steps are growing wearier each day Still i got another journey on my mind Lures of this old world have ceased to make me wanna stay And my one regret is leaving you behind. But if it proves to be his will that I am first to cross

A Satisfied Mind

D E A

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How many times have You heard someone say If I had money I'd do things my way

Can't Help But Wonder Where I` Bound

Dm G C Am G7

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It's a long and dusty road It's a hot and heavy load And the folks I meet ain't always kind Some are bad and some are good Some have done the best they could

Cat's In The Cradle

E G A D

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Well A child arrived just the other day He came to the wold in the usual way But there were planes to catch and bills to pay He lerned to walk wile I was away He was talkin 'for I knew it and as he culd he said :

Tennesee Flat Top Box

A E D

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In a little cabaret in a South Texas border town, Sat a boy and his guitar, and the people came from all around. And all the girls from there to Austin, Were slippin' away from home and puttin' jewelery in hock. To take the trip, to go and listen,

Ways Of A Woman In Love

A D E B7 D7

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You've cut out your dancin' And you never see a show The girls come by to pick you up And you hardly ever go It seems your head is in the clouds above

Understand Your Man

C Am F G D C7

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Don't call my name out your window, I'm leaving I won't even turn my head Don't send your kin folks to give me no talkin' I'll be gone like I said You'd say the same old things that you've been saying all along

Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart

A E D

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Through the back door of your life, you've swept me out dear In the breadline, of your dreams, I lost my place From the table of your love, I'm thrown the bread crumbs At the Indianapolis, of your heart, I lost the race.

Mean Eyed Cat

E B A

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I gave my woman half my money at the general store I said, "Now buy a little groceries, and don't spend no more." But she gave ten dollars for a ten cent hat And bought some store bought cat food for that mean eyed cat

Goin By The Book

A D C

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You can see it in the moveis, in the paper and the tv news. Sombody's army is always on the move. There's gonna be a battle the lines have been drawn, they got guns and Tanks and planes. The wells have gone dry and the water is bad and in the air is acid rain.

I Corinthians 15:55

A E D E7 B A7

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O Death, where is thy sting? O Grief, where is thy victory? O Life, you are a shining path And hope springs eternal, just over the rise When I see my redeemer beckoning me

Custer

G D C

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[Verse 1] Now I will tell you buster, that I ain't a fan of Custer And the General he don't ride well anymore To some he was a hero, but to me his score was zero And the General he don't ride well anymore

The Frozen Logger

G D7 C d a

As I stepped out one morning into a small café A forty year old waitress to me these words did say She said I see sir you’re a logger and not just a common bum

Tennessee

G D A

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Mama I guess you heard I got married in Tennessee I got a blue-eyed girl Who thinks the world of me We got a cabin in the country

I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow

G D C

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I was ridin' Number Nine, Headin' south from Caroline. I heard that lonesome whistle blow. Got in trouble, had to roam, Left my gal an' left my home.

I Got Shoes

G Em C D7 G7 D9

I got shoes, you got shoes All of gods people have shoes When i get to heaven gonna put on my shoes Gonna walk all over gods heaven, heaven, heaven

Flesh And Blood

A D B E

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Beside a singing mountain stream Where the willow grew Where the silver leaf of maple Sparkles in the morning dew I braided twigs of willow

The Baron

C Am Db D Bb G

'Round me you might have learned a thing or two If I had known ya longer You might be a little stronger Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do, Maybe you'd shoot straighter than you do.

I'm On Fire

A F#m Dsus2 E D/F#

And tell me now baby is he good to you Can he do to you the things that I do oh no I can take you higher Ooh I'm on fire

So Doggone Lonesome

E B7 A

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Intro I'd do my best to hide this low down feelin I'd try to make belive there nothin wrong But there always asking me about you darlin And it hurts me so to tell them that your gone

Hey Good Lookin

G D7 A7 C G7

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[Verse 1] Hey hey good looking what you got cooking How's about cooking something up with me Hey hey sweet baby don't you think maybe We could find us a brand new recepie

As Long As The Grass Shall Grow

A D E

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I met you in the shadows and your face was all aglow, I remember it so well though it was many years ago We both new something happened without a lot to say, But we had other lives and so we went our separate ways. But our hearts communicated and every time we passed,

Banks Of The Ohio

G D C

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I asked my love, to take a walk Take a walk, just a little ways, And as we walked, along we talked Of when would be, our wedding day.

Send A Picture Of Mother

C Em D D7

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Send a Picture of Mother (If You Can) Written by: Johnny Cash Recorded Live January 13, 1968 at Folsom Prison in California Source: Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison (Columbia Records)

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

F A# C7 F7

Swing low, sweet chariot, Comin' for to carry me home. Swing low, sweet chariot, Comin' for to carry me home.

Lumberjack

A D E

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I lived on a farm out in Iowa I pulled the corn and I worked in the hay Got trapped by a girl but I wiggled free Heard the Oregon timber calling me

He Turned The Water Into Wine

C F

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He turned the water into wine He turned the water into wine In the little Cana town, the word went all around that He turned the water into wine

Greystone Chapel

C G F

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There's a grestone chapel here at Folsum A house of worship in this den of sin. You wouldn't think that God had a place here at Folsum. But heÊÊsaved the souls of many lost men.

Wabash Cannonball

D G A

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From the great atlantic ocean to the wide pacific shore She climbs the flowery mountains over the hills and by the shores She mighty tall and handsome she's known quite well by all She's a regular combination on the wabash cannonball

Sugartime

B7 E A F#

[Verse] Well now sugar in the morning sugar in the evening sugar at suppertime Be my little sugar and love me all the time E Honey in the morning honey in the evening honey at suppertime Be my little honey and love me all the time E

Rose Of My Heart

C F G G7

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We're the best partners this world's ever seen; To - gether we're close as can be. But sometimes it's hard to find time in between To tell you what you mean to me.

Like A Soldier

G C D7 D Em

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With the twilight colors falling And the evening laying shadows Hidden memories come stealing from my mind As I feel my own heart beating out The simple joy of living

Girl From The North Country

G Bm C

[Verse 1] If you're travelin' in the north country fair, Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline, Remember me to one who lives there. She once was a true love of mine.

O Bury Me Not

A E

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Lord, I've never lived where churches grow I loved creation better as it stood That day you finished it so long ago And looked upon your work and called it good I know that others find you in the light

Bird On A Wire

F d C Bb a G7

Hey guys, doing a record of this song and thought I'd share with you how we played it. It is very very close to the record version that Johnny Cash did on the album CASH. Props to Mr. Rittard for his tab which was very close, but I do believe this is closer. Share your thoughts and comment for any suggestions!

In The Sweet By And By

C G F G7 C7

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1. There's a land that is fairer than day, And by faith we can see it afar, For the Father waits over the way, To prepare us a dwelling place there.

Suppertime

A E D A7

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[Verse 1] Many years ago in days of childhood I used to play untill evening time would come Then winding down an old familiar pathway I hear my mother call at setting sun

Help Me

A E D

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I never thought I needed help before; I thought that I could get by - by myself. Now I know I just can't take it any more. With a humble heart, on bended knee, I'm beggin'You, please, for help.

why me lord

E B7 A E7

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(Verse 1) Why me Lord, what have I ever done, To deserve even one Of the pleasures I've known, Tell me Lord, what did I ever do,

Sixteen tons

Am F E Dm E7

Some people say a man is made outta mud A poor man's made outta muscle an' blood Muscle an' blood an' skin an' bone A mind that's weak and a back that's strong

Unchained

A E D F#m

Verse 1: I have been ungrateful/ i've been unwise Restless from the cradle/ now I realize It so hard to see the rainbow/through glasses dark as these Maybe I'll be able from now on/ on my knees

A Wednesday Car

A E D

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The assembly line is running slow on Monday They've been living it up and laying up Saturday and Sunday On Tuesday they're about to come around But they still feel bad and they're kinda down And mad cause they've got four more days before the weekend rolls around

Aloha Oe

D G A A7 D7

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Artist: Johnny Cash Title: Aloha Oe Album: American Recordings VI: Ain't No Grave Tuning: Capo 2

The Old Rugged Cross

A D E

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[Verse] On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross The emblem of suffering and shame And I love that old cross where the dearest and best For a world of lost sinners was slain

when the roll is called up yonder

C G7 F

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When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound and time shall be No more, And the morning breaks, eternal bright and fair; When the saved of Earth shall gather over on the other side, And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.

Green, Green Grass of Home

E F#m7 A B7 G#m7 E7

The old home town looks the same, as I step down the train And there to meet me, is my mama and papa Down the road, I look and there runs Mary, hair of gold and lips like cherries It's good to touch the green, green grass of home

I Came To Believe

G C D

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I couldn't manage the problems i laid on myself And it just made it worse when i laid them on somebody else So i finally surrendered it all brought down in despair I cried out for help and i felt a warm comforter there

I Drove Her Out Of My Mind

D G A E Gm

Intro: She gave me my walking papers And ran off with someone new

I'm Moving On

A A7 D E

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That big eight-wheeler rolling down the track Means your true-loving daddy ain't coming back. I'm moving on, I'm moving on, You were flying too high, for my little old sky, And I'm moving on.

Redemption Songs

G D C Em Am

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1. Old Pirates, yes, they rob I, sold I to the merchant ships, Minutes after they took I from the bottomless pit. But my hand was made strong by the hand of the Almighty. We forward in this generation triumphantly.

Train Of Love

F# B C#

Train of love's a-comin', big black wheels a-hummin' People waitin' at the station, happy hearts are drummin' Trainman tell me maybe, ain't you got my baby Every so often everybody's baby gets the urge to roam But everybody's baby but mine's comin' home.

The Fourth Man In The Fire

D A G A7

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Well, the prophet Daniel tells about Three men who walked with God, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, Before the wicked king they stood.

You're The Nearest Thing To Heaven

D A G

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I have sailed the peaceful waters of the ocean deep and blue I held my breath and watched the western sunsets golden hue I've flown above the mountain peaks and valleys wide and green But you're the nearest thing to heaven that I've seen

The Pine Tree

A G D

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I lean my back against you thinkin' you were an oak I knew the wind could bent you but I can't believe you broke Now the wind could never break me only your false love Honey I've been true I swear by God above

I Will Miss You When You Go

G D7 C A7

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I will miss you when you go much more than you'll ever know But I'll have a memory to keep you near In my heart you will remain but it just won't be the same

Doin My Time

E A B7

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Capo 1st fret On this old rock pile, with a ball and chain, They call me by a number, not a name.

The Gambler

A D E

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About 20 years ago, on a train bound for nowhere I met up with The Gambler We were both too tired to sleep So we took turns a starin' through the window at the darkness Til' boredom overtook us and he commenced to speak He said: Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces

Apache Tears

C G F

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Hoof prints and foot prints, deep ruts the wagons made The victor and the loser came by here No head stones but these bones bring Mascalero death moans See the smooth black nuggets by the thousands laying here Petrified but justified are these Apache tears

Rowboat

D G A E C Am

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1. Rowboat Row me to the shore She don't want to be my friend no more She dug a hole in the bottom of my soul She don't want to be my friend no more

Baby Ride Easy

A E D A/C# F#m

Verse 1: If I drove a truck And I were a waitress And I ordered coffee And I poured you some Then you'd stop by on your way sometimes later And if we arm-wrestled

You'll Never Walk Alone

C F G C# Dm Bb

When you () walk through a storm, Hold your()up high And()don't be a()fraid of the ()dark. At()the()end of the()storm Is a()golden ()sky,

Spiritual

A E F#m D

Jesus I don't wanna die alone Jesus oh Jesus I don't wanna die alone My love wasn't true Now all I have is you Jesus oh Jesus I don't wanna die alone Jesus If you hear my last breath Don't leave me here Left to die a lonely Death I know I have sinned but Lord I'm suffering

Busted

G D C

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My bills are all do and the babies need shoes but I'm Busted Cotton is down to a quarter a pound and I'm Busted I got a cow that went dry and a hen that won't lay A big stack of bills that get bigger each day The county will haul my belongin's away I'm Busted.

Singing In Vietnam Talking Blues

G C A7 D D7

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One mornin' at breakfast I said to my wife, "We've been ev'rywhere once and some places twice." As I had another helping of country ham, she said, "We ain't never been to Vietnam, And there's a bunch of our boys over there."

God Bless Robert E Lee

A D E A7

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[Intro] When Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederacy Jefferson Davis was upset about it He said how dare that man resent an order From the president of the Confederate States of America And then somebody told him that General Lee had made the decision himself

If I Give My Soul

D G A

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Down a dangerous road, I have come to where I'm standing With a heavy heart, and my hat clutched in my hand Such a foolish man, God ain't known no greater sinner I have come in search of Jesus, hping he will understand

Song Of The Patriot

C F G

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Chorus 1: I'm a flag wavin' patriotic nephew of my uncle sam A rough ridin' fightin' yanky man VERSE 1: I love mom and apple pie and the freedom that we all enjoy Across this beautiful land VERSE 2: I worked hard and i fight hard for the ole' red, white, and blue

Highway Man

G F Am C Dm Em

[Verses] I was a highwayman. Along the coach roads I did ride With sword and pistol by my side Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade

Tear Stained Letter

D G A E7

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I'm gonna write a tear stained letter, I'm gonna mail it straight to you I'm gonna bring back to your mind what you said about always bein' true About our secret hidin' places, bein' daily satisfied I can see you sittin' and readin' it, while you hang you head and cry I just hope you're not so sad, that you're gonna go down suicide

do lord

G A C D7 D E7

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I've got a home in glory land that Outshines the sun I've got a home in glory land that Oustshines the sun I've got a home in glory land that

Four Strong Winds

D A7 G E7 Em

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Four strong winds that blow lonely, Seven seas that run high, All these things that won't change come what may. Well our good times are all gone, and I'm bound for movin' on, I'll look for you if I'm ever back this way.

Cool Water

A E7 D E

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All day I've faced a barren waste without the taste of water Cool water Ole Dan and I with throats burned dry, and souls that cry For water Cool, clear water

Remember Me (i'm The One Who Loves You)

B E F# G# C#

And through all kinds of weather You'll find I'll never change Through the sunshine and the shadows I'll always be the same

Sea Of Heartbreak

D A G Bm Gb

1. The lights in the harbor Don't shine for me I'm like a lost ship (tacet) Adrift on the sea

I Dont Hurt Anymore

G C D A G7

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[Verse 1] It don't hurt anymore, all my teardrops have dried No more walkin' the floor with that burning inside Just to think it could be, time has opened the door And at last I am free, I don't hurt anymore

Nobody

D A G E

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When life seems full of clouds and rain And I'm full of nothin' but pain Who soothes my thumpin', bumpin' brain? Nobody

That's Enough

A D E

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Well the mean things you said, don't make me feel bad Cause I can't miss a friend, that I never had, (I've got) I've got Jesus, and that's enough, (that's enough) that's enough.

Im Free From The Chain Gang Now

Ab Db Eb F G Bb7

I got rid of the shackles that bound me And the guards that were always around me. There were tears on the mail Mother wrote me in jail, But I'm free from the chain gang now.

Beans For Breakfast

G D7 C

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I couldn't hear you for the TV I didn't know you said goodbye I saw your canceled check for the airfare didn't know flying got so high Beans for breakfast once again hard to eat 'em from the can

Drums

G C7 D7

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[Verse 1] From the Indian reservation to the governmental school Well they're going to educate me to the white men's Golden Rule And I'm learning very quickly for I've learned to be ashamed And I come when they call Billy though I've got an Indian name

To Beat The Devil

G D7 C E

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[Verse 1] It was winter time in Nashville, down on music row And I was looking for a place to get myself out of the cold To warm the frozen feeling that was eating at my soul And keep the chilly wind off me and my guitar

A Legend In My Time

G D C B7 E7 A

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If heartaches brought fame in love's crazy game I'd be a legend in my time. If they gave gold statuettes for tears and regrets, I'd be a legend in my time.

Pocahontas

A D E G

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Aurora borealis, the icy sky at night, Paddles cut the water in a long and hurried flight, From the white man to the fields of green, In the homeland we've never seen.

Salty Dog

A7 D G C

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CHORUS Let me be your Salty Dog Or I won't be your man at all Honey let me be your Salty Dog

Chattanooga City Limit Sign

G C D7 D

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Spoken) I was thumbin' a ride one Saturday mornin' Out of Nashville totin' my sack I lent my car to a gal that lived in Chattanooga And she hadn't ever brought it back.

I Wont Have To Cross Jordan Alone

A E D

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[Verse 1] When I come to the river at the ending of day When the last winds of sorrow have blown There'll be somebody waiting to show me the way, I won't have to cross Jordan alone I won't have to cross Jordan alone, Jesus died all my sins to atone

I Shall Not Be Moved

C G F

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1. Glory Hallelujah, I shall not be moved, Anchored in Jehova, I shall not be moved, Just like the tree that's planted by the water, I shall not be moved. 2. In his love abiding, I shall not be moved,

For The Good Times

C G7 Dm G C7 F

Don't look so sad, I know it's over, but life goes on. And this old world will keep on turning. Let's just be glad we had some time to spend together. There's no need to watch the bridges that we're burning.

Down There By The Train

E A E7 B7 B

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There's a place I know where the train goes slow Where the sinner can be washed in the blood of the lamb There's a river by the trestle down by Sinner's Grove Down where the willow and the dogwood grow

Let The Train Blow The Whistle

G C B7 D7 a A

This song DOES NOT require a pick, watch Cash playing the song he DID NOT use one and I have clearly stated The FINGER PICKING patterns not STRUMMING PATTERNS so therefore do not need to provie a strumming pattern Chords for the song;

Cowboy's Prayer

A E

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(verse 1) Lord, I've never lived where churches grow, I loved creation better as it stood, That day you finished it so long ago,

Peace In The Valley

G A7 C D7 G7

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I am tired and weary but I must toil on Till the Lord comes to call me away Well the morning's so bright and the lamb is the light

Im Leaving Now

D G A

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VERSE: Hold on honey I'd like to say I'm busting out and breaking away I'm letting you go like a hot horse shoe I can't take another heart ache from you

Good Morning Friend

F C Bb G7

[Verse 1] He's not on some golden throne way off and out of space He's not hiding out in some big secret hiding place I can guarantee he'll be your friend to touch and hold And I'm qualified to tell it cause I've got it in control

I Promise You

Bb F7 C Eb G7 F

[Verse 1] I promised you the day you marry me I'll be everything to you that I should be And while you're in the springtime of your years You'll not know what it's like to shed a tear

Blue Train

F C A#

There's an engine at the station and the whistle calls my name, It's callin' callin' callin', 'Come and get aboard the train.' My baby's gone and I'm alone to live in misery, I'm gonna call and make a reservation for me.

Country Trash

D A G

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I got a crib full of corn, and a turnin'plow But the grounds to wet for the hopper now. Got a cultivator and a double tree A leather line for the hull and gee Let the thunder roll and the lighting flash

Last Gunfighter Ballad

A D G Bm

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Chorus 1: And the thought of the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke The thought of the smell of the black powder smoke And the stand in the street at the turn of a joke

You`re my baby

E A B7

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Well i got a dollar that i saved Saved it up for a rainy day Everybodys for bills its due But if they don`t catch me i`ll spend it on you

Muddy Waters

Cm G Eb G7 Ab Fm

Mary grab the baby river's risin' Muddy water taking back the land Old frame house she can't take no more beatin' Ain't no use to stay and make a stand Well the morning light showed water in the valley

Man In White

C G A D F E

Verse 1 ()I studied at the ()feet of a ()master, ()Gamaliel we ()called him, the ()beauty of the ()law, ()I was born of the Tribe of Benjamin, I ()was a Pharisee, ()and I could quote from ()memory the ()Holy ()Torah.

The Talking Leaves

A D

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Sequoia's winters were sixteen Silent tongue spirit clean He walked at his father's side Across the smoking battle ground Where red and white men lay all around So many here had died The wind had scattered around Snow white leaves upon the ground Not leaves like leaves from trees

White Girl

D A E G C

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[Verse 1] I am stunned and I am broken and my head is in my hand For she who said she love me will not wed an Indian man My Gods who were wild ridden stand quiet by my side For although I loved her she would not be my bride

Cause I Love You

A E

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[Verse] I'll sweep out your chimney Yes and, I will bring you flowers

In Them Old Cottonfields Back Home

E A B

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WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BITTY BABY MY MAMA USED TO ROCK ME IN THE CRADLE IN THEM OLD COTTON FIELDS BACK HOME

If The Good Lords Willin

Gb Db B Gbm Abm7 E

If the good Lord's willing and the creek stays down I'll be in your arms time the moon come around.. For a taste of love that's shining in your eyes. If the rooster crows at the crackin' of the dawn I'll be there just as sure as you're born.

Frankie And Johnny

G C D

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They were true as a blue, blue sky He was a long-legged guitar-picker With a wicked, wondering eye But he was her man nearly all of the time

Singer Of Songs

A D

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Chorus 1: I'm not a savior, and I'm not a saint The man with the answers I certainly ain't I wouldn't tell you what's right or what's wrong I'm just a singer of songs

The L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore

G F D

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1. When I was a curly headed baby, My daddy sat me down upon his knee. He said, "Boy, you go to school and learn your letters, Don't you be a dirty miner like me."

When He Reached Down His Hand For Me

C G7 F

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Once my soul was astray from the heavenly way I was wretched and vile as could be But my Savior in love gave me peace from above When he reached down his hand for me

Bad News

Bb Eb F

Bad news travels like wildfire Good news travels slow They all call me Wildfire Cause everybody knows

Memories Are Made Of This

D A7 G D7 E E7

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Take one fresh and tender kiss Add another night of bliss One girl one boy some grief some joy Memories are made of this

Dont Go Near The Water

A E D a d

From the fountains in the mountains Comes the water running cool and clear and blue. And it comes down from the hills And it goes down to the towns and passes through.

You Wild Colorado

E A B7 F#

VERSE: Oh you wild raging river like my woman's lips you lure me Pipe-piper of the desert roll on to the sea You're the same at noon or midnight and I follow where you go But you're planning no returning you wild Colorado

Loves Been Good To Me

A D E Bm F#m G#

I have been a rover, I have walked a-lone. Hiked a hundred highways, Never found a home.

The Great Speckled Bird

G G7 C D7

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What a beautiful thought I am thinking Concerning the great speckled bird And to know that my name is recorded

Before my Time

G C D Em Am

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I know that hearts were loving Long before i was here And i'm not the first to ever cry In my bed or in my beer There were songs before there was radio

Look At Them Beans

A E D a

Though papa died with that dream still in his head A desire in his heart, a promise on his lips, calluses on both hands And two dollars in his pocket Papa didn't live long enough to see his dreams come true So he died from too much work, broken spirit, I guess

Remember The Alamo

C G7 F Em

And a hundred and eighty were challenged by Travis to die By the line that he drew with his sword when the battle was nigh Any man that would fight to the death cross over But him that would live better fly And over the line went a hundred and seventy-nine

Meet me in heaven

G D C A

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We saw houses falling from the sky Where the mountains lean down to the sand We saw blackbirds circling 'round an old castle keep And I stood on the cliff and held your hand We walked troubles brooding wind swept hills

He Stopped Loving Her Today

D G A

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He said I'll love you till I die She told him you'll forget in time As the years went slowly by She still preyed upon his mind He kept her picture on his wall

The old account

D A G D7 E

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(verse 1) Well it was a time on earth when in the books of heaven An old account was standing for sins yet unforgiven My name was at the top and many things below But I went unto the keeper and settled it long ago

In Your Mind

E A B7 F# {%A

Livin' at the bottom of the stairs of life Never a smile knockin' on your door The air is blue and so are you Prehistoric monsters on the floor

You Win Again

E A B7

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The news is out all over town That you've been seen a runnin' 'round. I know that I should leave, but then, I just can't go; you win a-gain. This heart of mine could never see

The Greatest Cowboy Of Them All

A E B D

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I have always had my heroes, I've loved a lot of legends Many men in my mind are riding tall But my cowboy hero hat's off To the man who rode a donkey

There Ain't No Good Chain Gang

A D F#7 C Bb E

(Waylon) Bet it ain't rainin back hom Bet your sisters still on the phone Bet mama's in the kitchen, cookin fried chicken Wishin that I hadnt done wrong

Joe Bean

C G F C7

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Well, they're hanging Joe Bean this morning, For killing a man in Arkansas. Funny thing about it, Joe Bean has never been to Arkansas. On top of that, Joe Bean never heard of the man. In fact, today is Joe Bean's twentieth birthday.

Belshazzar

G D C

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Well the *Bible tells us about a man Who ruled Babylon and all it's land Around the city he built a wall And declared that Babylon would never fall

Don't Think Twice, It's Alright

A Am E D

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Well,It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe If you don't know by now And It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe It will never do anyhow When your roosters a crowin at the break of dawn

I Would Like To See You Again

A D E

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Verse 1 I was sittin' here thinkin' about old times, Some old times, some old friends... When sudden-ly it crossed my mind, That I would like to see you a-gain.

The Night Hank Williams Came To Town

C F G D

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Harry Truman was our president A coke and burger cost you thirty cents I was still in love with Mavis Brown On the night Hank Williams came to town

Southern Accents

E F#m A D B

There's a southern accent - where I come from The young'uns call it country - the yankees call it dumb, I got my own way of talking - but everything gets done, With a southern accent - where I come from

Dont You Think Its Come Our Time

D G A

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[Verse 2: June Carter] I've watched the gentle winds change The colors shades of meadows Ive seen the dew on flowers that had no name But I let my vase stay empty like my lonely empty heart

Thank's A Lot

G C D7 D

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You're tellin' everyone in town that I don't treat you right You even say I stay away and don't come home at night I'm losing you and you are all I've got Thanks a lot thanks a lot

God Will

F C C7 Gm Bbm

God will walk with me down the streets Where no one else will walk God will talk with me of things that No one else will talk When no one else will walk and no one else will talk

Six White Horses

D G A7

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Subject: SIX WHITE HORSES As recorded by: Johnny Cash SIX WHITE HORSES As recorded by: Tommy Cash

Lifes Railway To Heaven

G C A7 D7 D

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I'm not sure if this is the same key as the recording, but I'm pretty sure It's the same time and same progressions. There are multiple instrumentals In it, but if I remember correctly, they all cover the verse and chorus Parts. (I have been capoing at the 3rd fret so it would be in Bb.) 4/4 time.

Time Of The Preacher

D G A

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It was the time of the preacher When the story began Of the choice of a lady And the love of a man

The Battle Of New Orleans

A E D

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[Verse 1] In 1814 we took a little trip Along with Col. Jackson down the mighty Mississippi' We took a little bacon and we took a little beans And we caught the bloody British in a town in New Orleans

When Its Springtime In Alaska Its Forty Below

A D E

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Verse I mushed from Port Barrol through a blizzard of snow Been out prospecting for two years or so Pulled into Fairbanks, the city was a boon

The Evening Train

C F G C/F

Verse I heard the laughter at the depot, But my tears fell like the rain When I saw them place that long, white casket In the baggage coach of the evening train.

Best Friend

E A Am D

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A diamond is a diamond and a stone is a stone But a man's not all good nor all bad When the chips're all down and your back's at the wall You're the best friend that you've ever had You're the best friend that you've ever had

City Of New Orleans

Bb F Gm D# Dm E#

If you want to take the easy way out, you can just put a capo on the 3rd fret and play Chords for Arlo Guthrie's version. it sounds like thats what Cash did, but sang an octive I am going off of memory here, don't have the song to listen to, so email any mistakes [email protected]. thanks!

Oney

A G D7 C B7 E7

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After twenty-nine long years of workin' in this shop With Oney standin' over me, To-day when that old whistle blows I'll check in all my gear and I'll retire.

I'm A Drifter

G D A

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Got no strings to tie me down, got no cause to hang around, What difference does it make which way I go. Got an empty feeling down inside, still I need to stay alive, Who can tell what waits beyond this road ?

Goodnight Irene

C G C7 F F6

Last Saturday night I got married, Me and my wife settled down. Now me and my wife are parted; Gonna take another stroll down-town.

When The Roses Bloom Again

G D7 C

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In the rattle of the battle came a whisper soft and low From a soldier who'd been wounded in the fray I am dying Captain dying and I pray before I go

Death And Hell

A E D F# B F#m

Verse 1: She stepped down from her carriage at 10 Vermillon Street I took off my roustabout and slung it to her feet We went into her parlor and she cooled me with her fan But said i'll go no further with a fantasy makin' man

The Big Battle

G A E7 D7 D C

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I'm tired of running for cover; I'm certain the battle is done. O'er sea over there where we fought them It's quiet, for they've all gone away.

Don't Make Me Go

A D E A7

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You take my hand and smile at me But I can tell you'd rather be Alone or with somebody else you know And when your eyes look into mine That old time love light doesn't shine

Cotton Fields The Cotton Song

C G D F A

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Now when them cotton bowls get rotten you can't pick very much cotton In them old cottonfields back home It was down in Louisiana just about a mile from Texarkana In them old cottonfields back home

Mama You Been On My Mind

C G Am F Dm

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[Verse 1] When you wake up in the morning baby look inside your mirror I won't be next to you, you know I won't be near I'd be curious to know if your reflection is as clear As the one that I've got on my mind

I Never Picked Cotton

E A F F#

Chorus I never picked cotton Like my mother did and my brother did And my sister did And my daddy died young In a coal mine

I'd Rather Die Young

C G7 F

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I'd rather die young than grow old without you So don't ever leave me whatever you do To see someone's picture where my picture hung Believe me my darling I'd rather die young

Starkville City Jail

Bb F7 Eb Bb7 F C7

Well, I left my motel room, down at the Starkville Motel, The town had gone to sleep and I was feelin' fairly well. I strolled along the sidewalk 'neath the sweet magnolia trees; I was whistlin', pickin' flowers, swayin' in the southern breeze. I found myself surrounded; one policeman said: "That's him.

I'm Bound For The Promised Land

A E

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1. On Jordan's stormy banks I stand, And cast a wishful eye To Canaan's fair and happy land, Where my possessions lie.

All of God's Children Ain't Free

C G Am F

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I'd sing more about more of this land But all God's children ain't free I'd open up ev'ry door I can Cause all God's children ain't free

I Don't Know Where I'm Bound

A D E

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I don't know where I'm bound I don't know where I'm bound Whistles calling me away Leaving at the break of day and I don't know where I'm bound

The Caretaker

A D E

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I live in the cemetery, ol' caretaker they call me, In the wintertime I rake the leaves and in the summer I cut the weeds. When a funeral comes the people cry and pray, They bury their dead, then they all go away, And here I work and I somehow hide

Happiness Is You

C G7 F

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Way down the mountain I chased a moonbeam On the beach I built sand castles too My moonbeams faded my castles tumbled

It Takes One To Know Me

G C D Em D7 B7

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[Verse 1] It's true that I used to be crazy And harder to love than most men But the blood that ran through these tired old hands Was hotter and wilder back then

This Side Of The Law

A D E B7

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Verse On this side of the law, On that side of the law, Who is right? Who is wrong? Who is for and who?s against the law? You see, I didn't really mean you no harm, But I simply couldn't make it on the farm.

Monteagle Mountain

D G A

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I just rolled out of Nashville in my big rig headin' south My eyes are on fire feels like cotton in my mouth My whole body's achin' but I got to make them big wheels roll I got to be in Florida by tomorrow morning with a full heavy load I got to get passed Atlanta as soon as I can tonight

It Was Jesus

D A G F Bb C7

Well a man walked down by Galilee so the Holy Book does say And a great multitude was gathered there without a thing to eat for days Up stepped a little boy with the basket please take it Lord he said And with just a five loaves and two little fishes five thousand had fish and bread

The Ballad Of Boot Hill

G Em D

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Here lies Les Moore, Four slugs from a forty-four, No Les no more.

Veterans Day

G D7 C

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Well I used to hang out down at the VFW hall And stare at the photographs up on the wall Of the neighborhood boys that died in the wars we've been through

In The Jailhouse Now

C# F# G#7 G#

Well I remember the last election, the prohibitionists were in action They was trying to elect themselves a president Bill Camel and John Austin, walked from New Orleans to Boston And they got them a bottle in every settlement

The Dinosaur Song

D G A

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Dinosaurs lived a long time ago They were terrible lizards, don't you know ? Some ate plants and some ate meat, Some ate fish and some ate beasts.

One And One Makes Two

D A G

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Oh, the number one is not my favorite number, 'cause one means only me and there's no you, But one plus one, you see, makes two, that's you and me, And it's more fun when one and one make two.

No Charge

G D C

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For mowing the yard 5 dollars, for making my own bed this week 1 dollar For going to the store 50 cents, for playing with my little brother while you went shopping 25 cents For taking out the trash 1 dollar, for getting a good report card 5 dollars And for raking the yard 2 dollars Total amount owed 14 dollars and 75 cents

Loading Coal

G C Em D

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Verse: My pappy said when I was seventeen You're six feet tall and you face is clean And it don't look right for a boy that old To not make a livin' loading coal

What do I care

A E F B7 F#7 G7

What do I care what do I care What do I care just as long as you were mine a little while When the road was long and weary you gave me a few good mile What do I care if I miss a goal because I make a slip I'll still be satisfied because I tasted your sweet lips

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

Bm D G E C# B

Virgil Cain is my name, and I served on the Danville train Till Stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again. In the winter of '65, we were hungry, just barely alive. By May the 10th, Richmond had fell And it's a time I remember, oh, so well.

The Man On The Hill

A E B7 A7 D Dm

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[Verse 1] Will we get cold and hungry will times be very bad When we're needin' bread and meat where we gonna get it dad We'll get it from the man in the house on the hill Yes we will from the man on the hill

Chattanooga Sugar Babe

C Am G C7 F

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1. There ain't no money to buy cocaine, sugar babe There ain't no money to buy cocaine, sugar babe There ain't no money to buy cocaine Burn your nose and rot your brain, Sugar babe, sugar babe.

Gentle On My Mind

G Am D

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1. Well, it's knowing that your door is always open, And your path is free to walk, That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag rolled up And stashed behind your couch.

Casey's Last Ride

Am G F Em C

Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down The stairway to the subway and the shadows down below Following the footsteps through the neon darkened corridor Of silent desperation, never speaking to a soul

The Preacher Said Jesus Said

E B7 A F# D

[Verse 1] Well with everybody trying to tell us what to do You wonder how are you to know whose word is true But the preacher just keep on a bringing us a very same word And from St Paul to Billy Graham the same is heard

Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream

G D C D7

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Last night I had the strangest dream I've ever known before I dreamed that all the world agreed to put an end to war I dreamed I saw a mighty room, the room was filled with men And the papers they were signing said they'd never fight again

After All

G D A C Am F

We have drifted apart Broken hearts, me and you After all of this time I'm satisfied inside to know This memory that I had

Pickin Time

C G7

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NC=No Chord/S=Strum {Spoken} {NC} {S:} I got cotton in the {S:} bottom land It's up and growin' and I {S:} got a good stand My good wife and them {S:} kids of mine

Everybody Loves A Nut

G D C

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Verse 1 There was a hermit named Fred who kept the dead horse in his cave And everyone said to Fred Fred how come you keep a dead horse in your cave and he said well

Would You Recognize Jesus

G C D D7

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[Verse] If you've never fed the hungry, or given clothes to the poor, If you've never helped the stranger who came knocking on your door, If you forgot to send some flowers to sick and shut-in friend, Well if you ain't helping none of these, then you ain't helping Him.

Casey Jones

G D7 C D

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Come all you rounders if you wanna hear, The story about a brave engineer. Casey Jones was the roller's name, On a 68 wheeler course he rode to fame.

Route 1 Box 144

A E D A7

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[Verse 1] His dying barely made the morning paper And they summed it up in twenty words or more Killed in action leaves wife and baby At Route 1 Box 144

Boa Constrictor

A B

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I'm gettin' swallered, by Boa Constrictor By Boa Constrictor, by Boa Constrictor I'm gettin' swallered, by Boa Constrictor And I don't like snakes one bit.

This Ole House

C G F C/B Am7 Fdim

I'm a-gettin' ready to meet the saints. This ole house is a-gettin' shaky, this ole house is a-gettin' old; This ole house lets in the rain, this ole house lets in the cold. Oh, my knees are a-gettin' shaky, but I feel no fear nor pain, 'Cause I see an angel peekin' through a broken windowpane.

The Blizzard

G C E D

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There's a blizzard comin' and I'm wishin' I was home For my pony's lame and he can't hardly stand Lord my hands feel like their froze and there's a numb that's in my toes But it's only seven miles to Maryanne It's only seven miles to MaryAnne

Look For Me

C G F Am Dm

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Verse 1 Look for me there in the morning when the clay of worthless ground Is baked into the brick to build the church That doesn't mind to wait with patience till it's found He said children look for me, look for me

Johnny Reb

E A B7

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You fought all the way Johnny Reb Johnny Reb You fought all the way Johnny Reb Saw you a marchin' with Robert E. Lee You held your head a-high tryin' to win the victory You fought for your folks but you didn't die in vain

Call Your Mother

C G F Am D Em

When you get a chance Would you please call your mother RIFF And thank her for the good years that we had? Gently break the news that you don't love me And give my best regards to your good old dad

Ringing The Bells For Jim

A D E

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[Verse 1] The father heard church bells at midnight A wrong time for church bells to chime He went to the tower, found a little girl there Said, Why ring the bells at this time?

Without Love

G D C Em A

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Without love, I am half human. Without love, I'm all machine. Without love, there's nothin' do - in'. I will die without love.

Come Along And Ride This Train

G D C

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I know a land where mountain streams are running free I know a prairie where there miles between each tree I know where there?s people you would like to get to know Come along with me and go

One More Ride

A E7 D

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I miss the gloom of the prarie moon That seemed to know my name And the tumbleweed where the prarie dog feed, I miss them just the same They're all a part of my song at heart I'm singin'

Sweet Betsy From Pike

G D7 A7 C

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Now don't you remember Sweet Betsy from Pike Who crossed the big mountains with her lover Ike Two yoke of oxen a big yeller dog A tall Shanghai rooster and one spotted hog

Farmers Almanac

E A B7

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[Verse 1] Well the farmer prayed for a better year And the crops were good like the Lord did hear But his barn burnt down with winter near The answer came in white and black

I Forgot To Remember To Forget

Bb F Eb Cm

I forgot to remember to forget her. I can't seem to get her off my mind. I thought I'd never miss her but I Found out somehow, I'd think about her Almost all the time.

These Hands

C G7 E F D A

These hands ain't the hands of a gentleman These hands are calloused and old These hands raised a family these hands built a home Now these hands raised to praise the Lord

Oh Lonesome Me

C G7 C7 F G D7

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I'll bet she's not like me she's out and fancy free She's flirtin'with the boys with all her charms But I still love her so and brother don't you know I'd welcome her right back here in my arms

Kneeling Drunkards Plea

C G7 F

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Lord have mercy on me Was the kneeling drunkard's plea And as he knelt there on the ground

Youve Got A New Light Shining In Your Eyes

A D E B7

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[Verse 1] You've got a new light shining in your eyes And I can see now right where your beauty lies And it's showing in your face that your heart has found a place And I can hear it in your whisper and your sighs

Life Goes On

A D E

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My baby left me just the other day I guess the things will never be the same But I must forget that she is gone Cause time goes by and life goes on

Ned Kelly

C F G D

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[Verse 1] Ned Kelly was a wild young bush ranger Out of Victoria he rode with his brother Dan He loved his people and he loved his freedom And he loved to ride the wide open land

All Over Again

Bb F Eb Fm

Every time I look at you I fall in love..all over Again. Every time I think of you it all begins..all over Again.

Pack Up Your Sorrows

A D E

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Ah, but if somehow you could pack up your sorrows, And give them all to me, You would lose them, I know how to use them, Give them all to me.

The Shifting Whispering Sands

C G G7 F D7

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One would think the sand was resting but you'll find this is not so. It is whisp'ring, softly whisp'ring, as it slowly moves a-long. And those who stop and listen, it will sing this mournful song. Of side-winders and the horn toad on the thorny chaparral, In the sunny days and the moonlight nights, the lonely coyotes yell.)

Just The Other Side Of Nowhere

F C G C7 Am G7

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I come from just the other side of nowhere, To this big time lonesome town, They got a lotta of ice an' snow here, Ain?t half as cold as all the people I've found. Everywhere I try to go here,

Lost On The Desert

C F G

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I had to give up and they took me to jail but I hid all the money I got Way out on the desert where no one could get it and I left a mark at the spot Then I got away and I ran for the desert the devil had taken control I needed water but he said I'd make it near the money is a big waterhole

Youre So Close To Me

A E D

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[Chorus] You're so close to me your body and your soul're now a part of me We are one now no one could ever know just what you are to me You're so close to me your deepest darkest secrets all belong to me I am you you are me you're so close to me

Crazy Old Soldier

C G F

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I've had fame and fortune, Women come knock on my door. I've lived to the limit, And maybe a little bit more.

If Not For Love

A E D A7 F# G

[Verse 1] A broken man moves slowly down the sidewalk Humbled by the favours he must seek From those that he encounters on his walk through misery Who are rich enough to hurt just as they please

Amazing Grace

C# D F# G#7 G A7

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now im found, Was blind, but now I see.

Run Softly, Blue River

G C D F D7 G7

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(Run softly Blue River my darlin's asleep) (Run softly Blue River run cool and deep) Run softly Blue River my darlin's asleep Run softly Blue River run cool and deep

Seasons Of My Heart

F C Bb F7

[Verse 1] The seasons come the seasons go We get a little sunshine, rain and snow Just the way that it was planned to be But there's no seasons in my heart

Johnny 99

D A G

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Verse Well they closed down the auto plant in Mahwah late last month Ralph went out lookin' for a job but he couldn't find none He came home too drunk from mixin' Tanqueray and wine He got a gun shot a night clerk now they call him Johnny 99

I Talk To Jesus Every Day

A D E B

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Well you talk about important people that you say you know Presidents and superstars of big television shows Well I know someone personally who's bigger than 'em all And next to him your superstars look mighty small

Dark As A Dungeon

D G A7 A B E

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Oh, come all you young fellers, young and so fine. Seek not your fortune in the dark, dreary mine. It'll form as a habit and seep in your soul, Till the stream of you blood runs as black as the coal.

Daddy

A E B7 D

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[Verse] His deeds were never published for the public The things he did were never done for show His name was never printed in the paper Until about two days ago

Papa Was A Good Man

C G7 F C7 D7 Am

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It rained all the way to Cincinnati With our mattress on top of the car Us kids were eatin' crackers and baloney And papa kept on drivin' never stopped once at a bar

T for Texas

D G A7

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T for Texas, T for Tennessee T for Texas, T FOR Tennessee T for Thelma, the gal that made a wreck outta me.

I Got A Boy And His Name Is John

C G F

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[Chorus] I got a boy and his name is John, You oughta see little John tag along, Goin' where his daddy goes, Learnin' what his daddy knows.

The Story Of A Broken Heart

G D C

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While your wedding bells are ringing My poor heart is singing The story of a broken heart Hmm the story of a broken heart

Snow In His Hair

G D G7 C A D7

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The years have been many, the years have been long, But at last I'm returning to daddy and home. He's looking my way though he hardly can see, God bless my old daddy, he recognized me. There's snow in his hair and I helped put it there,

Let him roll

D G A

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Now He was a wino, tried and true Done about everything there is to do He worked on freighters, he worked in bars He worked on farms, 'n he worked on cars

Jacob Green

G D C Am

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1) Jacob Green got busted for possession Next morning early he appeared in court But he was sent to jail to wait To be trialed at some later date Next morning early, there came a sad report

Allegheny

G C A D

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Verse 1 How she got that junk car runnin' God I'll never know It never ran but once and set to winters in the snow Well imagine runnin' out on me has I lay sound asleep Allegheny My big mistake was thinkin' you we're something I could keep

wildwood flower

E B A

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Oh I?ll twine with my mingles of raven black hair With the roses so red and the lilies so fair And the myrtle so bright with the emerald dew The pale and the lyd-er and eyes of light blue

Forever Young

D A G F B7

May God bless and keep you always, May your wishes all come true, May you always do for others And let others do for you. May you build a ladder to the stars

What Is Man

D A G

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What is man that you are mindful of him Lord You made the stars, you made the sun And all the worlds that came to be at your command What is man? What has he done?

Color Of Love

A E D

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Verse Well I used think the color of love would be a rosy red or a pretty pink And I thought it would be a thirsty man crawlin' home to get a big old drink And I thought love was spelled like a bell <u>B</u>-<u>E</u>-double L bell that you ring Stead of wham bam Hit your man with a pan

Keep On The Sunny Side

D G A A7

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[Verse 1] There's a dark and a troubled side of life There's a bright there's a sunny side too Though we meet with the darkness and strife The sunny side we also may view

The One Rose

G D D7 E A C

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1. You're the one rose that's left in my heart, dear, I love you, adore you, I do, Each night in dreamland we wander along, Telling love?s story anew.

Wide open Road

C F G

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Theres a wide open road Its leadin south from my abroad If you stick around and turn your dampers down Theres a wide open road

Softly And Tenderly

C G F Am D D7

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Artist: Johnny Cash Song: Softly and Tenderly Album: My Mother’s Hymn Book Year: 2003 Original key: C

Im A Worried Man

A D E

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[Chorus] Worried man, worried man I'm a very worried man Hungry babies don't understand Papa is a worried man

Mary Of The Wild Moor

A E D

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It was on one cold winter night, When the wind blew across the wild moor When Mary came wandering home with her child, Till she came to her own father's door

The Loving Gift

A D E

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We spent the precious time we knew was borrowed 'Cause you gave me the courage to live with yesterday And you gave me tomorrow You gave me a candle to light my way to bed You erased those shadows I'd been seeing You brought me a pillow to rest my weary head

Luther Played The Boogie

F C Bb Fm G

Wild. Played a railroad song with a stomping beat, we played A blues song kinda slow and sweet. But the thing that knocked them off their feet was, ooh-wee!!

Heavy Metal Dont Mean Rock And Roll To Me

Em G D B C B7

[Verse 1] Some days I think this old machine is out to get me. Somedays she does what I tell her. It's like dancing with a widow-maker, forty hours a week. I'm talking about a, big old D-10 caterpillar.

Gone Girl

F Bb C G

[Verse 1] She is deliciously tall sort of a long girl She is delightfully small sort of a song girl She freely admits to the world that she was a wrong girl That's nothing compare to the fact that she is a gone girl

Lead Me Gently Home

G D C

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Oh, lead me gently home Father Lead me gently home When life's toils are ended And parting days have come Sin no more will tempt me

These Things Shall Pass

A E D A7 B7

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His () throne Chorus: () rose looks gray at midnight But the () flame is just asleep And () steel is strong because it knew The () hammer and white heat These () things shall pass () and life be () sweeter When love and () faith Are strong they () cannot long en- () dure

Rock Of Ages

G D C EM

It rained all the way to cincin ati With our matresses on top of the car Us kids we're eating crackers and bologna Papa kept on driving, never stopped once at a bar

My Treasure

G# C# A# Eb

I saved a lot of money my fortune was untold And like a fool I idealized my silver and my gold My earthly treasure's mounted but when I counted through I realized the treasure I had overlooked was you

Nasty Dan

C G7 G F D E

[Verse 2] Now Nasty Dan was a nasty man the whole day long He'd go where he could he'd try real good to make things go wrong He'd jump for joy when a little boy would trip and fall And the only words that he ever said were I don't like you at all

Its Just About Time

Eb Bb Ab

Maybe it's just about time I told you I'm All through with you. But just about the time I start to tell you, I start feeling blue. And just about then I lose my nerve and wait

I Call Him

C G7 F

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Well the blue's still in the water and the blue's still in the sky And way beyond the blue there's someone watching from on high My clothes may be ragged and my shoes may be worn

Troublesome Waters

C F Am G7

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Troublesome waters much blacker than night Are hiding from view the harbor's bright light Tossed in the turmoil of life's stormy sea I cried to my Savior have mercy on me

Clementine

C G7 F

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(Oh my darling Clementine) She knew that Cody was the man she wanted But she had waited nearly all her life

The Fourth Man

E B7 A

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Refrain: They wouldn't bend They held on to the will of God so we are told They wouldn't bow They would not bow their knees to Idols made of gold

Time Changes Every-thing

C G7 F

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Time has passed I've forgotten Mother nature does wonderful things I thought nothing could stop me from loving you But time changes every-thing

Bonanza

D A G A7 D7

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The plain we hold is as good as gold, Bonanza, Hand in hand we built this land, the Ponderosa Ranch. Our birth right is this Cartwright Bonanza, We here belong and stand in strong, wrong ain't got a chance.

You And Me

A D E7 a

[Chorus] Ain’t it good babe? You and me We sailed the stormy waters, we calmed the angry seas We knew we could babe, you and me Just as long as we have you and me

Jesus Was A Carpenter

D G A7 D7

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Verse Jesus was a carpenter and he worked with a saw and a hammer And his hands could form a table true enough to stand forever And he might have spun his life out in the coolness of the mornings But he put aside his tools and he walked the burning highways

Children Go Where I Send Thee

C F G7

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Children go where I send thee How shall I send thee I'm gonna send thee two by two

As Long As I Live

D A7 G

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[Chorus] As long as I live, if it be one hour Or if it be one hundred years I'll keep remembering forever and ever I'll love you dear as long as I live

Any Old Wind That Blows

A D E {%A {%D

Lord, she's restless Like cotton candy clouds that sail the day Flowin' free ... and she pos-} sesses Mind that can't resign itself to stay ... for long, with me So I tried and tried, to keep her tied and satisfied

I Got A Woman

A D E

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I got a woman way cross town She's good to me, oh yeah I got a woman way cross town She's good to me, oh yeah Well she's my baby when I'm in need Oh, she's a real true friend indeed I got a woman way cross town She's good to me, oh yeah

Next In Line

D C G E A F

The next in line will be someone who loves you The next in line is me, 'cause it's my time Now how long will it be, till you end my misery You better be prepared to linger, when you get to me

Ballad Of Annie Palmer

A D E B7

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[Verse 1] On the island of Jamaica quit a long long time ago At Rose Hall plantation where the ocean breezes blow Lived a girl named Annie Palmer, the mistress of the place And the slaves all lived in fear to see a frown on Annie's face

Oh What A Good Thing We Had

C F G a Am d

SONG: OH WHAT A GOOD THING WE HAD ARTIST: JOHNNY CASH / JUNE CARTER ALBUM: DUETS - 16 BIGGEST HITS - CARRYIN' ON TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected]

shepherd of my heart

C F G7

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You're the shepherd of my heart, so treat it tenderly It's a heart that needs your ever loving care You're the shepherd of my heart, until eternity Lead it not into the valley of despair

Thats All Over

C F G7

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Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm When you left I shed a million teardrops over you But that's all over my crying days are through

Ive Got Jesus In My Soul

C C7 F Am G7

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I?ve got Jesus in my soul It?s the only way I know Watching every move I make

Lead Me Father

G C D7 Em A7

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When my hands are tired and my step is slow Walk beside me and give me the strength to go Fill my face with your courage so defeat won't show

Kate

C F G

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Well I saw you with another It made me lose my mind Shot you with my .38 And now I'm doin' time

Straight As In Love

F Fm C Bb Gm G

Learned my 's. But when I graduated from the grammar school And I moved one grade above, I began to be a Snook at books but I made straight A's in love.

Old Apache Squaw

G D C

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[Verse 1] Old Apache Squaw, how many long lean years you saw? How many bitter winter nights Shivering in a cold teepee? Shivering in a cold teepee?

Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine

D A G E

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[Verse] In a vine covered Shack in the mountains Bravely fighting the battle of time There's a dear one who's weathered life's sorrows It's that silver haired daddy of mine

Girl In Saskatoon

B F# E A C# D

I left a little town a little south of Hudson Bay I couldn't find a thing to make a rounder want to stay I fought the wind across the barren waste and the crystal dunes Goin' for to marry the girl in Saskatoon

Breaking Bread

G D C Em Am D7

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(intro) Breaking bread, breaking bread, We are gathered here together to break bread. (2x)

Forty Shades Of Green

G C D A7

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() I close my eyes and picture the () emerald of the sea, From the () fishing boats at Dingle, To the () shores of Donagha ()-dea; I () miss the River Shannon, And the () folks at Skibbereen,

No Earthly Good

C F G

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Come hear me good brothers come hear one and all Don`t brag about standin` then you`ll surley fall You`re shinin you lite right and shine it you should You`re so heavenly minded your no earthly good

Where We'll Never Grow Old

A D E B7 A7

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I have heard of a land on a far away strand, 'tis a beautiful home of the soul, Built by Jesus on high, where we never shall die, 'tis a land where we?ll never grow old.

Wichita Lineman

G Fmaj7 A Em D Dm

[Verse 1] I am a lineman for the county. And I drive the mainroad. Searchin in the sun. For another overload.

My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You

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I may say that I dont care Hold my head up in the air Even tell my friends Im glad that you dont call But when the day is through My heartaches start in new

Me And Bobby Mcgee

A E D E7

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[Verse 1] Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waiting for the trains. Feeling 'bout as faded as my jeans. Bobby flagged the diesel down, just before it rained. Took us all the way to New Orleans.

The Miracle Man

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[Verse 1] I've had some hard times in years now gone by I've had my heartaches my cup has been dry But I've never been kicked and publicly scorned And I've never worn a crown of thorns

Oh What A Dream

A E C D B7 G

[Verse 1] I dreamed I walked in a field of flowers oh what a dream The houses all were sliver towers oh what a dream Beside the road and angel sat I said hello and tipped my hat And stopped when I saw her smile and sat me down a while

if we never meet again

C G F C7 G7

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Verse 1: Soon we'll come to the end of life's journey And perhaps we'll never meet anymore Till we gather in Heaven's bright city Far away on that beautiful shore

I Cant Help It If Im Still In Love With You

A E7 D A7

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[Verse 1] Today I passed you on the street And my heart fell at your feet I can't help it if I'm still in love with you Somebody else stood by your side

One Too Many Mornings

A D G E Am

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Down the street the dogs are barkin' And the day is a-gettin' dark As the night comes in a-fallin' The dogs will lose their bark And the silent night will shatter

Always Alone

G G7 C D7

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Always alone alone and blue I've got no one to tell my troubles to No one to care to call my own

Let The Lower Lights Be Burning

C G7 F D7

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Brightly beams our Father's mercy From His lighthouse evermore, But to us He gives the keeping Of the lights along the shore. Let the lower lights be burning!

The Running Kind

A A7 D G

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1. I was born the running kind with leaving always on my mind, Home was never home to me at anytime, Every front door found me hoping I would find the back door open, There just had to be an exit for the running kind.

Katy Too

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If you should see Miss Mary Ann, just tell her I'm her Lovin' man Give my love to Jean and Sue but don't forget ol' Katy too Katy too, Katy too, don't forget ol' Katy too

That Old Wheel

B E F# A

[Chorus1) That old wheel is gonna roll around once more When it does it will even up the score Don’t be weak: as they sew, they will reap Turn the other cheek and don’t give in

Have You Ever Seen The Rain

E B A C#m F# C#

[Verse 1] Someone told me long ago; There's a calm before the storm. I know, it's been coming for some time.

I Couldnt Keep From Crying

A D A7 E7 b G

I SAW YOU WALKING BY HIS SIDE, HEARD YOU WHISPER ALL THOSE LIES AND I COULDN'T KEEP FROM CRYING YOU SANG HIM LOVE SONGS TENDERLY JUST THE WAY YOU SANG TO ME

All I Do Is Drive

E A e B G D

[Chorus] I got nothing in common with any man Who's home every day at five All I do is drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive, drive

Sing A Travelling Song

a C G7 Am D7 F

Sing A Traveling song [C]Hey little girl with [Am]tears in your eyes [F]Don't waste your time now [C]askin' me why I don't know I know I'll []just be []movin' []along

Paul Revere

G C Em Am D G7

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In April of 1775 This great nation started coming to life. Old King George didn`t like it one bit, So he proceeded to throw him a royal fit.

I've Got A Thing About Trains

G D7 C G7 A7

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Train train train I've got a thing about trains I get a sad kind of feelin' When I see a passenger train

No No No

A E D

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[Verse] I'm a poor boy from the farm land Your father is a wealthy sailing man If I asked you for your hand Would you tell me no oh no no no

Chain Gang

A D E

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[Verse 1] I was just a kid roaming around Traveling thru a little old town A man walked up and said come with me Your broken son that's vagrancy

Ill Say Its True

E A B F# B7 D

[Verse 1] I've never been in prison. I don't know much about trains. My favorite singer, cooks my breakfast. I like her fancy and I like her plain.

I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You

E A A7 D B7

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[Verse 1] Everybody says you let me down I should be ashamed to take you round Makes no difference what you used to do Darling I could never be ashamed of you

Truth

D G A Bm A7 C

The lips of truth are never closed The head of truth is upright The breast of truth stands forward The gaze of truth is straight

When I Take My Vacation In Heaven

C G7 F D7

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There are those who are taking vacations To the mountains the lakes and the sea Where they rest from their cares and their troubles

This Town

C A F Am G E

This town is not for me, I won't be stayin' 'round. This town is hard and cold; I'm not happy in this town. I'll pick up my heart and I'll go,

Just As I Am

A E D

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1. Just as I am without one plea, But that Thy blood was shed for me, And that thou bid'st me come to Thee, Oh lamb of God, I come, I come.

The Ten Commandments

C D7 G

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Moses led God's children out to find the promised land And on the way he'd stop each day and look to Heaven and Asked God for help as he could not withstand the task alone

Ill Remember You

C G7 F

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Come to me sweetheart and let me hold you (hold you) One minute more will help me through the loneliness that's due Give me another kiss that I can dream on (dream on)

That Lucky Old Sun

C F G7 C7 Fm7 Am7

Up in the mornin, out on the job Work like the devil for my pay While that lucky ole sun, got nothin to do But roll around Heaven all day

Put The Sugar To Bed

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Out on a shrimp boat I just dropped the net When the wind she come to blowin' whizzin' bad all to get I look south east and golly me what I see A black thundercloud with them fuzzy eyebrows Come a lookin' direct towards boudleaux and me

Born To Loese

G C G7 D7

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Born to lose, I've lived my life in vain Ev'ry dream has only brought me pain All my life I've always been so blue Born to lose, and now I'm losing you

Accidentally On Purpose

G C D7 A7

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Accidentally I saw you this morning You were lovely dressed in your wedding gown And they say that you married a stranger to me

Hell Understand And Say Well Done

G D7 C G7 A7

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Give when you give him best of your service Telling the world that the Savior has come Be not dismayed if men don't believe you

I Never Met A Man Like You Before

D G A Em Bm

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[Verse] You shined your light so I could see that life was more than a chore When I came up against the wall you said I am the door You gave me reason to believe in you now I believe it even more I've never met a man like you before

Wont Back Down

E F#m A D

[Verse 1] Well I won't back down, no I won't back down You can stand me up at the gates of hell But I won't back down

The Way Worn Traveler

G D

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[Verse] I saw a way worn traveler in tattered garments clad, And struggling up the mountain, it seemed that he was sad. His back was laden heavy, his strength was almost gone, It shouted as he journeyed, ''Deliverance will come!"

Lorena

G C D7

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The years creep slowly by Lorena Snow is on the grass again The sun is sinking low Lorena

Galway Bay

A E D

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Verse If you ever go across the sea to Ireland Then maybe at the closing of your day You could sit and watch the moon rise over Claddagh Or watch the sun go down on Galway Bay

Committed To Parkview

G C D7 A7

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There's a man across the hall who sits staring at the floor And he thinks he's Hank Williams hear him singing through the door There's a girl in 202 who stops by to visit me

Here Comes That Rainbow Again

A D G E C

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[Chorus] And the daylight grew heavy with thunder And the smell of the rain on the wind Ain't it just like a human Here comes that rainbow again

Over The Next Hill Well Be Home

G C D7 A7

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By the way the land is layin' I think I'd be safe in sayin' That over the next hill we'll be home

Blistered

A E D

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I got great big blisters on my bloodshot eyes from lookin' At that long legged woman up ahead What she does simply walkin' down the sidewalks of that city Makes me think about a stray cat gettin' fed She's got a whole lotta motion in her soul I know

I Just Thought Youd Like To Know

Eb Ab Bb

Chorus: But I hope you find another love and he'll be Good to you. But still and yet I can't forget the things we Used to do.

Saginaw Michigan

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I was born in Saginaw, Michigan I grew up in a house on Saginaw bay My dad was a poor, hard working Saginaw fisherman Too many times he came home with too little pay

What On Earth Will You Do For Heaven Sake

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[Verse] Will you walk another mile, turn a frown with a smile? Will you lift the lowly heart about to break? Would you also give your cloak to one who took away your coat? What on earth will you do for heaven's sake?

Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies

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1. To Canaan's land I'm on my way, Where the soul of man never dies, My darkest night will turn to day, Where the soul of man never dies.

In the garden

G D C Em A D7

I come to the garden alone, While the dew is still on the roses; And the voice I hear, falling on my ear, The Son of God discloses.

Id Still Be There

G7 C F C7 D7

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Verse I overlooked a lot of things I knew I should have done I did things that I'm sorry for I lived to have my fun But now the world that once was bright is empty and bare And if you wouldn't be ashamed of me I'd still be there

Take Me Home

C G7 G F F#

Well I've been from Boston to LA Seen Boulder Dam and Frisco Bay I seen New York City and Washington Seen Montreal and Saskatchewan And Rhode Island

Land Of Israel

C G7 F C7 Dm Am

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From the top of Sinai to the Sea of Galilee Every hill and plain is home every place is dear to me There the breezes tell the stories oh what stories they do tell Of the mighty things that happened in the land of Israel

Johnny Yuma Theme

A C Bb E G a

Johnny Cash Johnny Yuma Theme (1959) (Cash) Now on: "My Rifle, My Pony and Me - Movie and TV Soundtracks" (Bear Family BCD 15 625 AH)

Hard Times Comin

D A G Bm F#m E7

[Verse 1] Life was rough on the lone prairie We didn't have it made The northern winds brought the cold snow flury And brought us close to the grave

You Tell Me

C G7 C7 F

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Tell me why she left me I'll tell you why I cry Tell you why I stayed around tell me why she lied I'll tell why my heart's broken tell me why she said goodbye

God Is Not Dead

G D7 C

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Verse When Jesus called to God upon the cross No answer came for his will must be done Then how the word trembled at his voice When he said this is my beloved son

Tears In The Holston River

G C D G7

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On October Twenty-Third, Nineteen Seventy-Eight I lost a loved one and I confess I cried In the joyous cele-bration of the lady and her music There were tears in the Holston River When Maybelle Carter died

Only Love

A D E G7

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You may live alone and close your eyes some folks do You may dream a dream that's twice your size All night through when the morning comes Who's to tell your dreams to only you

No Expectations

A D G

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[Chorus] Come and take me to the airport Come and board me on that plane Because I've got no expectations To ever pass this way again

Goin To Memphis

A E D

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Like a bitter weed I'm a bad seed But when that levee's thru and I am too Let the honky tonk roll on come mornin' I'll be gone I'm goin' to Memphis yeah Memphis

The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over

G D C

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[Verse] Back in 1899, when everybody sang "Auld Lang Syne", A hundred years would take a long, long time for every little boy and girl. Now there's just one thing I would like to know, Where did the 20th century go?

Bull Rider

C G A Em D

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Well first you gotta wanna get off Bad enough to wanna get on him in the first place And you better trust in your lady luck Pray to God that she don't give up on you right now

See Ruby Fall

C F G G7

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Well i knew someday Ruby would be leavin` And she wasn`t happy living quietly, quietly Cause she would get that bedroomlook each morning And i felt Ruby pull away from me

Brand New Dance

C G F D A

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[Verse 1] Baby you're tired I can see in your eyes I know how you feel We've been together too long to conceal What's in our hearts maybe we should part but after so many years That would only bring loneliness sorrow and tears and anyway

I Am A Pilgrim

G D C G7 C7

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I am a pilgrim and a stranger Travelling through this wearsome land I've got a home in that yonder city, good Lord Riff And it's not not made by hand

Drink To Me

A E D Bm

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Verse 1: A rose, a carnation, the lily and an orchid Make such a pretty bouquet (drink to me, drink to me) But only the orchid was worthy of you So I threw all the others away (drink to me, drink to me)

Boss Jack

E A7 E7 B7 e B

[Verse 1] Pick a lotta cotton drag a long sack Comin' cross the field well I see Boss Jack He's a-ridin' straddle of a single foot roan When you know that horse you'll leave him alone

Arkansas Lovin Man

G C D

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[Verse 1] Some men were born in poverty some were born with wealth I was born a lovin' man and I just can't help myself The women have all made over this old boy ever since I was born That's why these old Arkansas travelin' shoes are so well worn

Orphan Of The Road

G C F D a

From carny show and rodeo that shared three-day stand A cowboy met a fiery carny queen In new spring nights amid the lights of the painted carny van They laughed and loved and shared short-lived dreams But the carny show and the rodeo went their separate ways

Thunderball

Am F C G Dm D

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Pick The Wildwood Flower

C F G Em C7 D7

[Verse 1] Those cotton fields were hot And that tractor never was my kind of livin' And when I hit sixteen, I had my size And I hit the road to freedom

Five Minutes To Live

A E F D D7 Bb

Verse: What all can you give, With five minutes to live? Hear the tock tick tock of the laughing clock. What will you do or say? Maybe you oughta pray.

Im Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail

G D C

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[Verse 1] "I'm not in your town to stay," Said a lady old and gray To the warden of the penitentiary "I'm not in your town to stay

Rock n` Roll Ruby

E A B7

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She took her high heels off and and let her stockings down She put a quarter in the jukebox to get a little beat Everybody started dancin` on the rythmn of her feet Shes my rock and roll ruby Rock and roll ruby

Mobile Bay

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We were sitting 'round the garbage can passin' round the bottle, We were Cold and burning anything, that was coming up to burn. a shaking man said He had left his family back in boston, and i knew i'd hear a whole lot

On The Evening Train

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I heard the laughter at the de - pot, But my tears fell like the rain When I saw them place that long, white cas - ket In the baggage coach of the evening train.

Oh Come, Angel Band

E B7 A E7 A/E

My latest sun is sinking fast My race is nearly run My strongest trials now are past My triumph has begun

Thats One You Owe Me

E B A

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Verse 1 There was a showdown at high noon reputations on the line It was the good guys and the bad guys I was eight and he was nine And I forgot to keep my back to the wall in Dodge that day And from somewhere behind me I heard him say

Borderline

C G F

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Intro : Mini-solo : As usual you just wouldn't listen waitin' for your turn to talk while I explain

Paradise

A D E

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When I was a child my family would travel Down to Western Kentucky where my parents were born To a backwards old town I often remembered So many times that my memories are worn Than, sometimes we'd travel on down the Green River

Southern Comfort

A E D

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Verse 2 I'm slowly chokin' in Tennessee I shovel the snuff until late afternoon Then I crawl with the traffic and I choke on its fumes And fall on the face when I get to my room

Old Shep

G A D Em C

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Oh, when I was a lad, old shep was a pup Over hills and valleys we'd stray Just a boy and his dog, we were both full of fun

There Are Strange Things Happening Everyday

A E

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Everyday (everyday) yes Everyday (everyday) There are strange things happening everyday Everyday (everyday) Everyday (everyday) There are strange things happening everyday Oh, we hear church people say They are in the holy way

Down The Line

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Well, you can't be my lover, baby, you ain't got the style, I'm gonna get some real gone love that?d drive a cool cat wild. I gotta move, roll it right on down, I'm gonna get me a gal and a go out on the town.

Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes

G D7 C Em Am

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[Verse] Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss within the cup, And I'll not ask for wine.

I'm Going To Memphis

A E D

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Bring a drink of water Leroy, bring a drink of water now, If I could get to the mercy man he'd give me some I know. I got a gal in Vicksburg Bertha is her name, Lord, I wish I was tied to Bertha instead of this ball and chain.

I Will Rock And Roll With You

E A B7 F#7

When Elvis opened up the door. Boo-bop-a-lop-bam-boo. I didn't ever play much rock and roll, 'Cause I got so much country in my soul. But I'm a different man for lovin' you, And I'd take a shot at what you asked me to.

Cold Cold Heart

G D7 G7 C

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COLD COLD HEART JOHNNY CASH Originally by Hank Williams This is from a show that he did.

The Good Earth

C Am G F G7 D

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Verse The good earth swallows up the seed and swallows life as well From long before the day you're born till heaven comes or hell It binds your hands with chains of clay those are so hard to break But when I left good earth behind I made a big mistake

The Nazarene

A D E

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[Verse 1] Caesar ruled Rome, and all its glory. Every land called Alexander Great. But no man can compare in any story With the one man who controls so many fate.

Old Chunk Of Coal

G C D B7 G7 Em

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I'm just an old chunk of coal, But I'm gonna be a diamond some day, I'm gonna grow and glow 'til I'm so blue pure perfect, I'm gonna put a smile on everybody's face.

Gone

E A B7 B

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[Verse 1] I'm on the hill by Friscio Bay Hawaiian winds blow my past away There's a freighter there that is southern bound I'm on my way out of this town

Family Bible

C F G7 Am D Bb

There's a family Bible on the table Each page is torn and hard to read But the family Bible on the table Will ever be my key to memories. At the end of day when work was over

It Could Be You Instead Of Him

A E7 A7 D

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[Verse 1] If you should meet some lonely soul Who on this earth can't reach his gold And he's traveling down the road so dark and dim (dark and dim)

Southwind

G {%C D {%G

South-} wind You picked her up in Jacksonville And left me cold and lonesome in the rain South-} wind You took her off to Nashville

Fair Weather Friends

C G F

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[Chorus] Fair-weather friends fair-weather sailors Will leave you stranded on life's shore One good friend who truly loves you Is worth the pain your heart endures

Rock And Roll Shoes

E B7 A

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It seems like yesterday I heard the people say Son you were born to stray

I'll Cry For You

C G F

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I haven't got the right to ask for love or sympathy After I did all the things I shouldn't do But all I'm asking for is just a little memory 'Cause I know that when you go I'll cry for you

Song For The Life

F C D C7

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Verse I don't drink the way that I used to lately That just ain't my style And the hard times don't hurt like they once did They pass more quickly like when I was wild

Port Of Lonely Hearts

D A G

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A ship came in but it was empty And it sailed back out to sea again. Now there's the sail on the horizon And now I wait until your ship comes in.

My Mother Was A Lady

C G C7 F

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[Verse] Two drummers they were seated in a grand hotel one day While dining they were chatting in a sort of joking way When a pretty waitress to brought them a fancy tray of food They spoke to her familiarly in a manner sort of rude

Hell Be A Friend

C G7 F D7

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Well God told Noah to build an ark He said it's gonna rain gonna be dark Call in the animals two by two and don't let a sinful man go through So the flood came just like He said and every evil thing on earth was dead

The Big Light

C G F7

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[Verse 1] Well, I had a little feeling to have a big night And I woke up feeling small and not so brave and not quite right I had to face the where was I and who was she, what did I do Worst of all, I had to face the big light

A Letter From Home

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//Verse A cowpoke rode in one hot dusty day To a store down in old San Antone He stood at the window and I heard him say Do I have a letter from home

Mountain Lady

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[Verse] Mountain lady do you sit on your front porch in the cool of the day Mountain lady did you think your kids would ever come back to stay Mountain lady does the columbine still twine around your door And did you ever get a rug To cover the cracks where my diaper drug on your wooden floor

One Of These Days Im Gonna Sit Down And Talk To Paul

A C E G D F

One of these days I'm gonna sit down and talk to Paul One of these days I'm gonna sit down and talk to Paul I'm gonna ask him about his travelin' And he will tell me about it all One of these days I'm gonna sit down and talk to Paul

Fools Hall of Fame

C F G

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Well, if i live to be a hundred I know i cant forget the day That i broke the heart you gave me and let you walk away Thats when they hung my name in the fools hall of fame

I'm Ragged But I'm Right

D A7 B7 G E G7

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Well, I've come here to tell you folks, I'm ragged but I'm right I'm a tramp and a gambler, I stay out late at night But a Porterhouse steak three times a day for my board That's more than any loafer in this big town can afford

Wings In The Morning

G D7 C

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Wings in the morning and license to fly Straight to the portals of nevermore die Nevermore pain in them old aching bones

Ballad Of Barbara

A E D B

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Verse In a southern town where I was born That's where I got my education I worked in the fields and I walked in the woods And I wondered at creation

Lonesome To The Bone

G C D Am Em A

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[Verse 1] On the park bench I slept on, raindrops are falling on. The newspapers covering me. I hear early mornin' motors. And I know the world is waking for the dawn.

Dont Step On Mothers Roses

D G A E7 D7 A7

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[Verse 1] We all were called to come back To the old home on the farm Mother's passed away, what a mournful day And as my daddy watched

Hank And Joe And Me

G7 C Am F

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In the desert where we searched for gold The days were hot the nights were cold Hank and Joe and Me walked on

Id Just Be Fool Enough To Fall

G C D G7

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[Verse 1] Oh please don't be so careless with your glances Don't look at me that way and breathe a sigh Please don't get too close and let me love you Because I just might be fool enough to try

Fast Boat To Sydney

A a E am

(John) (June) (John)E A I'll leave you like a bum without a penny (June) E (John) A And while I'm home with the blues, I'll be hopin' like a kangaroo

Billy And Rex And Oral And Bob

A E D A7

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[Verse 1] Ordained for proclaimin' the gospel of Jesus The great super preachers go crusadin' on And the people all gather in big congregations They hear of the Saviour who came to atone

Cajun Born

A E D

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[Verse] I was born on the bayou thirty miles out of Lafayette My daddy was a Cajun man and he taught me how to plow I remember mama's breakfast goosh-goosh in the caye Steams're upon the banje I wish I had me some now

Waiting For A Train

F C7 Bb F7 G7 Bbm

VERSE ONE: All around the water tank Waiting for a train A thousand miles away from from Sleeping in the rain

Wrinkled, Crinkled Wadded Dollar Bill

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() I've got a lot of () blues on my () mind And at least a million () miles be-() hind me And () all that I've got between () me {nc} And pauper's () hill Is a wrinkled, crinkled, () wadded dollar () bill.

Jesus Was Our Saviour And Cotton Was Our King

A E D

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[Verse] Wagon wheels are turning with cobble colored sound When me and little Tommy rode the first load in the town The cotton gin was ginning out the pennies for the pounds Like a giant vacuum cleaner sucking let up off the ground

Christmas With You

G C D

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[Verse] It's so nice to spend Christmas with you The times that I've seen Christmas come and go are now two score I wish you merry Christmas and I wish you many more It's good to see the children laugh with joy the way they do

Honky Tonk Girl

A E D E7

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[Verse 1] Don't be fooled by big blue eyes, by a smile or a golden curl 'Cause she'll love you now and then break every vow 'Cause she's just a honky tonk girl

Where Did We Go Right

A E D A7 E7 Bm

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In a world where everybody's fallin apart One by one heart by heart You and I, stay together and we never even cry Side by side

How Great Thou Art

C G7 F Dm

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Oh Lord my God when I in awesome wonder Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made I see the stars I hear the rolling thunder Thy power throughout the universe displayed Then sings my soul my Savior God to thee How great Thou art

Michigan City Howdy Do

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[Verse] Well Johnson Van Dyke Grigsby was paroled in '89 He never walked on a carpet never tasted dinner wine His old eyes were slowly fadin' as he walked out of the gate And he breathed the first free air he'd breathed since 19-0-8

The Winding Stream

G D D7 G7 C

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Oh do not disturb my waking dream And the splendor of my winding stream, Flower in my canoe her eyes they looked me through. My maiden fair with golden hair is very much like you.

Unwed Fathers

G C D

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In an Appalachian, Greyhound station She sits there waiting, in a family way "Goodbye brother, Tell Mama I love her Tell all the others, I'll write someday"

You Comb Her Hair

A D E B7

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Verse 1 I know that you're wondering who I dream about And if I've met someone who thrills me so Well I've finally met a girl who turns me inside out I'll tell you about her for you ought to know

Brown Eyed Handsome Man

C F G

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He was sitting in the witness stand, The judge?s wife looked at the district attorney, Said to free that browned eye man, If you want your job you better free that brown eyed man.

Im Gonna Sit On The Porch And Pick On My Old Guitar

C F G D

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[Verse 1] I'm going to sit on the porch and pick on my old guitar I'm going to lay on my back and laugh at my lucky star And then I'm going to fly away and never come back someday Unless I thought I was going to land right close to where you are

The Letter Edged In Black

G D C

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[Verse] I was standing by my window yesterday mornin? Without a thought of worry or of regret When I saw the postman coming down the pathway He was bringin? me a letter edged in black

The Sound Of Laughter

C G D

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I stood there in the shadows as they went strollin by Now she ain't my gal no longer, there's no reason I should cry But I knew there went my future, and I couldn't stop the tears At the sound of laughter ringin in my ears

Harley

G C Em D D/F#

Verse Harley didn't have no education He could hardly read and write He was locked into a dead-end occupation His future didn't look too bright

Face Of Despair

C G F Am G7 D

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Fingers callus from the plough wrinkled weather beating brow Streak of silver in the hair Mhmmmmmm Face of despair

Just About Time

C G7 F

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Having a hard time feeling blue trying to get over you Maybe it's just about time I told you I'm all through with you But just about the time I start to tell you I start feeling blue

Come To The Wailing Wall

E A B7 C F

[Intro] Oh my Lord what a mornin' Oh my Lord what a day The sound of battle's over And the smoke has blown away

Cisco Clifton Had A Fillin Station

A E a d em

Cisco Clifton had fillin' station About mile and half from town Most cars passed unless they were out of gas So Cisco was always around Regular gas was all that it sold Except tobacco matches and oil Other than that he fixed lots of flats Keepin' Cisco rough hands soiled

I Feel Better All Over

E B7 A F#7

Well, I feel better all over more than anywheres else, baby When I'm out with you Well, I feel better all over more than anywheres else When you kiss me like you do Well, I am as wild as a buck everytime you calls me up

Tiger Whitehead

G C D Em A D7

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Tiger Whitehead Wild blackberries bloomin' in the thickets on the mountain, Sheep shire and water cress are growin' round the fountain, Where a big black bear is drinkin' lappin' water like a dog, Tiger Whitehead's in the bed, sleepin' like a log.

The Prisoner Song

G C D7

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Now if I had wings like an angel Over these prison walls I would fly And I'd fly to the arms of my darling And there I'd be willing to die

Hardin Wouldnt Run

G C Em D7

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Near the border in El Paso "Lawyer" read the sign, But you won't find him there for business every day at nine, For business is real bad one client's all he had in quite a Long time.

Nine Pound Hammer

C F G

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[Verse 1] Well, this nine pound hammer is a little too heavy For my size, honey for my size I'm going on the mountain, going to see my baby And I am not coming back, Lord I am not coming back

The Lady Came From Baltimore

G D A C E A7

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The lady came from Baltimore and all she wore was lace She didn't know that I was poor, she never saw my place I was sent to steal her money, to take her rings and run Then I fell in love with the lady and got away with none

Blue Suede Shoes

A D E A7

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Well it's a one for the money, two for the show, Three to get ready now go, cat ,go, But don't you step on my blue suede shoes. You can do anything, but lay off of my blue suede shoes. Well you can knock me down, step in my face,

I Hardly Ever Sing Beer Drinking Songs

C F G

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I hardly ever sing beer drinking songs And when they play them cheatin' tunes I never sing along I never ever sing the blues I've forgotten born to lose And I hardly ever sing beer drinking songs

The Matador

A D E

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She’s watching now with her love I know Walk proud and slow Be strong and sure give the crowd a show They want blood you know! You’re still their idol as you were before

I'm An Easy Rider

A D E

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Verse I'm an easy rider, the wind is at my back I'm an easy rider, the white line is my track Every lane is a passing lane and the ride away is mine Let me on that straight-away and I'll be fairly flying

Walking The Blues

F C7 Bb7 C

There is a lot of different finger settings going on in this song. It sounds good to change between x-1-3-1-3-4 and x-1-3-1-3-1 on the Bb7 [Intro] + Cmaj

Two Timin' Woman

C F G C7

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I woke up this morning in a terrible mood Now you talk about a woman treatin' a good man rude She had me talkin' to myself, gazin' at that mean ol' wall She had another daddy waitin' down at the end of the hall

Time And Time Again

C F G7

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Verse 1: I wish my heart was stone because you're hard on flesh and bone But even if my heart was stone I couldn't stand that long Because time and time again you're gone with the wind And even when you're here I know you're making plans to go

While I Got It On My Mind

A E D

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I like my honey from the hives of home And berrys from my own vine I like to get my lovin', while i got it on my mind My dog is a sleep at my bare feet It's a good day for layin around

Strawberry Cake

G D C

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Verse: In New York city just walking the street Ran out of money had nothing to eat I stopped at the Plaza, that fancy hotel Where you can check in if you're well to do well...

Pie In The Sky

E A B7

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But there'll be pie in the sky By and by when I die And it'll be alright, it'll be alright He said if I do His will There's a promise He'd fulfill And He's gone now to prepare

Dorraine Of Ponchartrain

A D E B7

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[Verse 1] As I walked by the lake one day by chance my Dorraine passed my way Then she and I walked hand in hand on the banks of Ponchartrain I pinned a flower on her heart, I swore we'd never be apart She vowed her love forever and as I kissed her did the same

Austin Prison

A E D

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They had a warrant out for me all over country And I was trying to beat two raps in Idaho, I was breaking into a school house sunday morning without warning When I saw the sheriff coming for me slow from down below

A Fast Song

E A B7 F#7 B

Well the only thing that'll move me now is a fast song Sung long, and barrelin'on And I don't wanna hear no cryin'all gone wrong song Kick it off and let's all pick a fast song

We Must Believe In Magic

G C D

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[Intro] Mad is the captain of Alpha Centauri. We must be out of our minds. Though we are shipmates and bound for tomorrow Everyone here's flying blind.

Ill Go Somewhere And Sing My Songs Again

G C E A D

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[Verse] A way out on the mountain near the sky Hiding from the cold realities of life Shaking that old road dust off my heels I give my heart and mind a chance to heal

If It Wasnt For The Wabash River

A E D

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[Verse] Fish ain't bitin' But I don't really care and don't hurry Like that Wabash River there I'd be drinkin' Or laying dead somewhere

Amen

D Eb G A Ab Bb

[Verse 1] Little baby (amen) in the manger (amen) king Jesus (amen amen amen) At the temple (amen) there they found him (amen) Teachin' the elders (amen amen amen) Poor Lazerus (amen) didn't bear it (amen) up a walkin' (amen amen amen)

Praise The Lord And Pass The Soup

G C D

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Sister, you can bang on your tambourine Just let my body be fed For the sake of a prayer Amen! Hallelujah There's a warm welcome there Oh, hallelujah! And if you ain't had a bath

It'll Be Her

E A B7

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She's every woman that I've ever known rolled up in one And if I'm ever loved anymore, she'll be the one To get it done the way it should be It'll be her lovin' me

You Dreamer You

G E D C B7 A

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( You Dreamer you ) Well I dreamed I walked in a field of flowers (Oh, what a dream) The houses all were silver towers (Oh, what a dream)

Lately Ive Been Leanin Toward The Blues

A E D B7

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Lately I've been leanin' toward to blues The lazy loafin' good for nothin' no count knock around Ain't been worth a honky dime since country come to town I'll tell you boys this waitin' up for somethin's got me down to nothin' left To lose

Down The Road I Go

C G7 C7 F Am G

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[Verse 1] I guess there's not much I can do or say Saw my baby with another guy today Though I love her and I tried to tell her so It's hello blues and down the road I go

Just One More

G D7 C

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[Chorus 1] Put the bottle on the table Let it stay there till I'm not able To see your face in every place that I go I've been sitting here so long

The Last Time

A D G A7 D7 E7

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Darlin', the seasons are changing; See, now, the leaves, how they die. Love needs no reason for ending. Come kiss your baby good-bye.

Shantytown

G D G7 C

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I live down in Shantytown Where chicken's twenty cents a pound And if you live on such solid ground Whatcha doin' down in Shantytown? Behind the walls of your shackled heart beats pure While the rich have a love to endure

Let Me Down Easy

Ab Eb Db Bb Fm Bbm

Let me down easy, for old time's sake. Is it too much to ask, when my heart's Gonna break? I'm bound to lose you, I'm bound to Cry.

Down At Drippin Springs

G C D A

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Verse 1: Campers bikes and mobile homes, cars and pickup trucks, Slacks and '59 hairdoes, sideburns, spears and ducks. There's lone star pearl and fried chicken and one big cloud of smoke, Plug it in and turn it on and the music goes for broke.

Id Rather Have You

A D E

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Verse I'd rather go to a rodeo then shoppin' on Rodeo Drive I'd rather lay on the grass with you and watch the planes than to have to fly I'd rather have you than Ringling and Barnum &amp; Baily Circus with all three rings And the high trapeez and the lady on the horse and the train that carries them thru

That Christmasy Feeling

A D E G Em B

[Verse 1] There's a choir outside of my house singin' Silent Night For any little thing that's gone wrong Christmas makes it right The children are singing Christmas carols and everybody's holdin' hands We've got that Christmasy feeling again

Reason To Believe

D C G Em A

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If I listened long enough to you I'd find a way to believe that it's all true Knowing that you lied straight faced while I cried Still I look to find a reason to believe

Abner Brown

A E D A9 F#m

I knew an old drunk named Abner Brown Nobody knew when he came to town But he spread good will to his fellow men And they let him sleep in the cotton gin

Precious Memories

A D E

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Precious memories unseen angels Sent from some where to my soul How they linger ever near me And the sacred paths unfold

The Hard Way

C G F A

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[Verse] Oh, the hells I put myself through The fights I didn't need to fight This thick head of mine ya couldn't get through Had to do it wrong just to get it right ...just to get it right

Let There Be Country

C G F E

Tom T Hall is forty now and so is Bobby Bare Willie Nelson's gettin' grey and Faron Young don't care But the young ones keep on coming on the old are slow to go Let there be country and let the country grow Let there be country let the music roll along

I Dont Think I Could Take You Back Again

A E D

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[Verse] Now you don't have to worry about me babe Just hook 'em up and head on out To the places where you been Go ahead and fly like an eagle in the sky

Kentucky Straight

A E D A7 B7

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[Speech] Up in Kentucky they make a whiskey they call a Kentucky straight whiskey And up in Kentucky I married a woman That I bet she is a better woman than that whiskey is whiskey I call her my Kentucky straight

Love Me Like You Used To

C G D Am

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[Verse 1] In a cozy little restaurant for lovers It seems so out of place for you and me We used to play around under the covers But now it's just a place to watch TV

Call Of The Wild

G D C F D7

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Bayou, bayou, bayou, bayou. Now, here's a little tale about a flock of geese, Lookin' for a home and lookin' for a peace, But before they're safely in the southern sand They gotta watch out for that critter called man.

Sweeter Than The Flowers

Pas de barré

The reason we've not called a family reunion We knew that she wouldn't be there But now that we've thought it all over Mama We know you're spirit is here

Rodeo Hand

A E D Em F Am

Rodeo hand rodeo hand He rode everything that a cowboy can Ride on cowboy ride Ride on cowboy ride Fairback ridin? can get pretty wild

You Remembered Me

Ab Eb Db Eb7

You were young and needed love and I was wild and free. But every time you said a prayer you said a prayer for me. By the ring upon your hand we vowed fideli-ty. There were times that I forgot but you remembered me. (There were times that I forgot but you remembered me.)

A Wound Time Cant Erase

D G C

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Have you found since you turned me down The one that you were searching for Are you glad that you made me sad For you know I vowed to love you ever more

Who At My Door Is Standing

G C D D7

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Who at my door is standing Patiently drawing near Entrance within demanding Who is the voice I hear

Second Honeymoon

E B7 A B E7 E6

[Verse 1] I walked up to the desk and asked the man about a room I asked about the bridal suite, I told him I'm the groom Then I took the elevator to the floor I was assigned I fumbled with the key the way I did that other time

House Is Falling Down

G C D A7

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Man had need of shelter from the evil from the night The devil wind was blowin' and from heaven came a light The Son of God, a carpenter, and he came with a plan To build a house where heaven could be offered unto man

Please Dont Play Red River Valley

A E D

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Well I see you got yourself a brand new harmonica Mail ordered from the Steagal's catalogue Boy I hope you can learn to play it like Lonnie Glossom And while you added you to oughta learn a verse or two Of Red River Valley Oh My Darling Clementine or Salty Dog

Sing It Pretty Sue

C G C# Db F C7

St Fret / Key: () / Play: or So you gave up all between us for a glamorous career And with all your talent you should be the big star of the year Then you'll be public property so I release my claim to you Go on and give 'em all you've got sing it pretty Sue

It Comes And Goes

A E D C

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Song: It Comes And Goes Artist: Johnny Cash Album: Gone Girl Words and music by: J.R. Cash Tuning: Standard

King Of The Hill

A E D

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If you gonna be king of the hill You can't make it at the cotton mill Get put on at the Harlan mine Be the last one out at quittin' time

Johns

A E D

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And among the carburetors and the re-built generators I spent the whole night picking on an old flattop guitar John would play the fiddle and I'd always sing a little No there is no place to get filled up the way you could at John's

Thanks To You

A E D

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Verse I sat at home on Friday last waitin' for your call Thinkin' as the hours pass were you worth it all As the tears begin to fill my head It 's then I thought to write instead

I'm Alright Now

D G C A7

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I've been a rambler, I've been a gambler I've been in trouble a time or two I've know a lot of good lookin women But Lord I bless the day that I found you

Blue Christmas

G C F Bm Dm Bb

[Pre-Chorus] I'll have a blue blue Christmas without you I'll be so blue thinking about you Decorations of red, on a green Christmas tree Won't mean a thing if you're not here with me

Cold Shoulder

G D7 C A7

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Well it's plain to see you're giving me a cold shoulder You put a chill on every thrill with a cold shoulder All the time I wait around to get a little squeeze But nothing ever happens cause you just stand there and freeze

You Wont Have Far To Go

A E D A7

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[Verse] I can see now that you've stacked the cards So I leave you with my best regards When you play to feel with nothing left to show Look for me you won't have far to go

Louisiana Man

G a D C A em

(G) At birth mom and papa called their little boy Ned They raised him on the banks of the (D) river (G) bed Houseboat tied to a big tall tree Home for my mama and my () papa and () me

Mr Lonesome

F Bb C Bbm Am F7

[Verse 1] I've got no fire inside of me. Can't be the man I try to be. Oh, Mr. Lonesome, hanging round. Don't wanna see nobody, don't wanna

Still In Town

E A B7

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To love you so and still not have you Will destroy me in time So I'm goin' away where nobody knows me And get you off of my mind

New Moon Over Jamaica

A E D B E7 F#m

There's a new moon over jamaica And the new year just got here, you see There's a new moon over jamaica And i'm living with an old memory

The Troubadour

A D E

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The Troubadour, the Troubadour, sings from his heart The song that's the hit of the show Watch him sing and play the strings of his guitar Alone in the bright spotlight's glow The song is for someone he loved so true

The Sons Of Katie Elder

A E Am F G C

Yes, we've reaped what we have sown, Katie Elder. Oh, the wind blows like the devil when it blows, And the boy grows up and like the wind he goes. So, mothers, teach your sons to not live by a gun, And to not live like the sons of Katie Elder,

Grandfathers Clock

D A7 E B7 {%G G

My grandfather's clock; Was too large for the shelf So it stood ninety years on the floor It was taller by half; Than the old man him-} self Though it weighed not a penny-weight more; It was bought on the morn; Of the day that he was born

Girl From The Canyon

G D E C Bm Em

[Verse] The girl from the canyon smiled a smile that brought me home As sick and bleeding as I was she took me on her own Brought me to the canyon where the sun poured down like rain Her smiling eyes and the mountain light I thought myself insane

Ain't Gonna Hobo No More

G D7 C A7

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Well here I am a hobo with my hobo's pots and pans In an Alberta rail yard with my red faced hobo friends Here comes a train east bound for Nova Scotia shore It's my last ride my friends ain't gonna hobo no more

Who's Gene Autry

Bb Eb F Gm

Verse 1 Whoopi tai ai oh, rockin' to and fro Back in the saddle again My little boy said, "Daddy, who's Gene Autry?" His old movie was comin' on TV

I Do Believe

A E A7 D

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[Verse 1] I do believe that I won't make it through the night If you don't come on back to me and love me now There ain't no way that I can say that it's all right I do believe that you're not thinking anyhow

Miss Tara

A E D E7

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[Verse] Where are you going Miss Tara, Miss Tara? Where are you going Miss Tara Joan? Yesterday when you played on the swing and the trampoline You're already thinkin' of a life of your own

My Children Walk In Truth

E A B7

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[Verse 1] I prayed to feel more joy in my salvation A selfish prayer I finally came to know For the greatest joy while living comes to me when I am giving Giving children bread of life and watch them grow

Down The Street To 301

C F G7

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There's a boy across the street lately he's looked very neat Seems he's always on the run down the street to 301 (Seems he's always on the run down the street to 301)

The Engineers Dying Child

D G A E7

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[Verse] A little child on a sickbed lay And death was very near He was the pride and the only child Of a railroad engineer

Lady

C F Am G Em Dm

Song: lady Artist: Johnny Cash Chorded by: Chance Turcotte Location: Pembroke ON, Canada Email: [email protected]

Crystal Chandeliers And Burgundy

C Dm Em7 F Am G

[Verse 1] This boxcar's been my home since St Antone 'Cause this ankle of mine I turned while hoppin' on Shoots pain that feeds my dreams with luxuries I see crystal chandeliers and burgundy

Clean Your Own Tables

C G7

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And drink to a use to be barmaid Cause she?s the lady I choose to be mine Boys if your able clean your own tables And let me take care of mine

Please Don't Let Me Out

G C D G7 D7

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I've been in jail eleven years and parole has just come through, The gates will soon swing open wide but I'm not going through. Jail's the only home I know or care to know about, Please let me stay where I belong, please don't let me out.!

Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

E A B7 E7

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Now everybody's trying to be my baby, Everybody's trying to be my baby, Everybody's trying to be my baby, Everybody's trying to be my baby, Everybody's trying to be my baby, now.

Timber Man

E B7 A

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Many many years ago when this land was young, A lot of our country was covered by big, tall, beautiful trees. And men had to have the trees to make wood to build houses, Make furniture with, to make boats, even to make paper with. So as more and more people came, more wood was needed,

A Ceiling Four Walls And A Floor

A E D

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His daddy said son you oughta quit dreamin' Put your feet on the ground and your future in the hands of the Lord But the boy said no that ain't enough dad All you got here is a ceiling' four walls and a floor He left his home in Buckalou County

Far Away Places

G D C G7 A

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Verse Those far away places with strange-soundin' names, Far away over the sea, Those far away places with the strange-soundin' names Are callin', callin' me.

I'm Gonna Try To Be That Way

E B7 A

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Once upon a time there lived a man Hmm Hmm Many years ago in a foreign land He knew how to live right, tried to be a light Gave everybody a helping hand

If Jesus Ever Loved A Woman

G C D d D7 a

[Verse] If Jesus ever loved a woman, I think Mary Magdalene was the woman that He loved. If Jesus ever loved a woman, it was Mary Magdalene. His life was pure perfection,

Mississippi Sand

E A B

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Verse 1 I was born down in the bottoms of the flat black Delta land I grew up picking cotton in the Mississippi sand My mama said son take that girl and go make her your wife Or you'll be stuck here in this mud all of your life

You And Tennessee

A E D

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Verse I stayed away too long I know And every day was slow to go Every night I dreamed I was here It's been a mighty lonely year

The Fable Of Willie Brown

A E D

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Well I knew a boy named Willie Brown He was a lover of our town Wherever he went the girls fell down And cried for Willie Brown

Orleans Parish Prison

D E A G

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Well, have you seen my dark-haired girl? She was set on her love to a hungry world They got her clothes and the money she took And they wrote her name in the prison book

Calilou

G C D

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Well I'm finally goin' back to Louisiana Runnin' and thumbin' all the way That started out wayout in California I been makin' bout five hundred miles a day

After The Ball

E A B7 E7

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Lovin' you is sweet addiction, I need only you. Just as long as you come back, oh, do what you want to. Give the night your laughter, but I'll have you after all. I'll be waitin' for you after the ball.

Wabash Blues

A E D F

[Verse 1] Oh, those Wabash Blues I know I got my dues A lonesome soul am I I feel that I could die

Daughter Of A Railroad Man

A E D

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[Verse 1] Leaving in a cloud of burning cinders, Cinders from a fire of love gone out. Never looking back when she's highballin', She's the daughter of a railroad man no doubt.

Little Magic Glasses

A E D A7 G

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I wish I had a pair of little magic glasses That I could see the future just by looking through Then I could know what road tomorrow's gonna take me down And I could see if I'll be walking down that road with you I would keep my little magic glasses hidden

I Forgot More Than Youll Ever Know

C G F D7

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] You think you know the smile on her lips The thrill at the touch of her fingertips But I forgot more than you'll ever know about her

The World And The Suck

A E

Pas de barré

It took a mighty good man with salty hands And a mighty long raft to keep the fore before the aft You take ten good men and guts and luck And you might navigate the whirl and the suck

King Of Love

G C D7 C7 Em A

Pas de barré

He travelled far in distant lands His earthly parents by the hard they missed him now He did not hide he told them then I must confide I was at my Father?s side

Go On Blues

E A B D F#

Go on blues go on lonesome Get your dark clouds off of me Go on blues go on trouble Stay away from me set me free

Love Has Lost Again

C F G Am

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[Verse 1] I guess we're over and it's all been said before But I still want you though there's no reason anymore I can't remember when you and I began It makes no difference cause love has lost again

A Little At A Time

C G7 F

Pas de barré*

Stop loving me a little at a time Let me lose you a little at a time Walk away slow like you don't wanna go

It Aint Nothing New Babe

G C D

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[Verse] It ain't nothing new babe It's just a dream that fell through babe And the plans that you have to make Will be made here and now

Leave That Junk Alone

F C A#

CHORUS: Leave that junk alone Leave that junk alone Leave that junk alone And drink cool H2O

God Ain't No Stained Glass Window

D A G

Pas de barré

There's so much I don't know There's so much I don't know I don't understand why the summer's so hot I don't understand why an apple core rots And I have no idea when I'll see a rainbow

Lay Me Down In Dixie

G D C

Pas de barré

Lay me down in Dixie, let the world go by me, I?m gonna stay right there ?till Gabriel calls Pull your dreams around me, wrap me in your memory, Lord, I love Dixie most of all

Smiling Bill Mccall

D A E G C F

It won't be hard to track him down He's got the biggest feet in town Well, there's a creek that runs through Nashville And on the bank they found Smiling Bill He's committin' suicide But they grabbed him before he tried "Turn me loose, I want to jump", he screamed "'Cause I can't stand that theme"

Welcome Back Jesus

A D E A7

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[Verse 1] Lord if you should be Looking down at little me I just like to say I'm trying to stay upon the right track

Life Has Its Little Ups And Downs

G C F D G7

Pas de barré*

Life Has its Little Ups And Downs I don?t know how to tell her That I didn?t get that raise in pay today Cause I know how much she wanted the dress In Bakers window and it breaks my heart

Ancient History

D7 G C

Pas de barré

Just walk on out the door it's all over Forgiving you is just a waste of time I don't believe that I'll live to regret it

The Blues Keep Getting Bluer

A E D

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[Verse] I'm the bad man in the movies that always bites the dust I'm a Cadillac that sits outback gatherin' the rust And you're the sheriff's lady in a custom Thunderbird I'd love to tell you how I feel but I can't find the words

Another Song To Sing

A D E

Pas de barré

Do they ask you where I am or where I've been? Do they ever say where is the lonely friend? Is my name whispered in your bedside prayers? Do you feel a vacant spot beside you there?

Lookin Back In Anger

C F G

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Verse 1 A cold bitter mist covers your eyes, the torment’s raging in you. And you can't change the smallest part of all the wrong you've done. Lookin' back in anger like you do.

Wildwood In The Pines

A E D

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[Verse] There's a wildwood in the pines where the family used to gather. There's a little shady grove where they built a country church. There was singing in the ground. Baptisin' in the river. Glory! Hallelujah, brother! Sweet salvation there was found.

Godshine

G C D

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Verse Well a light from the sun comes shinin' Oh happy day oh happy day And then along come a big old moon to light my way And then the stars kinda twinkle and they light this path of mine And mine I can't see a thing in his world without a little Godshine

Rosannas Going Wild

E A G D

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She laughs and says "why honey" "All I ever gave him was a smile " But , My Rosanna's going wild My Rosanna's going wild

When I Stop Dreaming

E A B7 E7 F

The worst that I've ever been hurt in my life The first time I ever have wanted to die Was the night when you told me You loved someone else And you asked me if I could forget

Cold Lonesome Morning

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[Verse] I'm gonna lay there and I'm gonna die You will soon give me pain enough to fill me 'Cause I'm gone past doin' any good to cry And the warm sunshine is like a stranger

Too Little Too Late

A E D D7 G E7

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So you're feeling numb about me being gone So you see now you're half alive when you're alone Well I just hope the pain will ease a little as you wait You gave me love but too little too late

Have Thine Own Way Lord

D G A B7 D7

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[Verse] Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own way! Thou art the Potter, I am the clay. Mold me and make me after Thy will,

Easy Street

G C D

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Aw I'll be alright It's just that things got tough on Easy Street tonight It's hard on Easy Street some time Blue on Easy Street some days

Junkie And The Juicehead Minus Me

D G A Em a

I was a stumble bummin' down the neon Music City sidewalks With the Junkie and the Juicehead who had problems of their own Stuck with luck it kept me standin' just a step away from starvin' And the talent that I swore I'd show before I'd go back home Ninety days I looked the army makin' neither love nor money

Rockabilly Blues

G C D

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[Verse 1] I took a tour to Texas and from Waco I called you But day by day no answer and I'm big Bluebonnet blue I'm singing and they're dancing but I'm feeling Big D bad I'm Sweetwater beat And I'm Texas City sad

I Can't Go On That Way

C D G

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Sugar is sweet and good prime meat is so hard to come by Sacharin is around again but today it's do or die My baby is home where i belong and this is still my day I'm hangin on and I'm comin on strong and i can't go on that way

West Canterbury Subdivision Blue

A E D

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I built her a castle of perma stone But I should have reigned more with her Too often I left my queen alone And that was no way to leave her

Thats The Way It Is

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Verse Remember back in school we learned the golden rule Do unto others as you'd have and do to you You're supposed to love me as much as I love you It's a shame that ain't the way it is

Good Old American Guest

C F C7 D7 G7 A

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[Verse] Well I'm longing to ride on a freight train Put a slouch hat down low on the ears I'm yearning to leave this old town on the flight And lose all my troubles and cares

What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana

D G A Em F#

[Verse 1] Forty miles from the nearest gravel road We cut our life in the ponderosa pines We sweated hard to beat the winter snow But the cabin's up and we've got lots of times

Red Velvet

G C D F A D7

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Four months ago in April, on a day-coach she came down And the dusty autumn winds begin to blow I should'a known I couldn't hold her livin' out so far from town And the nights to come are long and slow to go

Bird On A Wire (live With Orchestra)

F C Bb Fsus4 Gm

Like a bird, on a wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir. I have tried in my ways to be free. Like a fish, on a hook, like a knight in some old fashioned Book. I have saved all my ribbons for thee.

Ah Bos Cee Dah

G D C

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Well, if you'd like to learn your abc, Then listen very carefully to me, You can sing them like a funny foreign song, And very, very soon, you sing along.

Jealous Loving Heart

G D C

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[Chorus] Don't ever kiss no one but me If you do dear you'll break my heart It's not because I doubt you

Lights Of Magdala

G C D Am

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Verse Oh the lights of Magdala flicker dimly on the shore Holy sailor sailing on the sea Patiently waiting, she walked quietly to the door Another lonely night in Galilee

Shes A Go-er

C F G7 D7

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Well I think that I should tell you she's a go-er And when she goes she won't come back no more There ain't nothing like it when you've got her all alone

You're Driftin Away

G D C

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Verse All your life you've lived a sinner, the right way you've never trod You're driftin' away, you're driftin' away When you come to cross the river and you haven't lived with God You're driftin' away, you're driftin' away

Call Daddy From The Mine

G C D

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A little girl woke up deep in the dark and started cryin' The mother brought a light and held her daughter tight She thought it was so strange to hear a little girl of nine, Cry Call Daddy from the mine, Call Daddy from the mine

Look Unto The East

C F G7

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With many moments marred By brawny beast who beat the beauty Bound and bent and barred They laid the lash upon him low His lips moved not the least Watch him come from where he did go

Seal It In My Heart And Mind

A E E7 D

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As the Bible is laid open, and the bread of life I find, In the words that you have spoken, seal it in my heart and mind. Seal it in my heart and mind, Lord, seal it in my heart and mind, Let me always take it with me, seal it in my heart and mind.

Ring of Fire (ver. 2)

G C D7 A D

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VERSE1: ()LOVE IS () BURNING () THING, ()AND IT MAKES () FIREY ()RING, ()BOUND BY () WILD () DESIRE, ()I FELL INTO () RING OF () FIRE.

Ill Take You Home Again Kathleen

C G7 D F E Am

[Verse] I'll take you home again Kathleen Across the ocean wild and wide To where your heart has ever been Since first you were my blushing bride

Breakmans Blues

E A B7

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[Chorus] Portland Maine is just the same as sunny Tennessee Portland Maine is just the same as sunny Tennessee Any old place I hang my hat is home sweet home for me

Ridin On The Cotton Belt

G C D Dm

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(I recently went to a big homecomin' celebration In Cleveland County Arkansas where I was born Whole family went down and there was a great day for us I felt like this day was special especially for my mother and my daddy Though it was daddy's and mama's homecomin'

Poor Valley Girl

G D C

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And the long straight road that ran from the house down to the road That went to AP Carter's Store, down the logging truck she road. Oh, she'd sit and she'd gaze at the foggy mountain top Where the swift hawk circled 'round the Clinch Mountain rocks. At the school down in Hiltons, she'd read about the world

What Child Is This

Am Em C G E F

What Child is this who, laid to rest On Mary's lap is sleeping? Whom Angels greet with anthems sweet, While shepherds watch are keeping?

Going Down The Road Feeling Bad

C C7 F Am G7

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I'm going down this road feeling bad: Bad luck's all I've ever had; Going down this road feeling bad, Lord, Lord, And I ain't gonna be treated this a-way.