Merle Haggard

Accords et partitions

1929

E A B7 F#7

[Verse 1] All my life I've heard about hard depression days They so resemble times we're living now And old news of yesteryear sounds like yesterday And hunger lines always look the same somehow

A Bar In Bakersfield

A E D

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Some years ago some stars and I formed this little band They went on to be somebody now I'm their greatest fan I helped write the music that set their ship a sail And I'm still playing guitar in a bar in Bakersfield

A Better Love Next Time

D G A Em F# F#m

A Better Love Next Time Written by Johnny Christopher & Bobby Wood Recorded by Merle Haggard Album: 5:01 Blues (No Capo)

A Cabin In The Hills

C F G7

Pas de barré*

I dreamed I saw Jesus last night Seated on a mountain in the moonlight His hands held a key to a cabin

A Friend In California

G D7 C

Pas de barré

But there's a friend of yours in California Sure wishes you were here And as you lay your head on your pillow tonight just remember There's a friend of yours in California sure misses you

A House Without Love Is Not A Home

G D7 C

Pas de barré

For years we both have lived on pride dear And we agree that love is gone Why oh why do we keep trying A House Without Love is not a home

A King Without A Queen

C F G7 C7

Pas de barré*

Riches do not come in silver and in gold It comes in the happiness you find I place my gold and silver before my precious queen But now there's only memories left behind

A Place to Fall Apart

A D E7 E A7

Pas de barré

I'll Prob'ly Never See You Eye To Eye A-gain This Letter's Meant To Be My Last Fare-well But You Need To Under-stand I'm Nearly Crazy

A Shoulder To Cry On

F Bb C7 C B G7

() I CAME HERE BECAUSE I () KNEW ID BE () WELCOMED AND BECAUSE SOMEHOW YOU () ALWAYS UNDER()STAND ()() () YOU SEEM TO HAVE A WAY WITH LONELY () PEOPLE

A Soldiers Letter

C G D

Pas de barré

[Refrain] I'm writing this down in a trench, mom Don't scold if it isn't so neat The way that you did when I was a kid And I'd come home with mud on my feet

A Workin Man Cant Get Nowhere Today

D G A D7

Pas de barré

For years I've been bustin my rear to make a living but it aint made For years I've been trying to pay off my bills but they aint paid I owe every dime I make to every soul I know The higher up I reach the farther down I go This old broken back of mine is all i've got to show

After Dark

C Gm F Fmaj7 F6 F7

[Verse] After dark when the lights turn on all over the world Gamblers and musicians lovers and harlots all turn on I bid a hearty good mornin' to the evenin' that beckons me on And dares me to sleep while the night half of the world moves along

After I Sing All My Songs

G D7 C G7

Pas de barré

When the show is over and every one is gone That's when this lonely feeling comes along Everybody loves me while the show is going on But I need someone to love me after I sing all my songs

Agg In Oker

D A Em G E

Pas de barré

[Intro] Die AGG in Oker ist super cool, sie ist ne super Highschool Lernen, leben und viel mehr, dass alles ist hier nicht schwer Warum ich es hier so mag,weil es nichts anderes gab.

Aint Your Memory Got No Pride At All

C F G C7 E Em7

[Verse] I woke up with her in my arms this morning, And God knows I love her over all, As she whispered she loved me your memory appeared, Ain't your memory got no pride at all.

All I Want To Do Is Sing My Song

G D7 Am G7 C B7

All I Want To Do Is Sing My Song It's The Only Way To Pacify My Mind Until I'm Strong The Very Thought Of Loosing You Chills Me To The Bone And All I Want To Do Is Sing My Song

All My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers

C G7 F

Pas de barré*

() Oh the love you promised would be mine () forever. I () would have bet my bottom Dollar () on. Well it () sure turned out To be a short () forever. Just () once I Turned by () back and you were () gone.

All Of Me Belongs To You

G7 C F

Pas de barré*

All of me belongs to you all the time You're the only one that's ever on my mind There's no way that I would ever be untrue

All The Soft Places To Fall

G C D7 Bm Em

[Verse 1] Most of my life I've been runnin' around playin' and havin' a ball. And maybe I've been on a party too long. These memories are fond to recall. You see we've got these thing about women, Smokin' and good alcohol.

Always Late

A D E

Pas de barré

Always late with your kisses, Won't you come to my arms sweet darlin and stay. Always late with your kisses, Why o why do you want to do me this way.

Always Wanting You

G Am D C D7 G7

Pas de barré

CHORUS: () Always () wanting you, but never () having you, Makes it () hard to face () tomorrow 'cause I () know I'll be () wanting you () again. () Always () loving you, but never () touching you,

Am I Standing In Your Way

C F G7

Pas de barré*

If he ever gets to you I know he'll ignite the flame And it hurts to know how close he really came Last night you both kept dancing when the music ceased to play

America First

C F G

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] Why don't we liberate these United States We're the ones who need it the worst Let the rest of the world help us for a change And let's rebuild America first

Anyone Ought To Know

A D E Bm

Pas de barré*

Sittin in a road side tavern the only cowboy seated here alone Every night a lonely lady wants to tell me all about her broken home It's like they can see inside my mind they act as if they know I'll understand I guess they know it when the hear my name and feel it when they touch my tremblin hand

Apart For A While

E A B7 B F# F#m

[Verse 1] Apart for a while not forever alone We got memories to share got pictures we own We got the friends that we k-new We gotta marriage on file

Are The Good Times Really Over For Good

C F G

Pas de barré*

Is the best of the free life behind us now, And Are The Good Times Really Over For Good. I wish Coke was still cola, and a joint was a bad place to be. It was back before Nixon lied to us all on TV. Before Microwave ovens, when a girl could still cook, and still would, Is the best of the free life behind us now,

Back In Love By Monday

D Em A7 G

Pas de barré

If We're Not Back In Love By Monday Written by Sonny Throckmorton and Glenn Martin C1976 Tree Publishing Performed by Merle Haggard

Back To The Barrooms Again

G D7 C

Pas de barré

Now it's back to the barrooms right back to drinking again Maybe someday you'll love me enough to stay with me And whisky won't be my best friend But now it's back to the barrooms again

Bar Room Buddies

D A G C F

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] Hey, I want to sing till the feeling gets right Well, let's harmonize, we'll be dynamite I'll yodel the high notes, I've done it for years Good deal old buddy and I'll pour the beer

Barroom Buddies

G C D A F F#

Hey I wanna sing till the feelin' gets right Well let's harmonize we'll be dynamite I can yodel a high note, I've done it for years Walkdown to Good deal old buddy and I'll pour the beer

Because You Can't Be Mine

C G7 F

Pas de barré*

What makes something you can't have always look so good Why does something out of reach seem so fine What makes you thrill me more than any girl I know

Beer Can Hill

A D E

Pas de barré

Well I learned how to walk and I learned how to run in Bakersfield Should?ve done time over things I?d done in Bakersfield I tasted my first taste of romance in Bakersfield I learned how to fight and I learned how to dance in Bakersfield

Better Off When I Was Hungry

A D E

Pas de barré

I read they're havin' rain in Cali- fornia And Lord, I hope that you're not gettin' wet That's the only way on earth I have for knowin' how you're doin' When you left you said you call but you ain't yet

Big Butter Egg Man

F C7 G7 Dm6 Fmaj7 Gm7

Big Butter & Egg Man. Merle Haggard. Album: Kern River. Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAQHl36fXvk

Big City

F Bb C

Verse 1: I'm tired of this dirty old city. Entirely too much work and never enough play. And I'm tired of these dirty old sidewalks. Think I'll walk off my steady job today.

Billy Overcame His Size

C G7 F C7 Am

Pas de barré*

And Billy's daddy never favoured him, He catered to the bigger guys, But later on, in a bigger way, Billy overcame his size.

Blue Jungle

G D7 C Am

Pas de barré

Daylight Monday morning turning off the Great White Way Through the smoke and haze the city starts its day It?s a day to day survival in the battle zone

Blues For Dixie

Bb C7 F7 G7 Eb

If you've ever seen that ol? Mississippi The queen of the Delta Land Then you'll understand Why I've got the Blues For Dixie.

Bobby Wants A Puppy Dog For Christmas

C G7

Pas de barré

Bobby wants a puppy dog for Christmas I know you plan to bring an electric train But Bobby wants a puppy dog for Christmas And that's the only song we hear him sing

Born With The Blues

C F G7

Pas de barré*

Dad was my hero God called him away Momma was lonely and I was afraid With no one to lean on I turned to the booze Hard times come early when you?re born with the blues

The Bottle Let Me Down

D A7

Pas de barré

Each night I leave the barroom when it's over Not feeling any pain at closing time But tonight you memory found me much to sober Couldn't drink enough to keep you off my mind

Branded Man

G C D A D7

Pas de barré

I'd like to hold my head up and be proud of who I am But they won't let my secret go untold I paid the debt I owed them,but they're still not satisfied Now I'm a branded man out un the cold

The Brothers

D G C A A7

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Several years ago He gave up everything that mattered And rambled off to Nashville Tennessee With a pocket full of country songs

C C Waterback

C F G7 D7 A7

Pas de barré*

[Chorus] C.C. Waterback and one Tequila sunrise One's for my aching head the other's for my bloodshot eyes Last night I let it all hang out I guess that's how my head got sore C.C. Waterback I can't stand the pain no more

California Blues

F C C/G C6 C7 A#

Intro: Riff: Well I'm going to California where they sleep out every night

California Cottonfields

G D7 C F A7

Pas de barré*

My drifting memory goes back to the spring of '43 When I was just a child in momma's arms My daddy plowed the ground and promised someday we would leave

California On My Mind

C G7 F D7

Pas de barré*

Well I got California on my mind I?m leaving this old town behind I?m tired of sitting and I?m tired of pining

Call Me

C F G E Am

It's been five months ago today since you went away And I'm still biding my time by the phone I go nowhere at all, there's a chance you might call And tell me you want to come home

Can't Break The Habit

G C D7

Pas de barré

I can kick any habit that is if I want to Or I can lay off whatever I?m on But of all the things that I?ve been a slave to

Carolyn

C F Dm G7 Em G

() Carolyn () let me tell you what I heard () about a man today He () didn't come home from work and he () went away () 'Til he came to a () city, () bright in the () nightime like () day

Cc Waterback

D G A E7 B7

Pas de barré

CC Waterback, and one tequilla sunrise One's for my aching head, the other's for my bloodshot eyes Last night I let it all hang out, I guess that's how my head got sore CC Waterback, I can't stand the pain no more

Cherokee Maiden

G D7 A7 Cm E7 B7

I know I'll never be tradin' my love for her, For anybody else's heart. Someday I'll make a trip back to the Cherokee Strip And I'll carry her away with me. And straight as an arrow flies, we'll ride to paradise, My sweet little chickadee, My little Cherokee Maiden and me.

Chill Factor

G D7 C

Pas de barré

Seems like every November when the weather gets bad I start to remember all the good times we had The long nights get longer I wish an friend would come by

Christmas In Cabo San Lucas

C G F E7 G7 Am

[Chorus] Christmas in Cabo San Lucas Down where the ocean is blue Christmas in Cabo San Lucas The only thing missing is you

Colorado

A D E7 A7 C#m B7

() There's a place where Mother Na-()ture's () got it all together, She knows just () when to () let wild flowers () bloom, () () Some-()how she always seems to () know ex-()actly what she's () doin' And The Lord saw () fit to () furnish elbow () room.

Come On Sixty Five

C F G7

Pas de barré*

Somewhere on the old Kern River there's an old cane pole That waits for me patiently this city job might drag me down But one fine day I'm gonna be set free wait and see

Corrine Corrina

G C D D7

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] I love Corrina, Tell the world I do. I love Corrina, Tell the world I do. Just a little more loving, Let your heart be true.

Crazy Moon

D A G D7

Pas de barré

Crazy moon, you shine just like there's nothing wrong. Crazy moon, don't you know my baby's gone. I told her she could leave a change or two. Crazy me, crazy moon.

Daddy Frank

C F G7 D7

Pas de barré*

Daddy Frank played the guitar and the French harp Sister played the ringing tambourine Mama couldn't hear our pretty music

Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)

D G A Bm Bb Eb

()Don't remember how they got ac()quainted; I ()can't recall just how it came to ()be. There ()had to be some special help from ()someone, And ()blessed be the one that let it ()be.

Daddy Wont Be Home Again For Christmas

C G7 F C7 D7

Pas de barré*

Daddy won't be home again for Christmas And I just hope that this little check will fit Daddy won't be home again for Christmas But maybe this will serve to let you know I don't forget

Dad's Ol' Fiddle

D G A7

Pas de barré

() There's two nails in the wall Above the () door in the hall Where () Dad's old fiddle hung for twenty () years I () recall as just a boy How my () heart would beat with joy

The Day The Rains Came

D#maj7 F Bb D# G#

The Day the Rains Came Intro: Your strange love was what I found

Dont Get Married

C G7 F C7

Pas de barré*

Julie they've taken me to prison I pulled the gun and robbed the jewelry store The only thing I took was that big diamond

Dont Give Up On Me

C G7 F

Pas de barré*

Lord don't give up on me I'll do right someday Lord don't turn me out don't turn away I'm just a wandering pilgrim all alone

Dont Seem Like Weve Been Together All Our Lives

G C D7

Pas de barré

Since we first said I love you it's been twenty years tonight I moved by and love refused to go It seems like only yesterday or maybe just last summer

Dont You Ever Get Tired Of Hurtin Me

D# G# Bb7 F

You make my eyes run over all the time You're happy when I'm out, out of my mind You won't love me but you won't let me be Don't you ever get tired of hurtin' me

Down At The End Of The Road

C F G

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] I was looking for a place to hang my hat And a place to lay me down my heavy load I found it in the woods, in the cabin on the hill Down at the end of the road

The Downside

A D E B7

Pas de barré

Yes I'm Free, to go somewhere, and find somebody new, Oh, But the downside is, I'm still in love with you. Yes, It's true, you have the right to hurt me like you do. Oh, but, the downside is, I'm still in love with you.

Driftwood

Ab Eb7 Bbm C# Abmaj7 F#maj7

I'm just drift?wood Drifting with the winds that blow across the sky I can't always be here with you, babe I'm just driftwood drifting by

Drink Up And Be Somebody

C G D7 D G7

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Well I gotta keep my reputation I gotta keep my pride I can't let you know you've hurt me

Easy Come Easy Go

G C D B G7 A

Easy Come, Easy Go Written by Ian Sutherland Recorded by Merle Haggard Capo on 4

The Emptiest Arms In The World

B A E G Bm7 C#m

[Chorus] Let them leave you up in the air Let them brush your rock and roll hair Let the good times roll Let the good times roll, oh

Ever-Changing Woman

D A G

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] She can sparkle like the moonlight on the river At times, her words can cut you like a knife She's got a way of being tough and tender But she'll always be the highlight of my life

Every Fool Has A Rainbow

D G A Daug F#m A7

Every fool has a rainbow But he never seems to find The reward that should be waiting At the end of the line He'll give up a bed of rose's

Everybody's Had The Blues

G D A D7 E7

Pas de barré

Everybody's sings the blues sometimes And everybody knows the tune And everybody knows the way I'm feelin' Cause everybody's had the blues

Falling For You

E B7 A F#

Falling For You By Merle Haggard Written by Ralph Mooney Album: Strangers (1965) Tabbed By Larry Mofle

The Farmer's Daughter

D G A7 E A

Pas de barré

Tonight there'll be candlelight and roses In this little country chapel that's almost falling down There'll be tears in this old farmer's eyes this evening When I give my one possession to that city boy from town His hair is a little longer than we're use to

Fightin' Side Of Me

E B7 A

Pas de barré

I hear people talk bad about the way We have to live here in this country Harpin on the wars we fight And grippin bout the way things otta be

Fools Castle

C F G7 D7

Pas de barré*

It's a big house on a hilltop Fine carpets on the floor Expensive polished marble

Footlights

A D E

Pas de barré

I live the kind of life most men only dream of I make my livin' writin' songs and singin' them But I'm 41 years old and I ain't got no place to go when it's over So I hide my age, and make the stage and try to kick the footlights out again

For All I Know

G C D7 A7 G7

Pas de barré

For all I know you never cared about me And chances are I never crossed your mind Maybe you won't understand me calling

Forever And Ever

A D E

Pas de barré

[Chorus] Forever and ever I'll love you I swear by the stars up above you There never will be any other I'll love you forever and ever

From Graceland To The Promised Land

D G A Em A7 Em/A

Elvis touched the life of ev'ry ear that heard him, And they couldn't help but listen when he sang. It's a long way from Memphis to that mansion in the sky, But he kept his faith in Jesus all along, It's a long way from Graceland across Jordan to the Promised Land, But Jesus fin'ly came to lead him home.

The Fugitive

A B E F

Down every road, there's always one more city. I'm on the run, the highway is my home. I raised a lot of Cain back in my younger days, While Momma used to pray my crops would fail. Now I'm a hunted fugitive with just two ways:

Ghost Story

G# D# C# G#7

I know that he hurt you and hurt you so bad, He must have been going insane Now I finally learned how to hold you together When somebody mentions his name

Go Home

G D7 C

Pas de barré

With gentle persuasion I changed her mind I said they'd love her and treat her so kind So we went together to my old hometown I wanted to show my old friends what I'd found

Goin Away Party

C C# Dm G F Fm

[Verse] I’m throwin' a goin' a-way party C Caug Dm7 A party for a dream of mine So put me somewhere off in a cor-ner

Going Where The Lonely Go

A D E7

Pas de barré

Rollin with the flow Going where the lonely go Anywhere the lights are low Going where the lonely go Making up things to do

Gone Crazy

G C D

Pas de barré

Well you took my love for granted And I gave it all willingly But seeing you with someone else Was the breaking point for me

Good Old American Guest

C F C7 D7 G7 A7

Pas de barré*

Well I'm longin' to ride on a freight train Pull a slouch hat down low on my ears I'm yearnin' to leave this old town on the flight And lose all my trouble and cares In this day of airplanes and highways

Good Time Really Over For Good

D G A7 A

Pas de barré

I wish a buck was still silver, and it was back when the country was strong, Back before Elvis, and before the Vietnam war came along, Before the Beatles and yesterday, when a man could still work, and still would, Is the best of the free life behind us now, And Are The Good Times Really Over For Good.

Good Times

D A G D7 Gm7 G7

Pas de barré*

Now I won't think about tomorrow When the happy times are gone away Good times can't last forever But the good times are here today

Goodbye Comes Hard For Me

C F G7 C7 D7

Pas de barré*

I just remembered something that I forgot to do The bedroom door needs painting and the walls are fading too Angie's bike needs fixing that all takes time you see

Goodbye Lefty

G D7 C

Pas de barré

Nd Fret/KEY: A/PLAY: G () I'd love to hear a () jukebox () play I love you a () thousand () ways Or if () you've got the () money, I've got the () time I'd walk a () mile for () Mom and () Dad

Got Lonely Too Early This Morning

C F G7 D7

Pas de barré*

Got lonely too early this morning Long about 3:30 am Woke up in a big empty bed room

Graceland To Promised Land

D Em A G A7 D6

Date: Thu, 28 Dec 1995 07:25:39 -0600 From: Ken Keefover <[email protected]> Subject: From Graceland To The Promised Land by Merle Haggard X-Sender: [email protected] Resent-to: [email protected]

Grandma Harp

D G A E7 B7

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Grandma's maiden name was Zone Villines There's ninety years to tell about in a few short lines Born in Newton County down in Arkansas Then in nineteen-one she married Grandpa

Grandmas Homemade Christmas Card

C G F Am Dm

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] The family once received a homemade Christmas card And everyone was thrilled to read the verse inside Cause every line was printed where the print should be And grandma's name was neatly signed with pride

Green Green Grass Of Home

G C D

Pas de barré

Verse #1 The old hometown looks the same As I step down from the train There to meet me is my mama and papa Down the lane I look and there runs Mary

Guide Me Lord

C G7 F

Pas de barré*

I was born in sin and lost but Jesus paid the cost And pardoned me from all iniquity So till I see His face I'll daily ask His grace

Haggard Like I've Never Been Before

Bb Eb F D C

Singing in a honky tonk, working for the door. And missing you a thousand ways, or maybe more. Lately, I can't justify the whole thing anymore. And I'm haggard, like I've never been before.

Hang Up My Gloves

G C D7

Pas de barré

Well it's a life long fight both day and night Just keeping you around the house But now I understand you got a corner man Now I'm a gonna put you out

Harold's Super Service

G D C

Pas de barré

() Now me, I work at Harold's Super Service We specialize in service all the () way And there's () only one thing - really () bugs me This () big old boy in his stripped down Model () A.

He Walks With Me

D A G A7

Pas de barré

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

Heaven Was A Drink Of Wine

C F G7 C7

Pas de barré*

That psychoed-out psychologist asked me about my drinking ways Every question that he asked me all related back unto my childhood days But if the truth was known I never took to drinking long

Here In Frisco

G Em C Am D D7

Pas de barré

It's four a.m. in New York City three a.m. in Dallas The night is still early here in Frisco Market Street still going the same old shows are showing And I'm still all alone here in Frisco

High On A Hilltop

D A7 G

Pas de barré

() High on a hilltop over-() looking the () city I can see the () bright lights as they () gleam () And () somewhere you're dancing in () some dingy () barroom And the lure of the gayness takes the () place of our () dream.

Hobo Bill's Last Ride

G C D7 A7

Pas de barré

Riding on an eastbound freight train speeding through the night Hobo Bill a railroad bum was fighting for his life The sadness of his eyes revealed the torture of his soul He raised a weak and weary hand to brush away the cold

Hobos Meditation

C G7 F D7 E7

Pas de barré*

Tonight as I lay on a boxcar Just waiting for a train to pass by What will become of the hobo

Holding Things Together

A E A7 D

Pas de barré

CHORUS St FRET () HOLDING () THINGS () TOGETHER Ain't no easy () thing to () do When it comes to raisin' () children

Home Is Where A Kid Grows Up

G C D7

Pas de barré

It may be down the south in Alabama Or maybe just a little old one horse town It could be on the back streets of Chicago

Honky Tonk Night Time Man

G C D7

Pas de barré

I'm a honky tonk night time man I can't stand no light I'm a honky tonk night time man I can't stand no light I get my rest in the daytime I make my running round at night

Honky Tonky Mama

C F G

Pas de barré*

I kinda do my own things on songs and on this song if you want to Spice it up a little play the bass strings back and forth. Also I put in little fills like to go from one chord to the next. You Can look in lessons for axehappy's fills and use them for help.

House of Memories

D G A7 C D7 D7)where

My house of ()memories, ()is all I ()own,() I live in ()misery, ()now that you're ()gone.() A constant ()reminder, ()of what used to ()be,() Is torturing ()me, ()in my house of ()memories.()

How Did You Find Me Here

C F G7

Pas de barré*

How did you find me how did you know I?d be here in this hole in the ground I can?t even see out over the edge

Hungry Eyes

D A G

Pas de barré

A canvas covered cabin in a crowded labour camp Stand out in this memory I revived; Cause my daddy raised a family there, with two hard working hands And tried to feed my mama's hungry eyes.

Huntsville

E A B7 E7

Pas de barré

That old white haired judge in Dallas Didn't pay my story no mind They're takin' me down to Huntsville I'm bringin' in a load of time They caught me on a caper that I planned for days

I Aint Got Nobody

C D G D7 F C7

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] Well, I ...ain't got no-bod-y, and nobody cares for me. And I'm so sad and lone-ly, Won't somebody come and take a chance with me? I'll Sing you sweet love songs honey, all the time,

I always get luck with you

A D E D#dim Aaug E7

Verse 3: Ive had good days and bad days But when the day is through I always get lucky with you I always get lucky with you

I Am An Island

G C D Am

Pas de barré

They say no man is an island Thats all I hear from my old friends They say I should forget you And learn to love again But I don't need nobody

I Am What I Am

C G D Bm Am D7

[Verse] I'm no longer a fugitive And I'm not on the lam And I'm just a rambler I am what I am

I Came Close So Close To Failure

E B7 E7 F#7

I Came Close So Close To Failure I came close so close to failure I came close to living alone

I Came So Close To Living Alone

C G7 F D7

Pas de barré*

I came close so close to failure I came close to living alone I know the kids still love me and their mommy

I Can't Be Myself

C G7 F C7

Pas de barré*

It's a way of mine to say just what I'm thinking And to do the things I really want to do And you want to change the part of me I'm proud of

I Can't Hold Myself In Line

D A G

Pas de barré

Verse: I'm going off of the deep end And I'm slowly losing my mind I disagree with the way I'm living But I can't hold myself in line

I Could Have Gone Right

F Bb C7 G7

[Verse 1] Oh, I was born a good boy, my mama loved me so And she gave me every chance she could to make my life a gold But I fell in with the wrong crowd and the wrong crowd led me on But I could have gone right just as easy as I went wrong

I Didnt Mean To Love You

C G7 F C7 Fm

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] Didnt mean to miss you but i do Didnt want to want you but i do Didnt mean to think about you Thought i could live without you

I Die Ten Thousand Times A Day

C G7 F

Pas de barré*

I come home and I sat down by the door I just sat and dream my lonely life away I just can't stand a thought that I won't see you anymore

I Dont Have Any Love Around

D A7 G F# F#7 Bm

[Verse 1] I'm tired of pretending and tired of defending An option to smile or to frown It's great to be single, but it's hell to be lonely I don't have any love around

I Don't Have Anymore Love Songs

C F G7

Pas de barré*

There's been some things that I've wanted to say a long time Never have I spent a day without you on my mind I've tried a lot of song and I need to try one that's new

I Dont Want To Sober Up Tonite

A E7 D D7

Pas de barré

I don't want to sober up to-night I don't want to act like things are alright And I don't want to change just to make you think I'm happy

I Dreamed You Didn't Love Me Anymore

D G A7 E7

Pas de barré

( Intro ) I woke up this morning, cried till my eyes were sore. I dreamed you didn't love me, anymore. It was like my World had ended, I got up, and walked the floor. I dreamed You, didn't love me, anymore.

I Forget You Everyday

G D7 C Fm Am G7

Memories is a gift man can't live without And at times we can't control the things we think about So sometimes I still remember you in every way

I Had A Beautiful Time

G D7

Pas de barré

We met downtown in the barroom Both of us needing a friend You brought me home to your doorstep It was there you invited me in

I Had A Little Mule

D A D7 G E

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Well, a mule kicked the stable door off this mornin' A mule kicked the stable door off this evenin' A mule kicked the stable door off There wasn't any feed in the little feed trough

I Just Want To Look At You One More Time

C G7 C7 F D7

Pas de barré*

I just wanna look at you one more time I'll always like to know how much I leave behind Let this be# the picture that I'll always have in mind

I Knew The Moment I Lost You

C F G7

Pas de barré*

A man may have his trials and tribulations And at times he feels so low and so blue But from now on I will be entirely different

I Must Have Done Something Bad

D A G Dmaj7 D7 D6

I must have done something bad, some- time in my life And I paid for it time and a- gain But this time you've hurt me so bad, I could lay down and die And the pain grows each day, ten times ten times ten

I Never Go Around Mirrors

Eb Bb7 Ab Eb7

[Verse] I can't stand to see, a good man go to waste One who never combs his hair or shaves his face A man who leans on wine, over love that's told a lie Oh it tears me up to see a grown man cry

I Never Go Home Anymore

G C D Bm Gb Em

I own a house - on the edge of the city A suburban mansion - I'm told But the power's all off - and the phone lines are dead And the hallways - are lonely - and cold So I spend all my time - in hotels and barrooms

I Still Cant Say Goodbye

D G C Em F Am

[Verse] When I was young my dad would say Come on son lets go out and play Seems like only yesterday When I was all by myself

I Take A Lot OF Pride In What I Am

C Cadd2/B Am7 G7/A Dm F

Verse 1: Things I learned in a hobo jungle Were things they never taught me in a classroom, Like where to find a handout While thumbin' through Chicago in the afternoon.

I Think I Found A Way To Live Without You

D G A

Pas de barré

I never thought I'd ever conquer my weakness 'Cause everybody knows that my weakness is you But the answer came this morning And you should be the first to hear What a simple little thing I have to do

I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink

A D E

Pas de barré

Could be holding you tonight Could be doing wrong or doing right You don't care about what I think I think I'll just stay here and drink

I Think Ill Stay

C F G G7 Am D7

Pas de barré*

[Verse] If I ever find a place, I wanna be I think I'll stay, I think I'll stay You asked me if I'd like to leave, and would I like to play? I think I'll stay, hey, I think I'll stay

I Think I'm Gonna Live Forever

G C D7

Pas de barré

When you first left me baby I thought I would surely lose my mind Every day of life was just another day gone by

I Think Its Gone Forever

B F# E Bmaj7 F#7 C#

[Verse] You could get down on your knees and beg me to come home, And be talking to a man that wouldn't come, Cause once you bring the curtain down, on love that used to be, I think its there forever and darling once it's done.

I Threw Away The Rose

G D C D7 A A7

Pas de barré

Once I lived a life...of wine and roses And I drank...a lot back then for one concern Success for me lay just...around the corner I thought my social friends would help me make me turn

I Wanta Live Again

A E7 D E C

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Our love grew cold a long time ago We both know love is gone Yet we stay together We just keep hanging on

I Wish I Was Santa Claus

C G7 F Am Dm

Pas de barré*

I wish I was Santa Claus I'd take all the whole year off Except on Christmas day I'd go flyin' on my sleigh I wish I was Santa Claus

I Wish Things Were Simple Again

C F G Am D E7

Pas de barré*

But Even The Blue Skies Roar With Thunder Men Fly Above Us Like Birds Nothing Is Simple Not Even A Love Song The Story Gets Lost In The Words

I Wonder If They Ever Think Of Me

G D7 C A7

Pas de barré

There's not much a man can do inside a prison Just take his memory trips and fight the pain And a word from home can mean so much to a prisoner

I Wonder What Shell Think About Me Leaving

B F#7 E C

[Verse 1] I wonder what she'll think about me leaving Wish I could be there hidden if she cries 'Cause leaving really won't be worth my trouble If I can't see the teardrops fill her eyes

I Wonder Where Ill Find You At Tonight

C G7 F Am

Pas de barré*

I wonder if I?ll find you in some honky tonking bar I wonder if I?ll find the hidden place you parked your car I wonder if I?ll find you holding someone tight

I Wont Give Up My Train

G C D

Pas de barré

That’s where she came to meet me As I stepped down off 451, and needed sleep. And the baby’s overdo I know, she needs some thi..ngs, But the more we discuss it, it’s the same..

Id Never Told On You

D G C A7

Pas de barré

I'd Never Told On You By Merle Haggard Written by Hank Cochran Album: It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) (1972) Tabbed by Larry Mofle

Id Trade All Of My Tomorrows

E B7 A

Pas de barré

I'd Trade All Of My Tomorrows By Merle Haggard Written by Jenny Carson & Merle Haggard Album: Strangers (1965) Tabbed By Larry Mofle

If I Could Only Fly

C F E G A B7

Almost felt you touching me just now I wish I knew which way to turn and go I feel so good and then I feel so bad I wonder what I ought to do

If I'd Left It Up To You

C G F

Pas de barré*

()You made plans to leave a ()thousand times I ()know, And a ()thousand times I should have let you ()go. But each time I'd always ()beg you back ()somehow, If I'd ()left it up to you, it would all be over ()now.

If It's Wrong To Love You

G C D G7 A

Pas de barré

If it's wrong to love you, wrong I'll always be And though you're with another you still belong to me And if I?m wrong to miss you, to sit alone and cry Then I can?t be right, dear and I?m a fool to try

If We Make It Through December

F Gm7 C7 F7 Bb Eb

And their timing's not the greatest in the world; Heaven knows I been working hard, wanted Christmas to be right for daddy's girl; I don't mean to hate December, It's meant to be the happy time of year; And my little girl don't understand why daddy can't afford no Christmas here; If We Make It Through December ev'rything's gonna be alright I know;

If We're Not Back In Love By Monday

D Em A7 G

Pas de barré

Verse 1: We can call Mrs. Johnson to keep the kids a day or two. Take the early flight to Florida, just the way we used to do. Have room service bring us breakfast, make love all through the day. If We're Not Back In Love By Monday, we can go our sep'rate ways.

If You See My Baby

D G A D7

Pas de barré

If You See My Baby By Merle Haggard Written by Eddie Miller & Bob Morris Album: Sing Me Back Home (1968) Tabbed by Larry Mofle

If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time)

D G A

Pas de barré

We'll spread joy, oh boy, oh boy, And we'll spread it right. We'll have more fun, baby, all the way down the line. If you've got the money, I've got the time.

If Youve Got Time To Say Goodbye

D A Em

Pas de barré

If you've got time to say goodbye Have mercy on a guy that's gonna miss you I know you're in a hurry But consider all the hurt I'm going through

I'll Always Be Glad To Take You Back

C G7 F D7

Pas de barré*

After you have finished all your running round And you find the cards against you stacked After you are weary and so sick inside

I'll Always Know

G C D Em B

Revenge must be the reason Why forgiveness was a thing I never knew . Someday soon I know you plan to hurt me, But don't count on gettin' back with things you do

I'll Be A Hero When I Strike

C G7 F C7

Pas de barré*

All because I walk a different street And not helloed by some I meet That don't mean that what I do is right

I'll Break Out Again Tonight

C G7 F

Pas de barré*

() Slowly the long day turns to night And soon they'll turn out the prison () lights But in my cell I'm making plans To be with you at home a-() gain.

Ill Leave The Bottle On The Bar

A D E7 E

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] A loser doesn't always know he's losing Til he's lost the game and it's too late to win I hope I'll call in time and you'll forgive me 'Cause I want so much to come back home again

I'll Look Over You

D A G

Pas de barré

I'll ()look over things you do because ()I love you so, And I'll be ()standing on the sidelines ()while you play. It's your ()life to live the way you ()want to live, And I'll ()look over you if you'll just let me ()stay.

I'll Sign My Heart Away

C D G C7 F

Pas de barré*

I'll sign my heart away in court tommorow, When I sign the papers that will set you free. But to part this way is to my sorrow, My heart will brake to see them take your love away. I'll tell my friends I'm glad it's all over,

Ill Take A Chance

D A G

Pas de barré

If you don't want to run around If you wanna settle down I'll take a chance on loving you If you will be my very own If you'll be mine and mine alone

I'm A Lonesome Fugitive

C D G

Pas de barré

I raised a lot of cane back in my younger days While Mama used to pray my crops would fail Now I'm a hunted fugitive with just two ways: Outrun the law or spend my life in jail I'd like to settle down but they won't let me

I'm A White Boy

A E D B Ab G

Some folks call me a ramblin? man I do a lot of thumbin? and kickin? cans And it wouldn?t do an ounce of good to call me names Cause daddy?s name wasn?t Wille Woodrow And I wasn?t born and raised in no ghetto

I'm Always On A Mountain When I Fall

C F Dm G Em C7

Most of my life I've almost been a winner I've come so close but never really won Just when I thought I?d finally made it I find myself back where I started from

Im An Old Old Man Trying To Live While I Can

C G7 F G

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] Said an old man to a good-looking girl, "Well, I've been around this big wide world, That home on the hill, well honey, that's mine, I've got the money, if you've got the time".

I'm Bringin Home Good News

C F G7

Pas de barré*

Yeah I'm bringin' home some good news Got some things you'll be glad to hear Like I'm leavin' town and won't be back Around Just long enough to get my gear There won't be any goodbye kisses

Im Free

D Em G A

Pas de barré

Though I haven't got a penny to my name I've got wealth beyond compare just the same In my mind the greatest treasure there could be Just to live the way I live because I'm free

I'm Gonna Break Every Heart I Can

D G A

Pas de barré

I'm gonna break every heart I can I'd be a find-'em-and-fool-'em man I'm gonna dedicate my whole life to this one plan Well if I live and I have enough time I'll get even with the woman kind

Im Gonna Live Forever

G C D Am

Pas de barré

When you first left me baby I thought I would surely lose my mind Every day of life was just another day gone by Well you really had me down in a deep depression I wanted real bad just to crawl off and die

Im Gonna Paint Me A Bed Of Roses

E A B a e G

Transcribed from YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GtVu8h6XKk Key: E BPM: 110 - 4/4 Strumming: Give that country swang rhythm with alternate root notes on the 1st and 3rd beats. So for E it Would be -0 and -2. For it is -2 and -0. For it is -0 and -0. In the chorus walk up to

Im So Tired Of It All

C F G

Pas de barré*

All my life I've been so lonesome If happpiness came, I missed the call All my dreams have been so aimless And now I'm So Tired Of It All.

The Immigrant

G D Am Bm C

The Immigrant Written by Merle Haggard & Dave Kirby Recorded by Merle Haggard (No Capo)

In My Next Life

C G7 F D A7 C7

Pas de barré*

THE BLOOD RED SUN BEAT DOWN AND BAKED THE RED CLAY GROUND DUST KICKED UP AROUND HIS JOHN DEERE WHEELS NO TRACE OF RAIN IN SIGHT AGAIN HE'LL LOSE THE FIGHT AND HAVE TO WATCH HIS CROPS DIE IN THE FIELDS

In The Ghetto

A D E C#m Bm

In The Ghetto. Merle Haggard. Album: My Farewell To Elvis. Capo 1. Play intro as needed

In The Good Old Days When Times Were Bad

D A G D7 C

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] We got up before sunup to get the work done up We'd work in the fields till the sun had gone down We've stood and we've cried as we helplessly watched A hailstorm a-beating our crops to the ground

Irma Jackson

C G7 F

Pas de barré*

I'd love to shout my feelin's from a mountain high Tell the world I love her and I will till I die There's no way the world will understand that love is colour blind That's why Irma Jackson can't be mine

Is This the Beginning of the End

A E7 B7 D F#m

()I just don't seem to know you ()anymore. You're ()only with me every now and ()then. And ()you don't kiss me like you did ()before. Is ()this the ()beginning of the ()end?

It Makes No Difference Now

E A B7

Pas de barré

It Makes No Difference Now By Merle Haggard Written by Floyd Tillman &amp; Jimmie Davis Tabbed By Larry Mofle [email protected]

It's All In The Movies

G6 D Dmaj7 A7 G A

(No Cord) Like a fire burning () out of control, You go caught up in the () actor's role, () and you cried on my () shoulder () when it Came to an () end.

It's Been A Great Afternoon

A D B7 E7 D7

Pas de barré

() Last night we had a hell raisin' time () Nippin' on tequila and suckin' on () limes Sunrise chased the good time () away

Its Cold In California

G D B C Cm7

[Verse] There's a (boy/girl) here in old California Who I know like I know myself And (s)he's livin' in hell but (s)he's takin' it well And it's cold in California tonight

Its My Lazy Day

G C D7

Pas de barré

I might have gone fishing I got to thinking it over And the road to the river is a mighty long way Now it could be the season no rhyme or no reason Justa taking it easy it's my lazy day

Its Not Love

G C D7 G7

Pas de barré

It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) Written by Glenn Martin and Hank Cochran C1972 Tree Publishing Performed by Merle Haggard

It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)

G C D7 G7

Pas de barré

Verse 1: She was always there each time I needed you, Holding on to me like I held on to you, We still don't have what you and I once had; No, It's Not Love, But it's not bad.

Ive Got A Darlin

D A G

Pas de barré

I've Got A Darlin' (For A Wife) By Merle Haggard Written by Merle Haggard & Ronnie Reno CD: Keep Movin' On (1975) Tabbed by Larry Mofle

Ive Got A Yearning

E A B7

Pas de barré

I've Got A Yearning By Merle Haggard Written by Merle Haggard CD: Keep Movin' On (1975) Tabbed by Larry Mofle

I've Had A Beautiful Time

A E7

Pas de barré

We met downtown in a barroom, Both of us needinâ?? a friend, You brought me home to your doorstep, It was there you invited me in,

Jesus Christ

F C Bb

[Verse 1] Jesus Christ was a man that travelled through the land A carpenter true and brave He said to the rich give your goods to the poor And they laid Jesus Christ in the grave

Jesus Take A Hold

D A7 G Bm A

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] Like the ancient Roman empire, this world is doomed to fall And it's much too big a thing for mortal men Just take a look around and see the writing on the wall Somehow we've got to find a helping hand

Jimmie Rodgers Last Blue Yodel

G D C G7

Pas de barré

Jimmie Rodgers' Last Blue Yodel Written & Recorded by Merle Haggard Album: Same Train, A Different Time (1969 & 2010) (No Capo)

Jimmy The Broom

G F Cmaj7 C D Am

Https://open.spotify.com/track/4fkukHYtZaIwNAGKBILcNf Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR8-o9GsCOY Worked out on request for caleb.greenwell You feel OK with mentioning your avatar here? If you like my "work" don't hesitate to add favorite or to give it the STARS it deserves (with explanation?).

Just Between The Two Of Us

G C D7

Pas de barré

Just between the two of us let's give up this fantasy For we no longer care enough to even disagree Everybody envies us and the way we get along But just between the two of us we know our love is gone

Keep Me From Cryin Today

Eb Bb G# Gm Cm C7

Hold me and love me and tell me That you decided to stay At least put it off till tomorrow And keep me from cryin' todayaia

Kentucky Gambler (ver. 2)

G D C

Pas de barré

I wanted more from life, than four kids and a wife And a job in a dark Kentucky mine. A twenty acre farm, with a shackey house and barn Thats all I had and all I left behind

Kern River

A D E E7 E9 C#m

I'll never swim Kern River again. It was there that I met her. It was there that I lost my best friend. And now I live in the mountains. I drifted up here with the wind.

Kern River Blues

D A7 G

Pas de barré

Kern River Blues - Merle Haggard Well I’m leaving town tomorrow getting’ my breakfast in the sky Well I’m leavin’ in the early morning eat my breakfast in the sky Be a donut on a paper drink my coffee on the fly

Learning To Live With Myself

G C D Bm Bm7 F

[Verse 1] I learned how to live with my darling God took my darling away Down through the years He took all my peers

Leavin's Not The Only Way To Go

D G A Em D7

Pas de barré

Do the mornings still come early? Are the nights not long enough? Does a tear of hesitation Fall on everything you touch? Well, it might just be a lesson

The Legend Of Bonnie Clyde

D# Bb G# D#7 G#7

Bonnie was a waitress in a small cafe Clyde Barrow was the rounder that took her away They both robbed and killed until both of them died So goes the legend of Bonnie and Clyde

Leonard

D G A Bm

Pas de barré*

When LEONARD finally came to Cali-for-D nia He was twen-G ty-one years old as I recall He loved to write a song and pick the gui-D tar And he came to hang a Gold A one on the wall.

Lets Chase Each Other Around The Room

Bb F

[Chorus] Let's chase each other around the room tonight Let's play the games we played on our wedding night To lock and bolt the door is only right Let's chase each other around the room tonight

Lets Chase Each Other Round The Room

Bb F

Let's chase each other 'round the room tonight Let's play the games we played on our wedding night To lock and bolt the door is only right.- Let's chase each other 'round the room tonight

Life In Prison

F C

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] The jury found the verdict first degree They swore I planned her death to be I prayed they sentence me to die But they wanted me to live and I know why

Life Of Wine And Roses

C F G7 A

Pas de barré*

() Once I lived a life of () wine and (C)Roses. I () drank a lot back then for one () concern. Success for me lay () just around the corner. I Thought my () social friends would help me make The () turn.

Linsteng To The Wind

D G A C

Pas de barré

Listening to the wind, Trying to hear the voice of a distant friend. Wishing you and I were close again, Listening to the wind.

Listening To The Wind

C F G7 A#

Verso 1. Listening to the wind Trying to hear the voice of a distant friend Wishing you and I were close again Listening to the wind

Little Ole Wine Drinker Me

E B A

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] I'm prayin' for rain in California So the grapes can grow and they can make more wine And I'm a-sittin' in a honky in Chicago With a broken heart and a woman on my mind

Living With The Shades Puilled Down

C F G

Pas de barré*

I fell in love with a working girl Lord, she sure was sweet I met her down in a red-light tavern Workin' on Bourbon Street Way down in the old French Quarter

Living With The Shades Pulled Down

C F G

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] I fell in love with a working girl Lord, she sure was sweet I met her down in a red-light tavern Working on Bourbon Street

Loneliness Is Eatin Me Alive

E B7 A C#m F#m E7

[Verse] There hasn't been one bit of laughter in this house in so Long, Just the howling of the wind asking why. And I know this house ain't growing, but it seems bigger since

Lonely Night

C Dm7 C7 F G A7

[Verse 1] Silent night lonely night I don't have you for Christmas Silent night lone--ly night I don't have you this year

Long Black Limousine

G C D7

Pas de barré

()There's a long line of ()mourners headed down our little ()street Their fancy cars are such a sight to ()see They're ()all of your ()new friends who knew you in the ()city And now the've finally ()brought you back to ()me

The Longer You Wait

D A Em G

Pas de barré

The longer you wait to leave me The longer I'll hurt when you?re gone And the longer it takes for you to break my heart The longer the pain lingers on

Look What Thoughts Will Do

A E

Pas de barré

Once I thought I loved just you, And I thought you loved me too, But just look what thoughts will do. For today you say we're through,

Love And Honor

F# B C#7 G#

Love and honor, a promise to obey Sacred vows that we both made yesterday But when someone tempted you, you ease to cross the line And I'll bet love and honor never cross your mind

Love Dont Hurt Every Time

D E7 A C#7 F#m B7

Love don't hurt every time Sometimes love can be kind So don't turn away from these arms of mine Love don't hurt every time

Love Has A Mind Of Its Own

C# F# G# D#7

Chorus: Love is a ruler, the greatest of kings Love sits up high on a throne Forgetting you, darling, is not my decision

Love Keeps Hanging On

G D

Pas de barré

Lately I've been losin' the darkness in my head The years are catchin' up with you and me but we don't care We're growin' old together but we won't be alone In lots of ways we've fallen off but love keeps hangin' on

Love Makes A Fool Of Us All

A E D E7 E6 A7

[Verse 1] Morning moves shadows across a room with clothes scattered, Into a bed where two lovers lie entwined, The one that he's tied to is the one that he’s lied to, And his home and family seldom crosses his mind.

Love Me When You Can

E A B7

Pas de barré

I know you can?t always be here with me You can?t find what all you need with just one man You?re hardly ever free and seldom lonely What I?m trying to say is, love me when you can

Love Will Find You

G C D Am

Pas de barré

You can't hide yourself away from the problems of today You can't hide yourself at night Just turn off the bedroom light And you can't try to hide your feelings they'll be heavy on your mind You can't hide yourself from love

Lucky Old Colorado

D7 G Am C

Pas de barré

And she's gone, I think, for good So lucky old Colorado You've got the girl of my dreams She loves you, Colorado More than she'll ever love me You know I hope that she's happy in Colorado

Lucky Ole Colorado

G C D

Pas de barré

[Verse] I met her here in California Fell in love and then she was gone And she always talked about Denver And going back to her Colorado home

Makeup And Faded Blue Jeans

D G A C B

Verse 1 In downtown Modesto I was workin' the Holiday Inn I would stick with a gig that would last us throughout the weekend I was singing a new song I'd wrote on the way into town When she came in the front door and found her a place to sit down.

Mama Tried

D G A7 Bm

Pas de barré*

The first thing I remember knowin'was a lonesome whistle blowin', And a youngun's dream of growin'up to ride, On a freight train leavin'town, not knowin'where I'm bound. And no one could change my mind but Momma Tried.

Mama's Hungry Eyes

D G A

Pas de barré

A canvas covered cabin in a crowded labor camp, Stand out in this memory I revived. Cause my daddy raised a family there with two hard workin hands, And tried to feed my mama's hungry eye's.

Man From Another Time

G C D

Pas de barré

I lost a woman I believe to be perfect for me You could replace her but you're so much younger than me Our lives are so different our music is not the same kind Like we're just out of focus with no way to bring us in line I'm like a man from another time

Marys Mine

G C F G7 C7 D7

Pas de barré*

Chorus: Mary's mine and she'll always be Till the end of time she gave her heart to me No truer love could I ever find than Mary's love And Mary's mine

Me And Crippled Soldiers

E B7 A

Pas de barré

For all the wars we fought and won To keep Old Glory waving Today, they ruled to burn Old Glory down And only me and crippled soldiers give a damn

Midnight Turning Day Blues

D A7 D7 G

Pas de barré

This song was written by Jimmy Rogers and recorded and performed in the Late 1920's and early 30's Capo on the 4th fret. Play in a 12-bar blues

Misery and Gin

F C Bb G7 C/B C/Bb

Memories and drinks don't mix too well. And jukebox records don't play those wedding bells. Starin' at the world through the bottom of a glass, All I see is a man who's fading fast.

Misery & Gin

D A G E7 A7 F#7

Misery &amp; Gin By Merle Haggard Tabbed By Larry Mofle [email protected]

Miss The Mississippi And You

C G7 C7 F Fm Am

I'm growing tired of the big city lights Tired of the glamour and tired of the sights In all my dreams I am roaming once more Back to my home on the old river shore

Mobile Bay Magnolia Blossoms

G C D Am D7 A7

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] We were gathered 'round the garbage can, passin' round the bottle We were cold and burnin' anything, that was dry enough to burn A shiverin' man said he had left, his family back in Boston And I knew I'd hear a whole lot more, before it came my turn

Money Tree

G C D Am F

Pas de barré*

Intro Silver and gold made you say goodbye One day it may make you wanna cry When you're alone with a heart that's blue Who will you take your heartaches to

More Than My Old Guitar

E A B7

Pas de barré

You know there's love in our family, And not a lot of hate to ignore. And love is for music and guitar for lovin, But I love you even more.

Mother The Queen Of My Heart

C G7 F D7 C7

Pas de barré*

I had a home down in Texas Down where the blue bonnets grew I had the kindest old mother How happy we were just we two

Motorcycle Cowboy

D G A

Pas de barré

I married me a hippy ran away with a stringy haired blonde, Lord I married me a hippy ran away with a stringy haired blonde. Now were both gold and happy fishin on our own golden pond. Hey I love my biker baby she loves her guitar pickin pal,

Movin' On

C F G7 Am B7 D

Big wheel's rollin'; Big wheel's rollin', Movin' on. Big wheel's rollin'; gotta keep 'em goin'. Big wheel's rollin', movin' on.

Mustve Been Drunk

G C Ab D D7 C#

Must?ve Been Drunk By: Merle Haggard w/ George Jones Recorded in Bb Capo: 3rd fret

My Carolina Sunshine Girl

G D C A7 E7 D7

My Carolina Sunshine Girl By Merle Haggard Written by Jimmie Rodgers Album: Same Train, A Different Time (1969) Tabbed by Larry Mofle

My Favorite Memory

F C7 Bb Gm Dm

The first time we met is a favorite mem'ry of mine. They say time changes all it pertains to But your memory is stronger than time. I guess everything does change except what you choose to recall. There's a million good daydreams to dream on

My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers

F Bb C

Oh the love you promised would be mine forever I would have bet my bottom dollar on Well it sure turned out to be a short forever Just once I turned my back and you were gone

My Heart Would Know

C G7 F Am C7

Pas de barré*

[Verse] I could say it's over now That I was glad to see you go And I could tell the world that I don't love you My lips could tell a lie but my heart would know

My Home Is In The Street

C G F B Am Dm

My Home Is In The Street Written by Merle Haggard & Teresa Lane Haggard Recorded by Merle Haggard (No Capo)

My Lifes Been Grand

Cm F7 G7 Eb Dm Bb

Bb Faug Bbmaj7 My life's been grand I been a hand at livin' it up all the way I've had good times and bad times and hard times and done time But life's been a blessing every day

My Love For You

G D A7 A Bm Cm

My love is flowing like the raging river And it will stop when river cease to flow My love is growing like a weed in garden My love for you will die when these weeds no longer grow.

My Own Kind Of Hat

A G D Bm A7

Pas de barré*

Cowboys and outlaws, right guys and southpaws, Good dogs and all kinds of cats. Dirt roads and white lines and all kinds of stop signs, But I stand right here where I'm at, 'Cause I wear My Own Kind Of Hat.

My Past Is Present

C# F# B F#7

The girl I love so much just walked in the door My past is present but she's not mine anymore Did she stop by to hurt me or does she even know I'm here My past is present, could it be that she still cares

My Ramona

E B7 F#7 A E7

Everybody's talking bad about Ramona They say she's changed a lot since I've been gone They say she may not be too glad to see me Cause Ramona doesn't know I'm coming home.

My Rough And Rowdy Ways

C F D G7 A7 G

Pas de barré*

[Verse] For years and years I've rambled I drank my wine and gambled But one day I thought I would settle down I have met a perfect lady

My Woman Keeps Lovin Her Man

D A7 G D7 C

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] My woman still loves me in spite of my way For reasons I don't understand I guess someday she knows I'll come home to stay That's why my woman keeps lovin' her man

Natural High

E A F# B Ab B7

You picked me up off of the ground You never one time let me down And you put me on a natural high And I can fly, I can fly

No More Trains To Ride

C F G

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] I was raised in Santa Fe reefer in little California town Three door down from the railroad track where they set the old boxcar down Born the son of a railroad man who rode 'em until he died I'd like to live like daddy did, but there's no more trains to ride

No More You And Me

C F G

Pas de barré*

Today something told me not to call you But with trembling hands I dialed the telephone And as it rang the seventh time, I knew I'd lost what once was mine There'd be no more you and me from now on

No Reason To Quit

E B A

Pas de barré*

There?s a circle of people Where I?m no longer welcome I? m ashamed to say I no longer fit I could sober up tomorrow, and face my friend again But I?ve got No Reason To Quit.

No Show Jones

G C D A

Pas de barré

Spotify:track:7mbIZ1EJ5rEJO21KFzNPit Https://youtu.be/ikE6bt_Iblc Worked out on request for fmihlon Please: rate (stars left unter sheet) or/and add favorite (heart right above) When you are looking for chords of another nice song you could send me a Personal Message.

Nobodys Darlin But Mine

C F C7 Bb Gm F7

Come lay by my side little darlin' Come lay your cool hand on my brow And Promise me that you will always Be Nobody's Darlin' but Mine

Nobody's Darling But Mine

D G A

Pas de barré

()Come sit by my side little ()darlin, Come ()lay your cool ()hand on my ()brow, Promise me that you will ()never, Be ()Nobody's Darlin' but ()Mine,

Okie from Muskogee

E B7

Pas de barré

We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee; We don't take our trips on LSD We don't burn our draft cards down on Main Street; We like livin'right, and bein'free.

The Okie From Muskogees Comin Home

Eb Bb Ab G Cm F

[Verse 1] Well, me and Roy Nichols And a couple other fellows in the band We got to talking it over Thought we'd take off a little time, if we can

Ol Country Singer

A G A7 D E7 B7

I?m just an ol? country singer Gold records all over the walls I sing in bar rooms and I sing in churches And I sing in old aging halls

Old Drovers Prayer

C G F

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] When supper is done and the campfire burns low, The cowboy stretched out on the ground. His bedroll beneath him, his hat by his side, He hears the big herd bedded down.

Old-Fashioned Love

D A G F# Bm E

Got that old fashioned love in my heart And there it will always remain Like an ivy-clinging vine clinging closer all the time Through these years and these tears just the same

Old Flames

D G A D# D7 G#

Old Flames (Can't Hold A Candle To You) By Merle Haggard Tabbed By Larry Mofle Rmofle at satx.rr.com

Old Flames Cant Hold A Candle To You

Eb D Bb Ab G A

[Verse] Downtown tonight I saw an old friend someone who, I use to take comfort from long before I met you, And I caught a spark in her eyes of forgotten desire, And with a word or a touch I could have rekindled that fire.

Old Man From The Mountain

G D C A

Pas de barré

() The Old Man From The Mountain's Comin' home, home, home Thought I'd better warn you So I () called you on the () phone Get () rid of Joe the grinder

One Day At A Time Sweet Jesus

A E E4 A4 D D4

I'm only human I'm just a man Help me to believe in what I could be and all that I am Show me the stairway that I have to climb Lord for my sake teach me to take one day at a time

One Sweet Hello

D A G C Em E

Pas de barré

One Sweet Hello One sweet hello and one sad goodbye Two empty arms and these lonely nights to cry

The Only Trouble With Me

G C D7

Pas de barré

Merle Haggard THE ONLY TROUBLE WITH ME (Merle Haggard) ? ? '71 Tree Publishing, BMI ? Someday We'll Look Back

Our Paths May Never Cross

A E D B7 Amaj7 F#m

[Verse] Lady, I know you're out there somewhere And like me, you're feeling lost Maybe right now, we both need each other But our paths may never cross

Out Among the Stars

F C7 Bb G

Verse 1: It's midnight at a liquor store in Texas. Beneath the neon, close up's just begun. When a boy walks in the door and points a pistol. He can't find a job, but man, he's found a gun.

Peach Pickin Time In Georgia

C G F G7 A7 Dm

[Verse 1] When it's peach picking time in Georgia apple picking time in Tennessee Cotton picking time in Mississippi everybody picks on me When it's roundup time in Texas the cowboys make whoopee And down in old Alabama it's gal picking time to me

Please Mr Dj

E B7 A E7

Pas de barré

Please Mr. D.J. By Merle Haggard Written by Merle Haggard Album: Strangers (1965) Tabbed By Larry Mofle

Pretty When Its New

D E A F# Bm G

(Verse 1) Love’s always lovely, when first two lovers meet. Hand in hand, arm in arm, walkin’ down the street. Always seen together, in everything they do. Love is always pretty, when it’s new.

Pride In What I Am

G C Dm Em Am7 C7

Things I learned in a hobo jungle, Were things they never taught me in a classroom. Like where to find a handout, While bummin' through Chicago in the afternoon. Hey, I'm not braggin' nor complainin',

Radiator Man From Wasco

C F D G A Am

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] I've heard so many songs about truck drivers And I don't raise any cause they put 'em high And I don't say it's wrong But I've never heard a song

Rainbow Stew

Bb Eb F C Bb7

Verse 1: There's a big, brown cloud in the city, And the country side's a sin. The price of life is too high to give up, It's gotta come down again. The world wide war is over and done, And the dream of peace come thru. We'll all be drinkin' that free bubble-ubb, And eatin' that Rainbow Stew.

Ramblin' Fever

D G A

Pas de barré

My hat don't hang on the same nail too long My ears can't stand to hear the same old song And I don't leave the highway long enough To bog down in the mud Cause I've got ramblin' fever in my blood

Reason To Quit

E B A

Pas de barré*

[Intro] There's a circle of people where I'm no longer welcome, And I'm a ashamed to say that I no longer fit. I could sober up tommorow and face my friends again, But I've got no reason to quit.

Reasons To Quit

A E D F#m B

Reasons to quit the smoke and booze don't do me like before And I'm hardly ever sober and my old friends don't come around much anymore Reasons to quit the low is always lower than the high And the reasons to quit don’t outnumber all the reasons why So we keep smokin and we keep drinkin, havin fun and never thinkin'

Red Bandana

D A G

Pas de barré

We left home when we was barely past eleventeen Been back and fourth and all around through hell and rain I've loved you half of your life and I?ll keep on lovin? you But I can't change and live the way you want me to

Remember Me Im The One Who Loves You

C G F Em D Am

[Verse] When you're all alone and blue No one to tell your troubles to Remember me, I'm the one who loves you When this whole world has turned you down

Reno Blues

D A D7 G

Pas de barré

Way out in Reno, Nevada Where romance blooms and fades A great Philadelphia lawyer Was in love with a Hollywood maid

Ridin High

D G A Am Bm E

They told us that we'd never reach the tower They said that we would prob'ly not But we row the boat of lightnin' through the sky You and I we're ridin' high

Right Or Wrong

D A G E B

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] Right or wrong I'll always love you Though you're gone I can't forget Right or wrong I'll keep on dreaming Still I wake with the same old regret

The Roots Of My Raising

Eb Ab Bb F Fm

Verse 1 I left the four lane highway, took a blacktop seven miles Down by the old country school, I went to as a child Two miles down a gravel road, I could see the proud old home A tribute to a way of life that's almost come and gone

Run Em Off

Pas de barré

Now when the big bad wolf got in grandma's house Little Red Ridinghood was scared as the mouse And just like her I'm scared through and through

Runaway Mama

D A G

Pas de barré

She's my runaway mama, always chasin other men. She's my runaway mama, always somewhere gone again. If you see this kind of lady, Kinda tall and kinda slim. She's my runaway mama, call the law and turn her in.

The Running Kind

G C D

Pas de barré

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

Sam Hill

D A Bm Em G

Pas de barré*

There's a certain hill outside of town called Sam Hill And a certain guy used to go there every day They said a certain girl lived up in Sam Hill Aw, a pretty girl, not hep to city ways

San Antonio Rose

A G C# D G# C

Deep within my heart lies a melody The song of old San Antone Where in dreams, I live with the memory Beneath the stars all alone

Santa Clause And Popcorn

G D7 C

Pas de barré

Verse Santa Claus and popcorn Jingle bells and reindeer horns Christmas trees and mistletoe Jesus loves me this I know

Sea Of Heartbreak

G D C Em Cmaj7 B

Oh, the sea of heartbreak, lost love an' loneliness, Memories of your caress, so divine, I wish you were mine again, my dear, I am on this sea of tears, Sea of heartbreak.

Seashores Of Old Mexico

D Eb A7 Bb7 Em Fm

Album "Seashores of Old Mexico" released Oct 13 1987 Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r8Bc1Zs06M This song needs a lot of practice, but it's worth it. Song has a 3/4 beat.

Seeing Eye Dog

E B A

Pas de barré*

Well I'm gonna get me a seeing eye dog to help me find my way I'm so much in love with you I can't even see the light of day My mind is cloudy like a winter storm before the rain come pourin' down I feel so good and I gotta get my feet on the ground on the ground

The Seeker

a C am G F B

[Verse 1] I seeker, poor sinful creature There is none weaker than I am

Set Me Free

Eb Bb7 Ab Fm Eb7 Bb9

Why not take your love light off of me? Come on and Set Me Free. If you think our love's all wrong, if you feel the fire is gone, If I'm not what you'd like for me to be, Come on and Set Me Free. Set Me Free and let me fly like a bluebird flying high. Release the chains that bind you and me; Come on and Set Me Free. Set Me Free.

Shelly's Winter Love

A Bb D Eb F E

I know I'm only Shelly's winter love She only seems to need me now and then I know I'm only Shelly's winter love But she's mine alone 'til springtime comes again

Shotgun And A Pistol

D C A G Bm

[Chorus] That mornin', a lady locked arms with a shotgun And the pistol rode west with the sun Now the outlaws of Tombstone and the outlaws forever Know that death is the way of the gun

Sidewalks Of Chicago

G D D7 A

Pas de barré

Thank God, folks back home in Harland County Can't see what success has done to me Would you believe the kids in Harland High School Voted me most likely to succeed

Silver Ghost

Am G C F

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] On a cold and rainy night I was sittin' in the light Of my switchman shack of mine post on the mountain The storm was pretty bad and the telephone was dead But it was just eleven hours till the dawn

Silver Wings

E B F#m A D# B7

Silver wings shining in the sunlight Roaring engines headed somewhere in flight They're taking you away, and leaving me lonely Silver wings slowly fading out of sight

Sing A Sad Song

C F G7 D7 G

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] Sing me a song of sadness And sing it as blue as I feel If a tear should appear It's because she's not here

Sing Me Back Home

A E D

Pas de barré

The warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom I stood up to say good-bye like all the rest And I heard him tell the warden just before he reached my cell 'Let my guitar playing friend do my request.'(Let him...)

Skid Row

G C D

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Well not long ago I was a happy man Money in my pockets with the rings on my hands My money's all Gone and I'm feelin' low Standin' on the corner of Skid Row

Slowly But Surely

B F# F#7 E

Slowly but surely you're winning my heart And you're winning my heart too [Verse] Slowly but surely I'm losing my heart And I'm losing my heart to you

So Long Train Whistle

C F Em Cmaj7

[Verse 1] Daddy's been a railroad man since he was twenty-one, Two years apprenticeship, a brakeman on the Denver run, Thirty, he made fireman, thirty-five, an engineer, Now at sixty-five, he's reached the end of his career,

So Much For Me So Much For You

E B7 A

Pas de barré

Oh how hard we fought today behind that courtroom door Dividing up the things we both had worked together for Now we go our separate ways the ties no longer bind So much will belong to you and so much will be mine

Soldiers Last Letter

C G D A E

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] I''m writing this down in a trench Mom Don''t scold if it isn''t so neat The way that you did when I was a kid And I''d come home with mud on my feet

Some Of Us Fly

G D Am C

Pas de barré

We all come along, in our own given time No way to compare, such unique design But there's one common trait, To the scheme of it all Some of us fly....all of us fall

Some Of Us Never Learn

G D C E7 A

Pas de barré

Some Of Us Never Learn By Merle Haggard Written by Merle Haggard Album: Branded Man (1967) Tabbed by Larry Mofle

Someday We'll Look Back

G G7 C D Em Am

Pas de barré

SOMEDAY WHEN OUR DREAM WORLD FINDS US AND THESE HARD TIMES ARE GONE WE'LL LAUGH AND COUNT OUR BLESSINGS IN A MANSION ALL OUR OWN IF WE BOTH PULL TOGETHER,

Someday When Things Are Good

D D7 C G A F#

Someday when things are good, I'm gonna leave you I can't seem to go when things are bad I'll be one more love that you can dream about And one more man that you can say you've had.

Someone Else Youve Known

D A A7 d em

[Verse 1] I've always been the kinda guy that didn't love a lot I took all the love they offered me with ease And it didn't make much difference if they loved me or not

Someone Told My Story

A D E

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] I played the brand new record on the jukebox And I scarcely could believe the song I'd heard It told of how you left me for another It was almost like I'd written every word

Sometimes I Dream

D G A7 E7

Pas de barré

There's no magic way for me to get over you There's not much left to say and not a thing left to do Seldom I laugh and seldom I ever cry But there's times I drink too much and there's times when I lie

Somewhere Between

A E D

Pas de barré

()Somewhere between your ()heart and ()mine, There's a window that I can't see ()through. There's a ()wall so high it ()reaches the ()sky, Somewhere ()between me and ()you.

Somewhere On Skid Row

D# Bb Gm G# Fm Cm

I'm gonna lose myself somewhere on skid row Since I lost you I just don't seem to care I'm gonna lose myself somewhere on Skid Row So the wine won't let your mem'ry find me there.

Somewhere To Come When It Rains

G7 C F Bb

Verse 1: Too many arms have held you too close And too many eyes have cried Too many heartaches are clingin' to you And most of those heartaches are mine.

Stop The World And Let Me Off

C G Bb B G/B

(No Chord) Stop the world and let me () off I'm tired of goin' round n' () round I played the game of love and () lost So stop the world and let me () off () () ()

Stranger In My Arms

G C D7 G7

Pas de barré

Verse 1: I don't thrill you like I used to do, there's something on your mind Now you treat me cold instead of warm And you're not just not the same old you that I used to call mine And you feel like a stranger in my arms

Strangers

F C Bb

Oh the love you promised would be mine forever, I would have bet my bottom dollar on. Well it sure turned out to be a short forever, Just once I turned my back and you were gone.

The Sunny Side Of My Life

E A

Pas de barré

[Chorus] Oh, the sunny side of my life is the side you're living on Grey skies never come when I'm with you Good times hang around only when you're here at home The sunny side of my life is here with you

Susie

D A A7 G Em

Pas de barré

All you got to do to please me Is take me in your arms and squeeze me, Susie And I'll be happy All you got to do to keep me

Sweethearts Or Strangers

D G A7 A F B

Sweethearts or strangers It makes no difference now I'll leave it up to you Sweethearts or strangers I'll get along somehow

Swingin' Doors

G C D7 D

Pas de barré

()This old smoke filled bar is something I'm not ()used to, But I gave ()up my home to see you ()satisfied.() And I just ()called to let you know where I'll be ()living. It's not ()much, but I feel ()welcome here ()inside.

Take A Lot Of Pride

B Am7 G7 A C F

Capo 1st fret to play along with the record. To play along with the record, hit the base note once, i.e., "C", then strum The remaining strings twice (minus the base note). This is done on the Following chords: , Cadd2/, , /, , &amp; /

Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am

Dm Cmaj7 G7 C6 C Dm7

Things I learned in a hobo jungle, Were things they never taught me in a classroom, Like where to find a handout, While thumbing through Chicago in the afternoon, Hey, I'm not bragging or complaining,

Take My Hand

C F G7 C7 D7

Pas de barré*

Precious Lord take my hand Lead me on let me stand I am tired I am weak I am worn Through the storm through the night Lead me on to the light

Teach Me To Forget

Eb Bb7 Ab

[Verse] You taught me how to love with all my heart With all my soul I trusted you And now you say we'll have to live apart A thing I don't know how to do

Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa

D Em G F# A7 A

[Intro] Love is so beautiful, when everything's fine But when it is like hers and mine It lives and dies at least ten thousand times

That's The News

G C D Bm

Suddenly it's over, the war is fin'lly done Soldiers in the desert sand, still clingin' to a gun No-one is the winner an' everyone must lose Suddenly the war is over: that's the news

Thats The Way It Was In 51

E B B7 A E7

Pas de barré*

[Verse] Sixty-Six was still a narrow two-lane highway Harry Truman was the man who ran the show The bad Korean war was just beginning And I was just three years too young to go

That's The Way Love Goes

D A G A7 E

Pas de barré

INTRO: 1st VERSE: I've been throwing horse-shoes,

There Goes My Everything

D A7 G D7

Pas de barré

I hear () footsteps () slowly () walking As they gently walk a () across a lonely () floor () And a () voice is () softly () saying Darling this will be good-() bye forever () more.

There Ive Said It Again

G C# A7 C E7 Dm6

[Verse] I love you, there's nothing to hide, It's better than burning inside, I love you, no use to pretend, There I've said it again.

There Wont Be Another Now

G D Am7 Bm7 C Em

There Won't Be Another Now Written by Red Lane Recorded by Merle Haggard (Capo on 2)

Theres A Pair Of Blue Eyes Down In Texas

G C A7 D D7 A

Pas de barré

[Chorus] There’s a pair of blue eyes down in Texas Crying for me crying for me There’s a heart big as Dallas Down in old Fort Worth tonight

Theres Just One Way

D A G A7 C

Pas de barré

[Chorus] There's just one way to make that trip to glory (Trip to glory) God so loved the world that He gave His Son, (his only sun) So hold your head up high point your finger to the sky There's just one way to make that final run

Theres Somebody Else On Your Mind

C Em A F Dm G

There’s laughter and a band playing loud But you don’t fit in with the crowd And you’re only with me killing time There's somebody else on your mind

These Memories Were Making Tonight

G D C

Pas de barré

These Memories We're Making Tonight By Merle Haggard Written by Merle Haggard CD: Keep Movin' On (1975) Tabbed by Larry Mofle

Theyre Tearin The Labor Camps Down

E A B G# C#m

I came back to California cause my home was here To look up my old sweetheart just for fun Mom and Dad had both passed on in two short years While my patriotic chores bein’ done

Things Arent Funny Anymore

D Em A G a

We used to laugh a lot We never cried But things are all different now Since your sweet love has died Seems we've lost the way to find

Think About A Lullaby

D G A Dm

Pas de barré

Think about a lullaby. Let me sing you off to sleep, Let daddy pray your sole to keep. It's safe here with your mom and I, Think about a lullaby.

Think Ill Drink

A D E

Pas de barré

Could be holding you tonight Could be doing wrong or doing right You don't care about what I think I think I'll just stay here and drink

Thirty Again

A E D

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Youth should be saved for the last But it's wasted on the young and the fast C#m D D#dim7 I wish I could go back in time to a faster time back then

This Cold War With You

D G A E7

Pas de barré

This Cold War With You By Merle Haggard Written by Floyd Tillman Album: If We Make It Through December (1974) Tabbed by Larry Mofle

This Is The Song We Sing

C G F

Pas de barré*

This Is The Song We Sing By Merle Haggard Written Merle Haggard CD: It's All In The Movies (1976) Tabbed by Larry Mofle

This Loneliness Is Eatin' Me Alive

E B7 A C#m F#m E7

There hasn't ()been one bit of ()laughter in this ()house in so ()long, Just the ()howling of the ()wind asking ()why.() And I ()know this house ain't ()growing, but it seems ()bigger since You're ()gone.

This Song Is For You

G D7 C G7

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] This song is for you, you know who you are Won't embarrass you by callin' out your name. You're here every night, serving up the drinks Wearin' your superficial smile.

This Time I Really Do

E G#m A F#m7 B E7

I can't believe I ever let you go There's so much about love that I don't know I can't believe I didn't recognize Real love when it looked me in the eyes

This Towns Not Big Enough

C# F# G#7 C#7

Today's the day I leave forever this town where we once loved together Now that love is gone I guess I'm free I'll leave behind both you and sorrow and take just what I'll have tomorrow When there's miles and miles and miles between this town and me

To Each His Own

Dm7 G C Em7 F Am

[Verse 1] A rose must remain with the sun and the rain Or it's lovely promise won't come true. To each his own, to each his own And my own is you..

Today I Started Loving You

G C D7 G7 Am7

Pas de barré

Today I Started Loving You Again I'm right back where I've really always been; I got over you just long enough to let my heartache mend, Then Today I Started Loving You Again. What a fool I was to think I could get by

Today I Started Loving You Again

G C D7 G7 Am7

Pas de barré

What a fool I was to think I could get by With only these few million tears I've cried. I should have known the worst was yet to come. And that crying time for me had just begun. 'Cause Today I Started Loving You Again, I'm right back where I've really always been;

Too Many Bridges To Cross Over

F C Bb Gm Dm C7

[Verse 1] Be close to me, but please don't ever love me Don't let your feelings carry you that far I'll hold you in my arms Buy you clothes and pretty charms

Too Much Boogie Woogie

F Bb C

[Verse 1] Seems my whole life is patterned after 1963 I could go to the picture show Or catch a country jamboree Now they're people picking on the Opry

Too Used To Being With You

A D E F#m

Too used to that certain someone To offer my love to anyone new My excuse for not wanting no one Too used to being with you

The Train Never Stops At Our Town

C F G G7 A# C7

[Verse 1] For years I've tried to leave this poor man's valley On a train that's on its way to richer ground Where rivers never overflow and dreams cannot be drowned But the train never stops at our town

Train Of Life

C F D

Pas de barré*

Merle Haggard, Train of Life Song: Train of Life Album: Someday We'll Look Back / I Love Dixie Blues Chords tabbed by Verne Garrison Bano tuned E, Key D, Capo 3 (for soundbyte)

Train Whistle Blues

D G A7

Pas de barré

[Verse] When a woman gets the blues she hangs her little head and cries When a woman gets the blues she hangs her little head and cries But when a man gets blues he grabs him a train and rides

Trouble In Mind

A E7 A7 D7

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Trouble in mind, I'm blue But I won't be blue always Cause the sun gonna shine in my back door some day Mm mm

Tulare Dust

D A G E E7

Pas de barré

Tulare dust in a farm boy?s nose Wonderin where the freight train goes Standin in a field by the railroad tracks Cursin the strap on my cotton sack I can see mom and dad with shoulders low

Turn me loose

E A B

Pas de barré*

I'm tired of this dirty old city. Entirely too much work and never enough play. And I'm tired of these dirty old sidewalks. Think I'll walk off my steady job today.

Turn To Me

G D C

Pas de barré

When the whole world turns against you and life won't let you be, When you need someone to turn to turn to me. When questions go unanswered and you wonder what will be, When you need someone to turn to turn to me.

Turnin' Off A Mem'ry

D A D# G C C#

You can find me in a dim lighted barroom If your coals should ever turn warm But the chances of you ever changing Are as slim as your two loving arms

Turning Off A Memory

D G A7 E7

Pas de barré

You can find me in a dim lighted bar-room If your cold should ever turn warm But the chances of you ever changing Are as slim as your two loving arms

Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star

E B7 F#m A

First Verse: Can you really make a wish come true, And do you shine just a chosen few. Is it over have I gone to far, Twinkle twinkle lucky star.

Uncle Lem

C G F

Pas de barré*

They wanna cover it with flowers Maybe even plant some dogwood trees I guess that they've forgotten When we were kids what that place used to be

Under The Bridge

D G A7 E7 Gm D7

I lost my job in Saginaw Working on the railroad After twenty years They just put me on the side Now I'm hungry in the street

Valentine

D G A7 Em D7

Pas de barré

Summertime. We could run and play like summertime. Storybooks and nursury rhymes. And you could be my Valentine. Candy heart. If anyone could you could have a candy heart. You're the sweetest of all sweethearts. Won't you give your heart to me. Can't you see. I love you. Valentine, won't you be my Valentine. Won't you share your space with mine.

Wait A Little Longer Please Jesus

E B7 A

Pas de barré

() Here the labor is so hard And the () workers, they are () tired And our weary hearts are yearnin' for a () rest And I () find we're getting anxious To () be in that happy () home

Waitin For A Train

D G A E

Pas de barré

[Verse] All around the water tanks waiting for a train A thousand miles away from home sleeping in the rain I walked up to a brakeman to give him a line of talk He says if you’ve got money I’ll see that you don’t walk

Wake Up

A D E

Pas de barré

Wake up, don't just lay there like cold granite stone. Wake up, we're too close to be alone. Wake up, and please darling, hold me if you would. Don't just lay there like you've gone away for good.

Walk On The Outside

C G D7 Am d a

I've been in here so long I forgot what I did wrong Just a kid when they put me here inside I don't have long to live and Lord what I would give Mhm, just to walk on the outside

Walking The Floor Over You

D G A A7 D7

Pas de barré

You left me and you went away You said that youd be back in just a day That day has come and gone but youre still away from home Walking the floor over you

The Waltz You Saved For Me

F Bb C7 F7 D7 G7

[Verse] Ever in dreams with you, I'll sway, dear To the waltz you saved for me Ever in dreams while I'm away, dear I'll hear this melody

Way Back In The Mountains

C G F

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] How far can a man stretch a dollar? I thought as I counted my pay I told myself over and over There must be some other way

The Way I Am

F# B Db E F#7

Wish I were down on some blue bayou, With a bamboo cane stuck in the sand. But the road I'm on, don't seem to go there, So I just dream and keep on being the way I am.

The Way In Was In '51

C G F It was

()Sixty-Six was still a narrow two-lane highway Harry Truman was the man who ran the ()show The bad Korean was was just begining And I was just three years too young to ()go Country Music hadn't gone to New York City yet

We Never Touch At All

E A B7

Pas de barré

You go out with someone else while I'm out with someone too Yet we come back to prison when we're through Why don't we just stay out? But we still can climb the wall We hardly ever talk and we never touch at all

What A Friend We Have In Jesus

D A G D7 A7

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] What a friend we have, in Jesus All our sins and grieves, to bear What a privilege, to carry Everything, to God in prayer

What Am I Gonna Do (with The Rest Of My Life)

A E7 D Bm A7 E

Pas de barré*

I can make it for a day or two without you And maybe I can make it through the night I can light, I can drink and prob?bly be alright until morning But what am I gonna do with the rest of my life

What Have You Got Planned Tonight, Diana

D G A7 Em A7sus C

Verse 1: -------Acappella------------------- Forty miles from the nearest gravel road We cut our life in the ponderosa pines We sweated hard to beat the winter snow

What I Hate

G D C

Pas de barré

[Verse] What I hate is A statesman speaking out of both sides of his mouth What I hate is The war still going on down in the South

What Will It Be Like

C F G D7 G7

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] He spoke of a morning and an unclouded day With no sorrow and hardship to bare He said that where I am you also shall stay What will it be like to be there

Whatever Happened To Me

C G F C7 G7 D

Pas de barré*

[Bridge] I once played a big part in your world Think back and I know you'll agree You still play a big part in my world Oh but whatever happened to me

Whats Wrong With Stayin Home

D A7 Em7 C Em G

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] The boys are wantin' me to go out drinking They want me to leave my Julie home I know Julie don't mind my drinking But Julie don't like to be left here at home

When Did Right Become Wrong

G D7 C G7 D Em

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] It used to be right that you love me You said so and I thought so too We talked maturely 'bout old puppy love Comparing the old with the new

When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels

A E B

Pas de barré*

Verse 1: When the ceremony was over A lad stood alone in tears For he had just said goodbye To the one he had loved through the years

When It Rains It Pours

C G7 C7 F

Pas de barré*

I'm all alone and I'm feeling blue Wishing you were here with me So I could say to you, Honey, I Love you It's 2 a.m. and I can not sleep Cause you are so very,very far from me

When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again

C Bb F

When my blue moon turns to gold again When the rainbow turns the clouds away When my blue moon turns to gold again You'll be back in my arms to stay

When My Last Song Is Sung

C F G7

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] When my last song is sung and my lifes work is done And my old faithful guitar loses tone You won't find me troubled then, wishing I could sing again When my last song is sung I'll be gone

When No Flowers Grow

D A G

Pas de barré

I don't know how long I stand at the window Watching crosswinds erase all her tracks in the snow In her mind, it's springtime, she goes to pick some flowers In the cold dead of winter, when no flowers grow

When The Feelin Goes Away

D G A7 C A

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Love is just a feeling in a fool’s state of mind Forever is just a phrase they use in nursery rhymes And pain is just a feeling caused by losing you today But I&#039;ll be alright when the feeling goes away

Where Does The Good Times Go

A D E

Pas de barré

Where does the good times go Where does the river flow Where does the north wind blow Where does the good times go

Where Have You Been

G D7 C G7

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Look around you look at your friends They're still out there but where have you been You better get busy start calling them in Cause they still love you but where have you been

Where No One Stands Alone

G D C D7 Em Am

[Verse 1] Once I stood in the night, with my head bowed low In darkness as black as the sea And my heart felt alone and I cried, oh Lord "Don't hide your face from me"

White Line Fever

D G A D7

Pas de barré

VERSE: The wrinkles in my forehead show the miles I've left behind me They continue to remind me How fast I'm growin' old Guess I'll die with this fever in my soul.

White Man Singing The Blues

G C D7

Pas de barré

The old man paid no mind to color Cause he knew that I'd been down and out Old Joe said that I was a soul brother And things I'd been singin' about

Why Am I Drinking

C G F D C7

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] Hey why am I drinking there's no really reason to quit And why am I thinking God knows I'm trying to forget And why does that woman stay on my mind night and day And why am I drinking why am I hurting this way

Why Cant I Cry

G C D Am

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Life comes down so heavy Sometimes I can't bear it on my shoulders I can't cry at all my tears won't fall as I get older Guess I'm goin' through the change I feel so cold and strange

Why Me Lord

D A G E A7 B

Pas de barré*

[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? To be worthy of You and the kindness You've shown

Why Should I Be So Lonely

E B F# B7 C#7 A

[Verse 1] Oh, the moonlight so bright makes me lonely tonight Everything seems to make me feel blue, dear I'm downhearted now, I'm lonesome somehow 'Cause you are proving untrue

The Wild Side Of Life

D G A

Pas de barré

You would'nt read my letter if I wrote you, You asked me not to call you on the phone. But there's something I wanted to tell you, So I wrote it in the words of this song.

Wine Take Me Away

A D E7 A7

Pas de barré

Warm red wine you know that place where you take me some times Where my cares have wings and fly right off my shoulder Where I leave my cares behind and for a while find peace of mind Help me friend of mine wine take me away

Wish A Buck Was Still Silver

D G A

Pas de barré

I wish a () buck was still silver, and it was back when the country was () strong () Back before Elvis, and before the Vietnam war came a()long Before the Beatles and yesterday, when a () man could still () work, and still () would Is the () best of the free life behind us now And are the good times really over for () good

Wishing All These Old Things Were New

C G F Am C/B C7

Watching while some old friends do a line, Holding back the want to in my own addicted mind. Wishing it was still a thing even I could do, Wishing all these old things were new.

Without You On My Side

A A7 E Bm Dm a

A day with no sleep, a night with no love Bm Emajor And life without you on my side And if I had to lay down without you on my side Nightmares would throw both my eyes open wide

Workin' Man Blues

A D7 A7 E7

Pas de barré

I been a workin' man dang near all my life I'll be working Long as my two hands are fit to use I'll drink my beer in a tavern, Sing a little bit of these working man blues

Working Man's Blues

A D E G

Pas de barré

But I've been a workin' man dang near all my life, And I'll keep on workin', As long as my two hands are fit to use. I'll drink my beer in a tavern, Sing a little bit of these workin' man blues.

Wouldnt That Be Something

C G F C7 Am D

Pas de barré*

[Chorus 1] Wouldn't that be something If I spread my wings and showed you I could fly away Wouldn't that be something If I asked you to fly with me on some wild and windy day

Yesterday

C G Am F E7 D

Https://open.spotify.com/track/0FgdWLfWY5mvNb1YwMFoIU Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBBm5k9FPPU Worked out on request for letsgobrandon1233. Do you mind your avatar is here? If you like my "work" don't hesitate to add favorite or to give it the STARS it deserves (with explanation?). Here is the list of all the songs I did upload for UG:

You Babe

G C D D7

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Sometimes this ol' world's a drag it really pulls me down I try so hard but nothin' comes around Then I wake up and find that I've no reason to be blue I've already found the whole wide world with you

You Dont Even Try

G C D A7

Pas de barré

You Don't Even Try By Merle Haggard Written by Merle Haggard & Fuzzy Owen Album: Strangers (1965) Tabbed By Larry Mofle

You Dont Have To Call Me Darlin

C G F Am D

Pas de barré*

It was all that I could do to keep from cryin' Sometimes it seems so useless to remain You don't have to call me darlin', darlin' You never even call me by my name. You don't have to call me Waylon Jennings

You Don't Have Very Far To Go

G C D7 G7

Pas de barré

You always find a way to hurt my pride If I'm not crying, you're not satisfied I don't know why you want to hurt me so But if you're trying to break my heart You don't have very far to go

You Dont Love Me Anymore

E F#m B A G#7 C#m7

You used to get so uptight when I didn’t hurry home from work at night But now you say you’ve changed your mind, A man can use his space, he needs his time. And you never say a word when I forget to open up the door That’s because I know that you don’t love me anymore

You Nearly Lose Your Mind

C G7 C7 F

Pas de barré*

[Chorus] She's gonna trifle on ya She'll do it every time And when your baby starts stepping Lord you nearly lose your mind

You Take Me For Granted

D G A7 E7 A C9

And my back is sore From bendin' over backwards to just lay the world at your door. I've tried so hard to keep a smile on a sad face while deep down It's breakin' my heart And as sure as the sunshines I'll be a lifetime

Youll Always Be Special To Me

G D7 G7 C A7 D

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] To you I may never be more than just a friend But you'll always be special to me To you I may never be closer than I am But you'll always be special to me

Youll Never Love Me Now

G C D7 D

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] Admitting you're to blame Won't heal wounded pride It's too late to be ashamed I've already stepped aside

You're The Only Girl In The Game

E A B7

Pas de barré

What a twisted game you're playin with the highest takes of all Somewhere along the way, the rules got changed From this narrow ledge we're walkin'and there's no way you can fall 'Cause you're the only girl in the game

Youve Still Got A Place In My Heart

E A B7 E7 F C7

[Verse] If the one you think is true ever turns his back on you You've still got a place in my heart If every road you take proves you've made a big mistake Baby, you've still got a place in my heart