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Prime Country Songbook

1. Almost Doesn’t Count – Mark Wills

2. Anymore – Travis Tritt

3. Brand New Man – Brooks & Dunn

4. Carrying Your Love With Me – George Strait

5. Chains – Patty Loveless

6. Cowboy Take Me Away – Dixie Chicks

7. Diggin Up Bones – Randy Travis

8. Dixieland Delight – Alabama

9. Dust On The Bottle – David Lee Murphy

10. Every Storm Runs Out of Rain – Gary Allan

11. Everything’s Changed – Lonestar

12. Forever and Ever Amen – Randy Travis

13. God Bless Texas – Little Texas

14. Goodbye Says It All – Blackhawk

15. Heads Carolina Tails California – Jo Dee Messina

16. Here In The Real World – Alan Jackson

17. Home Fires Burning – Ronnie Milsap

18. I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack

19. I’m Gonna Be Somebody – Travis Tritt

20. John Deere Green – Joe Diffie

21. Killin Time – Clint Black

22. Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw

23. Little Rock – Colin Raye

24. Living On Love – Alan Jackson

25. Meet In The Middle – Diamond Rio

26. Mountain Music – Alabama

27. Neon Moon – Brooks & Dunn

28. Ocean Front Property – George Strait

29. On The Other Hand – Randy Travis

30. Queen of My Double Wide Trailer – Sammy Kershaw

31. Seminole Wind – John Anderson

32. She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful – Sammy Kershaw

33. She Got It All – Kenny Chesney

34. She’s In Love With The Boy – Trisha Yearwood

35. Should’ve Been A Cowboy – Toby Keith

36. Small Town Saturday Night – Hal Ketchum

37. Sticks and Stones – Tracy Lawrence

38. Straight Tequila Night – John Anderson

39. That Ain’t My Truck – Rhett Akins

40. That’s Another Song – Bryan White

41. The Dance – Garth Brooks

42. Too Cold At Home – Mark Chesnutt

43. Two Dozen Roses – Shenandoah

44. What About Now – Lonestar

45. What’s It To You – Clay Walker

46. When You Say Nothing At All – Keith Whitley

47. Whenever You Come Around – Vince Gill

48. Where The Green Grass Grows – Tim McGraw

49. Your Everything – Keith Urban

50. You’re Gonna Miss This – Trace Adkins

Almost Doesn’t Count – Mark Wills https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qduYqT83jvY

Intro-

G C G C

G C G C

G C

Almost made you love me

G C

Almost made you cry

G D

Almost made you happy, baby

C

Didn't I, didn't I

G C

You almost had me thinkin'

G C

You were turned around

Em

Everybody knows

D G G -once

Almost doesn't count

G C

Almost heard you saying

G C

You were finally free

Em Dsus2

What was always missing for you, baby

C

You'd found it in me

G C

But you can't get to Heaven

G C

Half off the ground

Em

Everybody knows

D G


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qduYqT83jvY


C

I can't keep lovin' you, one foot outside the door

G

I hear a funny hesitation

D C

Of a heart that's never really sure

C

Can't keep on tryin' if you're looking for more

Em

Than all that I could give you

Em/A D

Than what you came here fo--or

G C

Gotta find somebody

G C

Not afraid to let go

Em D

Want a no doubt, be there kind of girl

C

You came real close

G C

But every time you built me up

G C

You only let me down

Em/A

And everybody knows

D G


C

I can't keep lovin' you, one foot outside the door

G

I hear a funny hesitation



D C

Of a heart that's never really sure

C

Can't keep on tryin' if you're looking for more

Em

Than all that I could give you

Em/A D

Than what you came here fo--or

G C

Maybe you'll be sorry

G C

Maybe you'll be cold

Em

Maybe you'll come runnin' back

D C

From the cruel, cruel world

G C

Almost convince me

G C

You're gonna stick around

Em

But everybody knows

D G


G C

Maybe I'll be here

G C

Maybe I'll see ya 'round

Em

That's the way it goes

D G C G C G



Anymore – Travis Tritt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI1qj4BDUxQ

[Verse 1]

G

I can't hide the way I feel

D C D

about you anymore

G

I can't hold the hurt inside, keep the

D C D

pain out of my eyes anymore

[Chorus]

C D C

My tears no longer waiting,

D C

My resistance ain't that strong

D Em

My mind keeps recreating a life with you alone

C D C D G (rpt. intro)

And I'm tired of pretending, I don't love you anymore

[Verse 2]

G

Let me make one last appeal

D C D

to show you how I feel about you

G

'Cause there's no one else I swear,

D C D

holds a candle anywhere next to you

[Chorus]

C D C

My heart can't take the beating,

D C

Not having you to hold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI1qj4BDUxQ

D Em

A small voice keeps repeating deep inside my soul

C D C D G

It says I can't keep pretending, I don't love you anymore

[Bridge]

Em C

I've got to take a chance or let it pass by

Em C D

If I expect to get on with my life

[Solo]

G D C D G D C D C

Brand New Man – Brooks & Dunn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKAlOqYd1aU&list=UU4qBiQMGSEH8f6JC5No75gQ

[Chorus]

C

I saw the light

D

I've been baptised

G

By the fire in your touch

C

And the flame in your eyes

D

I'm born to love again

G C G C

I'm a brand new man

[Verse 1]

G

Well the whole town's talking

C

About the line I'm walking

G

That leads right to your door

D

Oh how I used to roam

G

I was a rolling stone

G

I used to have a wild side

C

They say a country-mile-wide

G

I'd burn those beer joints down

D

That's all changed now

G

You turned my life around

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKAlOqYd1aU&list=UU4qBiQMGSEH8f6JC5No75gQ

[Chorus]

C

Oh, I saw the light

D

I've been baptised

G


C


D


G C G C

I'm a brand new man

[Verse 2]

G

I used to love them and leave them

C

I'd brag about my freedom

G

How no one could tie me down

D

Then I met you

G

Now my heart beats true

G

Baby you and me together

C

Feels more like forever

G

Than anything I've ever known

D

We're right on track

G

I ain't looking back

[Chorus]

C

Oh, I saw the light

D

I've been baptised

G


C


D


G

I'm a brand new man

[Solo]

Starts in G, then C G D G

[Chorus]

C

Oh, I saw the light

D

I've been baptised

G


C


D


G

I'm a brand new man

[Chorus]

C

Oh, I saw the light

D

I've been baptised

G


C


D


G

I'm a brand new man

[Outro]

C D


G C G

I'm a brand new man

Carrying Your Love With Me – George Strait https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IF5DQzL6rA

D G

Baby all I got is this beat up leather bag.

D G

And everything I own don't fill up half.

C

But don't you worry 'bout the way I pack.

G D

All I care about is getting back real soon.

C D

A goodbye kiss is all I need from you.

[Chorus]

G

Cause I'm carrying your love with me.

Em

West Virginia down to Tennessee.

C

I'll be movin' with the good Lord's speed.

D

Carrying your love with me.

G

It's my strength for holdin' on,

Em

Every minute that I have to be gone.

C D

I'll have everything I'll ever need.

G


[Verse]

D G

On a lonely highway, stuck out in the rain.

D G

Darlin' all I have to do is speak your name.

C

The clouds roll back and the waters part.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IF5DQzL6rA

Carrying Your Love With Me – George Strait https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IF5DQzL6rA

G D

The sun starts shining in my heart for you.

C D

You're right there in everything I do

[Chorus]

G

Cause I'm carrying your love with me.

Em

West Virginia down to Tennessee.

C

I'll be movin' with the good Lord's speed.

D


G


Em


C D


G


G Em C D

G


Em


C D


G


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IF5DQzL6rA

Chains https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfmITv4gbow

D

Bought a ticket to Seattle,

G

But I can't get to the plane.

D A

Everytime I leave you I keep runnin' out of chain.

D G

My hunger for your lovin' never gives me any slack,

A

But if I ever break away,

I'm never comin' back to these...

CHORUS:

D G

Chains, Chains, Shackles and Chains

A

No matter what it takes,

Someday I'm gonna break these

D G

Chains, chains, shackles and chains

D

These love takin', heart breakin'

C G D

Cold, hard, lonely makin' chains.

Second verse:

D

You never try to hold me

G

till you see me walkin' out

D

I guess you'd rather be with me,

A

Than ever be without

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfmITv4gbow

Chains https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfmITv4gbow

D

You call me back and kiss me

G

And my heart begins to sink

A

Cuz I know that all you're doing's

Taking up another link in these....

Repeat Chorus

D G

Chains, Chains, Shackles and Chains

A

No matter what it takes,

Someday I'm gonna break these

D G

Chains, chains, shackles and chains

D

These love takin', heart breakin'

C G D

Cold, hard, lonely makin' chains.

Bridge:

G D

Love was never meant to be a one way street

A D

I was never meant to be falling at your feet.

G

You got me where you want me

D

And I don't know what to do

A

You don't belong to me

But I belong to you and these....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfmITv4gbow

Cowboy Take Me Away – Dixie Chicks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-6WjsSVe0w&t=2s

Em D G

I said I wanna touch the earth

Em D G

I wanna break it in my hands

Em D G D

I wanna grow something wild and unruly

Em D G

I wanna sleep on the hard ground

Em D G

In the comfort of your arms

Em D G

On a pillow of bluebonnets

D

In a blanket made of stars

C G D

Oh it sounds good to me I said

[Chorus]

G C D

Cowboy take me away

Em

Fly this girl as high as you can

C D

Into the wild blue

G C D

Set me free oh I pray

Em

Closer to heaven above and

C D C G D

Closer to you closer to you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-6WjsSVe0w&t=2s

Cowboy Take Me Away – Dixie Chicks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-6WjsSVe0w&t=2s

[Verse]

Em D G

I wanna walk and not run

Em D G

I wanna skip and not fall

Em D G

I wanna look at the horizon

D

And not see a building standing tall

Em D G

I wanna be the only one

Em D G

For miles and miles

Em D G

Except for maybe you

D

And your simple smile

C G D

Oh it sounds good to me

C G D

Oh it sounds so good to me

Chorus:

G C D

Cowboy take me away

Em

Fly this girl as high as you can

C D

Into the wild blue

G C D

Set me free oh I pray

Em

Closer to heaven above and

C D C G D

Closer to you closer to you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-6WjsSVe0w&t=2s

Diggin Up Bones – Randy Travis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7GnSr8cwhQ

[Verse 1]

G

Last night I dug your picture out from my old dresser drawer

I set it on the table and I talked to it 'til four

C G

I read some old love letters right up 'til the break of dawn

D G

Yeah i've been sittin' alone diggin' up bones

[Verse 2]

G

Then I went through the jewelery and I found our wedding rings

I've put mine on my finger and I gave yours a fling

C G

Across this lonely bedroom of our recent broken home

D G

Yeah tonight I'm sittin' alone diggin' up bones

[Chorus]

G

I'm diggin' up bones,I'm diggin' up bones

D

Exhuming things that better left alone

G C G

I'm resurrecting memories of love that's dead and gone

G D G


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7GnSr8cwhQ

[Verse 3]

G

And I went through the closet and I found some things in there

Like that pretty neglige that I bought you to wear

C G

And I recall how good you looked each time you had it on

G D G


[Chorus]

G C G

I'm resurrecting memories of love that's dead and gone

G D G


[Chorus] (til end)

Dixieland Delight - Alabama

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmBfyhwf3oc

[Verse]

G D

Rollin' down-a backwoods Tennessee byway

Em C G

One arm on the wheel, holdin' my lover

D Em C

With the other, a sweet, soft Southern thrill

Em D

Worked hard all week, got a little jingle

Em C

On a Tennessee Saturday night

G D

Couldn't feel better, I'm together

C G

With my Dixieland Delight

[Chorus]

D Em C

Spend my dollar, park in a holler 'neath the mountain moonlight

G D

Hold her up tight, make a little lovin'

Em C

A little turtledovin' on a mason-Dixon night

Em C C G

Fits my life, oh, so right, my Dixieland Delight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmBfyhwf3oc

[Verse]

G D

White-tail buck deer, munchin' on clover

Em C

Red-tail hawk, sittin' on a limb

G D

Chubby old groundhog, croakin' bullfrog

Em C

Free as a feelin' in the wind

Em D

Homegrown country girl, gonna give me a whirl

Em C

On a Tennessee Saturday night

G D

Lucky as a seven; livin' in heaven

C G

With my Dixieland Delight

[Chorus]

D Em C

Spend my dollar, park in a holler 'neath the mountain moonlight

G D

Hold her up tight, make a little lovin'

Em C

A little turtledovin' on a mason-Dixon night

Em C G

Fits my life, oh, so right, my Dixieland Delight

Dust On The Bottle – David Lee Murphy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjgh-UbF3vU

[Verse 1]

G D C G

Creole Williams lived down a dirt road

Em D C

made homemade wine like nobody I know

G D

dropped by one Friday night and said

C G

can you help me Creole

Em D

got a little girl waitin' on me and I

C G

wanna treat her right, he said

[Pre-Chorus 1]

D Em

I got what you need son, it's

C G

sittin down in the cellar

D Em

he reached through the cobwebs

C D

as he turned on the light and said

[Chorus]

G D C G

There might be a little dust on the bottle

Em D C

but don't let it fool ya about what's inside

G D C G


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjgh-UbF3vU


Em D

it's one of those things that gets

C G

sweeter with time

[Verse 2]

G

she was sittin in the

D

porch swing as I

C G

pulled up the driveway

Em D C

my ole heart was racing as she climbed inside

G D

she slid over real close and

C G

drove down to the lake road

Em D C

watched the sun fade in that big red sky

[Pre-Chorus 2]

D Em

I reached under the front seat and said,

C

now here's something special

D Em C D

it's just been waiting for a night like tonight

[Chorus]

G D C G


Em D C


G D C G




Em D


C G

sweeter with time

[Pre-Chorus 3]

D Em C

you're still with me, we made some memories

D Em C

after all these years theres one thing I've found

D Em C

some say good love, well it's like a fine wine

D Em C D

it keeps getting better as the days go by

Chorus:

G D C G


Em D C


G D C G


Em D


C G

sweeter with time


Every Storm Runs Out of Rain – Gary Allan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GSveQJ9K2Y

[Verse 1]

Em C G D Em C G D

So your standing in the middle of a thunder and lighting

Em C G D Em C G D

And I know your feeling like you just can’t win but your trying

C D

Its hard to keep on keepin on when your bein pushed around

C D

Don't even know which way is up, you just keep spinning down around and down

[Chorus]

Em C G D

Every storm runs, runs out of rain

Em C G D

Just like every dark night turns into day

Em C G D

Every heartache will fade away

Em C G D

Just like every storm runs, runs out of rain

[Verse 2]

Em C G D Em C

So hold your head up and tell yourself that there’s something more and walk

G D

out that door

Em C G D Em C G D

Go find a new rose, don’t be afraid of the thorns cause we all have thorns

C D

Just put your feet up to the edge put your face in the wind

C D

And when you fall back down, keep on remembering

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GSveQJ9K2Y

Every Storm Runs Out of Rain – Gary Allan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GSveQJ9K2Y

Repeat Chorus:

[Instrumental]

Em G Em C

[Bridge]

Em

It’s gonna run out of pain

C

It’s gonna run out of sting

Em

It’s gonna leave you alone

G Em C G D Em C G D

It’s gonna set you free and set you free

Repeat Chorus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GSveQJ9K2Y

Everything’s Changed – Lonestar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e_1lPts2GE

[Intro]

D Bm G D Bm G

[Verse 1]

D Bm G D

Funny you should show up, after all of these years

Em G D G D

Yeah, things sure have changed around here

D Bm G D

Seen a lot of strangers since they put that interstate through

Em G D

No, this ain't the same town that we once knew

[Chorus]

A D Bm

They put up a plant where we used to park

G

That 'ol drive-in's a new Wal-Mart

A D Bm G A

The cafe is closed where our name are carved on that corner booth

Em G D Bm G

Yeah, everything's changed except for the way I feel about you

[Verse 2]

D Bm G D

That westbound Sante-Fe, don't stop here anymore

Em G D G

You were one of the last to get on board

D Bm G D

The street that we grew up on, you wouldn't recognize

Em G D

Girl, nothings been the same, since you said goodbye

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e_1lPts2GE

Everything’s Changed – Lonestar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e_1lPts2GE

[Chorus]

A D Bm


G


A D Bm G A


Em G D


[Break]

D Bm G Em G A

[Chorus]

A D Bm


G


A D Bm G A


Em G D Bm


[Tag]

Em G D

Everything's changed except for the way I feel about you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e_1lPts2GE

Forever and Ever, Amen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QbJiAv_LBU

[Verse 1]

D G D

You may think that I'm talking foolish

G D

You've heard that I'm wild & I'm free

G D

You may wonder how I can promise you now

E A

This love that I feel for you always will be

D G D

Well you're not just time that I'm killing

G D

I'm no longer one of those guys

G D

As sure as I live this love that I give

E A

Is gonna be yours until the day that I die -- Oh baby

[Chorus]

D G D G D

I'm gonna love you forever, forever & ever amen

G D

As long as old men sit & talk about the weather

E A

As long as old women sit & talk about old men

D G D

If you wonder how long I'll be faithful

G E

I'll be happy to tell you again

G A D G E A D

I'm gonna love you forever & ever, forever & ever Amen

[Solo]

G A D G E A D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QbJiAv_LBU

Forever and Ever, Amen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QbJiAv_LBU

[Verse 2]

D G D

They say time takes it's toll on a body

G D

Makes the young girl's brown hair turn grey

G D

But honey, I don't care, I ain't in love with your hair

E A

And if it all fell out well I'd love you anyway

D G D

They say that time can play tricks on a memory

G D

Make people forget things they knew

G D

But it's easy to see it's happening to me

E A

I've already forgotten every woman but you --- Oh darlin'

[Chorus]

D G D G D

I'm gonna love you forever, forever & ever Amen

G D

As long as old men sit & talk about the weather

E A

As long as old women sit & talk about old men

D G D

If you wonder how long I'll be faithful

G E

Just listen to how this song ends

[Outro]

G A D G E A D

I'm gonna love you forever & ever, forever & ever Amen

G A D G E A

I'm gonna love you forever & ever forever & ever

Bm G E A D

Forever & ever Forever & ever Amen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QbJiAv_LBU

God Blessed Texas – Little Texas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MvmHHRfCU8

A

I've seen a lot of places

I've been around the world

E

I've seen some pretty faces

A

Been with some beautiful girls

After all I've witnessed

One thing still amazes me

E A

Just like a miracle, you have to see to believe

Chorus:

D

'Cause God blessed Texas

With his own hand

A

Brought down angels from the promised land

D

He gave 'em a place where they could dance

A

If you want to see Heaven, brother, here's your chance

E A(STOP)

I've been sent to spread the message

God blessed Texas

Verse:

A

First he let the sun shine

Then He made the waters deep

E

Then He gave us moonlight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MvmHHRfCU8

God Blessed Texas – Little Texas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MvmHHRfCU8

A

For all the world to see

Well everybody knows that the Lord works in mysterious ways

E A

He took a rest then on the very next day

Chorus:

D

'Cause God blessed Texas

With his own hand

A

Brought down angels from the promised land

D

He gave 'em a place where they could dance

A

If you want to see Heaven, brother, here's your chance

E A(STOP)

I've been sent to spread the message

God blessed Texas

Outro:

E A(STOP)

Well I've been sent to spread the message God blessed Texas

E A(STOP) A

Well I've been sent to spread the message mmmmmm God blessed Texas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MvmHHRfCU8

Goodbye Says It All – Blackhawk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nralVCDOgjE

G C

It's another back door, sneaking in, where ya been midnight

G C

quiet as a Mack truck, lotsa luck, thinkin' up an alibi

D G

but every light in the house is on

C

everything is gone

Chorus:

D G C G

she left me no chance at redemption no further exemption

D C

just a big red goodbye in lipstick on the wall

D G

Goodbye says it all

D G C G

no long explanation, no reconciliation

D C

no "let's talk it over" number I can call

D G

Goodbye says it all

D C G

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

Verse 2:

G C

Could’a thrown a knock down, scream and shout, have it out tirade

G C

She could’a made it real tough, bringin' up all the heck that I raised

D G

but no more wasted words on me

C

no she kept it short and sweet

Repeat Chorus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nralVCDOgjE

Goodbye Says It All – Blackhawk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nralVCDOgjE

Solo:

D G C D G C D G C

Bridge:

D G

but no more wasted words on me

C

no she kept it short and sweet

Repeat Chorus:

Goodbye says it all

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nralVCDOgjE

Heads Carolina, Tails California – Jo Dee Messina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR8dwN71Aok

G, D, C, D (X2)

[Verse 1]

G D C D

Baby, what do you say we just get lost

G D C D

Leave this one horse town like two rebels without a cause

G D C D

I've got people in Boston, ain't your Daddy still in Des Moines

G D C D

We can pack up tomorrow, tonight let's flip a coin

[Chorus]

G D

Heads Carolina, tails California

C D

Somewhere greener, somewhere warmer

G D

Up in the mountains, down by the ocean

C D

Where, it don't matter as long as we're going

G D

Somewhere together, I've got a quarter

C D


G,D,C,D

[Verse 2]

G D C D

We can load what we own in the back of a U-Haul van

G D C D

Couple of modern day Moses' searching for the promised land

G D C D

We can go four hundred miles before we stop for gas

G D C D

We can drive for a day and then we'll take a look at the map

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR8dwN71Aok

Heads Carolina, Tails California – Jo Dee Messina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR8dwN71Aok

[Chorus]

G D


C D

Somewhere greener, somewhere warmer

G D

Up in the mountains, down by the ocean

C D

Where, it don't matter as long as we're going

G D

Somewhere together, I've got a quarter

C D


G,D,C,D (X2)

[Verse 3]

G

We're gonna get outta here

D C D

If we have to ride a Greyhound bus

G

Boy we're bound to outrun

D C D

The bad luck that's been tailing us

[

Repeat Chorus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR8dwN71Aok

Here In The Real World – Alan Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmYkLtXUnSA

[Verse 1]

D G

Cowboys don't cry,

A D

And heroes don't die.

G

Good always wins

A D

Again and again.

G A

And love is a sweet dream

D

That always comes true

G

Oh, if life were like the movies,

A D

I'd never be blue.

[Chorus]

D G

But here in the real world,

D

It's not that easy at all,

A

Cause when hearts get broken,

D

It's real tears that fall.

G

And darlin', it's sad but true,

D

But the one thing I've learned from you,

Em D G

Is how the boy don't always get the girl,

A G

Here in the real world.

D G A D G D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmYkLtXUnSA


[Verse 2]

D G

I gave you my love,

A D

But that wasn't enough,

G

To hold your heart

A D

When times got rough.

G A

And tonight on that silver screen,

D

It'll end like it should,

G

Two lovers will make it through

A D

Like I hoped we would.

[Chorus]

D G

But here in the real world,

D

It's not that easy at all,

A

Cause when hearts get broken,

D

It's real tears that fall.

G

And darlin', it's sad but true,

D

But the one thing I've learned from you,

Em D G

Is how the boy don't always get the girl,

A G


D G A D G D



[Outro]

D Em D G

No, the boy don't always get the girl

A G



Home Fires Burning – Ronnie Milsap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6KzBAGO454

Intro: G C D G C D

G C G

Crack of dawn I hit the road, set my shoulders for the heavy load

C G C G

Coffee leaking through the paper sack

G C G

The foreman says I'm late again, he can't stand it when I only grin

C G C G

He's got me eight hours, she's got me after that

D

I can't wait 'til it's quittin' time

D

She got something cookin' for me tonight.

Chorus

G C D

She keeps the homefires burning

Am7 G

While I'm out earning a living in a world

C D

That's known for its pouring rain

G C D


Am7 D G C G

Ooh and it's her warm loving that keeps me returning again

G C D G

G C G

Out of gas, just my luck, four bald tires on my pickup truck

C G C G

No more credit on my credit card

G

When I come home and hit that door I remember what these aching arms are

For

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6KzBAGO454

Home Fires Burning – Ronnie Milsap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6KzBAGO454

C G C G

She's my one light when the world goes dark

D

Tomorrow it's the same old grind

But she'll be burning in my mind

Chorus

G C D


Am7 G

While I'm out earning a living in a world

C D

That's known for its pouring rain

G C D


Am7 D G C G

Ooh and it's her warm loving that keeps me returning again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6KzBAGO454

I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Y5BXTy_CE

[Verse 1]

G

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder

Em

You get your fill to eat, but always have that hunger

C

May you never take one single breath for granted

D

God forbid love ever leave you empty-handed

C D G

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean

C D G

Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens

Am G C

Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance

Am D

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance

[Chorus]

Em C G D

I hope you dance

Em C D

I hope you dance

[Verse 2]

G

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance

Em

Never settle for the path of least resistance

C

Living might mean taking chances, but they're worth taking

D

Loving might be a mistake, but it's worth making

C D G

Don't let some hell-bent heart leave you bitter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Y5BXTy_CE

I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Y5BXTy_CE

C D G

When you come close to selling out reconsider

Am G C

Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance

Am D


[Chorus]

Em C G D Em C D

I hope you dance I hope you dance

Em C G D Em C D


[Bridge]

C D G

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean

C D G

Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens

Am G C

Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance

D


[Chorus]

Em C G D Em C D

Dance I hope you dance

Em C G D Em C D


Em C G D Em C D


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2Y5BXTy_CE

Travis Tritt – I’m Gonna Be Somebody

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joZ4m2tqx0Q

G C D D G C D C

[Verse 1]

G D C D

Bobby played his guitar on the harder side of town

G D C D

Where it's hard for a poor boy to find the money

G D C D

He had dedication, he had the heart and soul

C D G D

Somehow knew he was born to play

G D

People would say get a real job

C D

Support your family

G D C D

Cause there's no future in the road you're taking

G D C D

He never said a word, the dreamer just kept on

C D G D

Late at night you could hear him say (he'd say)

[Chorus]

G C D

I'm gonna be somebody

G C D

One of these days I'm gonna break these chains

G C D Em

I'm gonna be somebody, someday

C D G C D C

You can bet your hard earned dollar I will

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joZ4m2tqx0Q

[Verse 2]

G D

The road was a struggle

C D

Took him ten years to the top

G D C D

But now he's number one on the stage and the radio

G D C D

Still he can't believe how people come from miles around

C D G D

When it seemed like it was only yesterday, he would say

[Chorus]

G C D


G C D


G C D Em

I'm gonna be somebody someday

C D G

You can bet your hard-earned dollar I will

[Guitar Solo]

C G C D

[Verse 3]

G D

Bobby played his hometown

C D

One fullmoon August night

G D C D

When he heard a voice in the front row saying

G D

It was a, sandy haired riverboy

C D

With those same old hungry eyes

C D G

Looked up at Bobby and said

[Chorus]

G C D


G C D


G C D Em


C D G C D


G C D


G C D


G C D Em


C D G


[Outro]

C D C G


John Deere Green – Joe Diffie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9hNBpPeB30

[Verse 1]

G G

They were farm kids way down in Dixie

C G

They met in high school in the sixties

G G D D

Everyone knew it was love from the start

G G

One July in the midnight hour

C G

He climbed up on the water tower

G D C D

Stood on the rail and painted a 10 foot heart

[Chorus]

Em D C

In John Deere green

G D C

On a hot summer night

Em D C

He wrote Billy Bob loves Charlene

G D C

In letters 3 foot high

Em D

And the whole town said that he should have used red

G C C

But it looked good to Charlene

Em D G

In John Deere green

[Verse 2]

G G

They settled down on 80 acres

C G

Raisin' sweet corn, kids and tomatoes

G G D

They went together like a hand and a glove

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9hNBpPeB30


G G

On a clear day from their front yard

C G

If you look and know what to look for

G D C D

Off to the east you can still read his words of love

[Chorus]

Em D C

In John Deere green

G D C


Em D C


G D C


Em D

And the whole town said the boy should have used red

G C C


Em D

In John Deere green

[Solo]

| G | G C Bb |

| G | G C Bb |

[Bridge]

D G

Now more then once the town has discovered

C G

Painting over it ain't no use

D G

There ain't no paint in the world that'll cover it

C D D

The heart keeps showin' through

[Chorus] (key change)



F#m E D

In John Deere green

A E D


F#m E D


A E D


F#m E

And the whole town said that the fool should have used red

A D


F#m E A

In John Deere green


Killin’ Time – Clint Black https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTdxtOxKyvQ

[Intro]

C G D

[Verse]

D

You were the first thing that I thought of

G

When I thought I drank you off my mind

D

When I get lost in the liquor

A

You're the only one I find

D

And if I did the things I oughta

G

You still would not be mine

D

So I'll keep a tight grip on the bottle

A D

Gettin' loose and killin' time

[Chorus]

D G D

This killin' time is killin' me

A D

Drinking myself blind thinkin' I won't see

D G D

That if I cross that line and they bury me

C G D

I just might find I'll be killin' time for eternity

[Verse]

D

I don't know nothin' 'bout tomorrow

G

I've been lost in yesterday

D A

I've spent all my life just dying For a love that passed away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTdxtOxKyvQ

Killin’ Time – Clint Black https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTdxtOxKyvQ

D

And if there's an end to all my sorrow

G D

And this is the only price I'll pay I'll be a happy man when I go

A D

And I can't wait another day

[Chorus]

D G D

This killin' time is killin' me

A D

Drinking myself blind thinkin' I won't see

D G D

That if I cross that line and they bury me

C G D


C G D


C G D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTdxtOxKyvQ

Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWbDZ6hDBZY

[Verse]

G C

He said I was in my early forties with a lot of life before me

Em D C

and a moment came that stopped me on a dime

G C

I spent most of the next days looking at the x-rays

Em D C

talking 'bout the options and talkin' 'bout sweet time

Em

I asked him when it sank in if this might really be the real end

Em C DDDDD

How's it hit 'cha when you get that kind of news, man what'cha do

[Chorus]

G

I went sky diving

C

I went rocky mountain climbing

Em D C

I went two point seven seconds on a bull named Fu Man Chu

G C Em D

And I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter and I gave forgiveness id been denying

C D G

and he said some day I hope you get the chance to live like you were dying

[Verse]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWbDZ6hDBZY

G C

He said I was finally the husband that most the time I wasn't

Em D C

And I became a friend a friend would like to have

G C

And all of a sudden going fishin' wasn't such an imposition

Em D C

And I went three times that year I lost my dad

Em

Well I finally read the Good Book

C

and I took a good long hard look at what id do if I could do it all again and

then...

[Chorus]

G

I went sky diving

C

I went rocky mountain climbing

Em D C

I went two point seven seconds on a bull named Fu Man Chu

G Em D

And I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter and I gave forgiveness id been denying

C D G

and he said some day I hope you get the chance to live like you were dying

Em G C

Like tomorrow was a gift and you got eternity to think about what you'd do

with it

D

What could you do with it

C

What could I do with it

C

What would I do with it

Little Rock – Colin Raye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ6bpzMjsGE

C D

Well I know I disappeared a time or two

C D

And along the way I lost me and you

G C

I needed a new town for my new start

G D

Selling VCRs in Arkansas at a Wall Mart

C D

I haven't had a drink in 19 days

C D

My eyes are bright and clear without that haze

G C

I like the preacher from the Church of Christ

G D

Sorry that I cried when I talked to you last night

G C

I think I'm on a roll here in Little Rock

G D

I'm solid as a stone baby wait and see

G C

I got just one small problem here in Little Rock

Em D C

Without you baby I'm not me

[Verse 2]

C D

I don't know why I held it all inside

C D

You must've thought I never even tried

G C

You know your daddy told me when I left

G D

That Jesus would forgive but a daddy don't forget

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ6bpzMjsGE

Little Rock – Colin Raye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ6bpzMjsGE

G C

I think I'm on a roll here in Little Rock

G D

I'm solid as a stone baby wait and see

G C

I got just one small problem here in Little Rock

Em D C

Without you baby I'm not me

[Bridge]

C D

Lying here upon this motel bed

G C

Thoughts of you exploding in my head

Am D

And like a castle built upon the sand

G C

I let love crumble in my hand

Em D C

Whoa oh..............

Em D C

Whoa oh..............

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ6bpzMjsGE

Livin’ On Love – Alan Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYzfNvDp7gY&t=211s

[INTRO]

G D G C G D G D

[VERSE]

G D

Two young people without a thing

G C

Say some vows and spread their wings

G D

And settle down to just what they need livin' on love

G D

She don't care 'bout what's in style

G C

She just likes the way he smiles

G D G

It takes more than marble and tile livin' on love

[CHORUS]

D G

Livin' on love, buyin' on time

C G

Without somebody nothin' ain't worth a dime

C G D

Just like an old fashioned story book rhyme livin' on love

G D

It sounds simple. That's what you're thinkin'

G C

But love can walk through fire without blinkin'

G D G

It doesn't take much when you give enough livin' on love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYzfNvDp7gY&t=211s

Livin’ On Love – Alan Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYzfNvDp7gY&t=211s

[VERSE 2]

G D

Two old people without a thing

G C

Children gone but still they sing

G D

Side beside in that front porch swing livin' on love

G D G C

He can't see anymore. She can barely sweep the floor

G D G

Hand in hand they'll walk through that door livin' on love

[CHORUS]

D G

Livin' on love, buyin' on time

C G

Without somebody nothin' ain't worth a dime

C G D

Just like an old fashioned sory book rhyme livin' on love

G D

It sounds simple. That's what you're thinkin'

G C

But love can walk through fire without blinkin'

G D G

It doesn't take much when you give enough livin' on love

C G D G

No, it doesn’t take much when you give enough livin' on love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYzfNvDp7gY&t=211s

Meet In The Middle – Diamond Rio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwyTJZQUBKs

[Intro]

D G D G

[Verse 1]

D

It was seven hundred fence posts from your place to ours

A G

Neither one of us was old enough to drive a car

D

Sometimes it was rainin', sometimes it would shine

A G

We wore out that gravel road between your house and mine

[Chorus]

D G D

I'd start walkin' your way, you'd start walkin' mine

D A

We meet in the middle 'neath that old Georgia pine

D G D

We'd gain a lot of ground, cause we'd both give a little

D A G D G

Ain't no road too long when we meet in the middle

[Verse 2]

D

It's been seven years tomorrow since we said our vows

A G

Under that old pine tree you ought to see it now

D

Standing in the backyard, reminding me and you

A G

If we don't see eye to eye there's something we can do

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwyTJZQUBKs

Meet In The Middle – Diamond Rio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwyTJZQUBKs

[Chorus]

D G D

I'd start walkin' your way, you'd start walkin' mine

D A

We meet in the middle 'neath that old Georgia pine

D G D

We'd gain a lot of ground, cause we'd both give a little

D A G D G

Ain't no road too long when we meet in the middle

[Bridge]

G A

Babe I love the way we work it out

That's what love is all about

Repeat Chorus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwyTJZQUBKs

Mountain Music – Alabama https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YgoDgKA6zk

A D

Oh play me some mountain music

A D

Like grandma and grandpa used to play

A D

Then I'll float on down the river

E A

To a Cajun hideaway

D

Drift away like Tom Sawyer

A D

Ride a raft with ole Huck Finn

A D

Take a nap like Rip Van Winkle

B7 E

Day dreaming again

A D


A D


A D


E A

To a Cajun hideaway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YgoDgKA6zk


A D

Swim across the river

A D

Just to prove that I'm a man

A D

Spend the day being lazy

E A

Just being nature's friend

A D

Climb a long tall hickory

A D

Bend it over skinning cats

A D

Playing baseball with Chert rocks

B7 E

Using sawmill slabs for bats

A D

Play some back home come on music

A D

That comes from the heart

A D

Play something with lots of feeling



Bm E

Cause that's where music has to start

A D


A D


A D


E A

To a Cajun hideaway


Neon Moon – Brooks & Dunn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M6lR5sGaMk

[Verse]

A

When the sun goes down on my side of town

A

That lonesome feelin' comes to my door

D A

An' the whole world turns... blue

A

There's a rundown bar across the railroad tracks

A

I got a table for two, way in the back

D A

Where I sit alone... and I think of losin' you

E A

I spend most every night beneath the light of a neon moon

[Chorus]

D E

Now, if you lose your one and only

D E

There's always room here for the lonely

D E

To watch your broken dreams dance in and out of the beams

A

Of a neon moon.

[Verse]

A

I think of two young lovers a-runnin' wild and free

A

I close my eyes and sometimes see

D A

You in the shadows of this smoke-filled room

A

No tellin' how many tears I've sat here and cried

A

Or how many lies that I've lied

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M6lR5sGaMk

Neon Moon – Brooks & Dunn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M6lR5sGaMk

D A

Tellin' my poor heart she'll come back someday

E A

Oh, but I'll be alright as long as there's light from a neon moon

[Chorus]

D E

If you lose your one and only

D E

There's always room here for the lonely

D E

To watch your broken dreams dance in and out of the beams

A

Of a neon moon.

[Verse]

A

The jukebox plays on drink by drink

A

And the words to ev'ry sad song seem to say what I think

D A

And this hurt inside of me, it ain't never gonna end

E A

Oh, but I'll be alright as long as there's light from a neon moon

[Chorus]

[Outro]

E

Watch your broken dreams dance in and out of the beams

A

Of a neon moon, ohhh

E N.C.

Watch your broken dreams dance in and out of the beams

A

Of a neon moon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M6lR5sGaMk

Ocean Front Property – George Strait https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRT7yqnJ81E

[Verse 1]

D G D

If you leave me I won't miss you

G D A

And I won't ever take you back

D G D

Girl your memory won't ever haunt me

G D G A D

'Cause I don't love you now if you'll buy that

[Chorus]

D G A G A

I got some oceanfront property in Ar-i-zo-na

D G A

From my front porch you can see the sea

D G A G A

I got some oceanfront property in Ar-i-zo-na

D G A D

If you'll buy that I'll throw the Golden Gate in free

[Verse 2]

D G D

I don't worship the ground you walk on

G D A

I never have and that's a fact

D G D

I won't follow or try to find you

G D G A D

'Cause I don't love you and if you'll buy that

Repeat Chorus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRT7yqnJ81E

On the Other Hand – Randy Travis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbiN_b3-JbE

[Verse 1]

G C

On one hand I count the reasons I could stay with you

G D

And hold you close to me, all night long.

G C

So many lover's games I could play with you

Em

and on that hand I see no reason why it's

D

wrong

[Chorus]

C G

But on the other hand, There's a golden band

D

To remind of someone who would not

G

understand

C G

On one hand I could stay and be your loving man

D G

But the reason I must go is on the other hand

[Verse 2]

G C

In your arms I feel the passion, I thought had died

G D

When I looked into your eyes I found myself

G C

When I first kissed your lips I felt so alive

Em

I've got to hand it to you girl, you're

D

something else

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbiN_b3-JbE

[Chorus]

C G

But on the other hand, There's a golden band

D

To remind of someone who would not

G

understand

C G

On one hand I could stay and be your loving man

D G

But the reason I must go is on the other hand

Queen Of My Double Wide Trailer – Sammy Kershaw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooGtrNtIdx8

G C

Well, I met her out at Murphy's Restaurant

F C G

She said she was fresh from the farm

C

And I remember thinkin' for a country girl

F C G

That she went pretty well armed

C

We sat there talkin' by the lobster tank

F C G

I ordered her a sloe gin fizz

G C

And when the chicken fried steaks arrived

F C D

She said I like living like this.

Chorus:

G C G

So I made her the queen of my double wide trailer

Em D C

With the polyester curtains and the redwood deck

G C G

Sometimes she runs and I got to trail her

Em D C G F G F G F C

dang her black heart and her pretty red neck.

Verse:

G C

A few nights later I run into her

F C G

with some stranger on a park bench

C

she said he rebuilds engines and his name is Earl

F C G

he's the Charlie Daniels of the torque wrench

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooGtrNtIdx8

Queen Of My Double Wide Trailer – Sammy Kershaw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooGtrNtIdx8

C

I whispered honey let's just go on home

F C G

and have some onion rings and watch TV

C

and as I walked her to the truck

F C D

Earl was cryin' don't you leave me I told him

G C G

this here's the queen of my double wide trailer

Em D C


G C G


Em D C


Repeat:

G C G

this here's the queen of my double wide trailer

Em D C


G C G


Em D C


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooGtrNtIdx8

Seminole Wind – John Anderson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk-mOcfCIkQ

[Verse]

Em G

Ever since the days of old

D A

Men would search for wealth untold

Em G

They'd dig for silver and for gold

D A

And leave the empty holes;

Em G

And way down south in the Everglades

D A

Where the black water rolls and the saw grass waves

Em G

The eagles fly and the otters play

D A

In the land of the Seminole;

[Chorus]

Em G

So blow, blow Seminole wind

D A

Blow like you're never gonna blow again;

Em G

I'm callin' to you like a long-lost friend

D A

But I know who you are;

Em G

And blow, blow from the Okeechobee

D A

All the way up to Micanopy

Em G

Blow across the home of the Seminole

D A

The alligators and the gar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk-mOcfCIkQ

Seminole Wind – John Anderson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk-mOcfCIkQ

Em G D A x2

[Verse]

Em G

Progress came and took its toll

D A

And in the name of flood control

Em G

They made their plans and they drained the land

D A

Now the Glades are goin' dry

Em G

And the last time I walked in the swamp

D A

I stood up on a cypress stump

Em G

I listened close and I heard the ghost

D A

Of Osceola cry

[Chorus]

Em G

So blow, blow Seminole wind

D A

Blow like you're never gonna blow again;

Em G

I'm callin' to you like a long-lost friend

D A

But I know who you are;

Em G

And blow, blow from the Okeechobee

D A

All the way up to Micanopy

Em G

Blow across the home of the Seminole

D A

The alligators and the gar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk-mOcfCIkQ

She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful – Sammy Kershaw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNlKfmzhZQg

[Verse]

G C G

We go out to a party somewhere

C D G

the moment we walk in the door

G C G

People stop and everbody stares,

C D G

She don't know what they're staring for

[Chorus]

G D C

She don't know she's beautiful never crossed her mind

G D C

She don't know she's beautiful no she's not that kind

G D C D C D G

She don't know she's beautiful though time and time I've told her so

G C D G C D

[Verse]

G C G

There she goes just walking down the street

C D G

And someone lets a whistle out

G C G

A girl like her she just can't see

C D G

What the fuss is all about and

[Chorus]

G D C

She don't know she's beautiful never crossed her mind

G D C

She don't know she's beautiful no she's not that kind

G D C D C D G

She don't know she's beautiful though time and time I've told her so

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNlKfmzhZQg

She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful – Sammy Kershaw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNlKfmzhZQg

G C D G C D . . . .

G C G

Morning comes and her hair's all a mess

C D G

That's when she thinks she looks her worst

G C G

It's times like this she don't know why

C D G

I can't take my eyes off of her

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNlKfmzhZQg

She Got It All – Kenny Chesney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABeKAyygx0I

Intro: G D Em C G D C G C G C G

G D

She's got every quality

Em C

>From A all the way to Z

G D C G

It's easy to see she's the perfect girl

G D

She's got every single thing

Em C

That makes up my wildest dreams

G D C D

Somtimes I still can't quite believe she's holding me cuz

Chorus:

G D

She's got it all my heart my soul my wishes

Em C

All of my love my hugs my kisses

G D Em C

Everything that means anything at all

G D

All my life I been hopin'

Em C

I could give someone such devotion

G D Em C

Every sweet memory I can recall

G

She got it all

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABeKAyygx0I

G D

You know that I admit

Em C

Someone to love like this

G D C D

Only existed in my prayers

G D

Until I saw her face

Em C

I knew I found the place

G D C

Where I could keep every faith eternally cuz

Chorus

Solo over verse

She’s In Love With The Boy – Trisha Yearwood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vxWOj6DQQ8

Verse]

G G C D

Katie's sitting on the old front porch

G G C D

Watching the chickens peck the ground.

G G C D

There ain't a whole lot going on tonight

Em D C C D

In this one horse town.

G G C D

Over yonder, coming up the road

G G C D

In a beat-up Chevy truck

G G C D

Her boyfriend Tommy, he's laying on the horn

Em D C C D

Splashing through the mud and the muck

[Pre-Chorus]

G G C D

Her daddy says, "he ain't worth a lick

G G C D

When it came to brains, he got the short end of the stick"

G G C D

But Katy's young and man she just don't care

Em D C D

She'd follow Tommy anywhere

[Chorus]

G G C D

She's in love with the boy

G G C D


G G C D


Am C D D

And even if they have to run away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vxWOj6DQQ8


C D G G C D

She's gonna marry that boy someday

[Verse]

G G C D

Katie and Tommy at the drive-in movie

G G C D

Parked in the very last row

G G C D

They're too busy holding on to one another

Em D C C D

To even care about the show

G G C D

But later on outside the Tastee Freeze,

G G C D

Tommy slips something on her hand

G G C D

He says, "my high school ring will have to do

Em D C C D

Till I can buy a wedding band"

[Pre-Chorus]

G G C D

Her daddy says, "he ain't worth a lick

G G C D

When it came to brains, he got the short end of the stick"

G G C D

But Katy's young and man she just don't care

Em D C D

She'd follow Tommy anywhere

[Chorus]

G G C D


G G C D




G G C D


Am C D D

And even if they have to run away

C D G G C D

She's gonna marry that boy someday

[Verse]

G G C D

Her daddy's waiting up till half past twelve

G G C D

When they come sneaking up the walk

G G C D

He says, "young lady get on up to your room

Em D C C D

While me and junior have a talk"

G G C D

But momma breaks in and says, "don't lose your temper

G G C D

It wasn't very long ago

G G C D

When you yourself was just a hay-seed plowboy

Em D C C D

Who didn't have a row to hoe"

[Pre-Chorus]

G G C D

My daddy said, "you wasn't worth a lick

G G C D

When it came to brains, you had the short end of the stick"

G G C D

but he was wrong and honey you are too

Em D C D

Katie looks at Tommy like I still look at you

[Chorus]

G G C D




G G C D


G G C D


Am C D D

What's meant to be will always find a way

G G C D


G G C D


G G C D


[Outro]

Am C D D

What's meant to be will always find a way

C D G G C D

She's gonna marry that boy someday.

G G C D

She's in love with the boy....


Should’ve Been A Cowboy – Toby Keith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO4ffYrhDKs

[Intro]

|G D |C D | x4

[Verse 1]

G D C D G

I'll bet you've never heard ole Marshall Dillon say

D C D G

Miss Kitty have you ever thought of running away

D C D G

Settling down, would you marry me

D C D G

If I asked you twice and begged you pretty please

D C D G

She'd have said yes in a New York minute

D C

They never tied the knot

D G

His heart wasn't in it

D C D

He just stole a kiss as he rode away

G D C C

He never hung his hat up at Kitty's place

[Chorus]

G D C

I should've been a cowboy

D G D C D

I should've learned to rope and ride

G D C D G D C

I’d be Wearing my six-shooter, riding by pony on a cattle drive

D G D C D

Stealing a young girl's heart

G D C

Just like Gene and Roy

D G D

Singing those campfire songs

C D G D C

Oh I should've been a cowboy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO4ffYrhDKs

Should’ve Been A Cowboy – Toby Keith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO4ffYrhDKs

[Verse 2]

G D C D

I might of had a side kick with a funny name

G D C D

Running wild through the hills chasing Jesse James

G D C D

Ending up on the brink of danger

G D C D

Riding shotgun for the Texas Rangers

G D C D

Go west young man, haven't you been told

G D C D

California's full of whiskey, women and gold

G D C D

Sleeping out all night beneath the desert stars

G D C

A dream in my eye and a prayer in my heart

Repeat Chorus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO4ffYrhDKs

Small Town Saturday Night – Hal Ketchum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-f1yn04rAM

[Intro]

C G D G C G D G

[Verse 1]

G D G

There's an Elvis movie on the marquee sign

C G D G

We've all seen at least three times

D G

Everybody's broke Bobby's got a buck

C G D G

To put a dollar's worth of gas in his pickup truck

[Chorus]

C

We're goin' ninety miles an hour down a dead end road

G D Em

What's the hurry son where're you gonna go

C G D G

We're gonna howl at the moon shoot out the light

C G D G

It's a small town Saturday night

C G D G


[Instrumental]

C G D G

[Verse 2]

G D G

Lucy's got her lipstick on a little too bright

C G D G

Bobby's gettin' drunk and lookin' for a fight

D G

Liquor on his breath and trouble on his mind

C G D G

And Lucy's just a kid along for the ride

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-f1yn04rAM


[Chorus]

C

Got a six-pack of beer and a bottle of wine

G D Em

Gotta be bad just to have a good time

C G D G

They're gonna howl at the moon shoot out the light

C G D G


C G D G


[Instrumental]

C G D G C G D G

[Verse 3]

D G

Bobby told Lucy the world ain't round

C G D G

Drops off sharp at the edge of town

D G

Lucy you know the world must be flat

C G D G

Cause when people leave town they never come back

[Chorus]

C

They go ninety miles an hour to the city limit sign

G D Em

Put the pedal to the metal ‘fore their change their mind

C G D G

They howl at the moon shoot out the light

C G D G


C G D Em

They howl at the moon shoot out the light



C G D G


C G D G


C G D G


[Outro]

C G D G


Sticks and Stones – Tracy Lawrence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JjQebVx-HQ

[Intro]

G C G

[Verse 1]

G

You can take the house and everything in it

G

Keep the diamond ring 'cause that's how I meant it

C D G

Sticks and stones are all they ever were to me

G

This material life with all it's value

G

Don't mean a thing to me without you

C D

The love that we once had is all I need

Am D

So take everything we have if it makes ya happy

Am Fsus2 D

But darlin' let me say before I leave

[Chorus]

G

These sticks and stones

Am

Ain't all that makes a home

C D

They don't have arms to hold you

G

When love goes wrong

G C Am

Now you say that we are through

C Am

These sticks and stones may break me

C D G

But the words you said just tore my heart in two

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JjQebVx-HQ

Sticks and Stones – Tracy Lawrence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JjQebVx-HQ

G C G

[Verse 2]

G

Remember when we didn't have a dime between us

G

You took my hand and said we don't need much

C D G

Just as long as we're together we would be fine

G

Now we've acquired all I thought would please you

G

I gave everything you know that I could

C D

And still you're tellin' me you're not satisfied

Am D

So take everything we have if it makes ya happy

Am Fsus2 D

But darlin' let me say before I leave

[Chorus]

G

These sticks and stones

Am

Ain't all that makes a home

C D

They don't have arms to hold you

G

When love goes wrong

G C Am

Now you say that we are through

C Am

These sticks and stones may break me

C D G

But the words you said just tore my heart in two

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JjQebVx-HQ

Straight Tequila Night – John Anderson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ6l-S3F85M

Intro

Em C D

[Verse]

G D C

If you really wanna know, she comes here a lot

G D C

She just loves to hear the music and dance

G D C G D C

K-13 is her favorite song, if you play it you might have a chance

Em D

Tonight she's only sipping white wine

C D

She's friendly and fun loving most of the time

[Chorus]

G D C D G

But don't ask her on a straight tequila night

D C D G

She'll start thinking about him, then she's ready to fight

D C D G

Blames her broken heart on every man in sight

C D Em D C Em D C

On a straight tequila night

[Verse]

G D C

Here's a glass of Chablis, some quarters in change

G D C

Maybe you can turn her love life around

G D C

Then she won't the salt or the lime anymore

G D C

To shoot that old memory down

Em D

Just remember her heart's on the mend

C D

If you ever come back to see her again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ6l-S3F85M

That Ain’t My Truck – Rhett Akins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42bcXWJVpVM&t=14s

[Verse 1]

C

She's been goin' out with him

G

She's been goin' out with me

C Em

Said she'd let us know by tonight

D C D

Which one it would be

C

So I waited by the phone

D Em

But she never called me up

D C

Had to know what was goin' on

D C D

So, I drove by her house and sure enough

[Chorus]

G

That ain't my truck in her drive

C

Man this ain't my day tonight

D Em C D

Looks like she's in love and I'm out of luck

G

That ain't my shadow on her wall

Em C

No this don't look good at all

D

That's my girl my whole world

G C D

But that ain't my truck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42bcXWJVpVM&t=14s

[Verse 2]

C

I pulled over by the curb

G

I've been sittin' here all night

Em G

Wonderin' what it was I did so wrong

D C D

That he did so right

C

I've thought of breakin' down her door

D Em

But there's nothin' left to say

D C D C D

That chevy 4x4 says it all sittin' in my place

[Chorus]

G

That ain't my truck in her drive

C

Man this ain't my day tonight

Em G C D

Looks like she's in love and I'm out of luck

G

That ain't my shadow on her wall

Em C

No this don't look good at all

D

That's my girl my whole world

G C D C D

But that ain't my truck

That’s Another Song – Bryan White https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx1UFz6VnrU

[Verse 1]

C D G

I used to sing to her,....... it used to make her smile

C D G

And she knew all the words for a while

C D

I sang Love me Tender, Always and forever

G Em A

Hold me baby all night long

C D G

I could go on and on, but that's another song

[Verse 2]

C D G

We used to go for walks, on a country road like this

C D G

It's funny all the small things you miss

C D

Like puttin' pennies on a train track, the way you brushed your hair back

G Em A

The sun on your face

C D G

I wish I were there today, but that's another place

[Chorus]

C D

Oh the way I used to hold, and the things I shoulda' told her

G Em A

If I could make this clock unwind

C D G

Back to when she was mine, but that's another time

[Instrumental]

C D G G

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx1UFz6VnrU

That’s Another Song – Bryan White https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx1UFz6VnrU

[Bridge]

C D

Oh the way I used to hold her, the things I shoulda' told her

G Em A

If I could make this clock unwind

C D Em A

Back to when she was mine, but that's another time

C D G

I could go on and on and on, but that's another song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx1UFz6VnrU

The Dance – Garth Brooks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPsIbWRUdds

[Verse]

G C D

Lookin back on the mem'ry of the dance we shared

G D

'neath the stars above

G C D

For a moment all the world was right how could I have known

Em D

that you'd ever say good bye

[Chorus]

C D Bm

And now, I'm glad I didn't know the way it all would end

C D

the way it all would go

C D Bm

Our lives, are better left to chance. I could have missed the pain

C D G

but I'd have had to miss the dance

[Verse]

G C D

Holding you I held everything for a moment

G D

wasn't I the king?

G C D

If I'd only known how the king would fall. Hey who's to say

Em D

You know, I might have changed it all

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPsIbWRUdds

The Dance – Garth Brooks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPsIbWRUdds

C D Bm

And now, I'm glad I didn't know the way it all would end

C D

the way it all would go

C D Bm

Our lives, are better left to chance. I could have missed the pain

C D G


C D

Yes my life, it's better left to chance

Bm

I could have have missed the pain,

C D G


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPsIbWRUdds

Too Cold At Home – Mark Chesnutt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jfyEuVyTM4

Verse]

D G

Well, it sure feels good to come in here, and just pull up a seat

D A7

A frosty mug of a cool one, helps to beat the heat

D G

These old dog days of summer, lord I'll be glad when they're gone

D A7 D

It's too hot to fish, too hot for golf, and too cold at home

D G

Well, that baseball game on T.V., takes me back to when I was a kid

D A7

We proudly wore those uniforms, just like the Dodgers did

D G

Yeah, we won a few and lost a few, and for me it still goes on

D A7 D

It's too hot to fish, and too hot for golf, and too cold at home

[Chorus]

G D

Well, I only planned on one or two, I might stay for three

G A7

If that good looking thing in the corner, keeps smilin' back at me

D G

It's so easy not to care, 'bout what's right or what's wrong

D A7 D


[Instrumental]

| G | D | A7 | D | D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jfyEuVyTM4

Too Cold At Home – Mark Chesnutt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jfyEuVyTM4

[Chorus]

G D

Well, I only planned on one or two, I may stay for three

G A7

If that good looking thing in the corner, keeps smilin' back at me

D G

It's so easy not to care, 'bout what's right or what's wrong

D A7 D


G D A7 D A7 D


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jfyEuVyTM4

Two Dozen Roses – Shenandoah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5CyxWKM4II

[Verse 1]

G C D G C D

I brought flowers to your door last night

G C D G C D

I done you wrong and I want to make it right

Em G

You say I'm not welcome here

Em C

I know it oughta be perfectly clear

G D C D G

But I can't help but wonder what it might be like

[Chorus 1]

C D G C D G

If I had two dozen roses, and an older bottle of wine

Em D C D G

If I really could've hung the moon, would it change your mind?

C D G C D G

If I could cry a little harder, and get a little less sleep at night

Em D C D G

If I had two dozen roses would it change your mind?

[Repeat Intro]

G D C D G

[Verse 2]

G C D G C D

I must have been a fool back then

G C D G C D

To lose something that you can't have again

Em G

I've done all that I know to do

Em C

And second guessed my every move

G D C D G

But I can't help but wonder what it might have been

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5CyxWKM4II

Two Dozen Roses – Shenandoah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5CyxWKM4II

[Chorus 1]

C D G C D G

If I had two dozen roses, and an older bottle of wine

Em D C D G

If I really could've hung the moon, would it change your mind?

C D G C D G

If I could cry a little harder, and get a little less sleep at night

Em D C D G

If I had two dozen roses would it change your mind?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5CyxWKM4II

What About Now – Lonestar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1wxj7VyQnc

G

The sign in the window said, "For Sale Or Trade"

D

On the last remaining dinosaur Detroit made

C

Seven hundred dollars was a heck of a deal for a

D

Four hundred horsepower jukebox on wheels

G

And that road rolls out like a welcome mat

D

I don't know where it goes but it beats where we're at

C

We always said some day, somehow

D

We're gonna get away gonna blow this town .....

Chorus:

G D

What about now? How about tonight?

Em C

Baby for once let's don't think twice

G D

Let's take that spin that never ends

Em C

That we've been talking about

G D

What about now? Why should we wait?

Em C

We can chase these dreams down the interstate

G D

And be long gone 'fore the world moves on

Em C D G D Em C

And makes another round--What about now?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1wxj7VyQnc

What About Now – Lonestar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1wxj7VyQnc

G

We've been puttin' this off baby long enough

D

Just give me the word and we'll be kickin' up dust

C

We both know its just a matter of time

D

'Til our hearts start racin' for that county line

Chorus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1wxj7VyQnc

What’s It To You – Clay Walker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxe7TSMojB0

G C G D G C D G

[verse 1]

G C D G

What's that? I hear angels singin'

G C Em D

Telling me to make my move

G C D G

Listen to it their voices ringin' baby

G C Am D

If you feel it get in the groove

[Chorus]

G C D G

Love is a rhythm of two hearts beating

G C D G

Poundin' out a message steady and true

G C D G

Talk to me baby tell me what you're feelin'

Em C D G

I know what love is what's it to you?

[verse 2]

G C D G

Time's up Train's a leavin' baby

G C Em D

Are you ready to take that ride

G C D G

Get on board don't keep me waiting baby

G C Am D

Say you're willin' to cross that line

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxe7TSMojB0

What’s It To You – Clay Walker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxe7TSMojB0

[Chorus]

G C D G

Love is a rhythm of two hearts beating

G C D G


G C D G


Em C D G


[Bridge]

C D D/C#

I'm sure your heart is telling you true

Bm C D

I gotta know what love is to you not to

G C D G

To me it’s is a rhythm of two hearts beating

G C D G


G C D G


Em C D G


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxe7TSMojB0

When You Say Nothing At All – Keith Whitley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7ojmzoA75U

Intro: G - D - C - D (twice)

Verse 1:

G D C D G D C D

It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart

G D C D G D C D

Without saying a word, you can light up the dark

C D

Try as I may I could never explain

G D C D

What I hear when you don't say a thing

Chorus:

G D C D

The smile on your face let's me know that you need me

G D C D

There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me

G D C D C D

The touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall

C D G D C D

You say it best when you say nothing at all

Verse 2:

All alone I can hear people talking out loud

But when you hold me near, you drown out the crowd

Old Mr. Webster could never define

What's being said between your heart and mine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7ojmzoA75U

Whenever You Come Around – Vince Gill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcA4zbEDJvI

Verse 1]

G C

The face of an angel, pretty eyes that shine

G D

I lie awake at night wishing you were mine

G C

I'm standing here holding the biggest heartache in town

Em D G

Whenever you come around

[Chorus]

G C G

I get weak in the knees, and I lose my breath

D

Oh I try to speak but the words won't come

G

I'm so scared to death

C Em D C

And when you smile that smile the world turns upside down

G D G


[Verse 2]

G C

I feel so helpless, I feel just like a kid

G D

What is it about you that keep my feelings hid

G C

I wish I could tell you, but the words can't be found

Em D G


[Chorus]

G C G

I get weak in the knees, and I lose my breath

D

Oh I try to speak but the words won't come

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcA4zbEDJvI

Whenever You Come Around – Vince Gill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcA4zbEDJvI

G

I'm so scared to death

C Em D C


G D G


[Solo]

G C G D

G C Em D G

Repeat Chorus:

[Outro]

C Em D C


G D G


Em D G


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcA4zbEDJvI

Where The Green Grass Grows – Tim McGraw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnukBjUvtLc

Verse 1]

G D Em C

Six lanes, tail lights, red ants marching into the night

G D C

They disappear to the left and right again

G D Em C

Another supper from a sack, a ninety-nine cent heart attack

G D

I got a pounding head and an aching back

C D

And the camel's buried in a big straw stack

[Chorus]

G D

But I'm gonna live where the green grass grows

C D

Watch my corn pop up in rows

G D C D

Every night be tucked in close to you

G D

Raise our kids where the good Lord's blessed

C D

Point our rockin' chairs towards the west

G D C

Plant our dreams where the peaceful river flows

Am D G

Where the green grass grows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnukBjUvtLc

Where The Green Grass Grows – Tim McGraw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnukBjUvtLc

[Verse 2]

G D Em C

Well, I'm from, a map dot, a stop sign on a blacktop

G D C

I caught the first bus I could hop from there

G D

But all of this glitter is getting dark

Em C

There's concrete growing in the city park

G D

I don't know who my neighbors are

C D

And there's bars on the doors and bars on my heart

Chorus:

G D

But I'm gonna live where the green grass grows

C D

Watch my corn pop up in rows

G D C D

Every night be tucked in close to you

G D

Raise our kids where the good Lord's blessed

C D

Point our rockin' chairs towards the west

G D C

Plant our dreams where the peaceful river flows

Am D G

Where the green grass grows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnukBjUvtLc

Your Everything – Keith Urban https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VPaigp8KkI

[Verse]

G

The first time I looked in your eyes I knew

Em

That I would do anything for you

C

The first time you touched my face I felt

D

What I never felt with anyone else

G

I want to give back what you've given to me

Em

And I want to witness all of your dreams

C

Now that you've shown me who I really am

D

I want to be more than just a man

[Chorus]

G

I want to be the wind that fills your sails

D

And be the hand that lifts your veil

C

and be the moon that moves your tide

D

The sun coming up in your eyes

G

*Be the wheel that never rust

D

and be the spark that lights you up

C Am

all that you've been dreaming of and more

C G

so much more I want to be your everything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VPaigp8KkI

Your Everything – Keith Urban https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VPaigp8KkI

[Verse]

G

When you wake up I'll be the first thing you see

Em

And when it gets dark you can reach out to me

C

I charish you words and I finish your thoughts

D

and I'll be your compass baby when you get lost

[Chorus]

G

I want to be the wind that fills your sails

D

And be the hand that lifts your veil

C

and be the moon that moves your tide

D

The sun coming up in your eyes

G

*Be the wheel that never rust

D

and be the spark that lights you up

C Am

all that you've been dreaming of and more

C G

so much more I want to be your everything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VPaigp8KkI

You’re Gonna Miss This – Trace Adkins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-fkoG0L-6Y&t=18s

C G C G

She was staring out the window of that SUV

C Em D

Complaning, saying "I can't wait to turn 18"

C G C G

She said "I'll make my own money, and I'll make my own rules"

C Em D

Mamma put the car in park out there in front of the school

Am7 C D

Then she kissed her head and said "I was just like you"

[Chorus]

G

You're gonna miss this

D

You're gonna want this back

Am7 C D

You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast

G

These Are Some Good Times

D B7

So take a good look around

Em D C

You may not know it now

G C G

But you're gonna miss this

[Verse]

C G C G

Before she knows it she's a brand new bride

C Em D

In a one-bedroom apartment, and her daddy stops by

C G

He tells her "It's a nice place"

C G

She says "It'll do for now"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-fkoG0L-6Y&t=18s

You’re Gonna Miss This – Trace Adkins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-fkoG0L-6Y&t=18s

C Em D

Starts talking about babies and buying a house

Am7 C D

Daddy shakes his head and says "Baby, just slow down"

[Chorus

G

You're gonna miss this

D

You're gonna want this back

Am7 C D

You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast

G

These Are Some Good Times

D B7

So take a good look around

Em D C

You may not know it now

G C G

But you're gonna miss this

[Bridge]

C

Five years later there's a plumber workin' on the water heater

G

Dog's barkin', phone's ringin'

One kid's cryin', one kid's screamin'

C

She keeps apologizin'

G D C

He says "They don't bother me.

C

I've got 2 babies of my own.

D

One's 36, one's 23.

Huh, it's hard to believe, but ...

(repeat chorus)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-fkoG0L-6Y&t=18s

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