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Hats Off Tom :A
A D E
The stage is set tonight down in Nashville
D A F#m
It's been a long, hard ride into town
A D E
And thanks to some cowboys and heros
D E A
My chance to sing has finally come around
A D E
The first song I ever sang was haggard
D A F#m
Momma sang to me I saw the Light
A D E
I'd turn my radio up louder
D E A
To hear Johnny Cash walk the line
A D E Waylon sang a song about Texas D A F#m Willie's "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" A D E Bocephus sings a song about dixie. D E A Lefty taught us all how to sing.
Chorus 1: A E D Hats off to hard riding cowboys E A Riding some where tonight A E D Hats off to hard riding cowboys D E A Wanted, dead or alive
A D E Charlie ran the devil out of Georgia D A F#m Skynyrd sang sweet home Alabam A D E The Ahlman brothers taught us how to ramble D E A And to Tucker boys showed us how to jam.
**Repeat Chorus 1
A D E The stage is set tonight up in Heaven D A F#m Rebas band is there with Patsy Cline A D E And all around are cowboys and cowgirls D E A And thanks to them the music's still alive
Chorus 2: A E D Hats off to hard riding cowboys E A Flying somewhere tonight A E D Hats off to hard fighting cowboys D E A Wanted, dead or alive
**Repeat Chorus 2 And Fade
Mountain Music Tom :A Intro: A A D/A D/A A A D/A
Chorus: (A Capella Until You Reach "To A Cajun.."
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.
A D
Drift away like Tom Sawyer
A D
Ride a raft with ol' Huck Finn
A
Take a nap like Rip Van Winkle,
G E
Daze dreamin' again.
Chorus 2--same chords as chorus one for the first 3 lines. Then:
Bm E To a Cajun hideaway.
**Guitar Solo
A D
Swim across the river
A D
Just to prove that I'm a man
A
Spend the day bein' lazy
G E
Just bein' nature's friend
A D
Climb a long tall hick'ry
A D
Bend it over, skinnin' cats
A
Playin' baseball with chert rocks
G E
Usin' sawmill slabs for bats
Bridge: (Also A Capella, Like First Chorus, Until You Reach "'Cause That's Where..")
A D
Play some back-home come-on music
A D
That comes from the heart
A D
Play something with lots of feelin'
Bm E
'Cause that's where music has to start.
**Chorus
On Last Line "...a cajun hideaway aay-aay-aaaiiiaay" -Then A Drum Solo Ensues And The Tempo Increases--Go Back To The First Chorus For The Ending, But Play All Of The Chords.
40 Hour Week Tom: D Intro: D
D
There are people in this country,
A D
Who work hard every day,
G A
Not for fame or fortune do they strive,
D
But the fruits of their labor,
A D
Are worth more than their pay,
G A D (Pause)
And it's time a few of them were recognized,
G D
Hello Detroit! (Auto Workers),
G D
And I thank you for your time,
G D
You work a forty hour week for a livin',
A D
Just to send it on down the line,
G D
Hello Pittsburgh! (Steel Mill Workers),
G D
And I thank you for your time,
G D
You work a forty hour week for a livin',
A D
Just to send it on down the line,
A
This is for the one who swings the hammer,
G-G D
Drivin' home the nails,
A-A
For the one who's behind the counter,
G-G D
Ringin' up the sales,
Bm
For the one who finds the fire,
F#m G
The one who brings the mail,
Asus
For everyone who works behind the scenes,
D
You can see them every mornin',
A D
In the factories and the fields,
G A
In the City streets and the quiet country towns,
D
Workin' together,
A D
Like spokes inside a wheel,
G A
They keep this country turnin' around,
G D
Hello Kansas! (Wheat field farmers),
G D
And I thank you for your time,
G D
You work a forty hour week for a livin',
A D
Just to send it on down the line,
G D
Hello West Vir-ginia coal miners,
G D
And I thank you for your time,
G D
You work a forty hour week for a livin',
A D
Just to send it on down the line,
D
This is for the one who drives the big rigs,
A D
Up and down the road,
For the one out in the warehouse,
D
Bringin' in the load,
A D
For the waitress, the mechanic, the policeman on patrol,
G A
For everyone who works behind the scenes,
A
With a spirit you can't replace with no machine-e-e-e,
Angels Among Us Tom: G Intro: G D/F# C(add D) G Bm7 C(add D) D7
Spoken:
G D/F#
I was walkin' home from school
Em7 C(add D)
On a cold winter day,
G Em7 C(add D)
Took a short cut through the woods
D
And I lost my way.
G D/F# Em7 C(add D)
It was gettin' late, and I was scared and alone.
G Fm7 C(add D) D
Then a kind old man took my hand, and led me home.
Sung:
C(add D) Bm7
Mama couldn't see him,
C(add D) D7
But he was standing there,
C(add D) G/B
And I knew in my heart
C(add D) D7
He was the answer to my prayer.
Chorus:
G add A Em7 Am7 D7
Oh, I be - lieve there are Angels Among Us,
G add A Em7 C add D
Sent down to us from somewhere up above.
D7 G add A Em7 C D7
They come to you and me in our darkest hours
C add D Bm7
To show us how to live
C add D D7
To teach us how to give
C add D D7 G
To guide us with a light of love.
Instrumental: G Bm7 C add D D7
G D/F#
When life held troubled times
Em7 C(add D)
And had me down on my knees
G Em7 C(add D)
There's always been someone
D
To come along and comfort me
G D/F# Em7 C(add D)
A kind word from a stranger To lend a helping hand
G Fm7 C(add D) D
A phone call from a friend just to say I understand
C(add D) Bm7
Now ain't it kind of funny
C(add D) D7
At the dark end of the road
C(add D) G/B C(add D) D7
Someone light the way with just a single ray of hope.
**Chorus
Bridge:
C add D Bm7
They wear so many faces,
C add D Bm7
Show up in the strangest places
C add D Bm7 Am7 D7
And grace us with their mercies in our time of need.
**Chorus
C add D D7 G To guide us with a light of love.
G C D7 G
Carolina Mountain Dewe Tom: Bb Intro: Bb
Bb Eb6 Bb
Somewhere in the mountains.........in northern Alabama
Bb Gm Cm Fsus F
The Carolina lady waits for her man from Tennessee
Bb Eb6 Bb Gm
Somewhere in a motel......out in Oklahoma
Cm F
There's the Alabama dreamer
F Bb Dm Cm
That same man from Tennessee
Bb Eb6 Bb
Sometime late at night......the lonely wakes her gently
Bb Gm Cm Fsus F
And knocks at her door......but she won't give in
F Bb Eb6 Bb Gm
But like every other woman........She needs to feel wanted
Cm F Bb Bbsus Bb Bb7
She thinks of making love.......and goes to sleep again
Chorus:
Bb7 Eb Dm Bb7
Carolina.........dreamin' lonely
Bb7 Eb Bb
Carolina.........can't you see
Bb Eb Dm
You will always be the lady.....
Dm Cm
That I dream of holding tight.....
Cm F
That I kiss and tell goodnight.....
Cm F Bb Dm Cm Bb Em Dm C.......
Carolina.......mountain dewe
C F6 C Sometime that next day.....on a Mississippi freeway C Am Dm Gsus G The Alabama dreamer........is homeward bound G C F6 C Am His conscious is as clear........as those green eyes of Carolina Am Dm G And she's waiting with the baby from the love........ G C C7 ......Of the only man to lay her down
Chorus:
C7 F Em C7
Carolina..........dreaming lonely
C7 F C
Carolina..........can't you see
C F Em
You will always be the lady
Em Dm
That I dream of holding tight
Dm G
That I kiss and tell goodnight
Dm G C
Carolina......mountain dewe
Dm G C Bb F/A F C
Carolina..........I love you
Christmas In Dixie Tom: D
D Em A7 Dma7
By now in New York City. There's snow on the ground.
Em A7 D D7
And out in California. The sunshines' falling down.
G A7 D Bm
And maybe down in Memphis, Graceland's all in lights.
Em A7 D
And in Atlanta, Georgia, there's peace on earth tonight.
Chorus 1:
D G A7 D Bm
Christmas in Dixie, its snowing in the pines.
Em A7 D
Merry Christmas from Dixie to everyone tonight.
D Em A7 Dma7
Its windy in Chicago. The kids are out of school.
Em A7 Dma7 D7
There's magic in Motown. The city's on the move.
G A7 D Bm
In Jackson, Mississippi to Charlotte, Caroline.
Em A7 D
And all across the Nation, its a peaceful Christmas time.
Chorus 2:
D G A7 D Bm
Christmas in Dixie, its snowing in the pines.
Em A7 D
Merry Christmas from Dixie, to everyone tonight.
Em A7 D
And from Fort Payne, Alabama..Merry Christmas tonight.
Close Enough To Perfect Tom: G Intro: Am G/B Cm G C/D
G D Am
Sometimes her morning coffee's way too strong
C D G
And sometimes what she says, she says all wrong
C D G D
Right or wrong, she's there beside me
Am G/B C
Like only a friend would be
Am Cm G C/D
And that's close enough to perfect for me
G D Am
Now she's been known to wear her pants too tight
C D G
And drinking puts her out just like a light
C D G D
Heaven knows she's not an angel
Am G/B C
But she'd really like to be
Am Cm G Am G/B
And that's close enough to perfect for me
Chorus:
C G
She kisses me each morning.......And smiles her sleepy smile
C G/B Am G F Am7/E D D7
She don't have to say it.......I can see it in her eyes
G D
Don't you worry about my woman
Am G/B C
Or what you think she ought to be
Am Cm G Am G/B Cm G C/D
She's close enough to perfect for me
G D Am
Sometimes she gets down and starts to cry
C D G
But then again a lady has a right
C D G D
She's everything I've ever wanted
Am G/B C
She's all I'll ever need
Am Cm G Am G/B
She's close enough to perfect for me
**Chorus
G Am G/B Cm G Oh, she's close enough to perfect......for me
G D Am C D G C D G D Am G/B C Am Cm G C/D G (Repeat And Fade)
The Closer You Get Tom: G Intro: G F C C D|Em Em D|C C D|Em Bm Am C/D
Chorus:
G
The Closer You Get,
C
The further I fall.
Am D
I'll be over the edge now
G D
In no time at all.
G
I'm fallin' faster and faster and faster
C
With no time to stall.
Am C/D
The Closer You Get,
G
The further I fall
G G F|C
C D Em
The things that you say to me,
D
The look on your face,
C D Em
Brings out the man in me.
Bm Am C/D
Do I see a trace in your eyes of love?
**Chorus
C D Em
Could I be dreamin'?
D
Is this really real?
C D Em
'Cause there's something magic,
Bm Am C/D
The way that I feel in your arms tonight.
**Chorus
---Goes Into The Bridge--- C/D C The further I fall
Bridge:
C D C D
Keep fallin', oh, yeah yeah, keep fallin'.
C D/C C D/C
Mmm fallin', oh, yeah, yeah, I'm fallin'.
C D/C
Yes I'm fallin' C D/C
(Yes I'm fallin')
(Yes I'm fallin')
C Yes I'm fall- D/C in' C D/C
(Yes I'm fallin')
(Yes I'm fallin')
C Yes we're fall- D/C in' C D
(Yes we're fallin')
(Yes we're fallin')
Down Home Tom: G
G D Just off of the beaten path C D A little dot on a state road map C D G That's where I was born & where I'll die G D Things move at a slower pace C D Nobody's in a rat race C D G And these days that's a special way to fly
Chorus: C G C D Down Home where they know you by name and treat you like family C G C D Down Home a man's good word & a handshake are all you need C Em C A Folks know if they're fallin on hard times they can fall back on G C D G Those of us raised up Down Home
G D In the corner of a hardware store C D Gathered round a checker board C D G Old men telling lies & crowning kings G D Kids drivin round the old town square C D Tops rolled down in the cool night air C D G Go & see what's shakin at the Dairy Queen
**Chorus
C D G C
When I was a boy I couldn't wait to leave this place
D C D
But now I wanna see my children raised
C G C D Down Home C G C D Down Home C Em C A Folks know if they're fallin on hard times they can fall back on G C D G Those of us raised up Down Home
C D Where they know you by name and treat you like family C G C D Down Home a man's good word & a handshake are all you need C Em C A Folks know if they're fallin on hard times they can fall back on G C D G Those of us raised up Down Home C G C D Down Home C G C D Way Down Home C G C D Down Home C G C D Down Home C G C D Way Down Home C G C D Down Home
Deep River Woman Tom: G
Chorus: G Bm7 C D Deep River Woman G Bm7 Am7 C/D Lord I'm comin home to you G Bm7 C D Deep River Woman Am C Lord I know she's waiting Am C C/D G Just anticipating all my love
G Bm7
Spent a night in LA
Am7 C/D
Just another chance to see you
G Bm7 Am7 C/D
just you and I
G Bm7
Wanted you to know
Am7 C/D
That my playin days are over
Am7 F
Cause all I do is think of you
D
The writings on the wall
**Chorus
G Bm7
I've been out in the world
Am7 C/D
I guess the fast life had me going
G Bm7 Am7 C/D
Now all that's changed
G Bm7
Finally made up my mind
Am7 C/D
bout the one thing I've been knowing
Am7 F
You're the only girl
D
I've ever cared for in this world
**Chorus
F C/D G
Your kind of love girl is forever
F C/E G
Took me a long time to realize
C C/D G
that I've come so far to end up going nowhere
C C/D
Girl I need you by my side
**Chorus 2x
Old Flame Tom: G
G
I saw you staring, at each other,
D
I saw your eyes, begin to glow.
G Em
I could tell, you once were lovers,
G D G
You ain't hidin' nothin' I don't know.
CHORUS:
C G
There's an old flame burnin' in your eyes.
Em D
That tears can't drown and makeup can't disguise.
G
That old flame might not be stronger,
C
but it's been burnin' longer,
G D G
than any spark I might have started in your eyes.
G
You said it ended, when he left you.
D
You say your love, for me is strong.
G Em
But those old memries, still upset you.
G D G
And I might be a memry before too long.
(Chorus)
Song of the South Tom :G
CHORUS:
G D
Song, song of the South,
C
Sweet potato pie and shut my mouth.
G D
Gone, gone with the wind,
C
Ain't nobody lookin' back again.
G D
Cotton on the roadside, cotton in the ditch,
C
we all picked cotton but we never got rich.
G D
Daddy was a vetern southern democrat,
C
they oughta get a rich man to vote like that.......(singin')
(Chorus)
G D
Well somebody told us that Wall Street fell,
C
but we were so poor that we couldn't tell.
G D
Cotton was short and the weeds were tall,
C
but Mr. Roosevelt was gonna save us all.
(Chorus)
G D
Well momma got sick and daddy got down,
C
the county got the farm and we moved to town.
G D
Papa got a job with the TVA,
C
he bought a washing machine and then a Chevrolet.
(Chorus)
Dixieland Delight Tom: G
G D
Rollin' down the backwoods, Tennessee byway,
Em C
one arm on the wheel.
G D
Holdin' my lover, with the other,
Em C
a sweet soft southern thrill.
G D
Worked hard all week, got a little jingle,
Em C
on a Tennesse Saturday night.
G D
Couldn't feel better, I'm together,
Cm7 G
with my Dixieland delight.
CHORUS
D Em C
Spend my dollar, parked in a holler 'neath the mountain moonlight.
G D
Hold her uptight, make a little lovin',
Em C
a little turtle-dovin' on the Mason-Dixon Line.
Em C Cm7 G
Fits my life, oh so right, my Dixieland delight.
G D
Whitetail buck deer, munchin' on clover,
Em C
red-tailed hawk, sittin' on a limb.
G D
Chubby ole groundhog, croakin' bullfrog,
Em C
free as a feelin' in the wind.
G D
Home-grown country girl, gonna get a real whirl,
Em C
on a Tennessee Saturday night.
G D
Lucky as a seven, livin' in heaven,
Cm7 G
with my Dixieland delight.
(Chorus)