Mama Tried ( Merle Haggard )

The first thing I remember knowing was a lonesome whistle blowing And a youngun's dream of growing up to ride On a freight train leaving town not knowing where I'm bound And no one could change my mind but Momma Tried One and only Rebel …

Me And Jesus ( George Jones, Tom T. Hall )

Me and Jesus got our own thing going Me and Jesus got it all worked out Me and Jesus got our own thing going We don't need anybody to tell us what it's all about I know a man who once was a sinner I …

From Cotton To Satin ( Gene Watson )

From cotton to satin from Birmingham to Manhattan From a pickup to a long limousine From cotton to satin from Birmingham to Manhattan She had to follow her dream I saved up enough to buy her one small diamond That's the year that old tractor …

I Left My Heart In San Francisco ( Tony Bennett )

Bm7 AM7 D D9 AM7 The loveliness of Paris seems somehow sadly gay; The glory that was Rome is[Bm7-5] of an - oth - er day; I've been terribly alone and for -[Bm7-5] got -ten in Man - hat - tan; I'm going home to …

Western Star ( )

On my blanket I was lyin', Too tired to lift my head. And the long, hot day was dyin', And I wished I was dead. From the west the gold was driven, And I watched the death of day. And the distant stars in heaven, …

Break It To Me Gently ( Brenda Lee )

Break it to me gently Let me down the easy way Make me feel that you still love me If it's just just for one more day Break it to me gently So my tears my tears won't fall too fast If you must go …

Chimes Of Freedom ( The Byrds (Bob Dylan) )

[] Far between sundown’s finish and midnight’s broken toll We ducked inside the doorway, thunder crashing [] As majestic bells of bolts, struck shadows in the sounds Seeming to be the chimes of freedom flashing [] Flashing for the warriors, whose strength is not to …

Hesitation Blues ( Willie Nelson, Asleep At The Wheel )

Woke up this morning looking for my shoes Looked behind the trunk felt the hesitation blues Lordy tell me how long will I have to wait Can I get to you now must I hesitate Well I´m going to the river take a rocking chair …

Streets Of Gold ( Vern Gosdin, Lacey Lynn )

Lions will lay down by the lambs everyone will get along There will be peace no one has ever known There will be no blood shed street gangs as we now know There´ll be no crime up there on the streets of gold You won´t …

Sundown Mary ( Billy Walker, Ray Wix )

I first met Sundown Mary a year ago today Traveling the same road I was going the other way We talked and then she said you might be nice to have around If you don't mind a laying your head wherever the sun goes down …

When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again ( Elvis Presley )

Whenever my blue moon turns to gold again. When the rainbow turns the clouds away. Whenever my blue moon turns to gold again. You'll be back with in my arms to stay. Memories that linger in my heart. Memories that make my heart grow cold. …

The Good Die Young ( Kaleo )

[] Down by our tree, that's where I keep you close Beneath the leaves are where our dreams unfold Don't hesitate, don't make me wait no more No more Your colors fade, I feel betrayed by you I can't see straight, what have you made …

Valentine's Day ( David Bowie )

Valentine told me who's to go Feelings he's treasured most of all The teachers and the football star It's in his tiny face It's in his scrawny hand Valentine sold his soul He's got something to say It's Valentine's day The rhythm of the crowd …

Paranoid Eyes ( Pink Floyd )

Button your lip and don't let the shield slip. Take a fresh grip on your bullet proof mask. And if they try to break down your disguise with their questions You can hide, hide, hide, Behind paranoid eyes. You put on our brave face and …

Cold Water ( Tom Waits )

Well I woke up this morning with the cold water With the cold water, with the cold water Well I woke up this morning with the cold water With the cold water, with the cold Police at the station and they dont' look friendly They …

I've Got A Feeling ( The Beatles )

I've got a feeling, a feeling deep inside Oh yeah, Oh yeah. (that's right.) I've got a feeling, a feeling I can't hide Oh no. no. Oh no! Oh no. Yeah! Yeah! I've got a feeling. Yeah! Oh please believe me, I'd hate to miss …

Heartaches by the Number ( Ray Price )

Heartache number one was when you left me I never knew that I'd could hurt this way And heartache number two was when you came back again You came back and never meant to stay Now I've got Heartaches by the number troubles by the …

Georgia Blood ( Marty Robbins )

I step across the railroad track Climb a fence and walk out through a field And for a while I breath fresh air And feel that sun I can't believe it's real For eighteen months I've been locked up Iron bars is all that I …

Turn the lights back on ( Billy Joel )

Please open the door Nothing is different, we've been here before Pacing these halls, trying to talk Over the silence Pride sticks out its tongue Laughs at the portrait that we've become Stuck in a frame, unable to change I was wrong I'm late, but …

Lost Forever In Your Kiss ( Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton )

This is not at all like me I never thought that I could be So overcome by anyone like this But you caught me by surprise caught me before I realized Now I am lost forever in your kiss So take me if you want …

Fast Car ( Tracy Chapman )

[] [] [] [] You got a fast car. I want a ticket to anywhere. Maybe we make a deal, Maybe together we can get somewhere. Any place is better. Starting from zero, got nothing to lose. Maybe we'll make something, Me myself, I got …

When Love Is Gone ( Bobby Bare )

Spring could come you'd never show it Love could come you'd never know it Life has drawn so many tears from your eyes You've been used then lost the user You've been branded as a loser Where did all the sincere people go When love …

Don't Worry Baby ( The Beach Boys )

[] [] Well it's been building up inside of me for oh, I don't know how long I don't know why, but I keep thinkin' somethin's bound to go wrong But she looks in my eyes And makes me realize When she says (don't worry …

The Box It Came In ( Wanda Jackson )

My clothes are all ragged my Goodwill coat's not the best And I'm a walking on cardboard in my last dollar dress I looked in the closet for my wedding gown But the box that it came in was all that I found He took …

Chiseled In Stone ( Vern Gosdin )

You ran crying to the bedroom I ran off to the bar Another piece of heaven gone to hell The words we spoke in anger just tore my world apart And I sat there feeling sorry for myself Then that old man sat down beside …

Thats Why Im Here ( )

Verse 1 No I ain't had nothing to drink I knew that's probably what you'd think If I dropped by this time of night Remember way back when I promised you I'd drop in At one of those meetings down at the Y Well, they …

Unchanging ( )

Great is Your Faithfulness Great Is Your Faithfulness You never change You Never fail O God True are your promises True are your promises You never change You never fail O God So we raise up holy hands To praise the holy one Who was …

It’s The Same Old Song ( The Four Tops )

You're sweet as a honey bee But like a honey bee stings You've gone and left my heart in pain All you left, is our favorite song The one we danced to all night long It used to bring sweet memories Of a tender love …

The Pick Of The Week ( Roy Drusky )

You only say hello so you can say goodbye These two words must make your life compl-ete You pick out the hearts that break to make your ego high And I was just your pick of the week For you could see that I would …

Xanadu ( Olivia Newton-John, Electric Light Orchestra - ELO )

[] A place, where nobody dared to go The love that we came to know They call it Xanadu (It takes your breath and it'll leave you blind) And now, open your eyes and see What we have made is real We are in Xanadu …

She's always a woman ( Billy Joel )

(for original key of Eb) She can kill with a smile, she can wound with her eyes She can ruin your faith with her casual lies And she only reveals what she wants you to see She hides like a child, but she's always a …

Should I Come Back Home To You ( Ernest Tubb )

Friends of mine keep writing me about you They've hinted that you have not been so true It breaks my heart to realize I doubt you So tell me should I come back home to you Many lonely nights I know you suffered Yet still …

A Pub With No Beer ( The Dubliners, Slim Dusty, ... )

[] It's lonesome away from your kindred and all By the camp fire at night where the wild dingoes call, But there's nothing so lonesome so morbid or drear Than to stand in a bar of a pub with no beer. Now the publican's anxious …

Emily ( Andy Williams )

Emily, Emily, Emily [] Has the murmuring sound of May [] All silver bells, coral shells, carousels [] And the laughter of - children at play they say "Emily, Emily, Emily" [] And we fade to a marvelous view Two lovers - alone and out …

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus ( Jimmy Boyd, Brenda Lee )

I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus Underneath the mistletoe last night She didn't see me creep down the stairs to have a peek She thought that I was tucked up in my Bedroom fast asleep Then I saw mommy tickle Santa Claus Underneath his beard …

Hot N Cold ( Katy Perry )

You change your mind Like a girl changes clothes Yeah you, PMS like a bitch I would know And you always think Always speak cryptically I should know That you're no good for me Cause you're hot then you're cold You're yes then you're no …

Josephine ( )

ease me down josephine got something that makes me want to stay you know id never lead you blind or astray just ease me down my sweet josephine take me out in the yard and lay me down half past eight go to the gardens …

My Humps ( Alanis Morissette, The Black Eyed Peas )

I drive these brothers crazy, I do it on the daily, They treat me really nicely, They buy me all these ices. Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi and NaDonna Karan, they be sharin' All their money got me wearin' fly My love my love my love …

Honky Tonk Troubles ( Vernon Oxford, Little Jimmy Dickens )

I've got honky tonk troubles every pay day Money's gone I don't know where it went I've got honky tonk troubles every pay day I can't get home with more than fifty cents I work all week and take my lunch and try to save …

Tenderloin ( Tilbury )

Is it ready or overdone, I never know Gonna burn if you leave it on, to the bone The smoke gets in your eyes, turn it off When I try the alternative you pulled me down Someones going to murder me, oh, no Will you …

Knock On Wood ( Eddie Floyd )

I don't want to lose, this good thing, that I got. Sure, if I do, I will surely, surely lose a lot. Cause your love is better, than any love I know. It's like thunder and lightning, the way you love me is frightening. I …

Goodbye Stranger ( Supertramp )

[] It was an early morning yesterday I was up before the dawn And I really have enjoyed my stay But I must be moving on Like a king without a castle Like a queen without a throne I'm an early morning lover And I …

Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh) ( Pixie Lott )

Every night I go Every night I go sneaking out the door I lie a little more Baby I’ma helpless There’s something bout the night And the way it hides all the things I like Little black butterflies Deep inside me What would my Mama …

If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again ( George Jones )

How sweet and happy seemed those days of which I dream When memory recalls them now and then And with what rapture sweet my weary heart would beat If I could hear my mother pray again She used to pray that I on Jesus would …

It Must Have Been Something I Said ( )

Everyone said she was out of my league She would never fall for a guy like me Her daddy had money, her mama had class Said I'd need a foriegn car, and a pocket full of cash But, I won her heart with 20 bucks …

I Just Came Home to Count the Memories ( Cal Smith )

I saw roses choking in the grass Flaking paint and a broken window pane A mailbox barely standing by the driveway I can almost see the name A swing set and forgotten toys where Little girls and boys played happy games Everything I ever cared …

It's All Over Now ( Charlie Rich )

I've been thinking it o-ver I can't figure out how We couldn't make it to-gether I think it's all over now I tried to give you some free-dom all that my heart would allow But after seeing how y-ou've done I think it's all over …

Brown Eyed Handsome Man ( Waylon Jennings )

Flying across the desert in a TWA I saw a woman walking across the sand She been a walking thirty miles en route to L.A. To get a brown eyed handsome man Her destination was a brown eyed handsome man Milo Venus was a beautiful …

Padre Of Old San Antone ( Jim Reeves )

I strolled to an old mission garden And as I was kneeling alone An arm gently fell on my shoulder It was the padre of old San Antone We went for a walk in the garden And as we were talking alone He told why …

Jukebox In My Mind ( Alabama, Dave Gibson, ... )

In the corner of my mind stands a jukebox It's playing all my favorite memories One by one they take me back To the days when you were mine And I can't stop this jukebox in my mind I don't need no quarters don't need …

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