Emmylou songs
You've been on my mind Mansion on the hill Millworker Bottle let me down The cattle call Crazy Guess things happen that way Half as much Hobo's meditation Lodi Love hurts Pancho and Lefty Still miss someone Sweet dreams Tennessee waltz Two more bottles of wine You're still on my mind Wild Montana skies Tougher than the rest
(Thank you Joe)
Intro CCCCCCCC F C F C F C G GGGGC
C F G C
Guess it's time for me to say just how it is that I feel today
C F G C
Today is just like any other day cause you've been on my mind
C F G C
It really hasn't been that long but it's funny where the time has flown
C F G C
Old memories just keep holding on and you been on my mind
F C
You been on my mind sometimes
F C
I think I must be going blind
F C
I've seen a world baby without you
C G
But I don't see myself there too
Mansion on the Hill
Bruce Springsteen
Album: Nebraska
Lyrics c/o uwp
Intro: D G D G D G D A7 D
D G D
There's a place out on the edge of town, sir,
G D
Risin' above the factories and the fields
G D
Now, ever since I was a child, I can remember
A7 D
That mansion on the hill
In the day you can see the children playing
On the road that leads to those gates of hardened steel
Steel gates that completely surround, sir,
The mansion on the hill
At night my daddy'd take me and we'd ride
Through the streets of a town so silent and still
Park on a back road along the highway side
Look up at that mansion on the hill
In the summer all the lights would shine
There'd be music playin', people laughin' all the time
Me and my sister, we'd hide out in the tall cornfields
Sit and listen to the mansion on the hill
Tonight down here in Linden Town
I watch the cars rushin' by, home from the mill
There's a beautiful full moon rising
Above the mansion on the hill
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Pete Palmer (ppalmer@cray.com)
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From: StevenJ1@aol.com
Millworker
Words and Music by James Taylor
(c) 1979 Country Road Music
D C/D D
D A/D D G/D A/D
Now my grandfather was a sailor, he blew in off the water
D A/D G/D A/D
My father was a farmer and I, his only daughter,
D A/D G/D A/D
took up with a no-good millworking man from Massachusetts
D A/D G/D A/D D
who dies from too much whiskey and leaves me these three faces to feed
D Csus2 G6/B A7sus4
A/D D G/D A/D
Mill-work ain't easy; mill-work ain't hard
D A/D G/D A/D
Mill-work, it ain't nothing but an awful boring job
D A/D G/D A/D
I'm waiting for a day dream to take me through the morning
D A/D G/D A/D D
and put me in my coffee break where I can have a sandwich and remember
C(addD) G6/B
Then it's me and my machine for the rest of the morning
Gm/Bb A7sus4
for the rest of the afternoon
D C/D D C/D
and the rest of my life
Now my mind begins to wander to the days back on the farm
I can see my father smiling at me, swingin' on his arm
I can hear my grand-dad's stories of the storms out on Lake Erie
where vessels and cargos and fortunes and sailor's lives were lost
Yes, but it's my life has been wasted, and I have been the fool
to let this manufacture use my body for a tool.
I can ride home in the evening, staring at my hands
swearing by my sorrow that a young girl ought to stand a better chance
C(addD) G6/B
So may I work the mills just as long as I am able
Gm/Bb A7sus4 D
and never meet the man whose name is on the label
C(addD) G6/B
It be me and my machine for the rest of the morning
Gm/Bb A7sus4
for the rest of the afternoon
D C/D D C/D
and the rest of my life
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A/D: xx0220
G/D: xx0433
Csus2: x3x03x
G6/B: x2x03x
Gm/Bb: x1x03x
A7sus4: x02030
C(add9):x32030
C/D: xx0010
From: TPLBA@aol.com
The Bottle Let Me Down
Merle Haggard
D
Each night I leave the barroom when it's over
A7
Not feeling any pain at closing time
A7
But tonight you memory found me much to sober
D
Couldn't drink enough to keep you off my mind
CHORUS:
D
Tonight the bottle let down
A7
and let you memory come around
A7
The one true friend I thought I'd found
D
Tonight the bottle let down
I've always had a bottle I could turn to
And lately I've been turning everyday
But the wind don't take effect the way it used to
And I'm hurting in an old familiar way
CHORUS
Tonight the bottle let down
From: ah827@rgfn.epcc.Edu (Gene L. Graham)
THE CATTLE CALL
Recorded by Eddy Arnold
Written by Tex Owens
CAPO: 1ST FRET KEY: Eb PLAY: D
Refrain
[D] Woo - hoo - woo - ooo - ti - de
[A] Woo - hoo - ooo - oop - i - de - de
[D] Woo - hoo - woo - ooo - ti - de
[A] Yod-el - od-el- lo - ti - [D] de.
[D] The cattle are prowlin' the [G] coyotes are howlin'
Way [A] out where the dogies [D] bawl
Where spurs are a-jinglin', a [G] cowboy is singin'
This [A] lonesome cattle [D] call.
Refrain
He [G] rides in the sun 'til his [D] days work is done
And he [E] rounds up the cattle each [A] fall
[D] Woo - hoo - woo - ooo - ti - de
[A] Singin' his cattle [D] call.
For hours he will ride on the range far and wide
When the night winds blow up a squall
His heart is a feather in all kinds of weather
He sings his cattle call.
Refrain
He's brown as a berry from ridin' the prairie
And he sings with an ol' western drawl
Woo - hoo - woo - ooo - ti - de
Singin' his cattle call.
Refrain
CRAZY (written by Willie
Nelson)
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CRAZY (written by Willie Nelson)
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[Each chord is half of a 12/8 measure (or a whole 6/8 measure)]
C C F F Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 G7
[intro]
C C A7 A7 Dm Dm(#7) Dm7 Dm7
Crazy, I'm crazy for feeling so lonely
G7 G7 G7 G7 C C#dim7 Dm7 G7
I'm crazy, crazy for feeling so blue
C C A7 A7 Dm Dm(#7) Dm7 Dm7
I knew you'd love me as long as you wanted
G7 G7 G7 G7 C F C C7
And then someday you'd leave me for somebody new
F F F F C C C7 C7
Worry, why do I let myself worry?
D7 D7 D7 D7 G7 Dm7 G7 G7
Wond'ring what in the world did I do?
C C A7 A7 Dm Dm(#7) Dm7 Dm7
Crazy for thinking that my love could hold you
Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 Cmaj7
I'm crazy for trying and crazy for crying
Dm7 G7 C G#
And I'm crazy for loving you
C# C# A#7 A#7 D#m D#m(#7) D#m7 D#m7
Crazy for thinking that my love could hold you
F#maj7 Fm7 D#m7 C#maj7
I'm crazy for trying and crazy for crying
D#m7 G#7 C# C# F# F# C# .
And I'm crazy for loving you.
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Adam Schneider indigo@ucscb.ucsc.edu U.C. Santa Cruz
"Your actions will follow you full circle 'round..."
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A D A
Well, you ask me if I'll forget my baby
A D
I guess I will some day
A E A (E)
I don't like it but I guess things happen that way
A D A
You ask me if I'll get along
A D
I guess I will some way
A E A (E)
I don't like it but I guess things happen that way
CHORUS:
D A E A D
God gave me that girl to lean on, then he put me on my own
D A E A
Heaven help me be a man and have the strength to stand alone
A E A (E)
I don't like it but I guess things happen that way
You ask me if I'll miss her kisses
I guess I will every day
I don't like it but I guess things happen that way
You ask me if I'll find another
I don't know, I can't say
I don't like it but I guess things happen that way
CHORUS
From: Michael Abrams <michael_abrams@cpsmtp.CP.Disney.com>
Half as Much by Hank Williams
D
If you love my half as much as I love you
A
You wouldn't worry me half as much as you do
D G
You're nice to me when there's no one else around
E A
You only build me up to let me down
D
If you missed me half as much as I miss you
A
You wouldn't stay away half as much as you do
D G
I know that I would never feel so blue
A D
If you only loved me half as much as I love you
repeat both verses
A E A
Tonight as I lay on the boxcar
D A
Just waiting for a train to pass by
D A
What will become of the hobo
B7 E
Whenever his turn comes to die
A E A
There's a Master up yonder in Heaven
D D flat
Got a place that we might call our home
D A F#M
Willl we have to work for a living
B7 E A
Or can we continue to roam
A D A
Will there be any freight trains in Heaven
D A
Any boxcars in which we might hide
D A
Will there be any tough cops or brakemen
B7 E
Will they tell us that we cannot ride
A E A
Will the hobo chum with the rich man
D D flat
Will we always have money to spare
D A F#m
Will they have respect for the hobo
B7 E A
In that land that lies hidden up there
INSTRUMENTAL: A - E - A - D - A - D - A - F#m - B7 - E - A
REPEAT THE ABOVE
C F C
It was just about a year ago, I set out on the road
Em Am Dm G
Seeking my fame and fortune, looking for a pot of gold
C Em Am
Well things got bad and things got worse
F C
I guess you know the tune
G F C
Oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again
I rode in on the greyhound, but I'll be walking out if I go
I was just passing through, must be seven months or more
I ran out of time and money, looks like they took my friends
Oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again
The man from the magazine, said i was on my way
Somewhere I lost connections, I ran out of songs to play
I came into town, a one nights stand
Looks like my plans fell through
Oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again
KEY CHANGE ....... G D A D
D
Mmmmmmmm
G D
If only I had a dollar, for every song I've sung
F#m Bm Em A
Every time I had to play, while people sat there drunk
D F#m Bm G D
You know I'd catch the next train, back to where I live
D A G
Oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again
D A G D G
Oh Lord, I'm stuck in Lodi again
Dan Nicholas
Arnprior, On. Canada
nicholdb@istar.ca
From: E.Simons@buro.kun.nl
Subject: Pancho & Lefty as done by Emmylou Harris
PANCHO AND LEFTY
(written by Townes Van Zandt)
as done by Emmylou Harris on her album Luxury Liner
C G
Living on the road my friend, is gonna keep you free and clean
F
Now you wear your skin like iron,
C G
Your breath as hard as kerosene.
F C F
You weren't your mama's only boy, but her favorite one it seems
C F C G
She began to cry when you said goodbye,
F Am Am G C
And sank into your dreams.
C G
Pancho was a bandit boys, his horse was fast as polished steel
F
He wore his gun outside his pants
C G
For all the honest world to feel.
F C F
Pancho met his match you know on the deserts down in Mexico
C F C G F Am Am G F
Nobody heard his dying words, ah but that's the way it goes.
F C F
All the Federales say they could have had him any day
C F C G F Am
They only let him slip away out of kindness, I suppose.
Am G C
C G
Lefty, he can't sing the blues all night long like he used to.
F C G
The dust that Pancho bit down south ended up in Lefty's mouth
F C F
The day they laid poor Pancho low, Lefty split for Ohio
C F C G F Am
Where he got the bread to go, there ain't nobody knows
Am G F
F C F
All the Federales say they could have had him any day
C F C G F Am Am G C
They only let him slip away out of kindness, I suppose.
C G
Poets tell how Pancho fell, and Lefty's living in a cheap hotel
F
The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold,
C G
And so the story ends we're told
F C F
Pancho needs your prayers it's true, but save a few for Lefty too
C F C G F Am
He only did what he had to do, and now he's growing old
Am G F
F C F
All the Federales say they could have had him any day
C F C G F Am
They only let him slip away out of kindness, I suppose.
Am G F
F C F
A few gray Federales say they could have had him any day
C F C G F Am
They only let him go so long, out of of kindness, I suppose.
A D E
At my door the leaves are falling
D E A
The cold wild wind will come
A D E
Sweethearts walk by together
D E A
And I Still Miss Someone
I go out to wild the parties
And look for a little fun
But I find the darkened corner
'Cause I still miss someone
BRIDGE[x]
A D E A
Though I never got over those blue eyes
A D E A
I see them everywhere
A D E A
I miss those arms that held me
A D E A
When all the love was there
I wonder if she's sorry for
For leaving what we had begun
There's someone for me somewhere
And I Still Miss Someone
A D E A
Though I never got over those blue eyes
A D E A
I see them everywhere
A D E A
I miss those arms that held me
A D E A
When all the love was there
I wonder if she's sorry for
For leaving what we had begun
There's someone for me somewhere
And I Still Miss Someone
A A B7 B7 E7 E7 E7 E7
Sweeeeet dreams of you
A A B7 B7 E7 E7 E7 E7
Every night I go through
A A D D A A F#m F#m
Why can't I forget you and start my life anew
A A D E7 A D A E7
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
You don't love me, it's plain
I should know I'll never wear your ring
I should hate you the whole night through
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
Sweet dreams of you
Things I know can't come true
Why can't I forget the past, start loving someone new
Instead of having sweet dreams about you
indigo@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Adam Schneider)
(intro) |D|GDA|D|D|
(VERSE 1)
D D7 G
I was dancin' with my darlin to the Tennessee Waltz
D Bm E A
When an old friend I happened to see.
D D7 G
I introduced him to my darlin' and while they were dancin'
D G D A D
my friend stole my sweetheart from me.
(CHORUS 1)
D D7 G D
I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz
Bm E A
'cause I know just how much I have lost
D D7 G
Yes I lost my little darlin' the night they were playin'
D G D A D
That beautiful Tennessee Waltz
(solo, same as a verse)
(CHORUS 1) or CHORUS 1 alone again
(VERSE 2)
D D7 G
Now I wonder how a dance like the Tennessee Waltze
D Bm E A
Could have broken my heart so complete
D D7 G
Well I couldn't blame my darlin', and who could help fallin'
D G D A D
In love with my darlin' so sweet
(CHORUS 2)
D D7 G D
Well it must be the fault of the Tennessee Waltz
Bm E A
Wish I'd known just how much it would cost
D D7 G
But I didn't see it commin', it's all over but the cryin'
D G D A D
Blame it all on the Tennessee Waltz
(solo, same as a verse)
(CHORUS 2)
New second verse written by Cohen
D D7 G
She goes dancin' with the darkness to the Tennessee Waltz
D Bm E A
and I feel like I'm falling apart
D D7 G
and it's stronger than drink and it's deeper than sorrow
D G D A D
this darkness she left in my heart
I remember the night ... (CHORUS 1)
That beautiful Tennessee Waltz
From: TPLBA@aol.com
Two More Bottles Of
Wine
Delbert McClinton
[country shuffle]
D G D
We came out west together with a common desire.
D A7
The fever we had might have set the west coast on fire.
A7 D D7
Two months later got a troublin' mind,
G7
Oh, my baby moved out and left me behind.
D G7
But it's all right, 'cause it's midnight
A7 D7
And I got two more bottles of wine.
D G D
The way she left sure turned my head around
D A7
Seemed like overnight she up and put me down
A7 D D7
Well, ain't gonna let it bother me today,
G7
I've been workin' and I'm too tired anyway.
D G7
But it's all right, 'cause it's midnight
A7 D7
And I got two more bottles of wine.
D7 G D
Well I'm sixteen hundred miles from the people I know
D A7
I've been doin' all I can but opportunity sure comes slow
A7 D D7
Thought I'd be in the sun all day
G7
But I'm sweeping out a warehouse in west LA.
D G7
But it's all right, 'cause it's midnight
A7 D7
And I got two more bottles of wine.
D G7
Yes, it's all right, 'cause it's midnight
A7 D7
And I got two more bottles of wine.
A D The jukebox is playing a honky tonk song D E A One more I keep saying and then I'll go home A D What good would it do me, I know what I'll find D E A An empty bottle of broken hearts and you're still on my mind The people are laughing and having their fun While I sit here crying over what you have done My pockets are empty, my last drink of wine, An empty bottle of broken hearts and your still on my mind Alone and forsaken, so blue I could die I just sit here drinking till the bottle runs dry To try and forget you I turn to the wine An empty bottle of broken hearts and your still on my mind Tom Lindsey, TPLBA@aol.com
as performed by John Denver
Brought to you by Mike Schweisthal [mschweis@u.washington.edu]
Chords used: G:320003 C:X32010 D:XX0232
INTRO: | G |
C G
He was born in the Bitteroot Valley in the early morning rain
D
Wild geese over the water, heading north and home again
G C G
Bringin' a warm wind from the south, bringin' the first taste of the spring
D G
His mother took him to her breast and softly she did sing:
C D G
CHORUS: Oh, Montana, give this child a home
C D G
Give him the love of a good family and a woman of his own
C D G C
Give him a fire in his heart, give him a light in his eyes
G D G
Give him the wild wind for a brother and the wild Montana skies
C G
His mother died that summer and he never learned to cry
D
He never knew his father and he never did ask why
G C G
He never knew the answers that would make an easy way
D G
But he learned to know the wilderness and to be a man that way
C G
His mother's brother took him in to his family and his home
D
Gave him a hand that he could lean on and a strength to call his own
G C G
And he learned to be a farmer and he learned to love the land
D G
And he learned to read the seasons and he learned to make a stand
CHORUS
G C G
On the eve of his 21st birthday, he set out on his own
D
He was 30 years and runnin' when he found his way back home
G C G
Ridin' a storm across the mountains and an achin' in his heart
D G
Said he came to turn the pages and to make a brand new start
C G
Now he never told the story of the time that he was gone
D
Some say he was a lawyer, some say he was a john
G C G
There was something in the city that he said he couldn't breathe
D G
There was something in the country that he said he couldn't leave
CHORUS
G C G
Now some say he was crazy and some are glad he's gone
D
But some of us will miss him and we'll try to carry on
G C G
Giving a voice to the forest, giving a voice to the dawn
D G
Giving a voice to the wilderness and the land that he lived on
CHORUS 2X
By Bruce Springsteen
Intro C G F C G
G C
Well, it's Saturday night
G
You're all dressed up and blue
F
I've been watchin' you go out
C G
Maybe you been watchin' me too
C
So somebody ran out
G
Left somebody's heart in a mess
F
Well if you're lookin' for love
C G C
Honey I'm tougher than the rest
C C
Some girls they want a handsome Dan
Or some good-lookin' Joe
On their arms some girls want
A sweet talkin' Romeo
Well 'round here baby
I've learned you get what you can get
So if you're lookin' for love
Honey I'm tougher than the rest
C Am
Yeah, the road is dark
F C
And it's a thin, thin line
F
But I want you to know
G C
I'll walk it for you anytime
Am
Maybe your other girlfriends
C
Couldn't pass the test
F
Well if you're rough and ready for love
C G C
Honey I'm tougher than the rest
(Repeat intro)
C
Well it ain't no secret
I've been around a time or two
Well, I don't know, baby
Maybe you've been around too
But there's another dance, baby
All you've got to do is say yes
G F
And if you're rough and ready for love
C G C
Honey I'm tougher than the rest
C F
And if you're rough and ready for love
C G C
Honey I'm tougher than the rest