Brooks Garth - Complete Garth Brooks guitar tab

Preludes,

everytime I played songs of Garth Brooks, without listening simultaniously

to the music on CD, the songs seems to be a little different from the

original. So I decided not to transcript the Guitar Tabs. Our thanks goes

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Garth Brooks No Fences

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1. If tomorrow never comes 8. Victim of the game

2. Not counting you 9. Friends in low places

3. Much to young(to feel this damn old) 10. Wild horses

4. The Dance 11. Unanswered prayers

5. The thunder rolls 12. Same old story

6. New way to fly 13. Mr. Blue

7. Two of a kind, workin' on a full house 14. Wolves

Text Editing : Oliver Herzog

Transcription : Michael Maronde (bn010@aix.dvz.fh-koeln.de)

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1. If tomorrow never comes

Intro: G Am7/G

Verse:

G Am7

Sometimes late at night

D Am7/G G

I lie awake and watch her sleeping

D Am7

She's lost in peaceful dreams

D C G Am7/G G

So I turn out the lights and lay there in the dark

G Am7

And the thought crosses my mind

D G

If I never wake up in the morning

D Am7 D

Would she ever doubt the way I feel

C G

About her in my heart

Chorus:

C

If tomorrow never comes

G

Will she know how much I loved her

D Am7 D

Did I try in every way to show her every day

C G

That she's my only one

C

And if my time on earth were through

D Em

And she must face the world without me

Am7

Is the love I gave her in the past

D

Gonna be enough to last

G

If tomorrow never comes

'Cause I've lost loved ones in my life

Who never knew how much I loved them

Now I live with the regret

That my true feelings for them never were revealed

So I made a promise to myself

To say each day how much she means to me

And avoid that circumstance

Where there's no second chance to tell her how I feel

Chorus:

Tag:

Am7

So tell that someone that you love

D

Just what you're thinking of

C H Am7 G

If tomorrow never comes

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2. Not Counting You

Intro: E

H E

When loving turns to parting I'm always the first to leave

Fis H

Cause when it comes to heartaches I'd rather give than to receive

E A A/Ab Fis

I've never cried myself to sleep just praying I'll get through

A H E

I've never lost at love not counting you

Chorus:

H7 E A

Not counting you I've never had a heartache

H E

Not counting you I never have been blue

H7 E

There's no exceptions to the rule

A A/Ab Fis

I've never been nobody's fool

A H E

I've never lost at love not counting you

Solo:

I've never got down on my knees an asked the lord above

If he would only bring me the one I'm dreaming of

Begging to be taken back and swearin I'll be true

Has never crossed my mind not counting you

Chorus:

Chorus : E A H E

There's no exceptions to the rule

I've never been nobody's fool

I've never lost at love not counting you

No,I've never lost at love not counting you

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3. Much to Young (to feel this damn old)

Intro :G Am7 D C G

Verse :

G Am7

This ol' highway's getting longer

D C G D

Seems there ain't no end in sight

G Am7

To sleep would be best, but I just can't afford to rest

D C G D

I've got to ride in Denver tomorrow night

I called the house but no one answered

For the last two weeks no one's been home

I guess she's through with me, to tell the thruth I just can't see

What's kept the woman holding on this long

Chorus:

C G D/Fis Em

And the white line's getting longer and the saddle's getting cold

C D G

I'm much too young to feel this damn old

C G D/Fis Em

All my cards are on the table with no ace left in the hole

C D G

I'm much too young to feel this damn old

Solo : G Am7 D C G D 2mal

Verse:

The competition's getting younger

Tougher broncs, you know I can't recall

A worn out tape of Chris LeDoux, lonely women

Seem to be the only friends I've left at all

Chorus:

Lord, I'm much too young to feel this damn old

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4. The Dance

Garth Brooks

Intro:

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Guitar intro

G C/G G C/G G D/G C/G G

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Verse:

G C/G G C/G C

Looking back on the memory of

D G D

The dance we shared 'neath the stars above

G C/G G C/G C

For a moment all the world was right

D Em D

How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye

Chorus:

C D

And now I'm glad I didn't know

Hm7

The way it all would end

C D

The way it all would go

C D

% Our lives are better left to chance

Hm7

I could have missed the pain

C D G(1st repeat intro lick 2nd repeat from %)

But I'd have had to miss the dance

Verse:

Holding you I held everything

For a moment wasn't I a king

If I'd only known how the king would fall

Then, who's to say you know I might have changed it all

Chosus : 2th times from %

Keyboard ending 1

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5. The Thunder Rolls

Garth Brooks

Key of Dm

Intro: Dm

Verse:

Dm Bb

Three-thirty in the morning, not a soul in sight

A Dm

The city's lookin' like a ghost town on a moonless summer night

Dm Bb

Raindrops on the windshield, there's a storm moving in

A Dm

He's headin' back from somewhere that he never should have been

C C/H A Dm

And the thunder rolls, and the thunder rolls

Verse:

Every light is burnin', in a house across town

She's pacin' by the telephone in her faded flannel gown

Askin' for a miracle, hopin' she's not right

Prayin' it's the weather that's kept him out all night

Chorus:

C C/H A Dm C Dm

And the thunder rolls, and the thunder rolls

Bb C Dm C Dm

And the thunder rolls and the lightnin' strikes

Bb C A G A

Another love grows cold on a sleepless night

Bb C Dm C Dm

As the storm blows on out of control

Bb C Dm

Deep in her heart the thunder rolls

Verse:

She's waitin' by the window when he pulls into the drive

She rushes out to hold him thankful he's alive

But on the wind and rain a strange new perfume blows

And the lightnin' flashes in her eyes and he knows that she knows

C C/H A Dm C Dm Dm Dm Dm

And the thunder rolls, and the thunder rolls

Chorus:

Outro: same as the intro

Verse:

She runs back down the hallway, through the bedroom door.

She reaches for the pistol hidden in the dresser drawer.

Tells the lady in the mirror, "He won't do this again!".

Tonight'll be the last time she'll wonder where he's been...

Chrous:

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6.New way to fly

Intro : Bb

Verse:

Bb

Like birds on a high line

F

They line up at night time at the bar

They all once were love birds

Bb

Now bluebirds are all that they are

They landed in hell

Eb Eb/D Cm

The minute they fell from love's sky

Bb

And now they hope in the wine

F Bb

That they'll find a new way to fly

Chorus:

Bb

A new way to fly

Gm

Far away from goodbye

Eb

Above the clouds and the rain

F

The memories and the pain

Bb

And the tears that they cry

F Bb

Now the lesson's been learned

Gm

They've all crashed and burned

Eb

But they can leave it behind

F

If they could just find

Bb

A new way to fly

Verse:

By the end of the night

They'll be high as a kite once again

And they don't seem to mind all the time

Or the money they spend

It's a high price to pay

To just find a way to get by

But it's worth every dime

If they find a new way to fly

Repeat Chorus

They'll leave it behind

As soon as they find

A new way to fly

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7.Two of a kind, workin' on a full house

Intro : A D

Verse:

D

Yea, she's my lady luck

Hey, I'm her wild card man

Together we're buildin' up a real hot hand

G

We live out in the country

D

Hey, she's my little queen of the south

A

Yea, we're two of a kind

D

Workin' on a full house

Verse:

She wakes me every mornin'

With a smile and a kiss

Her strong country lovin' is hard to resist

She's my easy lovin' woman

I'm her hard-workin' man, no doubt

Yea, we're two of a kind

Workin' on a full house

Chorus:

G

Yea, a pickup truck is her limousine

D

And her favorite dress is her faded blue jeans

E

She loves me tender when the goin' get tough

A

Sometimes we fight just so we can make up

Verse:

Lord I need that little woman

Like the crops need the rain

She's my honeycomb and I'm her sugar cane

We really fit together

If you know what I'm talkin' about

Yea, we're two of a kind

Workin' on a full house

Solo : A D

Chorus:

This time I found a keeper, I made up my mind

Lord the perfect combination is her heart and mine

The sky's the limit, no hill is too steep

We're playin' for fun, but we're playin' for keeps

So draw the curtain, honey

Turn the lights down low

We'll find some country music on the radio

I'm yours and you're mine

Hey, that's what it's all about

Yea, we're two of a kind

Workin' on a full house

Lord, mama, we'll be two of a kind

Workin' on a full house

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8.Victim of the game

Intro : G C G C

Verse :

G

Well, it took a little time

C

But I guess you finally learned

G D/Fis Em

That promises get broken

A D

And bridges do get burned

G G/H

You've been sittin' through the ashes

H C

Just tryin' to find a flame

G

Holdin' on to nothin'

D G

You're a victim of the game

Verse:

You were standin' way too close

To see it all fall apart

And there were things you couldn't hear

«Cause you were listenin' with your heart

But you can't say I didn't warn you

Now there's no one else to blame

There's no one quite as blind

As a victim of the game

Chorus:

C F F C

And it don't matter who you are

G F E

It treats everyone the same

Am Am/G D/Fis D

All you need's a heart

C D G C G C

To be a victim of the game

Versee:

You know it's really gettin' to you

When you take to tellin' lies

And you can try to fool your friends

But you can't look 'em in the eye

There ain't no standin' tall

In the shadow of the shame

When everybody knows

That you're a victim of the game

Repeat Chorus:

G G/H

Oh, you know, when I look into your eyes

H C

I can really feel the pain

C G

Starin' at the mirror

D G

At a victim of the game

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9. Friends in Low Places

Garth Brooks

Intro:

A e dim Hm E on

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Verse:

A

Blame it all on my roots

e dim

I showed up in boots

Hm

And ruined your black tie affair

E

The last one to know, the last one to show

A

I was the last one you thought you'd see there

Verse:

A

And I saw the surprise

e dim

And the fear in his eyes

Hm

When I took his glass of champagne

E

I toasted you said honey we may be through

But you'll never hear me complain

Chorus:

A

Cause I got friends in low places

Where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases

Hm

My blues away

E

And I'll be okay

A

I'm not big on social graces

I think I'll step on out to the oasis

Hm E

«Cause I've got friends in low places

Solo:

Verse:

Well I guess I was wrong

I just don't belong

But hey, I've been there before

Everything's all right, I'll just say goodnight

And I'll show myself to the door

Hey I didn't mean to cause a big scene

Just give me an hour and then

Well I'll be as high as that ivory tower

That you're livin' in

Chorus: 2 times

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10. Wild horses

Intro: E E/Eb Cism Cism/H A H 2 mal

Verse:

E

From a phone booth in Cheyenne

Abm

I made a promise to Diane

A

No more rodeos

Fism H

I'd gone my last go 'round

The same promise that I made

In San Antone and Santa Fe

But tonight I saddled up

And let her down

Chorus:

A E Cism H E

Wild horses keep draggin' me away

Fism A H

And I'll lose more than I'm gonna win someday

A Abm

Wild horses just stay wild

A Am

And her heart is all I break

E Cism H E

Wild horses keep draggin' me away

Verse:

She'll watch me drive around her block

Gettin' courage up to stop

To make her one more promise

That I can't keep

The way I love the rodeo

I guess I should let her go

Before I hurts her more

Than she loves me

Chorus: 2x

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11. Unanswered Prayers

Intro : D D/Fis G A

Verse:

D D/Fis G

Just the other night at a hometown football game

D D/Cis Hm Hm/A Em A

My wife and I ran into my old high school flame

G Fism Hm Hm/A G D/Fis

And as I introduced them the past came back to me

Em D/Fis G A

And I couldn't help but think of the way things used to be

She was the one that I'd wanted for all times

And each night I'd spend prayin' that God would make her mine

And if he'd only grant me this wish I wished back then

Em D/Fis A

I'd never ask for anything again

Chorus:

D D/Fis G A

Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers

D D/Cis Hm Hm/A Em A

Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs

D D7 G E

That just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care

D Hm Em A

Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers

She wasn't quite the angel that I remembered in my dreams

And I could tell that time had changed me

In her eyes too it seemed

We tried to talk about the old days

There wasn't much we could recall

I guess the lord knows what he's doin' after all

G Fism Hm

And as she walked away I looked at my wife

Em D/Fis

And then and there I thank the Good Lord

G A

For the gifts in my life

Chorus

Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers

Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs

That just because he may not answer doesn't mean he don't care

Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered .....

Some of God's greatest gifts are all too often unanswered .....

Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers

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12.Same old story

Into :

E

While they dance

E4/H

How she holds him

E

Pulls him close

E4/H H

And loves him so

Dmaj7 Cism A

While he dreams of another

E

And counts the days

H E

Until he lets her go

Chorus:

E Abm

Same old story

Cism Cism/H Abm Cis

That everybody knows

Cism Fism C

It's one heart holdin' on

H E A E H

One letting go

Verse:

While they ride

Lord, he tells her

How they two

Will settle down

But she only hears the highway

And a voice

In some other town

Bridge:

A E

And the harder

A E

He holds her

A A/Ab Fism E E4/H

The more she slips away

Chorus:

Same old story .....

H E D Cism H E

One letting go Same old story

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13.Mr.Blue

Intro:

E Am6

Our guardian star lost all its glow

H E

The day that I lost you

E Am6

It lost all its glitter the day you said "no"

H E

And its grey skies turned to blue

Am6 E Am H

Like him I am doubtful That your love is true

E Am H E

So if you decide to call on me Ask for Mr.Blue

Verse:

E Abm

I'm Mr.Blue

A H E

When you say you love me

A H E E/Eb Cism Cism/H

Then prove it by goin' out on the sly

Fism H Abm

Provin' your love is untrue

A H E

Call me Mr.Blue

I'm Mr.Blue

When you say you're sorry

Then turn around headed for the light of town

Hurtin' me through and through

Call me Mr.Blue

Bridge:

H E

I sleep alone each night

H E

Wait by the phone each night

Abm

But you don't call

Fis H

And I won't hurt my pride

Call me mister

Verse:

I won't tell you

When you paint the town

A bright red to turn it upside down

I'm painting it too

But I'm painting it blue

Bridge:

Verse:

I won't tell you

When you paint the town

A bright red to turn it upside down

I'm painting it too

But I'm painting it blue

Call me Mr.Blue

Call me mister

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14.Wolves

Intro : D D/Fis G A4

Verse:

D D/Fis G

January's always bitter

A4 D D/Fis G A4

But lord, this one beats all

D D/Fis G

The wind ain't quit for weeks now

A A4 A A4

And the drifts are ten feet tall

G G/H A

I been all night drivin' heifers

D G

Closer in to lower ground

D

Then I spent the mornin' thinkin'

A D

'Bout the ones the wolves pulled down

Verse:

Charlie Barton and his family

Stopped today to say goodbye

He said the bank was takin' over

The last few years were just too dry

And I promised that I'd visit

When they found a place in town

Then I spent a long time thinkin'

'Bout the ones the wolves pull down

Chorus:

G A D G

Lord, please shine a light of hope

Em A D D7

On those of us who fall behind

G A D G

And when we stumble in the snow

Em D/Fis A

Could you help us up while there's still time

Verse:

Well, I don't mean to be complainin' Lord

You've always seen me through

And I know you got your reasons

For each and every thing you do

But tonight outside my window

There's a lonesome, mournful sound

And I just can't keep from thinkin'

'Bout the ones the wolves pull down

Oh, Lord, keep me from bein'

The one the wolves pull down

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Garth Brooks The Chase

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1. We shall be free 6. Dixie chicken

2. Somewhere other than the night 7. Learning to live again

3. Mr.Right 8. That summer

4. Every now and then 9. Night rider's lament

5. Walking after midnight 10. Face to face

Text Editing : Oliver Herzog

Transcription : Michael Maronde (bn010@aix.dvz.fh-koeln.de)

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1. We shall be free

Intro:

G E

This ain't comin' from no prophet

A C D

Just an ordinary man

Em G

When I close my eyes I see

A

The way this world shall be

C D G

When we all walk hand in hand

Verse:

G

When the last child cries for a crust of bread

C D

When the last man dies for just words that he said

G

When there's shelter over the poorest head

Em D G

We shall be free

When the last thing we notice is the color of skin

And the first thing we look for is the beauty within

When the skies and the oceans are clean again

Then we shall be free

Em A

We shall be free

C D

We shall be free

G A

Stand straight, walk proud

C D G

'Cause we shall be free

When we're free to love anyone we choose

When this world's big enough for all different views

When we all can worship from our own kind of pew

Then we shall be free

We shall be free

We shall be free

Have a little faith, Hold out

'Cause we shall be free

Em C

And when money talks for the very last time

G D

And nobody walks a step behind

Em A

When there's only one race and that's mankind

C D G

Then we shall be free

We shall be free

We shall be free

Stand straight, walk proud, have a little faith, hold out

We shall be free

We shall be free

We shall be free

Stand straight, have a little faith

We shall be free

We shall be free ( repeat 2 times)

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2. Somewhere other than the night

Intro : Eb Cm Cm/Bb Bb

Verse:

Cm Ab Eb

He could see the storm clouds rollin' across the hill

Gm Cm Ab

He barely beat the rain in from the field

Eb Eb/G Ab

And between the backdoor slammin' she heard him say

Fm Bb

"Damn this rain and damn this wasted day"

Eb Eb/G Ab

But she's been waitin' for this day for oh so long

Eb Bb

She was standin' in the kitchen with nothin' but her apron on

Cm Cm/Bb Ab

And in disbelief he stood and he stared a while

Eb Bb

When their eyes met, they both began to smile

Chorus:

Ab

Somewhere other than the night

Bb Eb

She needs to hear I love you

Ab

Somewhere other than the night

Bb Eb

She needs to know you care

Cm Cm/Bb

She wants to know she's needed

Cm/A Ab

She needs to be held tight

Ab Bb Eb

Somewhere other than the night

Bridge: Eb Cm Cm/Bb Bb

Verse:

Cm Ab Eb

They spent the day wrapped up in a blanket on the fron porch swing

Gm Cm Ab

He'd come to realize he'd neglected certain things

Eb Eb/G Ab

And there are times she feels alone even by his side

Fm Bb

It was the first time she ever saw him cry

Repeat Chorus:

To know she's needed

She needs to be held tight

Somewhere other than the night

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3. Mr.Right

Intro:

Verse:

A E A D

I can tell by the way you've been turning men down

A E

Not your ordinary guy is gonna do

A E

You've been waitin' for that someone

A D

Who can turn your head around

A E A

Well now honey, I'm that special one for you

Chorus:

Cis Fis

There must be a million fish out in that ocean

H E F F E

So you must find the one that's right for you somehow

A

Well, it's up to you, I'm here for years

D

Or 'till the night-time disappears

A E A

I'm Mr.Right or Mr. Right now

Verse:

And if you'd choose to be my wife

I would love you all my life

I'd do everything you precious heart allowed

Or we could make love all night long

And in the morning I'd be gone

I'm Mr.Right or Mr.Right now

Repeat Chorus:

I'm Mr.Right forever or just until whenever

Mr.Right or Mr.Right now

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4. Every now and then

Intro : D D/G

Verse:

D D/Fis G A

I walked down to the park last night

D D/Fis G A

Warm breeze stirring up a soft moonlight

Hm Hm/A G D/Fis

And my mind started drifting to way back when

Em D/Fis G A D

Yes I do think about you every now and then

The other day I saw a car like you used to drive

I got a funny feeling down deep inside

And for the briefest moment I felt a smile begin

Em D/Fis G A D D/Db

Yes I do think about you every now and then

Chorus:

Hm Fism Em

I love my life and I'd never trade

D/Fis G A

Between what you and me had and the life I've made

Hm Fism Em

She's here and she's real, but you were too

D/Fis G A

And every once in a while I think about you

Verse:

I heard a song on the radio just yesterday

The same one you always asked me to play

And when the song was over

I wished they'd played it again

Yes I do think about you every now and then

Chorus: ..

Verse:

I've been layin' here all night listenin' to the rain

Talkin' to my heart and trying to explain

Why sometimes I catch myself

Wondering what might have been

Yes I do think about you every now and then

Every now and then

Every now and then

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5. Walking after midnight

Verse:

F

I got out walkin' after midnight

Bb

Out in the starlight

Just like we used to do

F Cis

I'm always walkin' after midnight

C F

Searching for you

Verse:

I walk for miles along the highway

Well, that's just my way

Of sayin' I love you

I'm always walkin' after midnight

Searchin' for you

Chorus:

Bb

I stop to see a weeping willow

Cryin' on his pillow

F

Maybe he's cryin' for me

Bb

And as the skies turn gloomy

Night winds whisper to me

F C

I'm lonesome as I can be

Verse:

I got out walkin' after midnight

Out in the moonlight

Just a-hopin' you may be

Somewhere a-walkin' after midnight

Searchin' for you

Chorus : C CIS D

Verse : G

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6. Dixie chicken

Intro :

Verse:

G

I seen the bright lights of Memphis

D

And the Commodore Hotel

And it was there beneath the streetlamp

G

Where I met a southern belle

C G

Well she took me to the river

D

Where she cast her spell

And it was 'neath that Memphis moonlight

G

She sang this song so well

Chorus;

G

If you'll be my Dixie chicken

D

I'll be yout Tennessee lamb

And we can walk together

G

Down in Dixie land

G

Down in Dixie land

Solo:

Verse:

We hit all the hotspots

My money flowed like wine

till the lowdown southern whiskey

Began to fog my mind

Well I don't remember church bells

Or the money I put down

On the white picket fence and boardwalk

At the house on the edge of town

Now but boy do I remember

The strain of her refrain

And the nights we spent together

And the way she called by name

Repeat Chorus

It's been a year since she ran away

Guess that guitar player sure could play

She always liked to sing along

He was always handy with a song

Then one night in the lobby

Of the Commodore Hotel

I by chance met a bartender

Who said he knew her well

And as he handed me a drink

He began to hum a song

And all the boys there at the bar

Began to sing along

Repeat Chorus (twice)

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7. Learning to live again

Intro : F4 F Fx F F4 F C

Verse :

F4 F Fx F

I burned my hand, and I cut my face

F4 F C

Heaven knows how long it's been

F4 F Fx F

Since I've felt so out of place

Dm C

I'm wonderin' if I'll fit in

Debbie and Charley said they'd be here by nine

And Deb said she might bring a friend

Just my luck, they're right on time

So here I go again

Chorus

Bb F

I'm gonna smile my best smile

C F

And I'm gonna laugh like it's goin' out of style

Bb Am Bb C Bb-A-G

Look into her eyes and pray that she don't see

Gm Am Bb C F

That learning to live again is killing me

Verse:

Little cafe, table for four

But there's just conversation for three

I like the way she let me get the door

I wonder what she thinks of me

Debbie just whispered, "You're doin' fine"

And wish that I felt the same

She's asked me to dance, now her hand's in mine

Oh, my god, I've forgotten her name

Chorus: ..

Solo: Gm Am Bb C

Verse:

Now here we are beneath her porch light

And I say what a great time it's been

A kiss on the cheek, a whisper goodnight

And I say "can I see you again"

Chorus:

And she gonna smiles her best smile

And she laughs like it's goin' out of style

Looks into my eyes and says, "We'll see"

Oh this learning to live again is killing me

God this learning to live again is killing me

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8. That summer

Intro : D E

Verse:

A

I went to work for her that summer

Fism

A teenage kid so far from home

D

She was a lonenly widow woman

E

Hell bent to make it on her own

A

We were a thousand miles from nowhere

Fism

Wheat fields as far as I could see

D

Both needin' somethin' from each other

E A

Not knowin' yet what that might be

Verse:

'Till she came to me one evening

Hot cup of coffee and a smile

In a dress that I was certain

She hadn't worn in quite a while

There was a difference in her laughter

There was a softness in her eyes

And on the air there was a hunger

Even a boy could recognize

Chorus:

E D

She had a need to feel the thunder

A

To chase the lightnin' from the skies

D

To watch the storm with all its wonder

E

Raging in her lover's eyes

Fism E

She had to ride the heat of passion

D A

Like a comet burnin' bright

D

Rushing head long in the wind

E

Out where only dreams had been

A

Burnin' both ends of the night

Verse:

That summer wind was all around me

Nothin' between us but the night

And when I told her that I'd never

She softly whispered that's alright

And then I watched her hands of leather

Turn to velvet in a touch

There's never been another summer

When I have ever learned so much

Repeat Chorus:

Solo:

Verse:

I often think about that summer

The sweat the moonlight and the lace

And I have rarely held another

When I haven't seen her face

And every time I pass a wheat field

Watch it dancin' with the wind

Although I know it isn't real

I just can't help but feel

Her hungry arms again

Repeat Chorus:

Rushing head long in the wind

Out where only dreams had been

Burnin' both ends of the night

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9. Night rider's lament

One night while I was out a ridin'

The grave yard shift, midnight 'til dawn

The moon was bright as a readin' light

For a letter from an old friend back home

And he asked me

Why do you ride for your money

Tell me why do you rope for short pay

You ain't a gettin' nowhere

And you're loosin' your share

Boy, you must have gone crazy out there

He said last night I ran on to Jenny

She's married and has a good life

And boy you sure missed the track

When you never come back

She's the perfect professional's wife

And she asked me

Why does he ride for his money

And tell me why does he rope for short pay

He ain't a gettin' nowhere

And he's loosin' his share

Boy, he must've gone crazy out there

Ah but they've never seen the Northern Lights

They've never seen a hawk on the wing

They've never spent spring at the Great Divide

And they've never heard ole' camp cookie sing

Well I read up the last of my letter

And I tore of the stamp for black Jim

And when Billy rode up to relieve me

He just looked at my letter and grinned

He said now

Why do they ride for their money

Tell me why do they ride for short pay

They ain't a gettin' nowhere

And they're loosin' their share

Boy, they must have gone crazy out there

Son,they all must be crazy out there

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10. Face to face

There was a bad boy in the school yard

Waited on you every day

Seemed like every time you turned around

Well he was standin' in your way

Well he broke your glasses

The girls all laughed

As he pushed you to the floor

But then you stood up one day knowin'

You couldn't stand it anymore

And your gentle hand was finally clenched in rage

You were face to face

Chorus 1:

Face to face with the devil that you've been dreadin'

Eye to eye finally has arrived

But bad as it was, well now brother wasn't it better

Dealin' with him face to face

You date showed up with flowers

And you thought your dreams had come

But with every passing hour

You felt it come undone

Then the night exploded and you bedded him no

But he forever changed your life

And now he waits a judge and jury

Thinkin' you'll break down inside

And with a finger you can put his fists away

And you're face to face

Chorus 2:

Face to face with the devil that you've been dreadin'

Eye to eye finally has arrived

But bad as it was, well little sister wasn't it better

Dealin' with him face to face

'Cause it'll never go away

Until the fear that you are runnin' from is finally embrassed

Drivin' by the grave yard

On a wicked winter's eye

And you're wonderin' why a man of faith

Is whistlin' nervously

Then you stop the car

And you hold your heart

'Cause you finally realize

Hell, the devil ain't in the darkness

He's a'rattlin' 'round inside

And with folded hands you truly start to pray

And you're face to face

Repeat Chorus 1

'Cause it'll never go away

Until the fear that you are runnin' from is finally embrassed

Face to face

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Garth Brooks Ropin' the wind

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1. Against the grain 8. We bury the hatchet

2. Rodeo 9. In lonesome dove

3. What she's doing now 10. The river

4. Burning bridges 11. Alabama clay

5. Papa loved mama 12. Everytime that it rains

6. Shameless 13. Nobody gets off in this town

7. Cold shoulder 14. Cowboy bill

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1. Against the grain

Intro: D

Verse:

D

folks call me a maverick, guess i ain't too diplomatic,

D C G D

i just never been the kind to go along.

D

avoiding confrontation for the sake of conformation

D C G A

and i'll admit i tend to sing a different song.

A Bm A G

but sometimes you just can't be afraid to wear a different hat.

E7 A

If columbus had complied this ol' world might still be flat.

D F

nothing ventured, nothing gained.

G C G D

sometimes you've got to go against the grain.

verse:

well, i have been accused of making my own rules.

there must be rebel blood just a-runnin' through my veins.

but i ain't no hypocrite, what you see is what you get.

and that's the only way i know to play the game.

old noah took much ridicule building his great arc.

but after 40 days and 40 nights, he was looking pretty smart.

sometimes its best to brave the wind and rain.

by havin' the strength to go against the grain.

Solo: A G D A G D E ...??

verse:

D E

well there's more folks than a few who share my point of few.

D A E

but they're worried if they're gonna sink or swim.

E

they'd like to buck the system, but the deck is stacked against them.

D A B

and they're a little scared to go out on a limb.

C#m B A

but if you're gonna make a difference, if you're gonna leave your mark.

F#7 B

you can't follow like a bunch of sheep, you've gotta listen to your heart.

E G

go bustin' in like ol' john wayne.

A D A E

sometimes you've got to go against the grain.

E G

nothing ventured nothing gained,

A D A E

sometimes you've got to go against the grain.

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2. Rodeo

Intro: G A E G A E

Verse:

E

His eyes are cold and restless

A E

His wounds have almost healed

A E

And she'd give half of Texas

A E

Just to change the way he feels

E

She knows his love's in Tulsa

A

And she knows he's gonna go

E

Well, it ain't no woman, flesh and blood

H

It's that damned old rodeo

Chorus:

E

Well, it's bulls and blood, it's dust and mud

A E E

it's the roar of a Sunday crowd,

E

It's the white in his knuckles, the gold in the buckle,

H D H

he' ll win the next go 'round

E

It's boots and chaps, it's cowboy hats

A E

It's spurs and latigo, it's the ropes and the reins

H E G A E

And the joy and the pain and they call the thing Rodeo

Verse :

She does her best to hold him

When his love comes to call

But his need for it controls him

And her back's against the wall

And it's "So long girl, I'll see you "

When it's time for him to go

You know the woman wants her cowboy

Like he wants his rodeo

Chorus:

Verse:

It'll drive a cowboy crazy

It'll drive the man insame

And he'll sell off everything he owns

Just to play her game

And a broken home and some broken bones

Is all he'll have to show

For all the years that he spent chasin'

This dream they call Rodeo

Chorus:

Extro:

It's the broncs and the blood

It's the steers and the mud

And they call the thing Rodeo

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3. What she's doing now

Intro : (Starting Note: F# ) D A Bm G A

Verse:

D A Bm

Last time I saw her it was turning colder

G A

But that was years ago.

D A Bm

Last I heard she had moved to Boulder

G D/Fis Em A

But where she's now I don't know.

G Fism Bm

But there's something 'bout this time of year

G D/Fis Em A

That spins my head around.

D A Bm

Takes me back, makes me wonder

G A7 D

What's she doing now.

Chorus:

D D/Fis G A Bm

'Cause what's she's doing now is tearin' me apart.

D/Fis G A D

Fillin' up my mind and emptying my heart.

G Fism Bm

I can hear her call each time the cold wind blows,

Bm/A G A D

And I wonder if she knows what she's doin' now.

Verse:

D A Bm

Just for laughs I dialed her old number,

G A

But no one knew her name.

D A Bm

Hung up the phone, sat there and wondered

G D/Fis Em A

If she'd ever done the same.

G Fism Bm

I took a walk in the evenin' wind

G D/Fis Em A

To clear my head somehow.

D A Bm

But tonight I lie here thinkin'

G A7 D

What's she doin' now?

Chorus:

D D/Fis G A Bm

'Cause what's she's doing now is tearin' me apart.

D/Fis G A D

Fillin' up my mind and emptying my heart.

G Fism Bm

I can hear her call each time the cold wind blows,

Bm/A G

And I wonder if she knows

D D/Fis G A Bm

that what she's doing now is tearin' me apart.

D/Fis G A D

Fillin' up my mind and emptying my heart.

G Fism Bm

I can hear her call each time the cold wind blows,

Bm/A G A D

And I wonder if she knows what she's doin' now.

Extro : D A G A D

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4. Burning bridges

Intro: C C/H Am Am/G C C/H Am Am/G

Verse:

Am G F C

Yesterday she thanked me for oiling the front door

Dm C F G

This morning when she wakes she won't be thankful anymore

Am G F C

She'll never know how much I cared, just that I couldn't stay

Dm C F G

And I'll never know the reason why I always run away.

Chorus:

Am F G C

Burning bridges, one by one.

Am F G C

What I'm doing can't be undone

Am G F C

And I'm always hoping someday, I'm gonna stop this running 'round

Dm C F Dm G C

But every time the chance comes up, another bridge goes down

Verse:

Am G F C

Last night we talked of old times, and families and hometowns

Dm C F G

She wondered if we'd both agree on where we'd settle down

Am G F C

And I told her that we'd cross that bridge whenever it arrives

Dm C F G

But now I see her through the flames standing on the other side

Chorus:

Am

Like ashes on the water I drift away in sorrow

Dm G

Knowing that the day my lesson's finally learned.

Am Am

I'll be standing at a river staring out across tomorrow

Am Dm G

And the bridge I'll need to get there, will be a bridge that I have burned

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5. Papa loved mama

Intro : E

Verse:

E

Papa drove a truck nearly all of his life

A

You know it drove mama crazy being a trucker's wife

H

The part she couldn't handle was the being alone

C H

I guess she needed more to hold than just a telephone

E

Papa called mama each and every night

A

Just to ask her how she was and if us kids were alright

H

Mama would wait for that call to come in

C E

When daddy'd hang up she was gone again

Chorus:

A

Mama was a looker, Lord, how she shined

E

Papa was a good'n, but the jealous kind

A A A A A

Papa loved mama, Mama loved men

E H E

Mama's in the graveyard, Papa's in the pen

Verse:

Well, it was bound to happen and one night it did

Papa came home and it was just us kids

He had a dozen roses and bottle of wine

If he was lookin' to surprise us, he was doin' fine

I heard him cry for mama up and down the hall

Then I heard a bottle break against the bedroom wall

That old diesel engine made an eerie sound

When papa fired it up and headed into town

Chorus:

Well,the picture in the paper showed the scene real well

Papa's rig was buried in the local motel

The desk clerk said he saw it all real clear

He never hit the brakes and he was shifting gears

Mama was a looker, Lord, how she shined

Papa was a good'n, but the jealous kind

Papa loved mama, Mama loved men

Mama's in the graveyard, Papa's in the pen

Solo:

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6. Shameless

Intro : G D/Fis Em C Bb

Verse:

G D/Fis

Well I'm shameless when it comes to loving you

Em

I'll do anything you want me to

C Bb

I'll do anything at all

G D/Fis

And standing here for all the world to see

Em

Oh baby, that's what left of me

C Bb

Don't have very far to fall

D H/Eb

You know now I'm not a man who's ever been

Em Am

Insecure about the world I've been living in

D H/Eb

I don't break easy, I have my pride

Em F

But if you need to be satisfied

Verse:

I'm shameless, oh honey, I don't have a prayer

Every time I see you standin' there

I go down upon my knees

And I'm changing, swore I'd never compromise

Oh, but you convinced me otherwise

I'll do anything you please

You see in all my life I've never found

What I couldn't resist, what I couldn't turn down

I could walk away from anyone I ever knew

Em F

But I can't walk away from you

Bridge:

Bb Am

I have never let anything have this much control over me

Ab Eb

I work too hard to call my life my own

Bb Am

And I've made myself a world and it's worked so perfectly

Ab

But it's your world now, I can't refuse

Am D7

I've never had so much to lose

G

Oh, I'm shameless

Solo :D/Fis Em C Bb ( 2 mal )

Strophe :

D H/Eb

You know it should be easy for a man who's strong

Em Am

To say he's sorry or admit when he's wrong

D H/Eb

I've never lost anything I've ever missed

Em F

But I've never been in love like this "It's out of my hands"

I'm shameless, I don't have the power now

I don't want it anyhow

So I got to let it go

Oh, I'm shameless, shameless as a man can be

You can make a total fool of me

I just wanted you to know

Oh, I'm shameless, I just wanted you to know

Oh, I'm shameless, Oh, I'm down on my knees....shameless

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7. Cold shoulder

Verse:

tacet Hm Hm/A G

There's a fire burning bright

D C D

At our house tonight

Hm Hm/A Hm

Slow music playing

A A7 A

And soft candlelight

G G/Am7 G

On her lips I keep tasting

Hm Hm/A Hm

The warm red wine

D

I'm there in her arms

A D

But it's all in my mind

Chorus:

D G D

The snow is piled high on the highway tonight

Hm Hm/A Hm A A7 A

I'm a ship lost at sea on this ocean of white

G G/Am7 G Hm Hm/A Hm

Eighteen wheels anchored somewhere out of Dover

D

I wish I could hold her

A D

Instead of huggin' this old cold shoulder

Solo : Hm Hm/A G D

Verse:

This old highway

Is like a woman sometimes

She can be your best friend

But she's the real jealous kind

She's the lady that leads me

To the life I dream of

She's the mistress that keeps me

From the once that I love

Repeat Chorus:

God, I wish I could hold her

Instead of huggin' this old cold shoulder

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8. We bury the hatchet

Intro : D

Verse:

G

Hey, all the neighbours lights

C

Came on last night

G

Just like they do every time

D

We have a little fight

G

It's gettin' to the point

C

We can't get along

G D

We're always fighting about things

G

That should be dead and gone

Chorus:

C

We bury the hatchet

G

But leave the handle stickin' out

G Fis G Gis A

We're always diggin' up things

D Eb D

We should forget about

G

When it comes to forgivin'

C

Baby, there ain't no doubt

G D

We bury the hatchet

G

But leave the handle stickin' out

Verse:

Well, I was kissing on Cindy

Hey, that I won't deny

But that's a long time ago

I let a dead dog lie

But if you want to cut deep

How 'bout you and ol' Joe

I caught you down at the creek

Just ten years ago

Repeat Chorus:

Hey, we got enough on each other

To wage a full scale war

If we could ever remember

What we were fightin' for

Repeat Chorus:

We bury the hatchet

But leave the handle stickin' out

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9. In lonesome dove

Intro: G

Verse:

G

She was a girl on a wagon train

C G D G

Headed west across the plains

Em C D

The train got lost in a summer storm

Em C D

They couldn't move west and they couldn't go home

G

Then she saw him ridin' through the rain

C G D G

He took charge of the wagons and he saved the train

Em C D

And she looked down and her heart was gone

Em C D

The train went west but she stayed on

G

In Lonesome Dove

Verse:

G

A farmer's daughter with a gentle hand

C G D G

A blooming rose in a bed of sand

Em C D

She loved the man who wore a star

Em C D

A Texas Ranger known near and far

G

So they got married and they had a child

C G D G

But times were tough and the west was wild

Em C D

So it was no surprise the day she learned

Em C D

That her Texas man would not return

G G D/Fis

To Lonesome Dove

Chorus:

Em G

Back to back with the Rio Grande

C G D

A Christian woman in the devil's land

Em D

She learned the language and she learned to fight

C Am A H C E D

But she never learned how to beat the lonely nights

G

In Lonesome Dove, Lonesome Dove

Verse:

She watched her boy grow to a man

He had an angel's heart and the devil's hand

He wore his star for all to see

He was a Texas lawman legacy

Then one day word blew into town

It seemed the men who shot his father down

Had robbed a bank in Cherico

The only thing 'tween them and Mexico

Was Lonsome Dove

Verse:

The shadows stretched across the land

As the shots rang out down the Rio Grande

And when the smoke had finally cleared the street

The men lay at the ranger's feet

But legend tells to this very day

That shots were comin' from an alleyway

'Through no one knows who held the gun

There ain't no doubt if you ask someone

in Lonesome Dove

Repeat Chorus:

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10. The river

Intro: G ... D

Verse:

D

You know a dream is like a river

G D

Ever changin' as it flows

G D/Fis

And a dreamer's just a vessel

Em A

That must follow where it goes

D

Trying to learn from what's behind you

G

And never knowing what's in store

D

Makes each day a constant battle

A D

Just to stay between the shores ... and

Chorus:

D

I will sail my vessel

G D

'Til the river runs dry

G D/Fis

Like a bird upon the wind

Em A

These waters are my sky

D

I'll never reach my destination

G

If I never try

D

So I will sail my vessel

A D

'Til the river runs dry

Verse:

Too many times we stand aside

And let waters slip away

'Til what we put off 'til tomorrow

Has now become today

So don't you sit upon the shoreline

And say you're satisfied

Choose to change the rapids

And dare to dance the tide...yes

Chorus:

Bridge:

Hm G

And there's bound to be rough waters

D D/Fis G

And I know I'll take some falls

Em D/Fis

But with the good lord as my captain

G A

I can make it through them all...yes

Chorus:

E

Yes I will sail my vessel

A E

till the River runs dry

A E/G#

Like a bird upon the wind

F#m B

these waters are my sky

E

I'll never reach my destination

A

if I never try

E

so I will sail my vessel

B E A

Till the River runs dry.

E B A

Yes I will sail my vessel Till the River runs dry.

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11. Alabama clay

Intro: E H Cism H A H E

Verse:

E H Cism H

First time he saw the ground get busted

A E H

He was ten and it was 1952

E H Cism H

His daddy worked hard from sunup to sundown

A E H

And the goin' got tough behind them ol' grey mules

E H Cism H

The farm grew to be a moneymaker

A E H

And the house he lived in grew up room by room

E H Cism H

The boy worked hard but soon got tired of farmin'

Fis H E

So he slipped away one night 'neath the harvest moon

Chorus:

A E

His neck was red as Alabama Clay

A A/Ab H

But the cities call pulled him away

A E

He's got a factory job and runs a big machine

H E

He don't miss the farm or the fields of green

Intro:

Verse:

Now the cities just a prison without fences

His job is just a routine he can't stand

And at night he dreams of wide-open spaces

Fresh dirt between his toes and on his hands

Then one day a picture came inside a letter

Of a young girl with a baby in her arms

And the words she wrote would change his life forever

So he went to raises his family on the farm

Chorus:

His neck is red as Alabama Clay

Now he's goin' home this time to stay

Where the roots run deep on the family tree

And the tractor rolls through the fields of green

Repeat second Chorus

His neck is red as Alabama Clay

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12. Everytime that it rains

Intro: D C G D C G A

Verse:

D A D G C G

Stuck in an airport in Austrin, all of the flights are delayed

G D E

And as the rain keeps fallin' the mem'ries keep callin' me back

A

To another time and place

D A D G C G

Back to a rainy day in Oklahoma, she was workin' at this roadside cafe

G D

And it was just her and me and it looked like it would be

A D C G

At least 'till the storms rolled away

Verse:

I played "Please come to Boston" on the jukebox, she said hey that's my favourite song

The next thing I knew, the song was through

And we were still dancin' along

And with that look in her eyes she pulled from me, then she pulled off that apron she wore

And with her hand in mine we turned off the sign

A D

And locked the rain aoutside the door

Chorus:

G D/Fis A D

Every time that is rains, I can hear her haert callin'

G D/Fis A D

It rains, I can see that dress fallin'

G A D G D/Fis Em

The storm clouds roll on, still the memory remains

A D D C G D C G Bb

Every time that it rains

Verse:

Eb Bb Eb

One late rainy night I got a phone call

Ab Db Ab

So I went back to see her again

Ab Eb

And through the dance we both stumbled and with the buttons we fumbled

F Bb

So we decided to call it at friends

Eb Bb Eb

If we ever had a thing now it's over

Ab Db Ab

and only the memory remains

Ab Eb

Of a roadside cafe on a September day

Bb Eb

I relive every time that it rains

Chorus:

Ab Eb/G Bb Eb

Every time that is rains, I can hear her haert callin'

Ab Eb/G Bb Eb

It rains, I can see that dress fallin'

Ab Bb Eb Ab Eb/G Fm

The storm clouds roll on, still the memory remains

Bb Eb Eb Cis Ab Eb Cis Ab

Every time that it rains

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13. Nobody gets off in this town

Intro: E Eb D Cis A H E C H

Verse:

E

Nobody gets off in this town

E

Trains don't even slow down

A E

My high school sweetheart's married and gone

A E

They met on a bus to San Antone

A E Cis

The Greyhound stops ! somebody gets on

A H E C H

But nobody gets off in this town

Verse:

Nobody gets off in this town

Old folk's 'round here wear a frown

Now let me see if I can set the scene

It's a one-dog town and he's old and mean

There's one stop light but it's always green

Nobo