Dave Barnes is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter. There are strong elements of soul and R&amp;B in Dave's new material, indicative of the diverse influences exerted on him during his childhood in the deep south.

Carry Me Through - Dave Barnes

There's a mountain
Here before me
And I'm going to climb it
With strength not my own
He's gonna lead me
Or the mountain beats me
Carry me through
Carry me through

	G
There's a river
Here before me
And I'm gonna cross it
		    D
with strength not my own
	   G
He's gonna save me
	    C
Or the river takes me.
	   D	   C
Carry me through
	  G
Carry me through

	   Em     C
Oh Lord be gentle
	  G
I'm just a man
	     D	       C
Please don't crush me
	G
Help me in.

	  Em	  C
Oh Lord remember
	 G
I try so hard
	   D	C
I walk and talk
	     G
Your kingdom love

(Transpose)
	 A
There's a sinner
Here before me
And I'm gonna give them
		E
Strength not my own
	   A
He's gonna carry me
	   D
when I get weary
	 E	  D
Carry me through
	 A
Carry me through

	   F#m     D
Oh Lord be gentle
	   A
I'm just a man
	     E	         D
Please don't crush me
	A
Help me in.

	  F#m	   D
Oh Lord remember
	 A
I try so hard
	   E	D
I walk and talk
	     A
Your kingdom love

     E
Hallelujah
     F#m
Hallelujah
     D
Hallelujah
	 A
Carry me through

     E
Hallelujah
     F#m -- D
Hallelujah
D	   E
Lord Sweet Lord
	 A
Carry me through.

Carry Me Through

Me And You And The World

                G9          C      Csus2  G9     C Csus2
You would have kept those words on your tongue
            G9          C Csus2 G9     C Csus2
If you had known what they had done
            G9          C           Csus2   G9     C Csus2
While your fists stay right, right by your side
                G9         C Csus2 G9      C  
Your words they bruise me deep   inside
   G/B            C          Dsus4    G  G/B  C9        
I'd rather have sticks and stones and broken bones
          C        Dsus4 Em
Than the words you say to me
G/B                C      Dsus4     G   G/B   C9
Cause I know that bruises heal and cuts will seal
           C              D
But your words beat the life from me
 

              G9          C  Csus2 G9     C Csus2
Sometimes your words are thick as lead
                G9       C  Csus2 G9     C Csus2
You swing them strong upside my head
              G9       C  Csus2 G9     C Csus2
What hasn't killed has made me strong
               G9       C  Csus2 G9     C Csus2
So I'll take my scars and move along

 

D               G       G/B     C
Goodbye is the best way that I know
    D           G  G/B   C       D      G/B
To forgive and still be letting go   (I'd rather have...)

Sticks And Stones

Three, Then Four

E                                                                    A
You're glowing like these Christmas lights
F#m                                            D
You're the Belle of the ball tonight
A                              G             F#m            
Our friends stopped in and will only leave when
      B                                        G                          
we tell them that they all have to
        A                                                E
You wink from way across the room
  D                                            
I send a smile right back to you
G                A                  D                                
Nothing is wrong but conversations go long
B                                               E
I only want a minute with you
D                                         Dup1
The mistletoe is looking so good tonight
F#m                                                        B
Let's rendezvous and sneak a kiss the time is right
Bm                A
No one will know
D                       F#m  A
Meet me at the mistletoe
                                                         
It will be a while before the party ends
D                                           
Another couple just walked in
A                              G                 D         
The night's been great but I can hardly wait
B                             E
Until it's only us again
D                                         Dup1
The mistletoe is looking so good tonight
F#m                                                       B
Let's rendezvous and sneak a kiss the time is right
Bm                A
No one will know
D                       A
Meet me at the mistletoe
                          Em
We're having so much fun
              A                                D       
I don't really want the night to end
                 A                            B
I need a moment or two with you
            D                  E          
Just to make it until then
 
Instrumental: A  D  E  B  f#m  D  E 
 
D                                         Dup1
The mistletoe is looking so good tonight
F#m                                                       B
Let's rendezvous and sneak a kiss the time is right
Bm                A
No one will know
D                       A
Meet me at the mistletoe
F#m                                           A      
Come on and meet me, baby
D                          Bm       F#m       A
Meet me at the mistletoe

Meet Me At The Mistletoe

G    E
Christmas tree
D                               G    Em    C    D
Baby, baby, you and me
         G          
We untangle pines
        D                           G    D
And hung some memories
             G          E
Suit and tie
D                   G        Em      C     D
Places to be tonight
               G                            D
Girl, you gotta know I don't wanna go
      C                        D
It's so toasty warm inside
G                      E            A
Baby, let's just light the fire
                 D
But I got a new dress
G                         E           A
Doesn't look real safe to drive
                                D
You bought me that necklace
G                                          E
We won't know what we're missing
         A                        D               G        Em     C      D
If we don't go out for Christmas tonight
                G       E      
So much snow
        D                                         G      Em     C       D
The wind you know is bound to blow
                   G                             D
And mess up your hair, make it very wet
  C                  D
Let's don't go
             G                     D             Bm    Am  D
It's too late, whatever would we say?
                      G
We shouldn't break our plans
       A
Let down our friends
Bm            E          Am    
Baby, you best behave
G                      E            Am
Baby, let's just light the fire
                          D
What about the city?
G                        E          Am
Doesn't look so safe to drive
                             D
But the drive's so pretty
      G                                    Bm
We won't know what we're missing
         A                        D                  G     Em      C     D
If we don't go out for Christmas tonight
                          E
You lookin' too good to share
A                       F#m                A    Bm
And maybe our friends won't care
  D           E                          A
Baby, we always got next year
 
Instrumental : D  F  A F#m  D  Em  A  F#m Bm     A     Em
A                                    D
Baby, let's just light the fire
                  E
I'll get the matches
A                                      Bm
Doesn't look real safe to drive
                       E
I'll grab some glasses
       G                                  
We won't know what we're missing
         Bm                     E
If we don't go out for Christmas
A                                       Dm
Maybe we should stay in, baby
A                                    F#m
Won't know what we're missing
         Bm                      E                        
If we don't go out for Christmas tonight
 
A  D  E  A

Christmas Tonight

Very Merry Christmas

CAPO ON 1st FRET
.....

Into: 
C G Am F - 2X


C           G                Am
  everything is beautiful,
             F   
cotton fields, the open road.
C           G                Am
  the radio plays a song
              F
we both know we don't sing along.


Chorus:
C             G
la la la la la la la these little lies
Am             F 
la la la la la la la these little lies
C             G
la la la la la la la these little lies
Am             F
la la la la la la la these little lies


Verse 2:
C           G                Am
   words can be daffodils
           F
or a fire in an open field
C           G                Am
   I'm sittin here in the ash
           F 
these super words I can't take back


Chorus:
C             G
la la la la la la la these little lies
Am             F 
la la la la la la la these little lies
C             G
la la la la la la la these little lies
Am             F
la la la la la la la these little lies

Me And You And The World

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