        Merle Ronald Haggard, born April 6, 1937 in Bakersfield, California is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has become one of the true giants of country music, and along with Buck Owens helped create the Bakersfield Sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Telecaster guitars, harmonies, and a rough edge not heard on the more polished Nashville recordings of the time. After spending his early life drifting in and out of jail Merle attended three of Johnny Cash's concerts at San Quentin Prison.

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Old-school patriotism; Don't F with my county.

D                                                               A7
I hear people talking bad about the way they have to live here in this country.
                                                                   D
Harpin' on the wars we fight gripin' 'bout the way things ought to be.
                                                                    A7
I don't mind them switchin' sides and standin' up for things they beleive in,
                             
When they're runnin' down our country man,
                                        D
They're walkin' on The Fightin' Fide Of Me.

Chorus
A7      D                               A7
They're walkin' on The Fightin' Side Of Me.
A                                                G                  D
Runnin' down a way of life our fightin' men have fought and died to keep,
       
If you don't love it, leave it,
                               D7   G
Let this song that I'm singin' be a warnin',
            A7
When you're runnin' down our country (hoss - 1st // man - 2d)
                                       D
You're walkin' on The Fightin' Side Of Me.


I read about some squirley guy
Who claims that he just don't beleive in fightin',
And I wonder just how long the rest of us can count on bein' free.
They love our milk and honey but they preach about some other way of livin',
When they're runnin' down our country man
They're walkin' on The Fightin' Side Of Me.

Chorus

The Fightin' Side Of Me

Merle Haggard - The Best Of The Capitol Years

A                      D
Could be holding you tonight
D                         A
Could be doing wrong or doing right
A                              E
You don't care about what I think
E                               A
I think I'll just stay here and drink

A                                      D
Hey, putting you down won't square the deal
D                          A
A least you'll know what I feel
A                              E
Hey, take all the money in the bank
E                               A
I think I'll just stay here and drink

A                             D
Hey, listen close and you can hear
D                         A
That loud jukebox playing in my ear
A                               E
Ain't no woman gonna change the way I think
E                               A
I think I'll just stay here and drink


A                                 D
Hey, hurtin' me know don't mean a thing
D                                    A
Since love ain't here I don't feel a thing
A                                 E
My mind ain't nothing but a total blank
E                               A
I think I'll just stay here and drink

I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink

20 Hits, Volume 2

G                     C                                         G
If We Make It Through December every thing's gonna be alright I know
                         Am                         D7              G
It's the coldest time of winter and I shiver when I see the falling snow
      G7              C
If We Make It Through December
                                   G
Got plans to be a warmer town come summer time
               Am
Maybe even California
D7    Am               D7               G
If We Make It Through December we'll be fine
                        
                           Am
Got laid off down at the factory
D7        Am               D7              G
And their timing's not the greatest in the world
                    Am           D7     Am              D7                G
Heaven knows I been working hard wanted Christmas to be right for daddy's girl
  G7                 C
I don't mean to hate December
                                   G
It's meant to be the happy time of year
                         Am                         D7                  G
And my little girl don't understand why daddy can't afford no Christmas here
 
                      C                                         G
If We Make It Through December every thing's gonna be alright I know
                         Am                         D7              G
It's the coldest time of winter and I shiver when I see the falling snow
      G7              C
If We Make It Through December
                                   G
Got plans to be a warmer town come summer time
               Am
Maybe even California
D7    Am               D7               G
If We Make It Through December we'll be fine

If We Make It Through December

Bobby Wants A Puppy Dog For Christmas
Merle Haggard
 
C
Bobby wants a puppy dog for Christmas
  G7
I know you plan to bring an electric train
    C
But Bobby wants a puppy dog for Christmas
    G7                               C
And that's the only song we hear him sing


Santa please remember Bobby's lonely
    G7
The closest neighbor's farm is quite a ways
        C
And the country school don't have no children Bobby's size
        G7                                C
And I'd like to give him something he can raise

Repeat #1


Butch and Susie won't be here for Christmas
    G7
And Bobby won't see his cousins now till spring
   C
If we can find a playmate he can play with
G7                               C
Santa that'll be all you have to bring

Repeat #1

Bobby Wants A Puppy Dog For Christmas

Hag's Christmas

A Friend In California
Merle Haggard


G                                D7
L.A. traffic is bad this time of year

But there's a friend of yours in California
                     G
Sure wishes you were here
                                                     C
And as you lay your head on your pillow tonight just remember
          D7                                        G
There's a friend of yours in California sure misses you

                           D7                 G
You've got a friend in California that misses you
                           D7                      G
You've got a friend in California that sure misses you

                                     D7
Fort Worth can get cold this time of year

But this southern California sun is warm
              G
You should be here
                                                     C
And as you lay your head on your pillow tonight just remember
          D7                                        G
There's a friend of yours in California sure misses you

repeat #2

A Friend In California

A Friend in California

A King Without A Queen
Merle Haggard 

 
C                     F
Riches do not come in silver and in gold
   G7                         C
It comes in the happiness you find
                           F
I place my gold and silver before my precious queen
    G7                             C     C7
But now there's only memories left behind
 
F                   C
If you never lost a loved one
F                            G7
Then you'll know just what I mean
         F                        C
For what good are treasures and a kingdom
          G7               C
If you're a king without a queen
 
                          F
Now that she has gone and found another love
   G7                     C
My castle is empty and so cold
                                      F
For her leaving brought me heartaches that I have never known
    G7                                     C   C7
And there's sadness in the treasures I now hold
 
Repeat #2

A King Without A Queen

Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album

A Place To Fall Apart
Merle Haggard


G             C             G                D7
I'll Probably Never See You Eye To Eye Again
     G                 D7             G
This Letter's Meant To Be My Last Farewell
                     C                G
But You Need To Understand I'm Nearly Crazy
                    D7               G
You Need To Know My Life Has Gone To Hell
 
                  C              G     D7
Write Me Back And Tell Me Why It Ended
       G           D7            G
Send A Letter That I Can Show My Heart
                            C                        G
I'll Be Somewhere Between I Love You And What You're Feeling Now
              D7            G
Looking For A Place To Fall Apart
 
C                            G
Looking For A Place To Fall Apart
C                                 G
Trying To Find A Place That I Can Leave My Heart
  C                                  G
I Need To Be Somewhere Hiding When I Feel The Teardrops Start
              D7              G
Looking For A Place To Fall A part
 
                C            G          D7
I Can't Seem To Justify Your Leaving Me
       G             D7              G
I'm Bewildered As To How It All Came Down
                         C               G
I Thought Everything Was Fine Until Your Phone Call
              D7              G      D7
The Call That Turned My World Around
 
        G        C              G     D7
Send Me Word And Tell Me Why It Ended
  G               D7               G
I Need Some Final Proof To Show My Heart
                            C                        G
I'll Be Somewhere Between I Love You And What You're Feeling Now
              D7            G
Looking For A Place To Fall Apart
 
Repeat #3

A Place To Fall Apart

C
Livin' on the road, my friend
G
Was gonna keep us free and clean
F
But now you wear your skin like iron
C                              G
And your breath's as hard as kerosene
F
You weren't your mama's only boy
C                         F
But her favorite one, it seems
Am
She began to cry
           F        G
When you said good bye
F                   Am
And sank into your dreams

Pancho was a bandit, boys
Rode a horse fast as polished steel
Wore his guns outside his pants
For all the honest world to feel
Pancho met his match, you know
On the deserts down in Mexico
No one heard his dyin' words
But that's the way it goes

F
And all the federales say
C                           F
They could have had him any day
Am                 F    G
They only let him slip away
       F               Am
Out of kindness, I suppose

Now Lefty he can't sing the blues
All night long like he used to
The dust that Pancho bit down South
It ended up in Lefty's mouth
The day they laid old Pancho low
Lefty split for Ohio
Where he got the bread to go
Well there ain't nobody 'knows

But all the federales say
They could have had him any day
They only let him slip away
Out of kindness, I suppose

Now poets sing how Pancho fell
Lefty's livin' in a cheap hotel
The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold
And so the story ends, we're told
Pancho needs your prayers, it's true
But save a few for Lefty, too
He only did what he had to do
And now he's growin' old

And all the federales say
They could have had him any day
They only let him go so long
Out of kindness, I suppose

Yes a few old gray federales still say
They could have had him any day
They only let him go so wrong
Out of kindness, I suppose

Pancho And Lefty

C
Living on the road my friend
G
Was gonna keep us free and clean
F
But now you wear your skin like iron
C                              G
And your breath's as hard as kerosene
F
You weren't your mama's only boy
C                         F
But her favorite one it seems
Am
She began to cry
F                   G
When you said good bye
F                    Am
And sank into your dreams

C
Pancho was a bandit boys
G
His horse was fast as polished steel
F
Wore his guns outside his pants
C                           G
For all the honest world to feel
F
Pancho met his match you know
C                        F
On the deserts down in Mexico
Am                       G
Nobody heard his dying words
F                     Am
But that's the way it goes

F
And all the federales say
C                            F
They could have had him any day
Am                F     G
They only let him slip away
F                 Am
Out of kindness I suppose

C
Lefty he can't sing the blues
G
All night long like he used to
F
The dust that Pancho bit down South
C                     G
ended up in Lefty's mouth
F
The day they laid old Pancho low
C               F
Lefty split for Ohio
Am                        G
Where he got the bread to go
F                   Am
There ain't nobody knows

F
And all the federales say
C                            F
They could have had him any day
Am                F     G
They only let him slip away
F                 Am
Out of kindness I suppose

C
The poets tell how Pancho fell
G
and Lefty's livin' in cheap hotels
F
The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold
C                       G
And so the story ends we're told
F
Pancho needs your prayers it's true
C                    F      
save a few for Lefty too
Am                         G
He only did what he had to do
F                     Am
And now he's growing old

F
And all the federales say
C                            F
They could have had him any day
Am                F     G
They only let him slip away
F                 Am
Out of kindness I suppose

F
a few great federales say
C                          F
We could have had him any day
Am              F     G
We only let him go so long
F                 Am
Out of kindness I suppose

Pancho & Lefty

The Essential Merle Haggard: The Epic Years

All Of Me Belongs To You
Merle Haggard

C
All of me belongs to you all the time

You're the only one that's ever on my mind
F
There's no way that I would ever be untrue
G7
There's not one single part of me 

That don't miss you through and through
                           C
Cause all of me belongs to you


Eyes are worthless since you're not here to see

My lips are so forgotten since you forgotten me
F
My arms ache from reaching out to you the way they do
G7
There's not one single part of me 

That don't miss you through and through
                           C
Cause all of me belongs to you

G7
Fingers claw the darkness in my dreams

Searching for a love I lost but can't redeem
    F
I'm yours and I can't give my heart to someone new
    G7
Not one single part of me my heart don't include
                           C
Cause all of me belongs to you

Repeat #3

G7                   C
All of me belongs to you

All Of Me Belongs To You

Down Every Road 1962-1994

Am I Standing In Your Way
Merle Haggard

C                        F                     C
If he ever gets to you I know he'll ignite the flame
                F        C               G7
And it hurts to know how close he really came
C                                         F               C
Last night you both kept dancing when the music ceased to play
F         C       F         C
Is it all over do you still love me 
   G7                    C
Or am I standing in your way

F                        C
Tell me the way you feel I've got to know
                  F    C                  G7
Should I stay and keep trying or should I go
C                                 F                  C
Last night he almost made it he's still on your mind today
F         C       F         C
Is it all over do you still love me 
   G7                    C
Or am I standing in your way

Repeat #2

Am I Standing In Your Way

Colorado
Recorded by Merle Haggard
Written by David C. Kirby
 
G                                     C            G
There's a place where Mother Nature's got it all together
    C          D7      C   G            D7
She knows just when to let wild flowers bloom        
    G                             C                  G
Somehow she always seems to know  exactly what she's doing
    C            D7     C       G     D7
And the Lord saw fit to furnish elbow room

         G         G7          C
Have you ever been down to Colorado 
  D7                              G     D7
I spend a lot of time there in my mind 
       G           G7          C
And if God doesn't live in Colorado
     D7                                     G
I'll bet that's where he spends most of his time

G                             C            G
I'd love to be there watching early in the morning
    C         D7     C      G            D7
The sun comes up and crowns the mountain king
      G                     C           G
If by chance you dare to be high upon a mountain
     C          D7      C    G          D7
I'll swear that you can hear the angels sing
 
Repeat #2

Colorado

Roots Of My Raising

Back To The Barrooms Again
Merle Haggard
 
G                       C      G                      D7
Now it's back to the barrooms  right back to drinking again 
      G                      C
Maybe someday you'll love me enough to stay with me 
    G                       D7
And whisky won't be my best friend 
                                  G
But now it's back to the barrooms again 
  
                          C
The bartender knows me he knows how you do me 
    G                          D7
And he knows why I'm back here again 
G                    C
He should be given a prize for his patience 
      G                  D7
Cause bartenders do understand 
                             G
So it's back to the barrooms again 
  
                                C
With the loud music roaring the bartender pouring 
    G                       D7
And my shaky legs trying to stand 
     G                  C
It's over and over I've tried to stay sober 
    G                        D7
But look what a failure I've been 
                              G
Now it's back to the barrooms again 
 
Repeat #2
       D7                        G
Oh yes it's back to the barrooms again

Back To The Barrooms Again

Can't Break The Habit
Merle Haggard

 
G                     C            G
I can kick any habit  that is if I want to
                  D7           G
Or I can lay off  whatever I'm on
                       C                G
But of all the things  that I've been a slave to
                          D7            G
Hey you're the one thing  I can't leave alone
 
                  C                  G
I can't break the habit  love is too strong
                 D7                            G
I can't take the cure now  I've been hooked to long
             C                          G
I crave your loving  wouldn't quit if I could
                D7                        G
Can't break the habit  cause I have it to good
 
                           C                G
I can stay off the bottle  go straight if I want to
                    D7                     G
Or I can stay high  till the curtain comes down
                           C                G
I used to get around love  and move on if I had to
                          D7          G
But you're the one thing  I can't get around
 
Repeat #2

Can't Break The Habit

Back To The Barrooms

Because You Can't Be Mine
Merle Haggard
 
C                                          F
What makes something you can't have always look so good
    C                                   G7
Why does something out of reach seem so fine
     C                                 F
What makes you thrill me more than any girl I know
  C               G7                   C
I guess it's just because you can't be mine
 
    G7                        C      F        C
Why can't I be contented with what belongs to me
                                     G7
And be satisfied with what's already mine
     C                            F
What makes a stolen moment such a precious thing
  C               G7                   C
I guess it's just because you can't be mine
 
                                  F
What makes me always want a woman I can't have
    C                                 G7
Why does someone else's silver always shine
   C                                 F
My passion rises every time you come around
      C               G7                   C
And I guess it's just because you can't be mine
 
Repeat #2

Because You Can't Be Mine

The Legend Of Bonnie & Clyde

California On My Mind
Merle Haggard

C
Well I got California on my mind
                          G7
I'm leaving this old town behind
C
I'm tired of sitting and I'm tired of pining
F
I'm going back where the sun is shining
C         G7           C
I got California on my mind


Well I got stuck in this dingy city
F
But I'm not gonna stay
C
I'm tired of these red brick buildings
D7                  G7
And I'm gonna leave today

C
It's been one cold and dreadful winter
F
And I'm going back to the grapevine center
C          G7                  C
Pack up my things and be on my way

Repeat #1


Well I got a gal in Redwood city
F
That I'd sure like to see
C
And I'd bet my bottom dollar
D7                   G7
She's still sweet on me

C
Well I'm a homesick bat couldn't be no sicker
F
I'm proud to say that I'm a prune picker
C             G7            C
This town and me just don't agree

Repeat #1

California On My Mind

Mama Tried/ Pride In What I Am

Carolyn
Merle Haggard
 
C       Dm                              Em
Carolyn let me tell you what I've heard about a man today
   F                                 C        Dm
He didn't come home from work and he went away
                  C    F             G7              C
Till he came to a city bright in the night time like day
                                   Dm                           Em
There they say he met up with some women dressed in yellow and scarlet
 
      F                          C
Their warm lips like a honeycomb dripped with honey
Dm                           C              Dm
Something about the smell of strange perfume 
              G7            C
Made him feel warm and not alone
                               F
Yes Carolyn a man will do that sometimes on his own 
 
    C        G7         C
And sometimes when he's lonely
                                     F
And I believe that man might do that sometimes out of spite
    C                          G7    F
But Carolyn a man will do that always 
                         C
When he's treated bad at home

Carolyn

Merle Haggard No 1's

C   
Jaja, okay okay
                  F
Ya sé qué pasa aquí
   A#                            C
Encuentras la grandeza frente a ti
             C
Y no sabes bien qué sentir
       F            A#                      C
Es adorable, que jamás los humanitos cambiarán
           C       F
Despierta ya, oye bien, 
           A#                   C
este como ves es Maui, de verdad
             C                F
Sé que como yo no encuentras dos
        A#          C
Lo que miras es un semi Dios

[Coro 1]
Am         F           C
  Yo solo sé decir de nada
        E7               Am
Por el mar, el cielo, el sol
                F            C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada
     E7                    C
Soy sólo un ordinario semi yo

[Estrofa 2]
C                                F  
Hey, ¿qué fortachón el cielo elevó?
                        A#
Cuando eras de esta altura, éste
C                  C
  Si la noche enfrió, 
                  F
¿quién fue quien fuego te llevó?
       A#          
¿Qué, alguien me nombró? 
C              C       F
  Oh, yo sólo lazo el sol
          A#                    C
De nada, para estirar tu diversión
          C       F
Brisa yo hago soplar, de nada, 
   A#           C
y así tus velas elevar

[Coro 2]
Am        F            C
  Yo sólo sé decir de nada, 
        E7                  Am
por las islas que traje del mar
              F                  C
No ruegues jamás, nunca más, de nada
         E7                     Am
¡Ha! Genial es mi manera de servir, 
    F
de nada, 
    C
de nada

[Parte Rap]
C
De nada dudes ya
Hey, honestamente te explicaré 
de natural modo cada fenómeno
El mar, el sol, el gas, 
oh, ese es Maui hablando de más
Anguilas que, yo las enterré, 
de la palmera los cocos creé
Un consejo, una lección te doy
No me molestes si en mi descanso estoy
Am
  El tapiz que en mi piel se ve, 
F
  es el mapa de lo que gané
C
  Por donde fui provoqué mil sucesos
E7
  Ve al pequeñín mini Maui nomás zapateando,
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ¡Hey!

[Coro 3]
Am          F              C
  Yo sólo puedo decir, de nada (de nada)
           E7              Am
Por el mundo especial que doy
                 F           C
No hay de que agradecer, de nada (de nada)
    E7                     Am
De nada hablaré, que ya me voy
          F            C
Te toca a ti decir de nada (de nada)
       E7             Am
Pues quiero esa barca ya
             F          C
Muy lejos navegaré, de nada (de nada)
       E7               Am
Pues Maui nada sabe de nadar
              F                 C  F C
(De nada) De nada (De nada) de nada
         C
Y gracias

De Nada

G      Em
I found a love for me
               C                         D
Darling just dive right in, and follow my lead
                G                 Em
Well I found a girl beautiful and sweet
          C                                  D
I never knew you were the someone waiting for me

                                 G
Cause we were just kids when we fell in love
              Em                     C               G  D
Not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this ti-ime
                   G                         Em
But darling just kiss me slow, your heart is all I own
             C                  D
And in your eyes you’re holding mine

       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D              Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

               G                    Em
Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know
                C                                        D
She shares my dreams, I hope that someday I’ll share her home
           G             Em
I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets
         C                              D
To carry love, to carry children of our own

                              G                     Em 
We are still kids, but we’re so in love, fighting against all odds
                  C               G  D
I know that we’ll be alright this ti-ime
               G                            Em 
Darling just hold my hand, be my girl, I’ll be your man
          C              D
I see my future in your eyes



       Em   C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight

G Em C D 


       Em     C            G          D              Em
Baby, I’m dancing in the dark, with you between my arms
C                G     D                Em
Barefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite song
          C                G                 D               Em
When you said you looked a mess, I whispered underneath my breath
         C                G        D             
But you heard it, darling you look perfect tonight


Perfect

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Intro (2X):
Am	G	F	C

Verse 1:
                C	               Am		
There's so much craziness surrounding me
                F	 	             G		            
There's so much going on it gets hard to breathe
     Am     F		                          C
When all my faith has gone you bring it back to me
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

             C	             Am		
When I'm not sure of my priorities
               F	 	             G		
When I've lost sight of where I meant to be
     Am   F		            C
Like holy water washing over me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Verse 2:
          C	                   Am		
When my head is strong but my heart is weak
              F	 	          G		
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
     Am      F				                          C
When I can't find the words you teach my heart to speak
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me yeah

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 

Bridge:
G                           F                 C
    Everybody’s talking in words I don't understand
G                                    F              C
    You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
Em                                    F	
    You’re shining in the distance I hope I can make it through
           D	                              G                                    
Cause the only place that I want to be is right back home with you 


Verse 3:
                 C	             Am		
I guess there's so much more I have to learn
               F	 	                       G		
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
        Am         F		                   C
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can run
Am	            G	       F   C
   You make it real for me 

Chorus:
    G	    Am	   F	             C
And IIIIIIIII'm running to you baby
G    Am	              F	           C
  Youuuuuuuuu are the only one who saved me
       G     Am	         F	               C
That's    whyyyyyyy I've been missing you lately
      Am	         G	       F   C
Cause you make it real for me 
Am	         G	       F   C
You make it real for me

You Make It Real

G         Em		  
1) Almost heaven,   West Virginia,
2) All my mem'ries, gather round her, 

   D			 C                G
1) Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah       River.
2) miner's lady,         stranger to blue water.

                      Em  
1) Life is old there, older than the trees, 
2) Dark and dusty,    painted on the sky, 

   D
1) younger than the mountains
2) misty taste of moonshine

   C			G
1) growin' like a breeze.
2) teardrop in my eye.

              G              D            Em        C
       Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong.
	      G               D              C            G
     West Virginia, Mountain momma, take me home Country roads


           Em       D            G 
 	I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me,
            C        G              D 
        the radio reminds her of my home far away
            Em               D            C
        and driving down the road I get a feeling 
 	       G                     D          D7    G
        that I should have been home yesterday, yesterday.

Country Roads

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School Friends

Am      C              F              C
I had a dream, we were sipping whisky neat
        F              C                 G
Highest floor, the Bowery, and nowhere’s high enough
    Am              C                F             C
Somewhere along the lines, we stopped seeing eye to eye
         F               C           G
You were staying out all night and I had enough


      F           Am             F                    C       
No, I don't wanna know where you been or where you're goin’
      F               Am                 G
But I know I won't be home and you'll be on your own


            F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
            F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am        C              G         F   
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F         C              Am        G
Ow-ow, ah-ah the Bowery, ow-ow, ah-ah whiskey neat
F           C       G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)


Am  C  Am       C              F           C
       I had a dream, we were back to seventeen
       F                   C            G
Summer nights and the Libertines, never growing up
Am             C          F                 C
I'll take with me the polaroids and the memories
        F              C                G
But you know I'm gonna leave behind the worst of us


             F                    C                G
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
             F                 C                 G
Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep?
             F                C               G         E7   Am
Who's waking up to drive you home when you're drunk and all alone?
             F                    C                G               
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning

         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
         F      C     G  E7  Am
It ain’t me, no-o, no-o
             F                    C                G                
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning, it ain’t me


Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F      C           Am     G
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
F           C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

Am     C           G      F   
Ow-ow, the Bowery, ow-ow, the whiskey neat
Am          C       G         G
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I (it ain’t me)

F            C           Am           G
No no, no no no, Bowery, no no, no no no, whiskey neat
F           C       G                     Am
Where y’go, I’m so, grateful, I, it ain’t me

It Ain't Me

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

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Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush

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