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The Dixie Chicks are an American country music trio. Sisters Emily Robison and Martie Maguire (née Erwin) started the group with Robin Lynn Macy and Laura Lynch in 1989 in Dallas, Texas. Macy left the group in 1992, while Lynch was replaced with Natalie Maines in 1995.  They are currently the highest-selling female musical group in history, according to RIAA Gold &amp; Platinum album certifications.  

D            G            D             G
Who doesn't know what I'm talking about,

D                 G                 D             
Who,s never left home who's never struck out,

           G                         D
To find a dream and a life of their own,
 
G                                   A
A place in the clouds a foundation of stone.



D          G                 D               G
Many precede and many will follow,

D                G               D             
A young girls dreams no longer hollow,

               G                   D
It takes the shape of a place out west,

         G                        A
What it holds for her she hasn't yet guessed,






She needs,

D           G      A
Wide open spaces,

D                      G         A
Room to make her big mistakes,

D               G       A
She needs new faces,

D            G   A
She knows the high stakes



D                  G         D        G           
She traveled this road as a child,

D                 G                D         G  
Wide-eyed and grinning she never tired,

             G                             D
But now she won't be coming back with the rest,

              G                         A
If these are life lessons, she'll take this test



Chorus


D                   G                   D               G           
As her folks drive away her dad yells "check the oil",

D                    G                    D              
Moms stares out the window and says "I'm leaving my girl",

             G                          D    
She says "it didn't seem all that long ago,

           G                          A
When she stood there and let her own folks know"



Chorus

C
You could have heard a pin drop,
                             F
when they walked through the door,
               C                                G7                 
had to turn my eyes away, my heart fell to the floor.
                                                                            
        C                                          C7      F       
Someone whispered, "Where's your halo?" She had an angel's face,
                                        
                        C                  G7             C      F C
he stood there smiling, holding on to the one who took my place.

   C           G7                    C   C7
So tonight the heartache's on me, on me,
      F                    G7                C
let's drink a toast to the fool who couldn't see.
                                             
   C                E7               F            D7
Bartender, pour the wine, 'cause the hurtin's all mine,
  C         G7             C    G7
tonight the heartache's on me.

  C                                         C7   F                                
I wonder if he told her she's the best he's ever known,
                                                                              
    F              C                             G7
the way he told me every night when we were all alone.
                                                                              
       C                                       C7            F
She'll find out when the new wears off, he'll find somebody new,
                                                                          
F                             C               G7            C
she'll learn what heartache's all about, and what I'm going through.

     C         G7             C      C7
So tonight the heartache's on me, on me,
      F                    G7                C
let's drink a toast to the fool who couldn't see.
                                        
   C                C7               F            D7
Bartender, pour the wine, 'cause the hurtin's all mine,
  C         G7             C   F
tonight the heartache's on me.

       C         G7             C
yes, tonight the heartache's on me.

Tonight The Heartaches On Me

Em              G 
Doodum doooh ooh oh
Em            F F 
Hey hey hey oooh 
G             F                   C          
She's got you wrapped up in her satin and lace 
G       F                 C 
Tied around her little finger 
G                F          C     
She's got you thinking you never can escape 
G          F                     C     
Don't you know your heart's in danger 
D                        Em      
There's a devil in that angel face 
C                          F                   C
If you could only see the love that you're wasting 

Chorus:

G      F         C            
I can love you better that that 
G              F         C 
I know how to make you forget her 
G        F             C              
All I'm askin' is for one little chance 
E           D         A             E------D A 
Baby I can love you, Baby I can love you better 


G          F               C              
I'm gonna break the spell she's got on you 
G            F           C 
You're gonna wake up to find 
G          F              C      
I'm your desire my inten-tions are true 
G     F              C 
Hey babe, I know in time 
D                          Em 
You're gonna see what you mean to me 
C                           F              C  
So open up your eyes cause seeing is believing 

Chorus:

G      F         C 
I can love you better than that 
G              F         C 
I know how to make you forget her 
G        F             C 
All I'm askin' is for one little chance 
G           F         C                    G 
Baby I can love you, Baby I can love you better 


Em         C   G 
Woooo oooh oooh oh 
Em  G   C   F   D 
Hey hey hey oooh

Chorus: 
G      F         C          C 
I can love you better than that
G              F         C 
I know how to make you forget her 
G        F             C 
All I'm askin' is for one little chance 
G           F         C
Baby I can love you, Baby I can love you 
G      F         C 
I can love you better than that 
G              F         C         G 
I know how to make you forget her 
G        F             C 
All I'm askin' is for one little chance 
G           F         C 
Baby I can love you, Baby I can love you 
G      F         C               G 
I can love you better than that 
G      F         C     G 
I can love you better 
G      F         C 
I can love you better than that 
G           F         C                    G       
Baby I can love you, Baby I can love you better

I Can Love You Better

Verse 1:
               G         D 
I said I wanna touch the earth 
        Em             C
I wanna break it in my hands
        G              Em          D
I wanna grow something wild and unruly
        G                 D
I wanna sleep on the hard ground
       Em              C
In the comfort of your arms
     G              Em
On a pillow of blue bonnets
     C               D
In a blanket made of stars


Bridge:
      Em     G       D
Oh it sounds good to me


Chorus:
              G    C   D 
I said Cowboy take me away
                 Em
Fly this girl as high as you can
  C           D
Into the wild blue
       G    C    D
Set me free oh I pray
          Em 
Closer to heaven above and
C         D              G C D  G C D
Closer to you  closer to you...


Verse 2:
        G            D
I wanna walk and not run
        Em           C
I wanna skip and not fall
        G           Em
I wanna look at the horizon 
        C              D
And not see a building standing tall
        Em          D
I wanna be the only one
    Em        C
For miles and miles
  Em              Em
Except for maybe you 
C               D
And your simple smile


Bridge:
      C      G       D
Oh it sounds good to me
       C         G       D
Yes it sounds so good to me


Chorus:
       G    C   D 
Cowboy take me away
                 Em
Fly this girl as high as you can
  C           D
Into the wild blue
       G    C    D
Set me free oh I pray
          Em 
Closer to heaven above and
C         D             G C D  G C D
Closer to you closer to you...


Verse 3:
# [Strum each chord only once]
D              Em    D   G 
I said I wanna touch the earth 
        Em             C
I wanna break it in my hands
        Em             D          Em   C
I wanna grow something wild and unruly


Bridge:
# [Strum normally]
      C      G      D
Oh it sounds good to me


Chorus:
       G    C   D 
Cowboy take me away
                 Em
Fly this girl as high as you can
  C           D
Into the wild blue
       G    C    D
Set me free oh I pray
          Em 
Closer to heaven above and
C         D              G C D
Closer to you  closer to you...
       G    C   D               G C D
Cowboy take me away   closer to you

Cowboy, Take Me Away

D	C
I was only a kid 
	G	D
When I said goodbye to you 
D	C
Ten summers ago 
	G	D
But it feels like yesterday 
D	C
Lost, scared and alone
	G	D
Nothing I could give to you 
D	C
I tried, I really did
	G	D
But I couldn't find another way


	Am
And I want
	C
And I need 
G	D
Somehow to believe 
Am
In the choice
C
I made 
G	D
Am I better off this way


G	D		Am
I can hear the voice inside my head 
G	D		Am

Saying you should be with me instead 
G	D		Am
Every time I'm feeling down, I wonder 
G	D		Am
What would it be like with you around


So I, I made my way
Cold and roaming in the wild 
I'm forever changed
By someone I never knew 
Now I've, I've got a place
I've got a husband and a child 
But I'll never forget
What I've given up in you


And I want
I need 
Somehow to believe 
In the choice
I made 
Am I better off this way


I can hear the voice inside my head 
Saying you should be with me instead 
Every time I'm feeling down, I wonder 
What would it be like with you around


F	Am	G	D
Ah, ah... Oh...


And I want
I need 
Somehow to believe 
In the choice
I made
Am I better off this way

Voice Inside My Head

INTRO:   Fmaj7  C  G  Am

         Fmaj7
VERSE 1: When the calls and conversations
         C
         Accidents and accusations
         G
         Messages and misperceptions
         Am
         Paralyze my mind

VERSE 2: Fmaj7
         Busses, cars, and airplanes leaving
         C
         Burning fumes of gasoline
         Em
         And everyone is running
         Am
         And I come to find a refuge in the

         F                     C
CHORUS 1:Easy silence that you make for me
         G                                      Am     C
         It's okay when there's nothing more to say to me
                 F                     C
         And the peaceful quiet you create for me
                 G                         Am      C
         And the way you keep the world at bay for me
             G                         Am
         The way you keep the world at bay

INTER 1: Fmaj7  C  G  Am

         Fmaj7
VERSE 3: Monkeys on the barricades
         C
         Are warning us to back away
         G
         They form commissions trying to find
         Am
         The next one they can crucify

         Fmaj7
VERSE 4: And anger plays on every station
         C
         Answers only make more questions
         Em
         I need something to believe in
         Am
         Breathe in sanctuary in the

         F                     C
CHORUS 2:Easy silence that you make for me
         G                                      Am     C
         It's okay when there's nothing more to say to me
                 F                     C
         And the peaceful quiet you create for me
                 G                         Am      C
         And the way you keep the world at bay for me
             G                         Am
         The way you keep the world at bay

INTER 2: Fmaj7  C  Em  Am
         Fmaj7  C  Em  Am

         Fmaj7
VERSE 5: Children lose their youth too soon
         C
         Watching war made us immune
         G
         And I've got all the world to lose
         Am
         But I just want to hold on to the

         F                     C
CHORUS 3:Easy silence that you make for me
         Em                                     Am     
         It's okay when there's nothing more to say to me
                 F                     C
         And the peaceful quiet you create for me
                 G                         Am      C
         And the way you keep the world at bay for me

          F                     C
CHORUS 4:Easy silence that you make for me
         G                                      Am     C
         It's okay when there's nothing more to say to me
                 F                     C
         And the peaceful quiet you create for me
                 G                         Am      C
         And the way you keep the world at bay for me
                  G                        Am      C
         And the way you keep the world at bay for me
                  G                    Am
         The way you keep the world at bay

OUTRO:   Fmaj7  C  G  Am
         Fmaj7  C  G  Am
         C

Easy Silence

Intro: G  C  D  
       G  C  D


C       C/B            Am      D/F#
We were young and so inspired
               G             G/F#         Em 
We weren't the only ones who thought we'd change the world
Am                   D
No sun would set without us
C         C/B             D
No one we knew could ever doubt us
C          C/B            Am   D/F#
We had our future figured out
          G                    G/F#            Em
We knew a love like ours would always save the day
F                        D  Dsus4  D
And that we'd always be ok


Chorus:
G             C       D    Dsus4  D
But would you know me now
G          C     D      Dsus4  D    
Would you lay me down beside   you
Em      D/F# G       F       C 
Tell me everything I want to hear
     C             D        C
Like that was your favorite year
     C             D        G
Like that was your favorite year


C             C/B            Am      D/F#
You looked at me like no one else
              G                 G/F#    Em 
But sometimes love just doesn't seem to conquer all
Am                            D
We search for someone else to blame
C                                   D
But sometimes things can't stay the same


Chorus:
G             C       D    Dsus4  D
But would you know me now
G          C     D      Dsus4  D    
Would you lay me down beside   you
Em      D/F# G       F       C 
Tell me everything I want to hear
     C             D        C
Like that was your favorite year
     C             D        F
Like that was your favorite year



Bridge:
F                 C
Holding on to the memories 
                G                   D 
Of when we were younger, I can't forget
F                    C 
Cause when we were together
            Am          D
That's when I was at my best


Chorus

Favorite Year

Godspeed 

Intro
A  D  A  D

A
Dragon tales and the Water is Wide
D
Pirates sail and lost boys fly
F#m                                         E
Fish bite moonbeams every night
    D
And I love you


D
Godspeed little man
       A
Sweet Dreams little man
        D                            F#m  E  D
Oh, my love will fly to you each night on angel's wings
                     A
Godspeed ... Sweet Dreams

A
The rocket racer's all tuckered out
D
Superman's in pajamas on the couch
F#m                             E
Goodnight moon we'll find the mouse
    D
And I love you

D
Godspeed little man
       A
Sweet Dreams little man
        D                          F#m  E  D
Oh, my love will fly to you each night on angel's wings
                     A
Godspeed ... Sweet Dreams


D A D F#m E D A

A
God bless Mommy and matchbox cars
D
God bless Dad and thanks for the stars
F#m                      E
God hears "amen" wherever we are
    D
And I love you

D
Godspeed little man
       A
Sweet Dreams little man
        D                       F#m  E  D
Oh, my love will fly to you each night on angel's wings
                 F#m
Godspeed Godspeed
D                   A
Godspeed ... Sweet Dreams

D A D A D A

Godspeed (sweet Dreams)

C                             F
 Mary Anne and Wanda were the best of friends
 C                  G
 All through thier high school days
 C                    F
 Both members of the 4H club
   C              G  C
Both active in the FFA
    C               F             C
 After graduation Mary Anne went out lookin'
 G
for a bright new world
 C          F
 Wanda looked all around this town
 C               G   C
And all she found was Earl
 C
 Well it wasn't two weeks
 F
After she got married that
 C           G
 Wanda started gettin' abused
 C              F
She put on dark glasses and long sleeved blouses
 C               G     C
And make up to cover a bruise
 C                          F
 Well she finally got the nerve to file for divorce
 C                   G
 She let the law take it from there
 C                                  F
But Earl walked right through that restraining order
 C                  G    C
And put her in intensive care
 Am                    G
Right away Mary Anne flew in from Atlanta
 F                 C
On a red eye midnight flight
 Am
She held Wanda's hand as they
 G
 Worked out a plan
 F                       G
And it didn't take 'em long to decide
 C           F  C
That Earl had to die 
 G       F
Goodbye Earl
 C      F     C
Those black-eyed peas 
 G                     F
They tasted all right to me Earl
 C          F   C
You're feelin' weak 
 G
Why don't you lay down
 F
And sleep Earl
 C     F C
Ain't it dark 
 G     F   C   F    C     F
Wrapped up in that tarp Earl   
 C                 F
 The cops came by to bring Earl in
 C
 They searched the house
 G
High and low
 C
Then they tipped thier hats
 F           C                     G                C
And said "thank you ladies if you hear from him let us know"
 C
 Well the weeks went by and
 F
 Spring turned to Summer
 C               G
 And Summer faded into Fall
 C                         F
And it turns out he was a missing person
 C           G
Who nobody missed at all
 Am
So the girls bought some land
 G
And a roadside stand
 F          C
 Out on Highway 109
 Am
They sell Tennessee ham
 G
And strawberry jam
 F
And they don't
 G
Lose any sleep at night 'cause
 C       F C
Earl had to die 
 G     F
Goodbye Earl
 C
We need a break
 F       C   G        F
 Let's go out to the lake Earl
 C     F     C
We'll pack a lunch
 G                    F
And stuff you in the trunk Earl
 C      F       C
Well is that all right 
 G          F
Good Let's go for a ride
 C F C G F C
 Earl Hey

Goodbye Earl

Intro:  C      G      Am7       G     (2x)

C            G                   Am7     G
  I took my love and I took it down
C            G                      Am7     G
  Climbed a mountain then I turned around
         C       G                 Am7         G
  And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills
              C        G           Am7
  Well the landslide brought me down

  G    C             G
  Oh, mirror in the sky
       Am7       G
  What is love?
            C               G          Am7   G
  Can the child within my heart rise above
        C                  G              Am7   G
  Can I sail through the changing ocean tides
          C         G             Am7   G
  Can I handle the seasons of my life
   C     G     Am7    G
  Uh ah................
    C               G              Am7       D7
  Uh ah.........Uh ah.........Uhhhhh ahhhhhh

  (Chorus)
         G          D7        Em
  Well, I've been afraid of changin'
    Em       C       G          Am7    D7
  'Cause I built my life around you
       G              D7
  But time makes you bolder
    Em          Em
  Children get older
   C           G      Am7
  I'm getting older too
   G
  Well ...

  (Instrumental)    C           G         Am7         G
                    C           G         Am7         G
                    C           G         Am7         G
                    C           G         Am7         D7

  (Repeat Chorus and Tabs)

  *single stroke C and G for first 2 lines of lyrics*

       C                   G          Am7   G
  So, take this love and take it down
      C                      G              Am7      G
  Yeah, and if you climb a mountain and you turn around
              C          G             Am7          G
  And If you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
             C         G           Am7   G
  Well the landslide brought me down
          C         G              Am7           G
  If you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
  C  G  Am7  G
  Well maybe ...
  C  G  Am7  G
  Well maybe ...
  C  G  Am7  G
  Well maybe ...

  *Single strokes for C, G and Am7 below*

    C           G          Am7
  The landslide will bring you down

Landslide

F     C     F     C ...

F               C            F           C
My friends from high school
F             C           F            C
Married their high school boyfriends
F          C        F        C
Moved into houses
       F        C                 F       C
In the same ZIP codes where their parents live

   Am                F       C       F       C
But I, I could never follow
   Am               F       C       F       C
No I, I could never follow

F         C        F        C
I hit the highway
     F     C      F            C
In a pink RV with stars on the ceiling
F            C       F       C
Lived like a gypsy
F          C            F        C
Six strong hands on the steering wheel

            Am   G    F    C
I've been a long time gone now
      Am       G                 F      C
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
         Am     G        F       C
But I've always found my way somehow

   Am         G         F        C
By taking the long way
Am         G         F         C
Taking the long way around
Am         G         F         C
Taking the long way
Am         G         F
Taking the long way around

F     C     F     C ...

          F        C        F        C
I met the queen of whatever
F              C         F               C
Drank with the Irish and smoked with the hippies
F              C         F         C
Moved with the shakers
         F            C               F       C
Wouldn't kiss all the asses that they told me to

   Am               F       C       F       C
No I, I could never follow
   Am               G
No I, I could never follow


          Am  G    F     C
It's been two long years now
          Am         G          F        C
Since the top of the world came crashing down
        Am         G           F    C
And I'm gettin' it back on the road now

        Am         G        F        C
But I'm taking the long way
Am         G        F        C
Taking the long way around
    Am         G        F        C
I'm taking the long way
    Am         G        F
I'm taking the long way around


G   F                               G
Oh, I just take my time I won't lay down
    F
And take the long way 'round

Am      G       F       C         (end on F)


        F             C              F     C
Well, I fought with a stranger and I met myself
  F         C           F       C
I opened my mouth and I heard myself
       F          C               F        C
It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself
F                  C              F    C
Guess I could have made it easier on myself

   Am                F       C       F       C
But I, I could never follow
   Am               G
No I, I could never follow

        Am            G          F       C
Well, I never seem to do it like anybody else
      Am       G                 F      C
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
       Am           G             F        C
If you ever want to find me I can still be found

Am         G        F       C
Taking the long way
Am         G        F       C
Taking the long way around
Am         G        F       C
Taking the long way

Long Way Around

Intro: A-D9-A

Verse 1:

              A          D            E               A
If you could see me now The one who said that she'd rather roam
 D            E               A         D             E          A
The one who said she'd rather be alone If you could only see me now
            A            D            E               A
If I could hold you now Just for a moment if I could make you mine
 D           E                    A
Just for a while, turn back the hands of time
D           E            A-A7 
If I could only hold you now


Chorus: 
           D               E    A               D
I've been too long in the wind Too long in the rain
Bm            E            A-A7
Takin' any comfort that I can
D                   E               A            D
Lookin' back and longing for the freedom of my chains
Bm              E           A
Lyin' in your lovin' arms again


Verse 2: (same chords as Verse 1)

If you could hear me now
Singin' somewhere through the lonely night
Dreamin' lovin' arms that held me tight
If you could only hear me now

(Repeat Chorus except last word)

      A
... again 
        Bm               E         A-D-A
I can almost feel your lovin' arms again

Loving Arms

Verse 1
D
Forgive
         A
Sounds Good
D
Forget
               G
I'm not sure I could
      Bm               A
They say time heals everything
               G
But I'm still waiting


     Bm           A
I'm through with doubt
       D
There's nothing left for me
    G
To figure out
       Bm         A
I've paid a price
                G
And I'll keep paying


         D
I'm not ready to make nice
         A
I'm not ready to back down
           Bm
I'm still mad as hell

And I don't have time to go
G
Round and Round and Round
          D
It's too late to make it right
          A
I prob'ly wouldn't if I could
         Bm
Cuz I'm mad as hell

Can't bring myself to do
G
What it is you think I should

    Bm
I know
         A
You said
D                  G
Can't you just get over it
     Bm
It turned
            A
My whole world around
           G
And I kinda like it

Bm
Made my bed and I sleep like a baby
A
With no regrets and I don't mind saying
D
It's a sad sad story when a mother will teach her
G
Daughter that she oughta hate a perfect stranger
Bm
And how in the world can the words that I say
A
Send some body so over the edge that they
D
Right me a letter saying the I better
G                                                                    D
Shut up and sing or my life will be overrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

         D
I'm not ready to make nice
         A
I'm not ready to back down
           Bm
I'm still mad as hell

And I don't have time to go
G
Round and Round and Round
          D
It's too late to make it right
          A
I prob'ly wouldn't if I could
         Bm
Cuz I'm mad as hell

Can't bring myself to do
G
What it is you think I should


         D
I'm not ready to make nice
         A
I'm not ready to back down
           Bm
I'm still mad as hell

And I don't have time to go
G
Round and Round and Round
          D
It's too late to make it right
          A
I prob'ly wouldn't if I could
         Bm
Cuz I'm mad as hell

Can't bring myself to do
G
What it is you think I should


(no music)
What it is you think I should


Bm
Forgive
         A
Sounds Good
D
Forget
                  G
I'm not sure I could
       Bm
They say
                 A
Time heals everything
                 G
But I'm still waiting

Not Ready To Make Nice

C                             Am              C
Should have been diff'rent, but it wasn't diff'rent,
F                         Dm                G
Was the...same old story, dear John and so long
C                         Am         C              
 F
Should have fit like a glove, should have fit like a ring
   F                Dm                 G
Like a diamond ring, a token of true love
F                       C
Should have all worked out, but it didn't
F                   G
She should be here now, but she isn't


CHORUS:
 C                       Am           C
There's your trouble, there's your trouble
F                          Dm           G
You keep seeing double with the wrong one
  C                     Am                     C
You can't see I love you, you can't see she doesn't
  F                       Dm          G
But you just keep a-holding on
                   C
There's your trouble

So now you're thinking 'bout all you're missing
How...deep you're sinking, round and round and dragging down
Why don't you cash in your chips, why don't you call it a loss
Not such a big loss, chalk it up, better luck
Could have been true love, but it wasn't
It should all add up, but it doesn't

CHORUS:    x2

There's Your Trouble

Intro: B  D  A
or you can play A, D, F#m, then C7
which ever you choose will sound good

A
Two days past eighteen

He was waiting for the bus in his army greens
       D
Sat down in a booth in a cafe there
A
Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
A
He's a little shy so she gave him a smile

So he said would you mind sitting down for a while
        D
And talking to me
                          A
I'm feeling a little low
                     G
She said I'm off in an hour
        D                               A
And I know where we can go
A
So they went down and they sat on the pier

He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
   D                                     A
I got no one to send a letter to
G                          D                      A
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you
F#m    D
I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy
A
Too young for him they told her

C7
Waiting for the love of the travellin soldier
F#m
My love will never end

D
Waiting for the soldier to come back again
A                                                 C7
Never more to be alone when the letter says
                               A
My soldiers coming home
A
The letters came from an army camp

In California and Viet Nam
      D
He told her of his heart and it might be love
        A
And all of the things he was so scared of
A
He said when it's getting kinda rough over here

I think of that day sitting down at the pier
          D                                                  A
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
          G
Don't worry but
                 D                       A
I won't be able to write for awhile
F#m    D
I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy
A
Too young for him they told her
C7
Waiting for the love of the travellin soldier
F#m
My love will never end
D
Waiting for the soldier to come back again
A                                                   C7
Never more to be alone when the letter says
                                 A
My soldiers coming home

SOLO

A
One Friday night at a football game

The lords prayer said and the anthem sang
        D
The man said

Folks would you bow your head
             A
For the list of local Viet Name dead
A
Crying all alone under the stands

Was the picolo player in the marching band

         D                                            A
And one name read nobody really cared
         G                                 D                A
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair
F#m    D
I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy
A
Too young for him they told her
C7
Waiting for the love of the travellin soldier
F#m
My love will never end
D
Waiting for the soldier to come back again
A                                                   C7
Never more to be alone when the letter says

My soldiers coming
                                 A
My soldiers coming home.

Travelin Soldeir

D                     A   Asus  A
I've sure enjoyed the rain
                               D
But I'm looking forward to the sun
                     A   Asus A
You have to feel the pain
                                    D
When you loose the love you gave someone
Bm
I thought by now the time
           D                  G
Would take away these lonely tears
D                            A
I hope you're doing fine all alone.
              
But where do I go from 
D
Here 'cause
A               D
Without you I'm not okay
    A
And without you
     D
I've lost my way
Bm
My heart's stuck 
   D             G
In second place ooh
A       D
Without you
D                        A  Asus A
Well I never thought I'd be
                             D
Lying here without you by my side
D                  A   Asus A
It seems unreal to me that
                            D
The life you promised was a lie
Bm
You made it look so easy
       D              G
Making love into memories
D                       A
I guess you go what you wanted
               D
But what about me 'cause
A               D
Without you I'm not okay
A                     D
And without you I've lost my way
Bm                  D            G
My heart's stuck in second place ooh
A       D
Without you

Solo

C                G                      D
Somebody tell my head to try to tell my heart
         E             A
That I'm better off without you

'Cause baby I can't live
A               D
Without you I'm not okay
    A                D
And without you I've lost my way
   Bm               D            G
My heart's stuck in second place ooh
A       D
Without you Without you

Without You

Intro-
G C G C

G                      D
I can't find a reason, to let go

     Em                 C
Even though you found a new love,

          Em                   C
And she's what your dreams are made of.

G                    D
I can find a reason, to hang on

          Em              C
What went wrong can be forgiven,

        Em                 C        G
Without you it ain't worth living, alone.


    D       C       G         C
Sometimes I wake up cryin' at night,

        D       C               G
And sometimes I scream out your name.

     D              C       G    
What right does she have to take you away?

         Am      C        D
When for so long you were mine.


  G                                D
I took out all the pictures of our wedding day.

         Em               C
It was a time of love and laughter,
 
Em         C
Happy ever after.

    G                             D
But even those olds pictures have begun to fade,

       Em                C
Please tell me she's not real,

         Em                   C           G
And that you're really coming home to stay.

 
    D       C       G         C
Sometimes I wake up cryin' at night,

        D       C               G
And sometimes I scream out your name.

     D              C       G    
What right does she have to take your heart away?

         Am      C        D
When for so long you were mine.


F               C
 I can give you two good reasons,

   D#                  A#
To show you love's not blind.

     G             D             Em         C
He's two and she's four, and you know they adore you.

   Am           G           C               D
So how can I tell them, you've changed your mind?



    E       D         A         
Sometimes I wake up cryin' at night,

        E       D               A
And sometimes I scream out your name.

     E              D       A    
What right does she have to take your heart away?

         Bm     D       E
When for so long you were mine.

    Bm          D        A   D   A   D  A
I remember when you were mine

You Were Mine

Cowboy Take Me Away is a country song from the Dixie Chicks. Appearing on their August 1999 albumFly, it was released as a single in November 1999. It reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles &amp; Tracks chart in February 2000.  Driven by co-writer Martie Seidel's violin, Emily Robison's banjo, and Natalie Maines' evocative vocals, Cowboy Take Me Away quickly became one of the trio's signature songs. The lyric deals with a mixture of yearning for greater tranquility:  I wanna walk and not run 

Verse 1:
           B
I'm going back to the time when we owned this town
      E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
C#m        B                   G#m  B     F#
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns


Verse 2:
                      B       
I didn't know I'd be finding out now I was torn from you
         E
When we thought about things we were gonna do
C#m      B                    G#m B  F# 
We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too


Chorus:
               E              B 
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café


Verse 3:
                          B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
        E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
C#m     B                   G#m  B   F#
I'm a better man now than I was that day


Chorus:
                      E              B 
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                 E               B
Go down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                      E                     G#m   F#     
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café


Bridge:
   E        B           F#
I wheel my bike off the train,
        F#
Up the North Trade Road,
 E        B             F# 
Look for you on Marley Lane
                          G#m
In every building, every streetlight
                   E               F#  G#m  B  F#
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?


Verse 4:
                        B
You keep on leaving me mile long traces of who you are
         E
You can get a big house and a faster car
C#m      B                    G#m   B  F#
You can run away boy, but you won't go far


Chorus:
                      E              B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                    E                B
Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                     E                      G#m   F#
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café 

      E            B    G#m
La la la la la la la la Yeah, 
     F#                      E       B   F#
I'm going where the people know my name


Outro:
E B G#m F#
E B G#m F# B

Sovereign Light Cafe

strumming pattern
D-DUD-D

F,G,C,Em7

mmmmm mmmm mmmm 

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 1: Rihanna]

F              G
Dry! ...Me a desert
C                 Em7
Nuh time to have ya lerkin'
F                        G
Him ago act like him nuh like it
C                           Em7
You know I dealt with you the nicest
F                        G
Nuh body touch me in the righteous
C                     Em7
Nuh botha, text me in a crisis 
           F                    G
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
            C                    Em7
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
            F                        G
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
                C                          Em7
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
           F             G
All that I wanted from you was to give me
C            Em7
Something that I never had
F                   G
Something that you've never seen
C                     Em7
Something that you've never been!
F     G
Mmmmm!
      C                          
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
D
Just get ready fi...


[Hook: Rihanna]
F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
F             G
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
               C           Em7
When you a guh ner ner ner ner ner ner!
                  F                 G
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
C             Em7
Beg you something please


[Verse 2: Rihanna]

F            G
Baby don't you leave
               C                 Em7
Do''t leave me stuck here in the streets, 
   F                  G
uh huh If I get another chance to
       C                Em7
I will never, no never neglect you
      F                         G
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
       C                    Em7
I just hope that it gets to you
  F           G
I hope that you see this through
  C                      Em7
I hope that you see this true
F          G
What can I say?
       C          
Please recognize I'm tryin', baby!!!
 Em7
I have to


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 3: Drake]

N.C.
Yeah, okay
F        G        C                   Em7
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
F               G
We just need to slow the motion
C                   Em7
Don't give that away to no one
F            G
Long distance, I need you
C                          Em7
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
F                        G
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
C                           Em7
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
      F      G               C              
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
   Em7
If you come over
F            G
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
C                    Em7
I got n____s tryna end me,
F G           C                 Em7
oh,     I spilled all my emotions tonight, I'm sorry
F               G
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
C                                Em7
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
F              G
We just need a face to face
C                    Em7            F
You could pick the time and the place
               G
You spent some time away
C                Em7
Now you need to forward and give me all the...


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

mmm mmm mmm..


[Outro: Rihanna]

work work work work work work

F G C D
F G C D

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


C D
Si es que no puedes hablar
C D
no te atrevas a volver
C D
si te quieres ocultar
C D
tal vez te podria ver
Em D C G C
y el amor que no sabe a quien y que
G C
hablará si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazara otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz

C D


C D
Si no puedes escuchar
C D
aunque insistas hablaré
C D
si lo quieres mírame
C D
y tus ojos hablaran tal vez
Em D C G C
sentiras el amor e iras tras el
G C
hablaras si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazará otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz


Em G C G
.(CUERDAS)... abrazaméeeeeeeee..
C Em F
quiero despertarme y entender

Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y que haces aquì
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz
G C
y te hace feliz

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

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

(Chorus)
G
You xxxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
(1st Verse)
G
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Em
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Am7
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
D7                              G Em G Em
X just xxx'x xxxxx without xxx
(2nd verse)
G
You xxxx along xxxx xxxx x song
Em
Xxx brightened xx xxx
Am7
Whod've xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xx x dream
                  D7
Xxx xx xxx xxxxx light xxxxx xxxx
(Chorus)
         G 
Xxx now xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7                          Eb
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx anything
(3rd Verse)
Ab
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
   Fm
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Bbm
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
Ebm
X just xxx'x xxxxx
Ebm                                 Ab               C#
Now xxxx xxxxxx xxx happiness xxxxx so xxxx xxxx xx find
C#m                                         Eb     E
Well, X'x xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx behind me
A
And xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx
F#m
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Bm
X xxx'x laugh xxx X xxx'x sing
E
X'x finding xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
Bb
You xxx X xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Gm
X feel xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Cm
If xxx xxxx knew xxxx X'x xxxxx through
F
X just xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx

Can't Smile Without You

Intro: Em  A  Em  A

       Em               A                Em                   
 A
Verse: Be on my side or be on your side, there is no reason for you to hide,
       Em                 A
       Its so hard for me stayin' here all alone, when you could be takin'
       A                Em                                             A
       Me for a ride... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


        G     D         A    G  D          A
Chorus:  Down by the ri-ver,  I shot my ba-by

 Em        A
 Ooh, Ooh, shot her dead


Verse 2:You take my hand I'll take your hand, together we may get away,

        This must madness is too much sorrow, its impossible to make it

        today... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


(Chorus)

(Verse 1)

Down By The River

Intro: D-A-Bm-Em-A  x4

         D                 A                          
I'll confess tonight your all thats on my mind
        Bm            A                   D
I know these roof top nights could last forever.
              A                            Bm
we watched the seasons change, we saw the distance pull us away,
           A
from all we shared together.

D                       A
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                       A
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.

D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
    Em    A
lets run away.
D                             A                             Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
    Em    A
lets run away.

play intro  x2

D                    A
I picked apart every word that you said
  Bm                              A
I dissected each sentence but kept coming up empty
D                         A
the way you are leaves me counting the days
        Bm                            A
till the next time this distance will be a memory


D                        A        
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                     D
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.


D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away.

D-A-Bm-A

where have you been


                                                                        Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away


American Dream 

G Bm Em A
Well everybody's lookin' for something they can't find,
Walking straight ahead blind-folded production line,
Only taking time for one type of shoe-shine.
Don't look left/right now you got a street fine.
Everybody lookin' for just a little more.
Working late-nights trying to fight off the day glow.
Waiting for the come-around but it is a no show.
Driving in the fast lane lookin' for the slow-mo...

C D A
Oh whats in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know well I don't know man anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time you,
Where were you, you weren't listenin', gonna be a long time
Gonna be a long time.

G Bm Em A
So now you're face down, face lookin like a frying pan.
Hitting up the clubs trying to feel like a real man.
Beating your chest just like you're King Kong but you're just a gui-tar no-string no-song.
Feeling free like ya don't even know it, man you're towing the line hoping you just don't blow it.
Man ya stuck in the mainframe trying to win the big game so much potential it even makes it more of a shame, shame, shame...
Here we go again, same old shit just another name.
Looking at the destiny there in your palm,
But now you got your strings but you got no song.
So sing, sing, sing - shake it like a chicken wing.
It's not what you get it's about what you bring-bring-bring.
So bring it, bring it to the table, not because you have to 'cos you're willing and you're able!

C D A
Oh what's in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know, I don't know anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time.
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time.
You, where were you, you weren't listening, gonna be a long time.
Gonna be a long time.

Gonna Be A Long Time

[intro x2]
A  E  D A

A                                        E
when there's no place you feel at home
              D                               A
and you think you'd be better off alone
A                                          E
when you think there's no reason to try
               D                           A
and you hate yourself and wanna die

A                                      E
when you're filled with anxiety
             D                   A
and everyone's your enemy
A                                        E
when you wish you were someone else
                 D                        A
and you wanna go out and kill yourself

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


A                       E
when you get yourself depressed
                      D                   A
because you think you can't do your best
A                                         E
when you write yourself a stupid song
           D                        A
to remind yourself that you forgot

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


[BRIDGE]
# chords x2:
A  E  D  A

A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-2--------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-4-2---2-4-2-1---1-1-2-2-1-2-4-2-1-22-----------|     x2



[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

It takes a while to get used to the rhythm. In the verse the
time signature goes 3/4 for 2 bars then 2/4 for 1 bar and then
repeats.


Intro and Verses:

A|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|------|-10------10|-9-------9-|------
E|-----------|-----------|------|-----------|-----------|----3-
C|-0---------|-2---2-----|------|-----7-----|-----------|-2----
G|-0---------|-0---------|-0----|-9---------|-7---------|------
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |

Intro Riff:

A|-10--12--10-|-9---10---9-|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|-------|
E|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
C|------------|------------|-0---------|-2---2-----|-------|
G|-9----------|-7----------|-0---------|-0---------|-0-----|



Chorus:

                   C
I...              driving...
     G  
The speed...            

Em
      City...

        D
And...  arm...
    
    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

C           D
be...       be... 

Suggestion: during the verses, it can sound pretty cool if you
get a friend to strum the chords: C, G, Em, D in the background
:)

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