The Essential Jim Reeves

Jim Reeves (1923 - 1964), known affectionately as 'Gentleman Jim', was a country singer known for his velvety voice. Through his unique style, which fused the laidback style of crooners such as Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby with country material, he brought country music to a whole new audience. He was also one of the first to bring country music to places outside of America, gaining widespread popularity in Britain, Europe, South Africa and India.  

C                                       Dm
Well hello Sam now how you've been yes it's been a while since I've been in
   B                                     C  G/F/Em/Dm
Before she left you know we came here a lot.                              
C
Oh but with out her here its 
               Dm                                     G
Not the same, pour me a glass and keep the change tonight, I'm having 
                  C    C/Bb/Am/Gm               
Teardrops on the Rocks.
Gm         F               C                     G                C
Well I remember when she sat right there I can close my eyes and see
        F                  C                     F             C
Though soft light shining in her hair and she saying she loves me.
     F          C                                          C/Bb/Am/Gm       
All though its just pretend and i cant turn back the clock
     F            C              
I'm keeping memories alive with 
F                   C
Teardrops on the Rocks
F                   C
Teardrops on the Rocks
C                                         Dm
I had to come back just once again cause sam you use to be our freiend
    G                                 C  G/F/Em/Dm
Now let me talk of thing that used to be 
     C                                   Dm
Say here's a dime go play our song just one more time and i'll be gone
G                                                C Bb/Am/Gm/F
Tonight i'm having teardrops on the rocks for me.
F
 yes i remember when she
C                     G                C Bb/Am/Gm/F
Sat right there and I close my eyes see
F                      C           F               C   Bb/Am/Gm
Soft light shining in her her and saying she loves me.
     F             C                 G                   C  Bb/Am/Gm      
All though it's just pretend and I can't turn back the clock.
     F         C
I'm keeping memories alive with 
F                   C
Teardrops on the Rock.
F                  C                 FADE
Teardrops on the Rocks

Teardrops On The Rocks

Welcome To My World - Jim Reeves
 
G             C       D7                G
Welcome to my world   won't You come on in
           C       D7                   G
Miracles I guess   still happen now and then
             C       D7               G
Step into my heart   leave your cares behind
              C       D7                G   
Welcome to my world   built with you in mind
 
D7                      G      D7                G
Knock and the door will open   seek and you will find
D7                G          A7                   D7
Ask and You'll be given  The key to this world of mine
G               C      D7             G
I'll be waiting here   with my arms unfurled
                 C     D7            G    
Waiting just for you   Welcome to my world
 
D7                      G      D7                G
Knock and the door will open   Seek and you will find
D7                G          A7                   D7
Ask and You'll be given  The key to this world of mine
G               C     D7             G
I'll be waiting here  with my arms unfurled
                 C    D7            G    
Waiting just for you  Welcome to my world

                 C    D7            G  
Waiting just for you  Welcome to my world

Welcome To My World

Intro: C, G, C, G

C			     F             C
Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone
C				      G
Let's pretend that we're together all alone.
C				  C7		F
I'll tell the man to turn the jukebox way down low.
C			           G			C
And you can tell your friend there with you, he'll have to go.

C			F		C
Whisper to me, tell me do you love me true
C			         G
Or is he holding you the way I do.
C					C7
Though love is blind, make up your mind
		F
I've got to know.
C				G			C	C7
Should I hang up or will you tell him he'll have to go.

F
You can't say the words I want to hear
C
While you're with another man
F
Do you want me answer yes or no
C		G
Darlin' I will understand.


C			     F             C
Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone
C				      G
Let's pretend that we're together all alone.
C				  C7		F
I'll tell the man to turn the jukebox way down low.
C			           G			C
And you can tell your friend there with you, he'll have to go.

Put Your Sweet Lips

C
Bimbo, Bimbo, where you gonna go-i-o?
G                           C
Bimbo, Bimbo, what ya gonna do-i-o?
C             F
Bimbo, Bimbo, does your mommy know,
            G                                       C
That you're goin' down the road, to see your little girl-i-o?


C          F      D7         G             C
Bimbo is a little boy, who's got a million friends.
C                 F      D7       G              C
And every time he passes by, they all invite him in.
C     G
He'll clap his hands and sing and dance, and talk his baby that,
G
With a hole in his pants, and his knees stickin' out, he's just big
enough

      to walk



C
Bimbo, Bimbo, where you gonna go-i-o?
G                           C
Bimbo, Bimbo, what ya gonna do-i-o?
C            F
Bimbo Bimbo, does your mommy know,
            G                                       C
that you're goin' down the road, To see your little girl-i-o?


C               F        D7         G                 C
Bimbo's got two big blue eyes, that light up like the stars.
C              F          D7        G             C
And the way to light them up, is to buy him candy bars.
G
Cracker Jacks and bubble gum will start his day off right.
G
All the girlies follow him just a begin' for a bite.



C
Bimbo, Bimbo, candy on your face-i-o,
G                             C
Bimbo, Bimbo, chewin' on your gum-i-o.
C             F
Bimbo, Bimbo, when you gonna grow,
G                               C
Everybody loves you little baby bimb-i-o.


C                   F       D7          G               C
You never catch him sittin' still, he's just the rovin' kind.
C                    F      D7        G              C
Although he's just a little boy, he's got a grown-up mind.
G
He's always got a shaggy dog, a-pullin' at his clothes,
G
And everybody calls to him, as down the street he goes.



C
Bimbo Bimbo where you gonna go-i-o?
G                         C
Bimbo Bimbo what ya gonna do-i-o?
C           F
Bimbo Bimbo does your mommy know?
            G                                       C
That you're goin' down the road, To see your little girl-i-o?

C
Bimbo, Bimbo, Bimbo, Bimbo, Bimbo

Bimbo

Verse 1
     G                            D7          
Last night was the worst night of my life no doubt
             D                        G
'Cause while I stayed at home someone else took you out
   G                           Am        C
I cried 'cause I love you with all of my might
                        G            D7             G
And I missed me, how I missed me at your house last night


Chorus
   C                           G
I missed holding hands walking out on your lawn
   C                             G           D
I missed the sweet kiss that was mine for so long
         G                           Am            C
Were you happy with new arms wrapped around you so tight
                   G            D7              G
I missed me, how I missed me at your house last night


Verse 2

Did the neighbours say they noticed anything strange
Like a different car parked in your drive for a change
Did they watch as he kissed you beneath the porch light
Did they miss me like I missed me at your house last night

Chorus

I Missed Me

C                            F             C
Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone
C                                     G
Let's pretend that we're together all alone
C                                            F
I'll tell the man to turn the jukebox way down low
       C                           G                    C
And you can tell your friend there with you, he'll have to go.


Whisper to me, tell me do you love me true
Or is he holding you the way I do
Though love is blind, make up your mind, I've got to know
Should I hang up, or will you tell him, he'll have to go.

        F
	You can't say the words I want to hear
                              C
        When you're with another man
        F
	Do you want me, answer yes or no
           C     G
	Darling, I will understand.


Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone
Let's pretend that we're together all alone
I'll tell the man to turn the jukebox way down low
And you can tell your friend there with you, he'll have to go.

He'll Have To Go

Intro- C Em Am G F
C Am F
Hoy encuentro tu imagen en el mismo lugar
C Am F
como en sueños inciertos te estoy viendo llegar
C Am F
ya no hay luz de escena, ya no estas
C Am
me sorprende tu voz y nuestra
F
historia de amor, en la melodia
C Am F
soñamos con cambiar el dia, la oscuridad, la cancion
C Em Am G F
pero nunca supimos amar
C Em Am G F
Un amor que se murio no puede lastimar
C Em Am G F
nuestro amor que se perdio en el mar

Es de noche, hay silencio, necesito hablar
y una lluvia de invierno se quedo con mi soledad
el mundo podía desaparecer
mientras nuestra nabe volaba hacia nuevos lugares
buscabamos vida
tratamos de disimular, locura y propiedad
pero nunca supimos amar
un amor que se murio no puede lastimar
nuestro amor que se perdio en el mar

Malicia en tus sueños, me hacias volar
tu cuerpo y el mio guardaron secretos
y una rara armonia
Un amor que se murio no puede lastimar
si tu amor no se murio, por favor, donde esta?
Un amor que se murio no puede lastimar
nuestro amor que se perdio en el mar

Buscabamos vida

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

I'll Be Somewhere Listening For My Name
recorded by Bill Anderson
written by V.O. Stamps - J.B. Coats

G
When my Savior calls I will answer
        D7                  G
When He calls for me I will be there
        
When my Savior calls I will answer
        D7                         G
I'll be somewhere listening for my name

        C
I'll be somewhere listening
        G 
I'll be somewhere listening
        D7                      G 
I'll be somewhere listening for name
        C
I'll be somewhere listening
        G
I'll be somewhere listening
        D7                         G
I'll be somewhere listening for my name


If my heart is right when He calls me
      D7                    G
If my heart is right I will meet Him

If my heart is right when He calls me
        D7                         G
I'll be somewhere listening for my name

Repeat #2

 
If my robe is white when He calls me
      D7                   G   
If my robe is white I will hear

If my robe is white when He calls me
        D7                         G
I'll be somewhere listening for my name

Repeat #2

I'll Be Somewhere Listening For My Name

G    A    C    D
     
D                                     G
I went to a party at the local county jail
D                                              G
All the cons were dancing and the men began to wail
        A                              G
But the guys were indiscrete they were balling in the street
       D                  A             D    A
At the local dance at the local county jail
D                                                 G
Well the band were playing and the booze began to flow
D                                         G
But the sound came over on the police car radio
A                            G
Down at Precinct 49 having a tear gas of a time
D                                  A                      D   A
Sergeant Baker got a call from the governor of the County Jail
 
Bm                                  G
load up load up load up with rubber bullets
Bm                               G
load up load up load up with rubber bullets
          Em                  A
I love to hear those convicts squeal
         Em                    A
It's a shame these slugs ain't real
       D                         A             D   A
But we can't have dancing at the local county jail

D                                                 G
Sergeant Baker and his men made a beeline for the jail
D                                              G
And for miles around you could hear the sirens wail
          A                                  G
There's a rumour going down death row that a fuse is going to blow
       D                A            D
At the local hop at the local county jail 
                                          Eb
What you gonna do about it what you gonna do
E
What you gonna do about it what you gonna do

G   A   C   D

D
Sergeant Baker started talking with a bullhorn in his hand
Dm
He was cool he was clear he was he was always in command
        G                               Em      A
He said blood will flow here padre 
Em        F#m          G
Padre you talk to your boys
G        A  D   A    D   Eb  Em F#m  C
Trust in me God will come to set you free 

F F# G G# A Bb B

D                                                       G
Well we don't understand why he called in the National Guard
D                                                     G
When Uncle Sam is the one who belongs in the exercise yard
A                   
We all got balls and brains
G
But some's got balls and chains
D                         A            D      A
At the local dance at the local county jail
Bm                                  G
Load up load up load up with rubber bullets
Bm                                  G
Load up load up load up with rubber bullets
      Em            A           Em               A
Is it really such a crime for a guy to spend his time
       D                  A            D
At the local dance at the local county jail
       D                  A            D
At the local dance at the local county jail 
                                       Eb
What you gonna do about what you gonna do
E
What you gonna do about it what you gonna do

G   A   C   D

Rubber Bullets

Hay que poner la cejilla en el tercer traste.
El LA se hace con cejilla en el quinto traste.


LAmaj7 C#m7
Hay un misterio que está creciendo
LAmaj7 C#m7
No tiene dueño solamente entre tú y yo
LAmaj7 C#m7
No tiene prisa, no vale dinero
LAmaj7 C#m7
No tiene remedio, nos contagia a los dos
FA# FA#
Lo tengo claro, sé lo que quiero
SI7 SI7
Vente conmigo que soy un bicho sincero

MI SI7 C#m7
Noche de calor bajo la luna
LA MI SI7
Navegar en tu sonrisa es mi locura
MI SI7 C#m7
Son tus labios rojos los que me embrujan
LA MI SI7
Pero más me vuelvo loco si te desnudas
LAmaj7 C#m7 LAmaj7 C#m7
Conmigo
LAmaj7 C#m7
Sigue el camino lleno de cuervos
LAmaj7 C#m7
No te despistes aunque hablen mal de mi
LAmaj7 C#m7
Vente conmigo seremos libres
LAmaj7 C#m7
Dame el veneno que me lleva a tu jardín
FA# FA#
Dame tu boca quítate la ropa
SI7 SI7
Te estoy hablando de cuidarnos toda la noche

MI SI7 C#m7
Noche de calor bajo la luna
LA MI SI7
Navegar en tu sonrisa es mi locura
MI SI7 C#m7
Son tus labios rojos los que me embrujan
LA MI SI7
Pero más me vuelvo loco si te desnudas
LAmaj7 C#m7 LAmaj7 C#m7
Conmigo vente conmigo
LA FA#
Sabes bien que en ningún lugar se está mejor que aquí
LA LA
La gente que murmura sin conciencia no tienen cura
FA#
Pero eso me da igual
MI FA#
No pienso cambiar este rato contigo, nena
SI7
Debajito de tu ombligo

MI SI7 C#m7
Noche de calor bajo la luna
LA MI SI7
Navegar en tu sonrisa es mi locura
MI SI7 C#m7
Son tus labios rojos los que me embrujan
LA MI SI7
Pero más me vuelvo loco si te desnudas
LAmaj7 C#m7 LAmaj7 C#m7
Conmigo Vente conmigo
LAmaj7 C#m7
Vente conmigo Vente conmigo, mujer
LAmaj7 C#m7
Hay un misterio que está creciendo
LAmaj7 C#m7
No tiene dueño solamente entre tú y yo

Noche de calor

Intro:        
D Gm D Gm


Verse:
D          Gm                D
 Never ending symptoms in my head
            Gm             D
We lay hollow in the emptiness
            Gm                     Bm
I'm too tired to push you from the bed



Pre-Chorus:
A#                 
 No more fighting
F
 No more fighting
Am               A#     
 No more fighting for us



Chorus:
F       Gm      D#  A#
Feel the void in our bed
    F      Gm       D#   A#
The space between is deafening
   F       Gm      Dm    A#
Oh we don't bend or break it
    F      Gm       D#   A#
The space between is deafening
    F      Gm       D#   A#
The space between is deafening



Verse:
D               Gm                    D
 No one's moving, we lack the courage to
                   Gm                  D
We lay in stalemate, wishing the other would
                   Gm                     Bm
But we're too tired, we're at the ember's core



Pre-Chorus:
A#                 
 No more fighting
F
 There’s no more fighting
Am                            A#     
 There’s no more fighting for us



Chorus:
F       Gm      D#  A#
Feel the void in our bed
    F      Gm       D#   A#
The space between is deafening
   F       Gm      Dm    A#
Oh we don't bend or break it
    F      Gm       D#   A#
The space between is deafening



Bridge:
Am       A#      Gm               C
 No more fighting, we've given up now
Dm            D#        A#
 Silence says more than words
Am     A#  Gm           C
 Imagination cures loneliness when
Dm            D#      A#
 You become a prisoner



Chorus:
F       Gm      D#  A#
Feel the void in our bed
    F      Gm       D#   A#
The space between is deafening
   F       Gm      Dm    A#
Oh we don't bend or break it
    F      Gm       D#   A#
The space between is deafening

Space Between

F                    G      C      Am G
The world is treating me bad... misery. 

C               F
I'm the kind of guy,
    C             F
Who never used to cry,
                         G      C     Am G
The world is treatin' me bad... misery

C                     F
I've lost her now for sure,
  C                F  
I won't see her no more,
                G       C
It's gonna be a drag... misery

Am                           C           
I'll remember all the little things we've done
Am                                 G         G7
Can't she see she'll always be the only one, only one.


C                F
Send her back to me,
       C            F
'Cause everyone can see
                   G     C
Without her I will be in misery


Am                           C
I'll remember ...


C                F
Send her back to me...

Misery

C                        F 
Back in the old folky days
Am            Em              D
The air was magic when we played
C                                   F
The river boat was rocking in the rain
Am                Em            D
Midnight was the time for the raid
G
Oh Isabella, Proud Isabella
Am
They tore you down and plowed you under
Bm                             C
You're only real with your makeup on
G                 D
How could I see you and stay too long

C                        F
All along the Navaho Trail
Am                  Em                 D
burnouts stub their toes on garbage pails
C                          F
Waitresses crying in the rain
Am                   Em                 D
Will their boyfriends pass this way again?
G 
Oh Mother Goose, she's on the skids
Am
the shoe* ain't happy neither are the kids  
Bm                        C
She needs someone that she can scream at
G                    D
And I'm such at heel for making her so bad

C                                F
I guess I'll call it sickness gone
Am                   Em                D
It's hard to say the meaning to this song
C                              F
An ambulance can only go so fast
Am               Em               D
It's easy to get buried in the past
C                                  F
When you try to make a good thing last
Am   Em   D

G
I saw today, in the entertainment section
Am
There's room at the top for private detection
Bm             C
To Mom and Dad this just doesn't matter
G                    D
But it's either that or pay off the kidnappers
C                          F
So all you critics sit alone
Am                    Em                        D
You're no better than me for what  you've shown
C                                               F
With your stomach pump and your hook and ladder dreams
Am                 Em               D
We could get together for some scenes

G
Well I'm up in T.O.  keepin' jive alive
Am
and out on the corner it's half past five
Bm                        C
But the subways are empty and so are the cafes
G                              D
Except for the Farmer's Market and I can still hear him sayin'
C                                  F
"You're all just pissin' in the wind
Am             Em             D
You don't know it but you are"
C                              F
And there ain't nothing like a friend
Am                           Em              D
Who can tell you you're just pissin' in the wind

G
I never knew a man could tell so many lies
Am
he had a different story for every set of eyes
Bm                  C
How can he remember who he's talking to?
G                        D                        G(hold)
Cause I know it ain't me and I hope it isn't you

Ambulance Blues

Gm 
Hoje eu tive um sonho que foi o mais bonito 
Que eu sonhei em toda a minha vida 
Sonhei que todo mundo vivia preocupado 
Tentando encontrar uma saída 
 Cm              G            Bb 
Quando em minha porta alguém tocou 
 D7                          Gm 
Sem que ela se abrisse ele entrou 
 Cm         F           Bb          Eb 
E era algo tão divino, luz em forma de menino 
 Ab                   D7 
Que uma canção me ensinou 
G 
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la 
                            D 
La la la la la la la la la la 
                            Gm 
La la la la la la la la la la 
 Gm 
Tinha na inocência a sabedoria 
Da simplicidade e me dizia 
Que tudo é mais forte quando todos cantam 
A mesma canção e que eu devia 
 Cm        F         Bb 
Ensinar a todos por ali 
  D7                            Gm 
E quantos mais houvessem para ouvir 
   Cm            F          Bb        Eb 
E a fé em cada coração, na força daquela canção 
  Ab                        D7 
Seria ouvida lá no céu por Deus 
 G 
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la 
                            D 
La la la la la la la la la la 
                            Gm 
La la la la la la la la la la 
 Gm 
E saí cantando meu pequeno hino 
Quando vi que alguém também cantava 
Vi minha esperança na voz de um menino 
Que sorrindo me acompanhava 
 Cm             F          Bb 
Outros que brincavam mais além 
   D7                         Gm 
Deixavam de brincar pra vir também 
   Cm           F          Bb        Eb 
E cada vez crescia mais aquele batalhão de paz 
 Ab                        D7 
Onde já marchavam mais de cem 
G 
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la 
                            D 
La la la la la la la la la la 
                            G  D#7 
La la la la la la la la la la 
 G#m 
De todos os lugares vinham aos milhares 
E em pouco tempo eram milhões 
Invadindo ruas, campos e cidades 
Espalhando amor aos corações 
 C#m           F#         B 
Em resposta o céu se iluminou 
 D#7                G#m 
Uma luz imensa apareceu 
 C#m               F#         B           E 
Tocaram fortes os sinos, os sons eram divinos 
  D#7                    G#m 
A paz tão esperada aconteceu 
  C#m           F#       B            E 
Inimigos se abraçaram e juntos festejaram 
  A                           D#7 
O bem maior, a paz, o amor e Deus 
 G# 
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la 
                           D# 
La la la la la la la la la la 
                           G# 
La la la la la la la la la la

A Guerra Dos Meninos

E B
Yo seré lo que tú quieras que sea
C#m G#m
seré tu amante cuando tú lo prefieras
A E B
cuando revientes en llantos róbame un abrazo tal vez algo más..
E B
No te preocupes por quitarme la vida
C#m G#m
me la devuelves cuando tu lo decidas
A E B
y que no importe si el viento en otro momento nos vuelve a juntar...

A B E
y ya no estás arañándome la espalda,
G#m A E B
no me importa lo que hagas, si tu quieres vuelveme a esperar
(E-B-C#m-G#m-A-E-B)x2
eh eh eh...

G#m A (B-A)
Si vuelvo a sufrir ...!que me coman a besos!
A E A E
doy gracias por amarme, y por abandonarme
A G#m A B E
en lugar de tu amor escogí una luz para poder consolarme

Yo seré lo que tu quieras ....
Yo seré lo que tú quieras...

Por el momento y situacion en la cual escuche este tema me senti un tonto
he jurado no volver a cometer los mismos errores del pasado
es mi turno de recompensarte por todo lo que hiciste por mí
ahora yo te la dedico KaRyKatu my liebe....

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