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Joe Nichols of Rogers, Arkansas, a young country music singer who rose to prominence in 2002 with The Impossible He only had minor hits before then. According to the The Impossible Songfacts, the Kelley Lovelace and Lee Thomas Miller penned mid-tempo ballad was released in March 2002 as the first single from his second album,  Man With A Memory . It became his first hit, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Country chart and #29 on the Hot 100. Nichols recalled to The Boot in a 2011 interview: &quot;'The Impossible' was huge for me for a number of different reasons.

There is a little walkdown on the D chords that goes 
kinda like this:

A----2-0----2-0-
E--2------2-----
C--2------2-----
G--2------2-----


D
She hates goin' anywhere in my old truck
D
She says it's always muddy and it rides so rough
          Em                 G              D          G
And there ain't no graceful way to climb up in a dress
     Em            A              D
Yeah I'm about as country as she gets

D
I might get her on the lake to fish with me
D
If the water's smooth and the sky is blue with a nice cool breeze
    Em           G                  D           G
But anything we catch I'll have to clean myself
      Em            A              D
Cause I'm about as country as she gets


             G             D
She'll slip off a pair of heels
          G                D
Walk barefoot across the field
         G            D/A              A
Climb up on the fence just to be near me
     Em                 G                      D            G
Sometimes I think that horse still scares her half to death
     Em            A              D
Yeah I'm about as country as she gets


D
She likes being within spending distance of a mall
D
Havin' enough bars to make a cell phone call
        Em              G                 D       G
Put her in a crowd and she's right in her element
     Em            A              D
Yeah I'm about as country as she gets

             G                     D
She'll slip out on the porch sometimes
          G                  D
When that sun's low in the sky
           G            D/A             A
Pull up a rocking chair just to be with me
  Em                  G             D           G
Until that first big junebug buzzes by her head
        Em            A              D
You see I'm about as country as she gets

     Em            A              D
Yeah I'm about as country as she gets

D
She hates goin' anywhere in my old truck

As Country As She Gets

Intro:
A----------0h2--0-0-2-------------------0h2-------------2---|
E-------------------------------------3---------------------|
C-4h6--4p2------------2--4h6--7\6-4-2-------2-4h6-6-4-2---2-|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|

Intro Chords
D    G    A    D    G    A    D

Verse One:
D                G            A              D
"I'm No Stranger to the Rain" came on my radio today
G                   D                A
I hadn't heard that voice in way too long
D                    G               A                 D
I've still got those worn out tapes, the only three or four he made
       G        A                D      G  A  D
What a shame, I wish that wasn't all

Verse Two:
Hearing that song took me back to my senior year, the year I asked
Mary Ellen Mayfield to the prom
She agreed to go as friends, I remember thinking "man, I wish,
Lord I wish that wasn't all"

Chorus One:
D                  G          A           D
Ain't it funny how sometimes, we can be unsatisfied
G              D                  A     Asus   A
With things we should be thankful for
D                 G                 A                 D
Like an old Keith Whitley song or a slow dance at the senior prom
Em               D                 A
Some things just leave you wanting more

Verse Three:
Like the way I felt that June, when Dad called me with the news
Through tears he told me my granddad was gone
He lived 'til he was 95, I know that's a good long life still I wish,
Lord I wish that wasn't all

Chorus Two:
Ain't it funny how sometimes, we can be unsatisfied
With things we should be thankful for
Like the time we get to spend with the ones we love, family and friends
Some things just leave you wanting more

G    D    A

Verse Four:
I thank God that I found you, until now I never knew
That a love could be this strong
I could stay right here and hold you close for ten forevers in a row, still I'd wish
    A                Em     D
I'd wish that wasn't all
       G             A                D
Yeah I wish, Lord, I wish that wasn't all

D    G    A    D    G    A    D

I Wish That Wasnt All

VERSE 1
--------

A             A(add9)           D                              A
My dad chased monsters from the dark and checked underneath my bed,
             A/Ab             F#m        D    E       A
And he could lift me with one arm way up over top his head.
         A(add9)      D                              A
He could loosen rusty bolts with a quick turn of his wrench,
          A/Ab               F#m      D     E    D
He pulled splinters from his hand and never even flinched.
                F#m            F#m(add9)
In 13 years I'd never seen him cry, 
        Bm               A/Db    D        E  
But the day that grandpa died, I realized.


CHORUS
-------

           A
Unsinkable ships sink,
            E
Unbreakable walls break,
              F#m                    F#m7
Sometimes the things you think would never happen
D                E
Happen just like that.
           A
Unbendable steel bends,
       E                F+   D
If the fury of the wind is unstoppable.
     Bm               A/Db     D
I've learned to never underestimate
E      A 
 The impossible.


VERSE 2
--------

A          A(add9)       D                           A
Then there was my junior year, Billy had a brand new car.
       A/Ab              F#m              D         E        A 
It was late the road was wet, I guess the curve was just too sharp.
          A(add9)       D                                    A
I walked away without a scratch, they brought the helicopter in,
      A/Ab              F#m                  D     E     D
Billy couldn't feel his legs, they said he'd never walk again.
                                F#m           F#m(add9)
But Billy said he would and his mom and daddy prayed,
        Bm          A/Db           D          E
And the day we graduated, he stood up to say:



REPEAT CHORUS


A   A(add9)  F#m  D  E
INSTRUMENTAL


BRIDGE
-------
         D
So don't tell me that its over,
           F#m           F#m(add9)
Don't give up on you and me.
               Bm               A/Db
'Cause there's no such thing as hopeless,
   D            E
If you believe...


REPEAT CHORUS

Impossible

Intro
 
E B A      E B A
 
Verse:
 
           A
So you lit her cigerette
        E
Your feeling pretty good
       A
You think you've gotta shot
        E
most girls you probably would
                  A
Yeah this is that kind of place
                  E
but she ain't that kinda girl
               F#m
Well your reading it all wrong
        B
lt me tell you about her
 

Chorus:
E            B                         A
She only smokes when she drinks
             B                           E
she only drinks now and then
             B                      A
now and then when she's tired
            B                     E
of being let down by men
             D#m        C#m
You can give her a light
          G#              F#
but its not whatyou think
A                         F#
Everybody knows, she only drinks alone
A                 B                         E
and she only smokes when she drinks
 


Verse:
            A
Did you ask her to dance
          E
let me guess, she told you no
        A
gotta take her someplace quiet
      E
and see how far that goes
        A
don't take it all that hard
        E
when she smiles and turns you down
       F#m
for a complicated girl
                   B
she ain't that hard to figure out
 

Chorus:
 

Bridge:  A  E  A  B
 

Chorus:
 
Out:
E B A B
 
Yeah Thats Right.
 
E B A B E

She Only Smoles When She Drinks

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

(Verse)
Em              G                                     
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares
D
Licking up their lollipops
A           C
No one ever interrupts
Em              G                           
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares
D
Playing with their teddy bears
A                 C      Em
talking 'bout the rising fares
Em              G                            
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares
D
Whistling to their favorite song
A                  C
Dancing, laughing, all night long
Em              G                             
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares 
D
Praying to the morning sun 
A                  C      Em
Talking with their golden tongue

(Pre-chorus)
      G            D      Em  
And I wished I was one of them
      G            D      Em
And I wished I was one of them

(Chorus)
    C                            G
I'd love to be a millionaire, I wished I had a golden mare
    D                                  Em
And I would waste my precious time, by looking for the perfect rime
C                           G
Life is easy, life is good, it would be like Hollywood
   D            C      Em
If I could be a millionaire

(Verse)
Em              G                           
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares
      D
There was a wave, that killed 
             A            C
Them all and now the lollipops are gone
Em              G                           
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares
D
Travelling to the Nowhere-Land
A                     C     Em
Where nasty pleasures never end

(Pre-chorus)
      G            D      Em 
And I wished I was one of them 
      G            D      Em
And I wished I was one of them

(Bridge)
    Em          D               Em        D              Em           
Hey tell me how can it be, that money can set you free,  tell me 
    D               C         D
How can it be, that money can set you

Em          D               Em        D              Em           
Tell me how can it be, that money can set you free,  tell me 
    D               C         D
How can it be, that money can set you,  
C         D        Em
Money can set you free

(Chorus)
    C                            G
I'd love to be a millionaire, I wished I had a golden mare
    D                                  Em
And I would waste my precious time, by looking for the perfect rime
C                           G
Life is easy, life is good, it would be like Hollywood
   D            C      Em
If I could be a millionnaire
        D            C      Em
If only I could be a millionaire

47 Millionaires

Intro : 
=======
Cm D G7 Cm
Cm D G7 Cm

Couplet :
=========
Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G
C Fm C Fm D Gm D G7
Cm G Cm G Fm Cm G C

Refrain :
=========
C F G C C F G

La Salsa Du Demon

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

...

Out Of The Darkness

Intro: C F C F

C                   F        C                 F
Everything has its season, everything has its time
C            F             C                G
Show me a reason and I'll soon show you a rhyme
Bb                            C                 Am7
Cats fit on the windowsill, children fit in the snow
Gm                                      C
Why do I feel I don't fit in anywhere I go?

F                             Gsus
Rivers belong where they can ramble,
Em                   Em7      F
Eagles belong where they can fly
C           Dm            G             Am
I've got to be where my spirit can run free
F          C       Gm        C
Gotta find my corner of the sky

Repeat verse and chorus x2

Corner Of The Sky

G A7sus4 G Cadd9 x2

G            A7sus4
I don't mind stealing bread
G                  Cadd9
From the mouths of decadence

G A7sus4 G Cadd9

    G                   A7sus4
But I can't feed on the powerless
        G             Cadd9
When my cup's already overfilled

G A7sus4 G Cadd9

G        A7sus4
But it's on the table
    G           Cadd9
The fire is cooking

G           A7sus4
And they're farming babies
       G         Cadd9
While slaves are working
G        A7sus4
Blood is on the table
        G          Cadd9
And the mouths are choking
    G           A7sus4  G   Cadd9
But I'm growing hungry


G            Cadd9
I don't mind stealing bread
G                  Cadd9
From the mouths of decadence

G Cadd9 x2

    G                   Cadd9
But I can't feed on the powerless
        G             Cadd9
When my cup's already overfilled

G Cadd9 x2

G        A7sus4
But it's on the table
    G           Cadd9
The fire is cooking

G           A7sus4
And they're farming babies
       G         Cadd9
While slaves are working
G      A7sus4
And is on the table
        G          Cadd9
And the mouths are choking

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)


D5-E5 D5-E5  Emadd9  x4


G Am Bm Cadd9 x2


G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)


D5-E5 D5-E5  Emadd9 x4


     G             A7sus4
Yeah I don't mind stealing bread
     G             Cadd9
    (Ooh           I don't mind)

     G             A7sus4
Yeah I don't mind stealing bread
     G             Cadd9
    (Ooh           I don't mind)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)


D5-E5 D5-E5  Emadd9

Hunger Strike

(Verse)
F#m
Up in the sky, there is a village 
        E                        D
And the people there are blue, I believe it's true 
          F#m
Up in the sky, people are happy 
              E		           D         F#m
They love to sing and there is no need for a king

F#m
Up in the sky, nothing is insane 
       E                           D
Like a rocket driven plane you can fly above the rain 
          F#m
Up in the sky, you just feel fine 
            E                           D
There is no running out of time and you never cross a line

(Pre-Chrous)
F#m     E       D             
I never want to die 
F#m     E           D
I wanna live in the sky

(Chorus)
F#m                    D
Up in the sky, you can fly 
          A              E
You will make it if you try 
       F#m         D   E
In the sky you are far away
       	  F#m	      D		  	
Up in the sky you can sing 
	A	    E
And you can do everything 
	D		          E	
And no 	matter what they say it's true 
	         F#m
I'm going to the blue

(Verse)
F#m
Up in the sky there's no religion
	     E		      	       D	
There are no cars an no phones and you cannot be controlled
	  F#m
Up in the sky you just feel fine
	    E		             D
There is no money making crime but a lot of good wine

(Pre-Chorus)
F#m     E       D             
I never want to die 
F#m     E           D
I wanna live in the sky


(Chorus)
F#m                     D
Up in the sky, you can fly 
         A	        E
You will make it if you try 
       F#m         D    E
In the sky you are far away
          F#m	      D		  	
Up in the sky you can sing 
	A           E
And you	can do everything 
	D		          E	
And no 	matter what they say it's true 
	         F#m
I'm going to the blue

(Bridge)
A	E	F#m
oooo 	oooo 	ooooo

4x
D          A           E
I wanna live up in the sky

(Chorus)
F#m                    D
Up in the sky, you can fly 
       	 A	        E
You will make it if you try 
       F#m         D    E
In the sky you are far away
          F#m	      D		  	
Up in the sky you can sing 
	A	    E
And you can do everything 
	D		          E	
And no 	matter what they say it's true 
	         F#m
I'm going to the blue

(Outro, fade out)
A	 E	F#m
oooo 	oooo  	ooooo

Up In The Sky

Intro - C--G--F (x2)

C                     G
Driving home in the pouring rain
C                          G
I'm getting tired of the song that's playing
F      C         G
All i want is a reason
G
You gotta give me something
C                           G
You know it's really hard to concentrate
C                         G
I'm getting tired of the words you're saying
F         C          G
Don't tell me you're waiting
G
I would be all you wanted

C       G         C
Give me something else

C                            G
So if you take a chance then you wont regret it
C                              G
Cause I'll take your hand and I'll keep you betting on me
F                            C
All the things that I'd do to you-oo
G                    C
Everything this is turning into
C                                G
And if you close your eyes then I'll show you something
C                              G
We could spend some time and I'll keep you running to me
F                              C
All the time i would spend with you-oo
G                     C
Everything I could learn about you
C         G
I'll be something
F               C
I'll be all you wanted

C                   G
Here we are in the pouring rain
C                     G
It's pretty clear you're a chance worth taking
F       C          G
I can tell that you're waiting
G
For me to give you something
C                    G
Now there's nothing left to complicate
C                       G
Little words that are not worth saying
F        C        G
You have got to believe me
G
I would be all you wanted

C        G        C
Give me something else


C                            G
So if you take a chance then you wont regret it
C                              G
Cause I'll take your hand and I'll keep you betting on me
F                            C
All the things that I'd do to you-oo
G                    C
Everything this is turning into
C                                G
And if you close your eyes then I'll show you something
C                              G
We could spend some time and I'll keep you running to me
F                              C
All the time i would spend with you-oo
G                     C
Everything I could learn about you
C         G
I'll be something
F               C
I'll be all you wanted

C          G              C             G
Take it or leave it it's not what you think
F              C                 G         C
This could be something that no one could fake
C            G        C         G
If you just try to change your mind
C              G            C         G
But sooner or later you're likely to break
F               C            G       C
And I won't be waiting to fix you mistakes

C        G         C
Give me something else

C                            G
So if you take a chance then you wont regret it
C                              G
Cause I'll take your hand and I'll keep you betting on me
F                            C
All the things that I'd do to you-oo 
Am
Anything this is...

C                            G
So if you take a chance then you wont regret it
C                              G
Cause I'll take your hand and I'll keep you betting on me
F                            C
All the things that I'd do to you-oo 
G                    C
Everything this is turning into
C                                G
And if you close your eyes then I'll show you something
C                              G
We could spend some time and I'll keep you running to me
F                              C
All the time i would spend with you-oo
G                     C
Everything I could learn about you
C         G
I'll be something
F               C
I'll be all you wanted

All You Wanted

C
Deja de pensar y cuéntame,
C7
ya se que ayer estabas junto a él
F
y hoy se ha ido.
Dm G
Ya se que has compartido junto a él
Em Am
la noche tibia y el amanecer.
F G
Ya se que has descubierto junto a él
C C7
la dicha...
F G
Ya se que se ha parado tu reloj
Em Am
pero ahora mismo vas a echarlo a andar
F G
es pronto para dar por un amor
C
la vida...

Bailaremos un vals,
Dm
tomaremos después una copa de más
G7
y hasta que salga el sol
C C7
bailaremos al son de una vieja guitarra.
F G
Brindaremos por ti,
Em Am
brindaremos por él, porque le vaya bien
F G
y mañana verás que es mejor olvidar
C
que llorar por amor.

Vuelve a sonreir, olvídale,
C7
la vida es ancha y estos glopes del amor
F
se olvidan...
Dm G
Después de cada noche nace un sol
Em Am
y vuelven las gaviotas a volar.
F G
Después de la tristeza nacerá
C C7
la dicha...
F G
Y si hoy te han maltratado el corazón
Em Am
y duerme junto a ti la soledad
F G C
no importa porque empieza un día más la vida...


Bailaremos un vals,
Dm
tomaremos después una copa de más
G7
y hasta que salga el sol
C C7
cantaremos al son de una vieja guitarra.
F G
Brindaremos por ti,
Em Am
brindaremos por él, porque le vaya bien
F G
y mañana verás que es mejor olvidar
C C7
que llorar por amor.

F G
Brindaremos por ti,
Em Am
brindaremos por él, porque le vaya bien
F G
y mañana verás que es mejor olvidar
C
que llorar por amor.

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