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&quot;Jackie Keith Whitley&quot; (b. July 1, 1954 in Sandy Hook, Kentucky d. May 9, 1989) was an American country music singer.  Early life  Whitley learned to play a guitar at a very young age, and became involved with a regional television show when he was eight years old. He and his friend, Ricky Skaggs, formed a bluegrass band, which landed both of them their first break in 1970, when they joined Ralph Stanley's Clinch Mountain Boys. Whitley was singing lead for the band by 1974 at the age of 20.  

G                C   D             G  Bm  Em
I know you loved him, a long time ago
                 Am    D                     G    C    G
Even now in your mind, you still want him I know
                  C   D                   G   Bm   Em
But Darlin' this time, let your memories die
                   Am     D                  C   G
When you hold me tonight, don't close your eyes

(CHORUS)
G                 C               D
Don't close your eyes, let it be me
                   G      Bm       Em
Don't pretend it's him in some fantasy
             Am                  D
Darlin' just once let yesterday go
                      G         Bm          Em
And you'll find more love than you'll ever know
              Am                          D
Just hold me tight, when you love me tonight
                       C   G
And don't close your eyes



G                  C   D                     G  Bm   Em
Maybe I've been a fool, holdin' on all this time
                    Am  D                       G                
Lyin' here in your arms, knowin' he's in your mind
                  C    D                  G   Bm   Em
But Darlin' this time, let your memories die
                    C    D                  C    G
When you love me tonight, don't close your eyes


(CHORUS)

G                 C               D
Don't close your eyes, let it be me
                   G      Bm       Em
Don't pretend it's him in some fantasy
             Am                  D
Darlin' just once let yesterday go
                      G         Bm          Em
And you'll find more love than you'll ever know
              Am                          D
Just hold me tight, when you love me tonight
                       C   G
And don't close your eyes




             Am                          D
Just hold me tight, when you love me tonight
                       C   G
And don't close your eyes

Don't Close Your Eyes

1st verse:
G
If I were alone in the desert
    C                     G
Without a drink of water around
   C                          G
On my knees and hands in that white, scorching sand
                                D
With the hot Sahara sun beating down
   G
If I could be granted my wishes
   C                          G
If anything I want could come true
C                          G
I know that it might sound funny
    D                           G
But here's what I'd want you to do


Chorus:
              C
Tell Lorrie I love her
              G
Tell Lorrie I need her
         D
Tell her everything would be okay
                G
If I could just see her
              C
Tell Lorrie I love her
              G
Tell Lorrie I need her
     Am
If I leave this old world
         D                       G  
Tell her she's the only girl for me


2nd verse:
G
If I were adrift on the ocean
C                               G
A vessel with no sails or steam
C                               G
Floating aimlessly on and endless sea
                                D
Hopelessly lost it would seem
  G
If all of the fish in the water
  C                     G
Could echo my last dying plea
C                               G
I know you might not understand it
   D                            G
But here's what I'd want it to be

(chorus)

If I leave this old world
Tell her she's the only girl for me

Tell Lori I Love Her

G                           C
I'm no stranger to the rain I'm a friend of thunder
                                   G
Friend, is it any wonder lightning strikes me
       D                       F
I've fought with the devil Got down on his level
      C                               D
but I never gave in, so he gave up on me

2nd verse:
G                           C
I'm no stranger to the rain  I can spot bad weather
                                     G
And I'm good at finding shelter in a downpour
          D                        F
I've been sacrificed by brothers  Crucified by lovers
    C                              D                             G
But through it all I withstood the pain, I'm no stranger to the rain

Bridge:
C                                     G
But when I get that foggy feeling The one I'm feeling now
   C                              G               Fm
If I don't keep my head up, I may drown. But it's hard to keep believing  
     Bm                          C                           A
I'll even come out even While the rain beats your hole in the ground.
        F                      D
And tonight it's really coming down

3rd verse:
G                                        C
I'm no stranger to the rain But there'll always be tomorrow
                                        G
And I'll beg, steal, or borrow a little sunshine.
D                                    F
I'll put this cloud behind me That's how the man designed me
C                     D
Ride the wind and hurricane. 
                       Em      A   C      D               G
I'm no stranger to the rain Oh no, I'm no stranger to the rain

I'm No Stranger To The Rain

Intro: |D A|G A| 2x

D      A          G             A           D    A G A
It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart
D        A         G           A            D   A G A
Without saying a word you can light up the dark
G                     A
Try as I may I could never explain
D       A               G          A
What I hear when you don't say a thing

Chorus:
      D               A          G             A
The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
            D             A          G             A
There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me
   D              A                 G                  A G A
A touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall
D    G                 A                     (Intro)
Now you say it best, when you say nothing at all

All day long I can hear people talking out loud
But when you hold me near you drown out the crowd
Old Mister Webster could never define
What's being said between your heart and mine

Chorus

When You Say Nothing At All

Intro: 
 
F | F | C | C 
F | F | C | C 
 
Verse 1 
C 
Well everybody talks about the California quakes, 
F 
but the first time I ever felt the earth shake 
F        C                          G 
was in Miami, when Amy touched me 
G 
aww it shook me 
 
C 
I told her I loved her and I wanted to stay 
F 
but she said be sure and I call you in L.A. 
C                           G 
even in the taxi I could hear 
G                      C 
my telephone ring 
C 
callin' me from: 
 
Chorus 
F              Em 
Miami, my Amy 
F                                   G                              C 
what took you so long I thought you'd never call 
 
F                   Em  Am 
Miami, oh my Amy 
F              Em   F          G      C 
Miami, my Amy loves me after all 
 
Repeat Intro 
 
Verse II. 
C 
Now Amy just called and said please come back 
F 
Said I'm on my way babe ain't even unpacked 
C 
I want you and I love you 
C                                Dm              G 
tha's all she had to say, goodbye L.A. 
C     
Now once again I'm Maimi bound 
F 
Can't wait til this plane touches down 
C                                             G 
'cause I know my Amy will be waitin 
G                     C 
at that Maimi gate -- I can't wait 
 
Chorus 
F              Em 
Miami, my Amy 
F                                   G                              C 
what took you so long I thought you'd never call 
 
F                   Em  Am 
Miami, oh my Amy 
F              Em   F          G      C 
Miami, my Amy loves me after all

Miami My Amy

E
Where theres a cloud don't mean there's rain

Tears in my eyes don't mean theres pain
     A                           E  
Don't flatter yourself I'm over you
E
Things aren't always what they seem

You can't believe everything you read
A                       E              
On my face,   I'm over you


Chorus

B
You heard I'm drinkin more tham I should
      A
and I ain't been lookin all that good
B
Someone told you I was takin it rough
A
But why're they makin those stories up?
               E
When I'm over you 

E
There were times if you'd been around

You would've seen me broken down
A                            E
But now you won't,   I'm over you

E
So if I seem a little bit cold

It only means you've lost that hold
A                          E
You had on me,  I'm over you


Chorus

E
I'm over you
           E
I'm over you

I'm Over You

Am 
A high road, low road, some old side road 
Am                              E               Am 
Really don't matter to me if it gets me back to you 
Am  
Jet plane, fast train bus in a hard rain, any ole way you please 
      E               Am 
If it gets me back to you 
  
 
F                        
Young man, big shot, gotta see what's out there 
C                        Am                 Am   
Leave town, hung around, what the hell does he care 
Am 
Corner park, broken heart, girl in her home town 
F                        G                     Am 
Porch light every night, hoping that he comes around 
  
 
  Am 
A high road, low road, some old side road 
Am                              E               Am 
Really don't matter to me if it gets me back to you 
Am 
Hitchhike motor bike, any ol' way you like, crawling on my knees 
      E               Am 
If it gets me back to you 
  
 
Instrumental 
  
F 
Somewhere out there the world's on your shoulder 
C              C              Am                 
Each night the same stuff the world's getting colder 
Am  
Dreams die slow as becomes a boy becomes a man 
F                   G          Am 
High road low road, any way he can 
  
Chorus 
 
 
  Am 
A high road, low road, some old side road 
Am                              E               Am 
Really don't matter to me if it gets me back to you 
Am  
Jet plane, fast train, bus in a hard rain, any ole way you please 
      Em              Am 
If it gets me back to you 
 
F                                           G 
Hitchhike motor bike, any ol' way you like, crawling on my knees 
      E 
If it gets meeeeee 
 
 
      Am 
Oh, A high road low road, some old side road 
Am                              E               Am 
Really don't matter to me if it gets me back to you 
Am  
Jet plane, fast train, bus in a hard rain, any ole way you please 
      Em              Am 
If it gets me back to you 
 
A high road low road, some old side road 
A high road low road, some old side road 
A high road low road, some old side road 
 
Outro

Some Ole Side Road

Keith Whitley was one of the group of country music musicians that brought &quot;new&quot; country music into the spotlight in the early 80`s.Keith, along with such others as Hank Williams Jr., Garth Brooks, George Strait, Reba MacEntire, and Allison Kraus, just to name a few gapped the bridge that existed between conventional country and the new breed of performers.These artists contribution can never be overlooked as they are part of the evolution of country music that exists today.

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

De Nada

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


Perfect

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

Baa Baa Black Sheep

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

Country Roads

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

You Make It Real

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

Intro/Verse
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Solo
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School Friends

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

It Ain't Me

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

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