CAJUN MOON Ricky Scaggs THE MOON IS FULL AND MY HEART IS HIGH I LOVE TO DANCE, OH ME OH MY GONNA HAVE MORE FUN THAN TREEIN' A COON TONIGHT'S THE DANCE OF THE CAJUN MOON CHORUS (after each VERSE ): CAJUN MOON, NUGGET OF GOLD RIVER OF LIGHT ON THE BAYOU YOU'RE JUST LIKE RAIN TO A LOVE IN BLOOM SO SHINE ON ME OH CAJUN MOON PICKUPS AND WAGONS 'ROUND THE RIVER ROAD SHACK BONFIRE'S A-DRAWIN' A CROWD OUT BACK STEP THROUGH THE DOOR AND I SEE MY SHERI THAT'S WHEN I FEEL HER MAMA'S EYES ON ME GUITAR, A SQUEEZE BOX, A FIDDLE, A BOW LITTLE BAND A-PLAYING EVERY SONG THEY KNOW OLD WOMAN SITTIN' THERE AND YELLIN' FOR MORE MY HEART IS WILLIN' BUT MY FEET ARE SORE ONCE MORE WE'RE WALTZIN' TO JOLIE BLOND I LEAN IN CLOSER AND SHERI RESPONDS HER MAMA'S SMILIN' AS WE SLIP FROM THE ROOM TO SIT AND STARE AT THE CAJUN MOON VERSE 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 CHORUS 4 1 5 1 4 1 5 5 4 1 5 6m 4 1 5 1
CHUG-A-LUG Roger Miller GRAPE WINE IN A MASON JAR--HOME MADE AND BROUGHT TO SCHOOL BY A FRIEND OF MINE AFTER CLASS--ME AND HIM AND THIS OTHER FOOL DECIDE THAT WE'LL DRINK UP WHAT'S LEFT--CHUG-A-LUG SO WE HELPED OURSELVES--FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING, UM--MY EARS STILL RING CHORUS (after each VERSE ): CHUG-A-LUG CHUG-A-LUG--MAKE YOU WANTA' HOLLER "HI-DI-HO"--BURNS YOUR TUMMY DON'T YOU KNOW, CHUG-A-LUG CHUG-A-LUG H. AND F. F. A. ON A FIELD TRIP TO THE FARM--ME AND A FRIEND SNEAK OFF BEHIND THIS BIG OLD BARN WHERE WE UNCOVERED A COVERED UP MOONSHINE STILL--AND WE THOUGHT WE'D DRINK OUR FILL--I SWALLERED IT WITH A SMILE--I RUN TEN MILES JUTE BOX AND A SAWDUST FLOOR--SOMETHING LIKE I AIN'T NEVER SEEN--AND I'M JUST GOING ON FIFTEEN--BUT WITH THE HELP OF MY FINAGLING UNCLE I GET SNUCK IN FOR MY FIRST TASTE OF SIN--I SAID I NEVER HAD A BIG OLD SIP, I DONE A DOUBLE-BACK FLIP VERSE 1 1 5 5 1 1 5 5 1 1 5 5 1 1 CHORUS 1 1 5 5 1 5 1 1
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS RIDIN' ON THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS ILLINOIS CENTRAL, MONDAY MORNIN' RAIL FIFTEEN CARS AND FIFTEEN RESTLESS RIDERS THREE CONDUCTORS AND TWENTY-FIVE SACKS OF MAIL ALL ALONG THE SOUTHBOUND ODYSSEY THE TRAIN PULLS OUT OF KANKAKEE AND ROLLS ALONG THE HOUSES, FARMS, AND FIELDS PASSIN' TOWNS THAT HAVE NO NAME AND FREIGHT YARDS FULL OF OLD BLACK MEN AND THE GRAVEYARDS OF RUSTED AUTOMOBILES CHORUS (after each VERSE ): GOOD MORNIN' AMERICA, HOW ARE YOU SAY, DON'T YOU KNOW ME, I'M YOUR NATIVE SON I'M THE TRAIN THEY CALL THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS I'LL BE GONE FIVE HUNDRED MILES WHEN THE DAY IS DONE DEALIN' CARD GAMES WITH THE OLD MEN IN THE CLUB CAR PENNY A POINT--AIN'T NO ONE KEEPIN' SCORE PASS THE PAPER BAG THAT HOLDS THE BOTTLE FEEL THE WHEELS GRUMBLIN' 'NEATH THE FLOOR AND THE SONS OF PULLMAN PORTERS AND THE SONS OF ENGINEERS RIDE THEIR FATHER'S MAGIC CARPET MADE OF STEEL MOTHERS WITH THEIR BABES ASLEEP ARE ROCKIN' TO THE GENTLE BEAT AND THE RHYTHM OF THE RAILS IS ALL THEY FEEL NIGHT TIME ON THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS CHANGIN' CARS IN MEMPHIS TENNESSEE HALFWAY HOME, WE'LL BE THERE BY MORNIN' THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI DARKNESS ROLLIN' DOWN TO THE SEA BUT ALL THE TOWNS AND PEOPLE SEEM TO FADE INTO A BAD DREAM AND THE STEEL RAIL STILL AIN'T HEARD THE NEWS THE CONDUCTOR SINGS HIS SONGS AGAIN THE PASSENGERS WILL PLEASE REFRAIN THIS TRAIN'S GOT THE DISAPPEARIN' RAILROAD BLUES VERSE 1 5 1 1 6m 4 1 1 1 5 1 1 6m 5 1 1 6m 6m 3m 3m 5 5 2 2 6m 6m 3m 3m 4 5 1 1 CHORUS 4 5 1 1 6m 4 1 5 1 5 6m 2 b7-4 1-5 1 1
COAT OF MANY COLORS Dolly Parton BACK THROUGH THE YEARS I GO WANDERING ONCE AGAIN BACK TO THE SEASONS OF MY YOUTH I RECALL A BOX OF RAGS SOMEONE GAVE US AND HOW MY MAMA PUT THOSE RAGS TO USE THERE WERE RAGS OF MANY COLORS, EVERY PIECE WAS SMALL AND I DIDN'T HAVE A COAT, IT WAS WAY DOWN IN THE FALL MAMA SEWED THOSE RAGS TOGETHER, SHE SEWED EVERY PIECE WITH LOVE SHE MADE MY COAT OF MANY COLORS I WAS SO PROUD OF AS SHE SEWED SHE TOLD A STORY FROM THE THE BIBLE SHE HAD READ ABOUT A COAT OF MANY COLORS JOSEPH WORE AND THEN SHE SAID PERHAPS THIS COAT WILL BRING YOU GOOD LUCK AND HAPPINESS AND I JUST COULDN'T WAIT TO WEAR IT 'CAUSE MAMA BLESSED IT WITH A KISS CHORUS 1: MY COAT OF MANY COLORS THAT MY MAMA MADE FOR ME MADE FROM ONLY RAGS BUT I WORE IT SO PROUDLY THOUGH WE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH MONEY I WAS RICH AS I COULD BE IN MY COAT OF MANY COLORS MY MAMA MADE FOR ME SO WITH PATCHES ON MY BRITCHES, HOLES IN BOTH MY SHOES IN THE OF MANY COLORS, WELL I STARTED OFF TO SCHOOL JUST TO FIND THE CHILDREN LAUGHING AND MAKIN' FUN OF ME IN MY COAT OF MANY COLORS MY MAMA MADE FOR ME NOW I DIDN'T MIND THE STANDIN' FOR I FELT THAT I WAS RICH THEN I TOLD THEM OF THE LOVE MY MAMA SEWED IN EVERY STITCH AND ALL ABOUT THE STORY MAMA TOLD ME WHILE SHE SEWED AND MY COAT OF MANY COLORS WAS WORTH MORE THAN ALL THEIR GOLD CHORUS 2: THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND AND I TRIED TO MAKE THEM SEE ONE IS ONLY POOR ONLY IF YOU CHOOSE TO BE THOUGH WE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH MONEY I WAS RICH AS I COULD BE IN MY COAT OF MANY COLORS MY MAMA MADE FOR ME VERSE 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 VERSE S 2-5 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 1 1 CHORUS 4 4 1 1 4 4 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 1 1
COOL WATER Bob Nolan ALL DAY I'VE FACED THE BARREN WASTE WITHOUT THE TASTE OF WATER--COOL WATER OLD DAN AND I WITH THROATS BURNED DRY AND SOULS THAT CRY FOR WATER COOL (WATER) CLEAR (WATER) WATER (WATER) CHORUS : KEEP A-MOVIN' DAN DON'T YOU LISTEN TO HIM DAN, HE'S THE DEVIL NOT A MAN AND HE SPREADS THE BURNING SAND WITH WATER DAN CAN'T YOU SEE THAT BIG GREEN TREE WHERE THE WATER'S RUNNIN' FREE AND IT'S WAITING THERE FOR YOU AND ME (WATER) COOL CLEAR WATER THE NIGHTS ARE COOL AND I'M A FOOL EACH STAR'S A POOL OF WATER--COOL WATER BUT WITH THE DAWN I'LL WAKE AND YAWN AND CARRY ON TO WATER COOL (WATER) CLEAR (WATER) WATER (WATER) THE SHADOWS SWAY AND SEEM TO SAY TONIGHT WE'LL PRAY FOR WATER--COOL WATER AND WAY UP THERE HE'LL HEAR OUR PRAYER AND SHOW US WHERE THERE'S WATER COOL (WATER) CLEAR (WATER) WATER (WATER) VERSE 1 5 1 5 5 1 1 4 5 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 CHORUS 1 5 4 5 1 1 4 5 4 5 1 1 5 5 1 1
COTTON FIELDS WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BITTY BABY MY MAMA WOULD ROCK ME IN THE CRADLE IN THEM OLD COTTON FIELDS BACK HOME WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BITTY BABY MY MAMA WOULD ROCK ME IN THE CRADLE IN THEM OLD COTTON FIELDS BACK HOME OH WHEN THEM COTTON BALLS GET ROTTEN YOU CAN'T PICK VERY MUCH COTTON IN THEM OLD COTTON FIELDS BACK HOME IT WAS DOWN IN LOUISIANA JUST ABOUT A MILE FROM TEXARKANA IN THEM OLD COTTON FIELDS BACK HOME 1 1 4 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 1 1 5 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 1 1 5 1 1
COULD I HAVE THIS DANCE I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE SONG THEY WERE PLAYING THE FIRST TIME WE DANCED AND I KNEW AS WE SWAYED TO THE MUSIC AND HELD TO EACH OTHER I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU CHORUS (after each VERSE ): COULD I HAVE THIS DANCE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE WOULD YOU BE MY PARTNER EVERY NIGHT WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER IT FEELS SO RIGHT COULD I HAVE THIS DANCE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT MAGIC MOMENT WHEN I HELD YOU CLOSE TO ME AS WE MOVED TOGETHER I KNEW FOREVER YOU'RE ALL I'LL EVER NEED (3/4) VERSE 1 1 4 5 4 5 1 5 1 1 4 5 4 5 1 5 CHORUS 1 1 4 4 5 5 4 5 1 1 4 4m 1 1 5 1 5
COWARD OF THE COUNTY Kenny Rogers, 1979 (#3) EVERYONE CONSIDERED HIM THE COWARD OF THE COUNTY HE'D NEVER STOOD ONE SINGLE TIME TO PROVE THE COUNTY WRONG HIS MAMA NAMED HIM TOMMY BUT FOLKS JUST CALLED YELLOW SOMETHING ALWAYS TOLD ME THEY WERE READING TOMMY WRONG HE WAS ONLY TEN YEARS OLD WHEN HIS DADDY DIED IN PRISON I LOOKED AFTER TOMMY 'CAUSE HE WAS MY BROTHER'S SON I STILL RECALL THE FINAL WORDS MY BROTHER SAID TO TOMMY "SON MY LIFE IS OVER BUT YOURS HAS JUST BEGUN" CHORUS 1: PROMISE ME, SON, NOT TO DO THE THINGS I'VE DONE WALK AWAY FROM TROUBLE IF YOU CAN IT WON'T MEAN YOU'RE WEAK IF YOU TURN THE OTHER CHEEK I HOPE YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND SON, YOU DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT TO BE A MAN THERE'S SOMEONE FOR EVERYONE AND TOMMY'S LOVE WAS BECKY IN HER ARMS HE DIDN'T HAVE TO PROVE HE WAS A MAN ONE DAY WHILE HE WAS WORKIN' THE GATLIN BOYS CAME CALLING THEY TOOK TURNS AT BECKY AND THERE WAS THREE OF THEM TOMMY OPENED UP THE DOOR AND SAW BECKY CRYIN' THE TORN DRESS, THE SHATTERED LOOK WAS MORE THAN HE COULD STAND HE REACHED ABOVE THE FIREPLACE AND TOOK DOWN HIS DADDY'S PICTURE AS HIS TEARS FELL ON HIS DADDY'S FACE HE HEARD THESE WORDS AGAIN (CHORUS 1) THE GATLIN BOYS JUST LAUGHED AT HIM WHEN HE WALKED INTO THE BARROOM ONE OF THEM GOT UP AND MET HIM HALF WAY CROSS THE FLOOR WHEN TOMMY TURNED AROUND THEY SAID, "HEY LOOK! OLD YELLER'S LEAVIN'" BUT YOU COULD'VE HEARD A PIN DROP WHEN TOMMY STOPPED AND LOCKED THE DOOR TWENTY YEARS OF CRAWLIN' WERE BOTTLED UP INSIDE HIM HE WASN'T HOLDIN' NOTHIN' BACK--HE LET 'EM HAVE IT ALL WHEN TOMMY LEFT THE BARROOM NOT A GATLIN BOY WAS STANDIN' HE SAID, "THIS ONE'S FOR BECKY," AS HE WATCHED THE LAST ONE FALL AND I HEARD HIM SAY (CHORUS 2) CHORUS 2: I PROMISED YOU, DAD, NOT TO DO THE THINGS YOU'VE DONE I WALK AWAY FROM TROUBLE WHEN I CAN NOW PLEASE DON'T THINK I'M WEAK--I DIDN'T TURN THE OTHER CHEEK AND PAPA, I SHOULD HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA FIGHT WHEN YOU'RE A MAN ENDING: EVERYONE CONSIDERED HIM THE COWARD OF THE COUNTY VERSE 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 CHORUS 1 1 4 1 4 1 5 5 1 1 4 1 1 4 5 5 5 5 1 1 ENDING 1 (hold) (1) 4 (hold) 1 (hold)
CRAZY Willie Nelson CRAZY--CRAZY FOR FEELIN' SO LONELY I'M CRAZY--CRAZY FOR FEELIN' SO BLUE I KNEW YOU'D LOVE ME AS LONG AS YOU WANTED AND THEN SOMEDAY YOU'D LEAVE ME FOR SOMEBODY NEW WORRY--WHY DO I LET MYSELF WORRY WONDERIN' WHAT IN THE WORLD DID I DO CRAZY FOR THINKING THAT MY LOVE COULD HOLD YOU I'M CRAZY FOR TRYIN', CRAZY FOR CRYIN' AND I'M CRAZY FOR LOVIN' YOU 1 67 2m-2m+7 2m7-2m6 57 57-5+ 1-#1° 2m7-57 1 67 2m-2m+7 2m7-2m6 57 57-5+ 1-47 1-17 4-4+ 46-47 1-1+7 16-1 27 27 5-5o 2m-575+ 1 67 2m-2m+7 2m7-2m6 4-3m7 2m7-67 2m7-57 1-5+
CRAZY ARMS NOW BLUE AIN'T THE WORD FOR THE WAY THAT I FEEL THERE'S A STORM BREWING IN THIS HEART OF MINE THIS AIN'T NO CRAZY DREAM, I KNOW THAT IT'S REAL YOU'RE SOMEONE ELSE'S LOVE NOW, YOU'RE NOT MINE CHORUS (after each VERSE ): CRAZY ARMS THAT REACH TO HOLD SOMEBODY NEW FOR MY YEARNING HEART KEEPS SAYING YOU'RE NOT MINE MY TROUBLED MIND KNOWS SOON TO ANOTHER YOU'LL BE WED AND THAT'S WHY I'M LONELY ALL THE TIME (additional turnaround on second CHORUS :) YOU'RE SOMEONE ELSE'S LOVE NOW, YOU'RE NOT MINE SO PLEASE TAKE THESE TREASURED DREAMS I HAVE FOR YOU AND ME AND TAKE ALL THE LOVE I THOUGHT WAS MINE SOME DAY MY CRAZY ARMS MAY HOLD SOMEBODY NEW BUT NOW I'M SO LONELY ALL THE TIME 1 1 4 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 1 1 5 1 1
CRYING TIME Ray Charles CHORUS (after each VERSE ): OH IT'S CRYING TIME AGAIN, YOU'RE GONNA LEAVE ME I CAN SEE THAT FAR AWAY LOOK IN YOUR EYES I CAN TELL BY THE WAY YOU HELD ME DARLING THAT IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE IT'S CRYING TIME OH THEY SAY THAT ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROWN FONDER AND THAT TEARS ARE ONLY RAIN TO MAKE LOVE GROW WELL MY LOVE FOR YOU COULD NEVER GROW NO STRONGER IF I LIVE TO BE A HUNDRED YEARS OLD OH YOU SAY THAT YOU FOUND SOMEONE YOU LOVED BETTER THAT'S THE WAY IT'S HAPPENED EVERY TIME BEFORE AND AS SURE AS THE SUN COMES UP TOMORROW CRYIN' TIME WILL START WHEN YOU WALK OUT THE DOOR 1 1 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 5 1 1