Aint The Reaping Ever Done 1962-1976

Simplificar Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste "Ain't the Reaping Ever Done? (1962-1976)" - Eddie Noack Released 2015 Link to playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_knxilmHPePyPpaPbZN8uBe8FOQoMlk91E # Title ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 1.) These Hands ** 16.) Before You Use That Gun 2.) Too Hot to Handle * 17.) Raise The Taxes 3.) Barbara Joy 18.) One Light On in the Neighborhood 4.) When the Bright Lights Grow Dim * 19.) East Texas 5.) Have Blues * 20.) Snowbird * 6.) Flowers for Mama 21.) When I Get To Nashville 7.) No Blues Is Good News * 22.) Christ Is The Only Ark 8.) A Day in the Life of a Fool 23.) Papa's Hands 9.) We'll Still Be on Our Honeymoon 24.) Would We Crucify Jesus Again 10.) If It Ain't on the Menu 25.) Honeymoon With The Blues * 11.) The Poor Chinee 26.) The Countdown 12.) God's Eyes * 27.) Through These Doors 13.) A Few Good Funerals 28.) Mama Stays Home (Papa He Goes) 14.) For Better or For Worse 29.) Born Yesterday 15.) Ain't the Reaping Ever Done 30.) The Memories Are Restless Tonight * = capo on 1st fret ** = capo on 2nd fret ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 1.) "These Hands" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cSrtSqHu2g Capo on 2nd fret [Intro] G D7 G D7 [Verse 1] G D7 G These hands ain't the hands of a gentleman G D7 G These hands are calloused and old G B7 C G These hands raised a family, these hands built a home A7 D7 Now these hands raise to praise the Lord [Verse 2] G D7 G These hands won the heart of my loved one G D7 G And with hers, they were never alone G B7 C G If these hands filled their task, then what more could one ask? G D7 G For these fingers have worked to the bone [Bridge] G B7 C G Now, don't try to judge me by what you'd like to be G D7 G For my life ain't been much success G B7 C G While some people have power, and still they grieve A7 D7 These hands brought me happiness [Verse 3] G D7 G Now I'm tired and I'm old and I ain't got much gold G B7 C Maybe things ain't been all that I planned C C#dim7 G Em God above, hear my plea, when it's time to judge me G D7 G Take a look at these hard-working hands G D7 C G Take a look at these hard-working hands ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 2.) "Too Hot to Handle" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do41hGo8avM Capo on 1st fret [Intro] E A [Verse 1] A You're too hot to handle, I'm turning you loose D Like a hot potato, I know it's no use E I wooed you, baby, 'til you spent my dough A N.C. A You're too hot to handle, I know [Chorus] A You're too hot to handle, you're too cold to love D Too money-hungry to be my turtledove E I'm just a country boy and it's plain to see A E A You're too hot to handle for me [Interlude] E A [Verse 2] A When I drink white lightning, you want champagne D I ain't got the money and then you complain E While I'm wearing blue jeans, you're wearing mink A E A You're too hot to handle, I think [Interlude] E A [Verse 3] A You walk down the sidewalk, you think you're so hot D You think you got something that poor girls haven't got E I don't mind high-hog eating if I ain't the hog A N.C. Don't mind some dogging if I ain't the dog [Chorus] A You're too hot to handle, you're too cold to love D Too money-hungry to be my turtledove E 'cause I'm just a country boy and it's plain to see A E A You're too hot to handle for me [Outro] E A N.C. A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 3.) "Barbara Joy" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMhgeScGem8 [Intro] E7 A [Verse 1] A D Will you be there in the courtyard, Barbara Joy? E7 A Will your honor be avenged with justice done? A D When they cover my head over, Barbara Joy E7 A Will you hide your face in shame for what you've done? A D You were always wild and reckless, Barbara dear E7 A But I worshipped you, my love was like a fire A D And your wedding was the high spot of the social year E7 A A7 But your marriage left so much to be desired [Chorus] D E Say that you are willing, Barbara Joy E7 A The face you're saving gives away your sin D E All your husband's money can't restore his pride E7 A Say that you are willing, don't let me die [Interlude] E7 A [Verse 2] A D When the phone rang in the middle of the night E7 A Your tender voice was shaking with alarm A D So without a thought, I hurried to your side E7 A Only thinking to protect you from all harm A D You threw your arms around me, it was like a dream E7 A And what we knew was bound to happen did A D Then the doorway framed your husband, and I heard you scream E7 A A7 And unless you speak tomorrow, I'll be dead [Chorus] D E Say that you are willing, Barbara Joy E7 A The face you're saving gives away your sin D E All your husband's money can't restore his pride E7 A Say that you are willing, don't let me die E7 A Barbara, say that you are willing, don't let me die ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 4.) "When the Bright Lights Grow Dim" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPvvKj_ZMfg Capo on 1st fret [Intro] B7 E [Verse 1] E I'm the life of the party, out every night E B7 Ain't got a worry, but then... A The people who say I'm carefree and gay B7 E Don't know how I'm lonely when the bright lights grow dim [Verse 2] E People think 'cause I'm laughing, the past is behind E B7 But they don't know the sorrow within A A heart that is hurting in a man bound by pride B7 E Who cries for an old love when the bright lights grow dim [Interlude] B7 E [Verse 3] E When the party has ended and the laughter has died E B7 And I think of our parting again A And the smile leaves my face and tears take its place B7 E And I cry for you, darling, when the bright lights grow dim [Verse 4] E So until you return, dear, I'll keep wearing the mask E B7 That will hide how I'm feeling within A So if you're lonely too, I'll be right there with you B7 E I'll be thinking of you, dear, when the bright lights grow dim B7 E I'll be thinking of you, dear, when the bright lights grow dim ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 5.) "Have Blues" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MwhZeW9l1w Capo on 1st fret [Intro] A B7 E Bad news (bad news)... have blues (have blues)... will travel [Verse 1] E A It's not in the papers or on the air B7 E The bad news is in my baby's letter E A She said she don't love me, don't even care B7 E She told me I should try to forget her A I know I can't do it in this old town B7 E I see her every place I go E A Too many memories, so I'm outward bound B7 E For nowhere on a train that runs slow [Chorus] A B7 E Feeling low (feeling low)... gotta go (gotta go)... unravel A B7 E Bad news (bad news)... have blues (have blues)... will travel [Verse 2] A E I may send you a postcard any old time B7 E From any place along the track A E 'til these traveling blues give me peace of mind B7 E Don't look for me, I won't be back [Chorus] A B7 E 'cause I'm long gone (long gone)... moving on (moving on)... scratching gravel A B7 E Bad news (bad news)... have blues (have blues)... will travel [Interlude] A B7 E [Verse 3] A E I'll just keep a-moving 'til I lose these blues B7 E Don't matter what the cost A E If I ain't got the fare, I'll walk holes in my shoes B7 E 'cause that's the kind of love I've lost [Chorus] A B7 E Long gone (long gone)... moving on (moving on)... scratching gravel A B7 E Bad news (bad news)... have blues (have blues)... will travel A B7 E Bad news (bad news)... have blues (have blues)... will travel ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 6.) "Flowers for Mama" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTrWy7x8Swc [Intro] D A7 D A7 [Verse 1] D D7 G D Papa bought flowers for Mama today D E A7 And all the grown children, but it's not Mother's Day D D7 G D I don't have no money, not even a dime D A7 D Still I brought Mama flowers like I have all the time [Verse 2] D D7 G D Every day, I'd pick flowers from this pretty hill D E A7 A small bunch of daisies and a few daffodils D D7 G D I'd bring them to Mama at the end of the day D A7 D And say, "Flowers for Mama, here's Mama's bouquet" [Verse 3] D D7 G D They'd brighten her face and she'd hold me close D E A7 She'd say they were more precious than a beautiful rose D D7 G D And she wore a smile sweeter than billions of flowers D A7 D A smile that I'll carry through life's darkest hours [Verse 4] D D7 G D Now, Mama was lying there, they tell me she passed away D E A7 And she was surrounded by flowers that far outshine my bouquet D D7 G D I know mine aren't fancy, but still, all the while D A7 D They were placed in her hand and I know I saw Mama smile [Outro Verse] G D Flowers for Mama, I picked them today D E A7 Not very much, just a simple bouquet D D7 G D Mom wasn't so fancy, but up there above D A7 D She's the prettiest flower in God's garden of love ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 7.) "No Blues Is Good News" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxAWvHfb2Us Capo on 1st fret [Intro] B7 [Verse 1] E Well, I buy the Sunday papers every Saturday night E A Look forward to tomorrow, everything seems right B7 Seems like I'm smiling from my hat down to my shoes B7 E My baby loves me and no blues is good news [Pre-Chorus] A Well, I used to be as lonely as a motherless child E It took every muscle in my body to smile F# And I got a funny feeling like I ain't never had B7 I tingle all over, ain't a part of me feels bad [Chorus] E The misery and the loneliness that I've known before E A Just makes me appreciate my baby that much more B7 When I come home, there's kisses, my pipe and my house shoes B7 E My baby loves me and no blues is good news [Interlude] B7 [Verse 3] E I smile and say "good morning" on the cloudiest day E A I tip my hat to children as I, I go on my way B7 The sun is shining somewhere and it's warming me too B7 E My baby loves me and no blues is good news [Pre-Chorus] A Well, I used to be as lonely as a motherless child E It took every muscle in my body to smile F# Now, I got a funny feeling like I ain't never had B7 I tingle all over, ain't a part of me feels bad [Chorus] E The misery and the loneliness that I've known before E A Just makes me appreciate my baby that much more B7 When I come home, there's kisses, my pipe and my house shoes B7 E My baby loves me and no blues is good news B7 E My baby loves me and no blues is good news ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 8.) "A Day in the Life of a Fool" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCum0Y_oqIg [Intro] E E7 A E7 [Verse 1] A F#m D Off to work with no kiss of goodbye E7 A E7 Wear a smile on my face, but I lie A F#m D Cup of coffee at the corner café B7 E E7 Catch the bus, read the news on my way [Chorus] A A7 D Go through motions the whole morning through B7 E7 A E7 Start a day in the life of a fool [Verse 2] A A7 D Sometimes I dial our number in hopes you've returned B7 E E7 But there's never an answer, guess I'll never learn A F#m D Hurry home after my work is through E7 A E7 Check the mailbox, no letter from you [Chorus] A A7 D Then I rush up the stairs to my memories of you B7 E7 A E7 That's a day in the life of a fool A A7 D Then I rush up the stairs to my memories of you B7 E7 D A That's a day in the life of a fool ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 9.) "We'll Still Be on Our Honeymoon" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JACAKteTxEY [Intro] G A7 D [Verse] D B7 E E7 'til the chill winds of September sweep away the flowers of June G A7 D We'll still be on our honeymoon D B7 E E7 'cause I'll always remember a sweet girl who said, 'I do' G A7 D D7 And we'll still be on our honeymoon [Chorus] G A7 D Bm Until death do us part, even then, not for long E E7 A7 'Oh Promise Me' will always be our favorite song D B7 E E7 And on our golden anniversary, we'll still be a bride and groom G A7 D 'cause we'll still be on our honeymoon [Interlude] G A7 D D7 [Chorus] G A7 D Bm Until death do us part, even then, not for long E E7 A7 'Oh Promise Me' will always be our favorite song D B7 E E7 And on our golden anniversary, we'll still be a bride and groom G A7 D 'cause we'll still be on our honeymoon G A7 D Yes, we'll still be on our honeymoon A7 D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 10.) "If It Ain't on the Menu" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMUtzH5OGF0 [Intro] A E A [Verse 1] A When a dog gets hungry, he needs a bone D A And when a man needs loving, a-he starts to roam D A I'm starving for your love and I don't want a bone A N.C. A E A So if you treat me like a dog, I run away from home [Verse 2] A Don't want no warmed-over kisses or yesterday sighs D A I want everything fresh, even brand new lies D A You can't treat me right, then it ain't no treat A N.C. A E A The grub ain't no good, there ain't no use to eat [Guitar Solo] A D A D A A E A [Verse 3] A I want the four-course dinner and your love every day D A And if it ain't on the menu, there's another café D A I want everything fresh from your sweet, sweet lips A N.C. A E A If the service ain't good, I don't leave no tips [Verse 4] A I'm a connoisseur when it comes to love D A Don't want a tough, old hen in the place of a dove D A If you ain't got what I want, then some other gal may A N.C. A E A And if it ain't on the menu, there's another café ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 11.) "The Poor Chinee" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7WUuSbsw-4 [Intro] E E (Take a little girl from the poor Chinee) E E [Verse 1] E My name-a Sinsin, me come from China E B7 E Biggy low ship, I come along here E Wind blow hard, it kick-y up bubbly E B7 E Ship make a China boy feel very queer E Me bring along me a little girl nice-y E B7 E She come along just to be my wife E Say that she love me once or twice-y E B7 E Make a big swear, do it all of her life [Chorus] A D A Me like a bow-wow, very good chow chow A E B7 E Me like-a little girl, she like-a me E A E Me come from Hong Kong, white man come along A E B7 E Take a little girl from the poor Chinee E (Take a little girl from the poor Chinee) E [Chorus] E Me go-ey downstairs, take a little walk-y E B7 E Bye-bye, little girl, me come back E Me catch a white man and little girl talk-y E B7 E He kiss-a little girl, a very good smack E Long time ago, when we were babies E B7 E Our fathers lit ceremonial fires E Swore someday we'd kissy kissy coochie E B7 E Now white man makin' ancestor liar [Chorus] A D A Me like a bow-wow, very good chow chow A E B7 E Me like-a little girl, she like-a me E A E Me come from Hong Kong, white man come along A E B7 E Take a little girl from the poor Chinee E (Take a little girl from the poor Chinee) [Verse 3] E Me think-y something smell fishy fishy E B7 E Something besides my shrimp chow mein E Little girl actin' kinda wash-a-wishy E B7 E Make a Chinee sorta sorry he came [Chorus] A D A Me like a bow-wow, very good chow chow A E B7 E Me like-a little girl, she like-a me E A E Me come from Hong Kong, white man come along A E B7 E Take a little girl from the poor Chinee A E B7 E Take a little girl from the poor Chinee A E B7 E Take a little girl from the poor Chinee A E B7 E Take a little girl from the poor Chinee A E B7 E Take a little girl from the poor Chinee A E B7 E Take a little girl from the poor Chinee ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 12.) "God's Eyes" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LnS1VNa-tA Capo on 1st fret [Intro] E E7 A [Verse] A F#m D A God's eyes see everything, no matter what you do E A E7 He sees you when you're smiling, He sees you when you're blue A F#m D A Now, you may think you're hiding, done things you know are wrong E E7 A You may be fooling someone, but He sees what's going on [Chorus 1] F#m D E A He sees the farmer as he plows every row F#m D B7 E E7 He sees the soldier as he trods through the snow A F#m D A God's eyes see every sinner as he lives his life in hell E E7 A He sees every penny dropped into a wishing well [Interlude] E E7 A [Chorus 2] F#m D E A He sees the farmer as he plows every row F#m D B7 E E7 He sees the soldier as he trods through the snow A F#m D A God's eyes see everything you do throughout your day E E7 D He sees you when you're cheating or kneeling down to pray D A/C# E7/B A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 13.) "A Few Good Funerals" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILvgViHJDxA [Intro] A [Verse 1] A E7 A Jason Kelly always had some moonshine whiskey D E7 A And he'd drink and ride out on the courthouse lawn D E7 D A The only shirt he ever wore was an old blue checkered one B7 E E7 With the elbows and the left front pocket gone A E7 A Jason was a living local legend D E7 A As a kid, I heard his story all my life D E7 D A Ollie Sims, who ran the bank, had cheated him to death B7 E E7 And how Homer Gray had stolen away his wife A E7 A But Jason had a hardy sense of humor D E7 A And us kids hung 'round him back of Slim's Café D E7 D A For hours, he'd entertain us and we'd laugh until we would cry E7 A When he'd wink at us half-jokingly and say [Chorus] D A D A "What this town needs is a few good funerals D E7 A That seems to be the only time folks care D E7 A F#m What this town needs is a few good funerals D E7 A And a few more good people here and there" E7 A [Verse 2] A E7 A Jason Kelly died stone-drunk on bootleg whiskey D E7 A And I watched them put him in a pauper's grave D E7 D A A man, so Daddy said, who had the world and lost it all B7 E E7 But a man nobody ever tried to save A E7 A But they never laughed with Jason like us kids did D E7 A Why, the things he said would tickle us to death D E7 D A They never noticed friendly lurking in those lonely eyes E7 A Couldn't see beyond the bourbon on his breath [Chorus] D A D A This town still needs a few good funerals D E7 A That seems to be the only time folks care D E7 A F#m This town still needs a few good funerals D E7 A And a few more good people here and there D E7 A F#m This town still needs a few good funerals D E7 A And a few more good people here and there ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 14.) "For Better or For Worse" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFunnikfpHE [Intro] E A E B7 A B7 E [Verse 1] N.C. E A E B7 It's not the love and honor, it's that promise to obey that makes me think A B7 E By marrying, we might be doing wrong E A E B7 And 'until death do you part' just seems to choke me up to say A B7 E E7 My love's for better or for worse, but not for long [Bridge] A B7 E E7 Because the season soon will start in Hialeah A B7 E E7 Every year, I like to see the horses run A B7 E And if I lose, it's just a short trip to Miami F#7 B7 Where a beach bum always finds some winter fun [Verse 2] E A E B7 I was a-hoping our relationship could stay the way it's been A B7 E And I'd feel guilty if I tried to put you on E A E B7 You seem to want more than the understanding we made a-way back when A B7 E For better or for worse, but not for long [Interlude] E A E B7 A B7 E [Verse 3] N.C. E A E B7 Well, if it's any comfort, when I leave, it won't be someone else A B7 E To turn my head and made me leave you far behind E A E B7 Your competition is the wanderlust and follow it somehow I must A B7 E E7 You've kept my heart content but not my mind [Bridge] A B7 E E7 Well, you might see me on a newscast from Sun Valley A B7 E E7 I hear the skiing's fine there in July A B7 E Or I might just top the rocks on the next spaceship F#7 B7 'cause they tell me it's the only way to fly [Verse 4] E A E B7 So no matter what the postmark reads, from Tahoe to Tangier A B7 E I'm where it's happening and that's where I belong E A E B7 And I really mean the note "I'm having fun, wish you were here" A B7 E For better or for worse, but not for long A B7 E Well, my love's for better or for worse, but not for long ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 15.) "Ain't the Reaping Ever Done" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PygJZjGlVD8 [Intro] C F7 C [Verse 1] C F C I've been told "as you sow, so shall you reap" C D7 G7 And the sins that you do two by two, you pay for one by one C F C In my younger years, I was wild and free, now those days are past and gone C F C But Lord, ain’t the reaping ever done? [Chorus 1] G7 C Ain’t the reaping ever done? Ain't the debt ever paid? F C Am I work my fingers to the bone, can't even pay the interest on the loan C F C Oh Lord, ain’t the reaping ever done? [Interlude] C F C [Verse 2] C F C It’s been heartache for heartache, sin for sin C D7 G7 I’d be happy to break even, don't expect to ever win C F7 C But my family has gone without through no fault of their own C F C Now they’re paying too; ain't the reaping ever done? [Chorus 2] G7 C Ain’t the reaping ever done? Ain't the debt ever paid? F C Am There ain’t no time to rest or stop, this harvest sure is a bumper crop C F C Oh Lord, ain’t the reaping ever done? [Chorus 3] G7 C Ain’t the reaping ever done? Ain't the debt ever paid? F C Am I’m giving everything I have, I didn't know I'd run up such a tab C F C Oh Lord, ain’t the reaping ever done? C F C Oh Lord, ain’t the reaping ever done? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 16.) "Before You Use That Gun" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-hCGs86Ji0 [Intro] G7 C [Verse 1] C C7 I'll be sweet and I'll be true F There's not a thing that I won't do G7 I've never cheated on you F C And I never will again C C7 Think of all the things we did F If nothing else, think of the kids F C Try to forget the things you're seeing G7 C C7 Before you use that gun [Chorus] F It's been just a passing fling C You know it couldn't mean a thing G7 Honey, you're my everything C Don't use that gun [Interlude] G7 C [Verse 2] C C7 There's no hiding, it's a fact F 'cause here we are, caught in the act G7 F I never meant to be so friendly C With your best friend C C7 I understand, I see your side F What's on your mind is justified F C If you could feel the shame inside me G7 C C7 You'd never use that gun [Chorus] F It's been just a passing fling C You know it couldn't mean a thing G7 Honey, you're my everything C Don't use that gun C G7 C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 17.) "Raise the Taxes" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WENEp7lfvas [Intro] D G [Verse 1] G D I laid a million dollars on a deal the other day D G But when my lawyer told me how much tax I'd have to pay G D I gave the guys their million back and as we left the bar A7 D I made the whole transaction for a good five-cent cigar [Chorus] G Raise the taxes (raise the taxes) A7 Raise the taxes (raise the taxes) D They just won't leave our pay alone D G And what's left ain't worth taking home [Verse 2] G D A friend of mine just went to work for 90 bucks a week D G He thought the job would help his little ol' starving kids to eat G D When he received his pay, he lost his marbles, you can bet A7 D His check was 90 dollars gross to 20 dollars debt [Chorus] G Raise the taxes (raise the taxes) A7 Raise the taxes (raise the taxes) D They just won't leave our pay alone D G And what's left ain't worth taking home [Interlude] D G E [Verse 3] A E My congressman has held the floor forever and a day E A He's introduced a bill to give the Brooklyn Bridge away A E When someone said, "How are you gonna pay for such as this?" B7 E He shouted, "I've a plan, my friends, that simply cannot miss" [Chorus] A Raise the taxes (raise the taxes) B7 Raise the taxes (raise the taxes) E They just won't leave our pay alone E A And what's left ain't worth taking home [Verse 4] A E I won a jackpot in a quiz on a TV show E A A gang of people asked me what I'd do with all that dough A E My money's gone and if I thought I had a case, I'd sue B7 E All the guys can make it with Internal Revenue [Chorus] A Raise the taxes (raise the taxes) B7 Raise the taxes (raise the taxes) E They just won't leave our pay alone E A And what's left ain't worth taking home A Raise the taxes (raise the taxes) B7 Raise the taxes (raise the taxes) E They just won't leave our pay alone E A And what's left ain't worth taking home A Raise the taxes (raise the taxes) B7 Raise the taxes (raise the taxes) E They just won't leave our pay alone E A And what's left ain't worth taking home ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 18.) "One Light On in the Neighborhood" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMEFyb9VUgw [Intro] G A D [Verse 1] D G I look out the window, everything's quiet D A The night is cold and dark G A D There's one light on in the neighborhood and that's mine D G It's been this way every night D A Since we've been apart G A D D7 One light on in the neighborhood and that's mine [Chorus] G Cadd9 G One light on in the neighborhood D D7 I try to sleep but it does me no good G Cadd9 G A lonely light that always burns D A Like the love I have for you D G It seems like the light should go out D A But it's burning brighter and there ain't no doubt G A D D7 There's one light on in the neighborhood and that's mine [Guitar Solo] G A D [Verse 2] D G The late show ends, but I can't sleep D A So I turn the radio on G A D With one light on in the neighborhood and that's mine D G The paper comes, again I greet D A Another lonely dawn G A D D7 With one light on in the neighborhood and that's mine [Chorus] G Cadd9 G One light on in the neighborhood D D7 I try to sleep but it does me no good G Cadd9 G A lonely light that always burns D A Like the love I have for you D G If you want to come home, but lose your way D A Just wait 'til it's dark and you can always say G A D There's one light on in the neighborhood and that's mine G A D Yes, one light on in the neighborhood and that's mine ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 19.) "East Texas" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHQT5Ee82PA [Intro] B7 A B7 E E [Verse 1] E Well, I stopped in the heart of deep east Texas E B7 And an old man told me with a wink E A That if I ever took a sip of that east Texas water B7 E I'd come back to get another drink [Chorus 1] N.C. B7 Well, he warned me 'bout the water E But never mentioned his daughter B7 And while that water is fine A B7 E It's not as sweet as that east Texas baby of mine [Verse 2] E Well, the water in east Texas runs cold and deep E B7 And when you drink it, you acting like a clown E A But East Texas women are warm and sweet B7 E And they quit running when the sun goes down [Chorus 2] N.C. B7 That's why my heart starts to quiver E Near the Angelina River B7 On that river's white sand A B7 E That's where a woman makes you feel like a man [Chorus 3] B7 And you know what I think? E I've got to get another drink B7 Of that east Texas water A B7 E And while I'm there, I'll marry that old man's daughter [Outro Chorus] B7 And you know what I think? E I've got to get another drink B7 Yeah, you know what I think? E I've got to get another drink... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 20.) "Snowbird" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9PVaR6RgHQ Capo on 1st fret [Intro] A [Verse 1] A Ducks flying south and the rich man also D Heading for the beaches where the warm gulf winds blow A E7 And I'm leaving too, I can hear that whistle cry A 'cause I'm the kind of bird that has to navigate D Tourist class on a southbound freight A E7 A But this snowbird is gonna come back by and by [Verse 2] E7 'cause the ground's too cold for this poor boy's sandals A People won't stop so I can't panhandle D A E7 So goodbye, Denver, I'll see you again next spring A The cop on the beat, he even seems a little friendly D He knows this cold weather's gonna send me A E7 A South of Dixie, this snowbird's on the wing [Bridge] A D A E7 [Guitar Solo] A D A E7 A [Verse 3] E7 My health's good enough but my wardrobe's thinner A If I don't head south, I'm gonna freeze this winter D A E7 So the railroad line is gonna have an unknown guest A I gotta vacate but it's no vacation D When the train slows down in some southern station A E7 A You can tell everybody this snowbird's on his nest A E7 A D E7 A Yes, you can tell everybody this snowbird's on his nest A D E7 A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 21.) "When I Get to Nashville" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzkf_xaOrdU [Intro] G [Verse 1] G Won't you please stop nagging me about that brand new dress? C You know, I've worked and done my best D Been saving my money for all these years G And when I get to Nashville, there'll be no more tears C Eating high on the hog D Putting on the dog G Buying everything in the new catalog [Verse 2] G You know, all my life, I've picked and strummed C Why, there ain't a tune that I can't hum D And folks all said from near and far G That, someday, I'd be an Opry star C That's how I got you, honey D Why, you know'd I'd be in the money G Never was no flies on you, gal [Verse 3] G And you remember that time at the county seat C When I shook hands with Ernest Tubb? D And he liked that song I sung him too G 'cause he asked me to send him a dub C And he called me "son". Remember that? "Son"! D Just like he knowed me all his life G That's my kind of folks [Verse 4] G Why, you just look at the Nashville telephone book C They got publishers from A to Z D Darn near fills up one of them Yeller Pages G And all of 'em are waiting just for me C But they won't have to quarrel D I got enough songs for 'em all G And writing more every day too [Verse 5] G [???] Hush up, little Roy Acuff cover I just know [???] C Can't you hear your Daddy's a-talking? D Wait 'til you hear this new one, hon G I wrote while I was out a-walking G Why, if that ain't just like a woman, she's fast asleep C While I'm a-working, she's a-dreaming D G I'd have probably got to Nashville a long time ago G If she'd help me with my scheming C She never did have no ambition D Just sits around a-wishing G Wearing that funny little smile [Verse 6] G Well, you just keep on dreaming, then C Someday, honey, those dreams are gonna all come true D Those things I promised when we was courting G In the moon, all tired and blue C You'll be proud of me D G When I get to Nashville, Tennessee ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 22.) "Christ Is the Only Ark" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTqlZfsV9XE [Intro] E B7 E [Verse 1] E E7 A Just before this world was flooded forty days and nights E F#7 B7 Noah got a vision how this world would end E E7 A But when he asked for helpers, everybody took him light E So he and his family built an ark E B7 E To save the chosen few from death and sin [Chorus] E A E And the chosen few were Noah and his wife E F#7 B7 His two sons and their wives and not another soul E E7 A And the vision is so clear today, it shines out in the dark E B7 E The end is nearing, brother and Christ is the only ark [Guitar Solo] E E7 A E E B7 E [Verse 2] E E7 A Just as sure as God told Noah many years ago E B7 He has told men today of things to come E E7 A They are trying to get builders, but so many answer, "No" E When the only admission to Christ's ark E B7 E Is to take Him for your Savior, to be a chosen one [Chorus] E A E When this world is dark and life on Earth, no more E F#7 B7 Will your name be on that roll or will you be left behind? E E7 A Already, some are boarding, they've received salvation stark E B7 E The end is nearing, brother, and Christ is the only ark ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 23.) "Papa's Hands" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlBhNmm48cY [Intro] D A D A [Verse 1] A D Goodbye, Papa, you're leaving D A You've stood life's every test D A Let me touch those dear old fingers B7 E E7 That have finally found their rest A D And Papa, you look so good D A In your blue denim shirt D A That the Lord is bound to know you D A And reward you for your worth [Chorus] E E7 A Papa's hands are worn and old B7 E E7 Papa's hands, a story told A D I've a good man and a true man D A Who believed in nature's plans D A He left little but a family D A That drew strength from Papa's hands [Interlude] D A D A [Verse 2] A D Papa taught me as a youngster D A That hard work cleanse the soul D A Why, his spirit must be whiter B7 E E7 Than a million cotton bolls A D I won't cry because you're leaving D A To join the angels' band D A I'll just bid you a fond farewell D A And I'll shake a good man's hand [Chorus] E E7 A Papa's hands are worn and old B7 E E7 Papa's hands, a story told A D I've a good man and a true man D A Who believed in nature's plans D A He left little but a family D A That drew strength from Papa's hands ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 24.) "Would We Crucify Jesus Again" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TtizjjeGYM [Intro] G A7 D D A7 D [Verse 1] D D7 We're awaiting His second coming G And we say, 'What a wonderful day' D When God sends his only begotten Son E A7 Once again, to show us the way D D7 But lately, I've been wondering G And a terrible thought creeps within D If our Lord came back to this world today A7 D Would we crucify Jesus again? [Verse 2] D D7 Would we call Jesus Christ an imposter G When He told of His errand of love? D Would we even take time to listen E A7 To this messenger from above? D D7 Would we laugh every time He warned us G And say, "Let him talk; speech is free"? D Would His followers be called the lunatic fringe? A7 D Not nearly so modern as we [Verse 3] D D7 Perhaps He'd be placed in a rest home G Once again, to be scorned by the flock D And His keepers might say, "In this room's Napoleon E A7 And in the next room, the Son of God" D D7 Or maybe some modern-day nightriders G Would take Him away in the night D And place Him upon a burning cross A7 D Faces hidden beneath sheets of white [Verse 4] D D7 While the few faithful knelt 'neath that cross of shame G As the world, once again, turned on Him D If it happens, I want to be one of the faithful A7 D D7 Or would we crucify Jesus again? [Outro] G Would we welcome Him back D Or turn Him away? D A7 D Would we crucify Jesus again? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 25.) "Honeymoon with the Blues" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcU9qtfhxGA Capo on 1st fret [Intro] A [Verse 1] A E Wedding bells rang out today but not for me E A They were for somebody else and my old used-to-be A A7 D Had to catch a train, I couldn't stand the news A E A I'm on a honeymoon with the blues [Verse 2] A E Thought her invitation was an answer to my note E A Saying I was sorry for the unkind words I spoke A A7 D But it's just a one-way ticket that I can't refuse A E A A7 To a honeymoon with the blues [Chorus 1] D E A So roll on, eight-wheel driver, take me far away E A A thousand miles may not be far enough D E A F# The blues and I are celebrating our wedding day B7 E Better check my ticket so I'll know where I get off [Verse 3] A E I know that we're not headed for Niagara Falls E A But any destination would just lead me to four walls A A7 D Where I'll spend weary nights wearing out my shoes A E A On my honeymoon with the blues [Bridge] A E A A7 [Chorus 2] D E A Never thought I'd make this trip without the girl of my dreams E A Choosing rice over what I'd had in mind D E A F# So mister engineer, won't you turn on the steam? B7 E Leaving all my dreams way behind [Verse 4] A E Say porter, I'd like to order drinks for two E A I know that I'm alone, but then, that's nothing new A A7 D And while I'm celebrating, here's a drink for you A E A On my honeymoon with the blues A E A I'm on a honeymoon with the blues ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 26.) "The Countdown" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwoOTWS5fck [Intro] N.C. G7 C The countdown has started 'til my world falls apart [Verse 1] C C7 F I just received the papers and the sad news I must face F C D7 G7 In thirty days, I'll lose you unless I contest the case C C7 F But I won't try to hold you if I've lost your heart G7 C C7 And the countdown has started 'til my world falls apart [Verse 2] F C C7 I can only hope you'll change your mind as I count each lonely day F D7 G7 And as I count all the long, dark nights, all I can do is pray C C7 F Then my love will act as lawyer to step in and take my part G7 C F C But the countdown has started 'til my world falls apart [Interlude] G7 C C7 [Verse 3] F C C7 I've run out of days, so now I'll count the hours, twenty-four F D7 G7 And I'll still be counting minutes when you walk through the courthouse door C C7 F Hoping you won't push the button that will break my heart G7 C The countdown has started 'til my world falls apart ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 27.) "Through These Doors" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OHTLctIPEM [Intro] A D E A [Chorus] E D Through these doors pass the loneliest people in the world A And that's true E It's a mighty good place to meet your friends D A If all of your friends are blue [Verse 1] A D There's a little tavern, it's not very far E A Don't sit many people, called the Memory Bar A D The same folks come there every day E A And there's a sign on the door that says... [Chorus] E D Through these doors pass the loneliest people in the world A And that's true E It's a mighty good place to meet your friends D A If all of your friends are blue [Bridge] E D A E D A [Verse 2] A D There isn't any laughter and the lights are low E A And the songs on the jukebox are sad A D And the only admission is to say you've lost E A The only love you've ever had [Chorus] E D Because through these doors pass the loneliest people in the world A And that's true E It's a mighty good place to meet your friends D A If all of your friends are blue [Outro] D A If your friends are lonely like you D A If your friends are lonely like you ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 28.) "Mama Stays Home (Papa He Goes)" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ1uzQ5WRWA [Intro] G D D A D [Verse 1] D Ever since he bought the wedding ring D A D Mama's been a slave and Papa's been a king D Papa, his word is Mama's law D A D Mama stays home and Papa, he goes D A D D7 Mama stays home and Papa, he goes [Chorus] G Mama stays home and Papa, he goes D Papa's got a ring in Mama's nose G Five little babies in a row D A D Mama stays home and Papa, he goes D A D Mama stays home and Papa, he goes [Interlude] D D A D D D A D [Verse 2] D Papa gave Mama a house to keep D A D Mama keeps house and Papa, he sleeps D Papa gave Mama a row to hoe D A D Mama, she hoes and Papa, he goes D A D Mama, she hoes and Papa, he goes [Verse 3] D Poor old Mama works so hard D A D Mama, she works and Papa, he's tired D Papa, he reaps what Mama's sowed D A D Mama stays home and Papa, he goes D A D D7 Mama stays home and Papa, he goes [Interlude] G D G D A D D A D [Verse 4] D Twenty-four hours in a day D A D Mama, she works and Papa, he plays D Watching crops and children grow D A D Mama stays home and Papa, he goes D A D D7 Mama stays home and Papa, he goes [Chorus] G Mama stays home and Papa, he goes D Papa's got a ring in Mama's nose G Five little babies in a row D A D Mama stays home and Papa, he goes D A D Mama stays home and Papa, he goes D A D Mama stays home and Papa, he goes D A D Mama stays home and Papa, he goes D A D Mama stays home and Papa, he goes D A D Mama stays home and Papa, he goes... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 29.) "Born Yesterday" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKScSIQw88E [Intro] D G A7 D [Verse 1] D G A7 Born yesterday, and I don't care who knows it G A7 D I never really lived 'til I met you D G A7 Born yesterday, the way I'm acting shows it G A7 D Each dawn's a brand new world with skies of blue A7 D I've heard wise men say, "I wasn't born yesterday" E A7 They don't trust anything, yes, they don't know each new day's like spring D G A7 Born yesterday, I'm like a child at Christmas G A7 G A7 D Your sweet loving makes me proud to say I was born yesterday [Interlude] G A7 D [Verse 2] A7 D I've heard wise men say, "I wasn't born yesterday" E A7 They don't trust anything, yes, they don't know each new day's like spring D G A7 Born yesterday, I'm like a child at Christmas G A7 G A7 D Your sweet loving makes me proud to say I was born yesterday ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 30.) "The Memories Are Restless Tonight" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huvrhKPh_BE [Intro] A G D D A D A [Verse 1] A D E A I wait for it to happen on this day every year G D A E And though it means a heartbreak, I really have no fear A A7 D I'll hear them in the distance when all is still and quiet E A The memories are restless tonight [Chorus 1] A A7 D The memories are restless tonight E A It seems they get worse as years go by A C#m D A They may torture and tease me 'til I've begun and cry E A The memories are restless tonight [Interlude] A G D D A D A [Verse 2] A D E A This day was something special another love ago G D A E And on this one occasion, she'll think of me, I know A A7 D No matter where she's living, our thoughts again unite E A The memories are restless tonight [Chorus 2] A A7 D The memories are restless tonight E A They're driving the present out of sight A C#m D A They may leave me tomorrow and they have won their fight E A But the memories are restless tonight A C#m D A They may leave me tomorrow and they have won their fight E A But the memories are restless tonight D A