Index by Song Number Song No. Cool Water 1 Devil Woman 2 Honky Tonkin’ 3 Abilene 4 Walking After Midnight 5 Country Roads 6 Black Hills of Dakota 7 Back Home Again 8 Old Flames 9 Blue Moon Of Kentucky 10 Catfish John 11 King Of The Road 12 Banks Of The Ohio 13 Sea Of Heartbreak 14 My Walking Shoes Don’t Fit Me Anymore 15 I Can’t Stop Loving You 16 Send Me The Pillow That You dream On 17 Today I Started Loving You Again 18 Ring Of Fire 19

Index alphabetically Song No. Abilene 4 Back Home Again 8 Banks Of The Ohio 13 Black Hills of Dakota 7 Blue Moon Of Kentucky 10 Catfish John 11 Cool Water 1 Country Roads 6 Devil Woman 2 Honky Tonkin’ 3 I Can’t Stop Loving You 16 King Of The Road 12 My Walking Shoes Don’t Fit Me Anymore 15 Old Flames 9 Ring Of Fire 19 Sea Of Heartbreak 14 Send Me The Pillow That You dream On 17 Today I Started Loving You Again 18 Walking After Midnight 5

COUNTRY SONGBOOK

Country

Cool Water Song 1

[C] All day I've faced the [G] barren waste With- [C] - out the taste of [G] water, cool [C] water Old [F] Dan and I with [G] throats burned dry And [C] souls that [F] cry for [C] water (water) [G] cool, clear [C] water Bridge[C] Keep a-movin', Dan, don't you [G] listen to him, Dan He's a [C] devil not a man And he [G] spreads the burning sand with [C] water (water) [F] Dan can you see that [C] big green tree Where the [F] water's runnin' free And it's [G] waiting there for [C] you and [F] me [C] Water (water) [G] cool clear [C] water The [C] nights are cool and [G] I'm a fool Each [C] star's a pool of [G] water, cool [C] water (water) But [F] with the dawn I'll [G] wake and yawn And [C] carry [F] on to [C] water (water) [G] cool, clear, [C] water repeat bridge The [C] shadows sway and [G] seem to say To- [C] night we pray for [G] water, cool, [C] water And [F] way up there He'll [G] hear our prayer And [C] show us [F] where there's [C] water (water) [G] cool, clear, [C] water [G] cool, clear, [C] water

DEVIL WOMAN

[C]I told Mary about us I told her about our great [G7]sin Mary cried and forgave me and Mary took me back [C] again Said if I wanted my freedom [C7]I could be free ever [F] more But I don't wanna be and [C] I don't wanna see [G7] Mary cry any [C] more chorusOh devil [G7] woman devil woman let [C] go of me Devil woman [G7]let me be and leave me alone I [C] wanna go home [C] Mary is waitin' and weepin' down in our shack by the [G7] sea Even after I've hurt her Mary's still in love with [C] me Devil woman it's over trapped no [C7] more by your [F] charms Cause I don't wanna stay I [C] wanna get away [G7]woman let go of my [C]arm chorus [C] Devil woman you're evil like the dark coral [G7]reef Like the winds that bring high tides you bring sorrow and [C]grief You made me ashamed to face Mary I [C7]barely had the strength to [F] tell Skies're not so black [C]Mary took me back [G7]Mary has broken your [C]spell chorus [C] Running along by the seashore running as fast as I [G7]can Even the seagulls are happy glad I'm coming home [C]again Never again will I ever [C7]cause another tear to [F] fall Down the beach I see [C]what belongs to me the [G7] one I want most of [C] all Oh devil [G7] woman devil woman don't [C] follow me *Devil woman [G7]let me be and leave me alone I'm [C] going back home

Song 2 Devil Woman

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Honky Tonking

C] When you are sad and lonely and have no place to go Call me up, sweet baby, and bring along some dough (And we'll go) - Honky Tonkin', Honky Tonkin' Honky Tonkin', Honey BabyWe'll go Honky Tonkin' [G] round this [C] town [C] When you and your baby have a fallin' outJust call me up sweet mama and we'll go steppin' out (And we'll go) - Honky Tonkin', Honky Tonkin' Honky Tonkin', Honey BabyWe'll go Honky Tonkin' [G] round this [G] town [C] We're goin' to the city - to the city fairIf you go to the city then you will find me there (And we'll go) Honky Tonkin', Honky Tonkin' Honky Tonkin', Honey BabyWe'll go Honky Tonkin' [G] round this [C] town

Song 3 Honky Tonking

Abilene

[F] Abilene, [A] Abilene, [Bb] Prettiest town [F] I've ever seen [G] People there don't [C] treat you mean In Abi-[F]lene, [Bb] my Abi-[F]lene. [C7]

[F] I sit alone [A] most every night [Bb] Watch those trains [F] roll out of sight [G] Don't I wish they were [C] carrying me Back to [F] Abilene, [Bb] my Abi-[F]lene. [C7]

[F] Abilene, [A] Abilene, [Bb] Prettiest town [F] I've ever seen [G] People there don't [C] treat you mean In Abi-[F]lene, [Bb] my Abi-[F]lene. [C7]

[F] Crowded city, [A] ain't nothing free [Bb] Nothing in this [F] town for me [G] Wish to the Lord that [C] I could be In Abi-[F]lene, [Bb] sweet Abi-[F]lene. [C7]

[F] Abilene, [A] Abilene, [Bb] Prettiest town [F] I've ever seen [G] People there don't [C] treat you mean In Abi-[F]lene, [Bb] my Abi-[F]lene.

[G] People there don't [C] treat you mean In Abi-[F]lene, [Bb] my Abi-[F]lene.

                       

Song 4

Abilene

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WWalkiWng After Midnight [C]

INTRO [C] . . . [F] . [G7] . [C] . . [C] I go out walkin' after [C] midnight Out in the [F] moonlight Just [F] like we used to [F] do, I'm always [C] walkin' After [F] midnight, [G7] searchin' for [C] you I walk for [C] miles along the [C] highway Well, that's just [F] my way Of [F] sayin' [F] I love [F] you, I'm always [C] walkin' After [F] midnight, [G7] searchin' for [C] you [C7] bridgeI stop to [F] see a weepin' willow [F] Cryin' on his pillow [C] Maybe he's cryin' for [C] me [C7] And [F] as the skies turn gloomy [F] Night winds whisper to me I'm [C] lonesome as [F] I can [G7] be I go out [C] walkin' after [C] midnight Out in the [F] moonlight Just [F] hopin' [F] you may [C] be somewhere a [C] walkin' After [F] midnight, [G7] searchin' for [C] me [C] repeat from bridge outro [C] Walking After [F] midnight, [G7]searchin

for [ C ] me [C]

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Song 6

Country Roads

[C] Country roads take me [G] home to the [Am] place I be[F]long West Vir[C]ginia mountain [G] momma, Take me [F] home country [C] roads [C] Almost heaven [Am] West Virginia [G] Blue Ridge mountains [F] Shenandoah [C] River [C] Life is old there [Am] older than the trees [G] Younger than the mountains [F] growing like a [C] breeze [C] Country roads take me [G] home to the [Am] place I be[F]long West Vir[C]ginia mountain [G] momma, Take me [F] home country [C] roads [C] All my memories [Am] gather round her [G] miner's lady [F] Stranger to blue [C] water [C] Dark and dusty [Am] painted on the sky [G] Misty taste of moonshine [F] tear drop in my [C] eye [C] Country roads take me [G] home to the [Am] place I be[F]long West Vir[C]ginia mountain [G] momma, Take me [F] home country [C] roads Bridge [Am] I hear her [G] voice In the [C] mornin' hours she [C7] calls me The [F] radio re[C]minds me of my [G] home far away And [Am] drivin' down the [Bb] road I get the [F] feelin' That I [C] should have been home [G] yesterday yester[G7]day [C] Country roads take me [G] home to the [Am] place I be[F]long West Vir[C]ginia mountain [G] momma, Take me [F] home country [C] roads Take me [G] home country [C] roads Take me [G] home country [C] roads

Song 7

The Black Hills of Dakota

[F] Take me back to the black hills The black hills of [C] Dakota To the beautiful Indian country that I [F] love [C7] [F] Lost my heart in the black hills The black hills of [C] Dakota Where the [C] pines are so high That they kiss the sky [F]above.

BRIDGE

And when I [Bb] get that lonesome feelin' And I'm [F] miles away from home I [G7]hear the voice of the mystic mountains [C] Callin' me back home So [F] take me back to the black hills The black hills of [C] Dakota To the beautiful Indian country That I [F] love BRIDGE

And when I [Bb] get that lonesome feelin' And I'm [F] miles away from home I [G7]hear the voice of the mystic mountains [C] Callin' me back home So[F] take me back to the black hills The black hills of [C]Dakota To the beautiful Indian country That I [F] love To the[C7] beautiful Indian country THAT I [F] LOVE !

BACK HOME AGAIN [G]There's a storm across the [G7] valley [C] clouds are rolling in, the[D] afternoon is [D7] heavy on your[G] shoulders. There's a truck out on the [G7] four lane, a [C] mile or more away, the[D] whining of his [D7] wheels just makes it[G] colder. He's[G] an hour away from [G7] riding on your[C] prayers up in the sky and[D] ten days on the [D7] road are barely [G] gone. There's a fire softly [G7] burning,[C] supper's on the stove, but it's the[D] light in your [D7] eyes that makes him[G] warm. [C]Hey, it's good to[D] be back home a[G]gain.[G7] [C]Sometimes[D] this old farm[G] feels like a long lost[C] friend. Yes, and [D]hey, it's good to [D7] be back home a[G]gain. [G]There’s all the news to [G7] tell him, [C]how do you spend your time, [D]what's the latest [D7] thing the neighbors [G]say? And your mother called last [G7] Friday, [C]"Sunshine" made her cry and you [D]felt the baby [D7]move just yester[G]day. [C]Hey, it's good to[D] be back home a[G]gain.[G7] (yes it is) [C]Sometimes[D] this old farm[G] feels like a long lost[C] friend. Yes, and [D]hey, it's good to [D7] be back home a[G]gain. bridge: [C]Oh, the time that[D] I can lay this[G] tired old body [C]down, and[Am] feel your fingers[D] feather soft u[G]pon me. The[C] kisses that I live [D] for, the[G] love that lights my[C] way, the[Am] happiness that[C] living with you[D] brings me. It's the [G]sweetest thing I [G7] know of, just [C]spending time with you. It's the [D]little things that make a house a [G]home. Like a fire softly [G7]burning and [C]supper on the stove, the [D]light in your [D7] eyes that makes me [G]warm. Chorus x 1 [C]Hey, it's good to [D]be back home a[G]gain.[G7][you know it is] [C]Sometimes [D]this old farm feels [G]like a long lost [C]friend. Yes, and [D] hey, it's good to [D7]be back home a[G]gain. [D]hey, it’s good to be back home a[G]gain. I said [D]hey it's good to be back home a[C]gain[G] //

Song 8

Song 9

OLD FLAMES CAN’T HOLD A CANDLE TO YOU

C F

Downtown tonight I saw an old friend someone who…

G7 C

I used to take comfort from long before I met you

C C7 F

I caught a spark from her eyes a forgotten desire

G7 C

With a word or a touch I could have rekindled that fire

C F

But old flames can't hold a candle to you

G7 C

No one can light up the night like you do

C7 F

Flickering embers of love I've known one or two

G7 C

But old flames can't hold a candle to you

F

Sometimes at night I think of old lovers I've known

G7 C

I remember how holding them helped me not feel so alone

C C7 F

Then I feel you beside me and even their memories are gone

G7 C

Like stars in the night lost in the sweet light of dawn

C F

But old flames can't hold a candle to you

G7 C

No one can light up the night like you do

C7 F

Flickering embers of love I've known one or two

G7 C

But old flames can't hold a candle to you

But [G7] old flames can't hold a candle to [C] you

Blue Moon of Kentuck Song 10y

Blue [G] moon of Ken[G7] tucky, keep on [C] shining. Shine [G] on the one that's gone and proved un[D7]true. Blue [G] moon of Ken[G7] tucky, keep on [C] shining. Shine [G] on the one that's [D7] gone and left me [G] blue. [G7]

[G7] It was [C] on a moonlight [C7] night, The [G] stars were shining [G7] bright. And they [C] whispered from on [C7] high, "Your [G] love has said good[D7]bye."

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Blue [G] moon of Ken[G7]tucky, keep on [C7] shining. Shine [G] on the one that's [D7] gone and said good[G]bye.

[G7] It was [C] on a moonlight [C7] night, The [G] stars were shining [G7] bright. And they [C] whispered from on [C7] high, "Your [G] love has said good[D7]bye."

Blue [G] moon of Ken[G7]tucky, keep on [C] shining. Shine [G] on the one that's [D7] gone and left me [G] blue.[G7]

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Song 11

Catfish John

Chorus C F Mama said don't go near that river C G7 Don't be hanging around old Catfish John C F Come the morning I'd always be there C G7 C Walking in his footsteps in sweet delta dawn F C Let me dream of another morning F C And a time so long ago F C When the sweet magnolias blossomed G7 C And the cotton fields were white as snow F C Catfish John was a river hobo F C He lived and died on the river bend F C Thinking back I still remember G7 C I was proud to be his friend Chorus…… F C Born a slave in the town of Vicksburg F C Traded for a chestnut mare F C Still he never spoke in anger G7 C Though his load was hard to bear Chorus then repeat last line… Walking in his footsteps in sweet delta dawn

song 12

King of the Road

[C] Trailers for [F] sale or rent

[G7]Rooms to let [C] fifty cents

No phone, no [F] pool, no pets

[G7] Ain't got no cigarettes, ah but

[C] Two hours of [F] pushing broom buys an

[G7] Eight by twelve [C] four bit room, I'm a

Man of [F] means by no means

[G7] King of the [C] road

[ C] Third boxcar [F] midnight train

[G7] Destination [C] Bangor, Maine

Old worn out [F] suit and shoes

[G7] I don't pay no union dues, I smoke

[C] Old stogies [F] I have found

[G7] Short, but not [C] too big around, I'm a

Man of [F] means by no means

[G7] King of the [C] road

I know [C]every engineer on [F]every train

[G7]All of their children [C]all of their names

And every handout in [F]every town

[G7]Every lock that ain't locked when no one's around, I sing

[C] Trailers for [F] sale or rent

[G7] Rooms to let [C] fifty cents

No phone, no [F] pool, no pets

[G7] Ain't got no cigarettes, ah but

[C] Two hours of [F] pushing broom buys an

[G7] Eight by twelve [C] four bit room, I'm a

Man of [F] means by no means

[G7] King of the [C] road

[G7] King of the [C] road

[G7] King of the [C] road

Song 13

Banks Of The Ohio Olivia Newton John

[C] I asked my love to take a [G7] walk To take a walk just a little [C] walk Down beside [C7] where the waters [F] flow Down by the [C] banks [G7] of the Ohi[C]o [C] And only say that you'll be [G7] mine In no others' arms en[C]twine Down beside [C7] where the waters [F] flow Down by the [C] banks [G7] of the Ohi[C]o [C] I held a knife against his [G7] breast As into my arms he [C] pressed He cried my love [C7] don't you murder [F] me I'm not pre[C]pared [G7] for eterni[C]ty [C] And only say that you'll be [G7] mine In no others' arms en[C]twine Down beside [C7] where the waters [F] flow Down by the [C] banks [G7] of the Ohi[C]o [C] I wandered home 'tween twelve and [G7] one I cried my God what have I [C] done I've killed the only [C7] man I [F] love He would not [C] take me [G7] for his [C] bride [C] And only say that you'll be [G7] mine In no others' arms en[C]twine Down beside [C7] where the waters [F] flow Down by the [C] banks [G7] of the Ohi[C]o [F] Down by the [C] banks [G7] of the Ohi[C]o

Song 14

Sea of Heartbreak

The [F] lights in the [Dm] harbour [Bb] - don’t shine for [C7] me [F] I’m like a [Dm] lost ship [Bb] - adrift on the [C7] sea (Stop) Sea of [F] heartbreak, lost love and [C7] loneliness Memories of [F] your caress [F7] so divine [Bb] How I wish you were mine a[F]gain my dear I’m on the [C7] sea of tears (Stop) Sea of [F] heartbreak, sea of [Bb] heartbreak ah [C7] ha [F] How did I [Dm] lose you, [Bb] - oh where did I [C7] fail? [F] Why did you [Dm] leave me, [Bb] - always to [C7] sail (Stop) This sea [F] heartbreak, lost love and [C7] loneliness Memories of [F] your caress [F7] so divine [Bb] How I wish you were mine a[F]gain my dear I’m on the [C7] sea of tears (Stop) Sea of [F] heartbreak [F7] [Bb] Oh what I’d give to [F] sail back to [Dm] shore [Bb] Back to your arms once [A] more [C7] [F] Come to my [Dm] rescue, [Bb] - come here to [C7] me [F] Take me and [Dm] keep me [Bb] - away from the [C7] sea (Stop) That sea [F] heartbreak, lost love and [C7] loneliness Memories of [F] your caress [F7] so divine [Bb] How I wish you were mine a[F]gain my dear I’m on the [C7] sea of tears (Stop) Sea of [F] heartbreak, lost love and [C7] loneliness Memories of [F] your caress [F7] so divine [Bb] How I wish you were mine a[F]gain my dear I’m on the [C7] sea of tears Sea of [F] heartbreak, sea of [Bb] heartbreak ah [C7] ha Sea of [F] heartbreak, sea of [Bb] heartbreak ah [C7] ha Sea of [F] heartbreak (Stop)

Song 15 MY WALKING SHOES

Chorus

(C) My walkin' shoes don't fit me anymore

My walkin' shoes don't fit me any (G) more

Stay (C) on your side of town, honey, (F) I won't be

around

My (C)walkin' shoes don't (G) fit me any(C) more

(C) It's a long way from here to over yonder

My feet, they're getting mighty (G) sore

(C) I ain't comin' back, you've (F) made your mind to wander

My (C) walkin' shoes don't (G) fit me any(C) more

Chorus

(C)I'll be a long time gone from you, baby

You'll never hear me knock upon your (G) door

I (C) thought you were worth it once ….. (F) but I was crazy

My (C) walkin' shoes don't (G) fit me any(C)more

Chorus x 2

Last line x 2

My walkin' shoes don't fit me anymore

My walkin' shoes don't fit me anymore (C)2-3-4 (G) (C)-1

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I Can't Stop Loving You Song 16

verse 1 [C] I can't stop [F] loving you I've made up my [C] mind. .

[C] to live in [G7] memories of the lonesome [C] times. I [C] can't stop [F] wanting you it's useless to [C] say.. [C] so I'll just [G] live my life, in dreams of yester[C]day.

bridge [C] Those happy [C] hours, that we once [F] knew. Though long a [C] -go still make me [G7] blue. They say that [C] time[C] heals a broken [F] heart Time has stood [C] still,[G] since we've been a[C]part. repeat verse 1 and bridge repeat verse 1 to end

Send Me The Pillow That You dream O Song 17n

[C] Send me the [F] pillow that you [C] dream on [G] Don't you know that I still care for [C] you [C] Send me the [F] pillow that you [C]dream on So [C] darlin' I can [G7] dream on it [C] too

Each [F] night while I'm sleeping oh so [C] lonely I'll [G7] share your loving dreams that once were [C] true [C] Send me The [F] pillow that you [C] dream on So [C] darlin' I can [G7] dream on it [C] too

[C] Send me the [F] pillow that you [C] dream on [G] May be time will let our dreams come [C] true [C] Send me the [F] pillow that you [C] dream on So [C] darling I can [G7] dream on it [C] too

I've [F] waited so long for you to [C] write me But [G7] just a memory's is all that's left of [C] you [C] Send me the [F] pillow that you [C] dream on So [C] darlin' I can [G7]dream on it [C] too

[C] Send me the [F] pillow that you [C] dream on [G] May be time will let our dreams come [C] true [C] Send me the [F] pillow that you [C] dream on So [C] darling I can [G7] dream on it [C] tooTag:[C] So darlin' I can [G7] dream on it [C] too

                       

Today I Started loving You Again

INTRO [C] [G] [C]

[C] Today I started [F] loving you [C] again And I'm [C] right back where I've [F] really always [C] been I got [C] over you just [C7] long enough to [F] let my heartache [C] mend And then to [C] day, I started [G] loving you a [C] gain [F] [C] What a [C] fool I was to [F] think I could get [C] by With [C] only these few millions tears I [G] cry I [C] should have known the [F] worst was yet to [C] come And that [C] crying time for [G] me had just be[C]gun [F] [C] Well [C] Today I started [F] loving you a[C] gain And I'm [C] right back where I've [F] really always [C] been I got [C] over you just [C7] long enough to [F] let my heartache [C] mend Then to [C] day, I started [G] loving you a[C] gain [F] [C] What a [C] fool I was to [F] think I could get [C] by With [C] only these few millions tears I [G] cry I got [C] over you just [C7] long enough to [F] let my heartache [C] mend Then to [C] day, I started [G] loving you a[C] gain [F] Yes to [C] day, I started [G] loving you a [F] g a i n [C]

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Song 18

Today I Started Loving You Again

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Ring of Fir SONG 19e

RING OF FIRE[G] Love is a [C] burning [G] thing And it makes a [D] fiery [G] ring [G] Bound by [C] wild de[G] sire [G] I fell into a [D] ring of [G] fire

[D] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire I went [D] down, down, down And the [C] flames went [G] higher

And it [G] burns, [G] burns, [G] burns The [G] ring of [G] fire, the [D] ring of [G] fire SOLO ON KAZOOS[G] . . . [C] . [G] . [G] . . . [G] . . . [D] . [G] . [G] . . . [G] . . . [C] . [G] . [G] . . . [G] . . . [D] . [G] . [G] . . .

[G] The taste of [C] love is [G] sweet When [G] hearts like [D] ours [G] meet I [G] fell for you [C] like a [G] child [G] Oh but the [D] fire went [G] wild

[D] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire I went [D] down, down, down And the [C] flames went [G] higher

And it [G] burns, [G] burns, [G] burns : The [G] ring of [G] fire, the [D] ring of [G] fire [D] I fell in to a [C] burning ring of [G] fire I went [D] down, down, down And the [C] flames went [G] higher

And it [G] burns, [G] burns, [G] burns The [G] ring of [G] fire, the [D] ring of [G] fire And it [G] burns, [G] burns, [G] burns The [G] ring of [G] fire, the [D] ring of [G] fire The [G] ring of [G] fire, the [D] ring of [G] fire KAZOO END [G] . . . [C] . [G]