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COUNTRY SONGBOOKIndex by Song NumberCool WaterDevil WomanHonky Tonkin’AbileneWalking After MidnightCountry RoadsBlack Hills of DakotaBack Home AgainOld FlamesBlue Moon Of KentuckyCatfish JohnKing Of The RoadBanks Of The OhioSea Of HeartbreakMy Walking Shoes Don’t Fit Me AnymoreI Can’t Stop Loving YouSend Me The Pillow That You dream OnToday I Started Loving You AgainRing Of FireSong No.12345678910111213141516171819Index alphabeticallySong No.AbileneBack Home AgainBanks Of The OhioBlack Hills of DakotaBlue Moon Of KentuckyCatfish JohnCool WaterCountry RoadsDevil WomanHonky Tonkin’I Can’t Stop Loving YouKing Of The RoadMy Walking Shoes Don’t Fit Me AnymoreOld FlamesRing Of FireSea Of HeartbreakSend Me The Pillow That You dream OnToday I Started Loving You AgainWalking After Midnight48137101116231612159191417185
Cool WaterSong 1[C] All day I've faced the [G] barren wasteWith- [C] - out the taste of [G] water, cool [C] waterOld [F] Dan and I with [G] throats burned dryAnd [C] souls that [F] cry for [C] water (water)[G] cool, clear [C] waterBridge[C] Keep a-movin', Dan, don't you [G] listen to him, DanHe's a [C] devil not a manAnd he [G] spreads the burning sand with [C] water (water)[F] Dan can you see that [C] big green treeWhere the [F] water's runnin' freeAnd it's [G] waiting there for [C] you and [F] me[C] Water (water) [G] cool clear [C] waterThe [C] nights are cool and [G] I'm a foolEach [C] star's a pool of [G] water, cool [C] water (water)But [F] with the dawn I'll [G] wake and yawnAnd [C] carry [F] on to [C] water (water)[G] cool, clear, [C] waterrepeat bridgeThe [C] shadows sway and [G] seem to sayTo- [C] night we pray for [G] water, cool, [C] waterAnd [F] way up there He'll [G] hear our prayerAnd [C] show us [F] where there's [C] water (water)[G] cool, clear, [C] water[G] cool, clear, [C] waterCountry
DEVIL WOMANDevil WomanSong 2[C]I told Mary about us I told her about our great [G7]sinMary cried and forgave me and Mary took me back [C]againSaid if I wanted my freedom [C7]I could be free ever [F]moreBut I don't wanna be and [C] I don't wanna see [G7] Marycry any [C] morechorusOh devil [G7] woman devil woman let [C] go of meDevil 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] seaEven after I've hurt her Mary's still in love with [C] meDevil woman it's over trapped no [C7] more by your [F] charmsCause I don't wanna stay I [C] wanna get away [G7]woman let go of my[C]armchorus[C] Devil woman you're evil like the dark coral [G7]reefLike the winds that bring high tides you bring sorrow and [C]griefYou made me ashamed to face Mary I [C7]barely had the strength to [F]tellSkies're not so black [C]Mary took me back [G7]Mary has broken your[C]spellchorus[C] Running along by the seashore running as fast as I [G7]canEven the seagulls are happy glad I'm coming home [C]againNever again will I ever [C7]cause another tear to [F] fallDown the beach I see [C]what belongs to me the [G7] one I want most of[C] allOh 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* repeat last line
Honky TonkingHonky TonkingC] When you are sad and lonely and have no place to goCall 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] townSong 3
AbileneAbileneintro play chords to 1st verse[F] Abilene, [A] Abilene,[Bb] Prettiest town [F] I've ever seen[G] People there don't [C] treat you meanIn 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 meBack 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 meanIn 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 beIn 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 meanIn Abi-[F]lene, [Bb] my Abi-[F]lene.[G] People there don't [C] treat you meanIn Abi-[F]lene, [Bb] my Abi-[F]lene.Song 4
WWalkiWngAfter Midnight [C]WwwWalkinwWalking After MidnightwSong 5wINTRO [C] . . . [F] . [G7] . [C] . .[C] I go out walkin' after [C] midnightmoonlightOut in the [F]Just [F] like we used to [F] do, I'm always [C] walkin'After [F] midnight, [G7] searchin' for [C] youI walk for [C] miles along the [C] highway[F] my wayWell, that's justOf [F] sayin' [F] I love [F] you, I'm always [C] walkin'After [F] midnight, [G7] searchin' for [C] youbridgeI stop to [F] see a weepin' willow[C] Maybe he's cryin' for [C] meAnd [F] as the skies turn gloomy[C7][F] Cryin' on his pillow[C7][F] Night winds whisper to meI'm [C] lonesome as [F] I can [G7] beI go out [C] walkin' after [C] midnightOut in the [F] moonlightJust [F] hopin' [F] you may [C] be somewhere a [C] walkin'After [F] midnight, [G7] searchin' for [C] me [C]repeat from bridgeoutro[C] Walking After [F] midnight, [G7]searchin for [C]me [C]Produced by www.ozbcoz.com-Jim's Ukulele SongbookUkulele gCEA Tuning
Song 6Country Roads[C] Country roads take me [G] home to the [Am] place I be[F]longWest 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]longWest 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]longWest Vir[C]ginia mountain [G] momma, Take me [F] home country [C]roadsBridge[Am] I hear her [G] voiceIn the [C] mornin' hours she [C7] calls meThe [F] radio re[C]minds me of my [G] home far awayAnd [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]longWest Vir[C]ginia mountain [G] momma, Take me [F] home country [C]roadsTake me [G] home country [C] roadsTake me [G] home country [C] roads
Song 7The Black Hills of Dakota[F] Take me back to the black hills The black hills of [C] DakotaTo the beautiful Indian country that I [F] love [C7][F] Lost my heart in the black hills The black hills of [C] DakotaWhere the [C] pines are so highThat they kiss the sky [F]above.BRIDGEAnd when I [Bb] get that lonesome feelin'And I'm [F] miles away from homeI [G7]hear the voice of the mystic mountains[C] Callin' me back homeSo [F] take me back to the black hillsThe black hills of [C] DakotaTo the beautiful Indian country That I [F] loveBRIDGEAnd when I [Bb] get that lonesome feelin'And I'm [F] miles away from homeI [G7]hear the voice of the mystic mountains[C] Callin' me back homeSo[F] take me back to the black hillsThe black hills of [C]DakotaTo the beautiful Indian country That I [F] loveTo the[C7] beautiful Indian country THAT I [F] LOVE !
Song 8BACK 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 skyand[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 cryand 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 9OLD FLAMES CAN’T HOLD A CANDLE TO YOUCFDowntown tonight I saw an old friend someone who G7CI used to take comfort from long before I met youCC7FI caught a spark from her eyes a forgotten desireG7CWith a word or a touch I could have rekindled that fireCFBut old flames can't hold a candle to youG7CNo one can light up the night like you doC7FFlickering embers of love I've known one or twoG7CBut old flames can't hold a candle to youFSometimes at night I think of old lovers I've knownG7CI remember how holding them helped me not feel so aloneCC7FThen I feel you beside me and even their memories are goneG7CLike stars in the night lost in the sweet light of dawnCFBut old flames can't hold a candle to youG7CNo one can light up the night like you doC7FFlickering embers of love I've known one or twoG7CBut old flames can't hold a candle to youBut [G7] old flames can't hold a candle to [C] you
Blue Moon of KentuckySong 10Blue [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."instrumental breakBlue [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]RepeatCountry
Song 11Catfish JohnChorusCFMama said don't go near that riverCG7Don't be hanging around old Catfish JohnCFCome the morning I'd always be thereCG7CWalking in his footsteps in sweet delta dawnFCLet me dream of another morningFCAnd a time so long agoFCWhen the sweet magnolias blossomedG7CAnd the cotton fields were white as snowFCCatfish John was a river hoboFCHe lived and died on the river bendFCThinking back I still rememberG7CI was proud to be his friendChorus FCBorn a slave in the town of VicksburgFCTraded for a chestnut mareFCStill he never spoke in angerG7CThough his load was hard to bearChorus then repeat last line Walking in his footsteps in sweet delta dawn
song 12King of the Road[C] Trailers for [F] sale or rent[G7]Rooms to let [C] fifty centsNo 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 aMan of [F] means by no means[G7] King of the [C] road[ C] Third boxcar [F] midnight train[G7] Destination [C] Bangor, MaineOld 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 aMan of [F] means by no means[G7] King of the [C] roadI know [C]every engineer on [F]every train[G7]All of their children [C]all of their namesAnd 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 centsNo 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 aMan 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 13Banks Of The Ohio Olivia Newton John[C] I asked my love to take a [G7] walkTo take a walk just a little [C] walkDown beside [C7] where the waters [F] flowDown by the [C] banks [G7] of the Ohi[C]o[C] And only say that you'll be [G7] mineIn no others' arms en[C]twineDown beside [C7] where the waters [F] flowDown by the [C] banks [G7] of the Ohi[C]o[C] I held a knife against his [G7] breastAs into my arms he [C] pressedHe cried my love [C7] don't you murder [F] meI'm not pre[C]pared [G7] for eterni[C]ty[C] And only say that you'll be [G7] mineIn no others' arms en[C]twineDown beside [C7] where the waters [F] flowDown by the [C] banks [G7] of the Ohi[C]o[C] I wandered home 'tween twelve and [G7] oneI cried my God what have I [C] doneI've killed the only [C7] man I [F] loveHe
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
