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COUNTRY MUSIC LYRICS VOLUME II WITH CHORDS17 NOVEMBER 2002UPDATED 22 JULY 2013ALL IN KEY OF A, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATEDCopyright 2002-12 Joseph George Caldwell. All rights reserved.Posted at Internet web site http://www.foundationwebsite.org . Maybe copied or reposted for non-commercial use, with attribution.
FOREWORDThis is a second volume of lyrics to popular songs, to assist learningto play the guitar by ear, as described in the article, How to Play theGuitar by Ear (for Mathematicians and Physicists), posted at Internetwebsite http://www.foundationwebsite.org. As discussed in theforeword to Volume 1, the purpose of assembling these lyrics is toprovide the student with a large number of songs from which he maychoose ones for which he knows the melody and enjoys singing.Since everyone’s taste is different, and the student may not befamiliar with the songs that I know (many from decades ago), it is theintention to provide a large number of popular songs from which thestudent may choose. I believe that learning the guitar is facilitated bypracticing a number of different songs in a practice session, andplaying each one only a couple of times, perhaps in a couple ofdifferent keys. In order to do this, it is important to have a largecollection of lyrics available.As in Volume I, I have deliberately omitted noting the chords to beplayed on each song, if it is my opinion that the beginning studentshould be able to figure them out easily – e.g., chords are omitted formost two-chord or three-chord songs. The purpose of this omission isto provide the student with the opportunity of learning to determinewhich chord to use at each point of the song, quickly andautomatically. For more difficult songs, I indicate some of the chords,and for some songs, I provide chords for the entire song. Where Iindicate only a few chords, it is important to remember, as noted onthe cover, that it is assumed that all songs are sung in the key of A,unless otherwise indicated. (There are a few songs for which thechords are relatively easy, but I have indicated them nevertheless.These are songs that I was to sing in public for some occasion, and Idid not wish to make a mistake.)In some cases, I have found songs already chorded, but in a fashionthat is not convenient for the guitar (e.g., in the key of Bflat, or withmany exotic chords). In most cases, I have removed the chords or reii
chorded them. In some cases, however, I have left the songs in“strange” keys or chordings, to be modified as an exercise by thestudent.As was the case for Volume I, this volume includes mainly songs fromcountry music, but it also includes some non-country-music folksongs, rock and roll songs, popular songs, and gospel hymns.Many of the songs of this volume are copyrighted by others. In theiroriginal or available forms, however, they are not helpful for thebeginning student of guitar (e.g., they are arranged for piano, or arewritten in a key that is not natural for the guitar, or are fully annotatedwith chords, or are in small print). To facilitate reading by the studentas he plays the guitar, they are presented here in a large, easy-toread font and with a strong attempt to keep the song to a single pagein length. To facilitate his progress in learning to play by ear, thechords have been removed in all simple cases. It is for these reasonsthat I have, in cognizance of and in the spirit of the “fair use” doctrineof copyright law, reformatted these songs and presented them in thepresent volume.Good luck!Joseph George CaldwellLusaka, ZambiaAdded Note, 17 May 2004:This volume is a version containing chords for most songs. In asense, it is an “answer book” to accompany the earlier edition, whichomitted most chords. Please note that most of the chordingspresented here are very simple – what a new student would beexpected to devise. In most cases, they are quite adequate, andwould be what anyone would use to accompany singing. In somecases, however, more elaborate chordings are presented, becausethey sound so much better (and are useful practice).iii
ContentsCOUNTRY MUSIC LYRICS VOLUME II WITH CHORDS . iFOREWORD . iiABILENE . 1ACHY BREAKY HEART (DON'T TELL MY HEART) . 2A COUPLE MORE YEARS . 3AFTER THE BALL . 5AIN'T IT AMAZING GRACIE . 6ALL FOR THE LOVE OF A GIRL . 8AN OLD LOVE AFFAIR NOW SHOWING . 9ANY TIME. 10ANY TIME. 11BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN . 12BAD MOON RISING. 13BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC . 14BEAUTIFUL DREAMER . 16BLUE BAYOU. 17BLUEBIRD ISLAND . 18BLUE KENTUCKY GIRL . 19BLUE SUEDE SHOES . 20BONAPARTE'S RETREAT . 21BONEY FINGERS . 22BRANDED MAN . 23BROKEN-HEARTED MELODY . 24BUTTONS AND BOWS . 26CALENDAR GIRL. 28CAN I SLEEP IN YOUR ARMS TONIGHT . 29CAROLINA IN THE MORNING . 30CHANGING PARTNERS . 31CHANTILLY LACE . 32CHATTAHOOCHEE . 33CITY OF NEW ORLEANS . 34CLEMENTINE . 36CLEMENTINE . 37iv
COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER . 39COCAINE BLUES (AKA TRANSFUSION BLUES) . 41COME ON HOME AND SING THE BLUES TO DADDY . 43COULD I HAVE THIS DANCE (from Urban Cowboy) . 44COUNTRY ROADS . 45CRYING. 46DADDY SANG BASS . 47DELILAH. 48DETROIT CITY. 49DIXIE . 50DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA . 51DON'T LET GO . 53DON'T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES . 55DON'T WORRY . 56DOWN YONDER . 57DREAM BABY (HOW LONG MUST I DREAM) . 58DREAMING MY DREAMS (WITH YOU) . 59DREAM LOVER . 60DRINK TO ME ONLY WITH THINE EYES . 61DROP KICK ME, JESUS . 62DRY BONES . 63EL PASO . 65EL PASO CITY . 68EMPTY ARMS . 70ENCHANTED . 71ENCLOSED ONE BROKEN HEART . 72EVANGELINA. 73EVERYBODY'S HAD THE BLUES . 75FELEENA (FROM EL PASO) . 76FIVE BROTHERS. 80FLESH AND BLOOD . 82FLOWERS ON THE WALL . 84FOLSOM PRISON BLUES . 85FOR THE GOOD TIMES . 86FOUR WALLS . 87FRANKIE AND JOHNNY . 88v
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY . 90FREIGHT TRAIN . 92GET A JOB . 93GONE . 94GOT NO REASON FOR GOING HOME . 95GREAT BALLS OF FIRE . 96GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS . 97WHAT CHILD IS THIS? . 98GUANTANAMERA . 99HARBOR LIGHTS . 101HEARTACHES . 103HEARTBREAK HOTEL . 104HELLO MARY LOU . 105HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT . 106HERE COMES THE HURT AGAIN . 107HE STOPPED LOVING HER TODAY . 108HEY, WON'T YOU PLAY ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONESOMEBODY WRONG SONG . 110HIGHWAY PATROLMAN . 111HOME ON THE RANGE . 114HONEY WON'T YOU OPEN THAT DOOR . 115HOUND DOG . 116HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN . 117HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN . 118HOW GREAT THOU ART . 120HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN . 121I ALMOST LOST MY MIND . 122I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU . 123I DON'T CARE . 124I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY . 125I'M SORRY . 126I'M WALKING BEHIND YOU (LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER) . 127IN DREAMS. 128I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KNOW . 129I SAW THE LIGHT . 130I TAUGHT HER EVERYTHING SHE KNOWS . 131vi
IT IS NO SECRET . 132IT’S A COWBOY LOVIN’ NIGHT . 133IT'S HARD TO BE HUMBLE . 134IT'S NOW OR NEVER . 135IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME . 136I'VE GOT A TIGER BY THE TAIL . 138I'VE GOT NO USE FOR THE WOMEN . 139I WASHED MY HANDS IN MUDDY WATER . 141I WONDER WHO'S KISSING HER NOW .
country music, but it also includes some non-country-music folk songs, rock and roll songs, popular songs, and gospel hymns. Many of the songs of this volume are copyrighted by others. In their original or available forms, however, they are not helpful for the beginning student of guitar (e.g., they are arranged for piano, or are written in a key that is not natural for the guitar, or are .
