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Put Your Needle Down
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1. Rattle My Bones
4. The Pocket Knife
7. Lonely Island
8. I Cannot Find A Way
9. If I Don't
10. Good Luck, Good Night, Goodbye
11. Bad Habit
12. River Jordan
13. You’ve Got It Wrong
14. Next Sunday
Track 1 - Rattle My Bones
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
There's no telling what I'd do
If AmI could get my hands on you
FI want you and don't know why
But Gnow I know I'd like to tryC
[Verse 2]
Am I ever on your mind
AmHow I'd love to keep you in line
FI should smile and tell you no-ooh-oh
But Ghow I'd hate to see you goC
[Chorus]
Oh, Fyeaaaaahhhhhhh
CHey, you rattle my bones
FShake my heart like a Cten-pound stone
AmSometimes wish I'd Gleft you aloneC__
Oh, Fyeaaaaahhhhhhh
CHey, you're makin' me weep
FWake me up nights and CI can't sleep
AmAre you gonna be the Gdeath of me_C_?
[Verse 3]
I could show you who you are
And AmI could kiss you in the dark
FI could take it way too far
But GI could never win your heartC
[Chorus]
Oh, Fyeaaaaahhhhhhh
CHey, you rattle my bones
FShake my heart like a Cten-pound stone
AmSometimes wish I'd Gleft you aloneC__
Oh, Fyeaaaaahhhhhhh
CHey, you're makin' me weep
FWake me up nights and CI can't sleep
AmAre you gonna be the Gdeath of me_C_?
[I nstrumental]
C Am F G C
[Verse 4]
There's no telling what I'd do
If AmI could get my hands on you
FI want you and don't know why
But Gnow I know I have to tryC
[Chorus]
Oh, Fyeaaaaahhhhhhh
CHey, you rattle my bones
FShake my heart like a Cten-pound stone
AmSometimes wish I'd Gleft you aloneC__
Oh, Fyeaaaaahhhhhhh
CHey, you're makin' me weep
FWake me up nights and CI can't sleep
AmAre you gonna be the Gdeath of me_C_?
[Outro]
C
Track 2 - Iuka
[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
I'd never tell a man to ask my Daddy for my hand
AmI've got a thousand tales about the temper of that man
He'd shoot a man who came within a mile of my young frame
AmBut I know that you will take the risk so I can take your name
[Pre-Chorus]
You've Dmgot the ring, I've got the keys and sixty miles aAmhead
E7 N.C. Am
Iuka, Mississippi, where the two of us will wed
[Chorus]
DmTake me down to Iuka, Mississippi
'Fore he Amknows the two of us have up and gone
DmTake me down to Iuka, Mississippi
We can Brun away and never come Ehome
Never come Amhome
[Verse 2]
My daddy finally knocked a little sense right into me
AmSo, I asked around until I found the Justice of the Peace
The bruises on my body can't be hidden anymore
AmSo park your car upon the hill, I'm headed out the door
[Pre-Chorus]
Step Dmeasy so my daddy doesn't hear us sneak aAmway
E7 N.C. Am
Hang around, he'll shoot you down, that's why we just can't stay
[Chorus]
DmTake me down to Iuka, Mississippi
'Fore he Amknows the two of us have up and gone
DmTake me down to Iuka, Mississippi
We can Brun away and never come Ehome
[Bridge]
DmFollow close behind me, not much further now
AmOh, it's just a shadow, I didn't hear a sound
DmAin't no way he heard us, ain't no way he'll come
EI hear someone breathing, hold my hand and run____
[Instrumental]
Am
[Verse 3]
Somewhere in the river there's a gun the devil owned
AmSomehow everybody knew that everything was wrong
A noose up in the maple tree, the old man's gonna pay
N.C.
Two headstones for two lovers who finally got away
[Chorus]
DmTake me down to Iuka, Mississippi
'Fore he Amknows the two of us have up and gone
DmTake me down to Iuka, Mississippi
We can Brun away and never come Ehome
[Chorus]
DmTake me down to Iuka, Mississippi
'Fore he Amknows the two of us have up and gone
DmTake me down to Iuka, Mississippi
We can Brun away and never come Ehome
Never come Amhome
Never come home
AmNever come home
[Outro]
Am
CAPO; 4th Fret
[Intro]
Am D/A F E(4x) Am
[Verse 1]
Time'll D/Atell, the Fseeds I EsowAm
Got into D/Atrouble, but you Fjust don’t EknowAm
Thought you D/Ahad me, you’re Fwondering why
E7Whosoever told you, told a dirty lieAm
[Verse 2]
Now I’m D/Aleaving, Fwhat can you Edo?Am
Who made you D/Athink I wanna Fbe with EyouAm
I never D/Asettle, FI never cry
And E7whosoever told you, told a dirty lieDm
[Chorus]
Already I’m winning the game
Your Amheart’s gonna break, and it’s a crying shameDm
A lesson learned a long time ago, I'llE
Make sure I take it with me when I go
[Verse 3]
AmYou’ll be aD/Alone when the Fsun goes EdownAm
Toss your D/Aname in the Flost and EfoundAm
I never D/Aloved you, baby, Fmy oh my
E7Whosoever told you, told a dirty lieAm
[Instrumental]
Am D/A F E(4x) Dm
[Chorus]
Already I’m winning the game
Your Amheart’s gonna break, and it’s a crying shameDm
A lesson learned a long time ago, I'llE
Make sure I take it with me when I go
[Verse 4]
AmYou’ll be aD/Alone when the Fsun goes EdownAm
Toss your D/Aname in the Flost and EfoundAm
I never D/Aloved you, baby, Fmy oh my
And E7whosoever told you, told a dirty lieDm
[Outro]
Am D/A F E(4x) Am
Track 4 - The Pocket Knife
Capo 1st Fret
[Intro]
E D
[Verse 1]
EPlease don't make my wedding dress
I'm too young to marry yetD E
Can you see my pocket knife?D E
You can't make me be a wife
AHow the Gmworld just F#mturns and Eturns
AHow does GmanybF#mody Elearn?
E
[Verse 2]
EMummy, put your needle downD E
How did you feel when you were young?
'Cause I feel like I've just been bornD E
Even though I'm getting on
AHow the Gmworld slips F#mby so Efast
AHow does GmanybF#mody Elast?
E
[Chorus]
As the Dworld Gmkeeps Ecoming
And the Dbees Gmkeep Ehumming
And DI'll Gmkeep Erunning
D E
[Verse 3]
EFlowers I can do withoutD E
I don't wanna be tied down
White material will stainD E
My pocket knife's got a shiny blade
AI'm not Gmtrying to F#mbreak your Eheart
AI'm just Gmtrying not to F#mfall aEpart
[Chorus]
As the Dworld Gmkeeps Ecoming
And the Dbees Gmkeep Ehumming
And DI'll Gmkeep Erunning
D E
[Verse 4]
EPlease don't make my wedding dress
I'm too young to marry yetD E
Can you see my pocket knife?D E
You can't make me be a wife
Let Cthere be lonely, I'm ready to grieve
The lAmove I've been holding on to
GI've tried so hard to keep saying you're mine
Now it's Ftime, now it's Ctime
CLet there be hurting I'm craving the tears
That have Amburned in my eyes for so long
GI want to feel every drop of the pain
As I Fcry, as I Gcry
AmI'm gonna? suffer the aEching I've earned
CMark this one down as a Dlesson I've learned
'Cause the Conly way out of heG7re
It's the Conly way out of hereG7
CLet there be daggers that tear through my skin
AmDown to my heart where the whole thing begins
GMake me a new one and I'll love again
Until tFhen, until thGen
CLet there be lonelyAm F
CIt's the only way out of hG7ere
COh the only way out of herG7e
CLet there be lonely I'm ready to grieve
the Amlove I've been holding on to
I've Gtried so hard to keep saying you're mine
Now it's tFime, now it's tCime
Capo: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G Em G Em
(Chorus)
GPlease don't say Emgoodbye
GGive me another Emtry
CI'm black and Dblue
CWorrying over DyouG Em G Em
[Verse 1]
You stand the Gwhole night in the Emkitchen door
GCan't help but wonder what you're Emwaiting for
CI know you'd rather be Danywhere but Ghere
DBaby, listen!
[Verse 2]
GHave you forgotten all your Empromises?
GThe simple magic and the Emquiet kiss
CHow did we go Ddrowning in these Gtears?
DOh, wo, wo wo beggin' Gplease
(Chorus)
GDon't say Emgoodbye,
GGive me another Emtry
CI'm black and Dblue
CWorrying over Dyou
[Verse 3]
GI tied a ribbon and I Emwalked the floor
GI know you didn't love me Emanymore
CYour heart Dbelongs to someone Gnew
DBaby, listen!
[Verse 4]
GIf you believe me then it's Emnot too late
GAnd I'll be praying all the wEmhile I wait
CI still Dbelong to Gyou
DOh, wo, wo wo beggin' Gplease
(Chorus)
GDon't say Emgoodbye,
GGive me another Emtry
CI'm black and Dblue
CWorrying over Dyou
[Verse 5]
GEvery time the Emwind blows
Gan old familiar tDune
Gand when I hear that Emdoor close
CI'm hoping it is yDou
(Chorus)
GDon't say Emgoodbye,
GGive me another Emtry
CI'm black and Dblue
CWorrying over Dyou
(Chorus)
GDon't say Emgoodbye,
GGive me another Emtry
CI'm black and Dblue
CWorrying over Dyou
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
I’m living D7on a lonely Gisland
In a loveless D7ocean full of miseGry
I’ll Cdie here on my Ebmlonely Gi-DisE7land
UnAmless you give your Cmsweet love Bmback to Gme
[Bridge]
GI can’t seem to Dtake it
I’m Emblue as CI can Gbe
I’m Cblind to any Dother lover’s Gcharms
EmI know I can’t Bmmake it without your A7love for Dme
I’ve A7got to have you back here in my DarmsD7___
[Verse 2]
I’m Gliving D7on a lonely Gisland
In a loveless D7ocean full of miseGry
I’ll Cdie here on my Ebmlonely Gi-DisE7land
UnAmless you give your Cmsweet love Bmback to Gme
Track 8 - I Cannot Find A Way
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G Em G Em
[Verse 1]
So Glong, so Emlong
How we're Gbarely hanging Emon
By a Gthread, my foolish Emhead
Isn't Gsure we can ever get aEmlong
SomewhereC___ withinD___
A little voice is Ctelling me to try agaiDn___
[Chorus]
I Gcannot Emfind a Gway_Em___ to Gsay_Em___ goodGbye
When I deEmcide to Ggive my Emheart it Gis no Emlonger Gmine
[Verse 2]
Farewell, it's Emhard
I don't beGlieve we are better off aEmpart
Let's Gsee, it's Emtrue
'Cause I Gdon't know how to be away from Emyou
So stayC___ with me_D___
Next to you is Cwhere I'd really rather Dbe____
[Chorus]
I Gcannot Emfind a Gway_Em___ to Gsay_Em___ goodGbye
When I deEmcide to Ggive my Emheart it Gis no Emlonger Gmine
[Interlude]
GOoooh ooh Emooh
Oohoo Gooh ooh Emooh
GOoooh ooh Emooh
Oohoo Gooh ooh Emooh
My heaCrt___ chose youD___
It doesn't listen Cwhen I tell it what to Ddo_____
[Chorus]
I Gcannot Emfind a Gway_Em___ to Gsay_Em___ goodGbye
When I deEmcide to Ggive my Emheart it Gis no Emlonger Gmine
[Chorus]
I Gcannot Emfind a Gway_Em___ to Gsay_Em___ goodGbye
When I deEmcide to Ggive my Emheart it Gis no Emlonger Gmine
[Outro]
GOoooh ooh Emooh
Oohoo Gooh ooh Emooh
GOoooh ooh Emooh
Oohoo Gooh ooh Emooh ooh Gooh
[Intro]
F#
[Verse 1]
Baby, I see you’ve been up to nothing good
I got a hunch you would leave me if you could
You only Bkeep me around for the compaF#ny
[Verse 2]
If you wanna know the truth, I don’t wanna be apart
But I don’t like the way you’ve been careless with my heart
You gotta Bstraighten up, but baby you F#won’t
BWho’s gonna love you if I F#don’t?
[Verse 3]
You think I’m in the dark, you think that I can’t see
The way you like to play when you are away from me
Boy, anyBbody could see that you are doing me F#wrong
BWho’s gonna love you if I F#don’t?
[Chorus]
Who’s gonna Blove you if I don’t
Who’s gonna F#give you what you want
Who in the Bworld will put up with your little C#schemes?
You better Bget yourself in check
Out of F#my own self-respect
I’m gonna Bwalk away and leave you all aC#lone
BWho’s gonna love you if I F#don’t?
Tell me, Bwho’s gonna love you if I F#don’t?
[Instrumental]
F# B F# B F# B F#
[Verse 4]
Let me make it clear, am I getting through?
Nobody that you meet when you’re hunting someone new
Is gonna Bstick around the way I always F#do
[Verse 5]
I don’t think you see what you got when you got me
I’m laying down the rules, this is how it’s gotta be
You’re gonna Bchange your ways, or honey, I’m goF#ne
BWho’s gonna love you if I F#don’t?
[Chorus]
Who’s gonna Blove you if I don’t
Who’s gonna F#give you what you want
Who in the Bworld will put up with your little C#schemes?
You better Bget yourself in check
If you've got F#any self-respect
I’m gonna Bwalk away and leave you all aC#lone
BWho’s gonna love you if I F#don’t?
Tell me, Bwho’s gonna love you if I F#don’t?
Baby, Bwho’s gonna love you if I F#don’t?
BWho’s gonna love you if I F#don’t?
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CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
Am Dm G C Am Dm G C Am
[Verse 1]
I know it's Dmnot a Gperfect CworldAm
But toDmnight I'm the Gperfect CgirlAm
I had a Dmman, but Ghe just CliedAm
Good Dmluck, good Gnight, goodCbyeAm Dm G C Am
[Verse 2]
You think I Dmneed some GcompaCnyAm
You're sitting Dmawful Gclose to CmeAm
You're getting Dmcosy aGnd you're Cmaking Ameyes
Good Dmluck, good Gnight, goodCbyeAm
Good Dmluck, good Gnight, goodCbyeCm G7
[Chorus]
Your words just make me doubt itCm
So just forget about itG7
If love hurtsCm
Who really needs it anyG7way
I hate to burst your bubbleCm
But all I see is troubleG7
This is a game that I won't Cmplay_C___Am
[Verse 3]
Call me Dmcrazy, Gcall me CmeanAm
You're the Dmlast thing Gthat I CneedAm
Give aDmnother Ggirl a CtryAm
Good Dmluck, good Gnight, goodCbyeAm
[Verse 4]
Hey, Dmhey, Goh, CohAm
Ooh Dmwee, Gno, CnoAm
Yeah, Dmyeah, Goh my, CmyAm
Good Dmluck, good Gnight, goodCbyeAm
Good Dmluck, good Gnight, goodCbyeCm G7
[Chorus]
There ain't no way around itCm
Don't wanna think about G7it
If love hurtsCm
Who really needs it anyG7way
I hate to burst your bubbleCm
But all I see is troubleG7
This is a game that I won't Cmplay_C___Am
[Verse 5]
I've felt the Dmpain that Glovers CfeelAm
I've got the Dmscars that Gjust don't ChealAm
Go Dmon, don't Gwaste your CtimeAm
Good Dmluck, good Gnight, goodCbyeAm
Go Dmon, don't Gwaste your CtimeAm
Good Dmluck, good Gnight_G7___, goodCbye___
[Outro] (fade to end)
Cm G7 Cm G7(8x)
[Intro]
Em A7 Em A7 Em A7 Em A7
[Verse 1]
EmI’ve got a A7bad EmhabitA7
EmOne I’ve been A7trying to EmkeepA7
EmKillin’ me A7slowly from the Eminside A7out
EmMaking me, A7making me EmsinA7
[Verse 2]
EmThere ain’t no A7cure for my EmproblemA7
No Emprogram or A7patch, I don’t EmgetA7
'Cause Emthis little A7habit grows EmstrongerA7
With the Emrise and A7fall of your EmchinA7
[Chorus]
I’m Ctrying to quit you
And it’s making a mess, I can Gsee___
Shaking Dhands, aching heart
It’s gonna Gtear me aFpart
I just Cknow it, I’ll never be Gfree
I can’t Cbreak this bad A7habit
'Cause Cthis habit's A7breaking EmmeA7 Em A7
[Verse 3]
EmI’ve got a A7bad, bad EmhabitA7
EmOne I just A7can't seem to EmkeepA7
EmWasting my A7days and taking Emyears from my A7life
EmSeems I'm getting A7over too Emquick, A7over too EmquickA7 Em A7
[Chorus]
I’m Ctrying to quit you
And it’s making a mess, I can Gsee___
Shaking Dhands, aching heart
It’s gonna Gtear me aFpart
I just Cknow it, I’ll never be Gfree
I can’t Cbreak this bad A7habit
'Cause Cthis habit's A7breaking EmmeA7 Em A7
[Outro]
EmI’ve got a A7bad EmhabitA7
EmI’ve got a A7bad, bad EmhabitA7
EmI’ve got a A7bad EmhabitA7
EmI’ve got a A7bad EmhabitA7
EmI’ve got a A7bad EmhabitA7
EmI’ve got a A7bad, bad EmhabitA7
I can’t Cbreak this bad A7habit
'Cause Cthis habit's A7breaking EmmeA7 Em
CAPO: 5th Fret
[Intro]
Dm7
[Verse 1]
'Go to the river Jordan', said the prophet to the king
'Wash in that murky water seven A7times and you'll be clean'
Yeah, that Dm7deep rolling river's gonna make you new and whole
And the A7faith acquired in you will save your Dm7soul
[Chorus]
Let's go G7down to the river, raise our voices and Dm7pray
And get ourselves a snow white robe to A7wear
Take aDm7way all the stains, remove G7each and every one
In the A7name of the father and the Dm7son
[Verse 2]
Jesus said to John the Baptist, bury me in that cold grave
In the Jordan's icy water, I will A7show them all the way
And a Dm7light came down from heaven saying, this is my own son
And I A7sure am pleased with what has just been Dm7done
[Chorus]
Let's go G7down to the river, raise our voices and Dm7pray
And get ourselves a snow white robe to A7wear
Take aDm7way all the stains, remove G7each and every one
In the A7name of the father and the Dm7son
[Verse 3]
I'm looking for the river Jordan, that old life giving stream
Within it's wave of mercy sweet forA7giveness ever seen
I'm a Dm7weary broken soul living in a house of clay
And that A7river's gonna wash my sins Dm7away
[Chorus]
Let's go G7down to the river, raise our voices and Dm7pray
And get ourselves a snow white robe to A7wear
Take aDm7way all the stains, remove G7each and every one
In the A7name of the father and the Dm7son
In the A7name of the father and the Dm7son
Bury me, bury me river Jordan
Bury A7me, bury me river Jordan
Bury Dm7me, bury me river Jordan
Bury A7me, bury me
Bury Dm7me, bury me
[Intro]
G C D G
[Verse 1]
If you think I'm gonna make it fine withCout you
If you Dthink I'll wake up smiling every Gday
If you think that I don't miss you
Or that Ctime will heal my pain
You've got it wrong all Dover aGgain
[Instrumental]
G C D G
[Verse 2]
If you think I love another more than Cyou, dear
If you Dthink I gave my heart to someone Gelse
If you think that I am careless
And will Churt you in the end
You've got it wrong all Dover aGgain
[Chorus]
You've Cgot me all wrong
You know I'll be Gtrue
A7I wanna fight for me and for Dyou
If you Gthink love is a bitter game
That Cno one ever wins
You've got it wrong all Dover aGgain
[Instrumental]
G C D G C D G
[Chorus]
You've Cgot me all wrong
You know I'll be Gtrue
A7I wanna fight for me and for Dyou
If you Gthink love is a bitter game
That Cno one ever wins
You've got it wrong all Dover aGgain
Darling, Cyou've got it wrong all Dover aGgain
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
C G C
[Chorus]
N.C. C
I want it to be next Sunday
You'll be Fcoming back, my Cdear
How the Fminutes seem like Cyears since you've been Ggone
It's the Cone day
On my E7mind without you Amhere
I'll be Csmiling through my Gtears when you get Chome
[Verse 1]
When you get Ghome
I'll bet the clock starts Cmoving
Time will Ffly out of our Chands like summer Gwind
Since you've been Fgone
I count the Chours in my Amhead
As I Dtoss and turn in bed, I think of Gyou
[Chorus]
N.C. C
I want it to be next Sunday
You'll be Fcoming back, my Cdear
How the Fminutes seem like Cyears since you've been Ggone
It's the Cone day
On my E7mind without you Amhere
I'll be Csmiling through my Gtears when you get Chome
[Verse 2]
When you get Ghome
I'll bet the days get Csweeter
The sun will Fset before we Crealise it Groamed
Since you've been Fgone
I walk around in Ccircles day and Amnight
Seems like Dnothing turns out right because I Gknow...
[Chorus]
N.C. C
I want it to be next Sunday
You'll be Fcoming back, my Cdear
How the Fminutes seem like Cyears since you've been Ggone
It's the Cone day
On my E7mind without you Amhere
I'll be Csmiling through my Gtears when you get Amhome
[Bridge]
Every day feels like a CMonday
Is there Fsome way I can Churry it aGlong
Since you Amleft, I haven't seen a SaturCday
But if I Dhad to, I would wish my life aGway
[Chorus]
N.C. C
I want it to be next Sunday
You'll be Fcoming back, my Cdear
How the Fminutes seem like Cyears since you've been Ggone
It's the Cone day
On my E7mind without you Amhere
I'll be Csmiling through my Gtears when you get Amhome
I'll be Csmiling through my Gtears_G7____
N.C. C
When you get home
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Put Your Needle Down
by The Secret Sisters
Chords in this song · guitar
C
Am
F
G
Dm
B
E
D/A
E7
D
A
Gm
F#m
G7
Em
D7
Ebm
Cm
Bm
A7
F#
C#
Dm7
1. Rattle My Bones
4. The Pocket Knife
7. Lonely Island
8. I Cannot Find A Way
9. If I Don't
10. Good Luck, Good Night, Goodbye
11. Bad Habit
12. River Jordan
13. You’ve Got It Wrong
14. Next Sunday
Track 1 - Rattle My Bones
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
There's no telling what I'd do
Am
If I could get my hands on you
F
I want you and don't know why
G C
But now I know I'd like to try
[Verse 2]
Am I ever on your mind
Am
How I'd love to keep you in line
F
I should smile and tell you no-ooh-oh
G C
But how I'd hate to see you go
[Chorus]
F
Oh, yeaaaaahhhhhhh
C
Hey, you rattle my bones
F C
Shake my heart like a ten-pound stone
Am G C
Sometimes wish I'd left you alone__
F
Oh, yeaaaaahhhhhhh
C
Hey, you're makin' me weep
F C
Wake me up nights and I can't sleep
Am G C
Are you gonna be the death of me__?
[Verse 3]
I could show you who you are
Am
And I could kiss you in the dark
F
I could take it way too far
G C
But I could never win your heart
[Chorus]
F
Oh, yeaaaaahhhhhhh
C
Hey, you rattle my bones
F C
Shake my heart like a ten-pound stone
Am G C
Sometimes wish I'd left you alone__
F
Oh, yeaaaaahhhhhhh
C
Hey, you're makin' me weep
F C
Wake me up nights and I can't sleep
Am G C
Are you gonna be the death of me__?
[I nstrumental]
C Am F G C
[Verse 4]
There's no telling what I'd do
Am
If I could get my hands on you
F
I want you and don't know why
G C
But now I know I have to try
[Chorus]
F
Oh, yeaaaaahhhhhhh
C
Hey, you rattle my bones
F C
Shake my heart like a ten-pound stone
Am G C
Sometimes wish I'd left you alone__
F
Oh, yeaaaaahhhhhhh
C
Hey, you're makin' me weep
F C
Wake me up nights and I can't sleep
Am G C
Are you gonna be the death of me__?
[Outro]
C
Track 2 - Iuka
[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
I'd never tell a man to ask my Daddy for my hand
Am
I've got a thousand tales about the temper of that man
He'd shoot a man who came within a mile of my young frame
Am
But I know that you will take the risk so I can take your name
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm Am
You've got the ring, I've got the keys and sixty miles ahead
E7 N.C. Am
Iuka, Mississippi, where the two of us will wed
[Chorus]
Dm
Take me down to Iuka, Mississippi
Am
'Fore he knows the two of us have up and gone
Dm
Take me down to Iuka, Mississippi
B E
We can run away and never come home
Am
Never come home
[Verse 2]
My daddy finally knocked a little sense right into me
Am
So, I asked around until I found the Justice of the Peace
The bruises on my body can't be hidden anymore
Am
So park your car upon the hill, I'm headed out the door
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm Am
Step easy so my daddy doesn't hear us sneak away
E7 N.C. Am
Hang around, he'll shoot you down, that's why we just can't stay
[Chorus]
Dm
Take me down to Iuka, Mississippi
Am
'Fore he knows the two of us have up and gone
Dm
Take me down to Iuka, Mississippi
B E
We can run away and never come home
[Bridge]
Dm
Follow close behind me, not much further now
Am
Oh, it's just a shadow, I didn't hear a sound
Dm
Ain't no way he heard us, ain't no way he'll come
E
I hear someone breathing, hold my hand and run____
[Instrumental]
Am
[Verse 3]
Somewhere in the river there's a gun the devil owned
Am
Somehow everybody knew that everything was wrong
A noose up in the maple tree, the old man's gonna pay
N.C.
Two headstones for two lovers who finally got away
[Chorus]
Dm
Take me down to Iuka, Mississippi
Am
'Fore he knows the two of us have up and gone
Dm
Take me down to Iuka, Mississippi
B E
We can run away and never come home
[Chorus]
Dm
Take me down to Iuka, Mississippi
Am
'Fore he knows the two of us have up and gone
Dm
Take me down to Iuka, Mississippi
B E
We can run away and never come home
Am
Never come home
Never come home
Am
Never come home
[Outro]
Am
CAPO; 4th Fret
[Intro]
Am D/A F E Am
(4x)
[Verse 1]
D/A F E Am
Time'll tell, the seeds I sow
D/A F E Am
Got into trouble, but you just don’t know
D/A F
Thought you had me, you’re wondering why
E7 Am
Whosoever told you, told a dirty lie
[Verse 2]
D/A F E Am
Now I’m leaving, what can you do?
D/A F E Am
Who made you think I wanna be with you
D/A F
I never settle, I never cry
E7 Dm
And whosoever told you, told a dirty lie
[Chorus]
Already I’m winning the game
Am Dm
Your heart’s gonna break, and it’s a crying shame
E
A lesson learned a long time ago, I'll
Make sure I take it with me when I go
[Verse 3]
Am D/A F E Am
You’ll be alone when the sun goes down
D/A F E Am
Toss your name in the lost and found
D/A F
I never loved you, baby, my oh my
E7 Am
Whosoever told you, told a dirty lie
[Instrumental]
Am D/A F E Dm
(4x)
[Chorus]
Already I’m winning the game
Am Dm
Your heart’s gonna break, and it’s a crying shame
E
A lesson learned a long time ago, I'll
Make sure I take it with me when I go
[Verse 4]
Am D/A F E Am
You’ll be alone when the sun goes down
D/A F E Am
Toss your name in the lost and found
D/A F
I never loved you, baby, my oh my
E7 Dm
And whosoever told you, told a dirty lie
[Outro]
Am D/A F E Am
(4x)
Track 4 - The Pocket Knife
Capo 1st Fret
[Intro]
E D
[Verse 1]
E
Please don't make my wedding dress
D E
I'm too young to marry yet
D E
Can you see my pocket knife?
You can't make me be a wife
A Gm F#m E
How the world just turns and turns
A Gm F#m E
How does anybody learn?
E
[Verse 2]
E D E
Mummy, put your needle down
How did you feel when you were young?
D E
'Cause I feel like I've just been born
Even though I'm getting on
A Gm F#m E
How the world slips by so fast
A Gm F#m E
How does anybody last?
E
[Chorus]
D Gm E
As the world keeps coming
D Gm E
And the bees keep humming
D Gm E
And I'll keep running
D E
[Verse 3]
E D E
Flowers I can do without
I don't wanna be tied down
D E
White material will stain
My pocket knife's got a shiny blade
A Gm F#m E
I'm not trying to break your heart
A Gm F#m E
I'm just trying not to fall apart
[Chorus]
D Gm E
As the world keeps coming
D Gm E
And the bees keep humming
D Gm E
And I'll keep running
D E
[Verse 4]
E
Please don't make my wedding dress
D E
I'm too young to marry yet
D E
Can you see my pocket knife?
You can't make me be a wife
C
Let there be lonely, I'm ready to grieve
Am
The love I've been holding on to
G
I've tried so hard to keep saying you're mine
F C
Now it's time, now it's time
C
Let there be hurting I'm craving the tears
Am
That have burned in my eyes for so long
G
I want to feel every drop of the pain
F G
As I cry, as I cry
Am E
I'm gonna? suffer the aching I've earned
C D
Mark this one down as a lesson I've learned
C G7
'Cause the only way out of here
C G7
It's the only way out of here
C
Let there be daggers that tear through my skin
Am
Down to my heart where the whole thing begins
G
Make me a new one and I'll love again
F G
Until then, until then
C Am F
Let there be lonely
C G7
It's the only way out of here
C G7
Oh the only way out of here
C
Let there be lonely I'm ready to grieve
Am
the love I've been holding on to
G
I've tried so hard to keep saying you're mine
F C
Now it's time, now it's time
Capo: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G Em G Em
(Chorus)
G Em
Please don't say goodbye
G Em
Give me another try
C D
I'm black and blue
C D G Em G Em
Worrying over you
[Verse 1]
G Em
You stand the whole night in the kitchen door
G Em
Can't help but wonder what you're waiting for
C D G
I know you'd rather be anywhere but here
D
Baby, listen!
[Verse 2]
G Em
Have you forgotten all your promises?
G Em
The simple magic and the quiet kiss
C D G
How did we go drowning in these tears?
D G
Oh, wo, wo wo beggin' please
(Chorus)
G Em
Don't say goodbye,
G Em
Give me another try
C D
I'm black and blue
C D
Worrying over you
[Verse 3]
G Em
I tied a ribbon and I walked the floor
G Em
I know you didn't love me anymore
C D G
Your heart belongs to someone new
D
Baby, listen!
[Verse 4]
G Em
If you believe me then it's not too late
G Em
And I'll be praying all the while I wait
C D G
I still belong to you
D G
Oh, wo, wo wo beggin' please
(Chorus)
G Em
Don't say goodbye,
G Em
Give me another try
C D
I'm black and blue
C D
Worrying over you
[Verse 5]
G Em
Every time the wind blows
G D
an old familiar tune
G Em
and when I hear that door close
C D
I'm hoping it is you
(Chorus)
G Em
Don't say goodbye,
G Em
Give me another try
C D
I'm black and blue
C D
Worrying over you
(Chorus)
G Em
Don't say goodbye,
G Em
Give me another try
C D
I'm black and blue
C D
Worrying over you
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
D7 G
I’m living on a lonely island
D7 G
In a loveless ocean full of misery
C Ebm G D E7
I’ll die here on my lonely i-island
Am Cm Bm G
Unless you give your sweet love back to me
[Bridge]
G D
I can’t seem to take it
Em C G
I’m blue as I can be
C D G
I’m blind to any other lover’s charms
Em Bm A7 D
I know I can’t make it without your love for me
A7 D D7
I’ve got to have you back here in my arms___
[Verse 2]
G D7 G
I’m living on a lonely island
D7 G
In a loveless ocean full of misery
C Ebm G D E7
I’ll die here on my lonely i-island
Am Cm Bm G
Unless you give your sweet love back to me
Track 8 - I Cannot Find A Way
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G Em G Em
[Verse 1]
G Em
So long, so long
G Em
How we're barely hanging on
G Em
By a thread, my foolish head
G Em
Isn't sure we can ever get along
C D
Somewhere___ within___
C D
A little voice is telling me to try again___
[Chorus]
G Em G Em G Em G
I cannot find a way____ to say____ goodbye
Em G Em G Em G
When I decide to give my heart it is no longer mine
[Verse 2]
Em
Farewell, it's hard
G Em
I don't believe we are better off apart
G Em
Let's see, it's true
G Em
'Cause I don't know how to be away from you
C D
So stay___ with me____
C D
Next to you is where I'd really rather be____
[Chorus]
G Em G Em G Em G
I cannot find a way____ to say____ goodbye
Em G Em G Em G
When I decide to give my heart it is no longer mine
[Interlude]
G Em
Ooooh ooh ooh
G Em
Oohoo ooh ooh ooh
G Em
Ooooh ooh ooh
G Em
Oohoo ooh ooh ooh
C D
My heart___ chose you___
C D
It doesn't listen when I tell it what to do_____
[Chorus]
G Em G Em G Em G
I cannot find a way____ to say____ goodbye
Em G Em G Em G
When I decide to give my heart it is no longer mine
[Chorus]
G Em G Em G Em G
I cannot find a way____ to say____ goodbye
Em G Em G Em G
When I decide to give my heart it is no longer mine
[Outro]
G Em
Ooooh ooh ooh
G Em
Oohoo ooh ooh ooh
G Em
Ooooh ooh ooh
G Em G
Oohoo ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
[Intro]
F#
[Verse 1]
Baby, I see you’ve been up to nothing good
I got a hunch you would leave me if you could
B F#
You only keep me around for the company
[Verse 2]
If you wanna know the truth, I don’t wanna be apart
But I don’t like the way you’ve been careless with my heart
B F#
You gotta straighten up, but baby you won’t
B F#
Who’s gonna love you if I don’t?
[Verse 3]
You think I’m in the dark, you think that I can’t see
The way you like to play when you are away from me
B F#
Boy, anybody could see that you are doing me wrong
B F#
Who’s gonna love you if I don’t?
[Chorus]
B
Who’s gonna love you if I don’t
F#
Who’s gonna give you what you want
B C#
Who in the world will put up with your little schemes?
B
You better get yourself in check
F#
Out of my own self-respect
B C#
I’m gonna walk away and leave you all alone
B F#
Who’s gonna love you if I don’t?
B F#
Tell me, who’s gonna love you if I don’t?
[Instrumental]
F# B F# B F# B F#
[Verse 4]
Let me make it clear, am I getting through?
Nobody that you meet when you’re hunting someone new
B F#
Is gonna stick around the way I always do
[Verse 5]
I don’t think you see what you got when you got me
I’m laying down the rules, this is how it’s gotta be
B F#
You’re gonna change your ways, or honey, I’m gone
B F#
Who’s gonna love you if I don’t?
[Chorus]
B
Who’s gonna love you if I don’t
F#
Who’s gonna give you what you want
B C#
Who in the world will put up with your little schemes?
B
You better get yourself in check
F#
If you've got any self-respect
B C#
I’m gonna walk away and leave you all alone
B F#
Who’s gonna love you if I don’t?
B F#
Tell me, who’s gonna love you if I don’t?
B F#
Baby, who’s gonna love you if I don’t?
B F#
Who’s gonna love you if I don’t?
==================================================================
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
Am Dm G C Am Dm G C Am
[Verse 1]
Dm G C Am
I know it's not a perfect world
Dm G C Am
But tonight I'm the perfect girl
Dm G C Am
I had a man, but he just lied
Dm G C Am Dm G C Am
Good luck, good night, goodbye
[Verse 2]
Dm G C Am
You think I need some company
Dm G C Am
You're sitting awful close to me
Dm G C Am
You're getting cosy and you're making eyes
Dm G C Am
Good luck, good night, goodbye
Dm G C Cm G7
Good luck, good night, goodbye
[Chorus]
Cm
Your words just make me doubt it
G7
So just forget about it
Cm
If love hurts
G7
Who really needs it anyway
Cm
I hate to burst your bubble
G7
But all I see is trouble
Cm C Am
This is a game that I won't play____
[Verse 3]
Dm G C Am
Call me crazy, call me mean
Dm G C Am
You're the last thing that I need
Dm G C Am
Give another girl a try
Dm G C Am
Good luck, good night, goodbye
[Verse 4]
Dm G C Am
Hey, hey, oh, oh
Dm G C Am
Ooh wee, no, no
Dm G C Am
Yeah, yeah, oh my, my
Dm G C Am
Good luck, good night, goodbye
Dm G C Cm G7
Good luck, good night, goodbye
[Chorus]
Cm
There ain't no way around it
G7
Don't wanna think about it
Cm
If love hurts
G7
Who really needs it anyway
Cm
I hate to burst your bubble
G7
But all I see is trouble
Cm C Am
This is a game that I won't play____
[Verse 5]
Dm G C Am
I've felt the pain that lovers feel
Dm G C Am
I've got the scars that just don't heal
Dm G C Am
Go on, don't waste your time
Dm G C Am
Good luck, good night, goodbye
Dm G C Am
Go on, don't waste your time
Dm G G7 C
Good luck, good night____, goodbye___
[Outro] (fade to end)
Cm G7 Cm G7
(8x)
[Intro]
Em A7 Em A7 Em A7 Em A7
[Verse 1]
Em A7 Em A7
I’ve got a bad habit
Em A7 Em A7
One I’ve been trying to keep
Em A7 Em A7
Killin’ me slowly from the inside out
Em A7 Em A7
Making me, making me sin
[Verse 2]
Em A7 Em A7
There ain’t no cure for my problem
Em A7 Em A7
No program or patch, I don’t get
Em A7 Em A7
'Cause this little habit grows stronger
Em A7 Em A7
With the rise and fall of your chin
[Chorus]
C
I’m trying to quit you
G
And it’s making a mess, I can see___
D
Shaking hands, aching heart
G F
It’s gonna tear me apart
C G
I just know it, I’ll never be free
C A7
I can’t break this bad habit
C A7 Em A7 Em A7
'Cause this habit's breaking me
[Verse 3]
Em A7 Em A7
I’ve got a bad, bad habit
Em A7 Em A7
One I just can't seem to keep
Em A7 Em A7
Wasting my days and taking years from my life
Em A7 Em A7 Em A7 Em A7
Seems I'm getting over too quick, over too quick
[Chorus]
C
I’m trying to quit you
G
And it’s making a mess, I can see___
D
Shaking hands, aching heart
G F
It’s gonna tear me apart
C G
I just know it, I’ll never be free
C A7
I can’t break this bad habit
C A7 Em A7 Em A7
'Cause this habit's breaking me
[Outro]
Em A7 Em A7
I’ve got a bad habit
Em A7 Em A7
I’ve got a bad, bad habit
Em A7 Em A7
I’ve got a bad habit
Em A7 Em A7
I’ve got a bad habit
Em A7 Em A7
I’ve got a bad habit
Em A7 Em A7
I’ve got a bad, bad habit
C A7
I can’t break this bad habit
C A7 Em A7 Em
'Cause this habit's breaking me
CAPO: 5th Fret
[Intro]
Dm7
[Verse 1]
'Go to the river Jordan', said the prophet to the king
A7
'Wash in that murky water seven times and you'll be clean'
Dm7
Yeah, that deep rolling river's gonna make you new and whole
A7 Dm7
And the faith acquired in you will save your soul
[Chorus]
G7 Dm7
Let's go down to the river, raise our voices and pray
A7
And get ourselves a snow white robe to wear
Dm7 G7
Take away all the stains, remove each and every one
A7 Dm7
In the name of the father and the son
[Verse 2]
Jesus said to John the Baptist, bury me in that cold grave
A7
In the Jordan's icy water, I will show them all the way
Dm7
And a light came down from heaven saying, this is my own son
A7 Dm7
And I sure am pleased with what has just been done
[Chorus]
G7 Dm7
Let's go down to the river, raise our voices and pray
A7
And get ourselves a snow white robe to wear
Dm7 G7
Take away all the stains, remove each and every one
A7 Dm7
In the name of the father and the son
[Verse 3]
I'm looking for the river Jordan, that old life giving stream
A7
Within it's wave of mercy sweet forgiveness ever seen
Dm7
I'm a weary broken soul living in a house of clay
A7 Dm7
And that river's gonna wash my sins away
[Chorus]
G7 Dm7
Let's go down to the river, raise our voices and pray
A7
And get ourselves a snow white robe to wear
Dm7 G7
Take away all the stains, remove each and every one
A7 Dm7
In the name of the father and the son
A7 Dm7
In the name of the father and the son
Bury me, bury me river Jordan
A7
Bury me, bury me river Jordan
Dm7
Bury me, bury me river Jordan
A7
Bury me, bury me
Dm7
Bury me, bury me
[Intro]
G C D G
[Verse 1]
C
If you think I'm gonna make it fine without you
D G
If you think I'll wake up smiling every day
If you think that I don't miss you
C
Or that time will heal my pain
D G
You've got it wrong all over again
[Instrumental]
G C D G
[Verse 2]
C
If you think I love another more than you, dear
D G
If you think I gave my heart to someone else
If you think that I am careless
C
And will hurt you in the end
D G
You've got it wrong all over again
[Chorus]
C
You've got me all wrong
G
You know I'll be true
A7 D
I wanna fight for me and for you
G
If you think love is a bitter game
C
That no one ever wins
D G
You've got it wrong all over again
[Instrumental]
G C D G C D G
[Chorus]
C
You've got me all wrong
G
You know I'll be true
A7 D
I wanna fight for me and for you
G
If you think love is a bitter game
C
That no one ever wins
D G
You've got it wrong all over again
C D G
Darling, you've got it wrong all over again
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
C G C
[Chorus]
N.C. C
I want it to be next Sunday
F C
You'll be coming back, my dear
F C G
How the minutes seem like years since you've been gone
C
It's the one day
E7 Am
On my mind without you here
C G C
I'll be smiling through my tears when you get home
[Verse 1]
G
When you get home
C
I'll bet the clock starts moving
F C G
Time will fly out of our hands like summer wind
F
Since you've been gone
C Am
I count the hours in my head
D G
As I toss and turn in bed, I think of you
[Chorus]
N.C. C
I want it to be next Sunday
F C
You'll be coming back, my dear
F C G
How the minutes seem like years since you've been gone
C
It's the one day
E7 Am
On my mind without you here
C G C
I'll be smiling through my tears when you get home
[Verse 2]
G
When you get home
C
I'll bet the days get sweeter
F C G
The sun will set before we realise it roamed
F
Since you've been gone
C Am
I walk around in circles day and night
D G
Seems like nothing turns out right because I know...
[Chorus]
N.C. C
I want it to be next Sunday
F C
You'll be coming back, my dear
F C G
How the minutes seem like years since you've been gone
C
It's the one day
E7 Am
On my mind without you here
C G Am
I'll be smiling through my tears when you get home
[Bridge]
C
Every day feels like a Monday
F C G
Is there some way I can hurry it along
Am C
Since you left, I haven't seen a Saturday
D G
But if I had to, I would wish my life away
[Chorus]
N.C. C
I want it to be next Sunday
F C
You'll be coming back, my dear
F C G
How the minutes seem like years since you've been gone
C
It's the one day
E7 Am
On my mind without you here
C G Am
I'll be smiling through my tears when you get home
C G G7
I'll be smiling through my tears_____
N.C. C
When you get home
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