(d. yoakam) Chorus: F you ever get south of cincinnati down where the dogwood trees grow If you ever get south of the mason dixon to the home you left so long ago If you ever get south of the ohio river down where dixieland begins If you ever get south of cincinnati i’ll be […]
(h. howard) Heartache number one was when you left me I never knew that i could hurt this way Heartache number two was when you came back again You came back and never meant to stay Chorus: Now i’ve got heartaches by the number Troubles by the score Every day you love me less Each […]
Miner’s Prayer - Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
(d. yoakam) Miner’s prayer is dedicated to the memory of luther tibbs. A kentucky coal miner for 40 years, and my grandpa. When the whistle blows each morning And i walk down in that cold, dark mine I say a prayer to my dear savior Please let me see the sunshine one more time Chorus: […]
Ring Of Fire - Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
(june carter, merle kilgore) Love is a burning thing And it makes a fiery ring Bound by a wild desire I fell into a ring of fire Chorus: I fell into a burning ring of fire I went down, down, down and the flames climbed higher And it burned, burned, burned the ring of fire […]
Twenty Years - Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
(d. yoakam) Hey look yonder, henry, comes the sheriff And he’s carrying a warrant in his hand Don’t you run, poor old henry, for he’ll shoot you Not long will you be a free man Chorus: Now twenty years you must spend behind steel bars For a crime that you did not do Yeah the […]
(d. yoakam) Girl you taught me how to hurt real bad and cry myself to sleep You showed me how this town can shatter dreams Another lesson about a naive fool that came to babylon And found out that the pie don’t taste so sweet Chorus: Now it’s guitars, cadillacs and hillbilly music And lonely, […]
(d. yoakam) Chorus: Bury me along the big sandy Down in the blue gray mountains Rest my soul in those hills of coal Until this old earth does tremble Now don’t you mourn for me when my soul is free Woman don’t you cry Just bury me along the big sandy Under a blue kentucky […]
I’ll Be Gone - Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
(d. yoakam) I watch as you take off your clothes and slip under the sheets Then i turn and kick the boots off my feet I pull you close without a word ’cause there’s no need to speak Girl, beauty like yours is hard to beat Chorus: But i’ll be gone in the morning, in […]
It Won’t Hurt - Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
(d. yoakam) Chorus: It won’t hurt when i fall down from this bar stool And it won’t hurt when i stumble in the street It won’t hurt ’cause this whiskey eases misery But even whiskey cannot ease your hurting me Today i had another bout with sorrow You know this time i almost won If […]
Honky Tonk Man - Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
(j. horton, t. franks, h. hausey) Chorus: Well i’m a honky tonk man and i can’t seem to stop I love to give the girls a whirl to the music of an old juke box But when my money’s all gone, i’m on the telephone singing Hey, hey, mama can your daddy come home Now […]
