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The Grand Theatre Volume 1

Old 97's
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 x3
We  meet on the elevator
In  the Grand Theater
I  look you in the eye  and say
 "I'd like  to see you later"
 But you  don't understand
I  take you the Tate  Museum
There's  pictures there but I  can't see 'em
If  you was there I'd overlook
 The Roman  Colosseum
It  would not stand  a chance
We  know where we are
 We're not very far  away
 We're not very far  away
We  kiss on the bus  to Soho
The  motor hummin'  a low  note
I  tell you that I love  you
 But it's nothin'  that you don't know
Would  you like  to dance?
We  know where we are
 We're not very far  away
 We're not very far  away
We  know where we are
 We're not very far  away
 We're not very far  away
 Verse Chords x2
We  know where we are
 We're not very far  away
 We're not very far  away
We  know where we are
 We're not very far  away
 We're not very far  away
We  know where we are
 We're not very far  away
 We're not very far  away
We  know where we are
 We're not very far  away
 We're not very far  away
 x3
 Every Night is Friday Night (Without You)
 x2
Every  night is Friday  night
 Without you
Every  night is Friday  night
 Without you
When  I was young
 I was dumb  as a rock
 I could not  read a clock
 And nothin'  didn't mean nothin' to me
Now  I'm no saint
But  I ain't such a freak
 On the days  of the week
 I work hard,  hard
Every  night is Friday  night
 Without you
Every  night is Friday  night
 Without you
Kids,  clap your hands
 If you can  be real
 Got to say  what you feel
 If you feel anything,  anything, anything, anything
Every  night is Friday  night
 Without you
Every  night is Friday  night
 Without you
Every  night is Friday  night
 Without you
Every  night is Friday  night
 Without you
 The Magician
 The magician is tryin' to fool  you
 Politician is tryin' to rule  you
 I want to talk to the real  you
 So when you gonna be mine?
 The salesman is tryin' to sell  you
 The talkin' head's tryin' to tell  you
 Oh, but you know it's always been all  you
 So when you gonna be mine?
 When you gonna close your eyes,  call my name
 So long, so  long lost insane
 Your sun shines,  your heart's true,  here I come
 I'm gonna  be the one for you
 Yeah, I'm gonna  be the one for you
 The pop star is tryin' to play  you
 The dancers are tryin' to sway  you
 You ask what I want and I say,  "You"
 So when you gonna be mine?
 When you gonna close your eyes,  call my name
 So long, so  long lost insane
 Your sun shines,  your heart's true,  here I come
 I'm gonna  be the one for you
 Yeah, I'm gonna  be the one for you
 Solo chords same as chorus
 The teacher is tryin' to school  you
 The magician is tryin' to fool  you
 Oh, but I wanna be with the real  you
 So when you gonna be mine?
 When you gonna close your eyes,  call my name
 So long, so  long lost insane
 Your sun shines,  your heart's true,  here I come
 When you gonna close your  eyes, call my name
 So long, so  long lost insane
 Your sun shines,  your heart's true,  here I come
 I'm gonna  be the one for you
 Yeah, I'm gonna  be the one for you
 Yeah, I'm gonna  be the one for you
 Outro chords same as chorus
 You Were Born to Be in Battle
It's  the spring of your time
 And the time  has come
 The open  road will seize  you
 Won't you roll  to a stop
 Won't you gaze  at the drop
 And the awful  miles before you?
Take  care where you step
 Don't you know  that it stifled
 The life  above you strangle
Stay  right if you can
 Oh, you poor  old man
 You were born  to be in battle
In  the summer you'll find
 That you rolled  us aside
 A tangled  man-made thicket
 Take care  you don't lean
 With your toes  in a string
 That sweeps  away the river
Survey  all you see
 'Cause there's  still time to leave
 The  prior hand of ramble
Stay  right if you can
 Oh, you poor  old man
 You were  born to be in battle
 x2
In  the fall of your time
 You're astounded  to find
 So much  is now behind you
With  tears of your own
 You'll be scared  'fore you know
Just  walk the dark and omprehensible]
Tell  them what I told you
 In days of your youth
 What's well  within the travel
Stay  right if you can
 Oh, you poor  old man
 You were born  to be in battle
In  the winter of life
 You'll be asked  for your life
 Lay down,  all forts surrender
And  all that is you
 That is precious  and true
 As your full  price, you'll tender
And  I will look on
 But I long  for you, son
Don't ensible]
Stay  right if you can
 Oh, you poor  old man
 You were born  to be in battle
 The Dance Class
 x3
 I'm lookin' out my window
 Well,  all that I can tell is
That's  you over  there
 In the dance class
 I'm peekin' out a window  now
 It's late, gettin' dark out
 That's you  right there
 In the dance class
 I'm wishin' I could leave  my house
 But it's  been years since I went out
You're  so far over  there
 In your dance class
 I am in love  with whoever you are
 Whoever you are
 I am in love  with whoever you are
 I gotta sort of problem,  see
 Please come to me
 How could  you know?
You  were in the dance class
 I am the crazy  man
Hangin'  out his window, wavin' his hands
Tryin'  to get you to notice  me
 After your dance class
 I am in love  with whoever you are
 Whoever you are
 I am in love  with whoever you are
 Verse Chords
 I am in love  with whoever you are
 Whoever you are
 I am in love  with whoever you are
 Hang inside off the window  ledge
 I'm here on edge
Tryin'  to make it with a beautiful  girl
 That I got  no chance with in the dance class
 In the dance class
 In the dance class
Yeah,  that I got  no chance with in the dance class
 Let the Whiskey Take the Reins
We  had a smoke  on the water
We  laughed for all  it was worth
 And I called  out your name  but
You  didn't say  what  you heard
We  drove home  in silence
 The reception  was not  too big
I  had a feelin'
You  would be leavin' me
 And it's so easy
 To be  a man  in pain
 Turn off your heart
 And let the whiskey take  the reins
I  had a terrible  vision
 Of a world  outside  of this bar
But  she keeps talkin'  about walkin'
Away  from where we are
 And it's so easy
 To be  a man  in pain
 Turn off your heart
 And let the whiskey take  the reins
 Yeah it's so easy
 To be  a man  in pain
 Turn off your heart
 And let the whiskey take  the reins
We  had a smoke  on the water
We  laughed for all  it was worth
 Champaign, Illinois
The  bottom line's been snorted
The  bottom card's been dealt
No  one knows like you know right now
How  truly bad it felt
All  your life you wasted
On  dreamin' about the day
Worker  bees kill off their queen
And  carry all her eggs away
Oh,  then if you die fearin' God
 And painfully  employed
 No, you will  not go to Heaven
 You'll go to Champaign, Illinois
Up  north in Chicago
Where  booze makes no one blush
Memories  come back to you
 In a double  Bourbon rush
Memories  that aren't all bad
And  neither, my friend, are you
There  is an argument there must be some Heaven meant
For  hearts that are half true
Oh,  and if you spend your whole life
 Rollin' horses  into Troy
 No, you will  not go to heaven
 You'll go to Champaign, Illinois
 No, you will  not go to heaven
 You'll go to Champaign, Illinois
 x2
Roll  on blacktop highway
Circles  towards the sun
Springfield's  in the distance
And  that's the last big one
After  that comes judgment
Oh,  and judgment will be swift
You  will be eliminated
But  here's a parting gift
Oh,  then if you die fearin' God
 And painfully  employed
 No, you will  not go to Heaven
 You'll go to Champaign, Illinois
 No, you will  not go to Heaven
 You'll go to Champaign, Illinois
 No, you will  not go to Heaven
 You'll go to Champaign, Illinois
 A State of Texas
When  the day breaks on Cedar Creek Lake
 Or my life rolls into Rome
 When the sun  goes down on Austin town,
 That's when I'll know I'm home
What  a time we'll have on Greenville Ave
 With the big shots in Big D
I'm  livin' in a state of Texas  and Texas  lives in me
For  the girls I've known in San Anton and out El Paso way
My  love grows like a yellow rose and will not fade away
When  you hold tight on a summer night
 I'm gone yeah I am free
I'm  livin' in a state of Texas  and Texas  lives in me
I'm  livin' in a state of Texas  and Texas  lives in me
Like  a mystery train or a magic trick
Or  a map of the world on a guitar pick
I  can't explain, I got to let it be
The  eyes of Texas  are smiling  on me
Yeah  the eyes of Texas  are smiling  on me
Where  the bluebonnets thrive on I-35
 And the Guadalupe River flows
Where  the stars at night are a hell of a sight
 And the honkey-tonks never close
When  the mornin' sun rise and I open my eyes
 Yeah that's all I wanna see
I'm  livin' in a state of Texas  and Texas  lives in me
I'm  livin' in a state of Texas  and Texas  lives in me
I'm  livin' in a state of Texas  and Texas  lives in me
 You Smoke Too Much
Hey,  you smoke too much  of what it was
 To be in a pocket  all padded up
The  time you loved and long  from now
Oh,  how a year can turn around
Oh,  how a year can turn around
Hey,  you drink too much  with your old friends
 Prisoner on  their suicide binge
To  see them here  as they were then
All  went to bag years, none have been
All  went to bag years, none have been
I  hung you up  in my little place
 When 21  was on your face
Carried  you 'round  for all to see
 I sung you for all  who would listen to me
Now  they ask,  "Hey, what's in the shell?"
I  tell them, "No human tongue can tell"
I  tell them, "No human tongue can tell"
Hey,  you said too much  of what went down
 Ain't no word's  gonna shut it up now
You  follow smiles  and pretty things
 On to the California dream
You  held it down  but now it's free
You're  holdin' it now where none can see
You're  holdin' it now where none can see
I  hung you up  in my little place
 When 21  was on your face
I  carried you 'round  for all to see
 I sang you for all  who would listen to me
And  now they ask,  "Hey, what's in the shell?"
I  tell them, "No human tongue can tell"
I  tell them, "No human tongue can tell"
Hey,  you smoke too much of what it was
 Oh, how a year can turn around
 Love is What You Are
 She picks up a  pen
 Writes down a word
 It doesn't feel right
 The novelty's gone
 The novel rolls on
 Until it's goodnight
 Will anyone read
 Much less understand
 This thing she has made?
 Will anyone see
 The truth of this thing
 When it sees the light?
Love  is what you are
 Not what you do
 I know what you are
 And I love you
 The dream of her man
 Propels her along
 Into her demise
 The hollowed out laugh
 At the back of her throat
 The film of her eyes
 She hardly puts down
 This thing she has bound
 Before she forgets
 She writes the end
 But there is no surprise
Love  is what you are
 Not what you do
 I know what you are
 And I love you
 Verse Chords
Love  is what you are
 Not what you do
 I know what you are
 And I love you
 And I love you
 And I love you
 Please Hold On While the Train is Moving
Please  hold on while the train is moving
Oh  well, you better hold tight 'cause it's really moving
 And though it's night,  it's hot
 And the fingertips  know what the brain does not
Please  hold on while the train is moving
Please  hold on 'cause the train is slowing
Picking  up souls who don't know they're going
 We are one mind
 You know we cannot  help but it's the way we decide
You  don't wanna let go when the train is moving
Yeah,  you tell me that you don't but I know that you love me
I'm  coming down fast so you better believe me
 And I stink  then I sweat
 And you'll find  out if you have not  yet
 We have now,  we are one
Set  the controls with a higher sun
Yeah,  you never going home once the train is moving
I  been dead on my bed since Sunday
I  been rolling around on the runway
 And I'm wondering  if this thing is gonna fly
I'm  gonna take it to the United Nations
Or  to a rock'n'roll radio station
 And I know  you're never gonna leave me for another guy
 I'm on my way
 I'm on my way
 I'm on my way
You  know I'm flying out over the ocean
You  know a body's gotta stay in motion
 But I'm holding  you now and I'm never gonna let you go
I  been dead on my bed since Sunday
I  been rolling around on the runway
 And I want  you now and I wanted to let you know
 I'm on my way
 I'm on my way
 I'm on my way
Yeah,  I'm a little bit afraid that we're out of control now
There's  a turn ahead and I think we might roll now
 Is it time,  it may be
 Though it seems  a little early to me
 Say a prayer  to your god
 And it's gonna  even out to the weak in the heart
Please  hold on while the train is moving
 I said please  hold on while the train is moving
Please  hold on while the train is moving
I'm  on my way
 I'm on my way
 I'm on my way
 The Beauty Marks
 The beauty marks
 The famous names
 The pub fills up
 Outside, it rains
 The knee-high boots
 The smoky eyes
 Nobody knows
 They're none the  wise
 The city's a sea
 So full of sharks
The  beauty marks
 The cigarettes fall
 The glass, so red
 The night closes  in
 Still nothing is said
 But if they would kiss
 There would be sparks
The  beauty marks
I  love the very idea  of you
I  love the very idea  of you
I  love the very idea  of you
 The beauty marks
 The famous names
 The pub fills  up
 Outside, it rains
 And if they should kiss
 There would be sparks
The  beauty marks

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Readable chord sheet for The Grand Theatre Volume 1 by Old 97's

[Em] [D] [G] x3
[Em] [D] [Em]

[Em]We meet on the [D]eleva[G]tor
[Em]In the [D]Grand [G]Theater
[Em]I look you in the [D]eye and say
"I'd [G]like to see you later"
But [Em]you don't [D]under[Em]stand

[Em]I take you the [D]Tate Muse[G]um
[Em]There's pictures there but [D]I can't see '[G]em
[Em]If you was there I'd ov[D]erlook
The [G]Roman Colosseum
[Em]It would not [D]stand a [Em]chance

[Em]We know where we [Am]are
We're not very [D]far away
We're not very [Am]far away[D]

[Em]We kiss on the [D]bus to [G]Soho
[Em]The motor [D]hummin' a [G]low note
[Em]I tell you that I [D]love you
But it's [G]nothin' that you don't know
[Em]Would you [D]like to [Em]dance?

[Em]We know where we [Am]are
We're not very [D]far away
We're not very [Am]far away[D]
[Em]We know where we [Am]are
We're not very [D]far away
We're not very [Am]far away[D]

Verse Chords x2

[Em]We know where we [Am]are
We're not very [D]far away
We're not very [Am]far away[D]
[Em]We know where we [Am]are
We're not very [D]far away
We're not very [Am]far away[D]
[Em]We know where we [Am]are
We're not very [D]far away
We're not very [Am]far away[D]
[Em]We know where we [Am]are
We're not very [D]far away
We're not very [Am]far away[D]

[Em] [D] [G] x3
[Em] [D] [Em]

Every Night is Friday Night (Without You)

[D] [A] [Em] [G] [A] x2

[D]Every night is [A]Friday night
Without [Em]you  [G]     [A]

[D]Every night is [A]Friday night
Without [Em]you  [G]     [A]

[Bm]When I was [D]young
I was [A]dumb as a [Em]rock
I could [G]not read a [D]clock
And [A]nothin' didn't mean nothin' to me

[Bm]Now I'm no [D]saint
[A]But I ain't such a [Em]freak
On the [G]days of the [D]week
I work [A]hard, hard

[D]Every night is [A]Friday night
Without [Em]you  [G]     [A]

[D]Every night is [A]Friday night
Without [Em]you  [G]     [A]

[Bm] [D] [A] [Em] [G] [D] [A]

[Bm]Kids, clap your [D]hands
If you [A]can be [Em]real
Got to [G]say what you [D]feel
If you feel [A]anything, anything, anything, anything

[D]Every night is [A]Friday night
Without [Em]you  [G]     [A]

[D]Every night is [A]Friday night
Without [Em]you  [G]     [A]
[D]Every night is [A]Friday night
Without [Em]you  [G]     [A]

[D]Every night is [A]Friday night
Without [Em]you  [G]     [A]

[Bm] [D] [A] [Em] [G] [D] [A]
[D]

The Magician

[G]     The magician is tryin' to [F]fool you [C]
[G]     Politician is tryin' to [F]rule you  [C]
[G]     I want to talk to the [F]real you  [C]
[A]     So when you gonna be mine?  [C]

[G]     The salesman is tryin' to [F]sell you [C]
[G]     The talkin' head's tryin' to [F]tell you  [C]
[G]     Oh, but you know it's always been [F]all you  [C]
[A]     So when you gonna be mine?  [C]
When you gonna close your [G]eyes, call my name[A]
So long, [C]so long lost in[D]sane
Your sun [G]shines, your heart's [A]true, here I [C]come
I'm [D]gonna be the one for [C]you
Yeah, I'm [D]gonna be the one for [G]you

[G]     The pop star is tryin' to [F]play you  [C]
[G]     The dancers are tryin' to [F]sway you  [C]
[G]     You ask what I want and I [F]say, "You" [C]
[A]     So when you gonna be mine? [C]

When you gonna close your [G]eyes, call my name[A]
So long, [C]so long lost in[D]sane
Your sun [G]shines, your heart's [A]true, here I [C]come
I'm [D]gonna be the one for [C]you
Yeah, I'm [D]gonna be the one for [G]you

Solo chords same as chorus

[G]     The teacher is tryin' to [F]school you [C]
[G]     The magician is tryin' to [F]fool you  [C]
[G]     Oh, but I wanna be with the [F]real you [C]
[A]     So when you gonna be mine? [C]

When you gonna close your [G]eyes, call my name[A]
So long, [C]so long lost in[D]sane
Your sun [G]shines, your heart's [A]true, here I [C]come

When you gonna close your[G] eyes, call my nam[A]e
So long, [C]so long lost in[D]sane
Your sun [G]shines, your heart's [A]true, here I [C]come
I'm [D]gonna be the one for [C]you
Yeah, I'm [D]gonna be the one for [C]you
Yeah, I'm [D]gonna be the one for [G]you

Outro chords same as chorus

You Were Born to Be in Battle

[Bb] [Gm] [Eb] [Bb]

[Bb]It's the spring of your time
And the [Gm]time has come
The o[Eb]pen road will [Bb]seize you
Won't you [Bb]roll to a stop
Won't you [Gm]gaze at the drop
And the [Eb]awful miles before [Bb]you?

[Cm]Take care where you step
Don't you [Gm]know that it stifled
The [Eb]life above you stran[Bb]gle
[Cm]Stay right if you can
Oh, you [Gm]poor old man
You were [Eb]born to be in [Bb]battle

[Bb]In the summer you'll find
That you [Gm]rolled us aside
A [Eb]tangled man-made [Bb]thicket
Take [Bb]care you don't lean
With your [Gm]toes in a string
That [Eb]sweeps away the [Bb]river

[Cm]Survey all you see
'Cause there's[Gm] still time to leave
The[Eb] prior hand of ram[Bb]ble
[Cm]Stay right if you can
Oh, you [Gm]poor old man
You wer[Eb]e born to be in [Bb]battle

[Bb] [Gm] [Eb] [Bb] x2

[Bb]In the fall of your time
You're a[Gm]stounded to find
So [Eb]much is now behind [Bb]you
[Bb]With tears of your own
You'll be [Gm]scared 'fore you know
[Eb]Just walk the dark and [Inc[Bb]omprehensible]

[Cm]Tell them what I told you
In days of your [Gm]youth
What's [Eb]well within the tra[Bb]vel
[Cm]Stay right if you can
Oh, you [Gm]poor old man
You were [Eb]born to be in [Bb]battle

[Bb]In the winter of life
You'll be [Gm]asked for your life
Lay [Eb]down, all forts surren[Bb]der
[Bb]And all that is you
That is [Gm]precious and true
As your [Eb]full price, you'll ten[Bb]der

[Cm]And I will look on
But I [Gm]long for you, son
[Eb]Don't [Incompreh[Bb]ensible]
[Cm]Stay right if you can
Oh, you [Gm]poor old man
You were [Eb]born to be in [Bb]battle

[Bb] [Gm] [Eb] [Bb]

The Dance Class

[D] [C] [G] x3

[D] I'm lookin' out my [C]window
Well,[G] all that I can tell is
[D]That's you [C]over there
[G] In the dance class

[D] I'm peekin' out a [C]window now
[G] It's late, gettin' dark out
[D] That's you[C] right there
[G] In the dance class

[D] I'm wishin' I could [C]leave my house
But [G]it's been years since I went out
[D]You're so far [C]over there
[G] In your dance class

[D] I am in l[F]ove with whoever you [G]are
Whoever you [F]are
[D] I am in [F]love with whoever you [G]are  [F]

[D] I gotta sort of [C]problem, see
[G] Please come to me
[D] How could[C] you know?
[G]You were in the dance class

[D] I am the [C]crazy man
[G]Hangin' out his window, wavin' his hands
[D]Tryin' to get you to no[C]tice me
After your dance [G]class

[D] I am in l[F]ove with whoever you [G]are
Whoever you [F]are
[D] I am in [F]love with whoever you [G]are  [F]

Verse Chords [D] [C] [G]

[D] I am in l[F]ove with whoever you [G]are
Whoever you [F]are
[D] I am in [F]love with whoever you [G]are  [F]

[D] Hang inside off the [C]window ledge
[G] I'm here on edge
[D]Tryin' to make it with a [C]beautiful girl
That I [G]got no chance with in the dance c[D]lass

[C]

[G] In the dance [D]class

[D] [C]

[G] In the dance class
[C]Yeah, that I [G]got no chance with in the dance [D]class

[D] [C] [G]

Let the Whiskey Take the Reins

[D] [G]

[D]We had a [G]smoke on the [D]water [G]
[D]We laughed for [G]all it was [D]worth [G]
And I [D]called out your [G]name but
[D]You didn't [G]say what[D] y[G]ou [D]heard [G]

[D]We drove h[G]ome in sile[D]nce [G]
The re[D]ception was [G]not too [D]big [G]
[D]I had a [G]feelin'
[D]You would be [G]leav[D]in[G]' [D]me  [G]

And it's so [G]easy
To [F]be a [C]man in [D]pain [G]    [D]      [G]
Turn off your [G]heart
And let the [F]whiskey [C]take the [D]reins

[D] [G]

[D]I had a [G]terrible vis[D]ion  [G]
Of a [D]world out[G]side of this [D]bar  [G]
[D]But she keeps [G]talkin'[D] about [G]walkin'
[D]   [G]Away from where we [D]are  [G]

And it's so [G]easy
To [F]be a [C]man in [D]pain [G]    [D]      [G]
Turn off your [G]heart
And let the [F]whiskey [C]take the [D]reins

[D] [G]
Yeah it's so [G]easy
To [F]be a [C]man in [D]pain [G]    [D]      [G]
Turn off your [G]heart
And let the [F]whiskey [C]take the [D]reins

[D] [G]

[D]We had a [G]smoke on the [D]water  [G]
[D]We laughed for [G]all it was [D]worth

Champaign, Illinois

[F] [Bb] [F] [C] [Bb] [F]

[F]The bottom line's been snorted
[Bb]The bottom card's been [F]dealt
[C]No one knows like you know right now
[Bb]How truly bad it [F]felt

[F]All your life you wasted
[Bb]On dreamin' about the [F]day
[C]Worker bees kill off their queen
[Bb]And carry all her eggs [F]away

[Bb]Oh, then if you die fearin' God
And [F]painfully em[C]ployed
No, you [F]will not go to [C]Heaven
You'll go to [Bb]Champaign, [F]Illinois

[F]Up north in Chicago
[Bb]Where booze makes no one [F]blush
[C]Memories come back to you
In a [Bb]double Bourbon [F]rush

[F]Memories that aren't all bad
[Bb]And neither, my friend, are [F]you
[C]There is an argument there must be some Heaven meant
[Bb]For hearts that are half [F]true

[Bb]Oh, and if you spend your whole life
Rollin' [F]horses into [C]Troy
No, you [F]will not go to [C]heaven
You'll go to [Bb]Champaign, [F]Illinois
No, you [F]will not go to [C]heaven
You'll go to [Bb]Champaign, [F]Illinois

[F] [Bb] [F] [C] [Bb] [F] x2

[F]Roll on blacktop highway
[Bb]Circles towards the [F]sun
[C]Springfield's in the distance
[Bb]And that's the last big [F]one

[F]After that comes judgment
[Bb]Oh, and judgment will be [F]swift
[C]You will be eliminated
[Bb]But here's a parting [F]gift

[Bb]Oh, then if you die fearin' God
And [F]painfully em[C]ployed
No, you [F]will not go to [C]Heaven
You'll go to [Bb]Champaign, [F]Illinois
No, you [F]will not go to [C]Heaven
You'll go to [Bb]Champaign, [F]Illinois
No, you [F]will not go to [C]Heaven
You'll go to [Bb]Champaign, [F]Illinois

[F] [C] [Bb] [F]

A State of Texas

[G] [D] [A] [D]

[D]When the day breaks on Cedar Creek Lake
Or my life rolls into [A]Rome
When the [A]sun goes down on Austin town,
That's when I'll know I'm [D]home

[D]What a time we'll have on Greenville Ave
With the big shots in Big [G]D
[G]I'm livin' in a state of [D]Texas and [A]Texas lives in [D]me

[D]For the girls I've known in San Anton and out El Paso [A]way
[A]My love grows like a yellow rose and will not fade [D]away
[D]When you hold tight on a summer night
I'm gone yeah I am [G]free

[G]I'm livin' in a state of [D]Texas and [A]Texas lives in [D]me
[G]I'm livin' in a state of [D]Texas and [A]Texas lives in [D]me

[G]Like a mystery train or a magic trick
[D]Or a map of the world on a guitar pick
[A]I can't explain, I got to let it be
[G]The eyes of [D]Texas are [A]smiling on [D]me
[G]Yeah the eyes of [D]Texas are [A]smiling on [D]me

[G] [D] [A] [D]

[D]Where the bluebonnets thrive on I-35
And the Guadalupe River [A]flows
[A]Where the stars at night are a hell of a sight
And the honkey-tonks never [D]close
[D]When the mornin' sun rise and I open my eyes
Yeah that's all I wanna [G]see
[G]I'm livin' in a state of [D]Texas and [A]Texas lives in [D]me
[G]I'm livin' in a state of [D]Texas and [A]Texas lives in [D]me
[G]I'm livin' in a state of [D]Texas and [A]Texas lives in [D]me

[G] [D] [A] [D]

You Smoke Too Much

[Cm] [Eb] [Bb] [F]

[Cm]Hey, you smoke too [Eb]much of what it [Bb]was
To be in a [F]pocket all padded up
[Cm]The time you loved and [Eb]long from now

[Gm]Oh, how a year can turn [Bb]around
[Gm]Oh, how a year can turn [Eb]around

[Cm]Hey, you drink too [Eb]much with your old [Bb]friends
Prisoner [F]on their suicide binge
[Cm]To see them [Eb]here as they were [Bb]then
[Gm]All went to bag years, none have [Bb]been
[Gm]All went to bag years, none have [Eb]been

[Cm]I hung you [Eb]up in my little [Bb]place
When 21[F] was on your face
[Cm]Carried you [Eb]'round for all to [Bb]see
I sung you for [F]all who would listen to me
[Cm]Now they [Eb]ask, "Hey, what's in the [Bb]shell?"
[Gm]I tell them, "No human tongue can [Bb]tell"
[Gm]I tell them, "No human tongue can [Eb]tell"

[Cm]Hey, you said too [Eb]much of what went [Bb]down
Ain't no [F]word's gonna shut it up now
[Cm]You follow [Eb]smiles and pretty [Bb]things
On to the California [F]dream

[Cm]You held it [Eb]down but now it's [Bb]free
[Gm]You're holdin' it now where none can [Bb]see
[Gm]You're holdin' it now where none can [Eb]see

[Cm]I hung you [Eb]up in my little [Bb]place
When 2[F]1 was on your face
[Cm]I carried you [Eb]'round for all to [Bb]see
I sang you for [F]all who would listen to me

[Cm]And now they [Eb]ask, "Hey, what's in the s[Bb]hell?"
[Gm]I tell them, "No human tongue can [Bb]tell"
[Gm]I tell them, "No human tongue can [Eb]tell"

[Cm]Hey, you smoke too much of what it was
Oh, how a year can turn around

Love is What You Are

She picks up a[G] pen
Writes down a [D]word
It doesn't feel [A]right

The novelty's [G]gone
The novel rolls [D]on
Until it's good[A]night

Will anyone [G]read
Much less under[D]stand
This thing she has [A]made?

Will anyone [G]see
The truth of this [D]thing
When it sees the [A]light?

[A]Love is what you [G]are
Not what you [D]do [A]
I know what you [G]are
And I [D]love [A]you

The dream of her [G]man
Propels her al[D]ong
Into her de[A]mise

The hollowed out [G]laugh
At the back of her [D]throat
The film of her [A]eyes

She hardly puts [G]down
This thing she has [D]bound
Before she for[A]gets

She writes the [G]end
[D]  But there is no sur[A]prise

[A]Love is what you [G]are
Not what you [D]do [A]
I know what you [G]are
And I [D]love [A]you

Verse Chords [G] [D] [A]

[A]Love is what you [G]are
Not what you [D]do [A]
I know what you [G]are
And I [D]love [A]you
And I [D]love [A]you
And I [D]love [A]you

[G] [A]

Please Hold On While the Train is Moving

[A]

[A]Please hold on while the train is moving
[A]Oh well, you better hold tight 'cause it's really moving
And though it's [D]night, it's [A]hot
And the [E]fingertips know what the brain does not
[D]Please hold on while the train is [A]moving

[A]Please hold on 'cause the train is slowing
[A]Picking up souls who don't know they're going
We are [D]one [A]mind
You know we [E]cannot help but it's the way we decide
[D]You don't wanna let go when the train is [A]moving

[A]

[A]Yeah, you tell me that you don't but I know that you love me
[A]I'm coming down fast so you better believe me
And I [D]stink then I [A]sweat
And you'll [D]find out if you have not[A] yet

We have [D]now, we are [A]one
[E]Set the controls with a higher sun
[D]Yeah, you never going home once the train is [A]moving

[A]

[A]I been dead on my bed since Sunday
[A]I been rolling around on the runway
And I'm [D]wondering if this thing is gonna [A]fly

[A]I'm gonna take it to the United Nations
[A]Or to a rock'n'roll radio station
And I [D]know you're never gonna leave me for another [A]guy

I'm on my [E]way [D]
I'm on my [A]way
I'm on my [E]way

[A]You know I'm flying out over the ocean
[A]You know a body's gotta stay in motion
But I'm [D]holding you now and I'm never gonna let you [A]go

[A]I been dead on my bed since Sunday
[A]I been rolling around on the runway
And I [D]want you now and I wanted to let you [A]know

I'm on my [E]way [D]
I'm on my [A]way
I'm on my [E]way [D]

[A]

[A]Yeah, I'm a little bit afraid that we're out of control now
[A]There's a turn ahead and I think we might roll now
Is it [D]time, it may [A]be
Though it [D]seems a little early to [A]me

Say a [D]prayer to your [A]god
And it's [E]gonna even out to the weak in the heart
[D]Please hold on while the train is [A]moving
I said [E]please hold on while the train is moving
[D]Please hold on while the train is [A]moving

[A]I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way

[A]

The Beauty Marks

[Abm]

The beauty [C#m]marks
The famous [Abm]names
The pub fills [Eb]up
Outside, it [Abm]rains

The knee-high [C#m]boots
The smoky e[Abm]yes
Nobody [Eb]knows
They're none the[Abm] wise

The city's a [C#m]sea
So full of s[Abm]harks
[Eb]The beauty m[Abm]arks

[Abm]

The cigarettes [C#m]fall
The glass, so [Abm]red
The night [Eb]closes in
Still nothing is [Abm]said

But if they would [C#m]kiss
There would be [Abm]sparks
[Eb]The beauty marks

[C#m]I love the very [Abm]idea of y[Eb]ou [Abm]
[C#m]I love the very [Abm]idea of y[Eb]ou [Abm]
[C#m]I love the very [Abm]idea of y[Eb]ou [Abm]

[Abm]

The beauty [C#m]marks
The famous [Abm]names
The pub fills[Eb] up
Outside, it [Abm]rains

And if they should [C#m]kiss
There would be [Abm]sparks
[Eb]The beauty marks
[Abm]

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