Country Was

[G]Hold on a minute it ain't [C]time to leave
Tell me how you're feeling one more [G]time.
[G]Four long years and I just[C] can't believe
That I'm still yours and your still [G]mine.

While I was gone, yes, I [C]fell in love
Asked around and heard that you did [G]too
Two drunken years and push [C]came to shove
I met love, love left me [G]blue

[Bm]You're [C]rising like a [G]sun
[Bm]That pulled the [C]curtain on the [G]night
[D]Coming through the[C] window
To [G]brighten [Am]up my l[C]ife     [G]

And I'm all right, yeah, I think I'm fine
My savior lives in telephones
And I just dream of you and step outside
Dial up and hope that you're home

You're rising like a sun
That waits up all night
Coming through the window
To brighten up my life

Hold on a minute, yeah, I do love you
Sometimes I guess that ain't enough
When you come round you put me through
And I thank you, oh, so much

Another year, maybe, three or four
Maybe five or six or even more
You'll find another man to take my place
And I'll see you on the good Lord's shores

You're rising like a sun
That pulled the curtain on the night
Coming through the window
To brighten up my life

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[G]What a darling summer time
I [A]have a car, I [C]have a dime
[G]Baby, [D]Baby
[G]I know that won't buy anything
But [A]I would steal you [C]anything
[G]Baby, [D]Baby
[G]The sun is hot, the wind is cool
And [A]we are finally [C]out of school
[G]Baby, [D]Baby
[G]Well I'm in love what can I say
With [A]Jenny and the [C]summer day
[G]Baby, [D]Baby, [C]Baby

(REPEAT VERSE CHORDS)
What a darling summer time
Come on in the water's fine
Baby, Baby
I know that your afraid to swim
So I'll stay in the shallow end
Baby, Baby
The sun is hot, the wind is cool
And we are finally out of school
Baby, Baby
Well I'm in love what can I say
The sunlight burned my fear away
Baby, Baby, Baby

[G]Ninety and r[D]isin'
[C]Soon we'll have to hide out in the [G]shade
[G]Somewhere it's [D]rainin'
[C]And baby I can almost hear you[D] say
That you [G]love [D]me
[C]And the [D]summer [G]day
That you [G]love [D]me [C]    [D]

(REPEAT VERSE CHORDS)
What a darling summer time
I have a home in Carolina
Baby, Baby
Not far from the city lights
But we can see the stars at night
Baby, Baby
The day was hot, tonight is cool
And we are finally out of school
Baby, Baby
Well I'm in love what can I say
With Jenny and the summer day

(REPEAT CHORUS CHORDS)
Ninety and risin'
Soon we'll have to hide out in the shade
Somewhere it's rainin'
And baby I can almost hear you say
That you love me
And the summer day
That you love me

A lot of [G]movin', A lot of [D]rollin'
A lot of [G]drivin', A lot of [C]strollin'
A lot of [G]leavin' here
A lot of [D]arrivin' there
[G]Trying to go just about [C]everywhere
A lot of [G]thinking about [D]where I'm going [G]next  [D7]
If I's a [G]po-lice
I couldn't [D]catch me
Because I'm [G]always up and [C]ready
A lot of [G]chasin' here
[D]Escapin' there
[G]Blue lights flashin' 'round [C]everywhere
A lot of [G]woo-ooo [D]where am I going [G]next   [D7]

A lot of [G]movin', A lot of [D]rollin'
A lot of [G]drivin', A lot of [C]strollin'
A lot of [G]leavin' here
A lot of [D]arrivin' there
[G]Trying to go just about [C]everywhere
A lot of [G]thinking about [D]where I'm going [G]next  [D7]
[C]Country to my left side
[G]Country to my right side
[D]City to my left side
[C]City on my right side
[C]Banjos and back seats
[G]Side roads and side streets [D]Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhh
Well if you [G]wa-oo-wa-oo-wanna stay for [D]dinner
I'll throw my [G]suitcase in the [C]river
A lot of [G]drinkin' here
And [D]drinkin' there
I'll [G]play and sing just about [C]any damn where
A lot of [G]thinking about [D]where I'm going [G]next  [D7]

A lot of [G]movin', A lot of [D]rollin'
A lot of [G]drivin', A lot of [C]strollin'
A lot of [G]leavin' here
A lot of [D]arrivin' there
[G]Trying to go just about [C]everywhere
A lot of [G]thinking about [D]where I'm going [G]next  [D7]

[C]   [G]  [Am] [G] [F] [G]   [C] [Em7]

[C]If I weren't [G]leavin', [Am]would [G]I [F]catch [G]you [C]dreamin'[Em7]
And if I weren't gonna be gone now, could I take you home
And if I told you I love you, would it change what you see
And if I was staying, would you stay with me
And if I had money, would it all look good
And if I had a job now, like a good man should
And if I came to you tomorrow, and said let's run away
Would you roll like the wind does, baby would you stay

My heart is dancin', to a November tune
And I hope that you hear it, singing songs about you
And I sing songs of sorrow, because you're not around
See, babe I'm gone tomorrow, Baby follow me down

I don't know why I have to, but this man must move on
I love my time here, didn't know 'til I was gone
November shadows, shade November change
November spells sweet memory, the season blue remains
                               (Slow Tempo)
November spells sweet memory, the season blue remains

Your yellow hair is like the sunlight, however sweet it shines
Bit by the cold of December, I'm warm beside your smile
(Resume Tempo)

Oh lady tell me I'm not leaving, you're everything I dream
I'm killing myself thinking, I've fallen like the leaves
I'm killing myself thinking, I've fallen like the leaves
(Slow Tempo and end on C)

[G] [Bm] [C] [D]

I [G]waited [Bm]for [C]you, a [D]hard thing to[G] do
know[Bm]in' we're t[C]hroug[D]h, and no I [G]know I [Bm]don't have to [C]choo[D]se,
to welcome [G]you back or [Bm]push you [C]away[D]
but [G]wait we're [Bm]not there [C]yet,[D] and though I'm [G]los[Bm]ing the [C]bet [D]
there's still the [G]sunset

(Notes walking up string)
[G] [A] [B]

[C]I felt so sur[G]prise, when she [D]arrived, wearing a [G]smile,
[C]smiles soon turn to[G] tears, out on her back [D]pier,
after all the love how how'd I end [G]here.
oh l[Bm]ord oh [C]lord.[D]..

[G]  [Bm]  [C]  [D]

[D] [G]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [D]

[G]In time, won't be long
[C]until we meet again, except we just be friends
[G]my god yeah I know
[C]that's just the way it goes out here on the road
bes[D]ide the [C]yellow [G]line

'Bout five years ago,
I came about this way, but I doubt they'll know my face
The land hasn't changed
The stars still pierce the black, and I'm glad that I came back
Beside the yellow line

The mind of a girl,
It's hard to understand, but I guess 'cause I'm a man
Her heart fears are unknown,
Until I am gone, gotta leave her all alone
Beside the yellow line

And the call of the road,
Unlike the railroad tracks, unlike the airplane path
Her voice floats, through the land
and it takes me by the hand, so once again I stand
Beside the yellow line

[A]Well I dreamed of how our life would be, oh yeah
[E]Lovin' and a-kissin' 'neath an old oak tree, uh huh
I'd be s[Bm]inging you a[C#m] song that was[Ebm] twenty lines [D]long
and [A]catching sweet [E]kisses you blow way out in [A]Wyom

I work my day to come home to you, oh yeah
So you can do whatever you wanna do, uh huh
With your big brown eyes and your curly brown hair,
I'm doing the best I can do just to try to not stare

My G[E]od, your [D]lovelin[A]ess

Gotta feelin your man he won't like the news, oh no
Ain't gonna like it when he has to choose, oh no
With you could be one and never be apart (?)
I can feel it in my mind I can feel it in my soul in my heart

Oh [Bm]baby p[D]lease come [A]around

Was that your man he's your fiancé, oh yeah
The one to tie the knot each and every day uh huh
I gotta get up the nerve to pick up the phone
It's you sweet mama I'm-a gonna carry you back home!

Way [E]out to o[D]ld [A]Wyom

I prob'ly shoulda thought about lettin' you know, uh huh
If I love you like I do I shoulda told you so, uh huh
Well I think about you each and every day,
It's just my knees are gettin' weak when I try to say

Oh b[Bm]aby, p[D]lease be [A]mine

Gotta feelin' that I'm barkin' up and empty tree
How could someone so beautiful think about me?
Put my tail between my legs and turn my back
Try on my trusty ramblin' sack

I'm [E]off to [D]old W[A]yom

[C]   [Am]   [F]   [G]     x1

The[C] show was [Am]over it's [G]all in the [C]name
It[C] never was b[Am]efore but [G]this ain't the [C]same
So [C]try to i[Am]magine a t[G]ime and a [C]place
Where the [C]enemy [Am]won and the [F]hero[G] was [C]slain

And poetic justice burns in the minds
Of five diying soldiers on the front lines
With nobody's singing in nobody's ears
No one's disappointed, nobody hears

I know a lady, promise her name
The price of her visit suffering and pain
And we gladly waited and we gladly paid
We watched the sun rise, she never came

An electric current moves us around
We sank to our knees to worship the sound
But nobody told us that we'd rise again
Imagine a hero unable to win
Imagine a hero unable to win