Sammy Kershaw

AAG AAG AAG DDD A D Well, I met her out at Murphy's Resteraunt G D She said she was fresh from the farm A D And I remember thinkin' for a country girl G D A That she went pretty well armed A D We sat there talkin' by the lobster tank G D A I ordered her a sloe gin fizz A D And when the chicken fried steaks arrived G D E She said I like living like this. _____________ |Chorus: A D A So I made her the queen of my doublewide trailor F#m E D With the polyester curtains and the redwood deck A D A Sometimes she runs and I got to trail her F#m D A dang her black heart and her pretty red neck. AAG AAG A...

Intro: A D Bm E A I played with (A)love; I thought I was a (D)sophisticated (Bm)kind I looked at (E)life like modern lovers (A)do(E) It's a (A)game, I said, bed to bed, (D)never hurts these (Bm)days But (E)now, the jokes on me, since I lost (A)you BRIDGE: Cause I'm (A)playing Hank Williams on the (D)jukebox(Bm) Order (E)up ole whiskey at the (A)Bar(E) Through my (A)tears, I'll light another (D)lucky(Bm) I've got a (E)real old fashioned broken (A)heart LEAD A D Bm E A I'd been (A)around, in and out of (D)lover's arms be(Bm)fore Thought (E)it was just for fun this day and (A)time(E) Love, I (A)said, is just in your head, (D)You don't feel it any(Bm)more But (E)losing you has made me change my (A)mind Bridge again

-capo on the 1st fret F Bb F Cardboard sign says "Yard Sale", Real estate sign says "sold" Bb F Family picnic table holds all that it can hold C F Bb On the grass and on the sidewalk, well there must be half the town F C Ain't it funny, how a broken home can bring the prices down F Bb Oh they're sortin' through what's left of you and me F C Payin' yard sale prices for each golden memory F Bb Oh I never thought, I'd ever live to see F C F Bb The way they're sortin' through what's left of you and me F You left two summer dresses in the backyard on the line Bb ...

(You are the) Love Of My Life Sammy Kershaw Intro Bb F Bb -6--5----------------- -------6--------6----- ----------5--7-----7-- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- Bb F Bb F Bb You are the love of my life and You are the reason I'm alive Eb Cm Eb Cm And baby, baby baby when I think of how you saved me Bb Intro notes I go cra-zy Bb F Bb F Bb I've ne-ver known love like this It fills me with a new tenderness Eb Cm Eb Cm And I know, I know, I know You're in my heart you're in my soul Bb Intro notes Gm You're all I can't resist (Gm) Eb Gm Eb And I need to tell you the first time that I held you Gm F I-I-I knew (F) Bb Intro notes You are the ...

D5 verse 1: Go down the road, called Yesterday Take a left on a Lost Highway G7 D5 And make a right on Memeory Lane A Drive untill you feel the pain. D verse 2: At the River of Tears, take one last turn Cross the bridge that just won't burn G7 D5 A run-down house is love's graveyard A D That's where you'll find my haunted heart. G D chorus: My haunted heart can't rest in peace A It's buried with her memory G7 It's a living hell here after dark D D5 All alone with my haunted heart. verse 3: Late at night, a slamming door Shadow...

Your (G) mamma used to worry 'bout that big muddy river (F) Honey, (C) do you (D) remember You let the (G) screen door slam when you stepped off the front porch You heard your mamma callin' don't be late (F) I'd hear your daddy holler, (C) "Son, she's my honey (G) daughter" You'd stick your (F) nose in the honeysuckle down by the gate I can (C) still hear your mama calling, "don't go near the (G) water" We (G) fell right (F) in way (C) over our (F) heads But, we (G) didn't go (F) near the (C) water (F) In (G) love - in (F) deep - so (C) young and (F) sweet And the (D) nights got hotter and (D7) hotter We were (G) sure 'nuff (F) gettin' our (C) feet wet, (F) mama But, we (G) didn't go (F) near the (C) water You hear the (G) rockin' chair squeakin' when you stepped off the back steps Mama waitin' like a grizzley bear (F) Had to get the honeysuck(C)le out of your (G) hair But, in the (F) morni...

Well, I (D) ain't Burt Reynolds and I ain't Tom Selleck I got bills up the pike and my car's an old relic I get (G) Chevrolet pay but I've got a big smile 'Cause my (D) little Baby loves me (A) Cadillac (D) style (G) Well, I (D) don't have a condo in Panama City You could say I'm a member of the Poor Boy Commitee But I (G) kinda feel rich when I've been with her a while 'Cause my (D) little Baby loves me (A) Cadillac (D) style Well, (G) about ten thirty, Lord, she (D) puts me in drive (A) Turns all the lights down and (D) man, alive (G) All eight cylinders are firin' in line I'm (E) never out of gas and I'm (A) always on time Well, I (D) ain't Goldfinger and I ain't Joe Fashion And you can't buy much with the checks I'm cashin' So, people, (G) if you wonder why I'm a-ridin' with a smile It's 'cause my (D) little Baby loves me (A) Cadillac (D) style Well, (G) about ten thirty, Lor...

Intro: D Bm G Asus A (D) We met at the Broken Spoke (Bm) restaurant and lounge I (G) lit your cigarette then you (A7sus) wrote your number down (A7) On the (D) inside of a matchbook that was (Bm) laying on the bar And a (G) fire started burning (Asus7) somewhere (A) in my (D) heart I (D) didn't see it coming guess I (Bm) didn't read the signs I just (G) never thought you'ld leave me (A7sus) after all this time (A7) But (D) today when I came home my key was (Bm) hollow in the door There was (G) nothin' but a worn out book of (A7sus) matches (A) on the (D) floor You took the (G) bed you took the (A7sus) dishes and the (A7) car You broke my (D) trust (D2)(D) and you took (Am7) advantage of my (Am7/D) heart And you left me (G) here with empty (Bm) rooms and walls with (A) holes and scares and (G) scratches If I (Bm) find the strength to (A) burn your memory (G) down (A7sus) At (A) least you left the (D) matches Bm G A7sus A The (D) colors o...

G D Hey mister, what time does the next bus leave G D I'm a party of one out of Tennessee G D I won't be back for a long, long while G D G Give you eighty-five dollars to the highway mile G C I ain't got no luggage as you can see D G Just a whole lot of heavy memories D G I was finally up for just a-settling down D G When I found out she'd been a-fooling around Chorus G C Ah, you can send me north, you can send me south G D G Just don't send me past my house D G C Don't ask me where I'm going, cause I don't care G D G I want a ticket that'll take me anywhere but here ...