gentleman callers songbook 2

7/31/2019 Gentleman Callers Songbook 2

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THE GCS


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1.EL ZOPILOTE MOJADO

2.HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER (Ray Price)

3.BEGGAR TO A KING (Hank Snow)

4.FADED LOVE (Bob Wills)

5.BEAUMONT RAG

6.SHE THINKS I STILL CARE (Buck Owens)

7.CITY LIGHTS (Ray Price)

8.DRINKIN DONT DO HALF THE HARM OF LOVE (Jeremy)

9.TENNESSEE WALTZ

10.DRIVING NAILS IN MY COFFIN (Floyd Tilman)

11.UNLIKELY COWBOY (Alex)

12. LA BIKINA (trad.)13.COWBOYS ARE FREQUENTLY, SECRETLY FOND OF EACH OTHER (NED SUBLETTE)

14.HOW CAN I MISS YOU? (Jeremy Pollet)15. ILL TAKE WHAT I CAN GET (Floyd Tilman)

16.IVE GOT A RIGHT TO KNOW (Buck Owens)17.MILK COW BLUES18.ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL19. TENDER LOVING CARE (Buck Owens)

20.UNDO THE RIGHT (Willie Nelson)
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ZOPILOTE MOJADO (Dm)

CITY LIGHTS (A) (ALEX)

INTRO: E E E A A

V, C, SPLIT SOLO FIDL/GUIT OVER V

V, C

GUIT & BASS LICK OUT

BEGGAR TO A KING (A) (JERM)

INTRO: BASS ONLY

V, C

SPLIT SOLOS OVER VERSE

V, C, TAGOUT: A, D, Dm, A

BEAUMONT (F) (JERM)

STARTS ON C7

TURNAROUND: Bb, Bo, F, D7, Gm, C7, F

FADED LOVE (D) (ALEX)

FIDDLE DOINA Dm, Gm, A7V, V MOD TO A

V, MOD TO E

V, MOD BACK TO D

SOLOS OVER V

V, TAG (D, A7, Gm, Dm)

UNLIKELY COWBOY (C) (ALEX)

NO INTROV, V, B

V, B

FIDDLE SOLO OVER V

V, TAG


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SHE THINKS I STILL CARE (F) (JERM)

NO INTRO

(HARMONIES SHE THINKS I STILL CARE)

(alex & jeff trade fills)

V, V, C, V

2 TAGS THEN Bb, Bb-, F

HEARTACHES (G) kazoo solo? (ALEX)

FIDDLE INTRO 5511

V, STOP

C

FIDDLE INTRO

V, STOP,C

GUITAR LICK OUT

OBS

BASS STARTS

SING: E, A, B

ETC.

TN WALTZ (A) 3-syllable name? (ALEX)

NO INTRO

V, C

SOLO OVER V, C

C, TAG

DRIVIN NAILS (C) (ALEX AND JERM)

FIDDLE INTRO OVER VV, C

SOLO OVER VERSE

V, C

SOLO OVER VERSE

V, C, TAG


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1. EL ZOPILOTE MOJADO (D minor)

Dm A7 Dm A7 Dm

2 timesDm

A7 Dm A7 Dm

1 time

C7 F A7 Dm

Bb F C F

Bb F C F

2 timesA7 Dm A7 Dm

A7 Dm A7 Dm

1 timeF C7

C7 F7

F Bb

Bb F F C7 F


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2. HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER (G)

FIDDLE INTRO

Heartache number 1

was when you...left me,

I never knew that I

could hurt this way,

And hrtache number 2,

Was when you...comeback again,

You came back and

never meant to stay.

(1234 STOP)

CHORUS

Now I've got(HARMONIES)

heartaches by the

number,

Troubles by the score,

Every day you love me

less,

Each day I love youmore,

Yes, I've got heartaches

by the number,

A love that I can't win,But the day that I stop

counting,

That's the day my world

will end.

REPEAT FIDL INTRO

Heartache number 3

was when you...called

me,

And said that you was

coming back to stay,

With hopeful heart I

waited,For your...knock on the

door,

I waited but you must

have lost your way.

(1234 STOP)

CHORUS(guitar out)


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2. HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER

(G)

D G

G C

D G

Verse G C

D G

G C

D G STOPChorus G C

D G


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3. BEGGAR TO A KING (A)

INTRO: BASS ONLY

I had sunk as low as a

man could go

The world had turned me

down

Then you picked me upAnd you kissed me sweet

You changed a beggar

into a king.

(VLN & GUITAR COME IN)

Yes, you took the rags

from off of my back

And you gave me your

love to keep me warm

Yes, you picked me up

and you kissed me sweet

And changed a beggar

into a king.

SOLOS OVER VERSE

I had walked the streets

With my head bowed low

The sun for me would

never shine

Then you came along intomy life

And changed a beggar

into a king.

Yes, you took the rags

from off of my backAnd you placed the crown

on my head

Yes, you picked me up

and kissed me sweet


into a king.


into a king...IV, iv, I


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3. BEGGAR TO A KING (A)

Intro A E7 A A

A D A D

A E7 A E7

A D A D

A E7 A

E D A

A E7

A D A D

A E7 A


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4. FADED LOVE (D)

As I look at the lettersthat you wrote to me,

It's you that I am

thinking of.

As I read the lines, that

to me were so sweet,

I remember our fadedlove.

I miss you darling, more

and more every day,

As Heaven would miss

the stars above.With every heartbeat, I

still think of you,

And remember our

faded love.


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4. FADED LOVE (D)

start with Doina: D-, G-, A7

D G

D A7

D G

D A D D# E7 (fin)

A D

A E7

A D

A E7 A A# B7

E A

E B7

orusE A

E B7 E A7D.C.

al fine

END WITH vocal harmony: EmM9? Loooooove and I

play E- doina lick.


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5. BEAUMONT RAG (F)

C7 F

C7 F (stop)

C7 F F7

Bb7 B F D Gm7 C7 F

Jerm tells a story about a subject of audiences

choosing. Ends it with an intro to the fiddle

tune, then we double-time it.


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6. SHE THINKS I STILL CARE (F)

NO INTRO

Just because I ask a

friend about her

Just because I spoke her

name somewhereJust because I rang her

number by mistake

today

(HARMONIES) She

thinks I still care

Just because I haunt the

same old places

Where the mem'ry of her

lingers ev'rywhere

Just because I'm not thehappy guy I used to be

She thinks I still care

CHORUS:

But if she's happy

thinkin' I still need her

Then let that silly notion

bring her cheerBut how could she ever

be so foolish

Oh where would she get

such an idea

Just because I ask afriend about her

And just because I spoke

her name somewhere

Just because I saw her

then went all to piecesShe thinks I still care

She thinks I still care


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6. SHE THINKS I STILL CARE (F)

F Bb F

VerseF C F

F F7 Bb

F C F

Bb F

F C

Bb F

G C

...SOLOS?


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7. CITY LIGHTS (Ray Price)

A bright array of city lights as

far as I can seeThe Great White Way shines

through the night for lonely

guys like me

The cabarets and honky tonks,

their flashing signs invite

A broken heart to lose itself in

the glow of city lights.

Lights that say "Forget her

name in a glass of sherry

wine"

Lights that offer other girls for

empty hearts like mine

They paint a pretty picture of

a world that's gay and bright

But it's just a mask for

loneliness behind those city

lights.

SPLIT SOLO FIDDLE/GUITAR

The world was dark and God

made stars to brighten up thenight

But God who put the stars

above I don't believe made

those lights

For it's just a place for men to

cry when things don't turn out

right

Just a place to run away and

hide behind those city lights.

Lights that say "Forget her

love in a different

atmosphere"

Lights that lure are nothing

but a masquerade for tears

They paint a pretty picture but

my arms can't hold them tight

And I just cant say "I love

you" to a street of city lights.

GUITAR AND BASS LICK

OUT


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7. CITY LIGHTS (A)

strum: 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and

Intro E A

A D

Verse E Ax

A D

E A

E A

Chorus E Ax

A D

E Afine

Solos A D

E A


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8. DRINKIN DONT DO HALF THE HARM

OF LOVE

F CWhats my favorite drink?

GThe one belonging to someone else

F C GSo pour me a free pint and Ill be drinking to your health

F CIf the apples the fruit of knowledge

Am EThen ciders the drink of scholars

F C

And I must be a geniusG E

for all the applejack I swallersC G C F

If theres one thing I know on this side of the cryptF C G E

Its safer to drink alcohol than to let your heart be whipped

Chorus:

F G C A7 (only after 1st and 3rd)

Drinking Dont Do Half the Harm of Love (x4)F C G

People talk of me drinking, but what about me thirst?F C G

Oh whats the need we try to fill since the day that we was nursedF C Am E

Well its love, and the only love greater than for motherF C G E

Is the love of one drunken fool for his drunken brother

Chorus

Solo

C G C FIf theres one thing I know on this side of the crypt

F C G EIts safer to drink alcohol than to let your heart be whippedChorus


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9. TENNESSEE WALTZ (A)

I was dancin' with mydarlin' to the Tennessee

Waltz

When an old friend I

happened to see

I introduced her to my

loved oneAnd while they were

dancin'

My friend stole my

sweetheart from me.

I remember the night and

the Tennessee Waltz

Now I know just how

much I have lost

Yes, I lost my little darlin'

the night they were playing

The beautiful Tennessee

Waltz.

(Instrumental Interlude)

I was dancin' with my

darlin' to the TN Waltz

When an old friend I

happened to see

I introduced her to my

loved oneAnd while they were

dancin'

My friend stole my

sweetheart from me.

I remember the night and

the TN Waltz

Now I know just how

much I have lost

Yes, I lost my little darlin'

the night they were playing

The beautiful Tennessee

WaltzThe beautiful Tennessee

Waltz


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9. TENNESSEE WALTZ (A, 6/8)

A A D A E7

A A D A E7 A

A C#7 D A A E7

A A D A E7 A


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10. DRIVING NAILS IN MY COFFIN (C)

My [C] sweetheart has goneand I'm so lonely

She said that she and I were

[G] through

So [C] I started out drinkin'

for pasttime

Drivin' nails in my [G]

coffin over [C] you

CHORUS: I'm just [C]

drivin' nails in my coffin

Every time I drink a bottle

of [G] booze

I'm just [C] drivin' nails in

my coffinLord Im Drivin' those [G]

nails over you

SOLO OVER VERSE

Now ever since the day that

we parted

I've felt so sad and so blueI'm always thinkin' bout

you love

And I just can't quit drinkin'

that old booze

CHORUS

SPLIT SOLO OVER

VERSE

Now you turned me down

you dont want me

theres nothing I can do

Im just drivin' those nailsin my coffin

And worryin my darlin bout

you

CHORUS


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11. UNLIKELY COWBOY (C)

I never rode a cow

and I never milked a horse

I learned how to spit from a

correspondence course

It ain't hard to tell

I'm the unreal McCoy

I'm the world's most unlikely

cowboy.

I never sheared a chickenAnd I never choked a goat

I'm just about as macho as a

frosty root beer float

I'm like a dang Chinese

restaurant

without no bok choy


cowboy.

And you drive a Honda

Civic!

Well I guess that's better than

nothing at all...

I never loved a cowgirl

Well, that's not quite true

Cuz when I lived in Austin

I may have loved 1 or 2

Jessica Kirbo was my Helen

of Troy (Troy, TX, that is)

She made me an unlikely

cowboy.

She said "Boy you can

fiddle...woohoo!

Yes you can fiddle!

And you drive a Honda

Civic!Well I guess that's better than

nothing at all...

Fiddle solo over verse

I never rode a cow

and I never milked a horse

I learned how to spit from acorrespondence course

It ain't hard to tell

I'm the unreal McCoy


cowboy.

Form: AAB AB AA


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11. UNLIKELY COWBOY (C 3/4)

VERSE 1 & 2

| C | C | F | F |

| G | G7 | C | G7 |

| C | C | F | F |

| G | G7 | C | C |

BRIDGE

| F | F | F | F |

| C | C | C | C |

| D | D | D | D || G | G | G7 | G7 |

VERSE 3

BRIDGE 2

VERSE: FIDDLE SOLOVERSE 1

TAG


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12. ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL

Vamp E ... (lick) E

Kickoff E (E D C# B) A

A D E A

A D E A

Hoedown

A A E7 E7 E7 A

A A7 D D A A

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13. FOLSOM PRISON BLUES

I hear the train a comin'

It's rolling round the bend

And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when,

I'm stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin' on

But that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone..

When I was just a baby my mama told me, Son,

Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.

But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.

When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry..

GUITAR SOLO

I bet there's rich folks eatin from a fancy dining car

They're probably drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars.

Well I know I had it comin, I know I can't be free.

But those people keep a movin'

And that's what tortures me...

GUITAR SOLO

Well if they freed me from this prison,

If that railroad train was mine

I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line

Far from Folsom prison, that's where I want to stay

And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away.....


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13. FOLSOM PRISON BLUES

GUITAR INTRO

VERSE 1 & 2

| E | E | E | E |

| A | A | E | E |

| B7 | B7 | E | E |

GUITAR SOLO OVER VERSE

VERSE 3

GUITAR SOLO OVER VERSE

VERSE 4

GUITAR OUTRO


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COWBOYS ARE FREQUENTLY,

SECRETLY FOND OF EACH OTHER (C)

Well, there's many astrange impulse out

on the plains of

West Texas.

There's many a

young boy who

feels things he can't

comprehend.

And a small town

don't like it when

somebody falls

between sexes.

No, a small town

don't like it when a

cowboy has feelings

for men.

And I believe to my

soul that inside

every man there's

the feminine.

And inside every

lady there's a deep

manly voice loudand clear.

Well, a cowboy may

brag about things

that he's done withhis women.

But the ones who

brag loudest are the

ones that are most

likely queer.

Cowboys are

frequently secretly

fond of each other.

Say, what do you

think all them

saddles and boots

was about?

And there's many

a cowboy whodon't understand

the way that he

feels for his

brother.

And inside every

cowboy there's a

lady that'd like to

slip out.

And there's always

somebody who says

what the others justwhisper.

And mostly that

someone's the first

one to get shot

down dead.

So when you talk to

a cowboy don't treat

him like he was a

sister.

You can't fuck with

the lady that's

sleepin' in each

cowboy's head.

CHORUS...And inside every

lady there's a

cowboy who wants

to come out.

And inside every

cowboy there's a

lady that'd love to

slip out.


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COWBOYS ARE FREQUENTLY,

SECRETLY FOND OF EACH OTHER

C F C

G C G

C F C

G C

F C

G C C7

F C

G C

1411, 5511/VERSE/VERSE/CHORUS/SOLO(VERSE)/VERSE/CHORUS


29/37

ILL TAKE WHAT I CAN GET

Intro C C#o G/D E7 A7 D7 G

G C

erseG A D7

chorus G C G

C C#o G/D E7 A7 D7 G

intro, verse, chorus, fiddle, verse, chorus, outro:

C C#o G/D E7 A7 D7

G

I wanted someone that i love

to fall in love with me

but all the years of wanting

now i know it just cant be

i go down to the old dance hall

and find a girl to bed

if i cant find the gal i want

ill take what i can get

Ill take anything I can get

Im feeling awful sad

I want someone to hug and petI need some lovin bad

I dont care if Ive know her long

or someone I just met

if I cant have the girl I want

Ill take what I can get

SOLO

Well when I go out with all the gang

we start to talk and rhyme

We talk about most everything far

into the night

but the subject always ends with

girls

it leaves me sad and blue

ima wantin someone I can love

and I dont know what to do

CHORUS


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IVE GOT A RIGHT TO KNOW

D G A D

Verse D G A D

D G A D

D G A D

G D

G A

D G A D

D G A D

4511/VERSE/CHORUS/SOLO(CHORUS)/VERSE/CHORUS

I've tried so hard for so longto be part of your plan

But I can't go no longer not

knowing where I stand

If your heart beats for

someone else and our love has

grown cold

Oh darling if I'm losing you

I've got a right to know

I've got a right to know just

where I stand

I've got a right to know if

I'm your man

If fate has changed the planswe've made the happiness I

know



I've tagged along through

right and wrong because I

worship you

To prove my love there's not a

thing that I wouldn't do

Yes I've stood by through tear

dimmed eyes and hoped it

didn't show




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MILK COW BLUES

A7

D7 A7

E7 A E7

Well I woke up this mornin'

And I looked out the door

I could tell my milk cow

I could tell by the way she lows

If you see my milk cow...please...

drive her on home

Cuz I ain't had no milk or butter

Since that cow been gone

Well you gotta treat me right honey

Day by Day

Get out your little prayer book

Get down upon your knees and pray

Cuz you're going to need

You're gonna need my help

someday

Lord you're going to be sorry

You treated me this way

Well good evening

Don't that sun look good going

down

I said well good evening

Don't that sun look good going

down

Don't your bed look lonely

When your lover ain't around

Well I tried everything baby

To get along with you

Now I'm gonna tell you

What I'm gonna do

I'm gonna stop cryin'

Gonna leave you alone

And if you don't think I'm goin big

momma

Just count the days I'm gone

You're gonna need my help


32/37

TENDER LOVING CARE

A D A

A D A

A D A

verse/verse/4 bar steel solo/verse/tag

I don't need a ship that sail to ocean

I don't need fancy clothes to wear

I just need your sweet sweet lips to

kiss me I just need your tender loving

care

Winter needs the north wind and the

snowflakes

Springtime needs the flowers soft and

rare

I just need to feel your arms around

me I just need your tender loving

care

[ steel ]

Day goes by so slow when you're not

with me nights are long and oh so

hard to bare

Everything is nothing dear without

you and I'm nothing without your

tender loving care

I just need your tender loving care


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UNDO THE RIGHT

Intro(guitar)

D G D

D A G

D G D

D A GD G D

A E

E A A7

D A G

D G D

Intro/Verse/Verse/Chorus/Intro/Chorus bass: muted arpeggios


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UNDO THE RIGHT (D)

If you can't say you love mesay you hate me

And that you regret each

time you held me tight

If you can't be mine forever

then forsake me

If you can't undo the wrong

Undo the right

It was right when you loved

me only

But wrong when you held

another tight

So before you go away andleave me lonely


Undo the right

It's too late to say your heart

is filled with sorrow

You can't undo what's doneWhy do you try

So please help me to facethe new tomorrow


Undo the right

It's too late to say your heart

is filled with sorrow

You can't undo what's doneWhy do you try

So please so I can face the

new tomorrow


Undo the right


35/37

LA BIKINA (6/8)

strum:1_3 456

D

G F#m7 B7 Em F G

C B7 Em A D7

G F#m7 B7 Em F G

C B7 Em Cmstop

Bm EmAm D7

Gstop

Cm F7 Bb Cm F7 Bbstop

Cm F7 Bb A/EA/C#

DM7/C#D7/C

G F#m7 B7 Em F G

C B7 Em Cmstop

Bm EmAm D7

G


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I'll Be There

F C/A Dm Am

You and I must make a pact, we must bring salvation back

Bb C F

where there is love, I'll be thereF C Dm Am

I'll reach out my hand to you, I'll have faith in all you do

Bb C F

just call my name and I'll be there

chorus:

Ab Eb

And oh - I'll be there to comfort you,

Bb F

build my world of dreams around you, I'm so glad I that I found

youAb Eb

I'll be there with a love thats strong

Bb F

I'll be your strength, I'll keep holding on - yes I will, yes I

will

C G

Let me fill you heart with joy and laughter

Am Em

Togetherness, well thats all I'm after

F G CWhenever you need me, I'll be there

C G Am Em

I'll be there to protect you, with an unselfish love I respect

you

F G C

Just call my name and I'll be there

(chorus)

C G Am Em

If you should ever find someone new, I know he'd better be good

to youF G C

cause if he doesn't, I'll be there

C

Don't you know, baby, yeah yeah

G Am Em F G C

I'll be there, I'll be there, just call my name, I'll be there

(just look over you shoulders honey - ooh)


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C G Am Em F G C

I'll be there, I'll be there, whenever you need me, I'll be

there

Don't you know, baby, yeah yeahC G Am Em F G C

I'll be there, I'll be there, just call my name and I'll be

there... (fade out)

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