Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Verse 1

I can hear that highway calling

As I watch the sunrise crawling across her shoulder

This is usually goodbye

And yet those words I just can't find here as I hold her

Option: (Strum once) D

She's like no other women

Option: (Strum once) E

That I have ever known before

And it ain't me to see the morning sun

From this side of the door

Chorus

Why aInt I running, Why aint I gone

How does she hold me Without holding on

In love or a fight, she's stronger than strong

Somethings not right if there aint nothing wrong

Its got me wondering,why aint I running

Why aint I gone

Verse 2

All those worlds I left behind me

Praying they would never find me and my freedom

But if they stood right here beside me

They would never recognize me for all that she's done

Once happiness was only

Whenever I was on my own

So now why do I feel lonely

Any time that I'm alone

REPEAT CHORUS

(ONE MEASURE EACH)

Solo

No, they've never built a wall that high

Or made a chain that strong

And God ain't never made a place

I felt like I belong

REPEAT CHORUS

Beer run (B- double E - double R - U - N)

Twenty-five minutes past quiting time

Seven of us crammed into that truck of mine

Payin' no attention to them highway signs

Ninety mile an hour toward the county line

Quick sack, twelve pack, back again

Its a B - double E - double R - U - N

My buddies and their babies lettin' down their hair

As long as we're together it don't matter where

Ain't got a lot of money but we just don't care

Knowing that the fun is in the gettin' there

Aztec, long necks, paycheck spent

Oh its a B - double E - double R - U - N

I can't stop thinkin' what the Hell they were drinkin'

When they made this county dry

I got a week long thirst and to make it worse

Lord its my turn to drive

Oh laughin' and a braggin' and a carryin' on

We loaded up the wagons and we're headin' home

I guess half a dozen cases doesn't last that long

Come tomorrow morning it'll be all gone

And its turn around, leave town, sounds again

Like a B - double E - double R - U - N

Like a B - double E - double R - U - N

| | | | | | | | | | repeat

Wrapped up in you

Intro

4 bars drumsolo

A |-3--- \h/------------3---3---3--------|---------------------------------|

Verse 1

How do I love you? Well, let me see

I love you like a lyric loves a melody

Maybe, completely

Wrapped up in you

Verse 2

How do I need you? Well can't you tell?

I need you like a penny needs a wishing well

Maybe, completely

Wrapped up in you

Refrain

Every now and then when the world that we're living in's crazy

You gladly hold me and carry me through

No one in the world's ever done what you do for me and I'd be

Sad and lonely if there were no yo____u

Verse 3

How do I love you? Well count the ways

There's ain't no number high enough to end this phrase

Maybe, completely

Wrapped up in you

Fill : | G - - - | A7 - - - | C - - - | G - - - |

( Sing along the Melody )

Refrain

Every now and then when the world that we're living in's crazy

You gladly hold me and carry me through

No one in the world's ever done what you do for me and I'd be

Sad and lonely if there were no yo____u

Verse 4

How do I love you? Well, don't you know

I love you `bout as deep as any love can grow

Maybe, completely

Wrapped up in you

Maybe, completely

Wrapped up in you

The instrumental part at the end goes like :

Repeating all the time

To make the song a little more interesting, you can play a few C9 chords

instead of the standard C chord in the 2'nd part of each verse.

Additional Chords :

THE STORM

Intro

Verse 1

( Single and Note )

She sits among the pieces of broken glass and photographs

Reluctantly releases the last of what was her past

It struck without a warning or did she just ignore the signs

In those dark clouds forming behind her silver lines

Refrain

And the door it slammed like thunder, and the tears they fell like rain

And the warnings from her family whirl like a hurricane

Oh she's drowning in emotions and she cannot reach the shore

She's alive but can she survive the Storm

Fill : | Bm - - - | D/A - - - | Bm - - - | D/A - - - | Strum the last chord

Verse 2

A broken jewel box dancer lies in pieces down the hall

She's finding out the answers don't change nothing at all

It's time that she stopped searching for who's to blame or what went wrong

The only thing for certain is he's gone, she's got to move on

Refrain

Then the door was slammed like thunder, and the tears they fall like rain

And the warnings from her family whirl like a hurricane

Oh she's drowning in emotions but she cannot reach the shore

She's alive but can she survive the Storm

Fill : | Bm - - - | D/A - - - | Bm - - - | D/A - - - |

Bridge

Someday days just roll on by without a gray cloud in the

( )

sky, she keeps telling herself "I will make it on my own" and her

Friend's they've all gone back to their lives thinking she will be all

right as she races through the night to make it home

Refrain

And the door it slamms like thunder, and the tears they fall like rain

And the warnings from her family whirl like a hurricane

Oh she's drowning in emotions but she cannot reach the shore

She's alive but can she survive

The Storm

Fill : | Bm - - - | D/A - - - | Bm - - - | D/A - - - |

Outro

She sits among the pieces of broken glass and photographs

Reluctantly releases the last of what was her past

Comments : I hope that this transcription comes pretty close to the original

recording. The D/A Chord can be also played as a Bm7/A Chord on the piano.

But to make the song easier you can also go on and play a standard A Chord

instead of the D/A Chord. Doesn't sound much different, but is quite a lot

easier to play.

Additional Chords :

e 2|-x-- e 2|-|-- e 2|-x-- e 0|----

b 3|--x- b 3|-|X- b 2|--x- b 2|-x--

g 2|-x-- g 2|-|-- g 3|---x g 2|-x--

D 4|---x D 4|---x D 4|---x D 2|-x--

A 0|---- A 0|---- A 0|---- A 4|---x

E x|---- E x|---- E x|---- E x|----

THICKER THAN BLOOD

Intro

Verse 1

She was born in Kansas City, raised in Arkansas

Fell in love with an Ex-Marine

She already had three babies; he had one of his own

(

)

They came together for another and me

Our family never shared the same last name

But our family was a family the same, and they say

Refrain

Blood is thicker than water

(

)

Oh, but love is thicker than blood

Verse 2

Wreck out on the highway, rain falling down

Lord, he must have fell asleep at the wheel

There's a number of people just standing around

(

)

Lord I can't condemn the fear that they feel

For that river of red could be the death of me

God, give me strength and keep reminding me that

Refrain

Blood is thicker than water

Oh, but love is thicker than blood

Bridge

And if blood is thicker than water

Well then what are we fighthing for

We're all sons and daughters

Of something that means so much more

Verse 3

I see it on my TV but I can't understand

Lord it's one big contradiction to me

How in God's name we love thy neighbor with fists in our hands

And kill each other when we just don't agree

Why can't we see the walls we can't see through

And see what God's been telling me and you, and that is

Refrain

Blood is thicker than water

(

)

Oh, but love, love is thicker than blood

Fill : | D - D/F# - | G - A - | D - D/F# - | G - - - |

Outro

She was born in Kansas City, raised in Arkansas

Fell in love with an Ex-Marine

Additional Chords :

e 0|--- e 2|-x- e 3|--x e 2|-x- e 2|-x- e 0|--- e 2|-x--

b 3|--x b 3|--x b 3|--x b 3|--x b 0|--- b 3|--x b 3|--x-

g 2|-x- g 2|-x- g 2|-x- g 0|--- g 0|--- g 0|--- g 4|---x

D 2|-x- D x|--- D 0|--- D x|--- D 0|--- D 0|--- D 4|---x

A 0|--- A x|--- A x|--- A x|--- A 2|-x- A 2|-x- A 0|----

E x|--- E 2|-x- E x|--- E 0|--- E 3|--x E 0|--- E x|----

Intro

| - - -

Verse 1

My older brother Tommy, was a lineman rest his soul

His job was hanging hot wires, on them high-line power poles

Every morning bright and early, he'd climb way up in the sky

And I never understood it, so one day I asked him why

Refrain

He said it pays big money, and man I'm into that

It pays big money, if you're willing to take a chance

Let me tell you something, sonny, you ought to see my bank account

It pays big money, but he sure can't spend it now

Verse 2

Well, my late Uncle Charlie, was this demolition hound

He'd travel across the country, blowin buildings to the ground

He carried a case of dynamite seemed, everywhere he went

And he smoked them big long cigars and he'd wink at you and grin

Refrain

And said it pays big money, and man I'm into that

It pays big money, if you're willing to take a chance

Let me tell you something, sonny, you ought to see my bank account

It pays big money, but he sure can't spend it now

Solo

Bridge

Well now the moral of this story boys, is don't go getting yourself killed

(

)

Be kind to your rich relatives, they just might put you in their will

Refrain

And that pays big money, yeah and we're I'm into that

And that pays big money, and big money is where it's at

Let me tell you something, sonny, you ought to see my bank account

It pays big money, and we're rolling in it now

Refrain

It pays big money, having foolish kin

It pays big money, guess I owe it all to them

Let me show you something, sonny, take a look at this bank account

It pays big money, let's go spend some of it now

Outro

Repeat three times and then fade out

Additional Tabs :

SQUEEZE ME IN

A Duet with Trisha Yearwood

Lead Guitar Intro :

Try to play the rest of the song with power chords ( like C5_C6 etc. )

Intro

Garth

Verse 1

Honey, I know you got a good job

You're out ther making all that dough

They keep you late working that overtime

And I don't ever see you no more

I guess you're not checking your message machine

Seems like you're never in

But I've got a hunch we can just do lunch

I could get your attention again

Bridge

Oh I know you've got your schedule and you're keeping it tight

You've got something going morning, noon and night

But I've got something here I think you're going to like

Honey, can you squeeze me in?

Refrain

Well whoever said it's a man's world don't know what he's talking about

You've got me working around the clock, Honey trying to figure you out

I know time is money, but there's more to life honey

(

! )

Than how much you can spend

You've got to make a little time for the good times

Honey can you squeeze me in

Trisha

Verse 2

I've got it circled in red on the calendar, babe

You told me that tonight's the night

I've got the champagne chilled

Got a gourmet meal, soft music and candlelight

I try to get you on the phone I get stuck on hold

I guess you keep getting sidetracked

I've been faxing you love notes all day long

But you don't ever fax me back

Bridge

Well I know you've got your schedule and you're keeping it tight

You've got something going morning, noon and night

But I've got something here I think you're going to like

Honey, can you squeeze me in?

Refrain

Well whoever said it's a man's world sure knows what he's talking about

You've got me working around the clock, Honey trying to figure you out

I know time is money, but there's more to life honey

(

! )

Than how much you can spend

You've got to make a little time for the good times

Honey can you squeeze me in

Solo

Refrain

Well whoever said it's a man's world don't know what he's talking about

You've got me working around the clock, Honey trying to figure you out

I know time is money, but there's more to life honey

(

! )

Than how much you can spend

You've got to make a little time for the good times

Honey can you squeeze me in

Let's make a little time for the good times

Honey can you squeeze me in

MR. MIDNIGHT

Don't get scared when you look at the chords ... they're not as tough as the

look :-)

Intro

Verse 1

Rain on the roof 'n time on my hands,it sure seemed quiet out there'n radio land

They call me at the all-night station, make their special dedications

And I do my best to play their request, when it's a desperate situation

This was a desperate situation

Refrain

I'm Mr. Midnight alone and blue

The brokenhearted call me up when they don't know what else to do

Every song is a reminder, of the love that they once knew

I'm Mr. Midnight, can I play a song for you?

Fill : | Em - - - | Em - - - |

Verse 2

"Caller on the line, could you please hold on?"

I recognized her voice the minute I picked up the phone

Should I tell her that it's me or leave it at a memory

Haven't been myself since the day she left and I'm never gonna be,

I'm forever gonna be

Refrain

Mr. Midnight alone and blue

The brokenhearted call me up when they don't know what else to do

Every song is a reminder, of the love that they once knew

I'm Mr. Midnight, can I play a song for you?

Fill : | Em - - - | Em - - - |

Bridge

Imagine my surprise when she spoke my name

She said could you tell him that I love him and I wish things could be the same?

Then a voice I never knew, said "Honey, who you talking to?" - Pause -

Refrain

Mr. Midnight alone and blue

The brokenhearted call me up when they don't know what else to do

Every song is a reminder, of the love that they once knew

I'm Mr. Midnight, can I play a song for you?

Outro

| Em - - - | Em - - - |Em - - - | Em -> Upstroke |

Comments :

If you play this song on a guitar only, then you should better play a standard

G7 instead of the G7/D chord, because it's easier to play and sounds better this

way, even though in the original recording the bass is playing a D at this part.

Additional Chords :

e 0|--- e 3|--|--- e 2|-x- e 1|x-- e 1|x-- e 3|--x

b 0|--- b 4|--|x-- b 0|--- b 0|--- b 0|--- b 3|--x

g 0|--- g 5|--|-x- g 2|-x- g 0|--- g 0|--- g 0|---

D 2|-x- D 5|--|-x- D 1|x-- D 0|--- D 0|--- D 0|---

A 3|--x A 3|--|--- A 2|-x- A 2|-x- A x|--- A 2|-x-

E x|--- E x|------ E x|--- E 3|--x E x|--- E x|---

e 2|-x- e 3|--x e 2|-x- e 2|-|---

b 3|--x b 3|--x b 0|--- b 4|-|-|-

g 2|-x- g 2|-x- g 2|-x- g 4|-|-|-

D 0|--- D 0|--- D 1|x-- D 4|-|-|-

A x|--- A x|--- A x|--- A 2|-|---

E 2|-x- E x|--- E x|--- E x|-----

Additional Tabulature :

Even though this is a piano song, you can do a nice fingerpicking on the guitar

on it to make it sound like the original recording. This is what I figured out

to make it sound the best for me :

The Em parts can be played like the following. The piano melody is built into

this picking :

Play this two times during the Intro and repeat it through the Fills and the

Outro.

The fingerpicking through the rest of the song could be something like this :

Rain on the roof Time on my hands

Continue this type of fingerpicking throughout the rest of the song

Pushing Up Daisies

Vs. 1

Sometimes I tell you the way that I feel,

I swear that I'm goin' crazy,

Keep tellin' myself it aint that big a deal,

It's better than pushin' up daisies,

Vs. 2

I felt the arrow from deaths fatal quiver,

Come so close it actually grazed me,

I've bled the blood and I've felt the cold shiver,

God only knows how he saved me,

Chours

There's two dates in time that they'll carve on your stone,

And everyone knows what they mean,

But whats more important is the time that is spent,

in that little dash there in between,

That little dash there in between.

Vs. 3

Sometimes my heart is as true as a dove,

Sometimes my heart it betrays me,

So I draw my sword for to fight for my love,

But without a whisper she saves me,

Vs. 4

My mother died but somehow she keeps living,

She'll never cease to amaze me,

Now dad turns his back on each day that he's given

Cause he'd rather be pushin up daisies.

Repeat chours untill you get tired of it.

RODEO OR MEXICO

Verse 1

For a change I headed south across the border

For the pesos and a different horse to ride

I'd be back to make the rodeo in Waco

But that was long before I saw them dark brown eyes

Verse 2

Oh her long black hair and English bad and broken

Her body said the words she couldn't find

As I hung on every word she left unspoken

Oh the question started leaning on my mind

Refrain

Rodeo__o or Mexico, they both can keep a cowboy satisfied

Rodeo__o or Mexico, the only way I know how to decide

( D )

Is just get on and ride

Fill : | D - - - | G - Bm - | A - - - | A - - - |

Verse 3

We danced all night beneath that sheet of cotton

And you just don't tell a girl like that goodbye

But the cowboy life ain't easiliy forgotten

Though lying there I couldn' help but wonder why

Refrain

Rodeo__o or Mexico, they both can keep a cowboy satisfied

Rodeo__o or Mexico, the only way I know how to decide

( D )

Is just get on and ride

Fill : | D - - - | G - Bm - | A - - - | A - - - | Let me only ride

| D - - - | G - Bm - | A - - - | A - - - | Let's ride

Solo

Verse 4

Well the morning found the answer dawning on me

As I woke up to the sharp end of a knife

Well he was screaming at the woman hanging on me

Does anybody know the Spanish word for wife?

Refrain

Rodeo__o or Mexico, they both can keep a cowboy satisfied

Rodeo__o or Mexico, the only way I know how to decide

( D )

Is just get on and ride

Fill : | D - - - | G - Bm - | A - - - | A - - - | Crawl all up and ride

| D - - - | G - Bm - | A - - - | A - - - | -> Repeat and fade out

Comments : Play the D/G Chord at the end of the solo like a standard

D-Chord, but put the thumb of your hand on the third fret of the thick

E-String and play a G in the bass with it.

e 2|-x-

b 3|--x

g 2|-x-

D x|---

A x|---

E 3|--x

Don't Cross The River

Thereâs a little girl out lying on her own

shes got a broken heart

shes not the kinda person to hold you on

she knows and plays it smart

and when shes coming she shows no more

shes heard the whistle blowing from the door

feels like leaving when she don't know why

with out no bridges she trapped so i sigh

Chorus

Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide

Donât try denying living on the other side all you life

You were on you own.

Solo

If you want you want you can ride my train

soon forget the reason that your leaving

Loose yourself and then sometimes

Maybe you can save your self from grieving

Repeat Chorus

Donât Cross Donât try X2

When You Come Back To Me Again

There's a ship out on the ocean

At the mercy of the sea

It's been tossed about

Lost and broken

wandering aimlessly

And god somehow you know that ship is me

'Cause there's a lighthouse in a harbor

Shining faithfully

Pouring its light out

Across the water

Where this sinking soul can see

That someone out there still believes in me

On a prayer

In a song

I hear your voice

And it keeps me hanging on

Raining down

Against the wind

I'm reaching out

'Til we reach the circle's edge

When you come back to me again

There's a moment that we all come to

In our own time

And our own space

Where all that we've done

We can undo

If our heart's in the right place

On a prayer

In a song

I hear your voice

And it keeps me hanging on

Raining down

Against the wind

I'm reaching out

'Til we reach the circle's edge

And you come back to me again

And again I see

My yesterday's in front of me

Unfolding like a mystery

You're changing all that is and used to be

On a prayer

In a song

I hear your voice

And it keeps me hanging on

Raining down

Against the wind

I'm reaching out

'Til we reach the circle's edge

When you come back to me again

When you come back to me again