The Grand Theatre Volume 1 Chords by Old 97s

Standard (EADGBE)

Em D G x3

Em D Em

EmWe meet on the DelevaGtor

EmIn the DGrand GTheater

EmI look you in the Deye and say

"I'd Glike to see you later"

But Emyou don't DunderEmstand

EmI take you the DTate MuseGum

EmThere's pictures there but DI can't see 'Gem

EmIf you was there I'd ovDerlook

The GRoman Colosseum

EmIt would not Dstand a Emchance

EmWe know where we Amare

We're not very Dfar away

We're not very Amfar awayD

EmWe kiss on the Dbus to GSoho

EmThe motor Dhummin' a Glow note

EmI tell you that I Dlove you

But it's Gnothin' that you don't know

EmWould you Dlike to Emdance?

EmWe know where we Amare

We're not very Dfar away

We're not very Amfar awayD

EmWe know where we Amare

We're not very Dfar away

We're not very Amfar awayD

Verse Chords x2

EmWe know where we Amare

We're not very Dfar away

We're not very Amfar awayD

EmWe know where we Amare

We're not very Dfar away

We're not very Amfar awayD

EmWe know where we Amare

We're not very Dfar away

We're not very Amfar awayD

EmWe know where we Amare

We're not very Dfar away

We're not very Amfar awayD

Em D G x3

Em D Em

Every Night is Friday Night (Without You)

D A Em G A x2

DEvery night is AFriday night

Without Emyou G A

DEvery night is AFriday night

Without Emyou G A

BmWhen I was Dyoung

I was Adumb as a Emrock

I could Gnot read a Dclock

And Anothin' didn't mean nothin' to me

BmNow I'm no Dsaint

ABut I ain't such a Emfreak

On the Gdays of the Dweek

I work Ahard, hard

DEvery night is AFriday night

Without Emyou G A

DEvery night is AFriday night

Without Emyou G A

Bm D A Em G D A

BmKids, clap your Dhands

If you Acan be Emreal

Got to Gsay what you Dfeel

If you feel Aanything, anything, anything, anything

DEvery night is AFriday night

Without Emyou G A

DEvery night is AFriday night

Without Emyou G A

DEvery night is AFriday night

Without Emyou G A

DEvery night is AFriday night

Without Emyou G A

Bm D A Em G D A

The Magician

G The magician is tryin' to Ffool you C

G Politician is tryin' to Frule you C

G I want to talk to the Freal you C

A So when you gonna be mine? C

G The salesman is tryin' to Fsell you C

G The talkin' head's tryin' to Ftell you C

G Oh, but you know it's always been Fall you C

A So when you gonna be mine? C

When you gonna close your Geyes, call my nameA

So long, Cso long lost inDsane

Your sun Gshines, your heart's Atrue, here I Ccome

I'm Dgonna be the one for Cyou

Yeah, I'm Dgonna be the one for Gyou

G The pop star is tryin' to Fplay you C

G The dancers are tryin' to Fsway you C

G You ask what I want and I Fsay, "You" C

A So when you gonna be mine? C

When you gonna close your Geyes, call my nameA

So long, Cso long lost inDsane

Your sun Gshines, your heart's Atrue, here I Ccome

I'm Dgonna be the one for Cyou

Yeah, I'm Dgonna be the one for Gyou

Solo chords same as chorus

G The teacher is tryin' to Fschool you C

G The magician is tryin' to Ffool you C

G Oh, but I wanna be with the Freal you C

A So when you gonna be mine? C

When you gonna close your Geyes, call my nameA

So long, Cso long lost inDsane

Your sun Gshines, your heart's Atrue, here I Ccome

When you gonna close yourG eyes, call my namAe

So long, Cso long lost inDsane

Your sun Gshines, your heart's Atrue, here I Ccome

I'm Dgonna be the one for Cyou

Yeah, I'm Dgonna be the one for Cyou

Yeah, I'm Dgonna be the one for Gyou

Outro chords same as chorus

You Were Born to Be in Battle

A♯ Gm D♯ A♯

A♯It's the spring of your time

And the Gmtime has come

The oD♯pen road will A♯seize you

Won't you A♯roll to a stop

Won't you Gmgaze at the drop

And the D♯awful miles before A♯you?

CmTake care where you step

Don't you Gmknow that it stifled

The D♯life above you stranA♯gle

CmStay right if you can

Oh, you Gmpoor old man

You were D♯born to be in A♯battle

A♯In the summer you'll find

That you Gmrolled us aside

A D♯tangled man-made A♯thicket

Take A♯care you don't lean

With your Gmtoes in a string

That D♯sweeps away the A♯river

CmSurvey all you see

'Cause there'sGm still time to leave

TheD♯ prior hand of ramA♯ble

CmStay right if you can

Oh, you Gmpoor old man

You werD♯e born to be in A♯battle

A♯ Gm D♯ A♯ x2

A♯In the fall of your time

You're aGmstounded to find

So D♯much is now behind A♯you

A♯With tears of your own

You'll be Gmscared 'fore you know

D♯Just walk the dark and [IncA♯omprehensible]

CmTell them what I told you

In days of your Gmyouth

What's D♯well within the traA♯vel

CmStay right if you can

Oh, you Gmpoor old man

You were D♯born to be in A♯battle

A♯In the winter of life

You'll be Gmasked for your life

Lay D♯down, all forts surrenA♯der

A♯And all that is you

That is Gmprecious and true

As your D♯full price, you'll tenA♯der

CmAnd I will look on

But I Gmlong for you, son

D♯Don't [IncomprehA♯ensible]

CmStay right if you can

Oh, you Gmpoor old man

You were D♯born to be in A♯battle

A♯ Gm D♯ A♯

The Dance Class

D C G x3

D I'm lookin' out my Cwindow

Well,G all that I can tell is

DThat's you Cover there

G In the dance class

D I'm peekin' out a Cwindow now

G It's late, gettin' dark out

D That's youC right there

G In the dance class

D I'm wishin' I could Cleave my house

But Git's been years since I went out

DYou're so far Cover there

G In your dance class

D I am in lFove with whoever you Gare

Whoever you Fare

D I am in Flove with whoever you Gare F

D I gotta sort of Cproblem, see

G Please come to me

D How couldC you know?

GYou were in the dance class

D I am the Ccrazy man

GHangin' out his window, wavin' his hands

DTryin' to get you to noCtice me

After your dance Gclass

D I am in lFove with whoever you Gare

Whoever you Fare

D I am in Flove with whoever you Gare F

Verse Chords D C G

D I am in lFove with whoever you Gare

Whoever you Fare

D I am in Flove with whoever you Gare F

D Hang inside off the Cwindow ledge

G I'm here on edge

DTryin' to make it with a Cbeautiful girl

That I Ggot no chance with in the dance cDlass

G In the dance Dclass

D C

G In the dance class

CYeah, that I Ggot no chance with in the dance Dclass

D C G

Let the Whiskey Take the Reins

D G

DWe had a Gsmoke on the Dwater G

DWe laughed for Gall it was Dworth G

And I Dcalled out your Gname but

DYou didn't Gsay whatD yGou Dheard G

DWe drove hGome in sileDnce G

The reDception was Gnot too Dbig G

DI had a Gfeelin'

DYou would be GleavDinG' Dme G

And it's so Geasy

To Fbe a Cman in Dpain G D G

Turn off your Gheart

And let the Fwhiskey Ctake the Dreins

D G

DI had a Gterrible visDion G

Of a Dworld outGside of this Dbar G

DBut she keeps Gtalkin'D about Gwalkin'

D GAway from where we Dare G

And it's so Geasy

To Fbe a Cman in Dpain G D G

Turn off your Gheart

And let the Fwhiskey Ctake the Dreins

D G

Yeah it's so Geasy

To Fbe a Cman in Dpain G D G

Turn off your Gheart

And let the Fwhiskey Ctake the Dreins

D G

DWe had a Gsmoke on the Dwater G

DWe laughed for Gall it was Dworth

Champaign, Illinois

F A♯ F C A♯ F

FThe bottom line's been snorted

A♯The bottom card's been Fdealt

CNo one knows like you know right now

A♯How truly bad it Ffelt

FAll your life you wasted

A♯On dreamin' about the Fday

CWorker bees kill off their queen

A♯And carry all her eggs Faway

A♯Oh, then if you die fearin' God

And Fpainfully emCployed

No, you Fwill not go to CHeaven

You'll go to A♯Champaign, FIllinois

FUp north in Chicago

A♯Where booze makes no one Fblush

CMemories come back to you

In a A♯double Bourbon Frush

FMemories that aren't all bad

A♯And neither, my friend, are Fyou

CThere is an argument there must be some Heaven meant

A♯For hearts that are half Ftrue

A♯Oh, and if you spend your whole life

Rollin' Fhorses into CTroy

No, you Fwill not go to Cheaven

You'll go to A♯Champaign, FIllinois

No, you Fwill not go to Cheaven

You'll go to A♯Champaign, FIllinois

F A♯ F C A♯ F x2

FRoll on blacktop highway

A♯Circles towards the Fsun

CSpringfield's in the distance

A♯And that's the last big Fone

FAfter that comes judgment

A♯Oh, and judgment will be Fswift

CYou will be eliminated

A♯But here's a parting Fgift

A♯Oh, then if you die fearin' God

And Fpainfully emCployed

No, you Fwill not go to CHeaven

You'll go to A♯Champaign, FIllinois

No, you Fwill not go to CHeaven

You'll go to A♯Champaign, FIllinois

No, you Fwill not go to CHeaven

You'll go to A♯Champaign, FIllinois

F C A♯ F

A State of Texas

G D A D

DWhen the day breaks on Cedar Creek Lake

Or my life rolls into ARome

When the Asun goes down on Austin town,

That's when I'll know I'm Dhome

DWhat a time we'll have on Greenville Ave

With the big shots in Big GD

GI'm livin' in a state of DTexas and ATexas lives in Dme

DFor the girls I've known in San Anton and out El Paso Away

AMy love grows like a yellow rose and will not fade Daway

DWhen you hold tight on a summer night

I'm gone yeah I am Gfree

GI'm livin' in a state of DTexas and ATexas lives in Dme

GLike a mystery train or a magic trick

DOr a map of the world on a guitar pick

AI can't explain, I got to let it be

GThe eyes of DTexas are Asmiling on Dme

GYeah the eyes of DTexas are Asmiling on Dme

G D A D

DWhere the bluebonnets thrive on I-35

And the Guadalupe River Aflows

AWhere the stars at night are a hell of a sight

And the honkey-tonks never Dclose

DWhen the mornin' sun rise and I open my eyes

Yeah that's all I wanna Gsee

GI'm livin' in a state of DTexas and ATexas lives in Dme

G D A D

You Smoke Too Much

Cm D♯ A♯ F

CmHey, you smoke too D♯much of what it A♯was

To be in a Fpocket all padded up

CmThe time you loved and D♯long from now

GmOh, how a year can turn A♯around

GmOh, how a year can turn D♯around

CmHey, you drink too D♯much with your old A♯friends

Prisoner Fon their suicide binge

CmTo see them D♯here as they were A♯then

GmAll went to bag years, none have A♯been

GmAll went to bag years, none have D♯been

CmI hung you D♯up in my little A♯place

When 21F was on your face

CmCarried you D♯'round for all to A♯see

I sung you for Fall who would listen to me

CmNow they D♯ask, "Hey, what's in the A♯shell?"

GmI tell them, "No human tongue can A♯tell"

GmI tell them, "No human tongue can D♯tell"

Verse chords

CmHey, you said too D♯much of what went A♯down

Ain't no Fword's gonna shut it up now

CmYou follow D♯smiles and pretty A♯things

On to the California Fdream

CmYou held it D♯down but now it's A♯free

GmYou're holdin' it now where none can A♯see

GmYou're holdin' it now where none can D♯see

CmI hung you D♯up in my little A♯place

When 2F1 was on your face

CmI carried you D♯'round for all to A♯see

I sang you for Fall who would listen to me

CmAnd now they D♯ask, "Hey, what's in the sA♯hell?"

GmI tell them, "No human tongue can A♯tell"

GmI tell them, "No human tongue can D♯tell"

CmHey, you smoke too much of what it was

Oh, how a year can turn around

Love is What You Are

She picks up aG pen

Writes down a Dword

It doesn't feel Aright

The novelty's Ggone

The novel rolls Don

Until it's goodAnight

Will anyone Gread

Much less underDstand

This thing she has Amade?

Will anyone Gsee

The truth of this Dthing

When it sees the Alight?

ALove is what you Gare

Not what you Ddo A

I know what you Gare

And I Dlove Ayou

The dream of her Gman

Propels her alDong

Into her deAmise

The hollowed out Glaugh

At the back of her Dthroat

The film of her Aeyes

She hardly puts Gdown

This thing she has Dbound

Before she forAgets

She writes the Gend

D But there is no surAprise

ALove is what you Gare

Not what you Ddo A

I know what you Gare

And I Dlove Ayou

Verse Chords G D A

ALove is what you Gare

Not what you Ddo A

I know what you Gare

And I Dlove Ayou

G A

Please Hold On While the Train is Moving

APlease hold on while the train is moving

AOh well, you better hold tight 'cause it's really moving

And though it's Dnight, it's Ahot

And the Efingertips know what the brain does not

DPlease hold on while the train is Amoving

APlease hold on 'cause the train is slowing

APicking up souls who don't know they're going

We are Done Amind

You know we Ecannot help but it's the way we decide

DYou don't wanna let go when the train is Amoving

AYeah, you tell me that you don't but I know that you love me

AI'm coming down fast so you better believe me

And I Dstink then I Asweat

And you'll Dfind out if you have notA yet

We have Dnow, we are Aone

ESet the controls with a higher sun

DYeah, you never going home once the train is Amoving

AI been dead on my bed since Sunday

AI been rolling around on the runway

And I'm Dwondering if this thing is gonna Afly

AI'm gonna take it to the United Nations

AOr to a rock'n'roll radio station

And I Dknow you're never gonna leave me for another Aguy

I'm on my Eway D

I'm on my Away

I'm on my Eway

AYou know I'm flying out over the ocean

AYou know a body's gotta stay in motion

But I'm Dholding you now and I'm never gonna let you Ago

AI been dead on my bed since Sunday

AI been rolling around on the runway

And I Dwant you now and I wanted to let you Aknow

I'm on my Eway D

I'm on my Away

I'm on my Eway D

AYeah, I'm a little bit afraid that we're out of control now

AThere's a turn ahead and I think we might roll now

Is it Dtime, it may Abe

Though it Dseems a little early to Ame

Say a Dprayer to your Agod

And it's Egonna even out to the weak in the heart

DPlease hold on while the train is Amoving

I said Eplease hold on while the train is moving

DPlease hold on while the train is Amoving

AI'm on my way

I'm on my way

The Beauty Marks

G♯m

The beauty C♯mmarks

The famous G♯mnames

The pub fills D♯up

Outside, it G♯mrains

The knee-high C♯mboots

The smoky eG♯myes

Nobody D♯knows

They're none theG♯m wise

The city's a C♯msea

So full of sG♯mharks

D♯The beauty mG♯marks

G♯m

The cigarettes C♯mfall

The glass, so G♯mred

The night D♯closes in

Still nothing is G♯msaid

But if they would C♯mkiss

There would be G♯msparks

D♯The beauty marks

C♯mI love the very G♯midea of yD♯ou G♯m

G♯m

The beauty C♯mmarks

The famous G♯mnames

The pub fillsD♯ up

Outside, it G♯mrains

And if they should C♯mkiss

There would be G♯msparks

D♯The beauty marks

G♯m