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G C G C G C G C G C G Sometimes something calls a man to run Em G He's got to leave behind all the comforts of home G C G And when I heard the music call to me A D I said goodbye to the winter sun because I had to leave Am Em Oh, everything that I want is right here Am D But what I need I cannot get, I got to go somewhere G C G Round this world I've rocked and I have rolled Em G Something much like love had a hold on my soul G C G There was still a place I just had to see A D And so I packed my bags and head up on Tennessee Am Em Oh, everything that I want is back there Am D But what I need I cannot get, I got to go somewhere C D G In this Nashville winter, I'm a thousand miles from home C D Em I set out in search of something, that I have to find alone C D Em Yeah, I knew I had to do it, because I cannot live a lie C D G C G But I hate this Nashville Winter, I'm so lonesome I could die Guitar/Violin Solo G C G Em G G C G A D Am Em Am D C D G The beauty of the Nashville winter, and now I'm on the way back home C D Em I set out in search of something, that I had to find alone C D Em Yeah, now that I have found it, it's part of my soul through and through C D Bm Em Now that winters done my darling, I'll be coming home to you C D G C G C Yes, now that winter's done my darling, I'll be coming home to you G C G ------------------------ 2.) "Carry My Body Down" *no capo* Am Em Am Am Em Am Am Em Am How long can this journey go on? F G Am Will I find the place I'm meant to go? F Am Will dreams fall down around us, just like the winter snow? Am Em Am Another year has come and gone F G Am Will my luck hold on for one year more? F G I think of how far I have come, and what's been left behind Am Em Am When will they carry my body down? Am Em Am When will they carry my body down? F Am Will they take it from the river after I've jumped right in and drowned? F G Will they find it on the battlefield, on the spot I stood my ground? Am Em Am Am Em Am Am Em Am I walk alone, I walk apart. F G Am Someday, I'll wander no more. F Am I search to find what I have lost and that which I've never known. Am Em Am And when I find that I have gone F G Am Across that river I know, F G I'll take only my memories, and things that might have been. Am Em Am When will they carry my body down? Am Em Am When will they carry my body down? F Am Will they cut it from a hangman's noose after the sentence has come down? F G Will anyone be there to mourn a villain's passing to the ground? F Em F Em Am G F E Am Em Am When will they carry my body down? Am Em Am When will they carry my body down? Am When will they carry my body down? ------------------------ 3.) "101" *Capo on 5th fret* C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G Driving down 101 C F G The dashboard says it's a quarter past two C F G The place that I come from C F G Disappears into the rear view C F G A place of great beauty C F G Where redwood trees stretch out to the sea C F G Have you ever felt trapped by something you love? C F G Sometimes you've got to get away C G Am G F On the 1- -01 C G Am G F G On the 1- -01 C F G C F G C F G You know it's not so easy C F G To leave your friends and your family C F G Somewhere down the road, another valley ends C F G And the city lights, they call to me like old friends C F G Driving down 101 C F G Arriving in the place that would become my home C F G If you wonder where I am, all my love I send C F G And one of these days I'll make it back once again C G Am G F On the 1- -01 C G Am G F G On the 1- -01 C F G C F G Hey! Guitar Solo C F G C F G C F G C F G G C F G To all the ones I left behind C F G I still remember those times C F G You'll always be in my heart C F G No matter how far away I go C G Am G F On the 1- -01 C G Am G F G On the 1- -01 C G Am G F On the 1- -01 C G Am G F G On the 1- -01 C ------------------------ 4.) "All Alone" *Capo on 4th fret* Am Am A Victrola spins a record, the needle plays our song Am On a summer night like this, the band played and drove on C Am I'm all alone, in this world Am A typewriter in my mind writes our story in the air Am Pages they all vanished, like the moments that we shared C Am I'm all alone, in this world C All alone (all alone) Am In this world C All alone (all alone) Am In this world Em Am Oh where, oh where's my little girl? Am A tattoo of Indian ink spells her name upon my arm Am F-O-R-E-V-E-R her love was here but now it's gone C Am I'm all alone, in this world Am There's a train a-comin' Am And there ain't much to pack Am I'm leaving this place tonight and I'm never coming back C Am I'm all alone, in this world. C All alone (all alone) Am In this world C All alone (all alone) Am In this world Em Am Oh where, oh where's my little girl? Dm Am It's too much for me, I've gotta move along Dm E It's too much for me, I cannot stay I'm gone Guitar/Violin Solo Am C Am Am C Am C All alone (all alone) Am In this world C All alone (all alone) Am In this world Em Am Oh where, oh where's my little girl? C All alone (all alone) Am In this world C All alone (all alone) Am In this world Em Am Oh where, oh where's my little girl? Em Am Oh where, oh where's my little girl? Em E Am ------------------------ 5.) "Restless Moon" *Capo on 1st fret* G C D C G N.C. G C Oh restless moon, shine down on me D C G You pull my heart behind you like the tides G C Oh restless moon, would you set me free, love? D C G From these worries bigger than the sky Em G 'Cause I've driven under this restless moon Em G The road stretches on forever just like the night Em G And I've traveled over all these weary blues Am D That burst like fireworks when I see your light N.C. G C Oh restless moon, shine down on me D C G I know that you will be my guide back home G C Oh restless moon, you'll set me free, love D C G And soon one of these nights I won't be alone Em G 'Cause I've driven under this restless moon Em G The road stretches on forever just like the night Em G And I've traveled over all these weary blues Am D That burst like fireworks when I see your light Guitar Solo G C D C G G C D C G Em G 'Cause I've driven under this restless moon Em G The road stretches on forever just like the night Em G And I've traveled over all these weary blues Am D That burst like fireworks when I see your light N.C. G C Oh restless moon, shine down on me D C G You fill me with a yearning that won't die G C Oh restless moon, how can it be, love? D C G Every time I see you, my heart wants to cry G C D C G Ooh ooh-ooh hoo-ooh, ooh hoo-hoo, hoo hoo-hoo hoo hoo G C D C G Ooh, ooh ooh-ooh hoo-ooh, ooh hoo-hoo, hoo hoo-hoo hoo G Em Oh restless moon G Em Oh restless moon G Em Oh restless moon G Oh restless moon ------------------------ 6.) "In The Orchard 2011" *Capo on 2nd fret* G Em G Em G Bm Under the evening stars I walk G Bm The smell of cool, damp earth beneath my feet C D G Em On a summer night, in the orchard G Bm My car is parked down, side of the road G Bm Over the mountain, a red moon glows C D G Em Soon the summer will be over, in the orchard G Bm I've been to this place so many times G Bm Down rows and rows of dreams in my mind C D G Em I'm walking through the trees, in the orchard G Bm Still I see it, when I close my eyes G Bm When sleep's about to come, after a restless night C D G Em I go there in my dreams, back to the orchard G Em G The seasons of my life, I watched them pass Em C The blossoms of spring fall, leaving only winter's naked branch D G Em I remember you and me, in the orchard Guitar Solo G Em G Em G Em G Em G Bm As the days of youth, slip farther from my grasp G Bm Still it haunts me, like a song I can't forget C D G Em And now frost covers the ground, in the orchard G Bm And when the spark of life is almost gone G Bm The seasons slow then stop, and I'll see spring no more C D G Em It calls me into forever, in the orchard G Em G The seasons of my life, I watched them pass Em C The blossoms of spring fall, leaving only winter's naked branch D G Em I remember you and me, in the orchard G Em In the orchard G Em G Em G Em G Em C D G Em ------------------------ 7.) "Someday" *no capo* G D C G G D C G G D Failure's my friend but I keep on trying C G It's bittersweet there's no denying G D So I walk these old roads anyway C G N.C. The banner tattooed on my arm says... "someday" Am C G And that's the word that I believe in, so I keep on trying Am C G That's the time I get to where I'm going, anyway Am C G That's the day marked on my calendar, keeps me from crying Am C D So let the time fly by so it arrives with no delay G D It's the day that I'll get around to all those things C G That I've always meant to do but couldn't say G D For once I wont be late for my appointment C G N.C. I've got it down for 12 o'clock noon... someday Am C G And that's the word that I believe in, so I keep on trying Am C G That's the time I get to where I'm going, anyway Am C G That's the day marked on my calendar, keeps me from crying Am C D So let the time fly by so it arrives with no delay Violin Solo G D C G G D C G G D An old man sits alone out in the twilight C G Not much longer in this world will be his stay G D He always wished that he could fall in love again C G N.C. Before he closed his eyes he whispered... "someday" Am C G And that's the word that I believe in, so I keep on trying Am C G That's the time I get to where I'm going, anyway Am C G That's the day marked on my calendar, keeps me from crying Am C D So let the time fly by so it arrives with no delay G D C G G D C G ------------------------ 8.) "Cupid's Victim 2011" *no capo* C Am C Am C Am Without a warning, it comes flying C And when it strikes my world changes Am All reason left behind C Am Without a warning it comes flying C Am And it's too late to resist it for my fate is sealed F G And I know my heart's no longer mine F G C Just like an arrow through my heart F G C A feeling so strong F G C A scarlet fever burns my soul F G C From this moment on C Am Can't shake this fever from my mind C It burns away all that has passed Am And draws me to her side C Am "A direct hit" the cupid smiles C Am Wounded, I fall into delirium F G And I know my heart's no longer mine F G C Just like an arrow through my heart F G C A feeling so strong F G C A scarlet fever burns my soul F G From this moment on Guitar Solo C F7 C F C F7 C F F G C Just like an arrow through my heart F G C A feeling so strong F G C A scarlet fever burns my soul F G C From this moment on F G C Just like an arrow through my heart F G C A feeling so strong F G C A scarlet fever burns my soul F G C From this moment on ------------------------ 9.) "Nighttime Sky" *Capo on 1st fret* E B F#m A E B F#m A E B So many nights I've walked alone F#m A Clouds and city lights, they cover up the stars and moon E B When I was young I had my friends F#m A But everyone's grown up and gone, I'm on my own again E B Where is my someone, I dream of her nightly F#m A I know she's out there somewhere and I hope she dreams of me E B F#m I yearn to be away from here in a place where wind's the only noise A B7 And the night is cold and clear, so cold and clear E B Under the nighttime sky A E B My spirit was a-soaring as you put your hand in mine E B Another nighttime sky A E B My heart it was a-singing and my head was full of dreams E B F#m A For you and I E B Then I awaken in my room F#m A I realize that I've been nowhere and day is coming soon E B Don't know how much more I can face F#m A B7 Oh something's got to change for me, I got to find a way back to that place E B Under the nighttime sky A E B My spirit was a-soaring as you put your hand in mine E B Another nighttime sky A E B My heart it was a-singing and my head was full of dreams E For you and I Guitar Solo E B A E B E B A E B E B When evening comes I don't go home F#m A There's something different 'bout this night, can't put my finger on E B I follow my feet and something calls to me F#m A And there she is before me, it's the girl of which I dreamed E B Prepared for disappointment, there's only a smile F#m A I hear myself ask her ”Could we walk for awhile?” E I pinch myself, I'm not asleep F#m A B7 Oh it's not exactly the same, but I know I've reached that moment from my dream E B Under the nighttime sky A E B My spirit was a-soaring as you put your hand in mine E B Another nighttime sky A E B My heart it was a-singing as I looked into your eyes E B Under the nighttime sky A E B My spirit was a-soaring as you put your hand in mine E B Another nighttime sky A E B My heart it was a-singing and my head was full of dreams E For you and I E B F#m A E B F#m A E B F#m E B E ------------------------ 10.) "Gambler's Life" *no capo* N.C. for 2 measures, then... Am G F Am Am G F Am Am I've lived a life of good times G Money and women came my way F But I always lost in both Am 'Cause all streaks turn cold someday Am And then here come the bad times G But when they come they never stay F Because I leave it all behind Am The diamonds in the night sky light my way A That's the way it goes G In this life we chose D My heart is with this life Dm Am Though it cost me everything Am G F Am Am Fear of loss, it keeps you G Stuck in some place you don't want to stay F But I've lost it all and come back many times Am I'll never be afraid A That's the way it goes G In this life we chose D You've got to take a chance Dm Am If it costs you everything G That's the way it goes (that's the way it goes) A In this gambler's life G This is what we chose (this is what we chose) E N.C. So I'll roll the dice... ha! Am G F Am Am G F Am