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David Allan Coe

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G/F

F#m

Tennessee Whiskey

Key: CCapo 2Easy

C I used to spend my F nights in a C barroom

liquor was the only friend I G knew

but you C rescued me from F reaching for the C bottle

and you brought me back from G being too far C gone

C Your as smo F oth as Tennessee C whiskey

your as sweet as strawberry G wine

your as C warm as a C7 glass of F brandy

and I stay C stoned on your G love all the C time

C I looked for love in F all the wrong C places

found the bottom of the bottle always G dry

but when C you poured out your love F I didn't C waste it

cause there nothing like your G love to get me C high

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If That Ain't Country

Key: DEasy

THE OLD MADN WAS COVERED WITH TATOOS AND SCARS, HE GOT SOGME IN PRISON AND SOME IN THE BARS.

THE AREST HE GOT WORKIN' ON OLD JUNK CARS IN THE DDAY TIME.

THEY DLOOKED LIKE TOMBSTONES IN OUR YARD

AND I GNEVER SEEN HIM WHEN HE AWASN'T TIRED AND DMEAN.

HE DSOLD USED PARTS TO MAKE ENDS MEET, GCOVERED WITH GREASE FROM HIS HEAD TO HIS FEET,

ACUSSIN' THE SUN AND THE TEXAS HEAT, AND THE DSKEETERS.

AND THE DNEIGHBORS SAY WE LIVE LIKE HICKS,

BUT THEY GBRING THEIR CARS FOR APA TO FIX DANYHOW.

HE WAS DVET'RIN PROUD, TRIED AND TRUE, HE'D GFIGHT TILL HIS HEART WAS BLACK AND BLUE,

ADIDN'T KNOW HOW HE'D MAKE IT THROUGH, THE DHARD TIMES.

DBOUGHT OUR HOUSE ON THE G.I. BILL,

BUT IT GWASN'T WORTH ALL HE AHAD TO KILL TO DGET IT.

HE DRANK DPEARL IN A CAN AND JACK DANIELS BLACK, GCHEWED TOBACCO FROM A MAIL-POUCH SACK,

AHAD AN OLD DOG THAT WAS TRAINED TO ATTACK, DSOMETIMES.

DHE'D GET DRUNK AND MEAN AS A RATTLESNAKE,

AND THERE GWASN'T TOO MUCH THAT AHE WOULD TAKE, FROM A DSTRANGER.

THERE WAS G13 KIDS AND A ABUNCH OF DOGS, DHOUSE FULL OF CHICKENS AND A GYARD FULL OF HOGS,

ASPENT THE SUMMERTIME GCUTTIN' UP LOGS FOR THE DWINTER.

GTRYIN' LIKE THE DEVIL TO AFIND THE LORD, AND DWORKIN' LIKE A NIGGER FOR MY GROOM AND BOARD,

ACOAL BURNIN' STOVE, NO NATURAL GAS, AND IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY, I'LL KISS YOUR DASS.

DIF THAT AIN'T GCOUNTRY, IT'LL HAIRLIP THE DPOPE,

IF THAT AIN'T GCOUNTARY, IT'S A DAMN GOOD DJOKE.

I'VE SEEN THE GGRAND 'OLE AOPRY AND DI MET JOHNNY GCASH,

AND IF THAT AIN'T ACOUNTRY, I'LL KISS YOUR DASS.

WELL, DMOMMA SOLD EGGS AT THE GROCERY STORE, MY GOLDEST SISTER WAS A FIRST-RATE WHORE,

ADAD SAYS SHE CAN'T COME HOME ANY MORE, AND HE DMEANS IT.

DMA JUST SITS AND KEEPS HER SILENCE

GSISTER SHE LEFT 'CAUSE ADAD GOT VIOLENT, AND SHE DKNOWS IT.

DMOMMA SHE'S OLD, FAR BEYOND HER TIME, FROM GCHOPPIN' TOBACCO

AND I SEEN HER CRYIN WHEN ABLOOD STARTED FLOWIN' FROM HER CALLOUSED HANDS, AND IT DHURT ME.

DBUT SHE'D JUST KEEP WORKIN' TRYIN' TO HELP THE OLD MAN,

FROM THE GEND OF ONE ROW AND ABACK AGAIN,LIKE DALWAYS.

SHE'D DBEEN THROUGH HELL SINCE JUNIOR WENT TO JAIL, AND WHEN THE GLIGHTS GO OUT SHE AIN'T NEVER FAILED,

TO AGET DOWN ON HER KNEES AND PRAY, 'CAUSE SHE DLOVES HIM.

DSHE TOLD ALL THE NEIGHBORS HE WAS OFF IN THE WAR,

GFIGHTIN' FOR FREEDOM, HE'S AGOOD TO THE CORE, AND SHE'S DPROUD.

DOUR PLACE WAS A GRAVEYARD FOR AUTOMOBILES, AT THE GEND OF THE PORCH WERE 4 STACKS OF WHEELS,

AND ATIRES FOR SALE FOR A DOLLAR OR TWO, DCASH.

THERE WEREG 50 HOLES IN THAT AOLD TIN ROOF.

DME AND MY FAMILY WAS GLIVIN' PROOF,

OF APEOPLE WHO FORGOT ABOUT POOR WHITE TRASH

AND IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY I'LL KISS YOUR DASS.

DIF THAT AIN'T GCOUNTRY, IT'LL HAIRLIP THE DPOPE,

IF THAT AIN'T GCOUNTARY, IT'S A DAMN GOOD DJOKE.

I'VE SEEN THE GGRAND 'OLE AOPRY AND DI MET JOHNNY GCASH,

AND IF THAT AIN'T ACOUNTRY, I'LL KISS YOUR DASS.

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You Don't Even Call Me By My Name

Key: GMedium

It was all thGat I could do to Dkeep from cryin'G

SomeCtimes it seems so Duseless to reGmain

CYou don't have to Dcall me darlin',G darEmlin'

You Gnever even Dcall me by my Cname G

GYou don't have to Dcall me Waylon GJennings

And Cyou don't have to Dcall me Charlie GPride

And Cyou don't have to Dcall me Merle GHaggard...anyEmmore

A7 Even though you're on my fightin' Dside

And I'll Chang around as long as you will Glet me

'Cause I Cnever minded Dstandin' in the Grain

CYou don't have to Dcall me Darlin',G DarEmlin'

But you Gnever even Dcall me by my Cname G

Well I've Gseen my name a Dfew times in your Gphone book

And I've Cseen it on the Dsigns where I've Gplayed

But the Conly time I Dknow I'll Ghear "David Allen EmCoe"

Is when A7Jesus has his final judgement Dday

So I'll hang around...

Talk:

"Well, a friend of mine, Steve Goodman, wrote this song

and he said it was the perfect country and western song.

I wrote him back a letter and told him that it was not the

perfect country-western song because he hadn't said anything

at all about Momma, or trains, or trucks, or prison, or getting

drunk. Well, he sat down and wrote another verse to the song

and he sent it to me and, after reading it, I realized that

my friend had written the perfect country-western song, and I

felt obliged to include it on this album. The last verse goes

like this here:"

Well I was Gdrunk the day my DMomma got out of Gprison

And I Cwent to pick her Dup in the Grain

But Cbefore I could Dget to the station in my Gpickup Emtruck

My A7Momma, she got run over by a damned old Dtrain

So I'll Chang around just as Dlong as you will Glet me

'Cause I Cnever minded Dstanding in the Grain

CYou don't have to Dcall me darlin',G darEmlin'

But you Gnever even Dcall me...

I Gwonder why you don't Emcall me...

Why Gdon't you even Dcall me by my Cname? G

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Longhaired Redneck

Key: CHard

G/F

CCountry deejays knDows that

I'm an oGutlaw

They'd nGever come

To see me in this dCive

Where bCikers stare at cowboys

Who are lGaughing G/Fat the hEmippies

Who are prA7aying they'll get

Outta here alDive D7

The lCoud mouth in the cDorner's

Gettin' tGo me

TGalking 'bout my earrings and my hCair

I guCess he ain't read the signs

That sGay I G/Fbeen to pEmrison

SA7omeone ought to warn him

'Fore I knDock him off his chD7air

'Cause my lCong hair just can't

CDover up my reGd neck

I've won every fight, I've ever fCought

Hey, CI don't need some turkey

Telling mGe thatG/F I ain't cEmountry

And sA7ayin' I ain't worth the damned ol'

TDicket that he bD7ought

'Cause I can sGing

All them sG7ongs about TCexas

D And I still do

D7All the sad ones that I knGow

They tGell me

I lG7ook like Merle HCaggard

And sA7ound a lot like

David Allen CDoe D7

And the bCar maid in the lDast town

That we plGayed in

Knew the words to every song I'd wrCote

She said, Jimmy Rabbitt turned her Gon

To G/Fmy last Emalbum

JA7ust about the time the jukebox brDoke

Yeah, JCohnny Cash helped mDe

Get out of prisGon

Long before Rodriguez stole that gCoat

CI've been the Rhinestone Cowboy

For so lGong, I cG/Fan't remEmember

And A7I can do you every song

Hank WDilliams ever wrD7ote

And I can sGing

All them sG7ongs about TCexas

D And I still do

D7All the sad ones that I knGow

They tGell me

I lG7ook like Merle HCaggard

And sA7ound a lot like

David Allen CDoe D7

But the cCountry deejays, Dall think

I'm an oGutlaw

And they'd nGever come

To see me in this dCive

Where bCikers stare at cowboys

Who are lGaughing G/Fat the hiEmppies

Who are prA7aying they'll get

Outta here alDive

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Heavenly Father Holy Mother

Key: DCapo 3Easy

DIf grandpa was alive right now

GThere ain't no tellin' Awhat he'd have to Dsay

DWhy he had fifteen wives all living Gwith him

When he Afinally passed aDway

And Gthough I've just got two now mama

GThat's enough to keep me satisDfied

I Ahaven't had a son yet but the Ggood Lord knows

The Athree of us have Dtried

'Cause the APennsylvania GDutch

That we once Aspoke has been Dforgotten

And the GMormon way of Dlife is almost Agone

But Gnow and then we Agather down in DSalt ALake GCity

To Graise our voices Ain a joyful Gsong

And we sing:D Heavenly Father,G Holy DMother

Keeper of our children tiller of the Aland

DTake us to the riverG in a horse and Dbuggy

Give us our salvation help us Amake our Dstand

DNo, ma'am, I did not go to see

GThe Reverend Brigham AYoung while I was Dthere

But DI'm sure glad to know you wanted Ghim

To mention Amy name in a Dprayer

I Ghope he did not preach about the young folks

That reGfused to make the Dchange

'Cause Aif he did I'm sure I got a Glittle more

Than Amy share of the Dblame

'Cause the APennsylvania GDutch

That we once Aspoke has been Dforgotten

And the GMormon way of Dlife is almost Agone

But Gnow and then we Agather down in DSalt ALake GCity

To Graise our voices Ain a joyful Gsong

And we sing:D Heavenly Father,G Holy DMother

Keeper of our children tiller of the Aland

DTake us to the riverG in a horse and Dbuggy

Give us our salvation help us Amake our Dstand

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You Never Even Called Me by My Name

Key: CMedium

It was aCll that I could dGo

to keep from Ccryin'

someFtimes it seems so useless to Cremain

FBut you don't have to call me darlin'C, darlin'

You Cnever even Gcall me by my Cname.

CYou don't have Gto call me Waylon CJennings

And Cyou don't have to Gcall me Charlie CPride.

FAnd you don't have to call me CMerle Haggard, anyAmmore.

DEven though your on my fightin' Gside.

And I'll Fhang around as long as you will Clet me

And I Cnever minded Gstandin' in the Crain.

FBut you don't have to call me darlin'C, darlin'

You Cnever even Gcall me by my Cname

I've heard my name a few times in your phone book

I've seen it on signs where I've played

But the only time I know, I'll hear David Allan Coe

Is when Jesus has his final judgement day

Entered by lmofle 10/9/2005:

CWell a friend of mine named Steve Goodman wrote that song and he Gtold me it was

the perfect country and western song. I wrote him back a letter and I told him

it was not the perfect country and western song because he hadn't said anyCthing

at all about momma...or trains..G.or trucks...or prison..C.or gettin' drunk. G

Well, he sat Cdown and wrote another verse to the song and he sent it to me and

after reading it I realized that my friend had written the perfect country and

western song. And I felt obliged to include it on this album...last verse goes

like this here

Well, I was drunk the day my Mom got outta prison.

And I went to pick her up in the rain.

But, before I could get to the station in my pickup truck

She got runned over by a damned old train.

So I'll hang around as long as you will let me

And I never minded standin' in the rain. No,

You don't have to call me darlin', darlin'

CYou never even Gcall me, Well, I Cwonder why you don't Fcall me

Why Cdon't you ever Gcall me by my Fname. C

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Divers Do It Deeper

Key: GCapo 2Medium

It Gwas too cold to stay in Dthe north and la

Seemed the mosAt likely place i could stay D

ThGose malibu nights and thoseD hollywood lights

(reAst) were blinding me D

BmI long for a loveAr to help me disGcover the key Dto unlock love's door

WhilGe diving the reef's lord sheD changed my beliefs

As wAe made love on the ocean's fDloor (and she whispered)

DDivers do itG deeper jockAeys do it sDhorter

GBrick layersA always makeD just a little bit stronger; stronger

DSailors do iGt wetter, soAldiers do iDt better

GBut cowboys Astay in the Dsaddle Cjust Ga litGtle biCt longeDr

I mGoved fromD la for a gooAd job withD pay riding range for the double bar j

TilGl' the rodeoD came and iA put in myD name for the bull riding contest that day

ThBme judges wereA watching buGt they neveDr noticed the girl standing close to my chute

ShGe picked me Dto win i couAld tell by heDr grin as she reached out and patted my boot

(and she said)

DDivers do Git deeper piAlots do itD higher

GBrick layeArs always Dmake it just a little bit stronger; stonger

DDoctors do Git cleaner biAkers do it Dmeaner

CGowboys stay Ain the saddDle justA a liDttle bit longer

Divers do it deeper jockeys do it shorter

Brick layers always make it just a little bit stronger

DSailors doG it wetter soAldiers do itD better

CGowboys staAy in the saDddle juAst a Dlittle bit longer

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Jack Daniels If You Please

Key: DEasy

DJack Daniels, if you Gplease. AKnock me to my Dknees.

You're the only Gfriend there has ever Abeen

That didn't do me Dwrong.

DJack Daniels if you Gplease. AKnock me to my Dknees.

You can kill this Gpain that's driving me inAsane

since my baby's Dgone.

DCigarettes and Gwhiskey Acalm my shaking Dhands.

I just lost a Glover Ato a one night Dstand.

Something tempCoraGry

Too late I had to Dlearn.

Someone from her Gpast,who said it couldn't Alast.

A bridge she couldn't Dburn.

DJack Daniels if you Gplease. AKnock me to my Dknees.

You're the only Gfriend there has ever Abeen

That didn't do me Dwrong.

DJack Daniels if you Gplease. AKnock me to my Dknees.

You can kill this Gpain that's driving me inAsane

since my baby's Dgone.

DPromises were Gbroken, Adreams were left to Ddie.

Empty words were Gspoken, Atears were in our Deyes.

Something tempCoraGry,those tears will fade Daway.

Do the best Gyou can, to help me Aunderstand.

These games that people Dplay.

DJack Daniels if you Gplease. AKnock me to my Dknees.

You're the only Gfriend there has ever Abeen

That didn't do me Dwrong.

DJack Daniels, if you Gplease. AKnock me to my Dknees.

You can kill this Gpain that's driving me inAsane

since my baby's Dgone.

You can kill thGis pain that's driving meA insane

since my baby's Dgone.

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Desperate Man

Key: ACapo 1Medium

F#m

AGimme all your money D

The thief said with a Agrin

The Ggun started F#mshaking A

In his trembling Bhand A

I don't Gwanna F#mhurt no one A

But I gotta make a stand

You don't know, the Ekind of shape I'm Din

AOh,E I'm a Desperate AMan.

AHoney please don't leave me D

I'm beggin? you he Asaid

You're all I Ggot to live F#mfor A

I might as well be Bdead A

Do I Ghave to end F#mmy lifeA

To make you understand

You don't know, the Ekind of shape I'm Din

AOh,E I'm a Desperate AMan.

ADAGF#mABAGF#mAEDAEA

AJesus please forgive me D

I cried out in the Anight

I Gknow you can F#mhelp me A

You can make it BrightA

I don't Gwanna hurt no F#mone A

But I know you?ll understand

You don't know, the Ekind of shape I'm Din

AOh,E I'm a Desperate AMan.

AEverynight I sing my songs D

Playin? with my Aband

SomeGtimes they F#mlisten A

I hope they undersBtand A

I don't Gwanna hurt no F#mone A

I'm just tryin? to make a stand

You don't know, the Ekind of shape I'm Din

AOh,E I'm a Desperate AMan.

You don't know, the Ekind of shape I'm Din

AOh,E I'm a Desperate AMan

You don't know, the Ekind of shape I'm Din

AOh,E I'm a Desperate AMan

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Drinking Her Off My Mind

Key: GEasy

I keep Grunnin? from old memCory

DThey never fall beGhind

It's time to take drastic Cmeasures

I'll try DDrinking Her Off My GMind.

GNeon lights Cshinin? bright

DThis is the first bar I've Gseen tonight

I wish I may I Cwish I might D

Drink Her Off My GMind tonight.

GCDGCDG

That old Gocean?s been callin? her Cname

And the Dwind tells me I am to Gblame

So the easiest thing that I Cfind

Is DDrinking Her Off My GMind.

Oh Gneon lights Cshinin? bright D

Second bar I've Gseen tonight

I wish I may I Cwish I might D

Drink Her Off My GMind tonight.

GCDGCDG

GYou know this could Ctake all night D

But I just got to Gdo it right

She'll be gone by the Cmorning light

I've been DDrinking Her Off My GMind.

GNeon lights Cshinin? bright D

Third bar I've Gseen tonight

I wish I may I Cwish I might D

Drink Her Off My GMind tonight.

GCDGCDG

I keep Grunnin? from old memCories

DThey never fall Gbehind

It's time to take drastic Cmeasures again

I'll try DDrinking Her Off My GMind.

GNeon lights Cshinin? brightD

This is the fourth bar I've Gseen tonight

I wish I may I Cwish I might D

Drink Her Off My GMind tonight.

GCD

GCDG

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