Chord Booklet

Garth Brooks

10 songs|38 chords used|Hard

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Chords used

Em7

Am7

Cmaj7

D/F

G/B

Bb7

D/A

A/C

Fsus

Gm7

C/B

C#m

American Pie

Key: AHard

Em7

Am7

A long, Glong tDime aEm7go,

AmI can still reCmember how that mEmusic used to make me Dsmile

And GI know Dif I Em7had my chance,

That AmI could make those Cpeople dance and Emmaybe they'd be Chappy for a Dwhile

But EmFebruary Ammade me shiver, with Emevery paper AmI'd deliver

CBad news Gon the Amdoorstep, I Ccouldn't take one more Dstep

I Gcan't rememDber if I Emcried when I Am7read about his Dwidowed bride

GSomething Dtouched me Emdeep inside

The Cday the D7music GdiedC G

*Chorus*

So Gbye, Cbye Miss GAmerican DPie

Drove my GChevy to the Clevy but the Glevy was Ddry

And them Ggood old Cboys were drinkin' Gwhiskey and Drye

Singin' Emthis will be the day that I A7die, Emthis will be the day that I D7die

*Verse*

GDid you write the Ambook of love

And do Cyou have faith in Amgod above, Emif the bible Dtells you so?

GDo you Dbelieve in Emrock and roll

Can Am7music save your Cmortal soul and Emcan you teach me A7how to dance real Dslow?

Well I Emknow that you're in Dlove with him 'cuz I Emsaw you dancin' Din the gym

You Cboth kicked Goff your A7shoes, man I Cdig those rhythm and D7blues

I was a Glonely Dteenage Embroncin' buck with a Ampink carnation and a Cpickup truck

But GI knew DI was Emout of luck the Cday the D7music GdieCd, GI started singin'

*Chorus*

*Other verses*

Now for ten years we've been on our own,

and moss grows fat on a rolling stone but that's not how it used to be

When the jester sang for the king and queen

in a coat he borrowed from James Dean in a voice that came from you and me

And while the king was looking down, the jester stole his thorny crown

The courtroom was adjourned, no verdict was returned

And while Lenin read a book on Marx, the quartet practiced in the park

And we sang dirges in the dark the day the music died, we were singin'

Helter skelter in a summer swelter

the birds flew off with a fallout shelter, eight miles high and fallin' fast

It landed foul on the grass

the players tried for a forward pass, with the jester on the sidelines in

a cast

Now at halftime there was sweet perfume, while sergeants played a marching

tune

We all got up to dance, but we never got the chance

'Cuz the players tried to take the field, the marching band refused to yield

Do you recall what was the feel the day the music died, we started singin'

And there we were all in one place,

a generation lost in space, with no time left to start again

So come on Jack be nimble,

Jack be quick, Jack Flash sat on a candle stick, 'cuz fire is the devil's

only friend

And as I watched him on the stage, my hands were clenched in fists of rage

No angel born in Hell could bread that Satan's spell

And as the flames climbed high into the night to light the sacrificial rite

I saw Satan laughing with delight the day the music died, he was singin'

*Last verse*

I Gmet a Dgirl who Emsang the blues

And I Amasked her for some Chappy news, but Emshe just smiled and turned aDway

I Gwent down Dto the Emsacred store

GAmGCEm

Where I'd Amheard the music Cyears before, but the Emman there said the Cmusic

wouldn't Dplay

But Emin the streets the Amchildren screamed, the Emlovers cried and the Ampoets

dreamed

But Cnot a Gword was Amspoken, the Cchurch bells all were Dbroken

And the Gthree men DI adEmmire most, the Am7Father, CSon, and the D7Holy Ghost

GThey caught the Dlast train Emfor the coast the Am7day the D7music Gdied,

D7And they were singin'

*Final Chorus*

So Gbye, Cbye Miss GAmerican DPie

Drove my GChevy to the Clevy but the Glevy was Ddry

And them Ggood old Cboys were drinkin' Gwhiskey and Drye

Singin' Cthis will be the D7day that I Gdie.C G

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Mr Midnight

Key: CHard

Cmaj7

D/F

G/B

Transcription by email protected

Comments welcome

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

look :-)

Cmaj7Rain on the roofB7 'n time on my Bhands,Emit sure seemed quiet out there'n G7radio land

They call me at the Call-night station, make their Cmspecial dedications

And GI do my best to D/Fplay their request, when it's a Emdesperate sitG7uatDion

CThis was a desperate situD4atioDn

Refrain :

I'm G/BMr. CMidnight alone and bD4lue D

The brokenheGarted call meD/F up when they don't Emknow what else to G7do D

Every Csong is a reminder, of the Dlove that D6theDy once knEmew G7

I'm Mr. MCidnight, D4 can I pDlay a song for you?

Cmaj7"Caller on the line,B7 could you pleaBse hold on?"

EmI recognized her voice the G7minute I picked up the phone

Should I Ctell her that it's me or leave it Cmat a memory

Haven't Gbeen myself since the D/Fday she left and I'm Emnever gonnaG7 beD,

CI'm forever gonna bD4e D

Refrain :

G/BMr. CMidnight alone and bD4lue D

The brokenheGarted call meD/F up when they don't Emknow what else to G7do D

Every Csong is a reminder, of the Dlove that D6theDy once knEmew G7

I'm Mr. MCidnight, D4 can I pDlay a song for you?

Cmaj7Imagine my surpriseB7 when she spoBke my name

EmShe said could you tell him that I love him and I wish tG7hings could be the same?

Then a Cvoice I never knew, said "Honey, Cmwho you talking to?" - Pause -

Refrain :

G/BMr. CMidnight alone and bD4lue D

The brokenheGarted call meD/F up when they don't Emknow what else to G7do D

Every Csong is a reminder, of the Dlove that D6theDy once knEmew G7

I'm Mr. MCidnight, D4 can I pDlay a song for you?

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 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 :

EmEm

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

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

Cmaj7B7B

Rain on the roof Time on my hands

Continue this type of fingerpicking throughout the rest of the song.

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Every Time That It Rains

Key: EHard

Em7

Bb7

Every Time That It Rains

Performed By: Garth Brooks

Album: Garth Brooks

Written By: Garth Brooks, Ty England, Charles E. Stefl

Music: Swing rythm at 116 beats per minute; The slashes refer to beats 2 and

The following is one of my favorites by Garth. It's not

always easy changing keys from D to Eb, so you may want to

play it like me and go from D to E or do no key change at all. Have Fun!

DCGGDCGABmAC

DStuck in an airporA7t in Austin, aDll of the Gflights are dCelayed G

EAnd as the rain keeps fallin' the mem'ries keep calling me back

To another time and place A A Bm A C

DA7DG

CBack to a rainy daGy in Oklahoma, she was working at this roadside cafe

And it was just herG and me and looked like it would be D

At leA7ast 'till the storms rolled away D C G G

I played "Please CDome To Boston" on the jukeA7box D

She said "Hey that'sG my favorite song." C G

The nextG thing I knew, the song was long tDhrough

And we wEere still dancing along A A Bm A C

And with that look in hDer eye she pulleA7d from me D

Then she pulled oGff that apron she woreC G

And with her haGnd in mine we turned off the sign D

And lockA7ed the rain oustide the door D

DA7EDFGDFA7

DEverytime that it rains I can hear her heart

calling

It GraiDnsF I can A7see that dress fallingD

GADG

DThFe stormEm7 clouds roll on still the memory remains

GADCGADCGBbCm

BbEveDrytime that it rains

One lateEb rainy night IBb7 got a phone calEbl

So I wentAb back to see her aDbgain Ab

EbAnd through the dance we both stumbled and with the buttons we fumbled

Se we decided toF call it at friends Bb Bb Cm Bb D

EbBb7EbAbDb

AbIf we ever had a thing now it's over, and only the memory remains

Of a roadAbside cafe on a September day Eb

I Bb7relive every time that it rains Eb

REPEAT CHORUS

EbDbAbAbBb

REPEAT AND FADE AND ADLIBE LYRICS

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The Storm

Key: BmHard

D/A

A/C

THE STORM by GARTH BROOKS

To be found on the CD : Scarecrow

Written By Kent Blazy, Kim Williams and Garth Brooks

Transcription by email protected

Comments welcome

BmShe sits among the D/Apieces Bmof broken glass and pD/Ahotographs D C

BmReluctantly relD/Aeases the lGast of what was her Fpast

BmIt struck without a wD/AarningBm or did she just igD/Anore the signs

BmIn those dark clouds fD/Aorming behGind her silver Flines

Refrain :

And the Gdoor it slammed like thAunder, and the tFears they fell like rBmain

AAnd the wGarnings from her fAamily whirl lFike a hurriBmcane

AOh she's drGowning in emAotions and she cFannot reach the sBmhore

AShe's alGive but can she surFvive the Storm

BmA broken jewel box dD/Aancer Bmlies in pieces D/Adown the hall

BmShe's finding out the aD/Answers don't chGange nothing at Fall

BmIt's time that she stopped sD/Aearching Bmfor who's to blame or D/Awhat went wrong

BmThe only thing for cD/Aertain is he's gGone, she's got to move Fon

Refrain :

Then the Gdoor was slammed like tAhunder, and the Ftears they fall like Bmrain

AAnd the wGarnings from her fAamily whirl lFike a hurriBmcane

AOh she's drGowning in emAotions but she cFannot reach the sBmhore

AShe's alGive but can she surFvive the Storm

DSomeday days just roll on Aby without a A/Cgray cloud in the

Bmsky, she keeps tBmellAing herself "GI will make it Aon my Bmown"A/C and her

DFriend's they've all gone back to their Alives thinking A/Cshe will be all

Bmright as she BmracAes through the nGight to make it Fhome

Refrain :

And the Gdoor it slamms like thuAnder, and the teFars they fall like raBmin

AAnd the wGarnings from her fAamily whirl lFike a hurriBmcane

AOh she's drGowning in emAotions but she cFannot reach the sBmhore

AShe's alGive but can she surFvive The Storm

BmShe sits among the D/Apieces Bmof broken glass and pD/Ahotographs

BmReluctantly relD/Aeases the lGast of what was her Fpast

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.

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Learnin To Live Again

Key: FHard

Fsus

Gm7

One of mine and Garth's all time favorite songs!

Learnin to Live Again By Garth Brooks

Off "The Chase" album

Words and Music by Stephanie Davis and Don Schlitz

Listen to CD to get the timing down

Chords are shown at the end of the submission

Verse1: FsusI burned my haFnd, F2I cut my facFe

Heaven Fsusknows how long iFt's been C

Since IFsus felt so Fout F2of place F

WonderiDmng if I'll fit in C

Verse2: FsusDebbie and CharlFie said thF2et'd be here by Fnine

and Deb saFsusid she might briFng a friend

FsusJust my lucFk, rightF2 on timeF

So hereDm I go again C

Chorus: I'm going to smilBbe my best smiFle

and I'm gonna laugh like Cit's going out of style F

Look in to her eBbyes and pray Am

That she don't seeBb C

That learninGmg to live again F Bb

Is killCing me

FsusFF2FFsusFC

Verse3: FsusLittle cafFe, tF2able for foFur

But theFsusre's just conversFation for three C

I like Fsusthe way she lFet me getF2 the door F

I wondeDmr what she thinks of me C

Verse4: FsusDebbie just whisperFed, "F2Your doing fineF."

And I wFsusish that I felt Fthe same C

She's aFsussked me to danceF now herF2 hand's in mine F

Oh my GDmod I've forgotten her name C

Chorus2: But I'm going to smilBbe my best smilFe

And I'm going to laugh like Cit's going out of style F

Look into her eyBbes and pray she Amdon't see Bb C

This learningGm to live againF is kilBblingC me

FGm7FBbC

VFsuserse5: Now herFe we F2are, beneath her pForch light

And I sFsusay what a great tFime it's been C

A kissFsus on the cheek, a FwhispF2er goodnight F

And i sDmay, "Can I see you again?" C

Chorus3: And she smileBbs her best smilFe

And she laughs like iCt's going out of style F

Looks into my eyeBbs and says "We'llAm see" Bb C

Oh this Gmlearning to live againF is kilBbling Cme Fsus F Fsus

God, thFis learning tGm7o live agaiFn is kBbillin me

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The Storm 2

Key: AmCapo 2Medium

CD: Scarecrow

AmGEBF

Verse 1: Am G F E

AmShe sits among the pieces oGf brokenAm glass and photographs G

AmReluctantly releGases the last oFf what was her past E

AmIt struck without a warniGng or did Amshe just ignore theG signs

AmIn those dark clouds forming Gbehind her sFilver lines E

FGE

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

And the warninFgs from her family whirl Glike a hurricaneE Am

FGE

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

She's aliveF but can she survive theE Storm Am

VAmersGe Am2: G

AmA broken jewel box dancer liGes in pieAmces down the hallG

AmShe's finding out the answerGs don't change noFthing at all E

AmGAm

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

AmThe only thing for certaGin is he's gone, sFhe's got to move on E

FGE

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

And the warniFngs from her family whirl Glike a hurricane E Am

FGE

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

She's alFive but can she survive tEhe Storm Am

AmGAmG

AmGFE

BSomeday days just roll on by without aG gray cloud in the

Amsky, she keeps telling herself "I will maFke it on my own" anGd her

BFriend's they've all gone back to their lives thinking Gshe will be all

Amright as she races through the night to mFake it home E

FGE

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

And the warniFngs from her family whirlG like a hurricaneE Am

FGE

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

She's alivFe but can she survive ThEe Storm Am

AmGAmG

AmGFE

AmShe sits among the pieces Gof brokeAmn glass and photographs G

AmReluctantly releases tGhe last oFf what was her past E

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How You Ever Gonna Know (ver. 2)

Key: GHard

That olGd wind that's whippin' out there

ItG's whistlin'E your tune

That wind A7blew pyramids to Egypt

And CfootpriDnts to the moon

AndG that old star that you been wishin' on

Is shinin' Emighty bright

But it's tA7he fire inside your heart

ThatC's gonnDa lead you to the light

1st Chorus:

How yoCu ever gonna know

What it'Gs like to live there

How yCou Gever gonna know victory

How yoCu ever gonna know

What it'Gs like wAmhen Ddreams become reality

How youC ever gonna know

How it Gfeels to hold her

How yoCu ever gonna know

What it's Glike to dance

How yoCu ever gonna know

If Dyou neveCr Gtake a chance

You know faiGlure isn't failure

If a Elesson from it's learned

I guA7ess love would not be love

Without aC risk of bDeing burned

AnythingG in life worth havin'

Lord, it hEas its sacrifice

But A7the gift that Emyou're receiving

Is worthC more than Dthe price

2nd Chorus:

How yoCu ever gonna know

What it'Gs like to live there

How yoCu ever gonna know

What you Gnever knew

How yoCu ever gonna know

If yGou're down here doin'

WhaA7t the Dgood Lord put you here to do

How yoCu ever gonna know

If youG could have done it

How yoCu ever gonna know

How iGt feels to fly

How yCou ever gonna know

If yDou neveCr dare toG try

Listen not Emto the criticDs

Who pGut tCheir own dreams on the shelf

IfAm you want to Gget the truth to admit it

You gottaC find out foDr yourself

3rd Chorus:

How yoCu ever gonna know

What itG's like to be there

How yoCu ever gonna know

IfG you're the best

How yoCu ever gonna know

WhGat you believe in

If you don'Amt put it to thDe test

How yoCu ever gonna know

How it Gfeels to hold him

How yoCu ever gonna know

WhGat livin' means

How yoCu ever gonna know

If Dyou neverC chase the dreaGm

How yCou ever gonna know

YourG potential

How yoCu ever goGnna know victory

How yoCu ever gonna know

What itG's like when dreams

BecomeAm reaDlity

How yoCu ever gonna know

How itG feels to hold her

How yoCu ever gonna know

What it's Glike to dance

How yoCu ever gonna know

If you never tDake the Cchance G

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Big Money

Key: ECapo 1Hard

Use Capo on 1'st fret!

My Eolder brother Tommy, was a lAineman rest his soEul

His jAob was hanging hot wEires, on them hBigh-line power poEles

Every mAorning bright and eEarly, he'd climb wAay up in the sEky

And I nAever understoEod it, so one Bday I asked him Ewhy

Refrain :

He said it pAays big mEoney, and Aman I'm into tEhat

It pAays big moEney, if you're wBilling to take a chEance

Let me tAell you something, soEnny, you ought to Asee my bank accEount

It pAays big moEney, but he sBure can't spend it nEow G F# E

Well, Emy late Uncle Charlie, was this Ademolition hEound

He'd trAavel across the coEuntry, blowin bBuildings to the grEound

He cAarried a case of dynEamite seemed, eAverywhere he wEent

And he smAoked them big long cEigars and he'd wBink at you and gErin

Refrain :

And said it pAays big mEoney, and Aman I'm into tEhat

It pAays big moEney, if you're wBilling to take a chEance

Let me tAell you something, soEnny, you ought to Asee my bank accEount

It pAays big moEney, but he sBure can't spend it nEow

Well now the mA7oral of this stE7ory boys, is don't go gA7etting yourself kE7illed

Be kA7ind to your rich reE7latives, they just might pB7ut you in their wiEll

Refrain :

And that pAays big mEoney, yeah and Awe're I'm intoE that

And that pAays big moEney, and big mBoney is where it's Eat

Let me tAell you something, soEnny, you ought to Asee my bank accEount

It pAays big moEney, and we're rBolling in it nEow

Refrain :

It pAays big mEoney,A having foolish kEin

It pAays big moEney, guess I oBwe it all to tEhem

Let me sAhow you something, soEnny, take a lAook at this bank aEccount

It pAays big moEney, let's go spBend some of it nEow

Repeat three times and then fade out

Additional Tabs :

GFFEGFF

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Thunder Rolls

Key: DmMedium

C/B

DmThree thirty in the morning Bbnot a soul in sight

ACity's lookin' like a ghost town on a moonlit summer Dmnight

Raindrops on the windshield there's a Bbstorm movin' in

AHe's headin' back from somewhere that he never should've Dmbeen

And the thunder CrolC/Bls, Aand the thunder Dmrolls

DmEvery light is burnin' in a Bbhouse across town

AShe's pacin' by the telephone in her faded flannel Dmgown

Askin' for a miracle Bbhopin' she's not right

APrayin' it's the weather that's kept him out all Dmnight

And the thunder CrolC/Bls, Aand the thunder DmrollDms C Dm

The thunder Bbrolls Cand the lightnin' DmstriCkesDm

Another love grows Bbcold Con a sleepless AnigGht A

As the storm blows Bbon Cout of DmcontCrolDm

Deep in her Bbheart, Cthe thunder Dmrolls

DmShe's waitin' by the window when he Bbpulls into the drive

AShe rushes out to hold him thankful he's Dmalive

But on the wind and rain a Bbstrange new perfume blows

And the Alightin' flashes in her eyes and he knows that she Dmknows

And the thunder CrolC/Bls, Aand the thunder DmrollCs Dm Dm

The thunder Bbrolls Cand the lightnin' DmstriCkesDm

Another love grows Bbcold Con a sleepless AnigGht A

As the storm blows Bbon Cout of DmcontCrolDm

Deep in her Bbheart, Cthe thunder Dmrolls

DmShe runs back down the hallway, Bbthrough the bedroom door

AShe reaches for the pistol hidden in the dresser Dmdrawer

Tells the lady in the mirror, He wBbon't do this again

ATonight will be the last time she'll wonder where he'Dms been

And the thunder CrolC/Bls, Aand the thunder DmrolDmls?Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm

The thunder Bbrolls Cand the lightnin' DmstriCkesDm

Another love grows Bbcold Con a sleepless AnigGht A

As the storm blows Bbon Cout of DmcontCrolDm

Deep in her Bbheart, Cthe thunder Dmrolls

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10.

Night Rider's Lament

Key: DHard

C#m

One night Dwhile I was out ridin' the graveyGard shift, midnigDht 'til dawn, A

The moon wGas bright as a rAeading light for a Dletter fBmrom an old friend Aback home, G D

And he asked me "Why do you ride Gfor your money? TelAl me, why do you ropeD for short pay? G A D

You ain't gettin' nGowhere and you'rAe losin' your sha-a-areD. Bm A G

Boy, you must have Agone crazy out there." G D

He said "Last nighDt I run into Jenny. She's married anGd has a good life. D A

Boy, you sure missGed the track when you never Acame back. D Bm A G

She's the perfect proAfessional's wife. G D

'And she asked me, 'Why does he rideG for his money? And tellA me why does he roDpe for short pay? G A D

He ain't gettin' noGwhere and he's Alosin' his sha-a-re D Bm A G

Boy, he must've gone Acrazy out there.'" G D

Ah, but they've never seen the Northern Lights; they've never seen a hawk on the wing,

Never speGnt spring on the GreaAt Divi-i-ide, D Bm A G

And they've never heard Aol' Camp Cookie sing. G D E

Well, I read up tEhe last of my letter, and I tore ofAf the stamp for blaEck Jim. B

When Billy rode up toA relieve me, hBe just lookeEd at C#mmy letter and grinned. B A E

He said, "Now why do they ridAe for their money? TeBll me why do they rEide for short pay? A B E

They ain't gettin' nowhAere and they'rBe losin' their sha-a-are. E C#m B A

Boy, they must've gone crBazy out there. A E

Son, they all must beA crazy out there. B E

(Repeat chorus, then yodel)

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