Chords used
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Em7
F#m
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1.
Watching You
Key: DHardD
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DDrivin? through town just my boy and me
With a happy meal in his booster seat
BbKnowin? that he couldn?t have the toy ?til his nuggetsC were gone. D
DA green traffic light turned straight to red
I hit my brakes and mumbled under my breath.
BbHis fries went a flyin?, and his orange drink coveCred his lap D
Well, then my 4 year old saGid a four letter word A
It starteBmd with S and AI was coGncerned
So I Gsaid, son, now where?d D/Fyou learn to talk like thaEmt D/F G A
He said, I?ve been watching you, Ddad ain?t that cool
I?m your buckaroo, I waAnt to be like you
And eat all my Gfood and grow as tall as you are A
We got cowboy boDots and camo pants
Yeah, we?re just alike,A hey, ain?t we dad
I waGnt to do AeverytGhing yoAu do G A
So I?ve been watching you D G
D We got back home and I went to the barn
I bowed my head and I prayed real hard
Bb Said, lord, please help me help my stuCpid self D
D Just this side of bedtime later that night
Turnin? on my son?s Scooby-doo nightlight
Bb He crawled out of bed and he got down on his Cknees D
He closed his littGle eyes, folded his little handAs
Bm Spoke to god liAke he was talkin? to a frieGnd
AGnd I said, son, now where?d yD/Fou learn to pray like that Em D/F G A
He said, I?ve been watching youD, dad ain?t that cool
I?m your buckaroAo; I want to be like you
And eat all my fGood and grow as tall as you are A
We like fixin? Dthings and holding momma?s hand
Yeah, we?re just alikeA, hey, ain?t we dad
I wGant to do AeverytGhing yoAu do; G A
so I?ve been watching you D
With teaCrs in my eyes I wrapped hiGm in a hug D
Said, my little bear is growin? up
And he Csaid, but when I?m big G
I?ll sEmtill knowD/F what toA do
?cause I?ve been watching you,D dad ain?t that cool
I?m your buckaroo? I wanAt to be like you
And eat all my foodG and grow as tall as you are A
By then ID?ll be strong as superman
We?ll be jAust alike, hey, won?t we dad
When I canG do eveArythiGng you doA G A
?cause I?ve been watchin? you D
2.
Honesty
Key: DCapo 4HardD
A
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verse 1
He said just think it oDver, and wrAite me a lBmist,
So we can fiGgure out, what we both deAsusserve, A
She hardly could belieDve it, their loAve had come to tBmhis,
GDividing and deD/Fciding his and hAsusers, A
But she grEm7abbed a paper napkin, asked the Bmwaitress for a pen,
And oEm7ne by one she wrote down, what she Bmwanted most from hAsusim, A
GHonesDty, sAincerDity, Gtenderness and trDust,Asus A
A lDittle less time for the rAest of the wBmorld,
And mGore for the Em7two of Asusus, A
F#mKisses each moGrnin, I F#mlove you's at nGight,
JDust like it uAsed to Gbe,
The wEm7ay life D/Fwas when Asusyou were in lAove with Dme, A G
verse 3
She reached across the table, and placed it in his hand,
And said, you know this isn't easy, for me,
As he thought about the new car, the house and the land,
And wondered what that bottom line would be,
And a thousand other things she'd want him to leave behind,
But he never dreamed he'd open up that napkin and find,
GHonesDty, sAincerDity, Gtenderness and trDust,Asus A
A lDittle less time for the rAest of the wBmorld,
And mGore for the Em7two of Asusus, A
F#mKisses each moGrnin, I F#mlove you's at nGight,
JDust like it uAsed to Gbe,
The wEm7ay life D/Fwas when Asusyou were in lAove with Dme,
But he fBmought back the tears,
As he loF#moked in her eyes and said,
GI don't kAnow where to stDart,
And she sBmaid everything on that F#mlist in your hand,
Is written soFmewhere in your hAsuseart,A
(ending Chorus)
GHonesDty, sAincerDity, Bmjust like it uAsed to Gbe, Asus A
The wEm7ay life D/Fwas when Asusyou were in lAove with Dme, A G Asus A
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3.
Hes Mine
Key: DMediumD
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DOld man knocked on my front door
CWith mGy teenage boy and a couple more
DFrom up the road
He had him by the collar
SCaid he caught him shootin' beer bottles
GDown in thDe holler and smokin'
I CsaiGd is that right
HeD said, they won't speak when spoken to
So Cwhich oGne here belongs to you
And I Dknow one does
'Cause they all started runnin'
To Cyour back forty
WheGn they saDw me comin' on my gator
I loCoked in Gthem in the eyes
And ID said, he's mine that one
Got a Cwild-Ghair side and then some
TDhere's no surprise what he's done
He's Cever Glast bit of my old man's son
If you Bbknew me then
There'd beC no question in your mind
You'Dd know he's mine
Yeah he's
DFriday night football games
CI was livin' for the speakers
To Gcall the name
DOn the back of number thirty-seven
Just Cone-forty-five
And Gfive foot eleven
Maybe
DLimelight barely shined on him
But CeveryonGe still remembers when
He Dwhooped up on that boy way bigger
For tCaking tGhat cheap shot our little kicker
AnDd they threw him out
Oh man, yCou shGoulda, you shoulda heard me shout
I Dyelled he's mine that one
Got aC wildG-hair side and then some
IDt's no surprise what he's done
He's Cevery last Glast bit of my old man's son
And I'll Bbtake the blame
And clCaim him every time
YeaDh man, he's mine and he'll always be
The Cbest thing that ever happened to me
YouD can't turn it off like electricity
I will Clove hiGm unconditionally
AnBbd I'll take the blame
And clCaim him every time
Yeah, Dy'aCll, he's mine
I thanDk God, he's mine
4.
Angel's Hands
Key: DMediumD
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DShe said I've been up all night and halfG-scared to deDath
DI can smell the liquor on Ayour breDath
DI payed for your rehab with myG ira D
DBoy your daddy'd be turning Ain his graveD
DShe said son I've done all Gmama can dDo
DI can save myself but I Acan't save yoDu
DHe said I wished you and Jesus would get oGff my back D
DThey said his truck was doing 90 when Ahe crashedD
BmI bet it gets so quiet in Gheaven someDtimes
EveAn god cries when an angels hands are tied
DThey said honey grown-ups do this Gall the tDime
DAnd tears welled up in their little Agirls eDyes
DThey said now it's not something tGhat you've dDone
DIt just that mommy and daddy don't gAet alDong
DShe said do you guys mean that you nGeed a time oDut
DAnd that daddy's gonna move to a differAent hDouse
DThey said you'll have two bedrooms you're a lGucky kDid
DShe said what about checkers, where's he gAonna lDive
BmI bet it gets so quiet in Gheaven sometDimes
EveAn god cries when an angels hands are tied
GShe prays, angels watch me thArough the night
StaBmy by my side 'til moDrning light
GGod bless mama, god bleDss daddy
BmKeep us together and Ahappy
BmI bet it gets so quiet in Gheaven someDtimes
EvenA god cries when an angels hands are tied
5.
Cleaning This Gun
Key: DMediumD
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DThe declaration of independence
Think I can teCll you that first sGentence, But then I'm losDt
DI can't begin to count the theories
I had pCounded in my heGad that I forgDot
I don't remeAmber all that Spanish Or the GeGttysburg address
But there is oAne speech from high school, IG'll never forgot
DCome on in boy, sAit on down and tGell me 'bout yoursAelf
So you lDike my daughter, do yAou now, yeah we thGink she's
something elAse
She's her daBmddy's girl and her mama's world
She desGerves respect, that's whDat she'll get, ain't it Emson
Now y'all run along and hAave some fun
I'll sGee you when you get back, Bet I'll Dbe up all nAight
Still cleaning thDis gun
DWell now that I'm a father
I'm scared to deCath one day my daGughter's gonna fiDnd,
That teenage boy I used to be
Who sCeems to have just onGe thing on his miDnd
She's growing uAp so fast it won't be long befGore
I'll hAave to put the fear of god
Into soGme kid at the door
Repeat Chorus
IAt's all for show, ain't nobody gonna get hGurt
It's just a daBmddy thing, hAey believe me man, it wGorks
Repeat Chorus
NOW YA?LL BUCKLE UP AND HAVE HOME ABOUT 10 AH 9:30
DRIVE SAFE!!!!!!!
Walk the BM out into G (if barring BM lift bar finger
striking 5th string then to G)
Close as I could get. Mike Oliver
6.
Take A Back Road
Key: DCapo 1EasyD
A
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DSittin in six lane backed up traffic
AHorns a honkin, I've about had it
GI'm lookin for an exit sign
Gotta get ouAtta here, get it all off my mind
DAnd like a memory from your grandpa's attic
AA song comes slippin through the radio static
GChangin my mood
A little GeAorge Strait 1982
DAnd it makes me wanna take a back road
MaAkes me wanna take the long way home
GPut a little gravel in my travel
UnAwind, unravel all night long
DMakes me wanna grab my honey
ATear down some two lane country
Who knGows
Get lost and get right with my souAl
Makes me Dwanna take, makes me Awanna take aG back roAad
DI've been cooped up, tied down
'Bout forgotten what a Afield looks like full of corn and cotton
If I'm Ggonna hit a traffic jam
Well itA better be a tractor man
SoD sick and tired of this interstate system
I Aneed the curvin, windin, twistin duGsty path to nowhere
With theA wind blowin through my baby's hair
DAnd it makes me wanna take a back road
MaAkes me wanna take the long way home
GPut a little gravel in my travel
UnAwind, unravel all night long
DMakes me wanna grab my honey
ATear down some two lane country
Who knGows
Get lost and get right with my souAl
Makes me wDanna take, makes me wAanna take a Gback roaAd
7.
Going through hell
Key: AEasyA
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Well you know tAhose times when you feel like there's a sign there on your back
Say's I Ddon't mind if ya kick me, seems like everybody has
Things go frEom bad to worse you'd think they can't get worse than that anDd then they do A
You step Aoff the straight and narrow and you don't know where you are
Use the Dneedle of your compass to sew up your broken heart
Ask Edirections from a genie in a bottle of JimD Beam and she lies to You A
That's Ewhen you learn the truth
If you're Agoing through hell, keep on going
DDon't slow down If you're scared, don't show it
You Emight get out before the devil even knows yoDu're there A
Well I been Adeep down in that darkness, I been down to my last match
Felt a Dhundered different demons breathing fire down my back
And I Eknew that if I stumbled I'd fall right into the trDap that they were laying, Yeah A
But the good news is there's angels everywhere out on the street
Holding out a hand to pull you back upon your feet
The one's that you been dragging for so long, you're on your knees, you might as well be free
Guess what I'm saying
If you're going through hell, keep on going
Don't slow down, if you're scared, don't show it
You might get out before the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, If you're going through hell, keep on moving
Face that fire, walk right through it
You might get out before the devil even knows you're there