Capo 1

(Verse 1)
My love for you has spread across
My every move, my every thought
Like a fire the wind has caught
As I begin
To give you all of who I am
Your every touch is my command
When once again it seems
I’ve loved you all I can

(Chorus)
Even then my heart will pound
So loud the world will hear the sound
Of how I couldn’t love you more
And even then
Each night will bring another day
Another chance for me to say
Your arms are all I’m living for
And loving in
And even then, the farthest star
Will find us anywhere where are
I will love you till the end
And even then[-][-][-]

(Verse 2)
I won’t know how to tell you this
But I will say with every kiss
No man has ever loved like this
Or will again
And when your auburn hair turns gray
And there are lines across your face
That map each moment and each place
Our love has been

(Chorus)
Even then my heart will pound
So loud the world will hear the sound
Of how I couldn’t love you more
And even then
Each night will bring another day
Another chance for me to say
Your arms are all I’m living for
And loving in
And even then, the farthest star
Will find us anywhere where are
I will love you till the end
And even then
D (Fill 1)
Yes I will love you till the end
And even then[-][-][-]

(Fill 1)

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I swear by the moon and the stars in the sky.
And I swear, like the shadow that’s by your side.
VERSE 1:
I see the questions in your eyes,
I know what’s weighing on your mind,
but you can be sure I know my part.
‘Cause I’ll stand beside you through the years,
You’ll only cry those happy tears.
And though I’ll make mistakes,
I’ll never break your heart.
CHORUS:
And I swear, by the moon and the stars in the sky, I’ll be there.
I swear, like the shadow that’s by your side, I’ll be there.
For better or worse, till death do us part,
I’ll love you with every beat of my heart, I swear
VERSE 2:
I’ll give you ev’rything I can,
I’ll build your dreams with these two hands,
and we’ll hang some mem’ries on the walls.
And when just the two of us are there,
you won’t have to ask if I still care,
‘cause as time turns the page
my love won’t age at all.
And I swear, by the moon and the stars in the sky, I’ll be there.
I swear, like the shadow that’s by your side, I’ll be there.
For better or worse, till death do us part,
I’ll love you with every beat of my heart, I swear

INTRO: Play Instrumentally Over Line Below

….Lucky arms, lucky heart, lucky him

CHORUS
D
He’s got…lucky arms
He gets to hold her
The way I know I never will again
They’re dancing close
With her head on his shoulder
Lucky arms, lucky heart, lucky him
VERSE
They don’t see me standing in these shadows
She don’t know how bad my heart still aches
He’s holding on to everything I let go
Sure is making good off my mistakes.

CHORUS
D
He’s got…lucky arms
He gets to hold her
The way I know I never will again
They’re dancing close
With her head on his shoulder
Lucky arms, lucky heart, lucky him

VERSE TWO

Before too long the music will stop play-in’
He’ll take her hand…and then he’ll take her home
I can just imagine what he’s sayin’
The way he’s smiling I can tell he knows

CHORUS
D
He’s got……..lucky arms
He gets to hold her
The way I know I never will again
They’re dancing close
With her head on his shoulder
Lucky arms, lucky heart, lucky him
TAGG
Luck-y arms, lucky heart
He oughta thank his lucky stars
Luck-y arms, lucky heart, lucky him.

Life’s a Dance – John Michael Montgomery

Capo At 3rd Fret!!!

verse 1
When I was 14, I was fallin’ fast
For a blue-eyed girl in my homeroom class
Tryin’ to find the courage to ask her out
Was like tryin’ to oil from a water spout

Bridge 1
What you can say that I can’t say
I never did ask and she moved away
But I learned something from my blue-eyed girl
Sink or swim, you gotta give it a whirl

Chorus
Life’s a dance, you learn as you go
Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow
Don’t worry bout what you don’t know
Life’s a dance, you learn as you go

Verse 2
The longer I live the more I believe
You do have to give if you wanna receive
There’s a time to listen, a time to talk
and you might have to crawl even after you walk

Bridge 2
Yeah, sure things blow up in my face (Lyrics’?)
Seen them all try to win the race
Been knocked down by the slammin’ door
Picked myself up and came back for more

Chorus

(Then the song kicks up –>
either capo at 5 or
G becomes A
C –> D
D –> E)

Repeat chorus

[G(A)]Life’s a [C(D)]dance
Life’s a dance
You learn as you go

(1st Verse) Well they say the Grand Canyon is a site to see.

But it’s just a big ditch next to you and me.

Eb C F Bb Eb Ab Bb (STOP)
Oooo Baby, ain’t got nothin’ on us.

(2nd Verse) And there’s earth shakin’ power in the space shuttle.

Well I feel that, every time we cuddle.

Oooo Baby, ain’t got nothin’ on us.

(Bridge) I stopped, I stared, sometimes I cain’t believe my eyes.

Cm Ab F Bb (STOP)
My jaw, just drops, our love has got me mesmerized.

(3rd Verse) I hear there’s seven wonders in this big ol’ world,

Well don’t they know that number eight is you and me girl,

Oooo Baby, ain’t got nothin’ on us. that’s right!

(Lead) Eb G Cm F, Eb C F Bb Eb Ab Eb

(B)They stop, they stare sometimes they cain’t believe their eyes.

Cm Ab F Bb (STOP)
Their jaws, just drop, our love has got them mesmerized.

(4th Verse) Well I’ve read about Romeo and Juliet,

Wish I could tell Shakespeare I ain’t impressed.

Oooo Baby, ain’t got nothin’ on us.

Eb Cm (Stop) F Bb Eb
I’m tellin’ you Baby, ain’t got nothin’ on us.

G Cm F, Eb C F Bb Eb

Lyrics and Transcription by Dan Trepanier

No Man’s Land
John Michael Montgomery John Michael

INTRO:

That house on the hill is long gone
Now she’s living in a trailer with an Astroturf lawn
Got three little kids and no one to help
Trying to be Momma and Daddy all by herself

BRIDGE:
It’s hard to hold down the fort when you’re holdin’ down a job
She’d rob Peter to pay Paul but he’s already been robbed
She gets the food on the table and the clothes off the lines
She`d break down and cry but she doesn’t have time

CHORUS:

She got to be strong, life goes on
Though it’s nothin’ like she had planned
She’s gonna be o.k. gonna find a way
Living in no man’s land

BREAK:
Every now and then late at night
She thinks of how it would feel to hold someone tight
And there’s a guy down at work who keeps callin’ her up
But she ain’t ready for none of that stuff

BRIDGE:
She’s still sifting through the ashes of a love that’s been and gone
Looking for a clue, trying to find our what went wrong
It ain’t always easy but she knows she’s gotta try
Every time she looks into her babies’ eyes

CHORUS(TWICE)

Trancribed by Dan Trepanier

Line on Love
John Michael Montgomery Lifes A Dance

Pack an old cane pole
Across the shoulder through the woods
To the fishin hole
I tried to keep up the best I could
He answered with love
All the questions of this little man [C-D-G]
Daddy taught me about life
In words I could understand [Em-C-D]

CHORUS:
You gotta roll up your sleeves
Put your back into your work son
Always believe in the good Lord’s way
You gotta hold your mouth right
When youre going for th big one [G-Bm-C]
Once you get a line on love don’t let it get away [C-G] [C-G]

Drivin my old car
That he worked on after school
He’s a football star
And his daddy’s a proud old fool
It’s a brand new world
Full of girls and teenage dreams [C-D-G]
And when he asked for my advice
The answer still the same [Em-C-D]

CHORUS
Once you get a line on love don’t let it get away [C-G] [C-G]

If You’ve Got Love
John Michael Montgomery Kickin’ It Up

If you’ve got faith and you believe
In what you’re living for
You can stand your ground
When the devils at your door
And a little hope can help you
When the road is gettin’ rough
But there’s nothin’ quite like life
If you’ve got love

CHORUS:
If you’ve got love you can move a mountain
A little bit further down the line
You can do it all at once or one rock at a time
You can turn an ordinary picture
Into a priceless work of art
It’s what you can do if you’ve got love in your heart [G C
D]

Now there’s nothin’ like a real good friend
To tell your troubles to
But there’s just so much
A real good friend can do
Cause it takes a lover’s touch
To chase the darkest blues away
If you’ve got love you’ve got what it takes

CHORUS:
If you’ve got love you can move a mountain
Further down the line
You can do it all at once or one rock at a time
You can turn an ordinary picture
Into a priceless work of art
It’s what you can do if you’ve got love in your heart [Am Em C D G C
D]
It’s what you can do if you’ve got love in your heart
[repeat chorus above][repeat ] .

Holdin’ On To Something
John Michael Montgomery John Michael

[ Bb F]

There’s a pretty girl wanna make her mine
What she wants I don’t know
If red means stop and green means go
Her light is always yellow
I’m wrapped around her finger
She’s slippin through my hands
Everytime I think I’ve got her I’ve gotta think again

CHORUS:
I’m holdin’ on to something
That keeps lettin’ me go
Just a whole lot of heartache
At the end of my rope
I fall a little harder everytime I drop
But I keep reachin’ cause I can’t stop
Holdin’ on to something
That keeps lettin’ me go

She calls me on the phone says she’s all alone
Feelin’ kinda lonely
Say’s she can’t wait so don’t be late
I promise her I won’t be
Ten minutes later I’m standin’ at her door
She’s sayin’ nevermind I ain’t lonely anymore

CHORUS:
I fall a little harder everytime I drop
But I keep reachin’ cause I can’t stop
Holdin’ on to something
That keeps lettin’ me go
Just a whole lot of heartache
At the end of my rope
I keep holdin’ on to something
That keeps lettin’ me go
I’m just holdin’ on to something
That keeps lettin’ me go.

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Her Parents never took the young girl to church
Never spoke of his name, never read her his word
Two nonbelievers walking lost in this world
Took their baby with them what a sad little girl

Her daddy drank all day and mommy did drugs
Never wanted to play or give kisses and hugs
She’d watch the TV and sit there on the couch
while her mom fell asleep and her daddy went out

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and the drinking and the fighting
just got worse every night
behind their couch she’d be hiding
oh what a sad little life

Solo : E

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And like it always does the bad just got worse
with every slap and every curse
until her daddy in a drunk rage one night
used a gun on her mom and then took his life

and some people from a city
took the girl far away
to a new mom and a new dad
kisses and hugs every day

BRIDGE: (Same as before)

her first day of Sunday school the teacher walked in
and a small little girl stared at a picture of him
she said I know that man up there on that cross
I don’t know his name but I know he got off

cause he was there in my old house
and held me close to his side
as I hid there behind our couch
the night that my parents died

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