Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997
From: linaria@hotmail.com
Subject: Kim Richey songs

THOSE WORDS WE SAID (Kim Richey & Angelo)

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[Actually in Ab/Fm; capo 1.]
[This is Kim Richey’s version. Trisha Yearwood’s version is different in
the following ways: (a) It’s in A/F#m (capo 2); (b) No acoustic guitar
intro, and shorter intro overall; (c) The end of the guitar solo is
different; (d) The ending is shorter.]
[The A’s in parentheses among the Em’s are short.]
[I think Kim plays the Em parts as Em Em/G Em Em/G; that is, she uses her
pinky or ring finger on the 3rd fret of the low E string to raise the bass
note to a G on the backbeat (2 & 4).]

Acoustic guitar intro: see tab at end of file.

[(A)] [intro][(A)][(A)][(A)][(A)]

I left you with nothing but a few tears in my eyes
Now I’m halfway down the interstate past Highway 99
It’s just me and one good wiper blade up against the rain

And I [C(9)]still hear the [C(9)]echoes of those bitter words we said
And I could [C(9)]drive a million m[C(9)]iles and never drive them from my head
D Em Em (A) Em Em (A)
Those words we said

No matter how I try, I can’t get far enough away
Every sad song on my radio sounds like it’s custom made
By some devil on my shoulder that keeps whispering in my ear

And I [C(9)]still hear the [C(9)]echoes of those bitter words we said
And I could dr[C(9)]ive a million m[C(9)]iles and never drive them from my
hea[-]d[D/C][D/B][-][D/A]

Those words that wounded like an arrow to the hear[-]t
C(9)
And keep me driving, driving

[guitar solo][-][D/C][D/B][-][D/A]

And I [C(9)]still hear the [C(9)]echoes of those bitter words we said
And I could dr[C(9)]ive a million m[C(9)]iles and never drive them from my head
D Em Em (A)
Those words we said
Those words [(A)]we said[(A)]

[repeat Em Em (A) several times, and end on Em.]

ACOUSTIC GUITAR INTRO:

Guitar #1 plays this part twice, then strums a Cmaj7 chord (x32000):

|----------------|----------0-----|----------------|--------0-------|
|----------------|--------0---0---|----------------|----------0-----|
|----------------|0-----0-------0-|----------------|0-----0-----0---|
|----4---0-----2-|----2-----------|----4---0-----2-|----2---------2-|
|--2-------2-0---|--3-------------|--2-------2-0---|--3-------------|
|0-----3---------|----------------|0-----3---------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

Guitar #2 plays this part the second time through:

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---|
|/4----------2---|--------0-------|----------------|----------------|---|
|------5---------|--4---------2---|/4----------2---|--------0-------|---|
|----------------|----------------|------5---------|--4---------2---|/7-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|---|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^

Gm7 x20032
G6 020033
Cadd9 – x32030

(capo 5th fret)

Intro – G – G7M – Cadd9 2x’s

(verse 1)
Close the door
And leave the world behind you
Open a window
Listen to the breeze flow through the pines
Take a deep breath
What more can you do

(chorus)
Let the sun fall down
All around you
And let the night surround you
G6 G Gm7 – Cadd9

In a blanket of star——light

I’ll whisper you a lullaby[-]
Let the sun fall down[-][-]

(verse 2)
That old dark cloud
Acts like he knows you
Takes up to much time,
Time you could be spending holding me
And he can’t have you now
It’s you and me here in this room[-]

Ohh Ohh

(chorus)
Let the sun fall down
All around you
And let the night surround you
G6 G Gm7 – Cadd9

In a blanket of star——light

I’ll whisper you a lullaby[-]
Let the sun fall down[-]

(bridge)
The world will keep on turnin[-]g
It’ll all be there come morning
So tonigh[-]t

(chorus)
Let the sun fall down
All around you
And let the night surround you
G6 G Gm7 – Cadd9

In a blanket of star——light

I’ll whisper you a lulla[-]by Ohh Ohh
[-] [-]
Let the sun fall down
All around you
And let the night surround you
G6 G Gm7 – Cadd9

In a blanket of star——light

I’ll whisper you a lulla[-]by
Em7 – G – Cadd9 – G6 2x’3
Let the sun fall down

Outro – G – G7M – Cadd9 – G6 – Em7 – G – Cadd9 – G6

I get to thinking sometimes
I don’t know why
I stare into the darkness
Looking for some light

And I lie awake and wonder
Late at night
Why am I the lucky one
Who has you by my side?

CHORUS:
Why does a star fall from the sky__?
How does the sun know when to rise__?
I don’t know how it came to be
But you fell in love with me
It’s one of life’s sweet mysteries

Where would I be without you?
It’s hard to say
What if our paths had never
Crossed along the way?

Ooh, I was meant to love you
I know that’s true
So that must be the reason
I’m here now with you

CHORUS:
Why does a star fall from the sky__?
How does the sun know when to rise__?
I don’t know how it came to be
But you fell in love with me
It’s one of life’s sweet mysteries
It’s one of life’s sweet mysteries
It’s one of life’s sweet mysteries

THAT’S A LIE (Kim Richey & Tim Krekel)

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[Capo 3; each chord is two beats, or half a measure.]
[Em(9) is 024000 in this song; C(9) is x32030 in the intro, and x32033
in the chorus. In the second measure of the intro, the C(9) has an F#
on the high E string; it’s either x32032 or x30032.]
[It’s pretty easy to play those low quarter notes that come right before
most of the Em chords: just bend the 2nd fret on the low E string from
an F# up to a G and back.]

Em(9) Em(9) Em(9) Em(9) C (9 fr.) C(9) C (9 fr.) C(9)addF#

Em(9) Em(9) Em(9) Em(9) C (9 fr.) C(9) C (9 fr.)

[int[D/F#]ro][D/F#]

I let the porch light b[D/F#]urn all night
Till the early mo[D/F#]rning light
But you never [D/F#]did come by
And now you’re calling me
Just to say you need
A little room to breathe

G C (9 fr.) D D G C(9) G D
That’s a lie you tell yourself so I can’t touch you
G C (9 fr.) D D G C(9) G D
That’s a lie to shut me out, but it’s just not true
Can’t you see, you’re not fooling me a bit
G C (9 fr.) D D G C(9) G D
Yeah, you can’t try to tell me you don’t care, I know
That’s a lie[D/F#][D/F#]

Well, you never will be free
If you let her memory
Get all tangled up with me
I’m sorry for your pain
But I won’t take the blame
All women aren’t the same

That’s a lie you tell yourself so I can’t touch you
That’s a lie to shut me out, but it’s just not true
Can’t you see, you’re not fooling me a bit
Yeah, you can’t try to tell me you don’t care, I know
That’s a lie

You say you like to be alone
You do just fine all on your own

That’s a lie you tell yourself so I can’t touch you
That’s a lie to shut me out, but it’s just not true
Can’t you see, you’re not fooling me a bit
Yeah, you can’t try to tell me you don’t care, I know
That’s a lie, that’s a lie
That’s a lie