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I’ve been up to my neck

working six days a week

wearin’ holes in the soles

of the shoes on my feet
been dreamin’ of gettin’away
since i don’t know
ain’t no better time than now
for mexico….

(chorus)
no shoes, no shirt, and no problems
blues,what blues? hey, i forgot em
the sun and the sand and a drink in my hand
with n[D/F#]o bottom
and no shoes, no shirt, and no problems
no problems
(2ND VERSE)
want a towel on a chair

and the sand by the sea

wanna look through my shades

and see you there with me
wanna soak up life for a while
in laid back mode
no boss, no clock, no stress, and no dress code

(chorus)

(bridge)
babe lets get packed
tank tops and flip flops
if yo[D/F#]u got ’em
but no shoes, no shirt, and no problems
no problems
(FADE OUT THE INTRO)
”

Intro: (E), (B/D#), (C#m), (E/B), (A)

[(E)]Friday night butterflies
[(B/D#)]Like clockwork they’d arrive
[(C#m)]A little chill in an[(E)] October sky
[(A)]Nervous till the kickoff came
[(E)]Four quarters win or lose
[(B/D#)]Spent Saturdays black and blue
[(C#m)]But it was what I loved[(E)] to do
And it was[(A)] more than just a game

Chorus:

[(B)]It was my life and it was fun
[(C#m)]Another season o[(E)]f my life is done
[(A)]Another race I’m glad I got to run
[(B)]Another chapter of my life, it’s[(E)] over

No I’m never gonna feel like that again
[(B/D#)]Time’s rushin’ by me like the wind
[(C#m)]Never be as young[(E)] as I was then
[(A)]No I’m never gonna[(B)] feel like that again[(E)]

[(E)]Practiced dancin’ in my garage
[(B/D#)]Two left feet and a white corsage
[(C#m)]Daddy let me bor[(E)]row the Dodge
And said don’t[(A)] bring er’ home on empty
[(E)]I swung by and picked up Cindy Lou
[(B/D#)]Took her to the prom for a dance or two
[(C#m)]Then we drove down[(E)] to the water blue
[(A)]And that’s where she kissed me

[(B)]It was my life and it was fun
[(C#m)]Another season o[(E)]f my life is done
[(A)]Another race I’m glad I got to run
[(B)]Another chapter of my life, it’s[(E)] over

No I’m never gonna feel like that again
[(B/D#)]Time’s rushin’ by me like the wind
[(C#m)]Never be as young[(E)] as I was then
[(A)]No I’m never gonna[(B)] feel like that again[(E)]

[(E)]I got a call one July day
[(B/D#)]Cindy Lou was in that way
[(C#m)]I had a big deci[(E)]sion to make
And I[(A)] couldn’t take it lightly
[(E)]At first I thought of leaving town
But I[(B/D#)] couldn’t let our families down
Now I’m[(C#m)] out here throwin this [(E)]ball around
With a[(A/C#)] boy that looks[(A)] just like me

[(B)]It’s my life and it’s sure fun
[(C#m)]Another season of[(E)] my life’s begun
[(A)]Another race I’m glad I get to run
[(B)]Another chapter of my life I’m writ[(E)]in’

No I’m never gonna feel like this again
[(B/D#)]Time’s rushin’ by me like the wind
[(C#m)]Gotta grab each[(E)] moment that I can
[(A)]Cause I’m never gonna [(B)]feel like this again[(E)][(C#m7)]
[(A)]No I’m never gonna [(B)]feel like this again[(E)]
[(B/D#)]Noooooo[(C#m)]
Never gonna [(E)]feel like this[(A)]….. again[(E)]

ring open 1st string throughout

verse

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chorus

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once once

chorus cont’d

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once

back to top
lyrics (fairly close)

verse

woke up this morning the …
check the furnace, ..
went out, hopped in my …
but the engine she …

chorus

giving each other some hard …
we ain’t learnin…….
same sad story, …
one step up, and 2 …

Title: The Good Stuff
Written By: Craig Wiseman/Jim Collins

Intro:
[D/F#]
Verse:
Well me and my lady had our [D/F#]first big fight
So I drove around ‘til I saw the neon lights
Of a corner bar, and it [C/B]just seemed right, so I pulled up
Not a soul around but the [D/F#]ol’ barkeep
Down at the end lookin half asleep
But he walked up and said [C/B]what’ll it be, I said the good stuff
[C/B] He didn’t reach around for the whiskey, He didn’t pour me a beer,
His blue eyes kinda went misty,
He said you can’t find that here

Chorus:
[/F#]Cause it’s the first long kiss on a [D/F#]second date
Mamma’s all worried when you get home late
And droppin the ring in the spa[C/B]ghetti plate,
Cause your hands are [C/B]shaking so much
And it’s the way she looks with r[D/F#]ice in her hair
Eatin burnt suppers the whole first year
And askin for seconds, to [C/B]keep her from tearin up, [C/B]
Yeah man that’s the good st[D/F#]uff

Verse:
He grabbed a carton of milk and he poured a glass
I smiled and said I’ll have some of that
We sat there and talked as an hour passed like ol’ friends
Saw a black and white picture and it caught my stare
Was a pretty girl with bouffant hair
He said that’s my Bonnie, takin bout a year after we wed
He said I spent five years in the bottle when the cancer took her from me
I’ve been sober three years now,
Cause the one thing s[C/B]tronger than the whiskey, It was…
Chorus:
The sight of her holdn our baby girl
The way she adored that string of pearls
I gave her the day that our youngest boy Earl
Married his high school love
And it’s a new T-shirt sayin I’m a Grandpa
Being right there as our time got small
And holding her hand, when the good lord called her up
G D/F# C~~>
Yeah man that’s the good stuff

Solo:
~~> C G D/F# C C

Bridge:
He said when you get home she’ll start to cry
When she says I’m sorry, say so am I
And look in[D/F#]to those eyes so deep in love
And drink it up
Cause that’s the good st[D/F#]uff
G D/F# C C C~~~
That’s the good stuff

____________________
Enjoy!
-Nick Gibson (ShawneeNDN@aol.com)

Intro: D C G x3 C G D

Saw him sittin on a sidewalk in Fresno
Braided hair and a tye-dyed t-shirt on
Talkin to himself about Vietnam
About the tour he did and the deal he got
He said this world ain’t the same if you ask me.
If I could be somewhere else, I’d tell you where I’d be

(Chorus:)
I’d be rollin’ on a river with Creedance
Stealin’ kisses from Peggy Sue
I’d be knee-deep in sand on a Panama beach
In the spring of ‘72
I’d be wastin’ away on the dock of the bay
Watchin’ the tide roll in
He said what I wouldn’t give just to live those songs
again.

Saw him workin’ the counter at Walgreens
With a new haircut and a Bachelor’s Degree
Talkin’ to himself about his raw deal
Cussin’ Uncle Sam and the GI bill
He said This world ain’t the same if you ask me
If I could be somewhere else, I’d tell you where I’d be

He said this world ain’t the same if you ask me.
If I could be somewhere else, I’d tell you where I’d be

(Chorus)

Solo: Same as intro

He said this world ain’t the same if you ask me.
If I could be somewhere else, I’d tell you where I’d be

(Chorus)