Flowers On The Wall

Flowers On the Wall
By The Statler Brothers

Comment: the Chord engagement may vary slightly from what is written

Intro [G7]

Verse 1:

[C]I keep hearin' you're concerned a[Am]bout my happiness
But [D7]all that thought you're givin' me is [G7]conscience I guess
If [C]I was walkin' in your shoes, I [Am]wouldn't worry none
While [D7]you 'n' your friends are worried about me I'm [G7]havin' lots of fun


Chorus:

Countin' [Am]flowers on the wall
[Am]That don't bother me at all
[Am]Playin' solitaire till dawn with a deck of fifty-one
Smokin' [F]cigarettes and watchin' Captain Kangaroo
Now don't tell [G]me I've nothin' to do

Verse 2

[C]Last night I dressed in tails, pretended [Am]I was on the town
As [D7]long as I can dream it's hard to [G7]slow this swinger down
So [C]please don't give a thought to me, I'm[Am] really doin' fine
You[D7] can always find me here, I'm [G7]havin' quite a time

>>Chorus

[C]It's good to see you, I must go,[Am] I know I look a fright
[D7]Anyway my eyes are not acc[G7]ustomed to this light
And [C]my shoes are not accustomed [Am]to this hard concrete
So [D7]I must go back to my room and[G7] make my day complete

>>Chorus

[Am]Don't tell [G7]me I've nothin' to do

outro: [G7] [C]

The Truth Comes Out

The Truth Comes Out

As Played by Corb Lund

Comment: This is how I play it..with Capo1 and I tune guitar down) however, do what you like to match record ;)

The (Am) truth comes out as the fire burns low
It (G)comes to light as only embers glow
The (F)whiskey talks, the west wind moans in the (Am)night (E)
The (Am)deadfall is gathered and the branches are cut
The (G)kindling crackles as the smoke curls up
The (F)small sticks catch than the bigger stuff will (Am)burn (E)

(Am)Chinook dies down as the dark decends
The (G)pine has burned and the ashes cleansed
The (F)message smoulders, its lost but finally (Am)sent (E)

(Am)Connie said she's never seen the cougars so bold
They're (G)coming in the yard and their stealing young colts
And they (F)drag 'em in the bush with their claws sunk in their (Am)nose (E)

The (Am)weather's been funny 30 years or so
The (G)winters got warm, with not as much snow
Hear the (F)big cats coming cause there's no where left to (Am)go (E)

You gotta (Am)look out for bear when your fishin on Lee's Creek
They'll (G)come round the bend and they'll make you're knees weak
There's (F)grizzly's where there were no grizzly bears (Am)before. (E)

(Am)Half heard voices of the ghosts from the graves
The (G)grandfathers tell us at the mouths of the caves
Only (F)old chiefs older than Jesus can save us (Am)now, (E)If we're lucky

The (Am)white man light a big fire stay cold,
The (G)red man's warmer but the old man's old
Now the (F)antelope seeks the buffalo in the (Am)night,
Yeah the (F)antelope mourns the buffalo in the (C)night (E)

Chorus--> (Am, G, F, Am, E)

The (Am)truth comes out as the fire burns low,
It (G)comes to light as only embers glow
The (F)antelope mourns the buffalo in the (Am)night.

Coat Of Many Colors

Coat of Many Colors By Dolly Parton

Comment: this was a very difficult song to get the chords for. (can be played with Capo 2 or 3 to further match the recording){or on preference}

Intro: G


[G]Back through the years
I go wonderin once again
Back to the seasons of my [C]youth
I re[G]call a box of rags that someone gave us
And how my momma put the rags to [C]use
There were [G]rags of many colors
Every piece was small
And I didnt have a coat
And it was [D7]way down in the fall
Momma [G]sewed the rags together
Sewin [C]every piece with love
She made my [G]coat of many colors
That [D7]I was so proud [G]of


[G]As she sewed, she told a story
From the bible, she had read
About a coat of many colors
Joseph [D7]wore and then she said
Per[G]haps this coat will bring you
Good [C]luck and happiness
And I just [G]couldnt wait to wear it
And momma [D7]blessed it with a [G]kiss


Chorus:
My [C]coat of many colors
That my [G]momma made for me
Made[C] only from rags
But I [G]wore it so proud[D7]ly
A[G]lthough we had no money
I was [C]rich as I could be
In my [G]coat of many colors
My [D7]momma made for me [G]-----[E7]

So with [A]patches on my britches
Holes in both my shoes
In my coat of many colors
I [E7]hurried off to school
Just to [A]find the others laughing
And [D]making fun of me
In my [A]coat of many colors
My [E7]momma made for[A] me

And oh I [A]couldn't understand it
For I felt I was rich
And I told them of the love
My momma [E7]sewed in every stitch
And I [A]told em all the story
Momma [D]told me while she sewed
And how my [A]coat of many colors
Was worth[E7] more than all their[A] clothes

But they [D]didnt understand it
And I [A]tried to make them see
That [D]one is only poor
Only [A]if they choose to [E7]be
Now I[A] know we had no money
But I was [D]rich as I could be
In my [A]coat of many colors
My[E7] momma made for[D] me

Made just for [A]me------[E7]--[A]

three wooden Crosses

Three Wooden Crosses
By
Randy Travis

Comment #(Capo 1st Fret){optional}

Walk Down Chords: Em7...x20030
................................Am7/G..3x2010
.....................................F/E...033211

Chords: ...C...x32010
..............Am...x02210
.................F...133211
...............G.....3x0003
..............Dm.. xx0231
..............Gsus..3x0013

Verse 1:
Intro: C Em7 Am Am7/G

C------------------------- Em7--Am------------------------Am7/G
A farmer and a teacher, --a hooker and a preacher
F------------------------------C------------------G
ridin' on a midnight bus bound for Mexico
------------C-------------------- Em7---------Am------------------Am7/G
One was headed for vacation,-- one for higher education
------F---------------------G----------------- C
and two of them were searchin' for lost souls
-----Dm-----------------------------G
That driver never ever saw the stop sign
-----Dm--------------------------------------Gsus--- G
and eighteen-wheelers can't stop on a dime.
Chorus:
-------------C----------------Em7
There are three wooden crosses,
---------Am----------------Am7/G
on the right side of the highway
F------------------------------------ C-------------G
Why there's not four of them, Heaven only knows
------------C-----------------Em7
I guess it's, not what you take
------------Am------------------Am7/G
when you leave this world behind you
------F---------------------G---------------------C
It's what you leave behind you when you go
Verse 2:
C----------------------------Em7---Am-----------------------Am7/G
That farmer left a harvest, --a home and eighty acres
-----F
the faith and love for growin' things
C--------------------G
in his young sons heart
-----------C----------------------------Em7
And that teacher left her wisdom
--------Am--------------------------Am7/G
in the minds of lots of children
F---------------------------G-------------C
Did her best to give'em all a better start
-----------Dm
And that preacher whispered,
------------------------G
"Can't you see that promised land?"
-------Dm
as he laid his bloodstained bible
-------Gsus-------G
in that hookers hand


Chorus:
--------------C---------------Em7
There are three wooden crosses
---------Am ----------------Am7/G
on the right side of the highway
F-----------------------------------C--------------- G
Why there's not four of them, Heaven only knows
-------------C------------------Em7
I guess it's, not what you take
------------Am-----------------Am7/G
when you leave this world behind you
-----F-------------------G-----------------------C
it's what you leave behind you when you go


Chorus Tag:
-------------Am-------------Am7/G---------------F
That's the story that our preacher told last Sunday,
--------C
as he held that bloodstained bible up
-----G
for all of us to see
-----------Am-----------------Am7/G
He said, bless the farmer, and the teacher,
F---------------------F/E
and that preacher
------Dm------------------------------------------Gsus------G----Gsus--G
Who gave this Bible to my Momma, Who read it to me


Chorus:
-------------C----------------Em7
There are three wooden crosses

--------Am-----------------Am7/G
on the right side of the highway
F---------------------------------C-------------------G
why there's not four of them, now I guess we know
C -------------------Em7
It's not what you take,
------------Am------------------Am7/G
when you leave this world behind you,
------F------------------G------------------------C
It's what you leave behind you when you go
C--------------------------- Em7
There are three wooden crosses
---------Am------Am7/G---C
on the right side- of---the -highway