1. |
Ain't Too Proud
06:04
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VERSE 1
E
He ain’t too proud to beg, not too rich to steal
E
He never had a good thing that he wouldn’t think to deal
A
While he maxes out his credit and sells off all his clothes
E
He’s putting every dollar bill he makes right up his nose
B
He sure does have it coming
D A E E
But he’s too far gone to turn back now
VERSE 2
She don’t take kind to strangers, she won’t put up with lip
The kind of girl who just might have a pistol on her hip
On the run from her demons, stepping out of line
Down and out so heavy, on life 7 out of 9
She sure does have it coming
But she’s too far gone to turn back now
CHORUS
A D A E E
Hell bent, Hell bound, what they’re doing now
A D A E E
Their souls fled and like wolves and wind, you could hear them howl
B D A E E
Hell bent, Hell bound, and they ain’t too proud
VERSE 3
He’s pulling in the station, and never looking back
She’s walking out with a pack of smokes, eyes catch as she walks past
Now he’s wondering where she’s headin’, as she sways up to the truck
She’s asking for a ride and thinking she should press her luck
They sure did have it coming
But they’re too far gone to turn back now
CHORUS
INSTRUMENTAL E E E E E E E F# B
SOLO A D A E E B A D A E E B
BRIDGE D A E E D A B B
Souls took off in flight as they burst into the night
(and by the time the sun could shine the day’s first morning light)
Lines got crossed again, the crash was kickin’ in
(he took a turn too fast to see the sign that read dead end)
VERSE 4
There’s no earthly indication when they went or where they’ve gone
The same old situation, two paths cross then they go wrong
It’s hard to smell the roses, when you’re face down in the ditch
And old habits they die hard, ya know, a winner never quits
They sure did have it coming
But they’re far too gone to turn back now
CHORUS
INSTRUMENTAL E E E E E E E F# B E (big ring out)
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2. |
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INTRO (walk A B C#) D A E A A
VERSE 1
E A
I got lowdown downtown
E D A
It came all at once and it rolled me around
E D A
I finally reached all the way up to the stars
Bm E E7
Now Fridays are 4 hour gigs at the bars
VERSE 1 (part 2)
A D
I had dreams of making it, instead of just faking it
E D A
Thought I’d be taking it over by now
A D
But I’m a decade in the hole and not a single soul
E A A7
Would trade me bank accounts
CHORUS
A D
I got high expectations and low standards
E D A
I know what I want and know what I can’t have
A D
I got high hopes and low chances
E A A
To get what I want in this world
VERSE 2
E D A
Well I used to chase every dream that I could think of
E D A
Taking my chances and finding a way
E D A
A short-lived romance, a big mess to clean up
Bm E E
Oh what else can I say?
VERSE 2 (part 2)
A D
If you’ve lost your or way and blown your mind
E A
You don’t care much at all
A D
And you’ve found there’s not too much to lose
E A A7
And not too far to fall
CHORUS
A D
Down with low expectations, and low standards
E D A
Nowhere to regress and all the time to complain
A D
No preconceived notions, I’m done taking chances
E D (walk Db B A B C)
I guess I’ll get used to the rain
INSTRUMENTAL C#m G#m A E C# G#m B B ring
VERSE 3
E A
I came to the conclusion that I wouldn’t stop losing
B E
Unless I started changing my mind
E A
I’ll take what I get and I’ll love and I’ll let
B E E stop
All these worries escape from my mind
CHORUS
E A
Live with no expectations and high standards
B A G# F# E E
I know what I want I know what I can give
E A
I got high hopes for the things that I handle
B A G# F# E E7
Let everyone else just live how they live
INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO
E A B (walk A G# F#) E x2
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3. |
Towerville
03:55
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INTRO – G G C G
VERSE 1
G C G Gb/G
It’s a tiny town, a lot like the one you’re from
Em C D Em
Where drunken fights outnumber stop lights, and mostly we all become
G C G Gb/G
Various versions of, our mothers or our fathers
Em C D D
And if one or both were not around, then whoever else bothered
VERSE 2
You can read a list on the back page of the Tuesday morning paper
Traffic stops by do-good cop, the dirt on next door neighbor
Bad news it outnumbers good and my dreams, they have escaped me
The only chance I got’s the only shop left down on main street
SOLO G G C G Gb/b Em C D Em Gb/G G C G Gb Em C D ring
VERSE
I gave up looking long ago, my vision all distorted
I gave up using all day long, no longer could afford it
Guess it’s time to clean it up, I guess it’s time to figure it out
I guess it’s time to chase the aggravation; it’s time to face the doubt
PRE-CHORUS
C
So I walked down to the highway, past the S curve, to the store
Bm Em C D
To pick me up an application, the old man held the door
CHORUS
G C G Gb/G
He paused and looked me up and down and asked me when I’d start
Em C D
He’d seen me walking, knew my papa, and thought “he’s got the heart, and that’s a start”
PRE-CHORUS
I told Hank “I’ll take the job, do it well, I can start tomorrow
I’ll cook, I’ll clean, do anything to not beg, steal, and borrow
CHORUS
Believe me sir, I’m telling you, I wouldn’t dare be bluffin'
Cuz as sure as day turns into night I didn’t quit smoking pot for nothing”
SOLO G G C G Gb/b Em C D Em Gb/G G C G Gb Em C D ring
OUTRO G “It’s a tiny town”
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4. |
Sinner's Blues
04:39
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INTRO Ab Gb B C Db Db7
VERSE 1
Ab Eb Db Ab
Oh good Lord well I tried
Ab Db D Eb Eb7
Oh Good Lord well I tried
Ab Gb B C Db Db7
Oh Good Lord, I just can’t afford
Ab Eb Db Ab
To live that no good life
VERSE 2
I bowed my head, and I prayed
I bowed my head, and I prayed
Oh Good Lord, I’m onto that no good corn liquor
And I wish to God I’d stayed away
CHORUS 1
Db Ab
Everyone I once loved has turned their back on me
Eb Ab Ab Bb5 B5 C5
And I wouldn’t blame a single soul who cursed the air I breathe
Db Ab
someday when they lay me down 6 feet under soggy ground
Bb Eb Db7
I hope that you forgive this ton of sin you’ll find in me
VERSE 3
I vowed that I would change
I vowed that I would change
But lately I been into them same old things
Nothing's been rearranged
CHORUS
SOLO (CHORUS CHORDS)
BRIDGE (CHORUS CHORDS)
I never called upon your name, I never thought that I’d be saying
the only one I care to please is you
Stubborn pride and suicide have taken tolls upon my mind
And now the only cause that I can find to hold on to is Truth
VERSE 3
Said Oh that lonesome sound
Said Oh that lonesome sound
Alone and tired of all them sleepless nights
I’m lost and I can’t be found
CHORUS
BROKE DOWN CHORUS
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VERSE 1
E A
Drive on down Route 51 til you run into Route 16
Bb B B Bb A Ab E
Stop right across from the Pana Bait, you’ll find that fine cuisine
E A
They got toasted bread and Murrell and Fred at their spot in the corner booth
B B Bb A Ab
Here’s Becky, they call her the gaming queen, she’s a little bit long in
E
the tooth
VERSE 2
We got truckers with their 18 wheels piled in the parking lot
I’m sitting in my window seat, wishing this coffee was hot
I’ll sit right here for hours on end, just wastin’ away the day
Waiting for Carol’s shift to start at the Rosebud Café
VERSE 3
Well tonight will be my last night, leaving tips for Linda Lou
She filled my cup only ‘bout halfway up and said the Blue Bell’s closing soon
That’s how she goes and that’s how she’s been, I’ll just mope around til 2am
That’s when her shift begins at the Rosebud Café
VERSE 4
We went cruising round the outskirts, drowned the night, stayed out the ditch
Down the road I spied a light on, hit the gas, we got the itch
Won’t find a needle in my haystack, just eggs and cheese and gravy
I wonder if Carol even knows how many times she’s saved me
CHORUS 1
A
So if you ever find a Carol, keep her
E
She’ll take good care of you
B
She’ll fill your cup when it’s gettin’ low
E E7
She’ll make your breakfast too
A
Just a call away and when she hears it ring
E C#m
Them frying pans all start to sing
B
Down at Route 51 and Route 16
E
At the Rosebud Café
SOLO – VERSE CHORDS
CHORUS 2 – TEMPO SLOWS DOWN
If you ever find a Carol, keep her
She’ll take care of you at night
As long as you aren’t actin’ tough
as long as you act right
She can save your life and she can take it too
But no matter what you say or do
Everything you’ve heard is true
About the Rosebud Café
SING ALONG – CHORUS CHORDS
We’re at the Rosebud (at the rosebud) x6
OUTRO
At the Rosebud Cafe
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6. |
Record Player
04:24
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INTRO G G
VERSE 1 G B C
You don't love me like you loved me anymore
You helped me get and then you knocked me to the floor
There's been many times that I wished I'd told you no
You use and abuse me, I guess that's the way it goes
CHORUS 1 D C G G D C C9
You don't love me anymore (you don't love me anymore)
You don't love me...anymore
VERSE 2
We were listening to your daddy's record player
You were dancing, you didn't know that I was there
We met at the party after the band played their last song
Before I could kiss you, girl, the cops they made us all move along
CHORUS 2
Now I'm knocking on your door (don't know what I'm fighting for)
Now I'm giving up the fight (wish I may I wish I might)
Things have changed it's not like before (you don't love me anymore)
You don't love me...anymore
SOLO over verse chords
VERSE 3
I was a young boy, went to St. Pat's Catholic School
Used to play on the guitar in the church choir vestibule
Self destruction got the better of my days
Thinking about you girl always made me wanna change my ways
CHORUS 3 same as CHORUS 2
OUTRO G G G Gmaj7
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7. |
Try It Again
04:23
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INTRO Db Eb F Db Eb F Bbm Gb F/Gb Ebm Db Db Bbm C/Db Db
VERSE 1
Db
We’ve gathered here today to wonder where we’re headed
Bbm Gb Ab
We don’t know which path we’re on, is this the right direction?
Db Bbm
We don’t know what we’re fighting for, maybe we could all try to ignore
Gb Ab
The warning signs, and proceed like usual
PRE CHORUS 1
Gb Ab
But I doubt that’s the best way to approach
Db C/Db Bbm
The dire situation that we’re facing in the nation
Ebm7 Bm7
And in the world, I don’t know
Ebm7 F7
No I don’t know
Gb
But the temperature won’t drop til we stop adding fuel
Ab
And the price is going up for that so maybe it’d be cool if we
CHORUS 1
Db Gb
Try again
Db Gb
Let’s try everything again
Bbm Gb Ab
We almost got it right the first time, but we definitely didn’t
Db Gb Db Db Eb F
So let’s try again, let’s try it again
Bbm Gb Ab Gb Db
Obviously the same old way’s not the best place to start
VERSE 2
Turn off your television, pull out the plug
You can’t dance to an algorithm, but it's great if you’re trying to buy some pointless stuff
And when we check what’s trending, our personal information get em paid for suspending reality
In favor of diving us up
VERSE 3
Telling us things like “one side wants to take our guns away
Let out all the criminals and turn em all gay”
Others still think that “the earth is flat and that taxes are only for the poor to pay”
But instead of getting in a shouting match, maybe we should get together and try to hash
out a new plan, how cool would that be?
PRE CHORUS 2
But a couple hundred years of blue and red
Have a lot of people thinking they’d be better off dead
And they don’t show
No they won’t vote
But if Citizens United meant the people aren’t dissected
We can find some common ground, and get some real folks elected
BRIDGE
Gb Gb7 Db Db7
Time’s can change for the better
Gb Gb7 Db Db7
And if we can’t control the weather
Gb Gb7 Db Db7
We can take the power back and take it to the people where it belongs
Gb Ab
And if I had it my way, we’d all say
CHORUS 2
Try again
Try everything again
We almost got it right the first time, but we definitely didn’t
So let’s try again, oh baby let’s try again
Obviously the same old way’s not the best way to start
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8. |
Louisiana Blues
06:38
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INTRO G G G G C C G G D Em C7 G turnaround to D
VERSE 1
G
Well I hopped a southbound train, out of Chicago Illinois
C
Well I hopped a southbound train, out of Chicago Illinois
D Em C7
Thought I’d take my guitar and baby down that Mississippi River
G turnaround to D
and make some noise
VERSE 2
Well we barely got to Kankakee, now my baby won’t let me be
Well we barely got to Kankakee, now my baby won’t let me be
I said, “why don’t you hang with the nice folks in Effingham
And when I get back I’ll tell you ‘bout what I see
CHORUS 1
C7 G
Now I’m out, and I’m on my own
C7 G (G-G-E-F-G)
and I ain’t got, nowhere, nowhere else to go
C7 G walkup to C7
Yes I’m out, and I’m on my own –oh-oh-own
D7 C7 G (G-G-E-F-G)
Oh crescent city won’t you take me home
SOLO – VERSE CHORDS
VERSE 3
Well we rolled on in to Memphis, got those ol’ Tennessee Blues
Yeah we rolled on in to Memphis, found some old Tennessee Blues
Thought I’d take what I could get, and do what I came to
VERSE 4
Well them folks in Yazoo City, Mississippi, are bought as wild as folks can get
Well them folks in Yazoo City, Mississippi, are bought as wild as folks can get
Better pack my things and go, or those blues are gonna get me yet
CHORUS 2
Cuz I’m down, out, and I’m on my own
and I ain’t got, nowhere else to go
Cuz I’m down, out, and I’m on my own
Oh city of new Orleans take me home
SOLO 2 – VERSE CHORDS – STARTS W/ GARY GUITAR ONLY
VERSE 3
Those folks down in Louisiana, they’re catching shrimp right off the dock
Them folks down in Louisiana, they’re catching shrimp right off the dock
Gonna take this old pawn shop guitar on down, to that main street and find me a good time and rock
CHORUS 3
Cuz I’m out, and I’m on my own
and I ain’t got, nowhere else to go
Cuz I’m down, out, and I’m on my own
And I aint got nowhere left
Said I got no-nowhere left
I ain’t got nowhere else to go
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9. |
Flip the Record
05:26
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INTRO: Ab Db Eb Ab Db EbAdd9Add11 x2
VERSE 1
Ab Db Bbm Ab Db EbAdd9Add11
Well I can tell, when you’re in heaven or hell
Ab Db Bbm Ab Db EbAdd9Add11
And I can see, what’s good for you and me
Ab Db Bbm Ab Db EbAdd9Add11
And I don’t know, if you’re thinkin’ the same
Ab Db Bbm Ab Db EbAdd9Add11
But I’ll grow old, and I won’t feel ashamed
PRE-CHORUS 1
Db/Ab EbAdd9Add11
Well, forever, when you’re flyin’
Db/Ab EbAdd9Add11
Or even if it feels like you’re dyin’
Db/Ab EbAdd9Add11
Look around, and take it in
Db/Ab Fm(b6) Bbm Bbm
Forever you’ll be my friend
Db/Ab Eb Ab
Flip that record, and let’s play it again
CHORUS Ab Db EbAdd9Add11 x4
you keep me spinning around and around x4
yeah you do
VERSE 2
I’ve been doing a whole lot of thinking about this life that I live
I’m tired of running around in circles with nothing to give
So finding somebody who cared about me like you
It kept me breathing again and finding freedom and laughter and truth
yeah you
PRE-CHORUS 2
And, forever, when you’re dreamin’
Do you hear my voice like it’s screamin’
I looked around, and took it in, thought forever you’ll be my friend
So flip that record, and let’s play it again
PRE-CHORUS 3
And again, just let it sink on in,
Well that needle’s just scratching the surface
the first song’s just about to begin
If you flip the record
SOLO
PRE-CHORUS 3
I hope you’ll find, that the two of us were one of a kind
And looking back we’ll rewind
While these records spin deep in our minds
so flip that record, and play it one more time
INSTRUMENTAL CHORUS (starts quiet and builds up)
CHORUS
You keep me spinning around and around x4
Yeah you do
Ab
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10. |
Kings and Queens
04:49
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INTRO A boogie
VERSE 1
A
We woke up to find we’d lost our minds again
D
just like a hundred time before, we’ve got the spins
A
Bacon grease poppin
A
We gathered the last of a wasted night’s trash,
D
Mikey threw on a record, we started feeling better and swore off
A
drinking forever, we was all stopping
CHORUS 1
F# E A
I think we went out that night
F# E A
I think we went out that night
INTRO
VERSE 2
Down to a 10 dollar bill in the bank, no gas in the tank
Rent due in a week, The whole situation stank, no one was winnin
We started to think our decisions were trending to poor
And everybody one by one started settling scores, the devil was grinnin
CHORUS 2
F# E A
I think we went out that night
F# E A
I think we went out that night
F# E
We were seeing the errors of our ways turn to days
D A
Without water or heat inside
F# E A
But I think we went out that night
BRIDGE
Db7 D A
We could’ve given up that day
Db7 D A
Let all our worries float on up to outer space
Db7 D A
But instead we did what had to be done then
Db7
Went to the neighbors house and we asked real nice if they could
D7 E
take these power cables and plug em in
SOLO (VERSE CHORDS INTO CHORUS CHORDS)
INTRO
VERSE 3
We all started changing but maybe not much
A little more hustle, a little more rush, a lot less laying around, my hair started thinnin
A job and a honey, a hunt for some money
Bills piling up and there ain’t nothing funny bout a working man, since the beginning
CHORUS 3
We aren’t goin out tonight
We aren’t goin out tonight
We’re the kings and the queens of our tiny apartments
saving our pennies and dimes
We aren’t goin out tonight
OUTRO Db D x3 E
F# E D A
Ain’t it funny how time goes by
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12. |
Rusty Gates
05:15
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INTRO G B C G G B Em Em
VERSE 1
Talkin' to myself again thinking 'bout these good time friends
And over the shoulder, the places that we've been
We lived for today and never worried 'bout the money made
Only the people and the songs that we played
We traveled the world, looking for all them good time girls
Living life without a care in the world
CHORUS 1 C G C G C G G/Fm Em x2
Full speed ahead, don't even stop for the lady in red
We've got each other, we're better off instead
In our shades of grey, we live our lives no other way
We'll find our heaven through these Rusty Gates
VERSE 2
In our lives we find some trouble, we can't always live in a bubble
We took our chance, now our sentence is doubled
Work all day and party all night, sometimes even get in a fight
In the end, it's all gonna be alright
We need some credit now and then, give us some credit we're only men
When deceit is over, we'll all be drinkin' again
CHORUS 2
VERSE 3
Our minds aren't always sober, our search is never over
We've run through fields to find a four leaf clover
Livin' life by the drop, never be the one that you're not
Respect and admire all the things you've got
Each breath we take is one closer to the last
So take a deep one, forget the past
HALF CHORUS
CHORUS 3
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Garrett Burris Effingham, Illinois
Garrett Burris w/ Time To Kill is:
Garrett Burris (vocals,
guitar)
Austin Stark (drums, vocals)
Taylor Steele (guitar, vocals)
Kendell Scott (guitar, vocals)
Nash Swisher (bass, vocals)
Part cosmic country. Part rock and roll. It's a family band with no particular front man -- we call it Prairie Rock. Come see us sometime!
Based out of Effingham, IL
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