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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 15:40:37 -0600
From: Ken Keefover 
Subject: You Take Me For Granted by Merle Haggard

You Take Me For Granted
Written by Leona Williams
c1981 Shade Tree Music, Inc.
Performed by Merle Haggard

D
My legs and my feet
                                    G                   D
Have walked 'till they can't hardly move from tryin' to please you

And my back is sore
                  G            E7                         A7
From bendin' over backwards to just lay the world at your door.
D                                                      G
I've tried so hard to keep a smile on a sad face while deep down
                 D
It's breakin' my heart
       G                     D         G
And as sure as the sunshines I'll be a lifetime
    D          A7           D
Not knowin' if I've done my part
       A7              D           A7               D
'Cause You Take Me For Granted And it's breakin' my heart
               A      D  G         C9
As sure as the sunshines I'll be a lifetime
    D          A7           D
Not knowin' if I've done my part.

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                        Workin' Man Blues - Jed Zepplin

Intro:	A7 (8 bars)

Verse1: A
        It's a big job just gettin' by with 9 kids and a wife

        I been a workin' man dang near all my life
                D7
        I'll be working
                                        A
        long as my two hands are fit to use
             E7
        I'll drink my beer in a tavern,
        D7                                      A
        sing a little bit of these working man blues


Verse2: I keep my nose on the grindstone, I work hard every day
        might get a little tired on the weekend, after I draw my pay
        but I'll go back workin,
        come Monday morning I'm right back with the crew
        I'll drink a little beer that evening,
        sing a little bit of these working man blues

Verse3: Hey hey, the working man, the working man like me
        I ain't never been on welfare, that's one place I won't be
        cause I'll be working
        long as my two hands are fit to use
        I drink a little beer in a tavern
        sing a little bit of these working man blues

        [SOLO - one verse]

Verse4: Sometimes I think about leaving, do a little bummin around
        I wanna throw my bills out the window catch a train to another town
        but I go back working
        I gotta buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes
        yeah drink a little beer in a tavern,
        cry a little bit of these working man blues

        [VERSE3]

        yeah drink a little beer in a tavern,
        cry a little bit of these working man blues

        (this song is for THE workin man, Mr. Merle Haggard)

	Charted by Rick Schofield (rds@rds.mv.com)

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G  
It's a big job just getting by with nine kids and a wife 
           
I been a working man dang near all my life  
         C                                        G  
I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use  
      D7  
I'll drink my beer in a tavern  
                            C             G  
Sing a little bit of these working man blues 
 
I keep my nose on the grindstone I work hard every day 
Might get a little tired on the weekend after I draw my pay 
                  C  
But I'll go back working come Monday morning  
                         G  
I'm right back with the crew 
      D7  
I'll drink a little beer that evening  
                            C             G  
Sing a little bit of these working man blues 
 
Sometimes I think about leaving do a little bumming around 
I wanna throw my bills out the window catch a train to another town
               C                                              G  
But I go back working I gotta buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes 
      D7  
Yeah drink a little beer in a tavern 
                           C             G  
Cry a little bit of these working man blues 
 
Hey hey the working man the working man like me 
I ain't never been on welfare that's one place I won't be 
               C                                         G  
Cause I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use 
   D7  
I drink a little beer in a tavern 
                            C             G  
Sing a little bit of these working man blues 
 
Кepeat #3 
 
      D7  
Yeah drink a little beer in a tavern 
                      C             G  
Cry a little bit of these working man blues

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D  
It's a big job just getting by with nine kids and a wife            
I been a working man dang near all my life  
        G                                       D  
I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use  
     A7  
I'll drink my beer in a tavern  
                           G           D  
Sing a little bit of these working man blues 
  
I keep my nose on the grindstone I work hard every day  
Might get a little tired on the weekend after I draw my pay 
                 G  
But I'll go back working come Monday morning  
                        D  
I'm right back with the crew 
     A7  
I'll drink a little beer that evening  
                           G           D  
Sing a little bit of these working man blues 
 
Sometimes I think about leaving do a little bumming around  
I wanna throw my bills out the window catch a train to another town 
              G                                               D  
But I go back working I gotta buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes 
     A7  
Yeah drink a little beer in a tavern 
                          G           D  
Cry a little bit of these working man blues 
 
 D  
Hey hey the working man the working man like me 
I ain't never been on welfare that's one place I won't be 
              G                                       D  
Cause I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use 
  A7  
I drink a little beer in a tavern 
                           G           D  
Sing a little bit of these working man blues 
 
 D  
Hey hey the working man the working man like me  
I ain't never been on welfare that's one place I won't be 
              G                                       D  
Cause I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use 
  A7  
I drink a little beer in a tavern 
                           G           D  
Sing a little bit of these working man blues 
 
     A7  
Yeah drink a little beer in a tavern 
                          G           D  
Cry a little bit of these working man blues

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G                                        Am  
I can make it for a day or two without you  
     D7                                G  
And maybe I can make it through the night  
                             G7                          C   Am  
I can light I can drink and probably be alright until morning  
     G                             D7           G  
But what am I gonna do with the rest of my life   
  
       C                          
I got things that I can do  
                               G  
I got places I can go to this evening  
          D7                                 
I've got whiskey I can drink  
                                          G  
That can help me not to think about your leaving 
  
           C                     
Yes I can smoke and I can drink  
                              G  
And probably be alright till morning  
            
But what am I gonna do  
          D7           G  
With the rest of my life

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 15:49:53 -0600
From: Ken Keefover 
Subject: Valentine by Merle Haggard

Valentine
Written by Willie Nelson
c1994 Act Five Music, Inc.
Performed by Merle Haggard

D                          G                         D
Valentine, won't you be my Valentine. Introduce your heart to mine.
A7             D
And be my Valentine.
D                                      G
Summertime. We could run and play like summertime.
               D              A7                       D        D7
Storybooks and nursury rhymes. And you could be my Valentine.
G                                             D
Candy heart. If anyone could you could have a candy heart.
                           Em                                        A7
You're the sweetest of all sweethearts. Won't you give your heart to me.
          Em
Can't you see. I love you.
D                          G                               D
Valentine, won't you be my Valentine. Won't you share your space with mine.
A7             D
And be my Valentine.

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Date: 10/27/96; 6:44:51 PM
From: Hakan Sjostrom 
Subject: CRD: UNDER THE BRIDGE by Merle Haggard

UNDER THE BRIDGE
Recorded by Merle Haggard
Written by Merle Haggard/T.T.Lane

CAPO 1ST FRET:  KEY:Eb  PLAY:D

D
I lost my job in Saginaw
G
Working on the railroad
        D
After twenty years
          Bbm            E7  A7
They just put me on the side
         D
Now I'm hungry in the street
      G                   Gm
With no place to hang my hat
     D             A7              D
And nothin' but an empty dream to ride

But,
[CHORUS]:
D
Under the bridge
                        D7          G
I can make believe I'm living in a castle
            D   Bb7           E7 A7
Under the bridge, my baby and me
    D                  D7
And I can pretend that I'm a king
G                Gm
  And this is my kingdom
            D   A7          D
Under the bridge, making beleive


[INSTRUMENTAL]

          D
Hey, the doors are always open
G
To any old weary traveller
            D
And you'll find some great grub
         Bbm    E7 A7
Feedin' here below
D                       D7
Any old bridge can be a palace
G                   Gm
  Call it what you wan't to
         D                   A7             D
It's a place to be when you got no place to go

[CHORUS]

Thanks for help on the lyrics to:
ah827@rgfn.epcc.Edu (Gene L. Graham)

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C  
Twinkle twinkle lucky star 
                           Dm  
Can you send me luck from where you are 
                        C  
Can you make a rainbow shine that far 
 G7                      C  
Twinkle twinkle lucky star 
  
Can you really make a wish come true 
                            Dm  
And do you shine on just a chosen few 
                   C  
Is it over have I gone to far 
 G7                      C  
Twinkle twinkle lucky star 
  
          G7                      C  
Like two ships on the ocean we drifted apart 
 G7                           C  
And you found an island at sea 
 G7                           C            Dm  
I'm still adrift with this pain in my heart 
                                       G7  
Won't you send her sweet love back to me 
  
 C  
Twinkle twinkle lucky star 
                           Dm  
Can you send me luck from where you are 
                        C  
Can you make a rainbow shine that far 
 G7                      C  
Twinkle twinkle lucky star

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C                 F            C  
Today I Started Loving You Again  
                        F               C  
I'm right back where I've really always been  
                  C7               F                  C  
I got over you just long enough to let my heartache mend   
                     G7           C  
Then Today I Started Loving You Again 
  
                      F                   C  
What a fool I was to think I could get by  
                     F                    G7  
With only these few million tears I've cried 
 C                       F                  C  
I should have known the worst was yet to come  
                          G7            C  
And that crying time for me had just begun 
  
                        F            C  
'Cause Today I Started Loving You Again  
                           F               C  
I'm right back where I've really always been  
                    C7               F                  C  
I got over you just long enough to let my heartache mend  
                      G7           C  
Then Today I Started Loving You Again

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Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 15:33:33 -0600
From: Ken Keefover 
Subject: Today I Started Loving You Again by Merle Haggard

Today I Started Loving You Again
Written by Merle Haggard & Bonnie Owens
c1968, 1969 Tree Publishing Co., Inc.

  G             C           G    D7  G
Today I Started Loving You Again
                          C             G     D7  G
I'm right back where I've really always been;
                    G7             C                G
I got over you just long enough to let my heartache mend,
                     D7          G
then Today I Started Loving You Again.
                     C                 G
What a fool I was to think I could get by
                    C                  D7
With only these few million tears I've cried.
  G                     C                G
I should have known the worst was yet to come.
                         D7            G
And that crying time for me had just begun.
         G             C           G     D7  G
'Cause Today I Started Loving You Again,
                          C             G    D7  G
I'm right back where I've really always been;
                    G7             C                G
I got over you just long enough to let my heartache mend,
                     D7         G       C  G  Am7  G
then Today I Started Loving You Again.

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