1. |
It's Friday Night
03:44
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A E
Jump off the tractor and I head to town,
A D
Its Friday night and time to party down
A E
My best gal said she’s waitin’ on me, and she’s
F#5 Bm D A
And she spoke of a surprise that I can’t wait see
A
Let’s dance now, let’s dance now
C’mon get on your feet
Head to the bar and I grab a cold one
And take a bath in that neon light, then we
Take a turn on that old country dance floor
It’s just what we do here on a Friday night
Let’s dance now, let’s dance now
C’mon get on your feet
Chorus
F#5 Bm E A
All week long I’ve waiting for this
F#5 Bm E A
Smell of your perfume, the taste of your kiss
F#5 Bm E A
Come out with us it’ll be alright
F#5 Bm E A
It’s just what we do here on a Friday night
After the turn well it’s time for a rest
I’ll take a Two Hearted Ale because you know they’re the best
Then I remember something ‘bout a surprise
Better find my best gal before she tells me goodbye
Let’s dance now, let’s dance now
C’mon get on your feet
My best gal well she catches my eye
Takes my hand and leads me into the night
Far away from those, prying eyes
It’s just what we do here on a Friday night
Let’s dance now, let’s dance now
C’mon get on your feet
Bridge
Bm
It’s Friday night and we need to
E A
blow off some steam
Bm
That’s what we call it when we’re
E A
in the back seat
Bm
Some folks don’t like it when we
E A
carry on this way
Bm D E A
What do we say?
Let’s dance now…
Chorus x 2
Outro
It’s what we do here on a Friday night, what we do here on a Friday night
Let’s dance now, let’s dance now…
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2. |
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| G C/G G C/G |
G
It was a straight up whatever
A sonofabitch
D
I heard some unbidden cursing
come up off my lips
Am
sometimes in life
things don’t go your way
C
It was one of those times
D
that make you wanna say…
Chorus
G C/G G
Life sucks and then you die
Am C
And sometimes there ain’t no reason why
G C/G G
Life sucks and then you die
Am C
You dust yourself off and ya keep on tryin’
G C/G G
When life sucks, and then you die
| G C/G G C/G |
Well we all know just how your
Day is spent
Its either bitching ‘bout your job
Or your government
you oughta be looking on
The brighter side
And keep in mind just what
you can’t deny…
Chorus
Life sucks and then you die
And sometimes there ain’t no reason why
Life sucks and then you die
You dust yourself off and ya keep on tryin’
When Life sucks, and then you die
Bridge
D
Why can’t we ever catch a break?
C
Just how much more can one life take?
D
But don’t be thinking that I am pissed
C D
The chorus says that I’m optimist
Chorus
Sometimes you know
When life ain’t a ball
I’ll go and grab
a little alcohol
In one more minute
I’ll be feeling fine
And you can sing with me
one more time
Chorus x2
| G C/G G C/G |
Outro
Life sucks and then you die x3
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3. |
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G
We didn’t live in the middle of nowhere
C
But we could see it from our backyard
D
Didn’t think too much ‘bout how we got on
C D
At the time it didn’t seem too hard
G
But now and then I’m reminded
C
About the things that we’ve been through
D
That life is gone and now I’m carrying on
C G
And I make no apologies or excuse
Chorus
Em D
We were squeezing chickens for breakfast
C D
Burning water for lunch
Em D
Baling hay in the summer
C D
Six and six was the clock we’d punch
Em D
Our vacation was the local pond
C D
And maybe it don’t seem fair
C
But that was life and we survived
D G
We were livin’ near the middle... of nowhere
<Break>
Verse
If you ever wondered where the gravel ends,
I can tell you what you’ll find there
Mostly a whole lot of nothin’
And we had more than our share
And now and then I find my way back
But don’t think that I have the blues
That life is gone and now I’m carrying on
And I make no apologies or excuse
Bridge
Am
It’s just that now and then I’m reminded
C G
When my memories’ winding
Am
Now and then I’m reminded…
D7 G
the miles that I’ve put on these shoes
Musical Interlude
Chorus
Outro
C D
We were livin’ near the middle
Em G
Livin’ near the middle
C D
We were livin’ near the middle... of nowhere
C D
We were livin’ near the middle
Em G
Livin’ near the middle
C D
We were livin’ near the middle... of nowhere
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4. |
Legend of Hangman's Hill
03:50
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Verse
C♯m
Old man Johnson had a farm
Abm
up there on Hangman’s Hill.
F♯m
Folks don’t know what happened back then
C♯m
And probably never will
I just know I saw a light
On the porch last Halloween
My brain said I should drive on by
But I my heart just had to see
The pale moonlight was casting shadows
As I walked upon the steps
My heart was pounding in my chest
And my head filled with regrets
I turned the knob and stepped inside
and could not have foreseen
What I saw is forever etched
As I looked upon that scene
Chorus
A
Don’t you go to Hangman’s Hill
B7
Especially on Halloween
A
You might not ever be seen again
C♯m
And we’ll only hear your scream
But that Autumn night I had to go
Something called to me
Something got up in my blood
It was the call of family
(now I’m with my family) (last time only)
Verse
Old man Johnson was standing there
Or he wasn’t, it wasn’t clear
I could see right through him
And he could sense my fear
His voice was raspy as he spoke
But for ghost it seemed sincere
“I always knew one day you’d come
I’ve been waitin’ here every year”
Bridge
F♯m
It was like looking in the mirror
A
As he reached his arms for me
E
And I felt the cold touch of his hand
C#m
And I never could break free
Chorus x2
Outro
C#m Abm F♯m
Ooo… Oo-Oo… Oo-Oo…. O…Ooooo… x4
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5. |
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D C G
I just want to fly, on the wind
D C G
High above the clouds once again
Am C
You know I’m always searching deep inside
G
For some thing that I don’t know
Am
I’ll find it in the mountains and
C
when they call my name
D
I must go, I must go...
Chorus
C D
Some would say you’re crazy boy
Em G
With some cracks that are starting to show
C D
Mountains are where I must abide
Em G
Can you see what you’ve never have known
C D
If you want some peace inside
Bm G
There’s some things that you must forego
C D G
So when the mountains call my name, I must go
| D C G |
I need to step on the mountain top once again
Listen only to my heart and the wind
When you walk above the trees you
can take a deep look inside your soul
I’m back here once again because when
they call my name I must go...I must go....
Chorus
Musical interlude
Outro
| D C G |
I must go, I must go....
They call my name well they call my name once again
They call my name well they call my name once again
They call my name well they call my name once again
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6. |
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Well she…
G
might be going fishing, just to try her luck
C
She might head up to the mountains
But she ain’t gettin’ stuck
D
Twinkle in her eye
When she climbs up in her truck
C
When she takes the top off
G
well she’s only havin’ fun
You know she’s up to no good
when you see that grin
C
But when Jamie takes her top off
everybody wins!
D
Oh my goodness lands sakes alive
C G
Jamie’s got out her 4WD
Chorus
D C
When Jamie takes the top off
D C
When Jamie takes the top off
D Bm
When Jamie take the top off…
C G
Of her truck
Jamie gets the girls out, just to let them fly
Waving in the breeze as she goes rollin’ by
Folks don’t understand, why she’s so quirky
But when Jamie takes her top off
she’s looking mighty perky
When Jamie takes her top off
got nothing to do with luck
When Jamie takes her top off
She ain’t getting stuck
Big fat tires, rollin’ down the road
When Jamie takes her top off everybody knows
Chorus
Bridge
A
Now she’s long, long gone
C
Long, long gone
Bm G
She’s going out for the day
A
She’s long, long gone
C
Long, long gone
Bm G
She took her truck out to play
Chorus
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7. |
A Good Daughter
03:40
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Bm D
A good daughter holds her mother’s hand
Bm D
Raised her sisters, when her mother can’t
Bm E
A good daughter, time to say goodbye
G A Bm
We understand if you wanna cry
A stolen childhood, life in disarray
Out of order and someone had to pay
A good daughter, stayed by mother’s side
We understand if you wanna cry
Chorus
F#m A
Lookin’ back on life, there’s not much to say
F#m E
Did what you did to make your own way
F#m A
The scars have healed and now come what may
F#m D
Look ahead and know it’s gonna be OK (It’s gonna be OK)
A good daughter sees a better way
Her own daughter will never have to pay
A good daughter, sees the other side
We understand if you wanna cry
Bridge
E G
Look at those eyes, little daughters eyes
A
She’s got her momma’s eyes
Chorus
F#m A
Lookin’ back on life, there’s not much to say
F#m E
Did what you did to make your own way
F#m A
The scars have healed and now come what may
F#m D
Look ahead and know it’s gonna be OK (It’s gonna be OK)
Outro
Bm D
It’s gonna be ok x4
It’s gonna be ok (whispered)
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8. |
Didn't Care About Money
02:33
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Intro
B7 – A – E (hammer G) x2
Verse
C#m F#m
Working night and day, just to pay my bills
C#m E7
Turning off my heat, giving me the chills
C#m F#m
I don’t care so much, ‘bout what other people think
A B7 E
When I can’t even afford to buy a drink
Chorus
B7
Didn’t care about money
A
Didn’t care about money
E
‘Til I didn’t have none
B7
Didn’t care about money
A
Didn’t care about money
E
‘Til I didn’t have none
Verse
C#m F#m
Work my fingers down, ‘til they start to bleed
C#m E7
Tearing out my heart, all behind the scenes
C#m F#m
Putting in my time, so I can succeed
A B7 E
We all know money don’t grow on trees
Chorus
Bridge
A
Where’d my money go
B7
Got nothing left to show
C#m F#m A
My money’s all gone away…
Outro
B7
Didn’t care about money
A
Didn’t care about money
E
‘Til I didn’t have it
B7
Didn’t care about money
A
Didn’t care about money
E
I didn’t care…
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9. |
You Weren't Looking Back
04:12
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| G#m/D# F#m/C# E |
G#m/D# F#m/C# E
When I was seventeen I thought I had the world
E
Right by its ass
G#m/D# F#m/C#
Too damn smart for my own good, I had all the answers
E
But not much class
C#m A
Then there came a time when the world saw fit
F#5 C#5
To knock me down
C#m
I always thought that you’d be there
A B5
And then I saw, you weren’t around
G#m/D# F#m/C#
And you were not looking
G#m/D# F#m/C#
You were not looking
G#m/D# F#m/C# E
You weren’t looking back
| G#m/D# F#m/C# E |
G#m/D# F#m/C# E
Then I turned another page and I grew up
E
Tried to make a plan
G#m/D# F#m/C#
Funny how things all work out and others don’t
E
It’s all in God’s hands
C#m A
But now and then I think about that time
F#5 C#5
When you let me down
C#m
I always thought that you’d be there
A B5
And then I saw, you weren’t around
G#m/D# F#m/C#
And you were not looking
G#m/D# F#m/C#
You were not looking
G#m/D# F#m/C# E
You weren’t looking back
| G#m/D# F#m/C# E | x2
C#m A
But now and then I think about that time
F#5 C#5
When you let me down
C#m
I always thought that you’d be there
A B5
And then I saw, you weren’t around
G#m/D# F#m/C#
And you were not looking
G#m/D# F#m/C#
You were not looking
G#m/D# F#m/C# E
You weren’t looking back
| G#m/D# F#m/C# E |
I grew up but you moved and you weren’t, weren’t looking back
The world keeps spinning round and round but you weren’t, you weren’t looking back
I grew up but you moved and you weren’t, weren’t looking back
The world keeps spinning round and round…
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10. |
Quarantine Song
02:40
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Bm A
Well I want to be stuck,
Bm A
Well I want to be stuck,
D
Inside with you
B7 A
They all say we gotta stay inside
B7 A
Keep our social distance and we gotta hide
B7 A
But there’s one thing that I know that’s still true
G A
I want to be stuck,
D
Inside with you
B7 A
Corona virus gonna give you the blues
B7 A
They say its much, much worse than your average flu
B7 A
But you’re so hot, I don’t want to seem too eager
G A
I’d love you even with
D
A high fever
D7 G
Don’t you go, out to the store
A D
You won’t find no toilet paper there no more
D7 G
Stay inside, close to me
A
Let’s snuggle up and find something to watch
Bm A D
On T V
| D G A Bm A D D |
Bm A
Well I want to be stuck,
Bm A
Well I want to be stuck,
D
Inside with you
B7 A
The neighbors all try to wave us away
B7 A
Well the whole damn world’s in disarray
B7 A
But you’re so hot, I just have to ask
G A
What have you got
D
behind that mask?
D7 G
Don’t you go, out to the store
A D
You won’t find no toilet paper there no more
D7 G
Stay inside, close to me
A
Let’s snuggle up and find something to watch
Bm A D
On T V
| D G A Bm A D D |
Bm A
Well I want to be stuck,
Bm A
Well I want to be stuck,
D
Inside with you
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Jake Gray Knoxville, Tennessee
Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist.
Telling stories via song. I use a variety of styles
influenced by some of the great musical storytellers.
There is another "Jerry Gray" that apparently has had some success with big band music. I am not him so... My family calls me Jake. Now you can too.
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