Let Me Ride
By dickey betts
(c) 1990 cbs records, inc.
Transcribed by matt dickie
Well now times got hard
And I didnt draw the card I needed
So I proceeded to bang it on down the line
Hitchhike, turnpike
And if you got room wont you let me ride?
Just as far as youre going
And lord knowing Ill be much obliged.
There was a light rain falling
I started recalling how lonesome a man can be
Feeling a chill when over the hill
Came a brand new baby blue cadillac
Stop on a dime
I threw my guitar in the back and I climbed inside
Big blue eyes said hey boy dont you want a ride?
I said to birmingham, alabama,
Or to nashville tennessee will do just fine with me.
Dont you know what I mean?
Im coming from new orleans.
Now hey, [na na.]
Mama wont you let me ride?
Well now black fur coat, diamond ring
Shining like something I aint ever seen.
My old guitar and a roadside bar.
Walked in the door looking like a movie queen
There was a honky tonk jukebox, hardwood floor
She said I aint ever seen nothing like this before.
I said, thats all right, mama wont you let me ride?
On down to birmingham, alabama,
Or to nashville tennessee wiil do fine with me.
Dont you know what I mean?
Im coming from new orleans.
Now hey, [na na.]
Mama wont you let me ride?
song performed by by Allman Brothers Band
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God Aint Gonna Getcha For That
Hey you sittin in the corner
Cant ya hear the jukebox playin
Everybodys up doing the two step
And youre not even tappin your toe
Wont you let a lady buy you a cold brew
Loosen you up a little more than you dare to
Maybe take a ride in my cadillac
God aint gonna getcha for that
God aint gonna getcha for that
Hes much too busy with the guys in the black hats
Theres nothin wrong with a man and a woman flirtin with a honky tonk moon
God aint gonna pay no attention
If were just makin use of his invention
Come on baby dont hold back
God aint gonna getcha for that
I can tell youre the quiet type
Are you new in town or just a little bit shy
Didnt you ever catch me lookin
Ive been eyeing you all night
Wont you let a lady buy you a cold brew
Loosen you up a little more than you dare to
Maybe take a ride in my cadillac
God aint gonna getcha for that
God aint gonna getcha for that
Hes much too busy with the guys in the black hats
Theres nothin wrong with a man and a woman flirtin with a honky tonk moon
God aint gonna pay no attention
If were just makin use of his invention
Come on baby dont hold back
God aint gonna getcha for that
God aint gonna getcha for that
Hes much too busy with the guys in the black hats
Theres nothin wrong with a man and a woman flirtin with a honky tonk moon
God aint gonna pay no attention
If were just makin use of his invention
Come on baby dont hold back
God aint gonna getcha for that
No God aint gonna getcha for that
God aint gonna getcha for that
song performed by by Shania Twain
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It Aint Over Yet
(c) 1990 by d. crider and johnny neal
Transcribed by b. luckett
Well, its rainin out the window.
With no sadness on your face.
As youre cleaning out your closet.
Throw your clothes around the place.
I cant stand to see you leaving.
Im not ashamed to beg you to stay.
I cant lock the door and keep you.
I wont stand in your way.
Guess Ive got to let you go.
But theres just one thing you should know.
It aint over, it aint over yet.
You might walk away but you wont forget.
Ill never stop loving you.
My mind is set.
So do what you gotta do yeah.
Cause it aint over yet.
Guess I should have seen it coming.
But I can see it clearly now.
Gonna change my way of livin.
Try to get you back somehow.
Some night when youre lonely.
And your thoughts have turned to me.
Just when you least expect it.
Ill come walking through your dreams.
So go on take that taxi ride.
Cause I know time is on my side.
It aint over, it aint over yet.
You might walk away but you wont forget.
Ill never stop loving you.
My mind is set.
Do what you gotta do baby.
It aint over....
Guitar break
song performed by by Allman Brothers Band
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Mama
I cant see you mama
But I can hardly wait
Ooh to touch and to feel you mama
Oh I just cant keep away
In the heat and the steam of the city
Oh its got me running and I just cant brake
So say youll help me mama
Cos its getting so hard - oh
Now I cant keep you mama
But I know youre always there
You listen, you teach me mama
And I know inside you care
So get down, down here beside me
Oh you aint going nowhere
No I wont hurt you mama
But its getting so hard - oh
Ha ha, ha ha ha ha, ha ha, argh
Ha ha, ha ha ha ha, ha ha, argh
Cant you see me here mama
Mama mama mama please
Cant you feel my heart
Cant you feel my heart
Cant you feel my heart oh
Now listen to me mama
Mama mama
Youre taking away my last chance
Dont take it away
Cant you feel my heart?
Ha ha, ha ha ha, ha, argh
Its hot, too hot for me mama
But I can hardly wait
My eyes theyre burning mama
And I can feel my body shake
Dont stop, dont stop me mama
Oh make the pain, make it go away - hey
No I wont hurt you mama
But its getting so hard - oh
Now I cant see you mama
But I know youre always there
You taunt, you tease me mama
But I never never can keep away
Its the heat and the steam of the city
Oh got me running and I just cant brake
So stay dont leave me mama
Cos its getting so hard - oh
Dont go no no, dont go
No no no, dont go...
song performed by by Genesis
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Milwaukee Here I Come (feat. Melba Montgomery)
I'm gonna get on that old turnpike and I'm gonna ride
I'm gonna leave this town 'til you decide
Which one you want the most them Opry stars or me
Milwaukee here I come from Nashville, Tennessee
Milwaukee is where we were before we came here
Working in a brewery making the finest beer
You came to me on a payday night said let's go to Tennessee
So we drove to Nashville to the Grand Ole Opry
I'm gonna get on that old turpike and I'm gonna ride
I'm gonna leave this town 'til you decide
Which one you want the most those Opry stars or me
Milwaukee here I come from Nashville, Tennessee
We were watching TV Ernest Tubb was singing loud
I said that's the man for me I love him, there's no doubt
I'm leaving you and going now to find out where he's at
If I can't get him I'll settle for that bluegrass Lester Flatt.
I'm gonna get on that old turnpike and I'm gonna ride
I'm gonna leave this town 'til you decide
Which one you want the most
Me or Jerry Lee
Milwaukee here I come from Nashville, Tennessee
Milwaukee here I come from Nashville, Tennessee
song performed by by John Prine
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Milwaukee Here I Come
Im gonna get on that old turnpike and Im gonna ride
Im gonna leave this town til you decide
Which one you want the most them opry stars or me
Milwaukee here I come from nashville, tennessee
Milwaukee is where we were before we came here
Working in a brewery making the finest beer
You came to me on a payday night said lets go to tennessee
So we drove to nashville to the grand ole opry
Im gonna get on that old turpike and Im gonna ride
Im gonna leave this town til you decide
Which one you want the most those opry stars or me
Milwaukee here I come from nashville, tennessee
We were watching tv ernest tubb was singing loud
I said thats the man for me I love him, theres no doubt
Im leaving you and going now to find out where hes at
If I cant get him Ill settle for that bluegrass lester flatt.
Im gonna get on that old turnpike and Im gonna ride
Im gonna leave this town til you decide
Which one you want the most
Me or jerry lee
Milwaukee here I come from nashville, tennessee
Milwaukee here I come from nashville, tennessee
song performed by by John Prine
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It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
Well I ride on a mailtrain baby, cant buy a thrill
Well I been up all night baby leanin on the windowsill
Well if I die on top of the hill
And if I dont make it, you know my baby will
Dont the moon look good mama, shining through the trees
Dont the breakmen look good mama, flaggin down the double-e
Dont the sun look good goin down over the sea
But dont my gal look fine when shes coming after me
Now the wintertime is coming, the windows are filled with frost
I went to tell everybody but I could not get across
Well I wanna be your lover baby, I dont wanna be your boss
Dont say I never warned you when your train gets lost.
song performed by by Bob Dylan
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Mama Told Me Not To Come
Want some whiskey in your water?
Sugar in your tea?
Whats all these crazy questions theyre askin me?
This is the craziest party that could ever be
Dont turn on the lights cause I dont wanna see
Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
She said that aint the way to have fun, son
That aint the way to have fun, son
Open up the window, let some air into this room
I think mommas chocking from the smell of stale perfume
And the cigarette youre smoking about to scare me half to death
Open up the window, let me catch my breath
Some radio is blastin
Someones knockin at the door
Im lookin at my girlfriend
She just passed out on the floor
Ive seen so many things
I aint never seen before
Dont know what it is
I dont wanna see no more
Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come (mama told me)
She said that aint the way to have fun, no (no, no)
That aint the way to have fun, son
Mama told me, mama told me
Mana told me, mama told me
Mama told me not to come (mama told me not to come)
That aint the way to have fun, son
That aint the way to have fun, son
That aint the way to have fun, no, son
That aint the way to have fun, son (mama told me)
Mama told me, mama told me
Mama told me, mama told me
Mama told me not to come (mama told me not to come)
That aint the way to have fun, son
That aint the way to have fun, son
That aint the way to have fun (oh no, no)...
song performed by by Tom Jones
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Black Water
Patrick simmons
Well, I built me a raft and shes ready for floatin
Ol mississippi, shes callin my name
Catfish are jumpin
That paddle wheel thumpin
Black water keeps rollin on past just the same
Old black water, keep on rollin
Mississippi moon, wont you keep on shinin on me
Old black water, keep on rollin
Mississippi moon, wont you keep on shinin on me
Old black water, keep on rollin
Mississippi moon, wont you keep on shinin on me
Yeah, keep on shinin your light
Gonna make everything, pretty mama
Gonna make everything all right
And I aint got no worries
cause I aint in no hurry at all
Well, if it rains, I dont care
Dont make no difference to me
Just take that street car thats goin up town
Yeah, Id like to hear some funky dixieland
And dance a honky tonk
And Ill be buyin evrybody drinks all roun
Old black water, keep on rollin
Mississippi moon, wont you keep on shinin on me
Old black water, keep on rollin
Mississippi moon, wont you keep on shinin on me
Old black water, keep on rollin
Mississippi moon, wont you keep on shinin on me
Yeah, keep on shinin your light
Gonna make everything, pretty mama
Gonna make everything all right
And I aint got no worries
cause I aint in no hurry at all
Id like to hear some funky dixieland
Pretty mama come and take me by the hand
By the hand, take me by the hand pretty mama
Come and dance with your daddy all night long
I want to honky tonk, honky tonk, honky tonk
With you all night long
song performed by by Doobie Brothers
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Tennessee Jed
Cold iron shackles, ball and chain,
Listen to the whistle of the evenin train.
You know you bound to wind up dead,
If you dont head back to tennessee jed.
Rich man step on my poor head,
When you get back you better butter my bread.
Well, do you know its like I said,
You better head back to tennessee jed.
Tennessee, tennessee, there aint no place Id rather be,
Baby wont you carry me back to tennessee.
Drink all day and rock all night,
The law come to get you if you dont walk right
Got a letter this morning, baby all it read,
You better head back to tennessee jed.
I dropped four flights and cracked my spine,
Honey, come quick with the iodine,
Catch a few winks, baby, under the bed
Then you head back to tennessee jed.
Tennessee, tennessee, there aint no place Id rather be,
Baby wont you carry me back to tennessee.
I run into charlie fog,
Blacked my eye and he kicked my dog,
My doggie turned to me and he said,
Lets head back to tennessee jed.
I woke up a feelin mean,
Went down to play the slot machine,
The wheels turned around, and the letters read,
You better head back to tennessee jed.
Tennessee, tennessee, there aint no place Id rather be,
Baby wont you carry me back to tennessee.
song performed by by Grateful Dead
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It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
Well, I ride on a mailtrain, baby,
Cant buy a thrill.
Ive been up all night, baby,
Leanin on the window sill.
If I die
On top of the hill
And if I dont make it,
You know my baby will.
Dont the moon look good, mama,
Shinin down through the trees?
Dont the brakeman look good, mama,
Flagging down the double e?
Dont the sun look good
Goin down over the sea?
Dont my gal look fine
When shes comin after me?
Wintertime is coming,
The windows are filled with frost.
I went to tell everybody,
But I could not get across.
Well, I wanna be your lover, baby,
I dont wanna be your boss.
Dont say I never warned you
If your train gets lost.
song performed by by George Harrison
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Leaving Town Blues
Written by peter green.
Now, when I leave this town
Wont be - back no more
Yes, when I leave this town, mama
Wont be back no more
Ive got the blues so bad
Standing round my door
Yes, I got the blues so bad
Why wont you let me be
I have the blues so bad, mama
Why wont you let me be
Now, when I go to chicago
Blues dont you follow me
Break:
Im asking mama, mama
Please dont cry no tears
Yes, I say mama, mama
Please dont cry no tears
Because Ill always love you
Through all my days and years
song performed by by Fleetwood Mac
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Mama You Been On My Mind
(bob dylan)
Perhaps its the color of the sun cut flat
And coverin the crossroads Im standing at
Or maybe its the weather or something like that
But mama you been on my mind
I do not mean you trouble, dont put me down, dont get upset
I am not pleadin? or sayin? i cant forget you
I do not pace the floor, bowed down and bent, but yet
Mama you been on my mind
Even tho? my eyes are hazy
And my thoughts they might be narrow
Where you been dont bother me, or bring me down with sorrow
I dont even mind where you be wakin? up tomorrow
But mama you been on my mind
Im not asking you to say words like yes or no
Please understand me, Ive no place Im calling you to go
Im just whisperin? to myself so I can pretend that I dont know
Mama you been on my mind
When you wake up in the mornin? baby, look inside your mirror
You know I wont be next to you, you know I wont be near
Id just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
As someone who has had you on his mind
As someone who has had you on his mind
Mama you been on my mind
song performed by by Rod Stewart
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Mama, You Been On My Mind
Perhaps its the color of the sun cut flat
An covrin the crossroads Im standing at,
Or maybe its the weather or something like that,
But mama, you been on my mind.
I dont mean trouble, please dont put me down or get upset,
I am not pleadin or sayin, I cant forget.
I do not walk the floor bowed down an bent, but yet,
Mama, you been on my mind.
Even though my mind is hazy an my thoughts they might be narrow,
Where you been dont bother me nor bring me down in sorrow.
It dont even matter to me where youre wakin up tomorrow,
But mama, youre just on my mind.
I am not askin you to say words like yes or no,
Please understand me, I got no place for you t go.
Im just breathin to myself, pretendin not that I dont know,
Mama, you been on my mind.
When you wake up in the mornin, baby, look inside your mirror.
You know I wont be next to you, you know I wont be near.
Id just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear
As someone who has had you on his mind.
song performed by by Bob Dylan
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Jet Boy Blue
Written by dan peek and catherine peek, 1976
Found on hideaway.
Jet boy blue
You steal and you think that its right
Like a thief in the night
Ah, oh yeah
Ill tell you its true
You come around with your stories to tell
I dont hold no intrest
But I let you go
I know youve fallen under his spell
Dont let him kill you
Hell only fill you with lies
Youre a fool and you know it
Done your best not to show it
But its all over
Youre through
Jet boy blue
Hell only take you for a ride
Only cost you your pride
Jet boy blue
Stop, stop while youre still ahead
Youve got a lot to learn
Youre still so young
Listen to what your mama said
Try to tell you go to hell
Youre just a kid
Dont take no advice, you never think twice
Close the door
Jump in, dont mention what you did
Stop, stop while youre still ahead
Youve got a lot to learn
Youre still so young
Listen to what your mama said
Youre a fool and you know it
Done your best not to show it
But its all over
Youre through
Jet boy blue
Hell only take you for a ride
Only cost you your pride
Jet boy blue
Stop, stop while youre still ahead
Youve got a lot to learn
Youre still so young
Listen to what your mama said
Jet boy blue
You steal and you think that its right
Like a thief in the night
Wo, jet, jet, jet, jet boy blue
Jet boy blue
Jet boy blue
Jet boy blue
Jet boy blue
Jet boy blue
Jet boy blue
Jet boy blue ...
song performed by by America
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The Ride
Well I was thumbing my way from Montgomery
Had my guitar on my back
When a stranger pulled up beside me, in a antique Cadillac
He was dressed like 1950
Half drunk and hollow eyed
Said its a long walk to Nashville would you like a ride son?
Well I climbed up in the front seat
And he turned on the radio
And them sad old songs coming outta them speakers was solid country gold
Then I noticed the stranger was ghost white pale
When he asked me for a light
And I knew there was something strange about this ride
Chorus
He said drifter can you make folks cry when you play and sing
Have you paid your dues?
Can you moan the blues?
Can you bend them guitar strings?
He said boy can you make folks feel what you feel inside?
Cause if your big star bound let me warn you it's a long hard ride
He cried just south of Nashville
And he turned that car around
He said "this is where you get off boy"
'Cause I'm goin' back to Alabam'
Well I climbed outta that Cadillac
And I said mister many thanks
He said you don't have to call me mister, mister
The whole world calls me Hank
Chorus x2
He said drifter can you make folks cry when you play and sing
Have you paid your dues?
Can you moan the blues?
Can you bend them guitar strings?
He said boy can you make folks feel what you feel inside?
Cause if your big star bound let me warn you it's a long hard ride
Well if you're big star bound let me warn ya, its a long hard ride
If you're big star bound........let me warn ya
song performed by by Tim McGraw
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Aloha Mama
Aloha mama dont go away
Aloha mama I want you to stay
Aloha mama wont you treat me right
I need you tender woman wont you hold me tight
Surfridin sister I wanna taste your love
Les make it in the garden beneath the stars above
Aloha mama dont go away
Aloha mama I want you to stay
Aloha mama have you got the cure
My hearts all broken and I feel unsure
Surfridin sister I got to fly away
Ill be back in september thats the price I pay
Aloha mama dont go away
Aloha mama I want you to stay
Cant you feel the tradewinds blowin
Theres a look in your eyes youre goin
Dont leave me now Im a hurtin
If youd look in my eyes youd see hunger arise
Cant you feel all these years Ive been cryin these years
Aloha mama dont go away
Aloha mama I want you to stay
Aloha mama dont make me cry
Aloha mama you know il die
Aloha mama dont go away
Aloha mama I want you to stay
song performed by by Chicago
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Ride
Chillin out from across the room,
I can read your mind.
Dont say a word I can see it in your eyes.
I need a change of scenery,
Blue skies gonna set us free,
All I know is you and I should ride.
[chorus:]
Come with me on a trip to nowhere,
Take a train, plane, or motorbike.
Dont care about your bags, well leave tonight.
Dont care about a destination,
Or the troubles well leave behind,
As long as youre here with me,
Baby lets ride.
Monday of another season, feels like rain,
Tomorrow knows itll belike yesterday.
Getting tired of the same old faces,
I been dreaming bout the brand new places.
Lets fade, check out and get away.
[chorus:]
Follow the highway of your heart,
Not of your mind.
And dont waste time.
Baby lets ride.
Lets ride.baby come on lets ride.
[chorus: (x3)]
Baby lets ride. [x4]
song performed by by Velvet Empire
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Let Me Ride
Ive been on the road now for a day and a night
Ive been lonesome and hungry for miles
Ive seen how you people been lookin your lies
Im gonna kill yall with your own smiles
But I wish that yall could get a look at the news
And see what the mans puttin down
Well I gotta hold a one yesterday night
And they threw me outta this town, oh yeah
Well its gonna be awhile before I get home
But when I do thats the end of my roamin
Cause Ive been gone a lifetime and I cant believe
That the people I trust still can deceive
By the time I get back here things have to change
Cause if they dont theres gonna be alot of strange
Lookin people marchin round, clappin their hands
And they wont stop till everyone understands
Oh yeah
Let me ride, let me ride
Let me ride now, let me ride now, yeah
Livins just like sleepin
Why is life not like a dream
Now the dawn is weepin
Another sunlight sees
Oh Ive been here too long now
I got to go outside
Ya people gotta let me ride
Let me ride, ride, ride
I got to feel free inside (4x)
(solo)
Ya people gotta let me ride
Let me ride, ride, ride
I gotta feel free inside (4x)
song performed by by Reo Speedwagon
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Black & Blue
Slip n slide, push it in
Bitch sure got the rhythm
Im holding back, yeah, I got control
Hooked into her system
Dont draw the line
Honey, I aint through with you
The harder the better
Lets do it til were black and blue
Well, you never know when love will come
Gotta get it while you got it
A little bit of everything, even when it hurts
Sure feels good
Dont draw the line
Honey, I aint through with you
The harder the better
Lets do it til were black and blue
Yo mama!
Black and blue
Black and blue, yo mama!
Black and blue
Gotta, gotta, gotta, get it right
Black and blue
Dont draw the line
Honey, I aint through with you
The harder the better
Well do it til were black and blue
Dont draw the line
Baby, I aint through with you
The harder the better
Lets do it til were black and blue
The wetter the better
Lets do it til were black and blue
Do it til were black and blue
The wetter the better
Lets do it til were black and blue
song performed by by Van Halen
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Sweet Home Alabama
(ed king - ronnie vanzant - gary rossington)
Big wheels keep on turning
Carry me home to see my kin
Singing songs about the southland
I miss alabamy once again
And I think its a sin, yes
Well I heard mister young sing about her
Well, I heard ole neil put her down
Well, I hope neil young will remember
A southern man dont need him around anyhow
Sweet home alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet home alabama
Lord, Im coming home to you
In birmingham they love the governor
Now we all did what we could do
Now watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth
Sweet home alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet home alabama
Lord, Im coming home to you
Here I come alabama
Now muscle shoals has got the swampers
And theyve been known to pick a song or two
Lord they get me off so much
They pick me up when Im feeling blue
Now how about you?
Sweet home alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet home alabama
Lord, Im coming home to you
Sweet home alabama
Oh sweet home baby
Where the skies are so blue
And the governors true
Sweet home alabama
Lordy
Lord, Im coming home to you
Yea, yea montgomerys got the answer
song performed by by Lynyrd Skynyrd
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