1. |
High Water
03:46
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G A dirt poor C share D7 croppers G son
G Way down C in C/G Arkansas
G learned to play his D7 music C on
Am a five C dollar G guitar
G he played C when the D7 work was G done
G sitting & picking C with his G Pa
G Soon the city D7 lights were C calling
G and they sure liked C what they G saw
Chorus
C Now the boy from D7 Arkensas
F headed down the C road to LA
F just floating on D7 high water
F Yah that's what I D heard him say
F just floating on D7 high water
F a rhinestone cowboy's on C his way
F - D7 - F - C
G No City C could D7 ever G hold him
G soon he was out C on the G road
G shot up all those D7 charts so C fast
Am gave him C his own G tv show
G We all C know how D7 it turns G out
G after C the wealth G and fame
G The white hot lights D7 they have C to dim
G time always put's C out the G flame
Chorus
C Now the boy from D7 Arkensas
F headed down the C road to LA
F just floating on D7 high water
F Yah that's what I D heard him say
F just floating on D7 high water
F a rhinestone cowboy's on C his way
F He's floating on D7 high water
F ya that's what I D heard him say
Tag:
F He's Floating on D7 high water
F a rhinestone cowboys C on his way
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2. |
Gonna Be Alright
04:02
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Gonna Be Alright
G Just sitting here C at the laundromat
G Watching the cloths C spinning dry
G looking at you C folding things
Am makes me smile and D I don't know why
G Driving home in C our old truck
G Cuddled up To C me so tight
G as we watch C the sun go down
Am Everything's D gonna be alright
Chorus 1
Am And I know if I'm D holding your hand
Am while were walking C through this life
Am Even when we D trudge those miles
Am We know D it's gonna Be C alright
Am through all of the D ups and downs
Am and some words that C cut like a knife
Am I'm just glad D somehow we knew
Am Everything's D gonna Be C alright
G Two of us on C the front porch swing
G watching all the C life that went by
G Grand kids playing C in the front yard
Am makes me smile and D I don't know why
G just sitting here C holding your hand
G nearer to the C end of the line
G Everyday that C the sun comes up
Am Everything's D gonna be alright
Chorus 8 bar solo Chorus – Tag
Am Everything's D gonna Be C alright
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3. |
Country Boy Like Me
03:39
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Country Boy Like Me Robert Larrabee
G You let me slip C through your fingers
D just another knot on G your string
G you threw out the C only future
D this poor cowboy G had ever seen
G all that summer C we shared so much
D you sobbed you'd C be back G next spring
G but I guess you C just couldn't see
D enough to hold C onto Am
C a country boy G like me
Two bar CDG
Chorus:
D I remember C down by the lake
D laying back we'd G count every star
C saw those blue eyes / Am and I knew
D that you had this C country boys G heart
D and it all seemed C pretty clear to me
D a city girl C like you Am could be
C with a country G boy like Me
4Bar Guitar Solo
G I seek your face C in every crowd
D at the bus stop G every spring
G drown my sorrows C in cheap whiskey
D get drunk enough G that I can't see
G the picture in C my head of you
D painted on the C ceiling G of my mind
G that only I C can ever see
D of a girl like C you Am with / C a country boy G like me
2 bar Chorus: 2Bar
inal tag: D I guess it just C won't every be
D a city girl C like you Am With
C a country boy G like me
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4. |
The Old Place
04:15
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The Old Place
G He took the bay D mare out Em for one last C ride
G on the old homestead Em with tears in C his eyes
G gazed upon D the beauty Em then headed C back
G to the old D warn out Em tarpaper C shack
G inside are D pictures of Em a family who tilled C the land
G Now ones a D Doctor Em the others in C a band
G on the table D a faded rose Em inside Grandmas C vase
G a reminder of D all the love Em Down at the G old place
Chorus:
C theres times he feels G broken D by the way things have G changed
C church picnics on G Sunday that’s just how they C were raised
D Yah it’s just Em a memory C now G he remembers C those days
C how they worked Em together C down at the old G place
Tag:
C those days life was Em just a whole lot better
C down at the old G place
G sat on the D porch swing G breathed Em country C air
G on a breeze he could D still smell Em lilocs in her C hair
G shiny cheeks D smiling eyes Em always lit up her C face
G Now she rests in D peace Em in her favourite G place
G Crane Truck D rolled in Em with a big old demolition C ball
G Old fellow just D stood there Em watched his whole life C fall
G Foreman said D sorry Buddy Em it’s a dam C disgrace
G just won’t ever D be the same Em down at the old G place
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5. |
My Friend
03:06
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My Friend
G My friend I'm thinking about you
C and all of those crazy things
that we did not that G long ago
C how we would dance G and sing
G Don't see you much anymore
C but good times are back again
the moment you walk through G the door
Am it's good to C see you G my friend
Chorus:
C Oh I've missed you D mi amigo
C come let us G celebrate
tell me everything D mon amie
Am it's been C so long I G can't wait
D wish this would never end
C so good to see you again
Am mi C Amigo my G friend
Solo
G oh how we laugh sometimes we cry
C on that we can depend
sometimes we have to say G good by
Am and I C miss you G my friend
Chorus
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6. |
Bible in His Hand
04:28
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Bible in his hand
G People came from miles around
C the day that they laid him down
Am to say good by one last D time
C cherish his memory Em in there mind C
G The ones that new him the best
C unafraid as they laid him to rest
Am they knew that he was on D his way
C To a better place than where he Em lay G
Chorus:
C He was the leader D of the band
C Buried with a bible D in his hand
C When God welcomed him
G Into the promised land
C a Man in black D held a bible in his G hand C/D
G When the papers told the storey
C Never mentioned he knew the glory
Am Just talked about the crazy life D he lived
C Back when he was - a younger Em man C
G Those who knew him will rem - ember
C To the Lord he did surrender
Am & that he led a righteous D life
C now back in the arms Em of his loving wife
Chorus - Solo - C-D-Am-G - Chorus-Tag
Tag: C Stood on the threshold of G the promised land
2x-C Man in black D held a Bible In his G Hand
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7. |
Made My Baby Cry
04:00
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Made My Baby Robert Larrabee
Intro - Gb
G As the tears fall – C from her G eyes
C A little more - of our love dies
G I guess I'll - be the one to
Am To Say sorry C for What G I've done
G At this stage C of our G lives
C We still have our- Stubborn pride
G There still ain't no - Good reason why
Am I made C my Baby G cry
Chorus
C I hope we can – D start G again
C I can't fight - D my best friend
C we've been through - G oh so much
Am I can't live D without her touch
C I just can't D say G goodbye
C A piece of my D heart would C die
C Lord for D give me Am I'm sorry C I
Am Ever made C my baby G cry
Solo
G Through the lows – C and the G highs
C were older now - and a little wise
G most of our fights are all done
Am we raised our C little G ones
G At this stage C in our G lives
C we let go of – our foolish pride
G There still ain't no - good reason why
Am I made C my baby G cry
Chorus Tag
C lord forgive me G I'm sorry I
Am Ever made C my baby G cry
C Lord forgive me G I'm so sorry I
Am Ever made C my baby G cry
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8. |
Days of Rock & Roll
03:12
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Days of Rock & Roll
G I never met you – but you should know
C how much it hurt – to see G you go
G all of us here – Em left behind
C flooded this world – with our G crying
Chorus
C Lord Have Mercy D on my G soul
D I miss the days C of Rock G and Roll
D Well it always C soothed G my soul
C back in the days D of Rock G & Roll
Solo
G If we could have – brought you back
C We would have – and that's G a fact
G none of us could Em ever believe
C you would ever G really leave
Chorus - Solo
G But I know where – ever you're at
C there digging the - hillbilly G cat
G I don't think they'd – Em ask you to choose
C between heaven – or Rhythm G and Blues
Chorus X2 - Tag:
C back in the days D of Rock G & Roll
C I miss the Days D of Rock G & Roll
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9. |
Alone Anymore
03:43
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Don't Have To Be (Alone Anymore) - Robert Larrabee June 7th 2017
Verse 1
C F F sus F
such a - young – beautiful - wife
F sus F F sus C
never - thought - he'd leave - this life
F sus F F sus C
sunny days – turned to - blackest - night
Verse Two
F sus F F sus F
How can - anyone – ever come - along
F sus F F sus C
make right - out of - so much - wrong
F sus F F sus D#
try to sing – you a - happy - song
Chorus
A# Am
I don't know what to say – I don't know what to do
G# G
But I can tell you one thing and that's - for sure
F sus F F sus F C
You don't - have to - be alone - anymore
F sus F F sus F C
You don't - have to - be alone – any - more
Verse 3
F sus F F sus F
hard to - believe - there could - be two
F sus F F sus C
another - love made - just for - you
F sus F F sus C
hold my hand – we will - make it through
Verse 4
F sus F F sus F
So lay your head - down on - my chest
F sus F F sus C
I'll coo - softly – while you - rest
F sus F Fsus D#
you make me – feel I've - been blessed
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10. |
Morning Song
05:01
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Robert Larrabee Morning song
G wake to blue birds C gently calling
warm spring showers G softly falling
flowers reaching C for the sunshine
C on rain bow beams G they climb
G Copper leaves on C aspen trees
wind chimes floating G on a breeze
leaves me feeling C that I belong
C somewhere in her G morning song
Chorus
G I look at you A7 there beside me
C no other place G I'd rather be
C an angels face A7 can do no wrong
C so I sing you my G morning song
Am don't stay C in bed A7 to long
C or you will miss your G morning song
G Autumn sun and C joe pye weeds
making love with G honey bees
leaves me feeling C that I belong
C somewhere in your G morning song
Chorus - Tag
C Don't miss your A7 morning song
C I'll sing you my G morning song
C an angels faceA7 can do no wrong
C So I sing you a G Morning song
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11. |
Warrior Will Survive
04:28
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Robert Larrabee song writer August 3rd 2014
G C
up in slave country - on the day I met
Am C G
Belt drive Betty and Joe- Gunny
G C
Spoke of an SOS tree - Solders laid to rest
Am C Em
some that struggle yet / with the / PTSD
PC
G Am C Am Triplets
Gunny said! I’ve got to / fight to stay alive / I’m gonna feel the- sun - on - my - back
C G Am D D7 / G
as I - ride! This wounded - warrior will / survive!
Am D D7 G
This Wounded - Warrior will - survive! 2X
V2
G C
Such a site to see- theres a Poets Hill
Am C G
benches, made of stone - and crabapple / trees
G C
a Bronze on granite vase - a beautiful bouquet
Am C G
The warrior kneeling there - while - he prays
Choruss: The Solder says: I’ve got to fight to stay alive, gonna feel the sun on my back as I ride
This wounded warrior will survive.
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12. |
Thy Will Be Done
03:47
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Thy Will Be done
Writer Robert Larrabee December 02 2016
G-C-Am-D
G My lord D7 I will C sing all G your praise
G You know I Can't stand.... C on my G own
G I surrender all....... C my will.... G to thee....
G I know D7 you Will C guide me.... G home....
Chorus
C Oh My Lord D Oh My God C Thy Will G be done
Em The great C I am the only ...............G one
C Oh My Lord D Oh My God C Thy will G be done
Em On earth C as it Am is in G Heaven..........
G Thank you D7 for the C gift of G your love
G that I can now C Freely..... G Receive
G I only need..... C to ask .......... G of thee
G You are D7 so near C when I'm on my G Knees
Chorus
G I bow D7 my head C and pray G Oh Lord
G How can I best C Serve.......... G Thee
G I listen to the one C Father G and Son
G I know D7 that you C light the way G for me
Chorus
Tag: C On Earth D as it is C/G in heaven
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Robert Larrabee Medicine Hat, Alberta
Robert larrabee writes moving stories and sings them straight from the heart. New music influenced by the last 50 years of Rock & Roll, Traditional Country, and pop. An old soul in a new age, unabashedly unafraid to share music that isn't contrived for the brain washed masses. ... more
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