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Tell Me How ( Buddy Holly )

Tell me how to keep your love You know how I need your love Tell me how you keep the love Within your heart from me Don't you know that I love you Let me show why I'm true blue When I know our love …

Tender Years ( George Jones )

You keep saying you love him I believe that it's true And it just doesn't matter How much I love you But in time you'll understand dear When you shed a tear Then you'll know you were living In your tender years In your eyes …

Tennessee ( Carl Perkins )

Now there are folks who like to brag about where they came from But when they start that stuff I let 'em be But it makes me feel like I wanna brag some To know that I come from the state of Tennessee Let's give …

Thank you For The Music ( ABBA )

I'm nothing special, in fact I'm a bit of a bore If I tell a joke, you've probably heard it before But I have a talent, a wonderful thing 'Cause everyone listens when I start to sing I'm so grateful and proud All I want …

That'll Be The Day ( Buddy Holly )

Well, that'll be the day, when you say goodbye. Yes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry. You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie 'Cause that'll be the day when I die. Well, you give me all your loving and …

That Lucky Old Sun ( Frankie Laine )

Up in the mornin', out on the job, Work like the devil for my pay, But that lucky old sun got nothin' to do But roll around heaven all day. Fuss with my woman, toil for my kids, Sweat till I'm wrinkled and gray, While …

That's All You Gotta Do ( Brenda Lee )

Anytime you're feeling low and you got no place to go You don't have to be blue here is all you gotta do Call me on the telephone tell me that you're all alone And I'll come a running to you baby that's all you …

That's Amore ( Dean Martin )

In Napoli where love is king, when boy meets girl, here's what they sing: When the moon hits you eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore. When the world seems to shine like you've had too much wine, that's amore. Bells will ring ting-A-ling-A-ling, …

That's How Much I Love You ( Eddy Arnold )

Well if I had a nickel I know what I would do I'd spend it all for candy and give it all to you I'd spend it all for candy and give it all to you Cause that's how much I love you baby that's …

That's how strong my love is ( The Rolling Stones, Otis Redding )

If I was the sun way up there I'd go with my love everywhere I'd be the moon when the sun went down Just to let them know I'm still around Cause that's how strong my love is, that's how strong my love is That's …

Thats Life ( Frank Sinatra )

That's life - that's what all the people say; You're ridin' high in April, shot down in May. But I know I'm gonna change that tune When I'm back on top in June. [] That's life - funny as it seems, Some people get their …

Thats The Thing About Love ( Don Williams )

Sometimes you feel lost and far from home Then with just one kiss you're a king on a throne It can make you soar like an eagle Or it can make you feel meek as a dove But whoa whoa that's the thing about love …

That Warm Summer Night ( Ricky Nelson )

The April walk through fields and farms And then I held you in my arms But most of all I still recall That warm summer night The autumn hayride the frosty breeze The fading color of the trees But through the fall I still recall …

The Air That I Breathe ( The Hollies )

( for the original key of B ) If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass, can't think of anything I need. No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound, nothing to eat, no books to read. Making love with you has left …

The Bare Necessities ( Phil Harris, Bruce Reitherman )

Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities, Forget about your worries, and your strife, [] I mean, the, bare necessities, ol' Mother Nature's recipes, That bring the bare necessities of life! [] Wherever I wander, wherever I roam, I couldn't be fonder, of …

The Big Hurt ( Toni Fisher )

Now it begins, now that you've gone; Needles and pins, twilight till dawn. Watching that clock till you re[Am7(V)]turn, Lighting that torch and [C#m7-5]watching it burn. Now it begins, day after day; This is my night, ticking away. Waiting to hear footsteps that [Am7(V)]say, “Love …

The Blizzard ( Jim Reeves )

There's a blizzard coming on how I'm wishing I was home for my pony's lame and he can hardly stand Listen to that norther sigh if we don't get home we'll die But it's only seven miles to Mary Ann's It's only seven miles to …

The Blues Come Around ( Hank Williams )

Once I was happy as I could be But I let a gal make a fool of me And ever since she let me down The blues come around when the sun goes down Oh the blues come around Oh the blues come around Lawd …

The Boxer ( Simon and Garfunkel )

I am just a poor boy, though my story's seldom told I have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles, such are promises. All lies and jest, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest, hmmmm When I left …

The Cat Came Back ( Carol Smith, Sonny James )

The cat came back the cat came back I thought he was a goner but the cat came back Cause he wouldn't stay away Now old Uncle John had troubles of his own He had an ol' yellow cat that wouldn't leave home He tried …

The Christmas Song ( Nat King Cole )

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at your nose Yuletide carols being sung by a choir And folks dressed up like Eskimos Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe Help to make the season bright Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow …

The Day that the Rains Came Down ( Jane Morgan )

The day that the rains came down, Mother Earth smiled again; Now the lilacs could b[Bm7-5]loom; now the fields could grow greener. [(N.C.)]The day that the rains came down, buds were born, love was born As the young buds will [Bm7-5]grow, so our young love …

The End Of The World ( Brenda Lee, Skeeter Davis )

Why does the sun go on shining Why does the sea rush to shore Don't they know it's the end of the world Cause you don't love me anymore Why do the birds go on singing Why do the stars glow above Don't they know …

The First In Line ( The Everly Brothers )

They say that you have found a love And maybe it's strong enough But should you ever change your mind Let me be the first in line For I would give my heart to you With a love pure and true And it would last …

The Folks Who Live On The Hill ( Sammy Davis Jr., Bing Crosby, ... )

Someday, We'll build a home on a hilltop high, you and I, Shiny and new, a cottage that two can fill; And we'll be pleased to be called The folks who live on the hill. Someday, we may be adding a wing or two, a …

The Free Electric Band ( Albert Hammond )

My father is a doctor, he's a family man My mother works for charity when ever she can They're both good clean Americans who abide by the law They both stick up for liberty and they both support the war. My happiness was paid for …

The Gambler ( Kenny Rogers )

On a warm summer's evenin' on a train bound for nowhere, I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness 'til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak. …

The Games People Play ( Joe South )

Oh the games people play now every night and every day now Never meaning what they say now never saying what they mean And they wile away the hours in their ivory towers Till they're covered up with flowers in the back of a black …

The Green Door ( Jim Lowe )

(Midnight, one more night without sleepin'.) (Watchin' till the morning comes creepin'.) (Green door, what's that secret you're keepin'?) There's an old piano and they play it hot, behind the green door. Don't know what they're doin', but they laugh a lot, behind the green …

The Gypsy ( The Ink Spots )

E7 AM7 Bm7-5 AM7 In a quaint car - a - van, There's a la - dy they call The Gyp - sy; She can [Bm7-5]look in the fu - ture And [Bm7-5]drive a - way all your fears. E7 AM7 Bm7-5 AM7 Ev' - …

The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. ( Danna Fargo )

Good morn-in' morning hello sunshine Wake up sleep-y head Why'd we move that beau-jan-gle clock So far a-way from the bed Just one more minute That's why we moved it One more hug or two Do you love wakin' up next to me As much …

The Impossible Dream (The Quest) ( Elvis Presley )

To dream the impossible dream, to fight the unbeatable foe, to bear with unbearable sorrow, to run where the brave dare not go. To right the unrightable wrong, to love pure and chaste from afar, to try when your arms are too weary, to reach …

The King Of Oak Street ( Kenny Rogers )

Like a leaf caught in the wind he drifted a while With no purpose or direction to his life He tried to get himself together And pacify his mind And forget about the things he left behind A crying woman he left standing in his …

The Lady Is A Tramp ( Frank Sinatra )

She gets too hungry for dinner at eight; She likes the theater, but never comes late. She never bothers with people she hates, That's why the lady is a tramp. She don't go to crap games with Barons and Earls, Won't go to Harlem in …

The Last Farewell ( Roger Whittaker )

There's a ship lies rigged and ready in the harbour tomorrow for old England she sails far away from your land of endless sunshine to my land full of rainy skies and gales and I shall be aboard that ship tomorrow though my heart is …

The Letter ( The Box Tops )

Give me a ticket for an aeroplane, Ain't got time to take the fastest train Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home, My baby just wrote me a letter. I don't care how much money I gotta spend, Got to get back to my baby …

The Lion Sleeps Tonight ( The Tokens )

Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh Wemoweh, wemoweh, wemoweh, wemoweh Wemoweh, wemoweh, wemoweh, wemoweh Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh Wemoweh, wemoweh, wemoweh, wemoweh Wemoweh, wemoweh, wemoweh, wemoweh In the jungle, the mighty jungle The lion sleeps tonight In the jungle, the quiet jungle The lion sleepstonight Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh Wemoweh, wemoweh, wemoweh, wemoweh …

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance ( Gene Pitney )

When Liberty Valance rode to town The womenfolk would hide they'd hide When Liberty Valance walked around The men would step aside Cause the point of a gun was the only law That Liberty understood When it came to shooting straight and fast He was …

The Master's Call ( Marty Robbins )

When I was but a young man I was wild and full of fire A youth within my teens but full of challenge and desire I ran away from home and left my mother and my dad I know it grieved them so to think …

The Moon Was Yellow ( Frank Sinatra )

The moon was yellow and the [E7-9]night was young A smile brought us to - geth - er, and I was wond'- ring wheth - er We'd meet a - gain some day. The moon was yellow and a [E7-9]song was sung, That vo - …

Then And Only Then ( Connie Smith )

In your haste you left and said you'd be returning In my sorrow I forgot to ask you when In my lonely room I sit and count the hours Every minute hoping I'll look up and you'll come walking in For then and only then …

The naughty lady of Shady Lane ( Dean Martin )

Papaya, papaya paya. Papaya, papaya paya The naughty lady of Shady Lane has hit the town like a bomb, the back fence gossips ain't been this good since Mabel ran off with Tom. Our town was peaceful and quiet before she came on the scene, …

Then Who Am I ( Charlie Pride )

If he's the one that's always on your mind The only one who's love can satisfy If he's the one that keeps your heart alive Who am I who am I Am I no more than just a rock you needed for a stepping stone …

Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye ( Eddy Arnold )

Kiss me each morning for a million years Hold me each evening by your s-ide Tell me you love me for a million years If it don't work out if it don't work out Then you can tell me good-bye Sweeten my coffee with a …

The old nickelodeon sound ( Sailor )

I guess I'm an old-fashioned dreamer, walking the street on my own, out of date, like the old-fashioned steamer, no longer feeling at home. For now romance has gone, time races on, but I still remember the town, the girls, the bar full of sailors, …

The Peacemaker ( Albert Hammond )

Get out, damn it, close the door, don't slam it! Let me be alone a while, to give my nerves a rest Whatever you do I love you, no matter what you do I love you. And I want to run after you, but I …

The Rain, The Park & Other Things ( The Cowsills )

I saw her sitting in the rain Raindrops falling on her She didn't seem to care She sat there and smiled at me Then I knew (I knew... I knew... I knew... I knew) She could make me happy (happy... happy) (She could make me …

There Goes My Baby ( The Drifters )

(Bo-bo, doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo) (There she goes) (doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo) (There she goes) (doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo) (Bo-bo) (doo-doot-doo-doo) (Bo-bo) (doo-doo-doo-doo) There goes my baby, moving on down the line, wonder where, wonder where, wonder where she is bound? I broke her heart and made her cry, now I'm alone, so all …

Theres Always Me ( Elvis Presley )

When the evening shadows fall And your wondering who to call For a little company there's always me If your great romance should end And you're lonesome for a friend Darling you need never be there's always me I don't seem to mind somehow Playing …

The River of No Return ( Marilyn Monroe, Tennessee Ernie Ford )

There is a river called the river of no return; Sometimes it's peaceful, and sometimes wild and free! Love is a trav'ler on the river of no return, Swept on forever to be lost in a stor - my sea. Wail-a-ree I can hear the …