Chords for George Strait - Merle Haggard Tribute/2016/Las Vegas/T-Mobile Arena

_ _ _ _ _ _ Thank you so much. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A couple of weeks ago we got a new trick or treat for [Bb] news. _ _
Huge icon out there, [Ab] Mr.
Mr.
Merle Hecker. _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ It's such a [Db] sad day for all of us because he was such a huge [Ebm] influence on me and all of our, all the [D] guys in the band.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] And it's so sad that we'll never be able to see Merle perform live again, but his music will live on forever.
[N] _ _ _ We're going to do a little tribute to Mr.
Merle Hecker right now. _ _ _
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First thing I remember knowing was the long seas of [G] love and [D] the young stream of [A] gold. _ _
[D] On a freight train [G] heading [D] down to nowhere [G] I'm bound, [D] no one could change [A] my mind before I [D] tried. _ _
On an only rebel [G] child [D] from a family naked [G] and bound, [D] my mama sang me through the pain [A] and stone.
I [D] was so [G] learned, but [D] the man I kept [G] on turning, [D] didn't know who [A] to hold me [D] in. _ _
Turns me on, crazy [G] in my head, [D] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ I'm a spy, I'm [D] a spy, I'm a nasty guy.
[G] _ [D] He's only [A] a man, he's a little [D] dry. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
Daddy rest [G] his soul, [D] and my mama had [G] it low.
[D] She tried so very hard for [A] this shit.
[D] Working those little [G] reds, [D] wanted me to have [G] this.
[D] She tried to raise [A] me right, but I [D] heard her say,
You _ don't want _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _
me to tear it right, but mama [A] tried. _ _
[D] I'm ready to take my hurt, hurt [G] her pretty good, I'm [D] mad.
That thing's only me to [A] blame, cause mama [D] tried. _
That thing's only me to blame, cause mama tried. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ I hear people [A] talking bad about [D] the way,
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ I call the wars we fight and cry about the way things [D] are.
I _ don't mind [A] switching sides to stand up for things [A] they believe in.
They're running down our dirt, they're walking on the fighting [D] side of me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ I'm running down a way like a right moving car.
_ [D] _ _ _
If you don't want to be shot, let the soldiers shoot [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ right [D] side of me. _
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_ You got some squirt of guy who claims that he doesn't own a flaming [A] fire.
_ And I wonder just how long the rest of us can carry.
[D] _ _ _
They may love you now, get high, but they bring you back so far away.
[A] _ _ You're running down my country, man, you're walking on the fighting side [D] of me. _
[E] You're walking _ _ [B] right down _ _ the field, I'll drop by to bid you farewell.
_ [E] _ _ If you don't love [B] me, let me [E] smoke and have a singing beer. _ _
You're [B] running down my country, man, you're walking on the fighting side of [E] me.
_ _ _ [B] You're _ walking on the fighting side of me. _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
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_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] I've _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
been here, had it, I've had it all [B] _ _ [Cm] the way. _ _
_ _ [F] I've _ _ _ had [C] good times, [Eb] bad [Dm] times, hard times, [Cm] good times.
[F] _ Life's been a blessing [Bb] in _ [F] _ my [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] eyes. _ _ _
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You know I'd rather ride home and tell them.
But they wouldn't [Bb] believe how good my love [Eb] has been. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And if it isn't [E] true, _ _ [Bb]
I'll do it [Gm] all _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [Cm] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
over again. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My love.
_ [Bb] _ _
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You know I'd [Bb] rather ride home and tell them.
But [Fm] they wouldn't believe how good my [Eb] love has _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ been.
And if it isn't [E] true, I'll do it all over [Bb]
again.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ My love. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
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