Chords for Kris Kristofferson honored

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_ Legendary poet and songwriter Chris Christopherson can now add the Leadership Music Del [B] Franklin
Award to his list of accomplishments.
Sean Camp, Lyle Leavitt and Leanne Womack were among those artists that paid [Bb] tribute
to the legendary [Ab] man.
It's like a gift from the [Gb] songwriter to us and it's always there for us. _
It's there [B] for us right now.
It's there for us 10 years ago.
[E] _ It's there for us 20 years [B] ago, 30 [C] years ago.
It's [B] there for our children [Eb] and for our [B] grandchildren.
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_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] And our [B] children and grandchildren _ _ will [Gb] know Chris Christopherson [B] and will know his [Bbm] songs _
_ and they will be [Gb] better for it _ [G] just as we are. _
[Bb] _ Chris, [A] may your [B] light forever [A] [E] burn bright.
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Thank you for [C] everything you've given all of us. _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ Freedom's just another word [C] for nothing left to lose.
_ _ [G] _ Nothing ain't worth nothing but [C] it's free. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ Feeling good was easy, Lord, [C] when Bobby sang the _ blues.
[G] _ Feeling good was good enough for me. _ _
_ _ Cruddy, you're one of the most successful _ [B]
legendary [E] label execs in Nashville.
I know you [C] helped write Me and Bobby McGee with Chris Christopherson.
Tell [D] us any of your favorite stories about him.
When he first came out to see me, _ _ he [Bb] sang four songs for me that he had written.
_ [D] _ And I thought I was hallucinating.
_ _ _ And I knew it.
I couldn't figure [A] why because [Ab] I was under _ no stimulation of any kind, [G] you know, artificial. _
I _ thought, this can't be anybody can [Bbm] write this quality, this, [B] you know, through four songs.
Turned out that was just the tip of [D] the iceberg.
_ [Gbm] _ _ He just blew me away, you know.
And I said, [Eb] I'd sign him if he would agree to make [G] an album for Monument.
He said he couldn't sing _ and [C] he sounded like a frog.
[A] I said, but you [Abm] sound like a frog that can communicate [G] because you did [A] with me.
_ He [Bb] said, okay, if you're that [D] crazy, I am too.
_ [Bb] _ And the [B] rest, as they say, is history.
I'm very happy to present [G] the Leadership [Gb] Music Dale Franklin Award [G] to my [D] friend, Chris Christopherson. _
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I'm so honored [C] _ to _ be up here with Fred Foster [F] _ _
and Willie Nelson.
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_ I can't tell you what it means [A] to me.
And _ _ [C] _ I'm going to get off of here [Dbm] before I say something stupid.
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And loving her was _ easier [G] than anything I'll ever do [C] again. _ _ _ _ _ _
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Loving her was easier [G] than anything I'll ever do. _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Thank you so much. _ _ _ _ _ _
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