Chords for Larry Butler - On Relationship With Charley Pride
Tempo:
80.075 bpm
Chords used:
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Em
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Charlie, prior to I booked, Willie introduced me to him.
And I booked him into my club, out in Cuttshoot,
Pat's Longhorn Ballroom.
And the day that he drove up, there was a 4 by 8 sign
across the road over there, said,
Ann, don't let the sun set on your, in Cuttshoot.
So, I didn't want to say those words, but you understand.
And he said, I said, Charlie, everything's going to be all right.
Come on in.
So, it was so quiet.
I had trouble with people, found out when he was colored,
I booked him in my [Ab] club, that they started to call me.
And they was going to burn my place down,
going to take a bomb and blow it up.
And so, Gene Reif was our sheriff in here in Conroe, Texas.
So, I called Gene.
He was a good buddy of mine.
And we got the sheriff to get all of his guys out there.
As the cars pulled in my parking lot,
they would take their name and write down the license plate number
in case something did happen.
So, I had seven liquor board controllers
sitting right in front of my bandstand [Em] in case something did happen.
And so, everything went smoothly.
So, Charlie, I got him booked that night.
I had him in my storeroom until I got ready for him.
So, I played until intermission,
and I announced that we'll have Charlie Pratt on the bandstand in a few minutes.
And I went back.
There was nobody clap.
I went back and got Charlie.
It was [A] worried me then because I was scared something would happen.
So, I had two liquor board men on each side of me and one behind him,
and I was in front when I walked him down to my bandstand.
So, we walked to the bandstand.
You could hear a pin drop.
You could hear us walking.
It was quiet in there.
I got on the microphone, and I introduced him.
I said, Ladies and gentlemen, I said, Charlie Pratt is our guest star tonight,
and he's here to entertain you,
and I'd love for you all to give him a chance and listen to him.
So, he said, Thank you, Larry.
I introduced him.
He said, Thank you, Larry.
He said, Ladies and gentlemen, I know that I'm a little bit dark.
I got a dark suntan.
He said, But I've been working in the cotton fields down in Slade, Mississippi,
ever since I was a little bitty boy.
And he said, I would love for you all to give me a chance to sing country
because that's what we're listening to.
He cut loose on Hank Williams, Sr.,
Collegiate,
and when he did, I thought the top was coming off the building.
They roared and hollered and clapped and everything else.
So, there was a couple of ladies come down there at the end of my bandstand
and looked and said, He is, he is, ain't he?
Talk about him being colored.
I told them the liquor board men in.
I said, Y'all can sit down.
I said, Charlie's got him now.
And, boy, they roared and roared and kept on.
I encouraged him, and he kept on.
And he had the club
And I booked him into my club, out in Cuttshoot,
Pat's Longhorn Ballroom.
And the day that he drove up, there was a 4 by 8 sign
across the road over there, said,
Ann, don't let the sun set on your, in Cuttshoot.
So, I didn't want to say those words, but you understand.
And he said, I said, Charlie, everything's going to be all right.
Come on in.
So, it was so quiet.
I had trouble with people, found out when he was colored,
I booked him in my [Ab] club, that they started to call me.
And they was going to burn my place down,
going to take a bomb and blow it up.
And so, Gene Reif was our sheriff in here in Conroe, Texas.
So, I called Gene.
He was a good buddy of mine.
And we got the sheriff to get all of his guys out there.
As the cars pulled in my parking lot,
they would take their name and write down the license plate number
in case something did happen.
So, I had seven liquor board controllers
sitting right in front of my bandstand [Em] in case something did happen.
And so, everything went smoothly.
So, Charlie, I got him booked that night.
I had him in my storeroom until I got ready for him.
So, I played until intermission,
and I announced that we'll have Charlie Pratt on the bandstand in a few minutes.
And I went back.
There was nobody clap.
I went back and got Charlie.
It was [A] worried me then because I was scared something would happen.
So, I had two liquor board men on each side of me and one behind him,
and I was in front when I walked him down to my bandstand.
So, we walked to the bandstand.
You could hear a pin drop.
You could hear us walking.
It was quiet in there.
I got on the microphone, and I introduced him.
I said, Ladies and gentlemen, I said, Charlie Pratt is our guest star tonight,
and he's here to entertain you,
and I'd love for you all to give him a chance and listen to him.
So, he said, Thank you, Larry.
I introduced him.
He said, Thank you, Larry.
He said, Ladies and gentlemen, I know that I'm a little bit dark.
I got a dark suntan.
He said, But I've been working in the cotton fields down in Slade, Mississippi,
ever since I was a little bitty boy.
And he said, I would love for you all to give me a chance to sing country
because that's what we're listening to.
He cut loose on Hank Williams, Sr.,
Collegiate,
and when he did, I thought the top was coming off the building.
They roared and hollered and clapped and everything else.
So, there was a couple of ladies come down there at the end of my bandstand
and looked and said, He is, he is, ain't he?
Talk about him being colored.
I told them the liquor board men in.
I said, Y'all can sit down.
I said, Charlie's got him now.
And, boy, they roared and roared and kept on.
I encouraged him, and he kept on.
And he had the club
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Charlie, prior to I booked, Willie introduced me to him.
And I booked him into my club, out in Cuttshoot,
Pat's Longhorn Ballroom.
And the day that he drove up, there was a 4 by 8 sign
across the road over there, said,
_ Ann, don't let the sun set on your, in Cuttshoot.
So, I didn't want to say those words, but you understand.
And he said, I said, Charlie, everything's going to be all right.
Come on in.
So, it was so quiet.
I had trouble with people, found out when he was colored,
I booked him in my [Ab] club, that they started to call me.
And they was going to burn my place down,
going to take a bomb and blow it up.
And so, Gene Reif was our sheriff in here in Conroe, Texas.
So, I called Gene.
He was a good buddy of mine.
And we got the sheriff to get all of his guys out there.
As the cars pulled in my parking lot,
they would take their name and write down the license plate number
in case something did happen.
So, I had seven _ liquor board controllers
sitting right in front of my bandstand [Em] in case something did happen.
And so, everything went smoothly.
So, Charlie, I got him booked that night.
I had him in my storeroom until I got ready for him.
So, I played until intermission,
and I announced that we'll have Charlie Pratt on the bandstand in a few minutes.
And I went back.
There was nobody clap.
I went back and got Charlie.
It was [A] worried me then _ because I was scared something would happen.
So, I had two liquor board men on each side of me and one behind him,
and I was in front when I walked him down to my bandstand.
So, we walked to the bandstand.
You could hear a pin drop.
You could hear us walking.
It was quiet in there.
I got on the microphone, and I introduced him.
I said, Ladies and gentlemen, I said, Charlie Pratt is our guest star tonight,
and he's here to entertain you,
and I'd love for you all to give him a chance and listen to him.
So, he said, Thank you, Larry.
I introduced him.
He said, Thank you, Larry.
He said, Ladies and gentlemen, I know that I'm a little bit dark.
I got a dark suntan.
He said, But I've been working in the cotton fields down in Slade, Mississippi,
ever since I was a little bitty boy.
And he said, I would love for you all to give me a chance to sing country
because that's what we're listening to.
He cut loose on Hank Williams, Sr.,
Collegiate,
and when he did, I thought the top was coming off the building.
They roared and hollered and clapped and everything else.
So, there was a couple of ladies come down there at the end of my bandstand
and looked and said, He is, he is, ain't he?
Talk about him being colored.
I told them the liquor board men in.
I said, Y'all can sit down.
I said, Charlie's got him now.
And, boy, they roared and roared and kept on.
I encouraged him, and he kept on.
And he had the club
And I booked him into my club, out in Cuttshoot,
Pat's Longhorn Ballroom.
And the day that he drove up, there was a 4 by 8 sign
across the road over there, said,
_ Ann, don't let the sun set on your, in Cuttshoot.
So, I didn't want to say those words, but you understand.
And he said, I said, Charlie, everything's going to be all right.
Come on in.
So, it was so quiet.
I had trouble with people, found out when he was colored,
I booked him in my [Ab] club, that they started to call me.
And they was going to burn my place down,
going to take a bomb and blow it up.
And so, Gene Reif was our sheriff in here in Conroe, Texas.
So, I called Gene.
He was a good buddy of mine.
And we got the sheriff to get all of his guys out there.
As the cars pulled in my parking lot,
they would take their name and write down the license plate number
in case something did happen.
So, I had seven _ liquor board controllers
sitting right in front of my bandstand [Em] in case something did happen.
And so, everything went smoothly.
So, Charlie, I got him booked that night.
I had him in my storeroom until I got ready for him.
So, I played until intermission,
and I announced that we'll have Charlie Pratt on the bandstand in a few minutes.
And I went back.
There was nobody clap.
I went back and got Charlie.
It was [A] worried me then _ because I was scared something would happen.
So, I had two liquor board men on each side of me and one behind him,
and I was in front when I walked him down to my bandstand.
So, we walked to the bandstand.
You could hear a pin drop.
You could hear us walking.
It was quiet in there.
I got on the microphone, and I introduced him.
I said, Ladies and gentlemen, I said, Charlie Pratt is our guest star tonight,
and he's here to entertain you,
and I'd love for you all to give him a chance and listen to him.
So, he said, Thank you, Larry.
I introduced him.
He said, Thank you, Larry.
He said, Ladies and gentlemen, I know that I'm a little bit dark.
I got a dark suntan.
He said, But I've been working in the cotton fields down in Slade, Mississippi,
ever since I was a little bitty boy.
And he said, I would love for you all to give me a chance to sing country
because that's what we're listening to.
He cut loose on Hank Williams, Sr.,
Collegiate,
and when he did, I thought the top was coming off the building.
They roared and hollered and clapped and everything else.
So, there was a couple of ladies come down there at the end of my bandstand
and looked and said, He is, he is, ain't he?
Talk about him being colored.
I told them the liquor board men in.
I said, Y'all can sit down.
I said, Charlie's got him now.
And, boy, they roared and roared and kept on.
I encouraged him, and he kept on.
And he had the club