George Jones

[Torrent Maniak]

Barbara Joy

Barbara Joy

Will you be there in the courtyard for the joy
Will your honor be avenged with justice done
When they cover my head over for the joy
Will you hide your face in shame for what you've done?

You were alway wild and reckless, Barbara dear
But I worshiped you, my love was like a fire
And your wedding was the high spot of the whole year
But your marriage left so much to be desired.

Saying that you are were willing Barbara Joy
The face you're showing gives away your sin
All your hopes of money can't retore your pride
Maybe you were willin', don't let me die.

When the phone rang in the middle of the night
Your tender voice was shaking with alarm
So without a thought I hurried to your side
Always seeking to protect you from all harm.

You threw your arms around me, it was like a dream
And what we knew was bound to happen, did
Then the doorway framed your husband and I heard you scream
Unless you speak tomorrow I'll be dead.

Saying that you are were willing Barbara Joy
The face you're showing gives away your sin
All your hopes of money can't retore your pride
Maybe you were willin', don't let me die.

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Bartender's Blues

Bartender's Blues

Well I'm just a bartender
And I don't like my work
But I don't mind the money at all
I've seen lots of sad faces
And lots of bad cases
Of folks with their backs to the wall


(chorus)

But I got four walls around me, to hold my life
To keep me from going astray
And a honky tonk angel, to hold me tight
To keep me from slipping away


(As first verse)


Well I can light up your smokes
I can laugh at your jokes
I can watch you fall down on your knees
I can close down this bar
Oh and gas up my car
And I can pack up and mail in my keys


But I need four walls around me
To hold my life
To keep me from going astray
And a honky tonk angel, to hold me tight
And keep me from slipping away


Now the smoke fills the air
Of this honky tonk bar
And I'm thinkin' bout where I'd rather be
But I burned all my bridges
And I sunk all my ships
And I'm standing at the edge of the sea

I still need four walls etc.

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Battle Of Love

Battle Of Love

(Battle of love)
For over a year I've been in love with a girl so sweet
But the guy next door has declared a war and I won't retreat
He hays he could win that pretty girl love in a minute
But I'm gonna show that boy he's not a gonna win it
We're just beginning this mighty battle of love
(Battle of love)
He was once my friend through thick and thin but now I draw a line
For he wants to be my enemy and try to take what's mine
But I know his plans so I'll take my stand and defend her
He's gonna find that I'm not the kind to surrender
I'm out for winning this mighty battle of love
(Battle of love)
Now his money's dream and the limousine that he drives is new
I can only offer this heart of mine full of love that's true
I know I'm right and ready to fight for my true love
He's tellin' it all over town that he's got another new love
So I've got to win this mighty mighty battle of love
(Battle of love)
Now they say all's fair in love and war so may the best men win
And when they say I do I'll be glad to that to meet the best men then
If he wins her love how I ever learn to live without her
Cause here she is in my arms so why should I doubt her
If I'm really winning this mighty battle of love
I'm really winning this mighty battle of love

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Beer Run

Beer Run

B- double E - double R - U - N



|G |G C |G |D |G |G C |G D |G |



G
Twenty-five minutes past quiting time

D G
Seven of us crammed into that truck of mine

G
Payin' no attention to them highway signs

D G
Ninety mile an hour toward the county line

C B Bb A
Quick sack, twelve pack, back again

G D G
Its a B - double E - double R - U - N



G
My buddies and their babies lettin' down their hair

D G
As long as we're together it don't matter where

G
Ain't got a lot of money but we just don't care

D G
Knowing that the fun is in the gettin' there

C B Bb A
Aztec, long necks, paycheck spent

G D G
Oh its a B - double E - double R - U - N




B
I can't stop thinkin' what the Hell they were drinkin'

Em
When they made this county dry

B
I got a week long thirst and to make it worse

C D
Lord its my turn to drive



|G |G C |G |D |G |G C |G D |G |G |



G
Oh laughin' and a braggin' and a carryin' on

D G
We loaded up the wagons and we're headin' home

G
I guess half a dozen cases doesn't last that long

D G
Come tomorrow morning it'll be all gone

C B Bb A
And its turn around, leave town, sounds again

G D G
Like a B - double E - double R - U - N

G D G
Like a B - double E - double R - U - N



|G |G C |G |D |G |G C |G D |G |G | repeat



BEER RUN, GUITAR TAB

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Before I Met You

Before I Met You

I thought I had seen pretty girls in my time
But that was before I met you
I never saw one that I wanted for mine
But that was before I met you.

I thought I was swinging the world by the tail
I thought I could never be blue
I thought I'd been kissed and I thought I'd been loved
But that was before I met you.


I wanted to ramble and always be free
But that was before I met you
I said that no woman could ever hold me
But that was before I met you.

They tell me I must reap just what I have sown
But darling I hope it's not true
For once I made plans about living alone
But that was before I met you...

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Being Together

Being Together

Being together as two friends
This all our love has ever been
Now even our friendship has gone
When we're together we're all alone.

Being together to forget
The ones we loved before we met
But now their mem'ries linger on
When we're together we're all alone.

Being together all this time
With someone else on our mind
For them our love grew stronger as time went by
When we're together we're all alone...

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Best Friends

Best Friends

(Leona)
I know you've been down just as far as a good man can go.
And the hurtin's come easy but the healin's been slow.
But you're on your way to recovery and you're not alone.
'Cause Nancy sure loves you and she's gonna take care of ol' Jones.
Chorus: (Both)
So cry on my shoulder and let's both get over the bad.
Let's chalk it up to just one more bad memory we have.
Friendship's the one thing that keeps love from driving us mad.
So cry on my shoulder, we're the best friends that we ever had.
(George)
I heard you left Haggard, I knew by the words in his song.
And you're wondering if you're right sittin' at home all alone.
But I know you still love him 'cause you're always there when he calls.
And always remember that you're his favorite memory of all.
Chorus: (Both)
So cry on my shoulder and let's both get over the bad.
Let's chalk it up to just one more bad memory we have.
Friendship's the one thing that keeps love from driving us mad.
So cry on my shoulder, we're the best friends that we ever had...

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Big Big Heartaches

Big Big Heartaches

Had not I tried to sleep but sleep won't come
So I'll walk the floor and face the morning sun
The past with all it's lorin' memories
Control this broken heart inside of me.

Big, big heartache hurt me so
How can I make my foolish heart let go
Big, big heartache keeps hanging on
Big, big heartache since you're gone.

--- Instrumental ---

I guess that I will always be a fool
My heart will alway tell me what to do
My mind tells me it's best to let you go
My heart cries out that I still love you so.

Big, big heartache hurt me so
How can I make my foolish heart let go
Big, big heartache keeps hanging on
Big, big heartache since you're gone.

Big, big heartache since you're gone...

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Big Harlan Taylor

Big Harlan Taylor

(Chorus)
Oh the ways of the world, and the wants of a woman
If I figured them all out 'twould take many years

I once had a sweetheart, the fairest of maidens
She outshined all others that I'd known by far
I had a friend, a big fella, named big Harlan Taylor
Harlan had a rubber-tired, new shiny car

(Repeat chorus)

By the wants of a woman she fell for big Harlan
I tried, but in vain, for to take my own life
Suddenly I had lost all my will to keep livin'
She lost her desire to become my young wife

(Repeat chorus)

I wanted revenge and waylaid for big Harlan
Then I started wondrin' what good would it do
If a rubber-tired, new shiny car's her ambition
Then she can just have it and big Harlan, too

(Repeat chorus)

If I figured them all out it would take many years

 

[Torrent Maniak]

Billy B. Bad

Billy B. Bad

Down in Texas near the DFW among the shrubs and patios and barbecues
Was born a suburban boy named Billy B Bad
Had a white bread momma and a rock and roll dad
Didn't have much soul or country roots but he sure looked cute in his cowboy suit
B-B-B-B-Billy Billy B Bad B-B-B-B-Billy Billy B Bad
B-B-B-B-Billy Billy B Bad B-B-B-B-Billy Billy B Bad
B-B-B-B-Billy Billy B Bad B-B-B-B-Billy Billy B Bad
He can spot a trend and he knows a fad he's a country singer named Billy B Bad
[ fiddle ]
He sounds like everybody on the radio he's building up his biceps for his video
The people at the label said we like to start 'em young
We know you're twenty three but we'll say you're twenty one

They played him some Strait they played him some Jones
Now he's got that country music way down in his bones
B-B-B-B-Billy Billy B Bad...
Watch out for your daughters he's gonna drive 'em mad
The country sex symbol called Billy B Bad
[ piano - guitar ]
Now poor ol' Billy's at the end of the line
He's over the hill cause he's pushing twenty nine
He's not as young and he's not as handsome he just tested positive for brandson
He'll never be that hot again look for his music in the oldies bin
B-B-B-B-Billy Billy B Bad...
What a great career he had say goodbye to Billy B Bad