"From The Heart" - Gene Watson
Released 2001
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1.) Next To Nothin' **
2.) She Had Me
3.) The Man An' Me And You
4.) Rose In The Sand
5.) When You're Not Looking Back [!]
6.) This Circus That You Call A Rodeo
7.) The Truth Is I Lied **
8.) Would It Be Cheatin'
9.) Drivin' Me Sane
10.) Take Me As I Am Or Let Me Go
11.) No Trash In My Trailer
12.) I Never Go Around Mirrors *
* = Capo On 1St Fret
** = Capo On 2Nd Fret
[!] = Tune To Standard Tuning At 450 Hz. (Slightly Sharp From Standard At 440 Hz.)
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1.) "Next To Nothin'"
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Intro
Verse 1
There's A Window, By The Window, There's A Plant
Next To The Plant Sits My Calico Cat
Close To The Cat, There's A Sofa Where I Lay
Life Stands Still While The Hours Tick Away
Right By The Sofa, There's A Phone That Never Rings
Next To The Phone, There's My Bird That Never Sings
Above The Bird, There's A Picture On The Wall
One Of Me And You, Oh, Why Don't You Call?
Chorus
I'm Next To Nothing When I'm Not Next To You
Anything That's Close To Me Is Next To Lonesome, Too
Paint The Picture Every Shade Of Blue
I'm Next To Nothing When I'm Not Next To You
Verse 2
There's A Hallway, Down The Hallway, There's A Door
Behind The Door's A Bed Where I Don't Sleep No More
Next To The Bed, There's A Table And A Note
On The Note Are The Hurting Words You Wrote
Next To "I'm Sorry", You Wrote The Words "Goodbye"
Next Thing I Felt Were The Tears In My Eyes
Chorus
I'm Next To Nothing When I'm Not Next To You
Anything That's Close To Me Is Next To Lonesome Too
Paint The Picture Every Shade Of Blue
I'm Next To Nothing When I'm Not Next To You
Mandolin Solo
Bridge
There's A Window, By The Window, There's A Plant
Next To The Plant Sits My Calico Cat
Close To The Cat, There's A Sofa Where I Lay
Life Stands Still While The Hours Tick Away
Outro
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2.) "She Had Me"
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Intro
Verse 1
She Had That Look, That's What I Noticed First
When She Said Hello, I Was At A Loss For Words
She Had The Darkest Eyes I Had Ever Seen
And When She Smiled, She Had Me
Verse 2
She Said She'd Never Been In This Town Before
And Asked If I'd Help Her Find Who She Was Looking For
She Had The Lost-Est Look I Had Ever Seen
But When She Smiled, She Had Me
Chorus
She Had Me Feeling Like A High School Kid On A Saturday Night
Stumbling Over Every Word I Said
She Had Me, Heart And Soul, I Tried Not To Let It Show
But I Still Believe She Had Me
Instrumental Break
Verse 3
We Finally Found The House That She Was Searching For
I Thought I Should Leave When He Came To The Door
She Took My Hand And Said, "There's Someone You Should Meet"
When She Called Him Daddy, She Had Me
Chorus
She Had Me Feeling Like A High School Kid On A Saturday Night
Stumbling Over Every Word I Said
She Had Me, Heart And Soul, I Tried Not To Let It Show
But I Think She Could See She Had Me
She Had Me
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3.) "The Man An' Me And You"
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Intro
Verse 1
Wake Up, Darling, I've Gotta Go
The Boss Just Called And He's Got Me A Load
Pick Up In Texas, Drop Off In Maine
Then I'll Deadhead Back Home To You Again
Well, I Hope You Understand And Miss Me Too
I'm Just Working For The Man And Me And You
Chorus
There's Something About The Way He Shakes My Hand And Says, "Man, Thank You"
And My Paycheck Reflects His Gratitude
And That's Enough With Your Sweet Love To Keep The Wheels A-Turning
Down The Road Of Life And On The Highway Too
While I'm Working For The Man And Me And You
Fiddle Solo
Guitar Solo
Verse 2
Hello Darling, I Had To Call
I'm Just A Mile Outside Of Arkansas
And I Was Thinking, When I Get Home
About Making Love To You All Night Long
But I'll Hold You With My Heart Until I Do
And Keep Working For The Man And Me And You
Chorus
There's Just Something About The Way He Shakes My Hand And Says, "Man, Thank You"
And My Paycheck Reflects His Gratitude
And That's Enough With Your Sweet Love To Keep The Wheels A-Turning
Down The Road Of Life And On The Highway Too
While I'm Working For The Man And Me And You
Down The Road Of Life And Highway Too
I'm Just Working For The Man And Me And You
Outro
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4.) "Rose In The Sand"
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Intro
Verse 1
Your Beauty's Like A Rainbow That God Made With His Hands
Your Love's The Answer To The Prayers Of Once A Loveless Man
Lady, You're A Ray Of Hope On The Darkest Night
You Were Such A Welcome Sight To Lost And Lonely Eyes
Chorus
Like A Rose In The Sand
A Lighthouse On The Stormy Sea Reaching Out A Hand
You're A Special Lady To An Ordinary Man
Like A Rose In The Sand
Verse 2
Your Satin Skin Is Pleasing For Calloused Hands To Touch
Your Eyes Do All The Talking When The Words Don't Say Enough
And When The Road Is Rocky And Life Is Hard To Bear
I Make It Through The Longest Day Just Knowing You Were There
Chorus
Like A Rose In The Sand
A Lighthouse On The Stormy Sea Reaching Out A Hand
You're A Special Lady To An Ordinary Man
Like A Rose In The Sand
Outro Chorus
Like A Rose (Like A Rose) In The Sand
A Lighthouse On The Stormy Sea Reaching Out A Hand
You're A Special Lady To An Ordinary Man
Like A Rose (Like A Rose) In The Sand
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5.) "When You're Not Looking Back"
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Tune To Standard Tuning At 450 Hz To Match Studio Recording.
Intro
Verse 1
I Watch You From The Bedroom As You're Taking Down Your Hair
And Behind The Sunday Paper, You're So Sweetly Unaware
There's Another Side Of My Love You Don't Even Know You Have
Oh, You'd Love The Way I Look At You When You're Not Looking Back
Chorus
It's A Lonely, Loving, Aching Look Of Pure Desire
It's The Way That Children Look At Heroes They Admire
And I'm Surprised That You Can't Feel It When You Go Walking Past
Oh, You'd Love The Way I Look At You When You're Not Looking Back
Verse 2
Oh, It Happens When You're Sleeping Or Somewhere Deep In Thought
Sometimes Across A Crowded Room And Through The Party Talk
Silence Falls On My World When I'm Beholding What I Have
Oh, You'd Love The Way I Look At You When You're Not Looking Back
Chorus
It's A Lonely, Loving, Aching Look Of Pure Desire
It's The Way That Children Look At Heroes They Admire
And I'm Surprised That You Can't Feel It When You Go Walking Past
Oh, You'd Love The Way I Look At You When You're Not Looking Back
And I'm Surprised That You Can't Feel It When You Go Walking Past
Oh, You'd Love The Way I Look At You When You're Not Looking Back
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6.) "This Circus That You Call A Rodeo"
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Intro
Verse 1
You Pulled Up In That Limousine, Said, "Cowboy, Let Me Take You For A Ride"
It Was Obvious To Me I Was Something New That You Had Never Tried
So I Gathered Up My Saddle, Took My Hat Off And I Dusted Off My Clothes
And Crawled Into The Backseat Of This Circus That You Call The Rodeo
Verse 2
I Spent A Week In Heaven Making Love And Drinking Beer Right By The Pool
Every Night, A Different Party, I Was Fitting In With All Those Other Fools
But Too Much Of A Good Thing Ain't No Good Thing And A Cowboy Oughta Know
The Difference In The New Thing At This Circus That You Call The Rodeo
Chorus
You Said, "Ride, Cowboy, Ride, We're Bulletproof And Almost Ten Feet Tall"
I Said, "Maybe You Are, But I'm Whipped And I Can't Hardly Even Ride At All"
Ain't There Any Letting Go In This Circus That You Call The Rodeo?
Mandolin Solo
Verse 3
I've Done A Lot Of Crazy Things, This May Not Be The Worst, But It Comes Close
I've Busted Bulls And They've Busted Me And I've Paid The Price For Everything I Rode
And It Breaks My Heart To Tell You, But I'm Leaving This Old Dog And Pony Show
I've Had All That I Can Handle In This Circus That You Call The Rodeo
Chorus
You Said, "Ride, Cowboy, Ride, We're Bulletproof And Almost Ten Feet Tall"
I Said, "Maybe You Are, But I'm Whipped And I Can't Hardly Even Ride At All"
Ain't There Any Letting Go In This Circus That You Call The Rodeo?
Ain't There Any Letting Go In This Circus That You Call The Rodeo?
Outro
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7.) "The Truth Is I Lied"
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Intro
Verse 1
I Said It Was Over, I Said We Were Through
I Said When I Left, I Was Done Loving You
But I'm Fighting A Feeling That Can't Be Denied
So Forget What I Told You, The Truth Is I Lied
Verse 2
I Know You Weren't Expecting This Visit From Me
With My Hat In My Hand And My Heart On My Sleeve
I've Stopped My Pretending And I've Swallowed My Pride
I Came Here To Tell Ya, The Truth Is I Lied
Chorus
The Truth Is I'm Just Not As Strong As I Thought
This Battle Is Harder Than Any War That We've Fought
I Said I Could Just Push Your Memory Aside
And I Meant When I Said It, But The Truth Is I Lied
Bridge
Is It Asking Too Much To Forget And Forgive?
Dying For Your Love Is No Way To Live
Chorus
And The Truth Is I'm Just Not As Strong As I Thought
This Battle Is Harder Than Any War That We've Fought
I Said I Could Just Push Your Memory Aside
And I Meant It When I Said It, But The Truth Is I Lied
Oh, I Meant It When I Said It, But The Truth Is I Lied
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8.) "Would It Be Cheatin'"
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Intro
Verse 1
I Don't Know When It Happened Or When You Lost Me
But We've Got To Talk About It Now
I Swore I'd Always Love You, Baby, I Still Do
I'm Not Saying That You've Let Me Down
Pre-Chorus 1
I've Always Been Faithful And I've Never Crossed That Line
But Lately, Someone Else Has Been On My Mind
Chorus
Would It Be Cheating If I Said I Still Love Her?
Is It Deceiving If I Said My Heart Still Burns
For The Way She Used To Hold Me And Kiss Me Tenderly?
Would It Be Cheating If I Still Love The Girl... You Used To Be?
Verse 2
Now You're Telling Me That You Feel The Same
You'd Like To Have The Man I Was
So Lay Down Here Beside Me, We Can Talk All Night
'Til We Find Our Way Back To Us
Pre-Chorus 2
I Miss The Girl Who Used To Love Me So
Is She Still There? Baby, I Need To Know
Chorus
Would It Be Cheating If I Said I Still Love Her?
Is It Deceiving If I Said My Heart Still Burns
For The Way She Used To Hold Me And Kiss Me Tenderly?
Would It Be Cheating If I Still Love The Girl... You Used To Be?
Would It Be Cheating If I Still Love The Girl... You Used To Be?
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9.) "Drivin' Me Sane"
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Intro
Verse 1
I Had A Pickup Truck With A 468
"Wildman" Painted On My License Plate
It Wasn't Nothing To Run The Roads At A Hundred And Ten
Total Insanity, That Was Me
A Vegetable Short Of A Meat And Three
But Now, I'm A Four-Course Meal And A Brand New Man
Chorus
It's Like I Ain't Been Out On A Saturday Night
Since Muhammad Ali Won His Last Fight
It's Funny How A Country Girl Can Make A Man Change
Well, It May Sound Funny But I Love How She's Driving Me Sane
Verse 2
Life Is Great Living On The Edge
'Til She Stepped Out Right On The Ledge
One Night With Her And I Learned How To Really Raise Cain
She's Teaching This Old Dog New Tricks
She's Turning Me Around Real Quick
It May Sound Crazy But I Love How She's Driving Me Sane
Chorus
It's Like I Ain't Been Out On A Saturday Night
Since Muhammad Ali Won His Last Fight
It's Funny How A Country Girl Can Make A Man Change
Well, It May Sound Funny But I Love How She's Driving Me Sane
Slide Guitar Solo
Chorus
It's Like I Ain't Been Out On A Saturday Night
Since Muhammad Ali Won His Last Fight
It's Funny How A Country Girl Can Make A Man Change
Well, It May Sound Funny But I Love How She's Driving Me Sane
Well, It May Sound Funny But I Love How She's Driving Me Sane
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10.) "Take Me As I Am Or Let Me Go"
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Verse
Why Do You Always Try To Make Me Over?
Take Me As I Am Or Let Me Go
White Lilies Never Grow In Fields Of Clover
So Take Me As I Am Or Let Me Go
Chorus
You're Trying To Reshape Me In A Mold, Love
In The Image Of Someone You Used To Know
I Won't Be A Stand-In For An Old Love
So Take Me As I Am Or Let Me Go
Fiddle Solo
Chorus
Oh, You're Trying To Reshape Me In A Mold, Love
In The Image Of Someone You Used To Know
I Won't Be A Stand-In For Your Old Love
Just Take Me As I Am Or Let Me Go
Oh, Just Take Me As I Am Or Let Me Go
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11.) "No Trash In My Trailer"
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Intro
Verse 1
Yes, I Live In A Single-Wide
To Get Up Here Takes A Four-Wheel-Drive
And A Mean Old Dog Whose Name Is Sic 'Em Sam
Got A Motor Hanging From A Tree
Got A Satellite Dish And A Trampoline
But That Don't Make Me What They Say I Am
Chorus
'Cause There Ain't No Trash In My Trailer
Though They Might Find An Empty Can Of Beer
There Ain't Been No Trash In My Trailer
Since The Day I Threw You Out Of Here
Interlude
Verse 2
I Burn My Trash In A Big Old Drum
Sometimes I Might Shoot My Gun
That Car Of Yours On Blocks Is Hard To Miss
This Place Is Like Heaven Now
It Was More Like Hell With You Around
So Let 'Em Talk, Say Anything They Wish
Chorus
'Cause There Ain't No Trash In My Trailer
Though They Might Find An Empty Can Of Beer
There Ain't Been No Trash In My Trailer, Oh Lord
Since The Day I Threw You Out Of Here
Guitar Solo
Chorus
There Ain't No Trash In My Trailer
Though They Might Find An Empty Can Of Beer
No, There Ain't No Trash In My Trailer, Lord, Lord
Since The Day I Threw You Out Of Here
There Ain't No Trailer Trash Living Here
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12.) "I Never Go Around Mirrors"
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Intro
Verse 1
I Can't Stand To See A Good Man Go To Waste
One Who Never Combs His Hair Or Shaves His Face
A Man That Leans On Wine Over Love That's Told A Lie
Oh, It Just Tears Me Up To See A Grown Man Cry
Chorus
And I Never Go Around Mirrors
I Can't Stand To See Me Without You By My Side
I Never Go Around Mirrors
'Cause I've Got A Heartache To Hide
Interlude
Verse 2
I Can't Stand To Be Where Heartaches Hang Around
It's So Easy For The Blues To Get Me Down
To See A Grown Man Crawl Is More Than I Can Stand
I Can't Look Into These Eyes Of Half A Man
Chorus
And I Never Go Around Mirrors
I Can't Stand To See Me Without You By My Side
No, I Never Go Around Mirrors
'Cause I've Got A Heartache To Hide
And It Tears Me Up To See A Grown Man Cry
