GARTH BROOKS
CHASE
(Liberty 98743)
September 22/1992
Produced by Allen Reynolds
Chris Leuzinger, Steve McClure, James Garver - el.guitar
Mark Casstevens, Ty England, Jess Leary - ac.guitar
Bruce Bouton - steel
Mike Chapman, Betty Smittle - bass
Milton Sledge, Mike Palmer - drums/percussion
Bobby Wood - piano/keyboards
Rob Hajacos, Dave Gant -fiddle
Strings:
David Davidson, Connie Elliso, Carl Gorodetzky, Robert Mason, John Catchings, Lee Larrison, Ted Madsen,
Laura Molyneaux, Craig Nelson, Pamela Sixfin, Christian Teal, Alan Umstead, Gary Vanosdale, Kristin Wilkinson
Vocals:
Trisha Yearwood, Debbie Nims, Donna McElroy, Howard Smith, Gary Chapman, Johnny Cobb, Vicki Hampton, Yvonne Hodges
Arrangements by Charles Cochran
1.
WE SHALL BE FREE
(Stephanie Davis - Garth Brooks)
« © '92 Beartooth Music, BMI / Major Bob Music, ASCAP »
This ain't comin' from no prophet just an ordinary man
When I close my eyes I see the way this world shall be
When we all walk hand in hand
When the last child cries for a crust of bread
When the last man dies for just words that he said
When there's shelter over the poorest head we shall be free
When the last thing we notice is the color of skin
And the first thing we look for is the beauty within
And the skies and the oceans are clean again then we shall be free
We shall be free we shall be free stand straight walk proud cause we shall be free
When we're free to love anyone we choose
When this world's big enough for all different views
When we all can worship from our own kind of pew then we shall be free
We shall be free we shall be free have a little faith hold out cause we shall be free
And when money talks for the very last time and nobody walks a step behind
When there's only one race and that's mankind then we shall be free
We shall be free we shall be free
Stand straight walk proud have a little faith hold out we shall be free
Oh we shall be free...
Oh we shall be free...
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2.
SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN THE NIGHT
(Kent Blazy - Garth Brooks)
« © '92 Careers Music, BMI / Major Bob Music, ASCAP »
He could see the storm clouds rollin' across the hill
He barely beat the rain in from the field
And between the backdoor slammin' she heard him say
Damn this rain and damn this wasted day
But she'd been waitin' for this rain for oh so long
She was standin' in the kitchen with nothin' but her apron on
And in disbelief he stood and he stared a while
When their eyes met they both began to smile
Somewhere other than the night she needs to hear I love you
Somewhere other than the night she needs to know you care
She wants to know she's needed she needs to be held tight
Somewhere other than the night
They spent the day wrapped up in a blanket on the front porch swing
He'd come to realize he'd neglected certain things
And there are times she feels alone even by his side
It was the first time she ever saw him cry
Somewhere other than the night...
To know she's needed she needs to be held tight
Somewhere other than the night
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3.
MR. RIGHT
(Garth Brooks)
« © '88 Major Bob Music, ASCAP »
I can tell by the way you've been turning men down
Not too ordinary guy is gonna do
You've been waitin' for that someone who can turn your head around
Well now honey I'm that special one for you
Yeah there must be a million fish out in the ocean
Do you must find the one that's right for you somehow
Well it's up to you I'm here for years till the nighttime disappears
I'm Mr Right or Mr Right now
[ fiddle ]
If you'd choose to be my wife I would love you all my life
I'd do everything your precious heart allowed
Or we could make love all night long and in the mornin' I'd be gone
I'm Mr Right or Mr Right now
Yeah there must be a million...
[ guitar ]
I'm Mr Right forever or just until whenever I'm Mr Right or Mr Right now
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4.
EVERY NOW AND THEN
(Buddy Mondlock - Garth Brooks)
« © '92 Major Bob Music, ASCAP »
I walked down to the park last night warm breeze stirring up a soft moonlight
And my mind started drifting to way back when
Yes I do think about you every now and then
The other day I saw a car like you used to drive
I got a funny feeling down deep inside
And for the briefest moment I felt a smile begin
Yes I do think about you every now and then
And I love my life and I'd never trade between
What you and me had and the life I've made
She's here and she's real but you were too
And every once in a while I think about you
I heard a song on the radio just yesterday
The same one you always asked me to play
And when the song was over I wished they'd played it again
Yes I do think about you every now and then
And I love my life...
I've been laying here all night listening to the rain
Talking to my heart and trying to explain
Why sometimes I catch myself wondering what might have been
Yes I do think about you every now and then
[ guitar ]
Every now and then
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5.
WALKING AFTER MIDNIGHT
(Don Hecht - Alan Block)
« © '56 Acuff-Rose Music, BMI »
I go out walking after midnight out in the starlight just like we used to do
I'm always walking after midnight searching for you
I walk for miles along the highway
Well that's just my way of saying I love you
I'm always walking after midnight searching for you
I stop to see a weeping willow crying on his pillow maybe he's crying for me
And as the skies turn gloomy night winds whisper to me I'm lonesome as I can be
I go out walking after midnight out in the moonlight just a hoping you may be
Somewhere a walking after midnight searching for me
[ steel - fiddle ]
I stop to see a weeping willow...
I go out walking after midnight searching for you
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6.
DIXIE CHICKEN
(Lowell George - Martin Kibbee)
« © '73 Naked Snake Music, ASCAP »
I seen the bright lights of Memphis and the Commodore Hotel
And it was there beneath the streetlamp where I met a southern belle
Well she took me to the river where she cast her spell
And it was neath that Memphis moonlight she sang this song so well
If you'll be my Dixie chicken I'll be your Tennessee lamb
And we can walk together down in Dixieland down in Dixieland
[ guitar ]
We hit all the hotspots my money flowed like wine
Till the lowdown southern whiskey began to fog my mind
Well I don't remember the church bells or the money I put down
On the white picket fence and boardwalk at the house on the edge of town
Now but boy do I remember the strain of her refrain
And the nights we spent together and the way she called by name
If you'll be my Dixie chicken...
[ guitar ]
It's been a year since she ran away guess that guitar player sure could play
She always liked to sing along he was always handy with a song
Then one night in the lobby of the Commodore Hotel
I by chance met a bartender who said he knew her well
And as he handed me a drink he began to hum a song
And all the boys there at the bar began to sing along
If you'll be my Dixie chicken...
If you'll be my Dixie chicken...
[ guitar ]
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7.
LEARNING TO LIVE AGAIN
(Don Schlitz - Stephanie Davis)
« © '92 New Don Songs, ASCAP / Beartooth Music, BMI »
I burned my hand and I cut my face heaven knows how long it's been
Since I've felt so out of place I'm wonderin' if I'll fit in
Debbie and Charley said they'd be here by nine
And Deb said she might bring a friend
Just my luck they're right on time so here I go again
I'm gonna smile my best smile and I'm gonna laugh like it's goin' out of style
Look into her eyes and pray that she don't see this learning to live again is killing me
Little cafe table for four but there's just conversation for three
I like the way she let me get the door I wonder what she thinks of me
Debbie just whispered you're doin' fine and I wish that I felt the same
She's asked me to dance now her hand's in mine oh my God I've forgotten her name
But I'm gonna smile my best smile...
[ steel ]
Now here we are beneath her porch light and I say what a great time it's been
A kiss on the cheek a whisper goodnight and I say can I see you again
And she just smiles her best smile and she laughs like it's goin' out of style
Looks into my eyes and says we'll see oh this learning to live again is killing me
God this learning to live again is killing me
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8.
THAT SUMMER
(Pat Alger - Sandy Mahl - Garth Brooks)
« © '92 Major Bob Music, ASCAP »
I went to work for her that summer a teenage kid so far from home
She was a lonely widow woman hell bent to make it on her own
We were a thousand miles from nowhere wheat fields as far as I could see
Both needing something from each other not knowing yet what that might be
Till she came to me one evening hot cup of coffee and a smile
In a dress that I was certain she hadn't worn in quite a while
There was a difference in her laughter there was a softness in her eyes
And on the air there was a hunger even a boy could recognize
She had a need to feel the thunder to chase the lightning from the skies
To watch the torm and all it's wonder ragin' in her lover's eyes
She had to ride the heat of passion like a comet burnin' bright
Rushin' head long in the wind out where only dreams had been
Burnin' both ends of the night
That summer wind was all around me nothin' between us but the night
And when I told her that I'd never she softly whispered that's alright
And then I watched her hands of leather turn to velvet in a touch
There's never been another summer when I have ever learned so much
We had a need to feel the thunder...
[ guitar ]
I often think about that summer the sweat the moonlight and the lace
I have rarely held another when I haven't seen her face
Every time I pass a wheat field watch it dancin' with the wind
Although I know it isn't real I just can't help but feel her hungry arms again
She had a need to feel the thunder...
Rushin' head long in the wind...
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9.
NIGHT RIDER'S LAMENT
(Michael Burton)
« © '75 Groper Music, ASCAP »
One night while I was out ridin' the graveyard shift midnight till dawn
The moon was bright as a readin' light for a letter from an old friend back home
And he asked me why do you ride for your money
Tell me why do you rope for short pay
You ain't a gettin' nowhere and he's loosin' his share
Boy he must've gone crazy out there
He said last night I ran on to Jenny
And she's married and she has a good life
Boy you sure missed a track when you never came back
She's thw perfect professional's wife
And she asked me why does he ride for his money
Tell me why does he roll for short pay
He ain't a gettin' nowhere and he's losin' his share
Boy he must've gone crazy out there
Ah but they've never seen the Northern Lights
They've never seen a hawk on the wing
They've never spent spring at the Great Divide
And they've never heard ole camp cookie sing
So I read up the last of my letter and I tore off the stomp for black Jim
And when Billy rode up to relieve me he just looked at my letter and he grinned
And he said now why do they ride for their money
Tell me why do they ride for short pay
They ain't a gettin' nowhere and they're losin' their share
Oh they must've gone crazy out there son they all must be crazy out there
[ yodel ]
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10.
FACE TO FACE
(Tony Arata)
« © '92 April Music, ASCAP »
There was a bad boy in the school yard waited on you every day
Seemed like every time you turned around well he was standing in your way
Well he broke your glasses the girls all laughed as he pushed you to the floor
But then you stood up one day knowin' you couldn't stand it anymore
And your gentle hand was finally clenched in rage you were face to face
Face to face with the devil that you've been dreadin' eye to eye finally has arrived
But bad as it was well now brother wasn't it better dealin' with him face to face
Your date showed up with flowers and you thought your dreams had come
But with every passing hour you watched it come undone
Then the night exploded and you begged him no but he forever changed you life
And now he waits judge and jury thinkin' you'll break down inside
And with a finger you can put his fists away and you're face to face
Face to face with the devil...
Cause it'll never go away until the fear that you are runnin' from is finally embraced
Drivin' by the graveyard on a wicked winter's eve
And you're wonderin' why a man of faith is whistlin' nervously
Then you stop the car and you hold your heart cause you finally realize
Hell the devil ain't in the darkness he's a rattlin' round inside
And with folded hands you truly start to pray and you're face to face
Face to face with the devil...
Cause it'll never go away until the fear that you are runnin' from is finally embraced
Face to face face to face
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