VINCE GILL
THE KEY
(MCA 70017)
August 11/1998
Produced by Tony Brown
Vince Gill - vocal/guitar/mandolin/banjo
Steve Gibson - el.guitar
Randy Scruggs - ac.guitar
John Hughey - steel/dobro
Glenn Worf - bass
Eddie Bayers - drums
Hargus Pig Robbins - piano
Larry Franklin - fiddle/mandolin
Stuart Duncan - fiddle
Vocals:
Alison Krauss, Lee Ann Womack, Patty Loveless, Faith Hill, Shelby Lynne, Dawn Sears, Sonya Isaacs,
Lisa Silver, Marabeth Jordan, Liana Manis, Jeff White, Curtis Young, Dennis Wilson, Lisa Cochran,
Billy Thomas, Sara Evans, Dennis William, Jon Mark Ivey, Mike Eldred
Arrangements by Bergen White
1.
DON'T COME CRYIN' TO ME
(Reed Nielsen - Vince Gill)
« © '98 Englishtown Music, BMI / Vinny Mae Music, BMI »
[ with Dawn Sears ]
Don't come cryin' to me when it's over don't you come knockin' at my door
Don't come cryin' to me I won't be waiting like I've done a hundred times before
You promised you'd love me forever
Now it's all over town you've changed your mind
You'll call me and say let's get together
But I'm sorry I won't take you back this time
Don't come cryin' to me...
[ steel - fiddle ]
Don't come cryin' to me...
Like I've done a hundred times before
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2.
IF YOU EVER HAVE FOREVER IN MIND
(Troy Seals - Vince Gill)
« © '98 Irving Music, BMI / Vinny Mae Music, BMI »
You're climbing mountains I'm on the hill
You're always running and I'm standing still
You live for the moment no future no past
I may be a fool to love by the rules I want it to last
If you ever have forever in mind I'll be here and easy to find
If your heart isn't ready to lay down with mine
If you ever have forever in mind
The music has ended still you want to dance
I know that feeling I can't take the chance
You live for the moment no future no past
I may be a fool to love by the rules I want it to last
If you ever have forever in mind...
If you ever have forever in mind...
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3.
I NEVER REALLY KNEW YOU
(Vince Gill)
« © '98 Vinny Mae Music, BMI »
[ with Sarah Evans]
Well I never really knew you till you said goodbye
You said it's finally over here's the reasons why
You said you've heard enough of all those little lies
I never really knew you till you said goodbye
Well I thought I made you happy but you've proved me wrong
I thought I was the one that really turned you on
When I came home tonight all my things were gone
I guess gettin' over me didn't take you long
Well I never really knew you...
[ guitar ]
Well I never really knew you...
You said you'd heard enough of all those little lies
I never really knew you till you said goodbye
No I never really knew you till you said goodbye
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4.
KINDLY KEEP IT COUNTRY
(Vince Gill)
« © '98 Vinny Mae Music, BMI »
[ with Lee Ann Womack]
If you're gonna play the jukebox would you kindly keep it country
Cause I'm feelin' so lonely tonight
Oh please play a sad song bout a heart that's just been stepped on
Would you kindly keep it country for me tonight
I'd get up off this bar stool if you'd play something we could dance to
A song about a love that's gone astray
Oh I love to hear 'em sing bout the misery and pain
Would you kindly keep it country for me tonight
[ steel ]
Oh please play a sad song...
Would you kindly keep it country for me tonight
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5.
ALL THOSE YEARS
(Vince Gill)
« © '98 Vinny Mae Music, BMI »
Come on in and take your coat off come on in and sit down
If I seem a little nervous I've been walking shaky ground
I've been alone since she left me and I'm not quite sure what to do
So if I call her name I'm sorry cause all those years are hard to lose
All those years with just one woman was all gone in just a day
All those years with just one woman makes it hard to try to find a brand new way
After all those years
[ steel ]
I guess I should take down her picture and try to put your mind at ease
And tell myself it's really over and put aside this misery
All those years with just one woman...
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6.
I'LL TAKE TEXAS
(Vince Gill)
« © '98 Vinny Mae Music, BMI »
[ with Shelby Lynne ]
When the Texas moon is shining down on Austin
When it shines across the Rio Grande
When it comes to making love under the stars above
Well honey I'll take Texas everytime
We danced every ballroom down in Beaumont
And we strolled the river walk in San Antone
Well it's where we fell in love like two young turtle doves
Honey I'll take Texas everytime
[ fiddle ]
When it comes to making love under the stars above
Honey I'll take Texas yeah honey you know I'll take Texas
Honey I'll take Texas everytime
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7.
MY KIND OF WOMAN MY KIND OF MAN
(Vince Gill)
« © '98 Vinny Mae Music, BMI »
[ with Patty Loveless]
You don't need diamonds or big fancy cars
You say you're happy right where you are
We're bound together by a little gold band
You're my kind of woman you're my kind of man
Oh living without you is my only fear
You still drive me crazy when I hold you near
My body trembles with the touch of your hand
You're my kind of woman you're my kind of man
You're my kind of woman you're my kind of man
A match made in heaven by God's gentle hand
I'll love you forever together we'll stand
You're my kind of woman you're my kind of man
[ steel - fiddle ]
You're my kind of woman...
You're my kind of woman and you're my kind of man
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8.
THERE'S NOT MUCH LOVE HERE ANYMORE
(Vince Gill)
« © '98 Vinny Mae Music, BMI »
[ with Shelby Lynne ]
Rain rain come on down you're so welcome at my door
Come on down and ease the pain I never hurt this bad before
Tears keep falling from my eyes and all I do is walk the floor
It ain't too hard to realize there's not much love here anymore
Rain rain come on rainin' wash these tears away again
Leavin's cut me to the core there's not much love here anymore
[ guitar - steel ]
Rain rain come on rainin'...
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9.
LET HER IN
(Vince Gill)
« © '98 Vinny Mae Music, BMI »
I didn't know love would come around
Walked right up to me and knocked me down
I dropped straight down on my knees
Asked my little girl honey won't you help me please
Let her in let my heart feel love again
Let her in don't you know how long it's been
Let her in let her come and be my friend
Baby please won't you let her in
I know it's hard for you since your mama's been gone
It must be strange to see me carry on
Honey just try to understand
It takes the love of a woman to complete the heart of a man
Let her in let my heart feel love again...
[ ac.guitar ]
Oh let her in let my heart feel love again...
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10.
HILLS OF CAROLINE
(Vince Gill)
« © '98 Vinny Mae Music, BMI »
I was born in Guilford county way back up in the pines
It's where I hold the sweetest mem'ries in the hills of Caroline
My daddy wasn't much of nothin' he spent his life doin' time
Mama learned me about Jesus in the hills of Caroline
[ fiddle ]
Met a girl her name was Havvie fair and tender sweet and kind
She showed me how to love a woman in the hills of Caroline
I always thought that we would marry one sweet day she would be mine
But Havvie's gone to live with Jesus in the hills of Caroline
[ fiddle ]
If I should die before tomorrow just one request if you don't mind
Just burry me right next to Havvie in the hills of Caroline
Just burry me right next to Havvie in the hills of Caroline
[ fiddle ]
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11.
LIVE TO TELL IT ALL
(Vince Gill - Sonya Isaacs)
« © '98 Vinny Mae Music, BMI / Isaac Family Publishing, BMI / Miss Surrett Music, BMI »
True love is understated true love is being known
Oh I've never felt so connected and two hearts have found a home
And no matter how we struggle oh I'll answer when you call
And we'll walk away from trouble and live to tell it all
[ fiddle - mandolin ]
Safe in my arms I'll keep you never more to roam
And I promise to lay down beside you when our names are carved in stone
And no matter how we struggle...
No matter how we struggle...
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12.
WHAT THEY ALL CALL LOVE
(Vince Gill)
« © '98 Vinny Mae Music, BMI »
[ with Faith Hill ]
It ain't about you it ain't about me
It's about this love we found that has to be
Cause I never questioned that look in your eyes
And you never doubted how I felt inside
We found passion and grace in each other's face
And our hearts will now beat as one
For we both know a place where our souls have embraced
I think it's what they all call love
This gift you've given humbles me true companions we'll always be
For so long we've waited to feel what we feel
We've finally tasted something that's real
We found passion and grace...
[ dobro ]
We found passion and grace...
Oh I think it's what they all call love
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13.
KEY TO LIFE
(Vince Gill)
« © '98 Vinny Mae Music, BMI »
I'd love to hear my daddy play once again
All the songs that he taught me when I was a kid
John Henry Old Shep and Faded love
I Fall To Pieces and on the Wings Of A Dove
Just a few chords on the banjo that was all he knew
but in the eyes of a child man his fingers flew
I practiced and I practiced till I got it right
Packed up everything and just took off one night
[ ac.guitar + banjo ]
I made it from the beer joints to the Opry stage
He said the only difference is what you're gettin' paid
He didn't care that everybody knew my name
He said it's all for nothin' if you don't stay the same
And when he died the preacher cried said he's the lucky one
He's walkin' hand in hand with God's only son
My faith and common sense tell me the preacher's right
But I'd love to hear the banjo ring for me tonight
I will honor my father with these words I write down
And as long as I remember him he'll always be around
And the pain of losing him cuts like a Randall knife
I learned a few chords on the banjo was the key to life
Yeah the pain of losing him cuts like a Randall knife
I learned a few chords on the banjo was the key to life
[ ac.guitar + banjo + fiddle ]
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