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(# 1 country hit)

It's All In The Movies

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

They were so much in love with life happy in every way
But love the movie began with somehow got lost in the play
Like a fire burning out of control you got caught up in the actor's role
And you cried on my shoulder when it came to an end

But that's all in the movies it won't happen to you and I
That's all in the movies so baby don't cry
It's all in the movies it won't happen to us I know
It's all in the movies just a bad picture show
[ instrumental ]
But that's all in the movies it won't happen to you and I...

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2.

Nothing's Worse Than Losing

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

Nothing's worse than losing something worth it all
After giving what you know to be your very own
To sit and watch a love grow cold hurts me deep down in my soul
Nothing's worse than losing something worth it all

I can't help but cry a little now and then
While I watch my whole world tumble to the ground again
I've been down this road before and I can't stand the pain no more
Nothing's worse than losing something worth it all

I changed my way of life to try to fit your style
And you only meant to stay with me a little while
I gave you all I had to give now I don't even want to live
Nothing's worse than losing something worth it all yeah
[ instrumental ]
I've been down this road before and I can't stand the pain no more
Nothing's worse than losing something worth it all
Nothing's worse than losing something worth it all
Right

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3.

After Loving You

Merle Haggard - Ronnie Reno - Leona Williams

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

Last night I held your body close to mine
And I felt the thrill of loving you for the first time
It's so good to know the feeling hasn't changed
After loving you I still feel the same

The night is over and I still need you even more
I know I've finally found the one love I've been searching for
It's so good to know the feeling hasn't changed
After loving you I still feel the same
[ instrumental ]
The night is over and I still need you even more...
After loving you I still feel the same

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4.

Stingeree

Charles Singleton - Larry Coleman

© Elvis Presley Music, BMI

Hey my baby got something she calls her stingeree
My baby got something she calls her stingeree
She nearly drives me crazy when she turned it a loose on me
It's the truth
[ dobro ]
Well the boys tried to tell me they said they heard bout the way she was
I said the boys tried to tell me they heard bout the way she was
But it's not the way my baby treats me it's the thing my lovin' baby does

Here's Roy Nichols now
[ instrumental ]
He knows that ole girl
[ instrumental ]
Now I walk from Dallas clear into Wichita Falls
Yeah I walk from Dallas clear into Wichita Falls
And if I could see my baby that won't be no walk at all

Here it comes now
[ instrumental ]
My baby got something she calls her stingeree...

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5.

I Know An Ending When It Comes

Hank Cochran

© Pamper Music, BMI

I never thought that you'd be leaving me
And even now it's so hard to believe
But even the blind at times can see the sun
And at least I know an ending when it comes

I may have missed a lot of things you said
I know most of them went right overhead
But with all my heart I know this song's been sung
And at least I know an ending when it comes
[ instrumental ]
How long ago did you start leaving me
How long have I lived with a memory
I may have missed it when you first begun
But at least I know an ending when it comes

I never thought that you'd be leaving me...
Oh at least I know an ending when it comes

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6.

This Is The Song We Sing

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

This the song we sing this is the song we sing
Today it's a fad to say let me do my thing
I have no ax to grind cause I keep myself in line
I'm right the world is wrong this is our song

I live my life no thought in mind I'm free and I do as I please
As long as nobody gets hurt in the game then I'll blow along with the breeze
There may be some children who'll search for a name
And wonder why mom doesn't know
But when we have a way of forgetting with time a good time we had long ago

This is the song we sing this is the song we sing...
This is the song we sing this is the song we sing...
This is the song we sing this is the song we sing...

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7.

Living With The Shades Pulled Down

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

I fell in love with a working girl oh Lord she sure was sweet
I met her down in the Red Light Tavern working on Bourbon Street
Way down in the old French quarter bright lights side of town
Daytime life sure is cozy living with the shades pulled down

Living with the shades pulled down all day
Loving while the world goes around
Nobody knows what all we're doing
Living with the shades pulled down
[ instrumental ]
Some might get the wrong idea bout the kind of man I am
But I bring home my half of the bacon pickin' in a guitar band
Love is all my working girl brings me comin' in off the town
Daytime life sure gets cozy living with the shades pulled down

Living with the shades pulled down all day...
[ instrumental ]
Living with the shades pulled down all day...
Living with the shades pulled down all day...

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8.

Hag's Dixie Blues No. 2

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

I got the blues for Mississippi I got the blues for Tennessee
Anywhere south of the Dixon line is where I long to be
When I get a lonesome feeling down in my rambling shoes
I head downstream towards New Orleans cause I got the Dixie blues

Talk about Memphis talk about a town
Thinkin' bout my southern belle
Talk about Chicago where the cold wind blows
They ain't got chance in well

I got the blues for Georgia Carolina's callin' me
I'm gonna pack my grip and I'll be gone like a southwind blowing free
When I get a lonesome feeling down in my rambling shoes
I'm gonna head downstream towards New Orleans cause I got the Dixie blues yes
[ instrumental ]
Talk about Memphis talk about a town...

When I get the blues for Georgia Carolina's callin' me....

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9.

Let's Stop Pretending

Merle Haggard

© Shade Tree Music, BMI

Let's stop pretending the whole world is happy
And the wrong things we're doin' are right
Old faded blue jeans with a patch on the pocket
Won't wipe out what keeps us uptight
This song I'm singin' won't be worth my time
If you don't understand what I mean
Let's stop pretending that pole cats don't smell
And dirty ole hatbands are clean

We're all on vacation with no peace of mind
And really not havin' much fun
We need some noses back down on the grindstone
Cause we've got some work to be done
Let's stop complainin' and face up to life
And weed out the bad seed we've sown
Let's keep in mind we're the home of the brave
For the sake of Old Glory alone

Let's stop pretending we know all the answers
And bow down our thick heads and pray
Denying the problems we now have upon us
Won't keep them hard times away
This song I'm singin' won't be worth my time
If you don't understand what I mean
Let's stop pretending that pole cats don't smell
And dirty ole hatbands are clean
[ instrumental ]
This song I'm singin' won't be worth my time
If you don't understand what I mean
Let's stop pretending that pole cats don't smell
And dirty ole hatbands are clean

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10.

Cotton Patch Blues

Bob Wills - Billy Joe Moore

© Anne-Rachel Music, ASCAP

Yeah sittin' on this plow day dreamin' thinkin' of the weeks to come
Ole cotton patch is hot can't think of a worse spot
To be on a hot summer day
Next week I will get my hoe down and hit the field at break of day
That will be so sad my feet will hurt so bad
When I chop the cotton all the day

Ole mule been a balkin' they're tired of walkin'
Up and down this cotton row so straight
But they should pull their best cause soon they'll get a rest
They don't have very long to wait
When the pickin' starts next fall I'll need my cotton sack that's all
My back will nearly break from pullin' all that weight
When I start to pickin' cotton next fall

There's them boys Elden Tiny and Roy
[ instrumental ]
These ole mules been a balkin' they're tired of walkin'
Up and down this cotton row so straight
But they should pull their best cause soon they'll get a rest
They don't have very long to wait
When the pickin' starts next fall I'll need my cotton sack that's all
My back will nearly break from draggin' all that weight
When I start to pickin' cotton next fall
Oh Lord yeah cotton patch blues

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11.

The Seeker

Dolly Parton

© Owepar Pub, BMI

I am a seeker a poor simple creature
There is none weaker than I am
I am a seeker and you are a teacher
You are a reacher so reach down

Reach out and lead me guide me and keep me
In the shelter of your care each day
I am a seeker and you are a keeper
You are a leader won't you show me the way

I am a vessel that's empty and useless
I am a bad seed that fell by the way
I am a loser that wants to be a winner
You are my last hope don't turn me away

I am a seeker a poor simple creature
There is none weaker than I am
I am a seeker and you are a teacher
You are a reacher so reach down

Reach out and lead me guide me and keep me
In the shelter of your care each day
I am a seeker and you are a keeper
You are a leader won't you show me the way

Hey you are a mountain from which there flows a fountain
So let its water wash my sins away
I am a seeker and you are a teacher
You are a leader won't you show me the way

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