Jim Reeves chords & lyrics
Gentleman Jim's Country ClassicsDistant Drums
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Performance Video
- Writer: Cindy Walker (1965) - amazing song-writer and artist.
- Album: Distant Drums: The Collection
Key Signature: D Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 96 bpm
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Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 96 bpm
Intro: 4/4 | Drums (I hear the)|
A D
1. I hear the sound of dis-tant drums
A D
Far a-way, far a-way
A D
And if they call for me to come
G D A D
Then I must go and you must stay
D G
Chorus 1: So Ma-ry mar-ry me Let's not wait
A D
Let's share all the time we can be-fore it's too late
D G
Love me now for now is all the time there may be
A D
If you love me Ma-ry Ma-ry mar-ry me
A D
2. I hear the sound of bu-gles blow
A D
Far a-way, far a-way
A D
And if they call, then I must go
G D A D
A-cross the sea, so wild and grey
D G
Chorus 2: So Ma-ry mar-ry me Let's not wait
A D
For the dis-tant drums might change our wed-ding date
D G
And love me now, for now is all the time there may be
A D
If you love me Ma-ry Ma-ry mar-ry me...
Welcome To My World
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Performance Video
- Writers: Ray Winkler & John Hathcock (1963)
- Album: A Touch of Velvet
Key Signature: D Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 76 bpm
Capo: 3rd fret to play with the video in F Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 76 bpm
Capo: 3rd fret to play with the video in F Major
D
Intro: 4/4 | Vibraphone... (Welcome to my)|
D Em A D
1. Wel-come to my world Won't you come on in
Bm Em A D
Mi-ra-cles I guess Still hap-pen now and then
D G A D
2. Step in-to my heart Leave your cares be-hind
D Em A D - G | D |
Wel-come to my world Built with you in mind
A D A D
Chorus: Knock and the door will o-pen Seek and you will find
A D Bm E A Em
Ask and you will be gi-ven The key to this world of mine
A G Em A D
3. I'll be wait-ing here With my arms un-furled
D Em A D - G | D |
Wait-ing just for you Wel-come to my world
Interlude: | G | A | D |
D Em A D
Wait-ing just for you Wel-come to my world...
He'll Have To Go
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Performance Video
- Writers: Joe Allison, Audrey Allison (1959)
- Album: The Essential Jim Reeves
Key Signature: C Major
Time Signature: 3/4
Tempo: 80 bpm
Time Signature: 3/4
Tempo: 80 bpm
Intro: 3/4 | C | G | C | G (Put Your)|
C F C
1. Put your sweet lips a little clo-ser to the phone
C G
Let's pre-tend that we're to-ge-ther all a-lone
C C7 F
I'll tell the man to turn the juke-box way down low
C G C | G |
And you can tell your friend there with you he'll have to go
C F C
2. Whis-per to me tell me do you love me true
C G
Or is he hold-ing you the way I do
C C7 F
Though love is blind make up your mind I've got to know
C G C | % |
Should I hang up or will you tell him he'll have to go
F
Bridge: You can't say the words I want to hear
C
While you're with a-no-ther man
F
Do you want me an-swer yes or no
C G
Dar-lin' I will un-der-stand
C F C
3. Put your sweet lips a lit-tle clo-ser to the phone
C G
Let's pre-tend that we're to-ge-ther all a-lone
C C7 F
I'll tell the man to turn the juke-box way down low
C G C
And you can tell your friend there with you he'll have to go...
I Love You Because
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Performance Video
- Writer: Leon Payne (1949)
- Album: Gentleman Jim
Key Signature: D Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 112 bpm
Capo: 3rd fret to play with the video F Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 112 bpm
Capo: 3rd fret to play with the video F Major
Intro: 4/4 | D | % | G | A |
D G
1. I love you be-cause you un-der-stand dear
D | A - E | A |
Ev'-ry sin-gle thing I try to do
D G
You're al-ways there to lend a help-ing hand dear
D A D
I love you most of all be-cause you're you
G D
Chorus: No mat-ter what the world may say a-bout me
E A
I know your love will al-ways see me through
D G
I love you for the way you ne-ver doubt me
D A D
But most of all I love you 'cause you're you
Instr: | D | A | D | % |
D G
2. I love you be-cause my heart is light-er
D A
Ev'-ry time I'm walk-ing by your side
D G
I love you be-cause the future's bright-er
D A D
The door to hap-pi-ness you o-pen wide
G D
Chorus: No mat-ter what the world may say a-bout me
E A
I know your love will al-ways see me through
D G
I love you for a hun-dred thou-sand rea-sons
D A D
But most of all I love you 'cause you're you...
Outro: | G | D |
Make The World Go Away
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- Writer: Hank Cochran (1965)
- Album: The Jim Reeves Way
Key Signature: A Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 70 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 70 bpm
Intro: 4/4 | A | Bm | E | A - D |
A Bm Bm7
1. Do you re-mem-ber when you loved me
E A Asus2
Be-fore the world took me a-stray
F# Bm Bm7
If you do then for-give me
E A D
And make the world go a-way
A D
Chorus:(Make the world go a-way)
E A
And get it off my shoulders
A D
(Say the things you used to say)
E A D A
Please make the world go a-way (Make the world go a-way)
Interlude: | D | E | A - D |
A Bm Bm7
2. I'm sor-ry if I've hurt you
E A Asus2
I'll make it up day by day
F# Bm Bm7
Just say you love me like you used to
E A D
And make the world go a-way
A D
Chorus:(Make the world go a-way)
E A
Get it off my shoulders
A D
(Say the things you used to say)
E A
And make the world go a-way...
Memories Are Made Of This
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Performance Video
- Writers: Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr, and Frank Miller (1955)
- Album: Gentleman Jim
Key Signature: D Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 126 bpm
Capo: 1st fret to play with the video in Eb Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 126 bpm
Capo: 1st fret to play with the video in Eb Major
Intro: 4/4 | D | A | D | A |
D A D | A |
1. Take one fresh and ten-der kiss
D A D | A |
Add one sto-len night of bliss
G D A D
One girl, one boy, some grief, some joy
D A D A
Me-mo-ries are made of this
D A D | A |
2. Don't for-get a small moon-beam
D A D | A |
Fold-ed light-ly with a dream
G D A D
Your lips and mine, two sips of wine
D A D | D /D /E /F# |
Me-mo-ries are made of this
G
Bridge: Then add the wed-ding bells
D
One house where lo-vers dwell
A D | D /D /E /F# |
Three lit-tle kids for the fla-vor
G
Stir care-ful-ly through the days
D
See how the fla-vor stays
E A | A7 /A /B /C# |
These are the dreams you will sa - vor
D A D | A |
3. With his bles-sings from a-bove
D A D | A |
Serve it gen-e-rous-ly with love
G D A D
One man, one wife, one love, true life
D A D | A |
Sweet me-mo-ries are made of this
D A D | A |
Me-mo-ries are made of this ...(Repeat to fade)
Bass Runs:
/D /E /F# /A /B /C#
e|-----------|-----------| Numbers: Fret numbers
B|-----------|-----------| 0: String is played open
G|-----------|-----------|
D|--0--2--4--|-----------|
A|-----------|--0--2--4--|
E|-----------|-----------|
