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These are Avoiding Mirrors Chords by Charley Crockett on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F  G  C


[Verse 1]
C
Have you ever seen 
a red horse
F              
Flyin\' through 
    C
the sky
C
While ridin\' round
 Dallas?
D7              
All lit up, big 
    G
and bright
G7              
Sometimes I get 
  C
a feelin\'
Like I\'m crawlin\' 
       Am
on the ceilin\'
But I\'m still 
        F
sittin\' here
G            C
And avoidin\' mirrors


[Chorus]
I\'m avoidin\' 
Dm      G
mirrors
And talkin\' to 
Am
myself
            Dm
I\'ve been doin\'
 things
D7       
That ain\'t 
good for 
G
my health


[Verse 2]
I followed her to 
C      F
Austin
More than I 
    C
can count
C
Looks like that\'s
 a game I
D7              G
Haven\'t figured out
It really does 
 C
amaze me
I ain\'t gone 
        Am
completely crazy
I\'m still 
         F
standin\' here
G            C
And avoidin\' mirrors

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[Pedal Steel Solo]
C  F  G  C


[Verse 3]
C
You know I hate 
to say it
F              
But Fort Worth 
C
let me down
C
Yes, she really 
loved to go there
D7                
When she was still
      G
 around
G7              
I tried to ride 
  C
a bronco
I wasn\'t even 
       Am
at the rodeo
She left me 
      F
lyin\' here
G            
And avoidin\' 
C
mirrors


[Chorus]
I\'m avoidin\' 
Dm      G
mirrors
And starin\' at 
  Am
a wall
I\'ve been laughin\'
 Dm
 out loud
D              
At the thought 
G
of it all


[Verse 4]     
You can find me 
       C
on the levy
F                
Just prayin\' for 
  C
a flood
C
While runnin\' 
from a red horse
D7           
Still flyin\' 
    G
up above
Sometimes I get a 
C
feelin\'
Like I\'m crawlin\' 
       Am
on the ceilin\'
But I\'m still 
        F
waitin\' here
G            
And avoidin\' 
C
mirrors

[Outro]
C          
Yeah, if I 
      Am
gotta be here
G            
I\'m avoidin\' 
F       C
mirrors

These are Trouble And Misery Chords by Charley Crockett on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G


[Verse 1]
G      
Me and my guitar 
we\'d 
C            D
sure like to be
          G 
Where the good
 times 
are high and 
    F  C      G
the livin\' is free
Trouble and misery 
is
 F   C      G
 all I have found
Since I first 
laid eyes 
   D      G
on Laredo town


[Verse 2]
G      
Bad times have
 got me I\'m 
C           D
just out of jail
     G   
Took all of my 
money 
F    C      G
just for my bail
Trouble and misery
 is 
F          G
all I have found
Since I first 
came to 
D      G
Laredo town

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[Verse 3]
G                  
The western sun is 
C            D
sure sinkin\' low
        G 
I think maybe to
 Dallas 
F    C      G
next I will go
Trouble and misery 
is 
F   C      G
all I have found
Since I first
 came to 
D      G
Laredo town


[Guitar Solo]
G   F C G    F C G

[Verse 4]
It\'s damn sure I\'d
C          D
 rather not stay
   G     
In this hard luck
 place 
F  C    G
another day
Trouble and misery
 is 
F   C      G
all I have found
Since I laid eyes 
on 
D      G
Laredo town
Since I first
 came to 
D      F    C  G
Laredo town

These are Visions Of Dallas Chords by Charley Crockett on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G


[Verse 1]
G
I was having 
visions of Dallas
     Em     
As I passed 
D            G
through Tennessee
G
Trying to lose 
familiar feelings
The ones that 
Em     D    G
washed all over me


[Chorus]
      C   
No, I can\'t 
shake 
     G
that city
     D      
It\'s got me 
     G
in a spin
       C       
Having visions 
   G
of Dallas
Em  D    
All over 
 G    Em D G
again


[Verse 2]
G
Thought I\'d 
California
       Em   D   
Settle down and 
         G
quit the game
G
Only ended up 
working harder
      Em      
At forgetting 
D  G
my last name

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[Chorus]
      C           
No, I can\'t shake 
     G
that city
          D     
You can\'t win a 
      G
fixed fight
           C       
It\'s these visions 
   G
of Dallas
        Em   D       
Running wild through 
G
my mind


[Piano Solo]
C  G  D  G


[Pedal Steel Solo]
C  G  Em D G


[Verse 3]
G
Well, the first
 time 
left Texas
  Em       D   
I promised not 
     G
to return
G
But in spite of all 
of my efforts
             Em      
There\'s some bridges 
D         G
you can\'t burn


[Chorus]
      C           
No, I can\'t shake 
     G
that city
            D    
And all the good 
           G
she\'s done for me
       C          
Having visions of 
G
Dallas
        Em    D 
Late at night in
      G
 Tennessee
       C       
Having visions 
   G
of Dallas
        Em    D  
Late at night in 
     G
Tennessee

[Outro]
C  G  D  G
C  G  Em D G
C  G  D  G
C  G  Em D G
C  G  D  G

These are Crystal Chandeliers And Burgundy Chords by Charley Crockett on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G


[Verse 1]
G                  
This boxcar\'s been 
Bm              
my home since St
 G
 Antone
\'Cause this ankle
 of mine I 
Bm          
turned while
         G
 hoppin\' on
       Am   
Shoots pain that 
feeds my 
C             G
dreams with luxuries
      Am      
I see crystal 
      C     
chandeliers 
       G
and burgundy


[Verse 2]
G         
I can feel my 
mother\'s 
Bm             
heartbeat from 
    G
the track
It\'s the rhythm 
of a 
Bm                
son that won\'t be 
G
back
     Am      
Lord knows where my 
C              G
mind is takin\' me
      Am      
I see crystal 
      C         
chandeliers and 
   G
burgundy

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[Bridge]
           Bm  
If that conductor 
only knew all the 
Em
trouble I\'ve been
 through
        Am 
Just to be here 
on this train
       D
 once again
G       
Freedom of a 
Bm  
hobo ain\'t so 
G
bad you can dream 
of all the wealth 
Bm           G
you might\'ve had
        Am    
I guess livin\' on
      C 
 this train is gettin\' 
   G        Am 
to me I see crystal 
      C         
chandeliers and 
   G
burgundy


[instrument Solos]
G    Bm  G    Bm  G
Am  C  G    Am  C  G

[Outro]
           Bm  
If that conductor
 only
 knew all the 
Em
trouble I\'ve been 
through
        Am   
Just to be here 
on this 
            D
train once again
           G    
If there\'s nothing 
in this 
Bm               G
world I\'ve gotta do
But to ride these 
rails of 
Bm             G
steel my whole life
 through
     Am     
Then take away these 
C            G
visions that I see of 
Am            C     
crystal chandeliers 
       G
and burgundy
   Am      
Of crystal 
      C     
chandeliers 
       G
and burgundy

These are Lonesome Feeling Chords by Charley Crockett on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Am  C  G  Em
Am  C  G  


[Chorus]
It′s a lonesome 
G
feeling 
when you\'re 
traveling
Down a lonesome 
road down 
           C
a lonesome road
       Am    
Nobody cares a
thing 
 G        Em  
about you it′s a 
heavy 
Am   C           
load it\'s a heavy
 G
 load


[Verse 1]
G         
I fell in love in 
Albuquerque 
her love was true
 and
             C
 she told me so
           Am 
I gave her rings 
and all my 
G     Em        
money where she 
    Am   
ran off to 
C          G
I\'ll never know

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[Chorus]
It′s a lonesome 
G
feeling when 
you\'re traveling
Down a lonesome 
road down a 
         C
lonesome road
       Am  
Nobody cares a 
thing 
 G        Em 
about you it′s a 
heavy 
Am   C           
load it\'s a heavy
 G
 load

[instrument Solos]
G    C   Am   G
Em  Am  C  G


[Verse 2]
G    
I wish that I was
 back 
in Texas with mama 
         C
and papa dear
           Am 
But mama′s gone and 
so is 
G    Em       Am   
papa and Lone Star 
State\'s 
C               G
a long way from here

[Out-Chorus]
It′s a lonesome 
G
feeling 
when you\'re 
traveling
Down a lonesome 
road down a 
         C
lonesome road
       Am 
Nobody cares a thing 
 G        Em 
about you it′s a heavy 
Am   C            G
load it\'s a heavy load
Em           Am   C    
It\'s a heavy load it′s 
        G     Am   G
a heavy load

These are the chords for Midnight Run by Charley Crockett on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Verse 1]
N.C.           Em           A  
What makes a man think that he 
               D
can forget about what used to be
 D              Em             
Be happy with the way life is, 
A                    D
not think about what once was his
 Em                 A
Whiskey drunk and under the gun
 A                G         D
I\'m taking me a midnight run

[Chorus]
 Em
I\'m taking me a midnight run
 A           D
I\'m making another one
                Em                   
A thousand miles or more I\'ll drive  
E                        A
 to where I lived when I thought 
 I was alive
                   G                 A
They\'ll never know I was ever around
                 D
Just my shadow on the ground
             Em               A
I turn east to face the sun
                   G         D
After making me a midnight run

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[Solo]
Em  Em  A  D  D  Em  A  D  D 
Em  A  D  D  Em  A  D  D  Em  A  D 

[Verse 2]
 N.C                    Em
I tell you all \'cause you need 
to know
 A                    D
They don\'t call for me to go
                     Em  
I hear that voice coming 
                E
\'cross the miles
                 A
I got no choice but to be gone 
a while
                         G
I say get in you better lock and 
load
 A                   D
Don\'t let the wind block the road
               Em
I\'ll be gone but when it\'s done
A                    G         D
 I\'m all alone on my midnight run

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[Chorus]
 Em
I\'m taking me a midnight run
 A           D
I\'m making another one
                 Em                  
A thousand miles or more I\'ll drive  
E                        A
 to where I lived when I thought 
 I was alive
                   G                A
They\'ll never know I was ever around
                 D
Just my shadow on the ground
             Em               A
I turn east to face the sun
                   G         D
After making me a midnight run

These are Losers Lounge Chords by Charley Crockett on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D  A7  D  G D 


[Verse 1]
          D
There\'s a honky tonk 
in this town
          G        
That they call the 
        D
loser\'s lounge
And I\'m a charted 
A7              D
member, you can say
D
Since love has 
turned me down
           G      
Nothing to do but 
      D
hang around 
And listen to all the 
A7              D
fools who congregate


[Chorus]
G       
Life is full 
of heartbreak 
      D
for a poor boy
\'Cause a bank roll 
can turn his 
              A7
woman\'s head around
         D    
Ain\'t no use to try 
and run away or to 
G               D
move to another town
\'Cause anywhere a 
poor boy 
A7  
goes there\'s a
 loser\'s 
D
lounge

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[Pedal Steel Solo]
D   A7  D  G D  N.C.


[Verse 2]
        D
I had a real good 
friend named Sam
            G   
Who said he just 
couldn\'t 
     D
understand
Why in the world his 
A7                
sweet love turned 
    D
him down
D
But a rich man caught
 her eye
           G         
He had the money for 
          D
things to buy
Now there\'s a brand
 new member 
A7                  
down at the loser\'s 
D       D7
lounge

[Chorus]
G      
Life is full of 
heartbreak for a 
D
poor boy
\'Cause a bank
roll
 can turn his 
woman\'s 
      A7
head around
         D 
Ain\'t no use 
to try
 and 
run away or to 
G               D
move to another town
\'Cause anywhere a 
poor boy 
A7             
goes there\'s a 
        D
loser\'s lounge
Yeah, anywhere a 
poor boy 
A7             
goes there\'s a 
        D
loser\'s loung

These are Loretta Chords by Charley Crockett on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

C   G


[Verse 1]
G                    
Oh, Loretta, 
she\'s a 
C
barroom girl
Wears them sevens 
       G
on her sleeve
Dances like a 
C
diamond shines
                
Tells me lies I 
          G
love to believe
    D
Her age is always
 twenty-two
    C             
Her laughing eyes 
        G
a hazel hue
Spends my money 
like
 C     G
 water falls
C              
Loves me like I
          G C  G C  G
 want her to


[Verse 2]
G       
Oh, Loretta, 
won\'t 
    C      G
you say to me?
C     
Darling, put
 your 
       G
guitar on
Have a little 
C       G    C
shot of booze
Play a blue and 
        G
wailing song
   D
My guitar rings 
a melody
   C   
My guitar 
sings, 
          G
Loretta\'s fine
Long and lazy,
 C         G
 brown and free
C       
And I can have 
her 
         G C  G
anytime

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[Verse 3]
G               
Sweetest at the 
C
break of day
Prettiest in the 
        G
setting sun
She don\'t cry when 
C       G
I can\'t stay
C                
At least not till
            G
 she\'s all alone
  D
Loretta, I won\'t 
be gone long
C
Keep your dancing 
slippers on
G               
Keep me on your 
C
mind a while
I\'m coming home, 
           G   C
I\'m coming home


[Instrument Interlude]
C   G   C G C  G  C
D  C  G C G C  G C
G C  G

[Verse 4]
G     
Oh Loretta, 
she\'s a 
C
barroom girl
Wears them 
sevens 
       G
on her sleeve
Dances like a 
C
diamond shines
C
Tells me lies I
 love to believe
    D
Her age is always 
twenty-two
    C
Her laughing eyes 
a hazel hue
G               
Spends my money 
     C
like waterfalls
Loves me like 
           G
I want her to
C             
Loves me like 
           G
I want her to
C             
Loves me like 
           G
I want her to