Willie Got There First chords by Asleep at the Wheel
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Verse 1
(B minor) (A major) (D major) Well it struck
me how cold the rain was
But I didn't look for cover at (G major) all
I just (A major) stood there face to face
with my love
(G major) Watching her teardrops fall (A major)
Verse 2
And as (D major) sad as it was,
her blue eyes inspired me
And switched on a light in my mind (G major)
And (A major) when she was gone,
I wrote down a song
To (G major) claim the moment as mine (A major)
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Verse 3
But (G major) Willie (A major) got there first (D major)
Put (G major) heartache and heartbreak (A major) (D major) into a verse (G major)
Like (A major) an alchemist (D major) turning
his (G major) sorrow to gold (A major)
(G major) Lyrics like (D major) mapsfor a soul (A major)
Eloquent truth (G major) in a (E major) common man's words (A major)
I (G major) had such a (A major) good idea (D major) for a song (G major)
But (B minor) Willie (A major) got there first (D major)
Verse 4
(D major)
Well the phases and stages
of life they were changing
And I was sure changing (G major) too
(A major) Rivers of whiskey and bloody
Mary mornings
Were (G major) causing my plans to fall (A major) through
But (D major) when I was down,
Verse 5
I met me an angel
Flying too close to the (G major) ground
We (A major) rose up together, the victory moved me
To (G major) make a musical (A major) sound
But (G major) Willie
Verse 6
(A major) got there first (D major)
Put (G major) falling in love (A major) to a beautiful (D major) verse (G major)
Like the (A major) brushstrokes of a
(D major) renaissance (G major) master so (A major) bold
Still (G major) lifes of (D major) coal, black and gold (A major)
Breathtaking coun (G major) tryside,
land (E major) scapes of words (A major)
I (G major) had such a (A major) good idea (D major) for a song (G major)
But (B minor) Willie (A major) got there first
(D major)
Verse 7
The (A major) rhymes were already (D major) written
The (A major) rhythm laid down by the band (D major) (A major)
(D major) The (B major) melodies already been brought to life
by the (E major) piano player's right hand
Bobbie, play (D major) it pretty. Lead
that harp solo (A major) in,
And (B major) Mickey take us home one more time
Then let's (E major) get on the road (A major) again
(D major)
Interlude 1
(G major) (A major)
(G major) (D major) (G major) (A major)
Verse 8
Well I'm (D major) crazy for feeling
so lonely
With my family and so many friends
(G major) I (A major) know how it is with life as with love
When (G major) one ends, another begins
(A major)
Verse 9
(D major) Look, well you must be
tougher than leather
But tender as a babe in a manger (G major)
(A major) Let's lift up a glass of yesterday's wine
And (G major) cheers to the red headed stranger
(A major)
Verse 10
Cause (G major) Willie (A major) got there (D major) first
Fit (G major) God and the dev (A major) il in
(D major) to the same (G major) verse
Like a (A major) preacher man (D major) letting
his (G major) sermon un (A major) fold
A (G major) tune like a cure (D major) for the soul (A major)
The truth (G major) in a (E major) cowboy's words (A major) I (G major) had
such a (A major) good idea (D major) for a song (G major)
But (B minor) Willie (A major) got there first (D major) (G major)
Verse 11
(B minor) Willie (A major) got there (D major) first
Willie Got There First
Asleep At The Wheel
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