IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY If it makes you happy I will tie your shoe If it makes you happy I will tickle you If it makes you happy I'm telling you true If it makes you happy I'll be happy too If it makes you happy I will wiggle my ears…

It seems at every gig people tell me I sound like Neil Young. Well, really? Do I?

PLEASE DON'T TELL ME ANY MORE capo @ 3 in G James Michael Taylor 09 26/7 14 VERSE ONE - You said you knew the story would upset me G That you'd resolved to kept it to yourself G D You said you knew how hard it would…

IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY KEY - C capo @ 1 C F C If it makes you Happy I will tie your shoe C D G If it makes you happy I will tickle you F C Am…

DEAR PEGGY Dear Peggy,I thot you'd like to know That blue tile in our bathroom you said would have to go I replaced with the slate that we bought at Home Depot mmmmm mmmmm Dear Peggy, The heat has killed the lawn And water is so expensive…

NEW DAY Key A A E A E In the morning when she gets me up A E D E Pours some wake up in my coffee cup A D E A (D A E) She opens the window…

Capo 2 in C This is a true story. Cody even permitted me to use his name. Cody is a cowboy, a horseman, that’s for sure Traded in his guitar for long John underwear Every day he pulls his boots almost to his knees Oh, Cody is a cowboy…

I read a book a long long time ago Why it frightened me, I didn’t know But there it was. There I was How did I know? A simple story. A man and his lover. Made me quiver. Run for cover. Beautiful lady in my future…Woooo I read a book…

She put a message up on Facebook. She’d wrecked her car and she couldn’t get to work. I watched to see if any of her friends would volunteer. They just wished her well There’d been a storm. The streets were frozen. Cobble stone ice on all of…

In A capo @ 2 G Bm Am Em People have told me, “Time will heal.” Em D C G How does that work when Time stands still? Bm Am…

It's Riddle. I’ll bet she’s thinking about me today. Oklahoma City is far away. She’s in Denver. I’m in Fort Worth Fifty years have passed but I’ll bet she’s thinking about me today. © 2014 Royal T Music

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key - C I’m clinging to the memories as the world falls apart The falling leaves, dead Everleys are pulling at my heart. My quest for rationality, I can’t even start. So, I’m clinging to the memories as the world falls apart I’m clinging…

Sun shines thru the clouds. They disappear. Like my feelings when I have you near. There’s nothing between the planet and the sky No cloud cover. Cold as ever. Cold as ever. © 2014 Royal T Music So cold it hurts. So loud it hurts.

FRANCINE EATS ORANGES Adapted from a poem by Shannon Elizabeth Hardwick (http://shannonhardwickpoetry.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/francine-creates-her-story-as-if-asked-to-author-her-own-birth/) © 2013 Shannon Elizabeth Hardwick Francine…

YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN I clearly remember, you said it didn't matter I asked your permission. You said it's my decision I said, "It's quite a climb." You said, "Well, take your time." I asked you how you're doing and you said you were doing…

WHO SHE WAS Maybe she'll come back. I hope she does. Maybe there's a site on line that'll tell me where she works and who she was Lady, please come back. I'll be right here Ever night I'll pull up the covers and shut my eyes and pray…

I’ll tell you the truth. I’ve been out of control They took away my blanket. Put me out in the cold. Even Miami’s got ice on the ground Man said, “You be a good boy and get out of my town.” I’d just got to sleep when they turned on the…

When Jimmy was little he couldn’t stand still He had pepper in his britches Jimmy was so funny. We threw him lots of money. He kept us all in stitches Jimmy was a thumper. A shadow humper. He scratched it where it itches Jimmy was a…

Well, I hate to change my story, but I'm nobody's savior any more If you're looking for salvation you can find it at the Salvation Army store They got a Naugahyde recliner they say will save your back And if you've got a multi tool, they've…