Willie Got There First Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Bm]Well[A] it [D]struck
me how cold the rain was
But I didn't look for cover at [G]all
I just [A]stood there face to face
with my love
[G]Watching her teardrops [A]fall

[Verse 2]
And as [D]sad as it was,
her blue eyes inspired me
And switched on a light in my [G]mind
And [A]when she was gone,
I wrote down a song
To [G]claim the moment as [A]mine

[Verse 3]
But [G]Willie [A]got the[D]re first
Put [G]heartache [A]and heartbreak [D]into [G]a verse
Like [A]an alchemist [D]turning
his [G]sorrow [A]to gold
[G]Lyrics [D]like [A]mapsfor a soul
Eloquent [G]truth in a [E]common man's [A]words
I [G]had such a [A]good [D]idea for [G]a song
But [Bm]Willie [A]got the[D]re first

[Verse 4]
[D]
Well the phases and stages
of life they were changing
And I was sure changing [G]too
[A]Rivers of whiskey and bloody
Mary mornings
Were [G]causing my plans to fall [A]through
But [D]when I was down,

[Verse 5]
I met me an angel
Flying too close to the [G]ground
We [A]rose up together, the victory moved me
To [G]make a musical [A]sound
But [G]Willie

[Verse 6]
[A]got the[D]re first
Put [G]falling [A]in love [D]to a beautiful [G]verse
Like [A]the brushstrokes of a
[D]renaissance [G]master so [A]bold
[G]Still lifes of [D]coal, black [A]and gold
Breathtaking coun[G]tryside,
land[E]scapes [A]of words
I [G]had such a [A]good [D]idea for [G]a song
But [Bm]Willie [A]got there first
[D]

[Verse 7]
The [A]rhymes were already [D]written
The [A]rhythm laid down by [D]the band[A]
[D]The mel[B]odies already been brought to life
by the [E]piano player's right hand
Bobbie, play [D]it pretty. Lead
that harp solo [A]in,
And [B]Mickey take us home one more time
Then let's [E]get on the road [A]again
[D]

[Interlude 1]
[G][A]
[G][D][G][A]

[Verse 8]
Well I'm [D]crazy for feeling
so lonely
With my family and so many friends
[G]I k[A]now how it is with life as with love
When [G]one ends, another begins
[A]

[Verse 9]
[D]Look, well you must be
tougher than leather
But tender as a babe [G]in a manger
[A]Let's lift up a glass of yesterday's wine
And [G]cheers to the red headed stranger
[A]

[Verse 10]
Cause [G]Willie [A]got there fir[D]st
Fit [G]God and [A]the devil in
[D]to the same [G]verse
Like a [A]preacher man [D]letting
his [G]sermon un[A]fold
A [G]tune like [D]a cure for [A]the soul
[G]The truth in a [E]cowboy's [A]words I [G]had
such [A]a good i[D]dea for a[G] song
But [Bm]Willie [A]got the[D]re first[G]

[Verse 11]
[Bm]Willie [A]got there fir[D]st