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Chris Stapleton – Tennessee Whiskey
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Kentucky songwriter Chris Stapleton’s breakout solo hit is a bluesy ballad about the intoxicating power of love. The song reached #1 on Billboard’s Country Songs chart after
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George Jones – Tennessee Whiskey
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[Verse 1] / I used to spend my nights out in a barroom / Liquor was the only love I've known / But you rescued me from reaching for the bottle / And you brought me back from being
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Chris Stapleton – Starting Over
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[Verse 1] / Well, the road rolls out like a welcome mat / To a better place than the one we're at / And I ain't got no kinda plan / But I've had all of this town I can stand / [
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Judah Kelly – Tennessee Whiskey
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(Verse 1) / Used to spend my nights at the bar room / Liquor was the only love I'd known / But you recused me from reaching for the bottom / Brought me back from being too far gone
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Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox (Ft. Jennie Lena & Ryan Quinn) – Tennessee Whiskey
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I used to spend my nights out in a bar room / Liquor was the only love I've known / But you rescued me from reaching / For the bottle / And you brought me back from / Being too far
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Chris Stapleton – You Should Probably Leave
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[Verse 1] / I know it ain't all that late / But you should probably leave / And I recognize that look in your eyes / Yeah, you should probably leave / [Chorus] / 'Cause I know you
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Chris Stapleton – Parachute
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“Parachute” is the fourth track from Stapleton ’s 2015 debut album Traveller.
The song is the ruminations of an estranged lover who realizes that the relationship he lost—and now
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Chris Stapleton – Nashville, TN
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[Verse 1] / I met you when I had a dream / Not so long ago, it seems / We closed down a million bars / Yeah, you and me, we've come so far / You showed me how to write a song / We
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T-Pain – Tennessee Whiskey
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[Verse 1] / I used to spend my nights in a barroom / Liquor was the only love I've known / But you rescued me from reachin' for the bottom / And brought me back from bein' too far
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David Allan Coe – Tennessee Whiskey
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[Verse 1] / I used to spend my nights in a bar room / Liquor was the only love I've known / But you rescued me from reaching for the bottom / And brought me back from being too far
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Chris Stapleton – Whiskey and You
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Contrasts between whiskey and a woman are used to describe the lingering pain of their breakup.
The song was featured on Tim McGraw’s 2007 Let It Go album.
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Chris Stapleton – Fire Away
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“Fire Away” is the second track from Stapleton’s 2015 debut album Traveller. The song was cowritten by Danny Green and Stapleton and produced by Dave Cobb.
The song is about
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Chris Stapleton) – I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version) [From the Vault]
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In “I Bet You Think About Me,” Taylor confronts her ex now that she was able to move on, knowing he still hasn’t. Using an angry and disappointed tone, Taylor puts the blame on her
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Chris Stapleton – Fire Away
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“Fire Away” is the second track from Stapleton’s 2015 debut album Traveller. The song was cowritten by Danny Green and Stapleton and produced by Dave Cobb.
The song is about
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Chris Stapleton) – I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version) [From the Vault]
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In “I Bet You Think About Me,” Taylor confronts her ex now that she was able to move on, knowing he still hasn’t. Using an angry and disappointed tone, Taylor puts the blame on her
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Chris Stapleton – Nobody to Blame
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“Nobody to Blame” is a man accepting responsibility (perhaps poorly) for the punishment he’s receiving from the woman kicking him out of their apparently well-established life.
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Chris Stapleton – Was It 26
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“Was It 26” is a cover of Charlie Daniels’s song of the same name composed by Don Sampson, which appeared on Daniels' album Simple Man.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6x_hEfiGgE
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Chris Stapleton – Outlaw State of Mind
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[Verse 1] / Cut my teeth on daddy's old LGO / And I lost my mind somewhere in New Mexico / And TW put a snake on my back / I keep a redbone on my side / [Chorus 1] / And there's
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SiriusXM – Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time (2022)
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1000. Alan Jackson - Country Boy / 999. Greater Bakersfield Show Interview (w/ Dwight Yoakam & Dave Alvin) / 998. The Oak Ridge Boys - Trying To Love Two Women / 997. Chris Cagle
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Chris Stapleton – Traveller
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The title track from Chris Stapleton’s debut album. Already well known as a songwriter for the biggest music stars, he branches out on his own with a mix of Southern Rock
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Chris Stapleton – Sometimes I Cry
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[Verse 1] / There are days that I can walk around like I'm alright / And I pretend to wear a smile on my face / And I can keep the pain from comin' out of my eyes / But sometimes
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Chris Stapleton – Broken Halos
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Broken Halos is the first single that has been released from Stapleton’s From A Room and also the first song on the album.
Chris wrote it with Michael (Mike) Henderson and told
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Chris Stapleton – White Horse
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[Verse 1] / This love is getting kinda dangerous / Feels like it's a loaded gun / My mind, it's turning like a cloud of dust / My heart always wants to run / [Chorus] / Oh-oh-oh-oh
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Chris Stapleton – Might as Well Get Stoned
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[Verse 1] / Well she said she didn't love me / And kicked me out the door / Now I'm livin' in one room / And sleepin' on the floor / [Pre-Chorus 1] / I think I'm gonna kick my
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Chris Stapleton – Daddy Doesn't Pray Anymore
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This song is about Stapleton’s father. Written while his father was living, Stapleton says the decision to perform it came after his death. He recounts the story that inspired the
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Chris Stapleton – South Dakota
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[Verse 1] / Lord, this morning, when I woke up / I wanted that whiskey in my coffee cup / Had last night ringin' in my head / Tellin' me I oughta go back to bed / [Chorus] / I'm in
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Country Genius – List of Number One Country Songs 2010-2019
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2010 / "Consider Me Gone" -- by Reba / "Southern Voice" -- by Tim McGraw / "The Truth" -- by Jason Aldean / "Why Don't We Just Dance" -- by Josh Turner / "That's How Country Boys
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Chris Stapleton – What Are You Listening To?
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[Verse 1] / I put that record on / Girl, you know what song / And I let it play again and again / You're in every line / Takes me back in time / Yeah, tonight I'm wondering / [
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Chris Stapleton – Either Way
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Either Way is the fifth song on Chris Stapleton’s From A Room: Volume 1 and Stapleton’s own version of the stark ballad he wrote a decade ago. Lee Ann Womack released a version in
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Chris Stapleton – The Devil Named Music
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[Verse 1] / We drove all night to Billings, Montana / Flew into Utah, slept there all day / I can’t remember stopping in Denver / Yeah, I live my illusion that somebody needs me to
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Chris Stapleton – Maggie's Song
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According to Chris Stapleton via NPR:
“I wrote [Maggie’s Song] the day after our dog, Maggie, passed away. We had her for 14 years and I miss her quite a bit. I’m not really a dog
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Chris Stapleton (Ft. Morgane Stapleton) – More of You
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With lines like “I fall more in love with you than I’ve ever been,” “More of You” has the lyrical content to risk becoming sap. Its integrity is maintained in Stapleton’s
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Willie Nelson – Whiskey River
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The song was co-written and recorded by American country music singer Johnny Bush in 1972 and was released on his album Whiskey River. Willie Nelson subsequently recorded the song
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