Chris Stapleton
Season 50 Episode 5012 | 53m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Superstar Chris Stapleton returns with a scorching hour of country-rock classics from his LP Higher.
Ten-time Grammy-winning country superstar Chris Stapleton delivers a scorching hour of country-rock classics and gems from his latest LP "Higher" in a performance for the ages. One of music’s biggest live acts, Stapleton brings a stadium show to ACL.
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Chris Stapleton
Season 50 Episode 5012 | 53m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Ten-time Grammy-winning country superstar Chris Stapleton delivers a scorching hour of country-rock classics and gems from his latest LP "Higher" in a performance for the ages. One of music’s biggest live acts, Stapleton brings a stadium show to ACL.
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-♪ Ohhhh, girl, you know you left this hole ♪ ♪ Right here in the middle of my so-o-o-o-o-oul ♪ ♪ Ohhhh ♪ ♪ Why you got to be so cold?
♪ ♪ Yeah, you're putting ideas ♪ ♪ In another man's head ♪ ♪ And it's over now, you seeeeee ♪ ♪♪ ♪ That's the last time you're gonna hurt me ♪ -Austin City Limits celebrates 50 years.
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[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ -Now, traditional country with an outlaw soul, Chris Stapleton.
-♪ Lord, this morning, I woke up ♪ ♪ I wanted that whiskey in my coffee cup ♪ ♪ Had last night ringing in my head ♪ ♪ Telling me I oughta go back to bed ♪ ♪ I'm in South Dakota ♪ ♪ I keep on stayin' behind ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I'm in South Dakota ♪ ♪ Trouble ain't hard to find ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I thought I might go take a ride ♪ ♪ Changed my mind when I looked outside ♪ ♪ I can't stay, but I can't leave ♪ ♪ Or get myself away from me ♪ ♪ I'm in South Dakota ♪ ♪ I keep on stayin' behind ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I'm in South Dakota ♪ ♪ Trouble ain't hard to find ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ Nights are long as the day is cold ♪ ♪ Stayin' alive is gettin' old ♪ ♪ Nothing is everything I got left ♪ ♪ Starin' down the devil, but I'm scared to death ♪ ♪ I'm in South Dakota ♪ ♪ I keep on staying behind ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I'm in South Dakota ♪ ♪ Trouble ain't hard to find ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I'm in South Dakota ♪ ♪ I keep on stayin' behind ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I'm in South Dakota ♪ ♪ Trouble ain't hard to find ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] How's everybody doing tonight?
[ Cheers and applause continue ] Welcome to Austin City Limits.
[ "Arkansas" plays ] ♪♪ ♪ Took a 911 'bout 107 down a back road ♪ ♪ Where the white river runs ♪ ♪ And the southern sun makes the kudzu grow ♪ ♪ And what I found in the Ozark Mountains I ain't ever seen ♪ ♪ It sure does feel like you're sittin' on ♪ ♪ Top of the world to me ♪ ♪ Gotta get down, gotta get down to Arkansas ♪ ♪ Havin' so much fun ♪ ♪ That it's probably a little bit against the law ♪ ♪ All the boys and the girls down there ♪ ♪ Sure do know how to have a ball ♪ ♪ If you wanna get down, gotta get down to Arkansas ♪ ♪ Well, we burned through the one-light towns ♪ Like a scalded dog ♪ ♪ When we lit out of Fayetteville ♪ ♪ They were callin' the hogs ♪ ♪ We made a pit stop in Little Rock for some barbecue ♪ ♪ And when we hit West Memphis ♪ ♪ There were blue lights in our rear view ♪ ♪ Gotta get down, gotta get down to Arkansas ♪ ♪ Havin' so much fun ♪ ♪ That it's probably a little bit against the law ♪ ♪ All the boys and the girls down there ♪ ♪ Sure do know how to have a ball ♪ ♪ If you wanna get down, gotta get down to Arkansas ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Gotta get down, gotta get down to Arkansas ♪ ♪ Havin' so much fun ♪ ♪ That it's probably a little bit against the law ♪ ♪ All the boys and the girls down there ♪ ♪ Sure do know how to have a ball ♪ ♪ If you wanna get down, gotta get down to Arkansas ♪ ♪ Gotta get down, gotta get down to Arkansas ♪ ♪ Havin' so much fun ♪ ♪ That it's probably a little bit against the law ♪ ♪ All the boys and the girls down there ♪ ♪ Sure do know how to have a ball ♪ ♪ If you wanna get down, gotta get down to Arkansas ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ "Cold" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Girl, the way you broke my heart ♪ ♪ It shattered like a rock through a window ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I thought we had it so good ♪ ♪ Never really saw this comin' ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Oh, why you got to be so cold?
♪ ♪ Why you got to go and cut me like a knife ♪ ♪ And put our love on ice?
♪ ♪ Oh, girl, you know you left this hole ♪ ♪ Right here in the middle of my soul ♪ ♪ Oh, why you got to be so cold?
♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ What am I supposed to say ♪ ♪ If anybody asks me about you?
♪ ♪ I guess I'll tell 'em I'm without you ♪ ♪ Ohhh, how am I supposed to live ♪ ♪ When I built my life around you?
♪ ♪ Try to put yourself in my shoes ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Oh, why you got to be so cold?
♪ ♪ Why you got to go and cut me like a knife ♪ ♪ And put our love on ice?
♪ ♪ Oh, girl, you know you left this hole ♪ ♪ Right here in the middle of my soul ♪ ♪ Oh, why you got to be so cold?
♪ ♪ I can only feel my love hangin' on ♪ ♪ I don't feel like it's over ♪ ♪ I'm still on fire ♪ ♪ Why you gotta be so?
♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Oh, why you got to be so cold?
♪ ♪ Why you got to go and cut me like a knife ♪ ♪ And put our love on ice?
♪ ♪ Ohhhh, girl, you know you left this hole ♪ ♪ Right here in the middle of my so-o-o-o-o-oul ♪ ♪ Oh, why you got to be so cold?
♪ ♪♪ ♪ Got to be so cold ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Got to be so cold ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Got to be so cold ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] We are in Texas, so we should probably a shuffle.
[ Cheers and applause ] There's one -- one of my dear friends that I miss very much named Guy Clark.
[ Cheers and applause ] It's called "Worry B Gone."
♪♪ ♪ Oh, gimme just one more puff of that worry be gone ♪ ♪ I'm plannin' on feelin' much better before too long ♪ ♪ I got a world of trouble I need to forget ♪ ♪ I'm on my way, but I ain't there yet ♪ ♪ So gimme just one more puff of that worry be gone ♪ ♪ Well, everywhere I look trouble is all I see ♪ ♪ Can't listen to the radio and I hate TV ♪ ♪ There's trouble with the air, trouble with the water ♪ ♪ People ain't treatin' one another like they oughta ♪ ♪ So gimme just one more puff of that worry be gone ♪ ♪ I don't wanna hear no preacher preachin' ♪ ♪ No more politician bitchin' ♪ ♪ All them songs about love gone wrong ♪ ♪ Got me wonderin' where my baby's gone ♪ ♪ Well, I can't suffer fools wastin' my time ♪ ♪ Don't gimme no more advice that rhymes ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, gimme just one more puff of that worry be gone ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Don't gimme no... just gimme a hit ♪ ♪ Hey, I'm smokin' all day and I can't get lit ♪ ♪ Don't gimme no guff, just gimme a puff ♪ ♪ 'Cause you know how I love that stuff ♪ ♪ Oh, gimme just one more puff of that worry be gone ♪ ♪ Yeah, gimme just one more puff of that worry be gone ♪ ♪ Oh, gimme just one more puff of that worry be gone ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ "Think I'm In Love With You" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Baby, do you ever wonder ♪ ♪ Whatever happened way back when ♪ ♪ Or if I'll see you again?
♪ ♪ And maybe if you ever wonder ♪ ♪ Aw, you might wish things could change ♪ ♪ I know this might sound strange but ♪ ♪ I think I'm in love with you ♪ ♪ I didn't know it at the time ♪ ♪ I know what I want to do ♪ ♪ It's making me lose my mind ♪ ♪ I thought about thinking it through ♪ ♪ And every time I do I find ♪ ♪ I wanna make your dreams come true ♪ ♪ I think I'm in love with you ♪ ♪ I'm in love with you ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Oh, you are the power over me ♪ ♪ You are the truth that I believe ♪ ♪ You are my life, you are my world ♪ ♪ You are the air I'm breathing, girl ♪ ♪ You are the light I want to see ♪ ♪ You're all of everything to me ♪ ♪ You are the reasons that I am ♪ ♪ Woman ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I think I'm in love with you ♪ ♪ I didn't know it at the time ♪ ♪ I know what I want to do ♪ ♪ It's making me lose my mind ♪ ♪ I thought about thinking it through ♪ ♪ And every time I do I find ♪ ♪ I wanna make your dreams come true ♪ ♪ I think I'm in love with you ♪ ♪ Whoa, I think I'm in love with you ♪ ♪ I didn't know it at the time ♪ ♪ I know what I want to do ♪ ♪ It's making me lose my mind, girl ♪ ♪ I thought about thinking it through ♪ ♪ And every time I do I find ♪ ♪ I wanna make your dreams come true ♪ ♪ I think I'm in love with you ♪ ♪ Oh, I-I-I-I-I-I-I'm in love with you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Oh, I-I-I-I-I-I-I'm in love with you ♪ ♪ Oh, I-I-I-I-I-I-I'm in love with you ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.
[ "It Takes A Woman" plays ] ♪♪ ♪ Whenever I'm broken ♪ ♪ Honey, you heal me ♪ ♪ When I'm in the dark ♪ ♪ You are the light ♪ ♪♪ ♪ When I get lost ♪ ♪ You know right where to find me ♪ ♪ When I have my doubts ♪ ♪ You make me believe ♪ ♪ And it takes a woman ♪ ♪ It takes a woman ♪ ♪ A woman who sees the best part of me ♪ ♪ Through all that I a-a-a-a-a-am ♪ ♪ It takes a woman ♪ ♪ Oh, it takes a woma-a-a-a-a-an ♪ ♪ To be all I can, to feel like a man ♪ ♪ It takes a woman ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ You are my comfort ♪ ♪ Whenever I'm troubled ♪ ♪ When I'm alone ♪ ♪ You are my friend ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You make me high ♪ ♪ And keep my feet on the ground ♪ ♪ Whatever I need ♪ ♪ You give it to me ♪ ♪ It takes a woman ♪ ♪ It takes a woman ♪ ♪ A woman who sees the best part of me ♪ ♪ Through all that I a-a-a-a-a-am ♪ ♪ It takes a woman ♪ ♪ Oh, it takes a woma-a-a-a-a-an ♪ ♪ To be all I can, to feel like a man ♪ ♪ It takes a woman ♪ ♪ Oh, to be all I can, to feel like a man ♪ ♪ It takes a woman ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.
Where's all the lovers at tonight?
We got some lovers out there tonight?
[ Cheers and applause ] [ "Joy of My Life" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I tiptoed in the room ♪ ♪ I know you got to have your rest ♪ ♪♪ ♪ She says, "Come lay beside me ♪ ♪ I been waitin' since you left" ♪ ♪♪ ♪ She's sweet to me ♪ ♪ Must be the luckiest man alive ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Did I tell you, baby ♪ ♪ You are the joy of my life?
♪ ♪♪ ♪ First time that I saw you ♪ ♪ Mmm, you took my breath away ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I might not get to heaven ♪ ♪ But I walked with the angels that day ♪ ♪♪ ♪ She takes me by the hand ♪ ♪ I am the luckiest man alive ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Did I tell you, baby ♪ ♪ You are the joy of my life?
♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Some may have their riches ♪ ♪ Some may have their worldly things ♪ ♪♪ ♪ As long as I have you ♪ ♪ I'll treasure each and every day ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Just take me by the hand ♪ ♪ I am the luckiest man alive ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Did I tell you, baby ♪ ♪ You are the joy of my life?
♪ ♪♪ ♪ Did I tell you, baby ♪ ♪ You are the joy of my life?
♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.
[ "I Should Have Known It" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I shoulda known it ♪ ♪ I shoulda seen ♪ ♪ Leave it to you ♪ ♪ To treat me mean ♪ ♪ Every promise ♪ ♪ Was just a runaround ♪ ♪ I shoulda known it ♪ ♪ Yeah, you're gonna let me down ♪ ♪ And it's over now, you seeeeee ♪ ♪♪ ♪ That's the last time you're gonna hurt me ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I shoulda known it ♪ ♪ Hard to believe ♪ ♪ It was all right there ♪ ♪ In front of me ♪ ♪ Sold down the river ♪ ♪ Left for dead ♪ ♪ Yeah, you're puttin' ideas ♪ ♪ In another man's head ♪ ♪ And it's over now, you seeeeee ♪ ♪♪ ♪ That's the last time you're gonna hurt me ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Thanks for nothing ♪ ♪ Thanks a lot ♪ ♪ Go ahead, baby ♪ ♪ Take all I've got ♪ ♪ And it's over now, you seeeeee ♪ ♪♪ ♪ That's the last time you're gonna hurt me ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ That's the last time you're gonna hurt me ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ "Starting Over" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ And I got friends out on the coast ♪ ♪ We can jump in the water and see what floats ♪ ♪ We've been saving for a rainy day ♪ ♪ Let's beat the storm and be on our way ♪ ♪ It don't matter to me ♪ ♪ Wherever we are is where I wanna be ♪ ♪ And, honey, for once in our life ♪ ♪ Let's take our chances and roll the dice ♪ ♪ I can be your lucky penny ♪ ♪ You can be my four-leaf clover ♪ ♪ Starting over ♪ ♪♪ ♪ This might not be an easy time ♪ ♪ There's rivers to cross and hills to climb ♪ ♪ And some days we might fall apart ♪ ♪ And some nights might feel cold and dark ♪ ♪ But nobody wins afraid of losing ♪ ♪ And the hard roads are the ones worth choosing ♪ ♪ Some day we'll look back and smile ♪ ♪ And know it was worth every mile ♪ ♪ It don't matter to me ♪ ♪ Wherever we are is where I wanna be ♪ ♪ And, honey, for once in our life ♪ ♪ Let's take our chances and roll the dice ♪ ♪ I can be your lucky penny ♪ ♪ You can be my four-leaf clover ♪ ♪ Starting over ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Starting over ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ It don't matter to me ♪ ♪ Wherever we are is where I wanna be ♪ ♪ And, honey, for once in our life ♪ ♪ Let's take our chances and roll the dice ♪ ♪ I can be your lucky penny ♪ ♪ You can be my four-leaf clover ♪ ♪ Starting over ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Starting over ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Ooooooooooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooooh ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Ooooooooooh ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh-ooooh ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.
[ "You Should Probably Leave" plays ] ♪♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ 'Cause I know you and you know me ♪ ♪ And we both know where this is gonna lead ♪ ♪ You want me to say that I want you to stay ♪ ♪ So you should probably leave ♪ ♪ Yeah, you should probably leave ♪ ♪ There's still time for you to finish your wine ♪ ♪ Then you should probably leave ♪ ♪ And it's hard to resist, alright, just one kiss ♪ ♪ Then you should probably leave ♪ ♪ 'Cause I know you and you know me ♪ ♪ And we both know where this is gonna lead ♪ ♪ You want me to say that I want you to stay ♪ ♪ So you should probably leave ♪ ♪ Yeah, you should probably leave ♪ ♪ Like a devil on my shoulder, you keep whisperin' in my ear ♪ ♪ And it's gettin' kinda hard for me ♪ ♪ To do the right thing here ♪ ♪ I wanna do the right thing, baby ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Sun on your skin, 6 a.m. ♪ ♪ And I been watchin' you sleep ♪ ♪ And, honey, I'm so afraid you're gonna wake up and say ♪ ♪ That you should probably leave ♪ ♪ 'Cause I know you and you know me ♪ ♪ And we both know where this is gonna lead ♪ ♪ I want you to stay, but you'll probably say ♪ ♪ That you should probably leave ♪ ♪ Yeah, you should probably leave ♪ ♪ Oh, you should probably leave ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.
[ "Mountains of My Mind" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ There's a destination ♪ ♪ I've got a ways to go ♪ ♪♪ ♪ There's a revelation that I might never know ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Somewhere salvation is waiting down the road ♪ ♪ I think I'll find a long white line ♪ ♪ Curse the world and leave it all behind ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I been trying all this time ♪ ♪ But still can't climb the mountains of my mind ♪ ♪♪ ♪ There's a testimony that no one's ever heard ♪ ♪♪ ♪ There's circumstances that none of us deserve ♪ ♪♪ ♪ No rhyme or reason waiting 'round the curve ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Think I'll find a long white line ♪ ♪ Curse the world and leave it all behind ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I been trying all this time ♪ ♪ But still can't climb the mountains of my mind ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ There's an empty table with a well-worn wooden chair ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Just waiting for me in the middle of nowhere ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Where no one knows me and no one even cares ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I think I'll find a long white line ♪ ♪ Curse the world and leave it all behind ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I been trying all this time ♪ ♪ But still can't climb the mountains of my mind ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yes, I been trying all this time ♪ ♪ And still can't climb the mountains of my mind ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Don't worry, I'll be fine ♪ ♪ But I still can't climb the mountains of my mind ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank y'all.
You've been a really fantastic audience tonight.
You've been very attentive and kind with your encouragement.
[ Cheers and applause ] [ "Millionaire" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ They say love is more precious than gold ♪ ♪ Can't be bought and it can't be sold ♪ ♪ I got love enough to spare ♪ ♪ That makes me a millionaire ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I got a woman with eyes that shine ♪ ♪ Down deep as a diamond mine ♪ ♪♪ ♪ She's my treasure so very rare ♪ ♪ She's made me a millionaire ♪ ♪ When we ride around, ride around this old town ♪ ♪ In my beat-up car with the windows down ♪ ♪ People look at her and they look at me ♪ ♪ And say, "That boy is sure living in luxury" ♪ ♪ Sweet luxury ♪ ♪ Because love is more precious than gold ♪ ♪ It can't be bought, no, and it can't be sold ♪ ♪ I got love enough to share ♪ ♪ That makes me a millionaire ♪ ♪ Yes, it does ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ When the kisses fall from everywhere ♪ ♪ Life reaches on, millionaire ♪ ♪ When my pockets are empty and my cupboard is bare ♪ ♪ I still feel like a millionaire ♪ ♪ 'Cause love is more precious than gold ♪ ♪ It can't be bought, no, and it can't be sold ♪ ♪ I got love enough to spare ♪ ♪ That makes me a millionaire ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you.
[ Cheers and applause continue ] [ Cheers and applause ] Songs can mean different things to you over time.
Like -- Like you can know a song for 20 years and then you hear it that [Chuckles] the 21st year and all of a sudden, wherever you're at in your life or whatever's going on in those 20 years kind of converges into that song and you're like, "Oh, this song means something very different to me now," and you understand the song in a different way.
You can know your song your whole life and it continues to evolve over time for you.
It's all in service of the song.
I mean, if you're playing the guitar part.
you're just trying to serve the song.
If you're playing it for people, you're trying to serve the song so the people can connect with the song, find themselves in the song.
When you're writing a song, you're trying to write a song that does all those things.
The music finds its way around the songs to lift the songs up and make them become something that people can feel, so I always feel like it's all part of the same wheel, really, you know?
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