Chordproc: Lucinda Williams

Sittin in the kitchen a house in Macon

Loretta's singing on the radio

Smell of coffee eggs and bacon

Car wheels on a gravel road Pull back the curtains and look outside Somebody somewhere I don't know Come on now child we're gonna go for a ride Car wheels on a gravel road

Car wheels on a gravel road

Can't find a damn thing in this place Nothing's where I left it before Set of keys and a dusty suitcase Car wheels on a gravel road There goes the screen door slamming shut You better do what you're told When I get back this place better be picked-up Car wheels on a gravel road Car wheels on a gravel road Car wheels on a gravel road Low hum of voices in the front seat Stories nobody knows Got folks in Jackson we're going to meet Car wheels on a gravel road Cotton fields stretching miles and miles Hank's voice on the radio Telephone poles trees and wires fly by Car wheels on a gravel road Car wheels on a gravel road Car wheels on a gravel road Broken down shacks engine parts Could tell a lie but my heart would know Listen to the dogs barkin in the yard Car wheels on a gravel road Child in the backseat about four or five years Lookin out the window Little bit of dirt mixed with tears Car wheels on a gravel road Car wheels on a gravel road Car wheels on a gravel road

Changed The Locks

I changed the lock on my front door

so you can't see me anymore

And you can't come inside my house

And you can't lie down on my couch

I changed the lock on my front door I changed the number on my phone so you can't call me up at home And you can't say those things to me that make me fall down on my knees I changed the number on my phone I changed the kind of car I drive so you can't see me when I go by And you can't chase me up the street And you can't knock me off of my feet I changed the kind of car I drive I changed the kind of clothes I wear so you can't find me anywhere And you can't spot me in a crowd And you can't call my name out loud I changed the kind of clothes I wear I changed the tracks underneath the train so you can't find me again And you can't trace my path And you can't hear my laugh I changed the tracks underneath the train

I changed the name of this town so you can't follow me down And you can't touch me like before And you can't make me want you more I changed the name of this town I changed the lock on my front door I changed the number on my phone I changed the kind of car I drive I changed the kind of clothes I wear I changed the tracks underneath the train

I changed the name of this town

Compassion

Have compassion for everyone you meet

Even if they don't want it what seems conceit

There's always a sign

Always a sign

For those who encounter have compassion

Even if they don't want it what seems bad manners

Is always a sign

Always a sign

Always a sign of things that worth efforts

Always a sign

Of things no eyes have seen

You do not know

What wars are going on down there

Where the spirit meets the bone

Down there where the spirit meets the bone

For everyone you listen to have compassion

Even if they don't want it what seems cynicism

Is always a sign

Always a sign

Always a sign of things no ears have heard

Always a sign of things no eyes have seen

You do not know

What wars are going on down there

Where the spirit meets the bone

Down there where the spirit meets the bone

Drunken Angel

Capo II

Intro

Verse 1

Sun came up it was another day

And the sun went down, you were blown away

Why did you let go of your guitar

Why did you ever let it go that far

Drunken angel

Coulda held on to that long smooth neck

Let your hand remember every fret

Fingers touching each shiny string

But you let go of everything

Drunken angel

Chorus

Drunken angel

You're on the other side

Drunken angel

You're on the other side

Verse 2

Followers would cling to you

Hang around just to meet you

Some threw roses at your feet

And watch you pass out on the street

Drunken angel

Feed you and pay off all your debts

Kiss your brow, taste your sweat

Write about your soul, your guts

Criticise you and wish you luck

Drunken angel

Chorus

Drunken angel

You're on the other side

Drunken angel

You're on the other side

Break

Verse 3

Some kind of saviour singing the blues

A derelict in your duct tape shoes

Your orphan clothes and your long dark hair

Looking like you didn't care

Drunken angel

Blood spilled out from the hole in your heart

Over the strings of your guitar

The worn down places in the wood

That once had made you feel so good

Drunken angel

Chorus

Drunken angel

You're on the other side

Drunken angel

You're on the other side

Verse 4

Sun came up it was another day

And the sun went down, you were blown away

Why'd you let go of your guitar

Why'd you ever let it go that far

Drunken angel

East Side Of Town

You think you got problems

You don't know the half of it

I hear you talk about your millions

And your politics

You wanna cross the poverty line

And then you wanna come have a look around

So why don't you come find me

On the East side of town

You think your Mister Do-good

But you don't know what you're talkin' about

When you find yourself in my neighborhood

You can't wait to get the hell out

You wanna see what it means to suffer

You wanna see what it means to be down

Then why don't you come over

to the East side of town

You think your dogs are really mean

But you ain't seen nothin' yet

I'll show you things you've never seen

And you won't forget

You wanna see how the other half lives

You wanna see how we get around

Why don't you come visit

On the East side of town

You got your ideals and your visions

And you say you sympathize

You look but you don't listen

There's no empathy in your eyes

You make deals and promises

And everybody bows down

And now you wanna come shake my hand in

On the East side of town

So why don't come find me

On the East side of town

Yeah, why don't you come over

To the East side of town

Why don't you come visit

The East side of town

Come on over

To the East side of town

Essence

Capo I

Baby, sweet baby, you're my drug

Come on and let me taste you stuff

Baby, sweet baby, bring me your gift

What surprise you gonna hit me with

I am waiting here for more; I am waiting by your door

I am waiting on your back steps

I am waiting in my car; I am waiting at this bar

I am waiting for your essence

Baby, sweet baby, whisper my name

Shoot your love, into my vein

Baby, sweet baby, kiss me hard

Make me wonder, whos in charge

I am waiting here for more; I am waiting by your door

I am waiting on your back steps

I am waiting in my car; I am waiting at this bar

I am waiting for your essence

Baby, sweet baby, I wanna feel you breath

Even though you like to flirt with death

Baby, sweet baby, cant get enough

Please come find me and help me get fucked up

I am waiting here for more; I am waiting by your door

I am waiting on your back steps

I am waiting in my car; I am waiting at this bar

I am waiting for your essence

Your essence

Foolishness

All of this foolishness in my life All of this foolishness in my life Don't need it What I do in my own time Is none of your business and all of mine All of this foolishness All of this foolishness in my life All of you liars in my life All of your liars in my life Don't need you You can talk all trash you want But I know the truth even if you don't None of you liars in my life None of you liars in my life None of your pie in the sky None of your pie in the sky Don't need it No matter how you go or where I ain't gonna follow you anywhere No one of your pie in the sky No one of your pie in the sky All of you fear-mongers in my life All of you fear-mongers in my life You can try to scare me down But I know how to stand my own ground None of you fear-mongers in my life None of you fear-mongers in my life All of this foolishness in my life All of this foolishness in my life What I do in my own time Is none of your business and all of mine None of this foolishness in my life None of this foolishness in my life All of this foolishness All of your liars All you talk about is pie in the sky All of you feel-mongers Foolishness I don't need you liars I don't need your pie in the sky I don't need your fear-mongering I don't need your foolishness All of this foolishness Is nothing but foolishness Is nothing but foolishness Is nothing but foolishness Is nothing but foolishness Is nothing but your foolishness Is nothing but your foolishness

Fruits Of My Labour

Capo I

Baby, see how I been living

Velvet curtains on the windows to

Keep the bright and unforgiving

Light from shining through

Baby, I remember all the things we did

When we slept together and the blue behind your eyelids

Baby, sweet baby

Traced your scent through the gloom

'Til I found these purple flowers

I was spent, I was soon

Smelling you for hours

Lavender, lotus blossoms too

Water the dirt, flowers last for you

Baby, sweet baby

Tangerines and persimmons

And sugarcane

Grapes and honeydew melon

Enough fit for a queen

Lemon trees don't make a sound

'Til branches bend and fruit falls to the ground

Baby, sweet baby

Harmonica

Come to my world and witness

The way things have changed

'Cause I finally did it, baby

I got out of La Grange

Got in my Mercury and drove out west

Pedal to the metal and my luck to the test

Baby, sweet baby

I been tryin' to enjoy

All the fruits of my labor

I been cryin' for you boy

But truth is my savior

Baby, sweet baby if it's all the same

Take the glory any day over the fame

Baby, sweet baby

Get Right With God

I would risk the serpent's bite I would dance around with seven I would kiss the diamondback If I knew it would get me to heaven 'Cause I want to get right with God Yes, you know you got to get right with God I would burn soles of my feet Burn the palms of both my hands If I could learn and be complete If I could walk righteously again 'Cause I want to get right with God Yes, you know you got to get right with God I would sleep on a bed of nails Till my back was torn and bleeding In the deep darkness of hell The damascus of my meeting 'Cause I want to get right with God Yes, you know you got to get right with God I asked God about his plan To save us all from Satan's slaughter If I give up one of my lambs Will you take me as one of your daughters 'Cause I want to get right with God Yes, you know you got to get right with God

Jackson

All the way to Jackson

I don't think I'll miss you much

All the way to Jackson

I don't think I'll miss you much

Once I get to Lafayette

I'm not gonna mind one bit

Once I get to Lafayette

I'm not gonna mind one little bit Once I get to Baton Rouge I won't cry a tear for you Once I get to Baton Rouge I won't cry a tear for you All the way to Jackson I don't think I'll miss you much All the way to Jackson I don't think I'll miss you much Once I get to Vicksburg I don't think I'll feel the urge Once I get to Vicksburg I won't even feel an urge All the way to Jackson I don't think I'll miss you much All the way to Jackson I don't think I'll miss you much

Joy

I don't want you anymore, 'cause you took my joy I don't want you anymore, you took my joy You took my joy, I want it back You took my joy, I want it back I'm gonna go to West Memphis and look for my joy Go to West Memphis and look for my joy Maybe in West Memphis I'll find my joy Maybe in West Memphis I'll find my joy I'm gonna go to Slidell and look for my joy Go to Slidell and look for my joy Maybe in Slidell I'll find my joy Maybe in Slidell I'll find my joy You got no right to take my joy, I want it back You got no right to take my joy, I want it back You took my joy, I want it back You took my joy, I want it back I'm gonna go to West Memphis and look for my joy Go to West Memphis and look for my joy Maybe in West Memphis I'll find my joy Maybe in West Memphis I'll find my joy I'm gonna go to Slidell and look for my joy Go to Slidell and look for my joy Maybe in Slidell I'll find my joy Maybe in Slidell I'll find my joy I don't want you anymore, 'cause you took my joy I don't want you anymore, you took my joy You took my joy, I want it back You took my joy, I want it back You took my joy, I want it back You took my joy, I want it back I'm gonna go to West Memphis I'm gonna go to Slidell

Lake Charles

He had a reason to get back to Lake Charles

He used to talk about it

He'd just go on and on

He always said Louisana

Was where he felt at home

He was born in Nacogdoches

That's in East Texas

Not far from the border

But he liked to tell everybody

He was from Lake Charles

Did an angel whisper in your ear

And hold you close and take away your fear

In those long last moments

We used to drive

Thru Lafayette and Baton Rouge

In a yellow Camino

Listening to Howling Wolf

He liked to stop in Lake Charles

Cause that's the place that he loved

Did you run about as far as you could go

Down the Lousiana highway

Across Lake Ponchatrain

Now your soul is in Lake Charles

No matter what they say

Did an angel whisper in your ear

And hold you close and take away your fear

In those long last moments

Solo

He had a reason to get back to Lake Charles

He used to talk about it

He'd just go on and on

He always said Louisana

Was where he felt at home

Did an angel whisper in your ear

And hold you close and take away your fear

In those long last moments

Did an angel whisper in your ear

And hold you close and take away your fear

In those long last moments

Passionate Kisses

Capo IV

Intro

Is it too much to ask?

I want a comfortable bed

That won't hurt my back Food to fill me up And warm clothes And all that stuff

Shouldn't I have this,

Shouldn't I have this?

Shouldn't I have all of this, and

Passionate kisses

Passionate kisses, whoa ohh oh

Passionate kisses

From you

Instrumental

Is it much to demand I want a full house and a rock and roll band Pens that won't run out of ink And cool quiet and time to think Shouldn't I have this, Shouldn't I have this? Shouldn't I have all of this, and Passionate kisses Passionate kisses, whoa ohh oh Passionate kisses from you

Instrumental

Do I want too much? Am I going overboard to want that touch? I shouted out to the night: "Give me what I deserve, 'cause it's my right" Shouldn't I have this, Shouldn't I have this? Shouldn't I have all of this, and Passionate kisses Passionate kisses, whoa ohh oh Passionate kisses From you Passionate kisses Passionate kisses, whoa ohh oh Passionate kisses From you

West Memphis

E7 076750

A7 575685

B7 797877

Three little boys were found in the river

On a sweltering summer night Not one soul ever figured it out

Who created that terrible sight

Now somebody's gotten away with murder

And a horrible offense

But that's the way we do things in West Memphis

They didn't like the music I listened to

They didn't like the way I dressed They set me up with a forced confession

I never had a chance

They threw the book at me at my expense

They got no common sense

But that's the way they do things in West Memphis

Yeah that's the way we do things in West Memphis

That's the way we do things in West Memphis

It's never been any different

So don't come around here and try to mess with us

'Cause that's the way we do things in West Memphis

I was framed and sentenced To a life in prison

For a crime I didn't commit

Wasn't nobody listened or rose to my defense

Somebody planted the evidence

And he's been lying ever since

But that's the way we do things in West Memphis

And after all these years they still refuse

To say what really happened The crooked methods that they used

To frame an innocent man

Are hiding in the darkest secrets

Behind every picket fence

And that's the way we do things in West Memphis

Yeah that's the way we do things in West Memphis

That's the way we do things in West Memphis

It's never been any different

So don't come around here and try to mess with us

'Cause that's the way we do things in West Memphis

Yeah that's the way we do things in West Memphis

That's the way we do things in West Memphis

It's never been any different

So don't come around here and try to mess with us

'Cause that's the way we do things in West Memphis

That's just the way we do things in West Memphis

When I Look At The World

I've been out of luck, I've been talked about

I've been locked up, I've been shut out

I've had some bad dreams, and then feel the regret

I've made a mess of things and been a total wreck

I've been disrespected and taken for a ride

I've been rejected and had my patience tried

But then I look at the world

In all its glory

I look at the world

And it's a different story

Each time I look at the world I've been used and out of work I've been abused and lied to I've been left behind, I've been misunderstood I've been out of my mind and not feeling good I've been lost, I've been turned away I've paid the cost, there's been hell to pay And then I look at the world In all its glory I look at the world And it's a different story Each time I look at the world I've been unforgiven, I've been let down Had the truth hurt, I've been kicked around I've been wasted, I've been on the brink I've had my faith tested and my spirits sink I've been unwelcome, I've been unloved I've been cheated on and made a fool of And then I look at the world In all its glory I look at the world And it's a different story, each time Each time I look at the world In all its glory I look at the world And it's a different story Each time I look at the world Each time I look at the world Each time I look at the world

World Without Tears

If we lived in a world without tears

How would bruises find the face to lie upon

How would scars find skin to etch themselves into

How would broken find the bones If we lived in a world without tears How would heartbeats know when to stop How would blood know which body to flow outside of How would bullets find the guns If we lived in a world without tears How would misery know which back door to walk through How would trouble know which mind to live inside of How would sorrow find a home

Lucinda Williams

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Changed The Locks

Compassion

Drunken Angel

East Side Of Town

Essence

Foolishness

Fruits Of My Labour

Get Right With God

Jackson

Joy

Lake Charles

Passionate Kisses

West Memphis

When I Look At The World

World Without Tears