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Bob Dylan : Love And Theft
2001

  1. Tweedle Dee And Tweedle Dum
  2. Mississippi
    +1
  3. Summer Days
  4. Bye And Bye
  5. Lonesome Day Blues
  6. Floater (Too Much To Ask)

  7. High Water (For Charlie Patton)
  8. Moonlight
  9. Honest With Me
  10. Po' Boy
  11. Cry Awhile
  12. Sugar Baby

Tweedle Dee And Tweedle Dum

B
Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee They're throwing knives into the tree Two big bags of dead man's bones Got their noses to the grindstone
E
Living in the Land of Nod
B
Trusting their fate to the hands of God
E
They pass by so silently
B
Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee Well, they're going to the country, they're going to retire They're taking a streetcar named Desire Looking at a window with a pecan pie Lot of things they'd like they would never buy Neither one want to turn and run And making a voyage to the sun "His master's voice is calling me" Said Tweedle Dum to Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum All that and more and then some They walk among the stately trees They know the secrets of the breeze Tweedle Dum said to Tweedle Dee "Your presence is obnoxious to me Feel like baby sitting on a woman's knee" Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee Well, the rain beatin' down on a window pane I got love for you, and it's all in vain Brains in a pot, they're beginning to boil They're dripping with garlic and olive oil Tweedle Dee is on his hands and his knees Saying, "Throw me something, Mister, please!" "What's good for you is good for me" Said Tweedle Dum to Tweedle Dee Well, they're living in a happy harmony Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee They're one day older and a dollar short They got a parade permit and a police escort They're lying low and they're making hay They seem determined to go all the way They run a brick and tile company Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee Well, a childish dream is a deathless need And a noble truth is a sacred creed My pretty baby, she's looking around She's wearing a multi-thousand dollar gown Tweedle Dee is a low-down sorry old man Tweedle Dum, he'll stab you where you stand "I've had too much of your company" Said Tweedle Dum to Tweedle Dee

Mississippi

The
G
at the end of the verses can be played
G7sus4
(3x301x) or
G11
(3x3211)
Intro (actually played one octave higher):
C
/d
/e
/f
G
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C
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C
Csus4
C
Csus4
Every step of the way, we walk the line
C
Csus4
C
F
Your days are numbered, so are mine
C
F
C
F
Time is piling up, we struggle and we scrape
C
/d
/e
/f
G
C
We're all boxed in, nowhere to escape City's just a jungle, more games to play Trapped in the heart of it, trying to get away I was raised in the country, I been working in the town I been in trouble ever since I set my suitcase down
G
/a
/b
/c
Got nothing for you, I had nothing before
/d
/e
F
G
Don't even have anything for myself anymore
G
/a
/b
/c
Sky full of fire, pain pouring down
/d
/e
F
G
Nothing you can sell me, I'll see you around All my powers of expression, I thought so sublime Could never do you justice in reason or rhyme Only one thing I did wrong Stayed in Mississippi a day too long Well, the devil's in the alley, mule's in the stall Say anything you want to, I have heard it all I was thinking about the things that Rosie said I was dreaming I was sleeping in Rosie's bed Walking through the leaves falling from the trees Feeling like a stranger nobody sees So many things that we never will undo I know you're sorry, I'm sorry too Some people will offer you their hand and some won't Last night I knew you, tonight I don't I need something strong to distract my mind I'm gonna look at you 'til my eyes go blind Well, I got here following the southern star I crossed that river just to be where you are Only one thing I did wrong Stayed in Mississippi a day too long Well, my ship's been split to splinters and it's sinking fast I'm drowning in the poison, got no future, got no past But my heart is not weary, it's light and it's free I got nothing but affection for those who've sailed with me Everybody moving, if they ain't already there Everybody got to move somewhere Stick with me baby, stick with me anyhow Things should start to get interesting right about now My clothes are wet, tight on my skin Not as tight as the corner that I painted myself in I know that fortune is waiting to be kind So give me your hand and say you'll be mine Now the emptiness is endless, cold as the clay You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way Only one thing I did wrong Stayed in Mississippi a day too long

Summer Days

Capo:
-I
E7 xxC99x E xx999x (Chords for
E6 xxB99x A xxB9Ax 1st two lines
E+ xxA99x E7* xx979x of chorus)
E
Summer days, summer nights are gone
A7
E
Summer days and summer nights are gone
B7
E
I know a place where there's still somethin' goin' on I got a house on the hill, I got hogs out in the mud I got a house on the hill, I got hogs all out in the mud I got a long-haired woman, she got raw Indian blood Everybody get ready, lift up your glasses and sing Everybody get ready, lift up your glasses and sing Well, I'm standin' on the table, I'm proposin' a toast to the king
E7
E6
E+
E
Well, I'm drivin' in the flats in a Cadillac car
E
A
E
E+
E6
E+
E
(
E7*
) The girls all say you're a worn out star
A7
E
My pockets are loaded and I'm spendin' every dime
B7
How can you say you love someone else?
E
You know it's me all the time Well, the fog's so thick you can't spy the land The fog is so thick that you can't even spy the land What good are you anyway if you can't stand up to some old businessman? Weddin' bells are ringin' and the choir is beginnin' to sing Yes, the weddin' bells are ringin' and the choir's beginnin' to sing What looks good in the day, at night is another thing She's lookin' into my eyes, and she's a-holdin' my hand She lookin' into my eyes, she's holdin' my hand She says, "You can't repeat the past" I say "You can't? What do you mean you can't? Of course, you can!" "Where do you come from?" "Where do you go?" Sorry, that is nothin' you would need to know Well, my back's been to the wall so long, it seems like it's stuck Why don't you break my heart one more time just for good luck? I got eight carburetors, boys, I'm usin' 'em all Well, I got eight carburetors and, boys, I'm usin' 'em all I'm short on gas, my motor's startin' to stall My dogs are barkin', there must be someone around My dogs are barkin', there must be someone around I got my hammer ringin', pretty baby, but the nails ain't goin' down If you got somethin' to say, speak or hold your peace Well, you got somethin' to say, speak now or hold your peace If it's information you want, you can get it from the police Politician's got on his joggin' shoes He must be runnin' for office, got no time to lose Suckin' the blood out of the genius of generosity You been a-rollin' your eyes, you been teasin' me Standing by God's river, my soul's beginnin' to shake Standing by God's river, my soul's beginnin' to shake I'm countin' on you, love, to give me a break Well, I'm leavin' in the mornin' as soon as the dark clouds lift Yes! I'm leavin' in the mornin' just as soon as the dark clouds lift Gonna break in the roof, set fire to the place as a parting gift Summer days, summer nights are gone Summer days, summer nights are gone I know a place where there's still somethin' goin' on
E
A/e
E
E9

Bye And Bye

Edim 012020
Cdim x34242
Bbdim x12020
A
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Bbdim
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Bm7
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E
E7
A
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Bbdim
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Bm7
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E
Edim
E7
A
Cdim
By and by, I'm breathing a lover's sigh
Bm7
Bbdim
Bm7
E7
Well, I'm sitting on my watch so I can be on time
A7/g
D/f#
Dm/f
E
I'm singing love's praises with sugar-coated rhyme
Edim
E7
A
Cdim
By and by, on you I'm casting my eye I'm paintin' the town, swingin' my partner around Well, I know who I can depend on, I know who to trust I'm watchin' the roads, I'm studying the dust I'm paintin' the town, making my last go round
A
/c#
Cdim
E7/b
A
G#7
C#7
G#7
Well, I'm scuffling, and I'm shuffling
C#7
A7
G#7
And I'm walking on briars
C#
G#7
I'm not even acquainted
C#
G#/c
E7/b
E7
With my own desires I'm roamin' slow, I'm doing all I know I'm telling myself I've found true happiness That I've still got a dream that hasn't been repossessed I'm roamin' slow, going where the wild roses grow Well, the future for me Is already a thing of the past You were my first love And you will be my last Papa gone mad, mama, she's feeling sad Well, I'm gonna baptize you in fire so you can sin no more I'm gonna establish my rule through civil war Gonna make you see, just how loyal and true a man can be!

Lonesome Day Blues

A
Well, today has been a sad and lonesome day
D7
A
Yeah, today has been a sad and lonesome day
E
/e
/d
/c
/b
A
I'm just sitting here thinking with my mind a million miles away Well, they're doing the double shuffle, throwing sand on the floor They're doing the double shuffle, they're throwing sand on the floor Well, I left my long-time darling, she was standing in the door Well, my pa he died and left me, my brother got killed in the war Well, my pa he died and left me, my brother got killed in the war My sister she ran off and got married, never was heard of anymore Samantha Brown lived in my house for about four or five months Samantha Brown lived in my house for about four or five months Don't know how it looked to other people, I never slept with her even once Well, the road's washed out, weather not fit for man or beast Yeah, the road's washed out, weather not fit for man or beast Funny the things you have the hardest time parting with are the things you need the least Well, I'm forty miles from the mill, I'm dropping it into overdrive I'm forty miles from the mill, I'm dropping it into overdrive Set my dial on the radio, I wish my mother was still alive I seen your loverman coming, coming across the barren fields I see your loverman coming, coming 'cross the barren fields He's not a gentleman at all, he's rotten to the core, he's a coward and he steals Well, my captain he's decorated, he's well-schooled and he's skilled My captain he's decorated, he's well-schooled and he's skilled He's not sentimental, it don't bother him at all how many of his pals have been killed Last night the wind was whispering, I was trying to make out what it was Last night the wind was whispering something, I was trying to make out what it was Yeah, I tell myself something's coming, but it never does I'm going to spare the defeated, I'm going to speak to the crowd I'm going to spare the defeated, boys, I'm going to speak to the crowd I'm going to teach peace to the conquered, I'm going to tame the proud Well, the leaves are rustling in the wood, things are falling off of the shelf Leaves are rustling in the wood, things are falling off the shelf You're gonna need my help sweetheart, you can't make love all by yourself

Floater (Too Much To Ask)

Capo:
I
E7
|
Fdim
|
F7
|
E7
E7
Edim
E7
Down over the window
A
D7
A
Come the dazzling sunlit rays
E7
Edim
E7
Through the back alleys, through the blinds
A
Dm
A
Another one of them endless days Honey bees are buzzing Leaves begin to stir I'm in love with my second cousin I tell myself I could be happy forever with her
G#7
C#m
G#7
I keep listening for footsteps
C#m
A
G#7
But I ain't ever hearing any
C#m
G#7
From the boat, I fish for bullheads
C#m
B/d#
E
. .
Edim
I catch a lot, sometimes too many A summer breeze is blowin' A squall is setting in Sometimes it's just plain stupid To get into any kind of wind Well, the old men round here sometimes they get on Bad terms with the younger men Old, young - age don't carry weight It doesn't matter in the end One of the boss's hangers-on sometimes comes to call At times you least expect Tryin' to bully you, strong-arm you, inspire you with fear It has the opposite effect There's a new grove of trees on the outskirts of town The old one, long gone Timber, two foot six across Burns with the bark still on They say times are hard If you don't believe it you can follow your nose It don't bother me, times are hard everywhere We will just have to see how it goes My old man he's like some feudal lord Got more lives than a cat I've never seen him quarrel with my mother even once Things come alive or they fall flat You can smell the pine wood burnin' You can hear the school-bell ring Got to get up near the teacher, if you can If you wanna learn anything Romeo, he said to Juliet, "You got a poor complexion It don't give you an appearance of a youthful touch" Juliet said back to Romeo "Why don't you just shove off if it bothers you so much?" They all got out of here any way they could Cold rain can give you the shivers They went down the Ohio, the Cumberland, the Tennessee All the rest of them rebel rivers If you ever try to interfere with me, or cross my path again You do so at the peril of your own life I'm not quite as cool or forgiving as I sound I've seen enough heartache and strife My grandfather was a duck trapper He could do it with just dragnets and ropes My grandmother could sew new dresses out of old cloth I don't know if they had any dreams or hopes I had 'em once though I suppose To go along with all the ring dancing Christmas Carols on all the Christmas Eves I left all my dreams and hopes Buried under tobacco leaves Not always easy kicking someone out Got to wait awhile, it can be an unpleasant task Sometimes somebody wants you to give something up And, tears or not, it's too much to ask

High Water (For Charlie Patton)

.
G
. . . : .
F5
F#5
G
. . . : . (
C
) .
-------|-------3-/(7)7---|-----------------|-3---------------|----------------|
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-3h0---|-5---------------|-----------------|-5----(3-5)------|----------------|
----1b-|-5---------------|*--------3---4---|-5--------------*|----------------|
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G
High water rising, rising night and day All the gold and silver are being stolen away Big Joe Turner looking east and west from the dark room of his mind He made it to Kansas City, Twelfth Street and Vine
F5
F#5
G
Nothing standing there
F5
F#5
G
High water everywhere High water rising, the shacks are sliding down Folks lose their possessions and folks are leaving town Bertha Mae she shook it, broke it, and she hung it on the wall Say: "You dancin' with whom they tell you to, or you don't dance at all" It's tough out there High water everywhere I got a craving love for blazing speed, got a hopped up Mustang Ford Jump into the wagon, Love, throw your panties on the board I can write you poems, make a strong man lose his mind I'm no pig without a wig I hope you treat me kind Things are breaking up out there High water everywhere High water rising, six inches 'bove my head Coffins dropping in the street, like balloons made out of lead Water poured into Vicksburg, don't know what I'm gonna do "Don't reach out for me," she said, "Can't you see I'm drowning too?" It's rough out there High water everywhere Well, George Lewes told the Englishman, the Italian and the Jew "You can't open up your mind, boys, to every conceivable point of view" They got Charles Darwin trapped out there on Highway 5 Judge says to the High Sheriff, "I want him dead or alive Either one, I don't care" High water everywhere Well, the cuckoo is a pretty bird, she warbles as she flies I'm preaching the word of God, I'm putting out your eyes I asked fat Nancy for something t' eat, she said, "Take it off the shelf As great as you are, man, you'll never be greater than yourself" I told her I didn't really care High water everywhere I'm gettin' up in the morning, I believe I'll dust my broom Keeping away from the women, I'm giving them lots of room Thunder rollin' over Clarksdale, everything a-lookin' blue I just can't be happy, love, unless you're happy too It's bad out there High water everywhere

Moonlight

Bb6 x1303x Dm/f xx3231 Bb/d x5333x
Dm7b5 xx0111 / x5656x Bdim x23131 C9 x35333
Cm7b5 x3434x C#dim x45353 F+ x4322x
Bb6
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Gm
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Dm7b5
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G7
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Cm7b5
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Dm/f
F
Bb
/b
Cm
F+
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|-----0---3---3---|-1-------4---4---|-3-------2---2---|-3---3---3---2---|
|---3---3-5---5-0-|---------3-------|-4-------3---3---|-3---3---5---3---|
|-1---------------|---------5-----3-|---------------(1)-1---2--3----4---|
|-----------------|--------3--------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb
Bdim
The seasons, they are turning
Cm7
C#dim
And my sad heart is yearning
Bb/d
Bb
C9
To hear again the songbird's sweet melodious tone
C9
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Bb
Gm7
Dm7
G7
Won't you meet me
Cm7b5
Dm/f
F
Bb
/b
Cm7
F
Out in the moonlight alone The dusky light the day is losing Orchids, poppies, black-eyed susan The earth and sky that melts with flesh and bone Won't you meet me
Cm7b5
Dm/f
F
Bb
F+
Out in the moonlight alone The air is thick and heavy All along the levee Where the geese into the countryside have flown Won't you meet me
Cm7b5
Dm/f
F
Bb
Out in the moonlight alone
Gm
Well, I'm preaching peace and harmony
Cm
The blessings of tranquility
Gm
C7
Yet I know when the time is right to strike
Bb
I take you 'cross the river, dear
C7
You've no need to linger here
Dm/f
F+
F
F+
I know the kinds of things you like
Dm/f
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Edim
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F9
.
Fm7+
.
|-10--10--9---9---|-8---8---9---9---|
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 The clouds are turning crimson The leaves fall from the limbs and The branches cast their shadows over stone Won't you meet me Out in the moonlight alone The boulevards of cypress trees The masquerade of birds and bees The petals pink and white, the wind has blown Won't you meet me Out in the moonlight alone The trailing moss in mystic glow The purple blossom soft as snow My tears keep flowing to the sea Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief It takes a thief to catch a thief For whom does the bell toll for, love? It tolls for you and me Old pulses running through my palm The sharp hills are rising from Yellow fields with twisted oaks that groan Won't you meet me Out in the moonlight alone

Honest With Me

Capo:
I
E5
.
D5
.
B5
.
A5
.
G5
.
E5
.
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|-9-9-9-7------|--------------|--------------|
|-9-9-9-7------|-9-9-9-7------|-5-5-5-2------|
|-7-7-7-5------|-9-9-9-7------|-5-5-5-2------|
|--------------|-7-7-7-5------|-3-3-3-0------|
E7
Well, I'm stranded in the city that never sleeps Some of these women they just give me the creeps I'm avoiding the south side the best I can These memories I got they can strangle a man
A7
Well, I came ashore in the dead of the night
E7
Lot of things can get in the way when you're trying to do what's right
B7
You don't understand it, my feeling for you
E7
You'd be honest with me if you only knew I'm not sorry for nothing I've done I'm glad I fought, I only wish we won The Siamese twins are coming to town People can't wait, they've gathered around When I left my home the sky split open wide I never wanted to go back there, I'd rather have died You don't understand it, my feeling for you You'd be honest with me if only you knew My woman got a face like a teddy bear She's tossing a baseball bat in the air The meat is so tough you can't cut it with a sword I'm crashing my car trunk first into the board You say that my eyes are pretty and my smile is nice Well, I'd sell it to you at a reduced price You don't understand it, my feeling for you You'd be honest with me if only you knew Some things are too terrible to be true I won't come here no more if it bothers you There's a Southern Pacific leaving at 9:45 I'm having a hard time believing some people were ever alive I'm stark naked but I don't care I'm going off into the woods, I'm hunting bare You don't understand it, my feeling for you Well, you'd be honest with me if only you knew I'm here to create the new imperial empire I'm gonna do whatever circumstances require I care so much for you I didn't think I could I can't tell my heart that you're no good Well, my parents, they warned me not to waste my years And I still got their advice oozing out of my ears You don't understand it, my feeling for you Well, you'd be honest with me if only you knew

Po' Boy

Fmaj7 133210 / x8AAAC Bm7b5 x2323x
F6 13x231 / x8AAAA D9 x54555
Am/f# 202210 / xx4555 (=F#m7b5) D9* x54530
E7b5 010100 / 010130 (or use E7) B5 x2440x
G 320003 / 320033 G6 320000
G* : G7sus4 (3x301x) or G11 (3x3211)
Fmaj7
F6
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C
.
Am/f#
.
Fmaj7
G6
G
C
:
|-12----10--------|-----------------|--------/3-1---0-|----
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C
Bm7b5
E7b5
Man came to the door, I say, "For whom are you lookin'?"
Am
D9
He says, "Your wife." I say, "She's busy in the kitchen cookin'"
Fmaj7
F6
C
Am/f#
Po' boy, where you been?
Fmaj7
G6
G
C
I already told you, won't tell you again I say, "How much you want for that?" I go into the store Man says, "Three dollars." "All right," I say, "Will you take four?" Po' boy, never say die Things will be all right by and by Workin' like on the main line, working like a devil The game is the same, it's just up on another level Po' boy, dressed in black Police at your back
B5
Em
B7
Em
B7
Po' boy in a red hot town
Em
B7
Em
Out beyond the twinklin' stars
E7
Am
E7
Am
Ridin' first class trains, makin' the rounds
E7
Am
D9*
G*
Tryin' to keep from fallin' between the cars Othello told Desdemona, "I'm cold, cover me with a blanket By the way, what happened to that poisoned wine?" She said, "I gave it to you, you drank it" Po' boy, layin' him straight Pickin' up the cherries fallin' off the plate Time and love has branded me with its claws Had to go to Florida dodgin' them Georgia laws Po' boy, in the hotel called The Palace of Gloom Call down to room service, says "Send up a room" My mother was a daughter of a wealthy farmer My father was a travelin' salesman, I never met him When my mother died, my uncle took me and he ran a funeral parlor He did a lot of nice things for me and I won't forget him All I know is that I'm thrilled by your kiss I don't know any more than this Po' boy, pickin' up sticks Build you a house out of mortar and bricks Knockin' on the door, I said, "Who's it, where you from?" Man said, "Freddie." I said, "Freddie who?" He said, "Freddie or not, here I come!" Po' boy, 'neath the stars that shine Washin' them dishes, feedin' them swine

Cry Awhile

E7
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A7
.
E
E7
A
C7
E7
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E7
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/d
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E7
/f#
/g
/g#
E7
/f#
/g
/g#
Well, I had to go down and see a guy named Mr Goldsmith
E7
/f#
/g
/g#
E7
/f#
/g
/g#
Nasty, dirty, double-crossing, backstabbing phony I didn't have to wanna have to deal with
A7
E7
But I did it for you, and all you gave me was a smile
A7
E
E7
A
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Well, I cried for you, now it's your turn to cry awhile I don't carry dead weight, I'm no flash in the pan All right, I'll set you straight, can't you see I'm a union man I'm letting the cat out of the cage, I'm keeping a low profile Well, I cried for you, now it's your turn, and you can cry awhile Feel like a fighting rooster, feel better than I ever felt But the Pennsylvania Line's in an awful mess and the Denver road is about to melt I went to the Church house, every day I go an extra mile Well, I cried for you, now your turn, you can cry awhile Last night, 'cross the alley, there was a pounding on the wall It must have been Don Pasquale making a 2 AM booty call To break a trusting heart like mine was just your style Well, I cried for you, now it's your turn to cry awhile I'm on the fringes of the night, fighting back tears that I can't control Some people they ain't human, they got no heart or soul But I'm crying to the Lord, trying to be meek and mild Yes, I'm crying for you, now it's your turn, you can cry awhile Well the preacher's in the pulpit and the babies in their cribs I'm longing for that sweet fat that sticks to your ribs I gonna buy me a barrel of whiskey, I'll die before I turn senile Yes, I cried for you, now it's your turn, you can cry awhile Well, you bet on the horse, and it ran the wrong way I always said you'd be sorry and today could be the day I might need a good lawyer, could be your funeral, my trial Well, I cried for you, now it's your turn, you can cry awhile

Sugar Baby

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Bm/f xx4432 G/d xx0433
Bm(vii) xx9777 Gm/d xx0333
F#m7 xx4220 F#m(vi) xx7670
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I got my back to the sun 'cause the light is too intense
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I can see what everybody in the world is up against
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Can't turn back, you can't come back, sometimes we push too far
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One day you'll open up your eyes and you'll see where we are
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Sugar baby, get on down the road, you ain't got no brains, nohow
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You went years without me, might as well keep going now Some of these bootleggers, they make pretty good stuff Plenty of places to hide things here if you want to hide them bad enough I'm staying with Aunt Sally, but you know she's not really my Aunt Some of these memories you can learn to live with and some of 'em you can't Sugar baby, get on down the line, yeah, you ain't got no brains, nohow You went years without me; you might as well keep going now The ladies down in Darktown, they're doing the Darktown strut You always got to be prepared, but you never know for what There ain't no limit to the amount of trouble women bring Love is pleasing, love is teasing. Love, not an evil thing Sugar baby, get on down the road, ain't got no brains, nohow You went years without me; might as well keep going now Every moment of existence seems like some dirty trick Happiness can come suddenly and leave just as quick Any minute of the day the bubble can burst Try to make things better for someone sometimes you just end up making it thousand times worse Sugar baby, get on down the road, ain't got no brains, nohow You went years without me; might as well keep going now Your charms have broken many a heart and mine is surely one You got a way of tearing the world apart, love, see what you've done Just as sure as we're living, just as sure as you're born Look up, look up, seek your Maker, 'fore Gabriel blows his horn Sugar baby, get on down the line, you ain't got no sense, nohow You went years without me; might as well keep going now
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