Lucinda Williams : Essence

Capo:

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D

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x4

A

D

Lonely girls Lonely girls Lonely girls Lonely girls

C#m

Bm

C#m

Bm

Heavy blankets, heavy blankets

C#m

Bm7

A

Heavy blankets cover lonely girls Sweet sad songs, sweet sad songs Sweet sad songs sung by lonely girls Lonely girls Lonely girls Lonely girls Lonely girls Pretty hair-dos, pretty hair-dos Pretty hair-dos worn by lonely girls Sparkly rhinestones, sparkly rhinestones Sparkly rhinestones shine on lonely girls Lonely girls Lonely girls Lonely girls Lonely girls I oughta know, I oughta know I oughta know about lonely girls Lonely girls Lonely girls Lonely girls Lonely girls

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F

Bb

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x3

F

Bb

F

Bb

Do they lay down the law and lock up your heart?

F

Bb

Gonna have to steal your love

F

Bb

F

Bb

Some laws should be broken from the start

F

Bb

Gonna have to steal your love You ain't about to give it up for no one Gonna have to steal your love I don't need a knife, I don't need a gun I know how to steal your love I don't want your drugs, I don't want your money I just wanna steal your love I want you to squeeze me and call me honey I just wanna steal your love Give me your strong hand, go away with me I won't have to steal your love Come on, let me kiss you and set you free I won't have to steal your love I won't have to steal your love I won't have to steal your love

Capo:

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C

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Am

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Dm

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G

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C

I envy the wind

Am

That whispers in your ear

Dm

That howls through the winter

G

That freezes your fingers

C

That moves through your hair

Am

And cracks your lips

Dm

G

That chills you to the bone

C

I envy the wind I envy the rain That falls on your face That wets your eyelashes That dampens your skin That touches your tongue That soaks through your shirt And drips down your back I envy the rain I envy the sun That brightens your summer That warms your body And holds you in her heat That makes your days longer That makes you hot That makes you sweat I envy the sun

C

I envy the wind

Am

I envy the rain

Dm

G

I envy the sun

C

I envy the wind

Capo:

III

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G

Em

Cmaj7

x2

G

Em

Cmaj7

C

Go find a jukebox and see what a quarter will do I don't wanna talk I just wanna go back to blue Feed's me when I'm hungry and quenches my thirst Loves me when I'm lonely and thinks of me first

G

Bm

Blue is the color of night

Am

G

D

When the red sun disappears from the sky

G

Bm

Raven feathers shiny and black

Am

G

D

G

A touch of blue glistening down her back We don't talk about heaven and we don't talk about hell We come to depend on one another so damn well So go to confession, whatever gets you through You can count your blessings, I'll just count on blue Blue is the color of night When the red sun disappears from the sky Raven feathers shiny and black A touch of blue glistening down her back

G

Cmaj7

Blue......

Capo:

II

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Em

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G

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D

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A

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x2

Em

G

D

A

Once in a while we might pass on the street We nod we smile and we shuffle our feet Making small talk standing face to face Hands in our pockets 'cause we feel so out of place Our paths may cross again in some crowded bar We feel a little lost 'cause we've drifted away so far Hoping to find the right words to say We joke a little and then go on our way

C

G

D

We are so out of touch, yeah

C

G

D

We are so out of touch, yeah |

Em

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G

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D

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A

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x3

La la la...

Em

G

D

A

We speak in past tense and talk about the weather Half broken sentences we try to piece together I ask about an old friend that we both used to know You said you heard he took his life about five years ago We may pass each other on the interstate We honk and cross over to the other lane Everybody's going somewhere everybody's inside Hundreds of cars hundreds of private lives We are so out of touch, yeah We are so out of touch, yeah La la la... |

Em

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G

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D

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A

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Capo:

III

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Am

G

Am

G6

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G

Am

Gadd9

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G6

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G6

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G

Am

G6

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G

Am

Gadd9

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Am

G

Am

G6

Can't put the rain back in the sky Once it falls down, please don't cry

Am

G

Am

G6

Rain turns the dirt into mud Warm and messy, like your love

Am

G

Am

G6

Can't force the river upstream When it goes south, know what I mean

Am

G

Am

G6

Nothin' will make me take you back Are you down babe, down with that? |

Am

G

Am

G6

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Am

G

Am

Gadd9

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x3

Am

G

Am

G6

Can't put the rain back in the sky Once it falls down, please don't cry

Am

G

Am

G6

Rain turns the dirt into mud Warm and messy, like your love

Am

G

Am

G6

Can't force the river upstream When it goes south, know what I mean

Am

G

Am

G6

Nothin' will make me take you back Are you down babe, down with that?

Am

G

Am

Gadd9

Are you down babe, down with that?

Am

G

Am

G6

Are you down babe, down with that? |

Am

G

Am

G6

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x15

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Am

G

Am

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Gadd9

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Capo:

I

Em

G

Baby, sweet baby, you're my drug

Am

Em

Come on and let me taste you stuff Baby, sweet baby, bring me your gift What surprise you gonna hit me with?

G

D

I am waiting here for more

Am

I am waiting by your door

G

D

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, who's 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, can't 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

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G

D

Your essence

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G

D

Em

Your essence

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A

Bm

E

A

Bm

E7

A

Just to sit and talk, the way we used to do

A

Bm7

E

A

It just breaks my heart that I can't get close to you

A

Bm7

E

A

If our eyes should meet, somewhere down the road

A

Bm

E7

A

Will you stop and be sweet, or will you just walk on?

A

Bm

I thought things would stay the same

E

A

I thought things were right on

A

Bm

E7

A

In our sunny days,how did we go wrong?

A

Bm

E7

A

Now these days have found us right here where we stand

A

Bm

E7

A

We thought we were so tough, but nothing worked out like we planned

A

Bm7

E

A

Bm7

E7

A

Bm

E

A

Of everything in this world, I guess I'll never know why

A

Bm

E

A

Something as good as this could flower up and die

A

Bm

E

A

When you lose your happiness, when no one's standing by

A

Bm

E7

A

When nothing makes any sense, you got a reason to cry

A

Bm

E7

A

When nothing makes any sense, you got a reason to cry

A

Bm

E

A

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

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C

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Fmaj7/c

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x2

I had to go back to that house one more time To see if the camellias were in bloom For so many reasons it's been on my mind The house on Belmont Avenue Built up on cinder blocks off of the ground What with the rain, the soft swampy land By the sweet honeysuckle that grew all around Were switches when we were bad

C

Fmaj7/c

I took a bus to Baton Rouge I took a bus to Baton Rouge |

C

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Fmaj7/c

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x2

All the front rooms were kept closed off I never liked to go in there much Sometimes the doors they'd be locked 'Cause there were precious things that I couldn't touch The company couch covered in plastic Little books about being saved The dining room table nobody ate at The piano that nobody played I took a bus to Baton Rouge I took a bus to Baton Rouge There was a beautiful lamp I always loved A seashore was painted on the shade It would turn around when you switched on the bulb And gently rock the waves The driveway was covered with tiny white seashells A fig tree stood in the backyard There are other things I remember as well But to tell them would just be too hard Ghosts in the wind that blow through my life Follow me wherever I go I'll never be free from these chains inside Hidden deep down in my soul I took a bus to Baton Rouge I took a bus to Baton Rouge I took a bus to Baton Rouge |

C

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Fmaj7/c

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x3

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C

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C

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C

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G

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Dm

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C

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x3

C

You wear your anger well and stand

G

For all the world to see

Dm

A heavy cloak, that one gloved hand

C

And no humility You stand inside the garden And feast on black cherries And swallow the mana from heaven And spit out the seeds You spread your anger on sharp edged knives Cut my skin and make it bleed Like Pilate in his self-righteousness You are a traitor and a thief Choking on your unplanned words Coughing up your lies Tumbling from your mouth A flurry of broken butterflies Broken butterflies They rest their wings snapped in two On their way to certain death Their colours gold and blue With the blood that flows I can not hide The blood that covers me Nourishes the butterflies And they are healed and are set free I wish you had what Ruth possessed Then I don't expect that of you Grace and honour and faithfulness And a love that you refused Will you ever learn to just forgive Will you open your beautiful eyes And bleed the way Christ did And fix the broken butterflies |

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Lucinda Williams : Essence
2001

Lonely Girls

Steal Your Love

I Envy The Wind

Blue

Out Of Touch

Are You Down?

Essence

Reason To Cry

Get Right With God

Bus To Baton Rouge

Broken Butterflies

Lucinda Williams : Essence 2001

Lonely Girls

Steal Your Love

I Envy The Wind

Blue

Out Of Touch

Are You Down?

Essence

Reason To Cry

Get Right With God

Bus To Baton Rouge

Broken Butterflies

Lucinda Williams : Essence
2001