Lucinda Williams : Happy Woman Blues

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Oh my sweet Lafayette, how I'm gonna miss you

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You feel so good Lafayette, now I've come to greet you

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Tell all my friends I've come back again

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I couldn't stay away, I was gone only a day

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But I'm comin' back to my sweet Lafayette I'm goin' down to Lafayette, I don't care how long I'm gone It's so hard to leave you, Lafayette, now I know where I belong When that sweet fiddle sounds and Clifton gets down That music sounds so good to me, I just might dance until three And I gotta get back to my sweet Lafayette

Fiddle solo

Oh, those boys in Lafayette, smilin' so pretty Those sweet boys in Lafayette, they sure do look good to me We danced all night long to a sweet Cajun song Drinkin' and jivin' 'til dawn, I could dance on and on Doin' a two-step in my sweet Lafayette Take me back Lafayette, way down on the bayou I'm your girl, Lafayette, I'm gonna hang around you Eat that gumbo and rollin' and tumble And do crazy things every night, soon I'll be feelin' alright When I get back to my sweet Lafayette When I get back to my sweet Lafayette

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I think I lost it, let me know if you come across it

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Let me know if I let it fall along a back road somewhere

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Money can't replace it, no memory can erase it

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And I know I'm never gonna find another one to compare

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Gimme some love to fill me up, gimme some time, give me some stuff

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Gimme a sign, give me some kind of reason

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Are you heavy enough to make me stay, I feel like I might blow away

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I thought I was in heaven, but I was only dreamin' I think I lost it, let me know if you come across it Let me know if I let it fall along a back road somewhere Money can't replace it, no memory can erase it And I know I'm never gonna find another one to compare

Instrumental verse

I just wanna live the life I please, I don't want no enemies I don't want nothin' if I have to fake it Never take nothin' don't belong to me, everything's paid for, nothing's free If I give my heart, will you promise not to break it I think I lost it, let me know if you come across it Let me know if I let it fall along a back road somewhere Money can't replace it, no memory can erase it And I know I'm never gonna find another one to compare Money can't replace it, no memory can erase it And I know I'm never gonna find another one to compare

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Maria, you're still wild and restless

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And I can just see ya ridin' in a rodeo

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You might even make it down to Texas

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Or you might head out west to New Mexico

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So pack up all of your belongings

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A pick-up will take you where you wanna go

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You can ride out when you hear mountains calling

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Out to Canada or the canyons of Colorado

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New York City was always your home

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But in your heart you know you were born to roam

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And you're gonna leave as soon as you get the money

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After you sell everything you own

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Maria, is loneliness a virtue

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Or does it steal you blind and leave you split apart

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Maria, can you give me an answer

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Are the songs we sing worth the broken heart

Bridge

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The highway has always been your lover

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And someday you may know his name

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Wherever you stay it wouldn't really matter

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'Cause all those cities start to look the same

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Some folks will try to take your heart away

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And just when you think you've really got it made

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You wake up and find madness in the morning

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But damn the pain and damn those restless days

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Damn the pain and damn those restless days

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Tryin' hard to be a happy woman

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But sometimes life just overcomes me

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Everyday I'm workin' just to pay my dues

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Lay down at night, my mind is so confused Goin' down south with the New York City blues Gotta hit the road before I blow a fuse I might buy me a Cadillac or a Chevrolet I don't care what model as long as it takes me away I've been hiding my heart in a trunk Can you come see me when my ship has sunk You can give me lovin' that I can't refuse And love is the one thing that's sure to cure my blues Goin' down the road with a heave heart Tryin' to find lightness in the dark Tryin' to live my life, tryin' to get satisfied My mind is in the city but my heart is in the countryside Tryin' hard to be a happy woman But sometimes life just overcomes me Everyday I'm workin' just to pay my dues Lay down at night, my mind is so confused Lay down at night, my mind is so confused

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Maria, you're still wild and restless

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And I can just see ya ridin' in a rodeo

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You might even make it down to Texas

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Or you might head out west to New Mexico

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So pack up all of your belongings

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A pick-up will take you where you wanna go

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You can ride out when you hear mountains calling

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Out to Canada or the canyons of Colorado

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New York City was always your home

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But in your heart you know you were born to roam

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And you're gonna leave as soon as you get the money

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After you sell everything you own

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Maria, is loneliness a virtue Or does it steal you blind and leave you split apart Maria, can you give me an answer Are the songs we sing worth the broken heart

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The highway has always been your lover

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And someday you may know his name

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Wherever you stay it wouldn't really matter

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'Cause all those cities start to look the same

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Some folks will try to take your heart away

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And just when you think you've really got it made

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You wake up and find madness in the morning

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But damn the pain and damn those restless days

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Damn the pain and damn those restless days

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Well, I'm rollin' along the highway, livin' the life I'm used to

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I thought about you all the way from Little Rock to Houston

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And now I can't seem to get you off my mind, but your tied to somebody else

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I think about you all the time and I just can't help my- self

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Sometimes I don't know right from wrong

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I find it easy to fall

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It's hard when I been up all night long

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That's when I want you most of all

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Well, I'd love to see your smilin' face, if I could take just one more look

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But you left me only one last trace on the pages of your book

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But words can't hold me every night, and words can't kiss me in the mornin'

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Look out honey I got love in my heart, and it's growin' and it's burnin'

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Sometimes I don't know right from wrong

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I find it easy to fall

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It's hard when I been up all night long

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Well, I'm rollin' along the highway, livin' the life I'm used to

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I thought about you all the way from Little Rock to Houston

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And now I can't seem to get you off my mind, but your tied to somebody else

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I think about you all the time and I just can't help my- self

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Sometimes I don't know right from wrong

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I find it easy to fall

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It's hard when I been up all night long

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That's when I want you most of all

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Sometimes I don't know right from wrong

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I find it easy to fall

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It's hard when I been up all night long

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That's when I want you most of all

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That's when I want you most of all

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Just another one night stand

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Just another man to forget

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Just another empty hand

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With nothin' left to bet

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It doesn't really matter what I say

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There's no one here to blame

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I'll just close the door and walk away

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Let down once again

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I can't even say you lied to me

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'Cause you ain't said nothin' yet

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You never even tried for me

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There's nothin' to regret Just another one night stand Just another man to forget Just another empty hand With nothin' left to bet

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I'd like to speak to you someway But the words won't come out right How can it feel so wrong today When it felt so right last night I claim no hold on anyone No silken string to bind No promises unbroken No messages to find Just another one night stand Just another man to forget Just another empty hand With nothin' left to bet Just another one night stand Just another man to forget Just another empty hand With nothin' left to bet

Intro of verse chords

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Howlin' at midnight, winter creepin' in

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Feel like I've gone and lost my best friend

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My best friend, lost my best friend

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This car's headed down the wrong track again I ain't got nobody, I'm nobody's girl Gonna get in my Mercury and drive around the world Around the world, all around the world When I reach that mountain top, I'll stand with flags unfurled She's up in New York City tryin' to make it big Wrote me a letter yesterday sayin' I ain't got no gigs Ain't got no gigs, I ain't got no gigs If you wanna send me somethin', make it a two dollar rig

Solo over verse chords

She's up in New York City tryin' to be a star Told me you're wastin' your time where you are Where you are, where you are Gotta get yourself out of all those Texas bars Howlin' at midnight, winter creepin' in Feel like I've gone and lost my best friend My best friend, lost my best friend This car's headed down the wrong track again This car's headed down the wrong track again

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How long have you been hangin' around

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Your eyes fixed to the cement ground

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Your heart is warm, your hands are cold

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You know the truth, but the story gets old You stood on the corner for a long time People passin' by you gave you nickels and dimes They think you're one of the nameless

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Cause you got no record and you ain't famous

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Oh, Bill, I know how you're feelin'

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Your heart's on fire and your head is reelin'

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But with the spirit to guide you and a friend beside you

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You know you'll win, if you're only willin'

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The sun's so hot and my heart is thumpin' Let me buy you a beer or somethin' You've been travellin' a hard road Sit down, Bill, lighten your load If you need a friend, give me a call I got your picture on my wall From one compadre to another I love you, Bill, as I would my brother Oh, Bill, I know how you're feelin' Your heart's on fire and your head is reelin' But with the spirit to guide you and a friend beside you You know you'll win, if you're only willin' Oh, Bill, I know how you're feelin' Your heart's on fire and your head is reelin' But with the spirit to guide you and a friend beside you You know you'll win, if you're only willin'

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Louisiana man with a style his own

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Not like some other men I've known

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With his cowboy boots and his hats he wore so well

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Caught my eye on the very first day

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And I never will forget the way

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He played guitar and he sang just like an angel

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Thoughts of you flicker past

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Goin' on down the road so fast

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The trees and the bushes and the telephone poles fly by

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I never seem to have the time

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I'll just have to keep you on my mind

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How I wish I could keep you by my side

Fiddle solo over chorus chords

Louisiana man with a style his own Not like some other men I've known With his cowboy boots and his hats he wore so well Caught my eye on the very first day And I never will forget the way He played guitar and he sang just like an angel Country man with a heart of gold One more kiss before I hit the road Hold me one more time before I go Nights will be longer now But I'll get along somehow I've learned how to do it all before Louisiana man with a style his own Not like some other men I've known With his cowboy boots and his hats he wore so well Caught my eye on the very first day And I never will forget the way He played guitar and he sang just like an angel He played guitar and he sang just like an angel

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You're the one you're my shinin' star

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You're the one I've been waiting for

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Let's fly away to some foreign country

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Where nobody knows who we are I wish I had a ship to sail the waters I wish I had about a hundred dollars But I'll just stand with this glass in my hand Feeling like nothing even matters

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Your words run through me like the blood in my veins

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I could swear I knew your love before I knew your name

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Before I knew your name

Solo over verse chords

Everyday I miss your smiling face No one here can ever take your place The sun can shine down over my town But it never shines in my days I told all the stars above I'm gonna shower you with my love I won't demand you I'll try to understand you My love is free as a dove Your words run through me like the blood in my veins I could swear I knew your love before I knew your name Before I knew your name You're the one you're my shinin star You're the one I've been waiting for Let's fly away to some foreign country Where nobody knows who we are

Lucinda Williams : Happy Woman Blues
1980

Lafayette

I Lost It

Maria

Happy Woman Blues

King Of Hearts

Rolling Along

One Night Stand

Howlin' At Midnight

Hard Road

Louisiana Man

Sharp Cutting Wings (Song To A Poet)

Lucinda Williams : Happy Woman Blues 1980

Lafayette

I Lost It

Maria

Happy Woman Blues

King Of Hearts

Rolling Along

One Night Stand

Howlin' At Midnight

Hard Road

Louisiana Man

Sharp Cutting Wings (Song To A Poet)

Lucinda Williams : Happy Woman Blues
1980