The Old 97s - Streets of Where I'm From

C...E...F...Fm

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I've been down

................E

I've been down too far to care

..........F

I keep gettin' in my car

................Fm

but I'm not going anywhere

and I've been had

well at least that's how it looks

and it's not funny like on tv

and it's not smart like it is in books

and I wonder, yeah I wonder

how the world keeps spinnin' round

where's a boy with bad intentions

gonna settle down

.................C..........Fm

and I don't know

...........................C...........Fm

what you've been told

.....D....................................F

the streets of the where I'm from

.................................................C

are paved with hearts instead of gold

.............D....................................F

yeah the streets of the where I'm from

..................................................C

are paved with hearts instead of gold

I recall

when I was twenty three

wondering how anyone could

fall in love with me

now I'm old

and I'm well past twenty five

and I can't seem to fall in love

no matter how hard I try

and I wonder where I'll wind up

but I'm heading west I know

wind my way through Texas

and into New Mexico

and I don't know

what you've been told

the streets of the where I'm from

are paved with hearts instead of gold

yeah the streets of the where I'm from

are paved with hearts instead of gold

and I don't know

what you've been told

the streets of the where I'm from

are paved with hearts instead of gold

yeah the streets of the where I'm from

are paved with hearts instead of gold

yeah the streets of the where I'm from

are paved with hearts instead of gold

Old 97s - Here's to the Halcyon

E
Get me through this Lord and I’ll do anything you say

B..................................................A.........................E
Live right, read the good book, I’ll settle down and pray

E
When Gabriel blows his horn I know things might not go my way

B..............................A...............................................E
Get me through this Lord and I’ll do anything you say

Pluck me from this driftwood Lord I’ll be a better man
Raise me from the deep sea in the palm of your great hand
Let me see tomorrow and I’ll try to understand
How the sinking of my little vessel fits into your plan


A.....................................E
Here’s to the Halcyon, forever may she rest

B..............................A...............................................E
At the bottom of the ocean, for the good Lord knows best

A.................................................E
You made her from lumber and you gave her to the sea

B...........................A.............................................E
Now good Lord what do you propose to do with me?

Get me through this Lord and I’ll devote my life to you
Things look pretty bleak right now but I know you’ll come through
I’ve squandered my good fortune and my other fortune too
Get me through this Lord and I’ll devote my life to you


..............A...............................E
I cannot change my past mistakes

...............B........................E
I’ve led a life devoid of virtue

...........A........................E
Either way the man I am

...................B............................A
Is dead and gone although I know the past

A...................................E
Can come around and hurt you

Get me through this lord and I will never drink again
I’ll pore over my Bible and I’ll pour out all my gin
I’ll prove to you a sinning man can turn his back on sin
Give me some fresh water Lord I’ll never drink again

Here’s to the Halcyon, forever may she rest
At the bottom of the ocean, for the good Lord knows best
You made her from lumber and you gave her to the sea
Now good Lord what do you propose to do with me?

Here’s to the Halcyon, forever may she rest
At the bottom of the ocean, for the good Lord knows best
You made her from lumber and you gave her to the sea
Now good Lord what do you propose to do with me?
Good Lord what do you propose to do with me?

Old 97s - Color of a Lonely Heart is Blue

Tune down a whole step

...............C..................................G
well the suns done gone dont hand me no light

.......Dm........................................F
the moon and the man will be rollin all night

C......................G..........................Dm
scorpios up a leading ol dan to pasture

and the hours behind are all ways to few
the miles between cant begin to undo
the feeling you will never see another like her

damn the lonesome ways and the young and foolish days
and the kid who made the man who'd leave you
with the sink of the ship, im going to dip into that hue
till i color me like i colored you

the color of a lonely heart, and the color of a lonely heart is blue
the color of a lonely heart is blue,the color of a lonely heart is blue,the color of a lonely heart is blue,the color of a lonely heart is blue...

stars go off like flash pot dots that spark under candle power and stop.
lift up your light cuz you'll never see a night thats blacker
and the weight of it all gets heavier still
time as it crawls a little slower until
scorpios up a leading ol dan to cancer

damn the lonesome ways and the young and foolish days
and the kid who made the man who'd leave you
with the sink of the ship, im going to dip into that hue
till i color me like i colored you

the color of a lonely heart, and the color of a lonely heart is blue
the color of a lonely heart is blue,the color of a lonely heart is blue,the color of a lonely heart is blue,the color of a lonely heart is blue...

Old 97s - My Two Feet

G.......D
Baby trust me

Am.........................C
Your television is empty

Em...............................D
I try to tell you babe you can’t see

You’re turned on
Headstrong
It’s hurting now but it won’t be long
I’ve got a habit of moving on

.................C................................G
It gets so lonesome you don’t know

...................C......................G
It’s such a lonely way to go

.......C.............C/B................Am
I’m going on down the mountain

....................................................G
on my two feet and I’m going slow
I’m going on down the mountain
on my two feet and I’m going slow

Right there, upstairs
I’m dressed and unprepared
For the moment baby you don’t care

You’re so fine, so fine
For the moment baby you were mine
I ain’t saying it was by design

It gets so lonesome you don’t know
It’s such a lonely way to go
I’m going on down the mountain on my two feet and I’m going slow
I’m going on down the mountain on my two feet and I’m going slow

G.........................C......Em......D
Sometimes you’re 17
Sometimes you’re 65
Sometimes you’re giving it your best try
And nothing’s right and nothing’s right
You get a second chance
It’s with you every day
You know it’s always been that way
You make it stay
You make it stay
I bet you said what have I done to deserve this mess
That’s as easy as a question gets
Well, you should have said yes
But you couldn’t care less
It gets so lonesome you don’t know
It’s such a lonely way to go
I’m going on down the mountain on my two feet and I’m going slow
I’m going on down the mountain on my two feet and I’m going slow

Old 97s - No Baby I

Tuned down one whole step


G
The lights were low but I was lower

........................................D
The radio was playing somewhere else

G
The room was full of surface tension

.................................D
I was only thinking ‘bout myself

NC.......D
No baby I

..........Em
No baby I

.........Bm...........A
No baby I don’t want to see you hurt

..................D.................Em
You got them tears they fall like pearls

...................G
Blame it on gravity, yeah

.......................D
Blame it on being a girl

The room was full of undertakers
Movers and martini shakers gone
The reaper left at 7:30
Took off in a taxi with a blonde

A
The difference between us

G
Is way down on the inside

A.........................G
It’s very tricky business

No baby I
No baby I
No baby I don’t want to see you hurt
You got them tears
They fall like pearls
Blame it on gravity, yeah
Blame it on being a girl
Blame it on gravity, yeah
Blame it on being a girl
Here’s a toast to no good Friday
I was bound to do it my way wrong
Strum it on a telecaster
Sing it like a train disaster song
The difference between us
Is way down on the inside
And it’s very tricky business
No baby I
No baby I
No baby I don’t want to see you hurt
You got them tears they fall like pearls
Blame it on gravity, yeah
Blame it on being a girl
Blame it on gravity, yeah
Blame it on being a girl

Old 97s - Ray Charles

Intro: G...C...G...C...G...C...G.D.G

G......................................C
We put on Ray Charles and broke up

G......................................................C
You were packed and gone when I woke up

G.......................D
Ray just kept on singing

...............C
He had Georgia on his mind

D
You just keep on leaving

....................................C
You keep leaving all the time


Wonder if the stars will die tonight
Yeah I wonder if the cats are gonna fight
There's no rest for the restless
So I doubt that you'll sleep well
I don't think that I will
My head's ringing like a bell


Em.................................C
Love is blind and I don't blame her

Em...................................................C
Cause lately I ain't been too much to see

Em.............................................................C
I'd bring some girl home but then I'd have to pay her

G.......................................D.............G
Won't you come home with me Rosemary

When I walked in the bar you tried to hide
But I took my old place right by your side
You looked like a raccoon
With those circles round your eyes
If my offer is improper
Please come home with me tonight

Well I'll prick myself and see if blood comes out
I'll play until the whole damn tape runs out
I'll put on that Ray Charles record
If you'll make some drinks
Nothing is the matter
It don't matter what you think

(Chorus)
Love is blind and I don't blame her
Cause we all could use a little sympathy
I'd bring some girl home but then I'd have to pay her
Won't you come home with me Rosemary
(Repeat 1st chorus)