Intro
C / C Em7+5 C / Dm /Dm Dmadd11 Dm / F /F F7 F
When playing each chord just remove middle finger on C and Dm chord make the F a F7
GOD BLESS Jake Black AKA The Very Reverend D Wayne Love, JUST FEEL THE SONG
Verse 1
C Em7+5
She got a compact mirror
C
stole it off her mother
Em7+5 Dm Dmadd11 Dm
she got her daddy's overnight traveling bag
F F7 F
Husband told her if you wanna leave home honey
C Em7+5 C
you ain't ever,ever welcome back
Em7+5 C
and now she's down at the station,
C
baby in her belly
Dm
kickin' gentle momma chilled to the max
F
she got a one way ticket, goin'cross the border
C
for her hopes and all her dreams
rollin down the train tracks, yeah
Chorus
C Dm
how can I protect you in this crazy world
F
it's alright yeah
C Em7+5 C
it's alright
Verse 2
C
from two to nine you work for five-a-dime
start the night with some thunderbird wine
Dm
praise the lord for those neon lights that'a
keep the city burnin' bright all night
F
walkin' in the park in the midnight rain
swear to yourself that ya gonna change
C
ain't gonna crash, ain't gonna burn, ain't gonna take no wrong turn
C Em7+5 C
feel so alone, so you telephone, ya
Em7+5 C
call collect ain't nobody home
Dm
you ain't suprised though you wonder why your letters come back unopened
F F7 F
so you hit the strip with your freak flag high an'
forget about the tears in your daddy's eyes
C
momma don't worry if the waters rise
- No chord
don't ever let my drink run dry till the sunshine
Chrous
C Em7+5 C Dm
how can I protect you in this crazy world?
F
it's alright yeah
C
it's alright
(middle 8)
Am
and when the talkin's over
C
all the crowd have gone
Dm
there's nothing left I can do
F
how'm I ever gonna get through to you?
C
Its alright
Chorus x 2
C Em7+5 C Dm
how can I protect you in this crazy world?
F
it's alright yeah
C
it's alright (*REPEAT)
(Play Out)
C Em7+5 C
its alright
Dm
its alright
F F7 F
its alriight yeah
C Em7+5 C
Its alright
Repeat to fade