Intro
C# / C# Em7+5 C# / D#m /D#m D#madd11 Dm / F# /F# F#7 F#
When playing each chord just remove middle finger on C# and D#m chord make the F# a F#7
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 D#m D#madd11 Dm
she got her daddy's overnight traveling bag
F# F#7 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
D#m
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# D#m
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
D#m
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
D#m
you ain't suprised though you wonder why your letters come back unopened
F# F#7 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# D#m
how can I protect you in this crazy world?
F#
it's alright yeah
C#
it's alright
(middle 8)
A#m
and when the talkin's over
C#
all the crowd have gone
D#m
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# D#m
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
D#m
its alright
F# F#7 F#
its alriight yeah
C# Em7+5 C#
Its alright
Repeat to fade