Intro
B / B Em7+5 B / C#m /C#m C#madd11 Dm / E /E E7 E
When playing each chord just remove middle finger on B and C#m chord make the E a E7
GOC# BLESS Jake Black AKA The Very Reverend D Wayne Love, JUST FEEL THE SONG
Verse 1
B Em7+5
She got a compact mirror
B
stole it off her mother
Em7+5 C#m C#madd11 Dm
she got her daddy's overnight traveling bag
E E7 E
Husband told her if you wanna leave home honey
B Em7+5 B
you ain't ever,ever welcome back
Em7+5 B
and now she's down at the station,
B
baby in her belly
C#m
kickin' gentle momma chilled to the max
E
she got a one way ticket, goin'cross the border
B
for her hopes and all her dreams
rollin down the train tracks, yeah
Chorus
B C#m
how can I protect you in this crazy world
E
it's alright yeah
B Em7+5 B
it's alright
Verse 2
B
from two to nine you work for five-a-dime
start the night with some thunderbird wine
C#m
praise the lord for those neon lights that'a
keep the city burnin' bright all night
E
walkin' in the park in the midnight rain
swear to yourself that ya gonna change
B
ain't gonna crash, ain't gonna burn, ain't gonna take no wrong turn
B Em7+5 B
feel so alone, so you telephone, ya
Em7+5 B
call collect ain't nobody home
C#m
you ain't suprised though you wonder why your letters come back unopened
E E7 E
so you hit the strip with your freak flag high an'
forget about the tears in your daddy's eyes
B
momma don't worry if the waters rise
- No chord
don't ever let my drink run dry till the sunshine
Chrous
B Em7+5 B C#m
how can I protect you in this crazy world?
E
it's alright yeah
B
it's alright
(middle 8)
G#m
and when the talkin's over
B
all the crowd have gone
C#m
there's nothing left I can do
E
how'm I ever gonna get through to you?
B
Its alright
Chorus x 2
B Em7+5 B C#m
how can I protect you in this crazy world?
E
it's alright yeah
B
it's alright (*REPEAT)
(Play Out)
B Em7+5 B
its alright
C#m
its alright
E E7 E
its alriight yeah
B Em7+5 B
Its alright
Repeat to fade