Intro
A# / A# Em7+5 A# / Cm /Cm Cmadd11 Dm / D# /D# D#7 D#
When playing each chord just remove middle finger on A# and Cm chord make the D# a D#7
GOC BLESS Jake Black AKA The Very Reverend D Wayne Love, JUST FEEL THE SONG
Verse 1
A# Em7+5
She got a compact mirror
A#
stole it off her mother
Em7+5 Cm Cmadd11 Dm
she got her daddy's overnight traveling bag
D# D#7 D#
Husband told her if you wanna leave home honey
A# Em7+5 A#
you ain't ever,ever welcome back
Em7+5 A#
and now she's down at the station,
A#
baby in her belly
Cm
kickin' gentle momma chilled to the max
D#
she got a one way ticket, goin'cross the border
A#
for her hopes and all her dreams
rollin down the train tracks, yeah
Chorus
A# Cm
how can I protect you in this crazy world
D#
it's alright yeah
A# Em7+5 A#
it's alright
Verse 2
A#
from two to nine you work for five-a-dime
start the night with some thunderbird wine
Cm
praise the lord for those neon lights that'a
keep the city burnin' bright all night
D#
walkin' in the park in the midnight rain
swear to yourself that ya gonna change
A#
ain't gonna crash, ain't gonna burn, ain't gonna take no wrong turn
A# Em7+5 A#
feel so alone, so you telephone, ya
Em7+5 A#
call collect ain't nobody home
Cm
you ain't suprised though you wonder why your letters come back unopened
D# D#7 D#
so you hit the strip with your freak flag high an'
forget about the tears in your daddy's eyes
A#
momma don't worry if the waters rise
- No chord
don't ever let my drink run dry till the sunshine
Chrous
A# Em7+5 A# Cm
how can I protect you in this crazy world?
D#
it's alright yeah
A#
it's alright
(middle 8)
Gm
and when the talkin's over
A#
all the crowd have gone
Cm
there's nothing left I can do
D#
how'm I ever gonna get through to you?
A#
Its alright
Chorus x 2
A# Em7+5 A# Cm
how can I protect you in this crazy world?
D#
it's alright yeah
A#
it's alright (*REPEAT)
(Play Out)
A# Em7+5 A#
its alright
Cm
its alright
D# D#7 D#
its alriight yeah
A# Em7+5 A#
Its alright
Repeat to fade