Intro
A / A Em7+5 A / Bm /Bm Bmadd11 Dm / D /D D7 D
When playing each chord just remove middle finger on A and Bm chord make the D a D7
GOB 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 Bm Bmadd11 Dm
she got her daddy's overnight traveling bag
D D7 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
Bm
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 Bm
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
Bm
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
Bm
you ain't suprised though you wonder why your letters come back unopened
D D7 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 Bm
how can I protect you in this crazy world?
D
it's alright yeah
A
it's alright
(middle 8)
F#m
and when the talkin's over
A
all the crowd have gone
Bm
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 Bm
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
Bm
its alright
D D7 D
its alriight yeah
A Em7+5 A
Its alright
Repeat to fade