Intro
F# / F# Em7+5 F# / G#m /G#m G#madd11 Dm / B /B B7 B
When playing each chord just remove middle finger on F# and G#m chord make the B a B7
GOG# BLESS Jake Black AKA The Very Reverend D Wayne Love, JUST FEEL THE SONG
Verse 1
F# Em7+5
She got a compact mirror
F#
stole it off her mother
Em7+5 G#m G#madd11 Dm
she got her daddy's overnight traveling bag
B B7 B
Husband told her if you wanna leave home honey
F# Em7+5 F#
you ain't ever,ever welcome back
Em7+5 F#
and now she's down at the station,
F#
baby in her belly
G#m
kickin' gentle momma chilled to the max
B
she got a one way ticket, goin'cross the border
F#
for her hopes and all her dreams
rollin down the train tracks, yeah
Chorus
F# G#m
how can I protect you in this crazy world
B
it's alright yeah
F# Em7+5 F#
it's alright
Verse 2
F#
from two to nine you work for five-a-dime
start the night with some thunderbird wine
G#m
praise the lord for those neon lights that'a
keep the city burnin' bright all night
B
walkin' in the park in the midnight rain
swear to yourself that ya gonna change
F#
ain't gonna crash, ain't gonna burn, ain't gonna take no wrong turn
F# Em7+5 F#
feel so alone, so you telephone, ya
Em7+5 F#
call collect ain't nobody home
G#m
you ain't suprised though you wonder why your letters come back unopened
B B7 B
so you hit the strip with your freak flag high an'
forget about the tears in your daddy's eyes
F#
momma don't worry if the waters rise
- No chord
don't ever let my drink run dry till the sunshine
Chrous
F# Em7+5 F# G#m
how can I protect you in this crazy world?
B
it's alright yeah
F#
it's alright
(middle 8)
D#m
and when the talkin's over
F#
all the crowd have gone
G#m
there's nothing left I can do
B
how'm I ever gonna get through to you?
F#
Its alright
Chorus x 2
F# Em7+5 F# G#m
how can I protect you in this crazy world?
B
it's alright yeah
F#
it's alright (*REPEAT)
(Play Out)
F# Em7+5 F#
its alright
G#m
its alright
B B7 B
its alriight yeah
F# Em7+5 F#
Its alright
Repeat to fade