Intro
F / F Em7+5 F / Gm /Gm Gmadd11 Dm / A# /A# A#7 A#
When playing each chord just remove middle finger on F and Gm chord make the A# a A#7
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 Gm Gmadd11 Dm
she got her daddy's overnight traveling bag
A# A#7 A#
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
Gm
kickin' gentle momma chilled to the max
A#
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 Gm
how can I protect you in this crazy world
A#
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
Gm
praise the lord for those neon lights that'a
keep the city burnin' bright all night
A#
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
Gm
you ain't suprised though you wonder why your letters come back unopened
A# A#7 A#
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 Gm
how can I protect you in this crazy world?
A#
it's alright yeah
F
it's alright
(middle 8)
Dm
and when the talkin's over
F
all the crowd have gone
Gm
there's nothing left I can do
A#
how'm I ever gonna get through to you?
F
Its alright
Chorus x 2
F Em7+5 F Gm
how can I protect you in this crazy world?
A#
it's alright yeah
F
it's alright (*REPEAT)
(Play Out)
F Em7+5 F
its alright
Gm
its alright
A# A#7 A#
its alriight yeah
F Em7+5 F
Its alright
Repeat to fade