Intro
E / E Em7+5 E / F#m /F#m F#madd11 Dm / A /A A7 A
When playing each chord just remove middle finger on E and F#m chord make the A a A7
GOF# BLESS Jake Black AKA The Very Reverend D Wayne Love, JUST FEEL THE SONG
Verse 1
E Em7+5
She got a compact mirror
E
stole it off her mother
Em7+5 F#m F#madd11 Dm
she got her daddy's overnight traveling bag
A A7 A
Husband told her if you wanna leave home honey
E Em7+5 E
you ain't ever,ever welcome back
Em7+5 E
and now she's down at the station,
E
baby in her belly
F#m
kickin' gentle momma chilled to the max
A
she got a one way ticket, goin'cross the border
E
for her hopes and all her dreams
rollin down the train tracks, yeah
Chorus
E F#m
how can I protect you in this crazy world
A
it's alright yeah
E Em7+5 E
it's alright
Verse 2
E
from two to nine you work for five-a-dime
start the night with some thunderbird wine
F#m
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
E
ain't gonna crash, ain't gonna burn, ain't gonna take no wrong turn
E Em7+5 E
feel so alone, so you telephone, ya
Em7+5 E
call collect ain't nobody home
F#m
you ain't suprised though you wonder why your letters come back unopened
A A7 A
so you hit the strip with your freak flag high an'
forget about the tears in your daddy's eyes
E
momma don't worry if the waters rise
- No chord
don't ever let my drink run dry till the sunshine
Chrous
E Em7+5 E F#m
how can I protect you in this crazy world?
A
it's alright yeah
E
it's alright
(middle 8)
C#m
and when the talkin's over
E
all the crowd have gone
F#m
there's nothing left I can do
A
how'm I ever gonna get through to you?
E
Its alright
Chorus x 2
E Em7+5 E F#m
how can I protect you in this crazy world?
A
it's alright yeah
E
it's alright (*REPEAT)
(Play Out)
E Em7+5 E
its alright
F#m
its alright
A A7 A
its alriight yeah
E Em7+5 E
Its alright
Repeat to fade