Not Me:Gary (US) Bonds.
Recorded in 1960, but didn't chart.
(It's still a great song.)
(Capo 1st fret.)
INTRO:
C
Ya-da-da-da-da-dat-dat-dat-dat-dat..
ya-da-da-da-da-dat-dat-dat-dat-dat..
#1.
C
Well, I'm down in California where the orange trees grow.
(Oh, California.)
And there's a pretty little girl here I used to know
(Oh, California.)
F
Well, she called me up today about a quarter to one..
(Oh, California.)
C
She said, come on over daddy, let's have some fun.
(Oh, California.)
G7 F
I said, I heard about your husband is he back from the gym?
G7 F
She said, come on over daddy, don't you worry 'bout him.
C
Not me..(I like livin'.)
#2.
C
Well, I'm down in Alabama where they say you-all.
(Oh, Alabama.)
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Where they dance all around until they havin' a ball.
(Oh, Alabama.)
F
Oh, I saw 'em start millin', they were gatherin' around..
(Oh, Alabama.)
C
They looked at me, and called me Cathy's Clown.
(Oh, Alabama.)
G7 F
I said, hillbilly, but, you didn't call me right.
G7 F
They said, what you tryin to do, boy, start a little fight?
C
Not me..(I ain't no boxer.)
(INTERLUDE:SAX:) C F G7
#3.
C
Well, I'm back in Virginia, back in my home town..
(Oh, Virginia.)
where I got a reputation for miles around.
(Oh, Virginia.)
F
Yeah, and never no more will I ever roam.
(Oh, Virginia.)
C
You know I'm stickin' right here to my happy home.
(Oh, Virginia.)
G7 F
Well, a fella walked up to me, he said, let's take a trip.
G7 F
I say, you better shut-up before I bust you in your lip.
C
Not me..
OUTRO:
C
I ain't about to go nowhere.
You know, you can get hurt out there on that road!
I'm tellin' you..
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
