Tabbed by: Dylan Rodrigues
Email:hobgood18@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard
Album: Reckless Kelly Was Here (Live Songs Only)
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Track 1- Sixgun
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A
Sadie got a six gun, she ain’t afraid to use it
A
The banker took us straight down to the safe and I blew it
D
The sheriff heard a big bang in the broad daylight
A
And by the time the smoke cleared we were nowhere in sight
A
Sadie got an Mustang, an old '64
A
Sadie got the top down and her foot to the floor
D
Lights in the rearview, got the fuzz on our tail
A E
A
Better give me that scattergun, baby I ain’t goin’ back to jail
(Repeat chords and strumming for the whole song)
Sadie got a hideout off of 71
We'll count up all the money, ditch the car and the guns
Sadie says she loves me, I'll always be her man
"And I’ll see you in Rio honey, we gotta stick to the plan"
I woke up in the hayloft to the rooster's crow
No sign of Sadie, no sign of the dough
I’m heading to the airport, I got a little brass key
I got a ticket and a passport, locker 32-B
Open up the blue box, there ain’t nothing inside
I been played like a fiddle, I’ve been taken for a ride
Sadie made a phone call in the middle of the night
They’ve got the place surrounded with the black and white
I got myself a hostage in a Delta skirt
"Do as I tell you and nobody gets hurt
Show me where your car's parked, you’re gonna have to drive
Because I’ll be hiding in the backseat with a .45"
"Get me through the roadblock, better drive real slow
Better play your cards right and I’ll let you go"
And I hear my heart a pounding as fast as it can
I hear the copper askin’ “Have you seen this man?”
Delta kept her mouth shut like a good girl should
"And you’re free to go now 'cuz you done real good"
Now I got a suitcase and a thumb in the air
I don’t know where I’m goin’ and I don’t really care
Bubba’s got a big rig and an empty seat
We’re headin’ to Laredo, it’s alright with me
I’ll check into a hotel in old Mexico
I gotta wait until it cools down, I’m gonna lay a little low
Well I don’t miss the money, I don’t miss the guns
Well I sure miss Sadie even after all she’s done
Yea, Sadie left me hanging and she told a lotta lies
Well it’s true what they say boys, true love never dies
True true love
True true love
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Track 2- Casanets
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A
She plays castanets, she works without a net
G D A
I like her better when she walks away
A
She said she was mine, she told me twice
G D A
I like her better when she walks away
Chorus 1:
G D A
I like her better when she walks away
G D A
I like her better when shes here to stay
G D A
I like her better when she danced my way
G D A
I like her better when she walks away, yeah
I love the sun as it silhouettes
I like her better when she walks away
I love her hair as it falls across my face
I like her better when she walks away
Chorus
She plays castanets, she works without a net
I like her better when she walks away
She turns me on like a pickup truck
I like her better when she walks away
I like the sun shining through her dress
I like her better when she walks away
I like her hair in a tangled mess
I like her better when she walks away
Chorus
Solo out...
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Track 3- Motel Cowboy Show
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Chorus
C D G C D G
Hey ol' lady let’s go to the motel cowboy show
D Em C
We’ll drink and dance, there’s no place else to go
G D Em C
We’ll stay out all night long, we’ll toast the break of dawn
G D C D G
Hey ol' lady let’s go to the motel cowboy show
C D G C
G
Well they rolled one for the road, put on the same dirty old clothes
C D G C D
G
Down the trail they road to the motel cowboy show
C D G C
D G
Well, they parked at the end of the line, underneath the cold beer sign
G D C Em
It’s a long, long way to ride without your whiskey and your wine
C D G D
G
Something stronger would be fine, something stronger would be fine
Chorus
Well they walk thru the swingin’ doors, through the sawdust on the floor
Everybody was ready to go at the motel cowboy show
They’ve been all over the land, not bad for a honky tonk band
Well, it’s a long hard hill to climb, when you're so far ahead of time
And you’ve never seen a dime, you’re so far ahead of your time
Chorus
Bridge 1:
C D G Em
A
Well the doses soon kicked in and the fun would soon begin
Em A
The fun would soon begin
Em A
And the world did a great big spin
Em A
Whoo baby, it’s fun, and it ain’t no sin
Instrumental break
Bridge 2:
D A G
I know you well, you don’t remember
D Am Em
We partied way back in November
D A G D Am
Em
The 72 or was it 73, I know you well, you don’t remember me
D G D G
All the faces changed and the room went round
D G D G
What a mystic place, what a mystic sound
Well we rolled one for the road, and they candied up their nose
Down the trail they rode to the motel cowboy show
Chorus
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Track 4 - I Still Do
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Verse:
E B A B
B A B
She said boy why don't you love me like you used to
E B A B E B A B
You never want to hold me anymore
E B A B
B A B
And I said girl now don't you go start talking crazy
E B A B E
B A B
Cause I love you more than I ever have before
Chorus:
E B A B
But if I don't show it lately
E B A B
It's just cause I m a little bit crazy
E B A B E B A B
Don't think my days of loving you are through
B E B A B
Cause I still do
E B A B E B A B E B A
I still do
Verse:
E B A B
B A B
Well I guess I must have slipped and let my guard down
E B A B E B A B
Cause you know you re always gonna be my girl
E B A B E B A B
When I get turned around and loose direction
E B A B E B A B
Sometimes I forget you re my whole world
Chorus
E B A B
But if I don't show it lately
E B A B
It's just cause I m a little bit crazy
E B A B E B A B
Don't think my days of loving you are through
B E B A B
Cause I still do
E B A B E B A B E B A
I still do
Yeah
(instrumental) then E B D A C G B
E B A B
But if I don't show it lately
E B A B
It's just cause I m a little bit lazy
E B A B E B A B
Don't think my days of loving you are through
B E B A B
Cause I still do
E B A B E B A B E B A
I still do
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Track 5 - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
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Capo 2
G Cadd9
Well says Red Molly to James that's a fine motorbike
Cadd9 G
And a girl could feel special on any such like
G Cadd9
Says James to Red Molly, my hat's off to you
Cadd9 G
Thats a Vincent Black Lightning, 1952
D Cadd9 G
And I've seen you at the corners and cafes it seems
D Cadd9 G
Red hair and black leather, my favorite color scheme
Am Cadd9
And he pulled her on behind
Cadd9 G
And down to Box Hill they did ride
Says James to Red Molly, here's a ring for your right hand
But I'll tell you in earnest I'm a dangerous man
For I've fought with the law since I was seventeen
And I robbed many a man to get my Vincent machine
Now I'm 21, I might not make 22
But I don't mind dying but for the love of you
And if fate should break my stride
Then I'll give you my Vincent to ride
Come down, come down, Red Molly, called Sergeant McRae
For they've taken young James Adie for armed robbery
Shotgun blast hit his chest, left nothing inside
Oh, come down, Red Molly to his dying bedside
When she came to the hospital, there wasn't much left
He was running out of road, he was running out of breath
But he smiled to see her cry
And said I'll give you my Vincent to ride
Says James, in my opinion, there's nothing in this world
Beats a 52 Vincent and a red headed girl
Now Nortons and Indians and Greeveses won't do
Well, they don't have a soul like a Vincent 52
He reached for her hand and he slipped her the keys
He said I've got no further use for these
I see angels on Ariels in leathers and chrome
Swooping down from heaven to carry me home
And he gave her one last kiss and died
And he gave her his Vincent to ride
Alternate between G and Cadd9 for the ending
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Track 6 - Seven Nights In Eire
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Intro chords:
Am C G Am C G twice
Am C G Am
C G
The first pub we could stagger to was twelve steps from the plane
Am C G Am
C G
A Virgin flight to Shannontown the day it didn’t rain
Am C G Am
G
The laughing eyes of Ireland sparkling blue and green
Am C G Am
C G
With hair as black as Guinness stout and barely seventeen
F Em
We’re back out on the cobblestones, whiskey drunk and high again
Dm G Am
G Am
Liquored up and gearing up for seven nights in Ireland
The corner booth is waiting for the session to begin
It’s quiet as a mother’s prayer ‘till we all stumble in
And it’s fifty happy voices mixed with whistles made of tin
And a piper man is blowing like the North Atlantic wind
And an Aran island beauty is sawing on the violin
I wonder will she miss me after seven nights in Ireland
It’s Ladies’ Day in Galway and we watched the ponies run
Fifty pounds against the odds and came in six to one
McSwiggin heard the race report, he invited us on in
So we drank Catholic whiskey with all our newfound friends
They raised a glass to all of us and we all toasted them
Here’s to Michael, Tom and Pat and seven nights in Ireland
Well we kissed all the girls goodbye and gathered in our gear
And when she walked me to the gate I swear I saw a tear
But then she looked into my eyes I knew she felt my pain
And only then I realized we were standing in the rain
So save our places at the pub and when the eyes are dry again
We’ll come back another day for seven nights in Ireland
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Track 7 - Break My Heart Tonight
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G Em
Well I got empty bottles and legal papers wrinkled up all over the floor
Cadd9 D
My pen won't write and my guitar doesn't have a song in it anymore
G Em
Well I can write another love song, yeah, but first you got to find someone to love
Cadd9 D
I could write another fight song, yeah, but there's got to be something to be proud of
they say
Chorus 1:
Cadd9 D G G/F#
Em
Misery love's company, but it damn sure ain't lookin' for me
Cadd9 D Cadd9
G
I'll be alright, I just gotta find someone to break my heart tonight
Going out walkin' on Avenue B and I ain't comin' back until dawn
And find some stranger in a Greenich bar to shower my affection upon
Well maybe she'll stay 'til one fateful day when we realize we've got nothin' left
And maybe I'll find she's messed up my mind and I can get back to doing what I do best
they say
Chorus 1
Solo
Bridge:
Am Em
Well all these A&R guys keep knockin' on my door
Am D D/C
I guess the last batch wasn't good enough cause they keep on wanting more
D/B D/A
and more and they say
Chorus 2:
Cadd9 D G
G/F# Em
Write what you know and it just goes to show, you gotta write your own destiny
Cadd9 D Cadd9
G
I'll be alright, I just gotta find someone to break my heart tonight, they say
Cadd9 D G G/F#
Em
Misery love's company, but it damn sure ain't lookin' for me
Cadd9 D Cadd9
G
I'll be alright, I just gotta find someone to break my heart tonight
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Track 8 - Nobody's Girl
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A E F#m D 3x
A E
The first man that you ever loved
F#m D
Left your mama, never said goodbye to anyone.
A E
And you were raised with your head held high
F#m D
But any fool can see it's just a clever disguise.
Chorus:
A E
- You're nobody's baby,
F#m D
You're nobody's darlin,
A E F#m D
You're nobody's girl -
A E F#m
You've always been a little scared to open your heart
D A
And you never let anybody take it too far.
E
You never let 'em on the inside
F#m D
Cause you're always scared of gettin' taken for a ride.
Chorus:
A E
- You're nobody's baby,
F#m D
You're nobody's darlin,
A E F#m D
You're nobody's girl -
A E
Everybody wants you but you don't wanna care
F#m D
So you keep 'em at a distance with the frown you wear.
A E
You spend your time tryin' to even the score
F#m D
And you've got it in your head you deserve alot more.
A E
The first one was a total disaster
F#m D
So was the second one and every one after.
A E
But when you're breakin' in a broken home,
F#m D
You're gonna be sure to spend some nights on your own when
Chorus:
A E
- You're nobody's baby,
F#m D
You're nobody's darlin,
A E F#m D
You're nobody's girl,
A E F#m D A
F#m D F#m
You're nobody's girl
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/reckless_kelly/reckless_kelly_was_here_crd.html ]
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Track 9 - Hey Say May/Guacamole
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G Cadd9 G Cadd9 (4x)
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
I got a phone call today
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
From a girl who walked away
G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Cadd9 G
But I hung it up be-fore I heard what it was she had to say
Chorus:
C D G G/F# Em
Hey say May, well I drink all day
C D G Cadd9
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Dammit I told her I'm doing alright
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
I found a letter there in my drawer
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
What it said I'm not quite sure
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
G Cadd9 G
But it's been so long since you walked out my door, I just don't care anymore
Chorus 2:
C D G G/F# Em
I don't care fallin’ drunk down the stairs
C D G Cadd9
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Dammit I told her I’m doin’ alright
Bridge:
C F C F
I’m doin’ alright
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
I’m doing alri-i-ight yeah
D C D
Nobody's changin’ the way I’m feeling tonight
C G Cadd9 G Cadd9
harmonica solo)
Cause I’m doing alright
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Well it must of been 12 months ago
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Whene I found a note slipped under my door
G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
But I never read it, I guess I was sore, I don't even know now what for
Chorus 4:
C D G G/F# Em
For the girl next door, 20 years before
C D G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9
There's cookie crumbs on my floor, I’m doing alright
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
In a moment of weakness it came
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Then as I looked at her name
G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Cadd9 G
I shook my head as I struck a match and watched it all go up in flames
Chorus 3:
C D G G/F# Em
Up in flames as I smoke my Mary Jane
C D G Cadd9
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9
Goddammit, I told her I’m doing alright
Bridge
D C
Except for my multiple personalities
(Let the C ring out and then wait about 10 seconds to start "Guacamole")
1st 2nd
e--x---------x-------------|
D---3--------x-------------|
G----4-------x-------------|
D-----5------x-4-----------|
A--x---------x---5---------|
E--x---------x-------------|
**
**I bar the third fret with my index finger.
VERSE
(1)
I met her at the mercado,
She was buying avocados,
(2)
My, she really turned me on.
She reached for my pepper,
I grabbed her tomatoes,
(1)
I knew it wouldn't be very long.
She went to the mesa,
I grabbed my cerveza,
(2)
I got the onions and lemons.
And when she looked at me,
Then I could clearly see,
(1)
it wouldn't be very long.
CHORUS
C
Guacamole...
G
Guacamole...
D G
We'd be making guacamole all night long. (2x)
VERSE II
She went for the line,
I fell in right behind,
Man, she sure looked good.
She reached for her money,
I said, "Wait a minute honey",
I believe this one is one me.
She got in my pickup,
Started to backup,
Headed down the road.
We went to mi casa,
Tortillas de masa(?),
and made guacamole all night long.
CHORUS
Guacamole...
Guacamole...
We'd be making guacamole all night long. (2x)
(After about 15 seconds, play the below part to end "Hey Say May")
G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
We're doing alright
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Track 10 - Vancouver
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G
G C D
When the sun went down,
C G
You were sittin' under someone else's sunset.
G C D
And I wasn't around
C G
And you were wishin' that I was the guy that you'd just met.
C
And I was probably stumbling down some
D G
Backstreet ally in Amsterdam
Em D
While you were makin' excuses and breakin' another heart
C D G
Or maybe I was drinkin' wine with the pigeons in the square in Venice
Em
While I was wonderin' what you're doin'
D
And wonderin' where you are...
G C D
When the stars came out,
C G
I was sittin' in a studio on Sunset
G C D
And the lights were down
C G
And I was wishin' that the time we'd had wasn't over yet.
C
And you were probably sittin' in an airport
D G
Waitin' on a plane to Vegas
Em D
While I was packin' a suitcase and starin' at a waitin' car.
C D G
Or maybe you were headed out to some house party on Lake Austin
Em
And I'm wonderin' what you're doin'
D
And wonderin' where you are...
A D E D A D E
A
A D E
When my luck ran out,
D A
I was sittin' on a concrete block in Little Rock.
A D E
We didn't scream or shout,
D
We just said goodbye, then I waited for the click
A
And the lights went out.
D E A
And now I'm packin' it up and rollin' on out for Vancouver
F#m E
For some wasted youth and fresh set of lonely stars
D E A
And I'm wonderin' baby, if you ever really saw the best of us
F#m
And I wonder what you're doin'
E
And I wonder where you are...
F#m
I still wonder what you're doin'
E A D E
And I wonder where you are...
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Track 11 - Wiggles and Ritalin
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C F
Lets put on the Wiggles & pop a couple Ritalin
C G
Papa dont blame mama or tell her how lazy shes been
C F
Its been prescribed by a doctor and the doctor said it aint no sin
C G C
So lets put on the Wiggles & pop a couple Ritalin
Lets put on MacGyver & chow a couple Xanax bars
I dont need no college counselor to tell me how lucky I are
I lay the blame on the clinic and man its got me this far
Yeah, Lets put on MacGyver & chow a couple Xanax bars
Chorus:
G
If only Dad would have spanked me instead
F C
Of dopin me up and messing with my head
Em
I might have turned out to be a regular guy
F G
But its all that I know and I gotta get high
So lets put on some Soul Train and snort a little cocaine
Ill chop some lines maybe one at a time till were feeling no pain
Ill bite my tongue till its numb and Ill talk till I drive you insane
Yeah, lets put on some Soul Train and snort a little cocaine
Chorus
So lets put on some Scooby Doo & smoke a couple doobie doos
Ive been high since I was just a little guy in my Underoos
I sit around on my ass smokin grass and watchin classic cartoons
Yeah, lets put on some Scooby Doo & smoke a couple doobie doos
Yeah, Lets put on some Scooby Doo & smoke a couple doobie doos
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Track 12 - Wild Western Wind Blown Band
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CHORUS:
Em D Bm C
Roll on, you wild western windblown band
G D
C/B Am G
Life’s waitin’ up the road for you and the future’s in your hands
G
Well I don’t fly no aeroplanes
Em C
And I don’t ride railroad trains
G C D ***
I just drive my truck down the blacktop lane to the next town.
G
Next week we’ll be in Jackson Hole
Em C
Got some good friends there to soothe our souls
G D C C/B
G
Lord don’t you know it’s a good town
CHORUS
Well I don’t live for borrowing
Lord and I don’t love just one thing,
I believe in all that life brings down your highway
So if you hear our words and songs
Take what you need to be strong
Don’t be afraid to love us, we will do you no wrong
CHORUS
**** There are some little fills in between the C and the D and after the D
C - C/B - C - C/C# - D and
- C - C/B - Am – G
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Track 13 - Baby's Gone Blues
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Intro is hitting E string over and over
E G D A 4 times
E G D A
E G D A
My baby says she's gone, gonna go, gonna leave me on my own
E G D A
E G D A
Yeah my baby says she's gone, gonna go, gonna leave me on my own
E G D A
E G D A
Yeah but she's been talkin' like she's gonna be walkin', since the day that I brought
home
E G D A
E G D A
Now my baby says she's gone, gonna go, gonna leave me on my own
My baby said we're through, don't know what to do, you know it's really up to you
Yeah my baby said we're through, don't know what to do,you know it's really up to you
Baby said you gotta sure love me right or I'm goin'-a leave you lonely and blue
Now my baby said we're through, don't know what to do, you know it's really up to you
Can't believe she's gone, baby said goodbye, and tore apart our happy home
No I can't believe she's gone, baby said goodbye, and tore apart our happy home
I'm just sittin' around countin' those teardrops fall from my eyes all alone
No I can't believe she's gone, baby said goodbye, and tore apart our happy little home
Yeah my baby says she's gone, gonna go, gonna leave me on my own
Yeah my baby says she's gone, gonna go, gonna leave me on my own
Yeah but she's been talkin' like she's gonna be walkin' since the day that I brought
little girl home
My baby says she's goin', gonna go, gonna leave me on my own
On my own
On my own
Baby's gone. . .
(Hey!)
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Track 14 - Wicked Twisted Road
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Capo 2
Intro chords:
Em C G G/F# Em C G G/F#
Em C G G/F#
My first love was a wicked twisted road
Em C G G/F#
I hit the million mile mark at 17 years old
Em C G G/F#
I never saw the rainbow much less a pot of gold
Em C G G/F#
Yeah, my first love was a wicked twisted road
My first love was a castle in the sky
Never thought I’d make it till I had the guts to try
And I sat up in my tower while the whole world passed me by
Yeah my first love was a castle in the sky
Mandolin solo
My first love was a fearless, driving rain
Scared to death I thought I’d never see her face again
They say god was cryin’ so I guess he felt my pain
My first love was a fearless, driving rain
My first love was a wild, sinful night
I ran out with the big dogs, guess I had more bark than bite
I know I won the battle but in the end I lost the fight
Yeah my first love was a wild, sinful night
Guitar solo
My first love was an angry, painful song
Wanted one so bad I went and did everything wrong
The lesson in reality would come fore too long
Yeah my first love was an angry, painful song
My first love was a wicked twisted road
I hit the million mile mark at 17 years old
I never saw the rainbow much less a pot of gold
Yeah, my first love was a wicked twisted road
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Track 15 - Crazy Eddie's Last Hurrah
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Intro
G, C9, G, G,
G, C9, G, G,
Em, C9, G, C9,
G, D, G*
G, C9, G, G,
G, C9, G, G,
Em, C9, G, C9,
G, D, G, G
Verse 1
G C G
Well, it sure didnt take to long
C G
I woke up in the morning she was gone
Em C G C
And the note that she wrote didnt say dear john
G D G
It said goodbye fucker im gone
G C G
She was a homegrown mountain girl
C G
Raised in a different world
Em C G C
I was a wanna be rocker She was more into Merle
G D G
Couldn't see it just wouldn't work
Chorus
Em C G C
And now I'm double fisting long necks, grapefruit and Stoli
G D G G
But I'm never getting over Joely
Interlude
G, C9, G, G,
G, C9, G, G,
Em, C9, G, C9,
G, D, G, G
Verse 2
G C G
Well I poured myself in my car
G C G
I drove it on down to the bar
Em C G C
But they wouldn't let me in Cause I ain't a movie star
G D G
So I went to the Horse Shoe on Lamar
G C G
Well the bouncer threw me out too
G C G
And I didn't know what to do
Em C G C
So I picked up the phone And I called dear Sue
G D G
The cock blocker wouldn't let me through
Chorus 2
Em C G C
And now I'm wishing for some drugs or a shrink to console me
G D G
But I'm never getting over Joely
Interlude (Repeat Twice)
G, C9, G, G,
G, C9, G, G,
Em, C9, G, C9,
G, D, G, G
Verse 3
G C G
Well I gathered up all my guns
G C G
And a pipe bomb just for fun
Em C G G
I drove to her house and parked out on the lawn
G D G
She's right I always was the crazy one.
G C G
Well her boyfriend was sure nice to me
G C G
Said "calm down would you like a drink"
Em C G C
And I shot him full of holes From his nose to his knees
G D G
And I polished off her little sweet pea
Chorus 3
Em C G C
And I'm crying on me knees feeling dirty and unholy
G D G
But I'm never getting over Joely
Em C G C
Now I'll probably get life and serve at least forty,
G D G
But I'm never getting over Joely
There's the chords for the whole Reckless Kelly Was Here album. Any corrections or
send them to hobgood18@yahoo.com
