INTRO:
NOTE: (On the first two C chords place pinkie
on the 3rd fret and lift up and then place
down again. Then on the G chord at the end
of the first stanza play the high e string
on the 3rd fret then open E string before
playing the C chord as described previously.)
C C F F G G C G
C C F F G G F C
VERSE: (Spoken)
C F
Old friends and boats, and stuff that works
C G
A Randall knife, an old blue shirt
C F
Strong and steady, like Texas dirt
C G
It's a place to hide when you really hurt
C F
Well, Coleman Bonner and Sis Draper, a worn-out fiddle case
C G
Old Skinny Dennis, I can still hear him singing bass
C F
Well, that workbench was a holy place
C G
His favorite picture, Susanna's face
CHORUS: (Sing)
F C
And there ain't nothin' like a Guy Clark song
G C
You're feeling fragile, afraid you don't belong
F C Am
It's a lonely road you're traveling on
C G F F F
There ain't nothin' like a Guy Clark song
VERSE: (Spoken)
C F
Homegrown tomatoes and a Dallas whore
C G
A girl named Rita doing a slow bandera across a dance hall floor
C F
Oh, he rolled his own and he loved to roar
C
Man, it's been over 40 years since
G
We shared that stage at the Troubadour
CHORUS: (Sing)
F C
Well there ain't nothin' like a Guy Clark song
G C
You're feeling fragile, afraid you don't belong
F C Am
It's a lonely road you're traveling on
C G F F F
There ain't nothin' like a Guy Clark song
INSTRUMENTAL:
NOTE: (On the first two C chords place pinkie
on the 3rd fret and lift up and then place
down again. Then on the G chord at the end
of the first stanza play the high e string
on the 3rd fret then open E string before
playing the C chord as described previously.)
C C F F G G C G
C C F F G G F C
VERSE: (Spoken)
C F
Well, what do you do when your heroes die?
C G
Man, you let 'em roll, you let 'em fly
C F
'Cause Desperadoes don't worry or wonder why
C G
Well, son of a bitch, Old Rodney's gonna miss you, Guy
CHORUS: (Sing)
F C
And there ain't nothin' like a Guy Clark song
G C
You feel abandoned, your friends are gone
F C Am
It's a lonely road you're traveling on
C G F F F
Well, there ain't nothin' like a Guy Clark song
OUTRO/INSTRUMENTAL
NOTE: (On the first two C chords place pinkie
on the 3rd fret and lift up and then place
down again. Then on the G chord at the end
of the first stanza play the high e string
on the 3rd fret then open E string before
playing the C chord as described previously.)
C C F F G G C G
C C F F G G F C
C C F F G G C G
C C F F G G F C - FDE OUT