January 27, 2004

Intro: (Dsus2) (D) (Dsus4) (D) (Dsus2) (D) (Dsus4) (D) x2

Grand(D)daddy used to sit me on his knee,
And (Am7) tell me how it was in the (G) old country.
(D) Famine and floods and crops that failed,
I’d (Am7) listen for hours as he (G) told his tale. (D)

[(Dsus2)] [(D)] [(Dsus4)] [(D)] [(Dsus2)] [(D)] [(Dsus4)][(D)]
He said, ‘There (D) must have been a curse on the family name,’
But he (Am7) swore he’d be the one to (G) break that chain.
With the (D) money he saved by the sweat of his brow,
He’d (Am7) get ‘em out of there, some (G) day, somehow. (D)

Well, he (G) never was much of a (C/G) gamblin’ (G) man.
But he (D) dreamed of passage to the ‘promised land’.
(G) Bet it all on a better (C/G) life in A(G)meric(A)a,
He said, ‘We’ll (F) change our fate and this (C) danged O’Reilly (D) luck.’

–Repeat Intro–

I can (D) only imagine the look on his face,
(Am7) Tickets in hand, as they (G) counted the days.
El(D)even passports, no turnin’ back,
De(Am7)cidin’ what they should, and (G) shouldn’t pack. (D)

[(Dsus2)] [(D)] [(Dsus4)] [(D)] [(Dsus2)] [(D)] [(Dsus4)][(D)]
But the (D) baby caught the fever, just days before,
And the (Am7) doctor hung a sheet on (G) their front door.
For (D) two long weeks, they were quarantined,
Stra(Am7)nded with nothin’ but his (G) shattered dream (D)

Well, he (G) never was much of a (C/G) gamblin’ (G) man.
But he (D) dreamed of passage to the ‘promised land’.
(G) Bet it all on a better (C/G) life in A(G)meric(A)a,
He said, ‘We’ll (F) change our fate and this (C) danged O’Reilly (D) luck.’

(F) La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
(C) La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, (G) la, la, la, (D) la,
(F) La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
(C) La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, (G) la, la, la, (D) la,

Grand(D)daddy told his story, till he passed away.
How the (Am7) people all cheered from the (G) dock that day.
While he (D) shook his fist with a tear in his eye.
At the (Am7) beautiful ship of the (G) White Star line.
And he (F) cursed his fate and his (C) danged O’Reilly (D) luck,
As the (F) mighty Titanic (C) sailed into the (D) sun.

Well, he (G) never was much of a (C/G) gamblin (G) man,
But he (D) found his way to the promised land,
(G) Bet it all on a better (C/G) life in Am(G)eric(A)a,
He said, ‘We’ll (F) change our fate and this (C) danged O’Reilly (D) luck,
This (G) danged O’Reilly (D) luck

(F) La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
(C) La, la, la, la, la, (G) la, la, la, la, la, la, (D) la,
(F) La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
(C) La, la, la, la, la, (G) la, la, la, la, la, la, (D) la,
(F) La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
(C) La, la, la, la, la, (G) la, la, la, la, la, la, (D) la,
(F) La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
(C) La, la, la, la, la, (G) la, la, la, la, la, la, (D) la,

Fade out…

Released:

Buddy Jewell – Sho Nuff

INtro – D – G – D – A – D

(verse 1)
Our friends all tell us, They’re kinda jealous,
We got a love that keeps em guessin,
Ain’t no big secret, to how we keep it,
Just count each moment as a blessin,

(chorus)
Cause Sho nuff, we got good love,
There ain’t no denyin baby you and I,
We go the right stuff, Sho nuff,

[(D] [-] [-] [-] [-] [D)]
(verse 2)

I’ll start a sentence, no need to finnish,
You seem to know just what I’m thinkin,
You brush against me, accidently,
My knees get week like I”ve been drinkin,

(chorus)

Cause Sho nuff, we got good love,
There ain’t no denyin baby you and I,
We go the right stuff, Sho nuff,

(bridge)
Lord knows we’ve seen our share of troubled times,
When the world was closin in on us,
Somehow we always seem to find the strength,
To keep on going when the going gets toug[-]h,

Sho nuff

(lead chords – E – A – E – B – E – 2x’s)

(chorus)
Yea Sho nuff, we got A good thing goin,
We’ve got a good love, just like a river flowin,
There ain’t no denyin baby you and I,
We go the right stuff, Sho nuff,
There ain’t no denyin baby you and I,
We go the right stuff, Sho nuff,

(fading chords are E – A – E – B – E)

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There’s a rainbow painted on a sky of denim blue
the sign says wichita falls texas twenty two
heat rising off the highway reminds me of that hot mid summer day
I first saw her face

She was the kind of woman I could never hold
and looking back i guess may be i should have known
But if only for a moment it was worth the chance that i took with my heart
there in her arms

CHORUS
There’s a lot of things that if i could I’d change about my past
Tear that page out of my memory walk away and not look back
There’s times i should have stood my ground and times I should have run
I’ll have regrets when my life’s said and done
But that wichita falls woman wont be one

I sip my cup of coffee staring at a map
In an all night diner waiting for the storm to pass
And every rain drop on the window reminds me of that cold december dawn
I found her gone

And that old familiar feeling washes over me
like a home sick sailer longing for the open sea
And I’m content to let it take me to a place back in my memory when it calls
Wichita falls

CHORUS

There’s a lot of things that if i could I’d change about my past
Tear that page out of my memory walk away and not look back
There’s times i should have stood my ground and times I should have run
I’ll have regrets when my life’s said and done
But that wichita falls woman wont be one

Cant say that i wont have regrets when my life’s said and done
But that wichita falls woman wont be one