Jimmy was a small town kid
The only thing that he ever did
Was cross the south side railroad track
Annie was a small town girl
She wanted so bad to see the world
Get on that train she’d never look back

CHORUS
Throw caution to the wind
Don’t ever tu[D/C#]rn your head
Cause in the end we’ll all be dead
Make em open up their ears
And listen [D/C#]to your song
Cause it don’t matter whos right or wrong

Heading fast out of town
West on fifty one
Half a pack of cigarettes and a glove compartment gun
Running a little bit short on gas
She said I’ll step in and pay
Got a pocket full of cash they made their getaway

CHORUS

Arizona sun sinking
slowly in the sand
Got a bag of twenty bills and a sack of contraband
Stepping down on his foot
give this thing some gas
The lights in the rear view mirror they’re coming on us fast

Just like the wind here came the end
They never saw it come
Jimmy knew his fate was sealed when Annie grabbed her gun
The same old broken story
I know you’ve heard it too
They went out in a blaze of glory with a hand held twenty-two

CHORUS
Make em open up their ears
And listen [D/C#]to your song
Cause it don’t matter whos right or wrong

Thats it. I also play it in C with a Capo on the 2nd fret cause that is easier to play the harmonica with.
With the Capo

D ——– C
Bm ——- Am
G ——– F
A ——– G

D/C# —– C/B (x20010)

Mama’s tambourine yellow submarine
My daddy sings and them there’s me

Christmas I guess it’s gonna miss us
For all that I know it’s just another day
Can you spare the time for me and mine
If you’re down on your luck now’s your turn to shine

For daddy’s guitar strings me and Bobby McGee
My mama sings and then there’s me

Am I the only one I wish I could ask someone
Well I just stare at the sky like there’s nothing wrong
As that December wind starts to get strong
As I hum along to my people’s song

What is it good for come you masters of war
My people sing mama’s tambourine daddy’s guitar strings
And then there’s me and then there’s me

Intro: G Am G X2

The indian man lost all of his land in Oklahoma
A man dressed in black gave some of it back to Oklahoma
And the man that they called Sam
He washed the red out of the land in Oklahoma

Well back in the day, the WPA in Oklahoma
Woody Guthrie would sing about the crops and no rain in Oklahoma
Well the rain never came
Woody Guthrie sang the pain of Oklahoma

Solo

1982, a-bubblin’ crude in Oklahoma
A forty-thousand foot well drillin’ straight to hell in Oklahoma
Fifty dollars a goddamn barrel
I wish I’d never sold that well in Oklahoma

O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A Oklahoma

A young man’s searching
Trying to find his soul
He’s heard all the myths and the stories that he’s told
He searches his heart for the magic to behold
He wants to find the answers before he grows old

(chorus)

One door closes two doors open
The road you take is the path you’ve chosen
The end is the beginning, beginning is the end
Every road gonna bring you round again
Stop and look around

(replay intro)
Time to move on

(same progression as verse #1)
My old man is traveling
Now he’s lost his way
He’s drifting in the middle
And his hair is turning gray
What you don’t know might hurt you
When your pride gets in the way
If you don’t read the signs
You’ll get lost along the way

(chorus)

You got to follow your bliss
Gotta follow your sorrow
Where will you be when you wake up tomorrow
The choice is up to you
It’s yours and yours alone
Every road gonna bring you home

(repeat chorus)

If I had a dime for every single time that somthin was promised to me
I’d have about $235 and not a lot a way to see
Whats it gonna be

Chorus:
Hey Im Jaded
And I shoulda saw it comin
Frustrated
Well this rollercoaster bathtub toaster
Kick in the Head
Em7,D,Em7,D

It ain’t hocus pocus
You got to stay focused
If you want a delivery
Somebody once said to keep it in a red
Well thats the only color I see
Its gettin to me
Chorus:
Hey Im Jaded
And I shoulda saw it comin
Emy
Frustrated
Well this mother lovin head in the oven
Kick in the Head
Em7,D,Em7,Cadd9,G,A,D

I forgot to mention you got to pay attention
If you ever wanna believe
Keep yourself together
Change will be better
Just set back and let it breath
Let it bleed
Chorus:
Hey Im Jaded
And I shoulda saw it comin
Frustrated
Well this pornographic jump into traffic
Kick in the Head
Hey Im ready and willin to jump off the buildin
Kick in the Head
Em7,D,Em7,Cadd9,G,A,D

Rosie cooks with love, 5 bucks a plate
And she’ll cook for you if you don’t show up too late
Cause when you’re feelin’ low down, as empty as a hole
Go to Rosie’s cafe, she’ll nourish your soul

Chorus:
Cause she’s a soul agent for the USA
She’ll be here tomorrow
After she gets through today. yeah

I know this girl who makes her dollars one at a time
She folds them lay aways under her pantie line
She wears crushed purple velvet, she’s swimmin’ in my mind
She’s doin’ what she wants to get herself by

Chorus twice

Bridge:
Yours is the only soul you can know
And yours is the only road you can go
The finest people that you’ll meet yeah
Is just a man on the street

And there’s a fellow i know, he moves like the shifting sands
He earns his daily bread with his own two hands
When the weight on your shoulders is wearing you down
Well he’ll do his best to bring you around

Chorus twice

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I got a number in my pocket
keep it in my wallet
right on my hip

When my paychecks steady
and im damn good and ready
roll it up to my lips
and I’ll go to the moon

I got my foot down on the throttle
hands around a bottle
I think my speakers are blown

no rubber on my tire
Im a gettin’ higher
higher than I’ve ever known
and I aint comin’ down soon
no I aint, comin’ down yeah, yeah, no, no

Chorus
I can’t remember the last time I touched the ground
you look at me like Im gonna let you down
yeah now every time you come around

you got your finger on my button
actin’ like its nothing
bitchin’ from golden throne

you aint no anybody
actin’ high and mighty
waitin’ for me to explode

yeah fire in the hole
look out, down below oh, oh, here I go

Chorus (2)
I can’t remember the last time I touched the ground
Your wastin’ time why bother even comin’ round
if you know im gonna let you down f

Smoke another cigarette, drink some more booze
Check check check a hey hey one two
I’ve got a ringing in my ear and I’m goin’ deaf
You gotta keep on keepin’ on ‘til there’s nothin’ left

Roll another number down to Baton Rouge
Check check check a hey hey one two
I’ve been stumblin, slidin’ tryin’ to step inside my dreams
Put it all together but it just came apart at the seams

CHORUS:
I ain’t even got a quarter for the well
I guess all my wishes they fell to hell[F-C]

Flip another breaker, crack another fuse
Check check check a hey hey one two
Gonna make it baby even if I have to crawl
Gonna hit full speed even if I hit the wall

CHORUS

Smoke another cigarette, drink some more booze
Check check check a hey hey one two
I’ve got to build it all bakc up just to burn it down
Fill it up mister I ain’t got time to hang around
Fill it up mister I ain’t got time to hang around

my dad he had a friend
was lowdown [G/F#]till the end
everything he did it came out wrong

no matter how hard he tried
he never cheated he [G/F#]never lied
he had a shotgun in his hand when he died

Chorus
everybodys got their own way
yeah tomorrows another day
make of it what you will
as your climbin’ [G/F#]up that hill
and always be prepared to pay, hey hey

I knew a man guitar in his hand
taught me things I never thought I’d know
but the pills and the cyrstal meth
took him to his death
all he ever wanted was a song and sing along

Chorus (2)

well everybodys got their own way
yeah tomorrows another day
make up what you will
dont forget to get your thrills
always be prepared to pay, hey hey

Dont forget where your from
stick to your guns
always be good to your fellow man

bow your head and pray
every single day
life don’t always turn out like you plan

Chorus

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Jenny come back from California
She said her mother’s doing fine
Jenny come back from California
With a sparkle in her eye

(verse)
Early last June, she bought a round trip ticket
To San Francisco by the bay.
Trouble at home, she said she couldn’t take it.
She needed time to get away.

(repeat chords of chorus)
Jenny come back from California.
With a brand new pair of shoes
Jenny come back from California
She come back without her blues

Solo:

(repeat chords of verse)

Well there’s something about that ocean
that’s got a romantic feeling
When you’re standing by the shore
A little more time, a lot more healing
Maybe she’ll love me once more

(repeat chords of chorus)
Jenny come back from California.
A little lighter when she steps.
Jenny come back from California
Full of life with no regrets

(bridge)

Never knew what she saw in San Francisco
Maybe moonlight by the sea
It can fall off in the water
Just as long as she comes back to me.

(repeat chords of chorus)
Jenny come back from California
With a brand new diamond ring
Jenny come back from California
She gathered up the rest of her things.

Jenny went back to California.

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thanks to Cade Smith (CadeSmith@centurytel.net) for the song.