INTRO: A

Taking a dip on the sunset strip in the mornin’
Ain’t nothing like the smell of tofu and high dollar wine
They said maybe all of them cars locking down the I-5
Yeah I find it amazing these rats I’ve been chasing are helping me remember a time

CHORUS:
When the only LA I knew was lower Alabama
Back when me and Hannah were wishing on a southern star
Now its so complicated, I really hate it, why’d I ever want to go so far
Taking depression pills in the Hollywood Hills
Acting like I’m playing the part

All this gripping and grinning, losing and winning, and running
Promises break like an egg on the hot asphalt
What the hell was I thinking, drinking like I’d never get caught
These high dollar women, and the fame and the fortune, ain’t worth the ticket I bought

CHORUS

Taking depression pills in the Hollywood Hills
Acting like I’m playing the part

OUTRO (chorus chords then intro

My first tab ever, hope it helps. This is one of my most favorite songs sung by Jamey Johnson

Intro C G C G

Daddy’s bourbon breathe was strong as gasoline,
and it seemed to fuel the rage he had inside.
He’d come home just burning, mad, drunk, and mean,
raising hell on a Saturday night.
Mom would lock us up in her bedroom,
he’d be lying in the hallway on our way to sunday school.

(Chorus)

They Both in their own ways became my saving grace.
Daddy passed out with his demons, momma passed the offering plate.
And she’d cry out to heaven protect this son of mine,
while daddy kept the devil off my back by taking up his time.

Mom said nobody’s perfect as we walked in the church
to ask the good lord to forgive him again.
I still recall that sermon I hung on every word That’s when
I learned just exactly what father really meant.
And the angels and the people gathered round.
I was standing in that water when the preacher laid me down.

Repeat Chorus and add at the end

Daddy kept the devil off my back by taking up his time.

That mornin sun made its way
through the windshield of my chevorlet

Cadd9 - Walk down ----- 

whiskey eyes and ashtray breath
o[—–]n a chert rock gravel road

What the hell did I do last night
thats the story of my life

Cadd9 -Walk down-------- 

like tryin to remember words

-------- D

to a song nobody wrote

And its sad and its long
and cant nobody sing along
its a southbound train
its a whistle in the wind
aint no one there to care where ive been
im hummin on that lonesome song again

I took a trip across country from montgomery
discovered id been wrong for so long
I thought it was the fame and the glory and the money
but all ive got to show is a dam song

And its sad and its long
and cant nobody sing along
its a southbound train
its a whistle in the wind
theres no one there to sing to in the end
im hummin on that lonesome song again

And its sad and its long
and cant nobody sing along
its a southbound train
its a whistle in the wind
aint no one there to care where ive been
im hummin on that lonesome song again

The mornin sun made its way
through the windshield of my chevorlet

Cadd9 - walk down-------

whiskey eyes and ashtray breath

----------- D

on a chert rock gravel road

INTRO: D

Standin’ at that pawn shop counter, trying on the wedding rings
She said she needed silver, ‘cause gold just turns her green
I counted out the twenties, and I laid the money down
And we went straight to the Davidson courthouse

After three long years together, she found a banker man
Said she was thinkin’ about her future, and gave me back that silver band
I had it melted down, so I could wear it on a chain
Now it’s a flyin’ silver eagle that used to be a ring

CHORUS:
I’d rather have this silver eagle than all that rich man’s gold
It’s my one reminder of a woman turnin’ cold
Her love lies in his money, and mine’s in a pair of wings
On a flyin’ silver eagle that used to be a ring

INTRO

I couldn’t put the past behind me, so I put it in a song
That’s how I tell the story, how that woman done me wrong
Now I tour across the country, ridin’ high on the wings
Of a flyin’ silver eagle that used to be a ring

CHORUS

SOLO

I met a homeless man on Broadway, he was holdin’ out his hand
He asked me for a dollar, said he was once a banker man
‘Til that lady took his money, I said man I feel your pain
Ya might could use this silver eagle, you know it used to be a ring

Capo 3

I said, ?Mama don?t you worry, I?m getting by just fine out on the road.
Yeah, tonight we played in Knoxville and tomorrow night its back to Music
Row.

No, I don?t know when I?m coming home, Montgomery seems so very far away?.
She said, ?Boy, it wouldn?t kill you none to look out past the bright
lights on that stage.

(Chorus)

?Cause God put stars in Alabama. You just can?t find in Tennessee.
The same ones are waiting on you. That taught you how to dream.
I know there?s big names up in Nashville. And you?ll be one before too long.
But God put stars in Alabama. To help you find your way back home.?

2nd Verse

I hung up the phone and I could feel the emptiness at 80 miles an hour.
And I listened close and I could hear my heart beating louder than the
tires.
This old bus was headed west but my mind was drifting somewhere towards the
south.

And I closed my eyes and I could see the bright lights shining clearly
through the clouds.

(Chorus)

?Cause God put stars in Alabama. You just can?t find in Tennessee.
The same ones are waiting on you. That taught you how to dream.
I know there?s big names up in Nashville. And you?ll be one before too long.
But God put stars in Alabama. To help you find your way back home.?

Yeah, there?s stars in Alabama. (Pause) That just can?t wait ?til you get
home.

This is only my second time submitting and it’s late tonight so if I messed up I
I just got frustrated that nobody had put anything together for more of Jamey’s songs. Anyways
is my contribution.

This is a great song.

Enjoy,

Brett K.

POOR MAN BLUES

rich mans got his picture on the cover of magazine
theres a pampered life with a trophy wife and his long black limosines
hes got all the money in the whole wide world and toys hell never use
but he dont know a damn thing bout when a poor man gets the blues

rich man thinks his shoes are made to walk wherever he wants
from the top of all them high rise buildings to the bottom of the honkytonks
hell step on everything in between but he wont walk a mile in my shoes
and he dont know a damn thing bout when a poor man gets the blues

he thinks his money rules the world and he dont give a damn
bout a low class backwoods country boy from deep south alabam
he uses folks like me just to keep his sorry ass amused
well son you better watch your back when a poor man gets the blues

rich man waltezd righth into her life swept her off her feet
for all his fame and fortune lord knows i couldnt compete
when he took her love away from me i had nothing else to lose
so i taught that rich man just what happens when a poor man gets the blues

he thinks his money rules the world and he dont give a damn
bout a low class backwoods country boy from deep south alabam
he uses folks like me just to keep his sorry ass amused
well son youd better watch your back when a poor man gets the blues

Hi again, RamblinMan2450 here, I’m like 99% sure this is correct.
It sounds right to me, so… Have fun, the intro is fun to play. 🙂

Legend:
h hammer on
/ slide up
slide down
p pull off

Intro:

E:------------------------------|
B:--0h2/52p0---h2--0h2/5/7-----|
G:--0h2/52p0---h2--0h2/5/7---6-|
D:--0h2/52p0---h2--0h2/5/7---7-|
A:----------------------------7-|
X:------------------------------| (Don't hit the low E, it'll sound bad. 

Mute it with your thumb

-In other words. Hammer on the A chord, slide to the 5th fret,
back down to 2 and pull off.
Then Hammer on the A chord, slide to the 5th fret,
then to 7th, and then play an E at the 7th fret.

Play this through the verses.

Verse:

I was born by a fire in a cold dark cave
In the age of the dinosaur
When a caveman caught his cavewoman
Loving on the missing link next door
There was crying and screaming and
War drums beating and a wave of violence
None of them folks survived but me
And I’ve been hanging around ever since

Chorus:
‘Cause I’m a heartache never see me coming
I’ll always take you by surprise
I’m a heartache hungry and hunting
For someone I can eat alive
By the time you know I’m on you buddy it’s too late
A G D (When he sings “Heartache” share the word with those chords)
I’m a heartache

Verse: (Again, play the intro through the verse)
I watched you taking off tonight
And I knew where you were headed to
I saw that sweet young thing
You met at that dirty old motel room
I’m gnawing on your pretty little wife
Waiting up for you at home
And you don’t even know it but I’m just saving you for later
When I can get you all alone

Chorus:
‘Cause I’m a heartache never see me coming
I’ll always take you by surprise
I’m a heartache hungry and hunting
For someone I can eat alive
By the time you know I’m on you buddy it’s too late
I’m a heartache

Solo:

E:---------------------|
B:---------------------|
G:---------------------|

D:-0h2/7–0h7p0-7-11b12|

A:---------------------|
E:---------------------|

‘Cause I’m a heartache never see me coming
I’ll always take you by surprise
I’m a heartache hungry and hunting
For someone I can eat alive
By the time you know I’m on you buddy it’s too late
A G D (When he sings “Heartache” share the word with those chords)
I’m a heartache}x3

Don’t strum this, but play around with the intro, just pickin’. It’s the same
rythmn as the regular intro; just picking.

From Antony and Ceopatra
Samson and Delilah
To Jackie and JKK
Elvis and Priscilla
Charles and Diana
I’d say I’ve had some pretty good days
You may not believe it
But you and me son
We’re about to have some real fun
‘Cause I’m coming I’m coming…

-That’s the acoustic part, I even threw in some electric for you
with that solo, but no more, hehe.
I would tab the ending, but, I don’t have an electric.
Contact me at RamblinMan1025@gmail.com
Or, visit my profile, RamblinMan2450

Intro: D

Well, I walked in to one of my old haunts.
It used to be a honky-tonk Heaven.
Some old slicker done bought the place,
An’ lit it up like a 7-11.
Yes, they fired the band that used to play,
”Okie From Muskogee”.
An’ hired some dude with his hat on back’ards,
Singin’ hip-hop and karaoke.

Shoulda know it was gonna happen,
Bein’ this close town.
Oh but I know a beer joint back in the woods,
That them city folks still ain’t found.

You make a right at the stomp with the barbed wire in it,
Where the old church used to be.
Then a mile mad curve on the gravel,
Gonna throw you right off the road into Choctaw Creek.
There’s a one-lane bridge, just keep it in the middle,
Pretty soon that road’s gonna end.
Welcome to Ray Ray’s Juke Joint down in the holler:

Y’all come back again.

Mmm, Mmm, ah ha.

We got ice-cold beer, an’ chicken an’ ribs,
Cookin’ on the grill out back.
Three plays for a quarter on the jukebox in the corner,
An’ it’s full of Hank, Haggard an’ Cash.
They got a long-legged waitress wearin’ cut-off jeans;
She’s quick to take your order.
Better leave her a tip but don’t give her no lip, y’all:
That girl is Ray Ray’s daughter.

They’ll make you feel like family,
An’ everybody is your friend.
But there’s been folks messed up down there,
That ain’t never been seen again.

You make a right at the stomp with the barbed wire in it,
Where the old church used to be.
Then a mile mad curve on the gravel,
Gonna throw you right off the road into Choctaw Creek.
There’s a one-lane bridge, just keep it in the middle,
Pretty soon that road’s gonna end.
Welcome to Ray Ray’s Juke Joint down in the holler:

Y’all come back again.

You make a right at the stomp with the barbed wire in it,
Where the old church used to be.
Then a mile mad curve on the gravel,
Gonna throw you right off the road into Choctaw Creek.
There’s a one-lane bridge, just keep it in the middle,
Pretty soon that road’s gonna end.
Welcome to Ray Ray’s Juke Joint down in the holler:

Y’all come back again.

Welcome to Ray Ray’s Juke Joint down in the holler:

Y’all come back again.

Ah, don’t be scared.

Nice place.

Mmm.