Capo 2nd Fret
Intro
C C/D C Dm F F7 F C
C/D C
Improvise with C/D and F7 when palting these chords - C/D by taking the middle finger
off in the C chord and little finger off in the F chord, seems to sound ok. Use this
across the song
Verse 1
C
She got a compact mirror
stole it off her mother
Dm
she got her daddy's overnight traveling bag
F
Husband told her if you wanna leave home honey
C C/D C
you ain't ever ever ever, ever welcome back"
C C/D
and now she's down at the station,
C
baby in her belly
Dm
kickin' gentle momma chilled to the max
F
she got a one way ticket, goin'cross the border
C
for her hopes and all her dreams
rollin down the train tracks, yeah
Chorus
C Dm
how can I protect you in this crazy world
F
it's alright yeah
C C/D C
it's alright
Verse 2
C
from two to nine you work for five-a-dime
start the night with some thunderbird wine
Dm
praise the lord for those neon lights that'a
keep the city burnin' bright all night
F
walkin' in the park in the midnight rain
swear to yourself that ya gonna change
C
ain't gonna crash, ain't gonna burn, ain't gonna take no wrong turn
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C C/D C
feel so alone, so you telephone, ya
C/D C
call collect ain't nobody home
Dm
you ain't suprised though you wonder why your letters come back unopened
F F7 F
so you hit the strip with your freak flag high an'
forget about the tears in your daddy's eyes
C
momma don't worry if the waters rise
- No chord
don't ever let my drink run dry till the sunshine
Chrous
C C/D C Dm
how can I protect you in this crazy world?
F
it's alright yeah
C
it's alright
(middle 8)
Am
and when the talkin's over
C
all the crowd have gone
Dm
there's nothing left I can do
F
how'm I ever gonna get through to you?
C
Its alright
Chorus x 2
C C/D C Dm
how can I protect you in this crazy world?
F
it's alright yeah
C
it's alright (*REPEAT)
(Play Out)
C C/D C
its alright
Dm
its alright
F F7 F
its alriight yeah
C C/D C
Its alright
Repeat to fade
