1. |
Give the Devil His Due
04:05
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GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE
(capo 2)
© Bob Wright
Em
I was following behind her and she
D
stopped beside a pool
In a sun swept little clearing where
Em
the air was turning cool
She turned around to face me and
D
she said this place’ll do
Looked me dead straight in the eyes
Em
and said I was a fool
Em
I didn’t mean to hit her it just
D
happened with a crack
She didn’t flinch or move an inch
Em
just straightened up her back
a harder look I’ve never seen and
D
I knew that was that
I watched her as she walked away and
Em
something in me snapped
(chorus)
D
They say the devil’s
Em
gonna get his due
G D
I admit I never thought
A
that it was true
But truth seems like it’s just a
Em
sucker’s game
Bm
When the flames of hate are blazing
Em
in your brain
Em
The dogs they start to barkin’ like a
D
Lloyd Loar mandolin
When the wind comes off the mountains and the
Em
leaves begin to spin
And October wears a coat of frost
D
that’s thick and cold as sin
And I don’t believe its love that
Em
brought me back to her again
(chorus)
D
They say the devil’s
Em
gonna get his due
G D
I admit I never thought
A
that it was true
But truth seems like it’s just a
Em
sucker’s game
Bm
When the flames of hate are blazing
Em
in your brain
Em
I saw her daddy in the door and I
D
shot him once or twice
I coulda shot him more but he had
Em
always been real nice
She was standing there behind him
D
there was lightning in her eyes
And I said I think its time for you to
Em
beg me for your life
But she just held her ground there
D
and in a whisper soft
She told me I was damaged and she
Em
told me I was lost
She said let us pray together and she
D
handed me a cross
But as I kneeled in front of her I
Em
heard a gun go off
(chorus)
D
They say the devil’s
Em
gonna get his due
G D
I admit I never thought
A
that it was true
But truth seems like it’s just a
Em
sucker’s game
Bm
When the flames of hate are blazing
Em
in your brain
Em
she knelt beside her father
D
and she stroked his graying hair
my eyes were glazing over
Em
it was hard to swallow air
And as my life was oozing out a
D
voice said, “Follow me
You thought that she belonged to you…
Em
But you belong to me”
(chorus)
D
They say the devil’s
Em
gonna get his due
G D
I admit I never thought
A
that it was true
But truth seems like it’s just a
Em
sucker’s game
Bm
When the flames of hate are blazing
Em
in your brain
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2. |
The Falling Song
03:06
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THE FALLING SONG (capo 2nd)
© Bob Wright
D A
you wouldn’t want to fall
D/D7
off a ladder
G
you wouldn’t want to fall
D/D7
off a roof
G
you wouldn’t want to fall
D/Bm
from the 31st floor
A
you wouldn’t even want to
fall from a stoop
D A
you wouldn’t want to fall
D/D7
out of favor
G
you wouldn’t want to fall
D/D7
from a plane
G
you wouldn’t want to fall
D Bm
from a mountain so tall
A
that you couldn’t climb up it again
(chorus)
D A soo… why does everyone
D D7
fall in love
G D/D7
why does everyone fall in love
G D Bm
why does everyone fall in love
A D
especially if they’ve done it before
D A
you wouldn’t want to fall
D/D7
for an old trick
G
you wouldn’t want to fall
D/D7
from grace
G
you wouldn’t want to fall
D Bm
asleep in the stall
A
of a bathroom in a public place
D A
you wouldn’t want to fall
D/D7
to pieces
G D/D7
you wouldn’t want to fall apart
G
you wouldn’t want to fall
D Bm
on your sword if all
A
that you needed was
a brand new start
(chorus)
D A soo… why does everyone
D D7
fall in love
G D/D7
why does everyone fall in love
G D Bm
why does everyone fall in love
A D
especially if they’ve done it before
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3. |
After All These Years
03:24
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AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
© Bob Wright
(drop D)
D
I woke up this morning
I thought you were gone
but you were standin by the bed
A D
with nothin but a cell phone on
D
I admit at first I was
a little bit surprised
but its nice that after all these years
A D
you still can make me smile
D
I like the way you stood there
filled with attitude and bones
it didn’t even bother me
A D
that you stayed on the phone
D
your thumbs were
drumming on the keys
your hair was wild and free
it only took a moment
A D
till you turned and smiled at me
D
I like the way you wear a dress
you look so good in jeans
just watching you
walk down the street
A D
is borderline obscene
but it really doesn’t matter
what you do or do not wear
as long as I can look around
A D
and find you standing there
D
I like the way you stood there
filled with attitude and bones
it didn’t even bother me
A D
that you stayed on the phone
your thumbs were
drumming on the keys
your hair was wild and free
it only took a moment
A D
till you turned and smiled at me
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4. |
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TALKING SPANISH IN MY SLEEP
© Bob Wright
C
The first time that I saw her
G
she was standing in the shade
of the only tree across the street
C
from the bar I used to play
she was talking to a girl she knew
C7 F
and when I caught her eye
C
she looked away but I could see
G C
her try to hide a smile
(Chorus)
F
all it took was a passing glance
C
and a hint of a grin
G
pretty soon we were going out
C/C7
pretty soon she moved in
F
her mama told me it wouldn’t work
C
her Spanish blood ran too deep
G
she finally left me and now I’m
C/G
talking Spanish in my sleep
C
she told me that her families land
g
stretched for miles in the hills
way before any Anglos came
C
they lived on it still
now they are all proud Americans
C7
but she always took care
C
to say they came from Mexico
G C
when Mexico was still here
(Chorus)
F
all it took was a passing glance
C
and a hint of a grin
G
pretty soon we were going out
C/C7
pretty soon she moved in
F
her mama told me it wouldn’t work
C
her Spanish blood ran too deep
G
she finally left me and now I’m
C/G
talking Spanish in my sleep
C
now I’m standing
underneath the shade
G
of a tree down the street
from the church
that she was married in
C
back a couple of weeks
I probably should go inside
C7 F
light a candle or two
C
but I feel the neon calling me
G C
to stop by for a few
(Chorus)
F
all it took was a passing glance
C
and a hint of a grin
G
pretty soon we were going out
C/C7
pretty soon she moved in
F
her mama told me it wouldn’t work
C
her Spanish blood ran too deep
G
she finally left me and now I’m
C/G
talking Spanish in my sleep
Y ahora... en mis suenos... hablo espanol
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5. |
I Stepped on the Moon
03:56
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I STEPPED ON THE MOON (key of G)
© Bob Wright
G
I stepped on the moon
C
I didn’t know it was there
D
On the floor of the room
G
At the top of the stairs
The door was wide open
G7 C/Am
And your things were all gone
D
Ain’t it funny how right things
G
Can turn out so wrong
(chorus)
C G
Ain’t it funny you left me, ain’t it funny I cried
A D
Ain’t it funny the stars still, light up the sky
C G/Em
Ain’t it funny how things change, in the wink of an eye
D C/G G
Ain’t it funny I loved you, when you were saying goodbye
So I opened the window
As some clouds drifted by
And I found myself wishing
That the sun wouldn’t rise
Cause you wouldn’t be sleeping
In the bed by my side
Ain’t it funny how small things
Are a big part of life
(chorus)
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6. |
Witches Walking
02:55
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WITCHES WALKING
© Bob wright
(DADGAD, capo 4)
double double
witches walking
in my dreams
I hear them...
talking nonsense
spreading fear
I wish they were
out of there
waking waking
cold and sweating
can’t believe what I’m hearing...
filled with nonsense
filled with fear
I wish I were
out of there
but you arise
and gently touch my side
and all
my fears subside....
until the night
walking walking
in my sleep
I know you
can hear me...
talking nonsense
talking fear
I wish I were
out of there
crying crying
all night long
I can hear you
sighing...
fighting nonsense
fighting fear
i’m so glad that
you are here
cause you will rise
and gently touch my side
and all
my fears subside....
until the night
double double
witches walking
in my dreams
I hear them...
talking nonsense
spreading fear
I wish they were
out of there
but you arise
and gently touch my side
and all
my fears subside....
until the night
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7. |
When I Heard Hazel Sing
03:19
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WHEN I HEAR HAZEL SING
(capo 2- key of E) © Bob Wright
on a cool mountain night
a woman full grown
sat in the dark
on a low wall of stone
lost in her thoughts
or so it seemed
then I heard the truth
when I heard Hazel sing
(chorus)
How high the mountains green
how cool the mountain streams
how dark the hollers seemed to be
hearing her memories
deeper than mountain springs
I hear the truth
when I hear Hazel sing
she sang alone at first
living through every verse
giving herself to the song
singing of love and hurt
the best I’d ever heard
I heard the truth
when I heard Hazel sing
(chorus)
How high the mountains green
how cool the mountain streams
how dark the hollers seemed to be
hearing her memories
deeper than mountain springs
I hear the truth
when I hear Hazel sing
out of the darkness
some voices joined in
for a moment it seemed like
the mountains were singing
I stood there in a daze
lost in the songs she played
dawn broke
she stood to go
and as she walked away
I heard somebody say
I hear the truth
when I hear Hazel sing
(chorus)
How high the mountains green
how cool the mountain streams
how dark the hollers seemed to be
hearing her memories
deeper than mountain springs
I hear the truth
when I hear Hazel sing
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JIMMY TAKE THE LIQUOR OUT
bob wright
The dogs won’t bark Jimmy take the liquor out The dogs won’t bark Jimmy take the liquor out The dogs won’t bark Jimmy take the liquor out Jimmy take the liquor out we’ll all get tight
the hens won’t lay Jimmy take the liquor out the hens won’t lay Jimmy take the liquor out the hens won’t lay Jimmy take the liquor out Jimmy take the liquor out we’ll all get tight
the cows won’t milk Jimmy take the liquor out the cows won’t milk Jimmy take the liquor out the cows won’t milk Jimmy take the liquor out Jimmy take the liquor out we’ll all get tight
(VAMP)
welll the dog chased the rooster and the rooster chased the hen and the cow hasn’t given any milk since then
there ain’t no milk
the wells gone dry
(ALL STOP)
Jimmy take the liquor out
we’ll all get tight
the girls won’t kiss Jimmy take the liquor out the girls won’t kiss Jimmy take the liquor out the girls won’t kiss Jimmy take the liquor out Jimmy take the liquor out we’ll all get tight
cause the boys won’t dance Jimmy take the liquor out the boys won’t dance Jimmy take the liquor out the boys won’t dance Jimmy take the liquor out...
open up the liquor they’ll dance all night
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9. |
Pendleton Breakthrough
01:49
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THE WILD GEESE RETURN
(DADGAD) © Bob Wright
High in the northern sky
banking into the wind
the wild geese return again
I remember mornings
when we’d walk amongst the trees
strolling hand in hand along
a trail of golden leaves... when
High in the northern sky
banking into the wind
the wild geese return again
other times we’d simply lie
together side by side
and watch the boats below us
in the early morning light
High in the northern sky
banking into the wind
the wild geese return again
now each morning I go out
to walk the hills alone
I watch the sky and sit beside
your name upon a stone... then
High in the northern sky
banking into the wind
the wild geese return again
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YOUR HUSBAND LED ME TO YOU
© Bob Wright
(Chorus)
He was tall he was mean just a whiskey machine
People shook when he came into view
But as much as he drank I still have him to thank
Cause your husband led me to you
The dispatcher said there was somebody dead
On the floor of a bar across town
So I fired the lights and punched up the siren
And turned that big cruiser around
When I got to the bar they were huddled by cars
The neon was bleeding and broke
A small-statured man with a gun by his hand
Sat at the bar all alone
But he motioned me in and he said with a grin
He ain’t hurtin’ no one no more
I looked down to see a body so big
It covered up most of the floor
(Chorus)
Every one swore that the man had no choice
The bully had beaten him down
And it wasn’t just once he would do it for fun
Every time he came around
So I took them downtown and we wrote it all down
There was one other thing left to do
They told me his wife was quiet and nice
And I set out to give her the news
I worked up my nerve but she’d already heard
She was covered with bruises and pride
She said I can’t cry and it near broke my heart
And I see her now most every night
(chorus)
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12. |
Livin' Will Kill You
03:05
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LIVIN’ WILL KILL YOU
© Bob Wright
C
Butter can kill you
and coffee can too
you shouldn’t be puttin’
G
no meat in your stew
C C7
seems like there ain’t nothin’
F Fm
left we can eat
G
when it’s livin’ will kill you
C
as sure as I breathe
C
sugar and cigarettes
top all the lists
you’re probably safe
G
if you’ve never been kissed
C C7
I’d go for a walk
F Fm
but it’s bad for my feet
G
yet livin’ will kill you
C
as sure as I breathe
(chorus)
F
AYE AYE AYE AYE
C
I don’t want to die
G
AYE AYE AYE AYE
but you don’t
C
get to heaven alive
C
whiskey and vodka
and rum and tequila
alone or together
G
will probably kill ya
C C7
don’t shake the hand
F Fm
of a friend with a sneeze
G
but livin’ will kill you
C
as sure as I breathe
C
now cancer and dancin’
with devils is bad
don’t swim after eating
G
and don’t get a tan
C C7
you can pray in the dark
F Fm
all alone on your knees
G
then livin will kill you
C
as sure as I breathe
(chorus)
F
AYE AYE AYE AYE
C
I don’t want to die
G
AYE AYE AYE AYE
but you don’t
C
get to heaven alive
C
strangely enough
they say wine is a savior
just one glass a day
G
ensures years of behavior
C C7
so lets drink a toast
F Fm
to the newly deceased
G
cause livin will kill you
C
as sure as I breathe
(chorus)
F
AYE AYE AYE AYE
C
I don’t want to die
G
AYE AYE AYE AYE
but you don’t
C
get to heaven alive
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Bob Wright/ Harbortown New York, New York
He is a multi-instrumentalist, an award winning songwriter and Bob Wright songs are often mistaken for traditional songs because their immigrant roots run deep beneath the surface of America and back to the places they came from for nurturing and inspiration. They surface in a modern world, constructed with a modern sensibility and a comforting resonance with the past. ... more
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