Is this a bad connection?
I can’t understand
What you’re trying to tell me
It just doesn’t scan
REFRAIN
And I got those broken blues
Don’t speak the language
Don’t know what to do
I got those broken blues
Communication
Breaking down
We’re going different directions
But we’ve both been reaching out
REFRAIN
Did you get my message?
Did anything get through?
I’ve been running all over town
Tryin’ to find you
REFRAIN
Maybe I’ve been saying
Everything all wrong
Try to get it right
Before you’re too far gone
REFRAIN
Want you to love me
Don’t want a fight
Let me try to say it
Without words tonight
REFRAIN
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Gayla Drake Paul 2005, Ivanhoe Road Music (ASCAP)
EADGBE
Here you come, knocking at my door
Rattling my senses like they’ve never been rattled before
Oh babe
Sweet as honey to me
You got spice and mojo to burn
I never thought I’d cause your head to turn
But babe
Sweet as honey to me
Came round the other night, I was all alone
You said, “Lock the doors, honey, and unplug the
telephone”
Oh babe
Sweet as honey to me
In the broad daylight or under the moon
You tell me where you are, honey, and I will come to you
Oh babe
Sweet as honey to me
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Gayla Drake Paul 2005, Ivanhoe Road Music (ASCAP)
DADGAD
You’re a thunderstorm, baby
I wanna be your lightning rod
You’re a thunderstorm, baby
I wanna be your lightning rod
When you let all of those sparks fly
I wanna be the one to ground that charge
There’s a shift in the wind, pressure building up around
me
There’s a rumble in the distance, and the sky is turning
green
Big thunderhead building gonna sweep me clean off my feet
Now the sky starts a’pouring, my desires overflow
Lightning flash overhead strikes the ground below
Time to head for shelter, baby, wait for the damn thing to
blow
You’re a thunderstorm, baby
I wanna be your lightning rod
You’re a thunderstorm, baby
I wanna be your lightning rod
When you let all of those sparks fly
I wanna be the one to ground that charge
The wind starts to howling, it’s gonna be a close one
And the clouds are swirling like a boiling potion
You and I come together and make love in slow motion
You’re a thunderstorm, baby
I wanna be your lightning rod
You’re a thunderstorm, baby
I wanna be your lightning rod
When you let all of those sparks fly
I wanna be the one to ground that charge
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Gayla Drake Paul 2005, Ivanhoe Road Music (ASCAP)
EADGBE
After midnight, when the stars are out
And the moon is rising, you come around
You make me shiver, you make me shout
Climb through my window, slip under the sheet
Curl up close, crawl all over me
You can be as wild as you want to be
Baby, love me right, love me all night long
Gonna take you in, back where you belong
Nothing can stop a need this strong
Gonna take you down, gonna take you slow
Gonna make it last ‘til the sunrise glow
Gonna hold on tight, not gonna let go
Just before dawn, right at day break
Just like a ghost you’ll slip away
No matter how I beg you to stay
You’re my shadow lover, my thief in the night
My little secret, my love vampire
When you come to me you’re not afraid of the fire
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Gayla Drake Paul 2005, Ivanhoe Road Music (ASCAP)
EADGBE
One is dark, the other light
One is strong like a lion, the other lean like a live wire
One is sweet, the other shy
One has a smile that knocks me out, the other has the
prettiest eyes
One makes me shake and shiver, the other blows my mind
I can’t choose between them so I guess they’ll both be
mine
One is smart, the other’s not dumb
One speaks fluent body language, the other has a silver
tongue
One is hot, the other cool
One has the body of Adonis, the other has a poet’s soul
One makes me beg for mercy, the other makes me want to cry
No I can’t choose between them so I guess they’ll both
be mine
One is naughty, the other nice
One is beautiful in the morning, one shines like the stars
at night
One is crazy, the other mad
One makes me feel so guilty I want the other one so bad
One makes me hot and hungry, the other sets my soul on fire
I can’t choose between them so I guess they’ll both be
mine
Trad, Arr. Paul 2005
DADGAD
There were two sisters came walkin’ down stream
Oh, the Wind and Rain
The one behind pushed the other one in
Cryin’ oh the dreadful wind and rain
Johnny gave the youngest one a gay gold ring
Oh, the Wind and Rain
Didn’t give the oldest one anything
Cryin’ oh the dreadful wind and rain
She pushed her in the river to drown
Oh, the Wind and Rain
Watched her as she floated down
Cryin’ oh the dreadful wind and rain
Floated ‘til she came to the miller’s mill pond
Oh, the Wind and Rain
Father, oh father, there floats a swan
Cryin’ oh the dreadful wind and rain
The miller pushed her out with his long fishing hook
Oh, the Wind and Rain
Drew that fair maid from the brook
Cryin’ oh the dreadful wind and rain
He left her on the bank to dry
Oh, the Wind and Rain
‘Til a fiddlin’ fool came passing by
Cryin’ oh the dreadful wind and rain
He made a fiddle bow from her long yellow hair
Oh, the Wind and Rain
He made a fiddle bow from her long yellow hair
Cryin’ oh the dreadful wind and rain
He made fiddle pegs from her long finger bones
Oh, the Wind and Rain
He made fiddle pegs from her long finger bones
Cryin’ oh the dreadful wind and rain
He made a little fiddle of her little breast bone
Oh, the Wind and Rain
The sound could melt a heart of stone
Cryin’ oh the dreadful wind and rain
The only tune that fiddle would play
Was Oh, the Wind and Rain
The only tune that fiddle would play
Was oh the dreadful wind and rain
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Gayla Drake Paul 2005, Ivanhoe Road Music (ASCAP)
EADGBE
Went out shoppin’, found the sexiest shoes
Heels so high they’re givin’ me the blues
REFRAIN
Oh the things we do for fashion, trying to look good for
you
I’m not sure you’re worth it ‘cause I’ve got the
sexy shoe blues
I’ve heard all your cryin’ about walkin’ the line
‘Till you’ve walked a mile in these shoes you got no
reason to whine
REFRAIN
You women all understand me, you men don’t have a clue
If your shoes were this sexy you’d have the blues, too
Yeah, they sure are sexy, I feel eight feet high
My boyfriend’s not happy, ‘cause he’s only
five-foot-five
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Ow, ow, ow, ow
Boom, boom, boom, boom
Gotta sit back down
Get offa my feet
Ow, ow, ow, ow
Sometmes they’re perfect, they make your ass look so
sweet
But when your heels are this high you have to admit defeat
REFRAIN
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Gayla Drake Paul 2005, Ivanhoe Road Music (ASCAP)
EADGBE
I know I’m tired, but I’m wide awake
Can’t get to sleep, got this headache
Ain’t got the blues, it’s more purple I’d say
But this damn blues headache gonna make my hair turn gray
I ain’t got the blues, it’s more purple or mauve
But the color doesn’t matter when your head begins to
throb
I ain’t got the blues, it’s more like purple I’d say
But this damn blues headache gonna make my hair turn gray
I took all the meds that the doc prescribed
When I got the bill it made me wanna die
Can’t do anything but charge me an arm and a leg
But this damn blues headache gonna make my hair turn gray
Maybe it’s my job, or this life I lead
I ain’t got the blues, but I’m feelin’ kinda green
I ain’t got the blues, more like green today
But this damn blues headache gonna make my hair turn gray
Cut me a break, cut me some slack
This ain’t the blues, it’s more like basic black
I ain’t got the blues, but black goes with everything
anyway
But this damn blues headache gonna make my hair turn gray
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Gayla Drake Paul 2000, Ivanhoe Road Music (ASCAP)
EADGBE
She’s got a mug full of java and a box full of songs
She’s got a mouth full of memories and a heart that’s
headstrong
She doesn’t always like the life she’s living, but
it’s the only way to live she knows
She’s got a tank full of gas and four wheels on the road
Her family doesn’t understand her, why’s she want to
live alone
She’s got no children that she’s raising, got no one to
call her own
But the music lives inside her, and it’s the strongest
thing she’s ever known
She’s got a tank full of gas and four wheels on the road
She’s learned to love the freedom and she hates to change
her ways
She comes and goes as she pleases, she decides how long
she’s gonna stay
Somehow she makes it through the hard times and if she
cries only her gittar knows
She’s got a tank full of gas and four wheels on the road
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Gayla Drake Paul 2005, Ivanhoe Road Music (ASCAP)
EADGBE, Capo V
One more time, baby, one more time before you go
One more time, baby, one more time before you go
You got me missin’ you already, and you ain’t even
walked out the door
Every night, baby, every night I’ll spend alone
Every night, baby, every night I’ll spend alone
Nobody else can move me so I’ll wait ‘til you get home
You got those sweet lips, strong hands
You speak a language my body understands
One more time, baby, one more time before you go
You got me missin’ you already, and you ain’t even
walked out the door
You got that hard body, soft voice
When you’re around I don’t even have a choice
One more time, baby, one more time before you go
You got me missin’ you already, and you ain’t even
walked out the door
One more time, baby, one more time before you go
I’ll even try, baby, to show you things you don’t know
I know
When you leave I want you ready to turn around and come
straight home
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Gayla Drake Paul 2005, Ivanhoe Road Music (ASCAP)
DADGBD
You say it’s breaking your heart, honey that’s not what
I meant to do
Seems like you and I started something bigger than either
me or you
The push and the pull, the tug and the twine
You weave me in your life, I’ll weave you into mine
It’s the sudden strange feelings that make me wonder what
I’ve found
Like catching your scent when you’re not even around
Stay in the moment, stay here with me
We’ll find a way to explore this mystery
REFRAIN
It’s the softest fall
It’s the sweetest pain
It’s the strongest craving
Here we go again
We tried to hold back, tried just being friends
But the closer we got the harder it was to pretend
Your eyes slipped from me, you smiled at the floor
You reached out your hand and moved me to the core
Now we stand at the crossroads, no direction in mind
No rush, no worry, better if we take our time
Point of decision, hold me close
I want to see where this thing goes
REFRAIN