Joe Purdy is a North American based folk singer-songwriter from Arkansas. He has currently released twelve albums to date: his self-titled debut, Sessions from Motor Ave., Stompingrounds, Julie Blue, Only Four Seasons, You Can Tell Georgia, Paris in the Morning, Canyon Joe, Take My Blanket and Go, Last Clock on the Wall, 4th of July, and This American.
Purdy's albums "Paris in the Morning" and "You Can Tell Georgia" have sold a combined 80,000 single downloads online worldwide.
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Tabbed by Kevin ([email protected]) Check out the Unofficial Joe Purdy Transcription site at www.kevin.cafe150.com
Standard tuning
Eb: x6888x G#: 466544 Bb: 688766 Cm: x35543
Eb
EbG# Mama was calling, but I couldn't answer EbG# I had a dog in the car, had a dog in my hands EbG#Bb I was walking with these worn-out shoes EbG# I tripped over Charlie and I hit the grass EbG# I was coming up running, I was coming up fast EbG#Bb But he beat me, just a-howling at the door CmG# Oh Sally, don't get down EbBb 'Cause I been looking all over town EbG#EbBb For a brand new set of wings for you EbG#EbBb For a brand new set of wings for you
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EbG# Well I'm back in the house, bang my head on a wall EbG# Yeah and Charlie's still laughing about watching me fall EbG#Bb I say "Charlie, now what's the big idea?" EbG# I'm back in my room just packing my bags EbG# And I'm thinking November, about the time we've had EbG#Bb Just walking out by a stone wall
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EbG# I'm gonna get a ticket, gonna get on a plane EbG# Tell that pilot, take me so far away EbG#Bb So I can call you up, say I miss you like a fool EbG# Yeah but you don't put me down, you don't treat me bad EbG# Say you understand about this problem I have EbG#Bb Well sometimes, I know you still wonder
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EbG# Yeah got held up in Paris, caught smoking on a train EbG# If you ain't got your papers gonna get you detained EbG#Bb Don't believe me I've got the photographs to prove it EbG# You should've seen the look on the old man's face EbG# When the police threatened to haul him away EbG#Bb You know he was scared, but it was also kind of funny
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EbG# Yeah well I can't sleep at night, can't awake in the day EbG# And we got these guitars, got so much to say EbG#Bb But no time, no energy to say it EbG# Yeah when you still walk in the park there ain't nobody there EbG# There's a calm in the trees there's a cool in the air EbG#Bb And it's boring, but I found it kind of soothing EbG# Yeah in a couple of months when the leaves turn green EbG# When the seasons change, when the bird sings EbG#Bb Gonna grab you up, gonna take you here for good EbG# Yes and we'll walk by the river most every single day EbG# And we'll eat our dinner where the tourists play EbG#Bb You know the city's old but it never seems to get tired