Josh Ritter (born in Moscow, Idaho on October 21, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and author who performs and records with The Royal City Band (as Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band). Ritter is known for his distinctive Americana style and narrative lyrics. In 2006 he was named one of the "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" by Paste magazine.
Born to two neuroscientists, Ritter bought his first guitar from the local K-MART after hearing the Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash classic Girl From The North Country.
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Verse 1 chords: D He'll laugh and say that he can't sleep D7 And he don't know the reason why GD/FEm Maybe it's the evil eye A Oh, that awful evil eye D Remember how he used to hold you close D7 Now in the middle of the night GD/FEm Oh, the evil eye A Oh, that awful evil eye
Chorus 1 chords: BbC Someone must really have it in for him DD7GD/FEmD The way they're stickin' him with pins, ooooooh-oh
Verse 2: [use verse 1 chords] I know he's sick but we can't be sure Still, from everything I've heard It's hard to cure the evil eye Oh, that evil eye Has he lost weight and his lips gone pale? Covered in little white lies Oh, the evil eye Oh, the evil eye
Chorus 2: [use chorus 1 chords] You've got me worrying about your health Cuz you don't look so good yourself, ooooooh-oh
Interlude: [D - D7 - G - D/F - Em - A]
Verse 3 chords: D Somebody must've gotten hurt a lot D7 By somebody crueler than you thought GD/FEm Now you've got the evil eye A Oh, that awful evil eye D1 D Evil eyeeeeeeeeeeeeee