Delbert McClinton is a blues musician born 4 November 1940, in Lubbock, Texas. He honed his craft working in a bar band, The Straitjackets, backing visiting blues giants such as Sonny Boy Williamson II, Howlin' Wolf, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Jimmy Reed. He made his first recordings as a member of the Ron-Dels and was noted for his distinctive harmonica work on Bruce Channel's 1962 hit "Hey Baby". On a tour of the UK with Channel, McClinton met a young John Lennon and advised him on his harmonica technique
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Date: 26 Sep 95 15:51:25 EDT From: Scott Durham <[email protected]>
Song: I Can't Quit You Performed by: Delbert McClinton Submitted by Scott Durham [email protected]
G I QUIT DRINKIN' I QUIT SMOKIN'
I QUIT LYIN' AND I QUIT JOKIN' D7 I QUIT SOME THINGS I REALLY OUGHT TO DO G I QUIT TEASIN' I QUIT CHEATIN'
I QUIT ALL MY MIDNIGHT CREEPIN' D7G BUT I CAN'T QUIT YOU
C I TRIED AND I TRIED, I CRIED AND I CRIED G BUT NOTHIN SEEMS TO WORK D7 INSTEAD OF THINGS GETTIN' BETTER
I SWEAR THEY'RE GETTIN' WORSE G I QUIT ROLLIN' AND I QUIT ROCKIN'
I QUIT EVERY THING THAT'S SHOCKIN' D7G BUT I CAN'T QUIT YOU.
G I QUIT HURTIN' I QUIT HATIN'
I QUIT FOOLIN' AND I QUIT WASTIN' D7 I QUIT SOME THINGS I REALLY OUGHT TO DO G I QUIT FUSSIN' AND I QUIT CUSSIN'
I QUIT EVERYTHING DISGUSTIN' D7G BUT I CAN'T QUIT YOU
C I TRIED AND I TRIED, I CRIED AND I CRIED G BUT NOTHIN SEEMS TO WORK D7 INSTEAD OF THINGS GETTIN' BETTER
I SWEAR THEY'RE GETTIN' WORSE G I QUIT ROLLIN' AND I QUIT ROCKIN'
I QUIT EVERY THING THAT'S SHOCKIN' D7G BUT I CAN'T QUIT YOU.
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