Biography:
Steve Goodman (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American folk music singer-songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. The writer of "City of New Orleans", made popular by Arlo Guthrie, Goodman won two Grammy Awards.
The Chicago-born singer-songwriter, was discovered by Kris Kristofferson. He collaborated with close friend John Prine throughout his career. His superb guitar ability (honed at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music) and creative songwriting ability led him to success in the 1970s folk scene.
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Other songs:
- City Of New Orleans
- It's Midnight And I'm Not Famous Yet
- Men Who Love Women Who Love Men
- A Dying Cub Fans Last Request
- Between The Lines
- Door Number Three
- Eight Ball Blues
- Go Cubs Go
- I Cant Sleep
- Jazzman
- Lincoln Park Pirates
- Looking For Trouble
- My Old Man
- The Dutchman
- The One That Got Away
- The Twentieth Century
- Turnpike Tom
- Video Tape
- Wheres The Party
- Would You Like To Learn To Dance
- Yellow Coat
- You Never Even Call Me
- Youre The Girl I Love
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[Verse 1]
D G
Black-eyed sweet thing..sugar loose
Em Bm
Won't you call me when I'm clean off the one-way juice
D G D
Mama I'm a jazzman with them sunnyland blues
Em Bm
Just off the streets and tryin' a trick or two
A E
A trick or two, a trick or two
G
Mama I'm a jazzman
G7
Tryin' a trick or two
[Verse 2]
D G D
Fold me up yeah and let me fly
E B
Give me your sweet kind spirit just to swing by
D G D
Baby won't ya call out your train time
E Bm
I'm waitin' on you for that one slow ride
A E
One slow ride, one slow ride
G
I need to know your train time to catch your ride
[Verse 3]
D G D
Way up and out, yeah I'm wide and I'm deep
Em Bm
Put me to use and then you can put me to sleep
D
And I'm red hot and I'm ready, kinda light on my feet
Em Bm E
I'm easy to get to and I'm easy to please
A E
Easy to please, I said I'm easy to please
G G7
When you're a jazzman you get easy to please
[Verse 4]
D G D
Black-eyed sweet thing, a little sugar loose
Em Bm
Call me when I'm clean off the one-way juice
D G D
Mama I'm a jazzman, I got them sunnyland blues
Em Bm
Just off the streets I'm tryin' a trick or two (fade)
D G
Black-eyed sweet thing..sugar loose
Em Bm
Won't you call me when I'm clean off the one-way juice
D G D
Mama I'm a jazzman with them sunnyland blues
Em Bm
Just off the streets and tryin' a trick or two
A E
A trick or two, a trick or two
G
Mama I'm a jazzman
G7
Tryin' a trick or two
[Verse 2]
D G D
Fold me up yeah and let me fly
E B
Give me your sweet kind spirit just to swing by
D G D
Baby won't ya call out your train time
E Bm
I'm waitin' on you for that one slow ride
A E
One slow ride, one slow ride
G
I need to know your train time to catch your ride
[Verse 3]
D G D
Way up and out, yeah I'm wide and I'm deep
Em Bm
Put me to use and then you can put me to sleep
D
And I'm red hot and I'm ready, kinda light on my feet
Em Bm E
I'm easy to get to and I'm easy to please
A E
Easy to please, I said I'm easy to please
G G7
When you're a jazzman you get easy to please
[Verse 4]
D G D
Black-eyed sweet thing, a little sugar loose
Em Bm
Call me when I'm clean off the one-way juice
D G D
Mama I'm a jazzman, I got them sunnyland blues
Em Bm
Just off the streets I'm tryin' a trick or two (fade)
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