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Does any-one out there know where I can find James McMurtry(i think that's how it's spelled)The song is called "We Can't Make It Here Any-more" I just heard it over at a buddys' place and the lyric knocked me over! I've gotta play this thing. It's calling to me...steve play me...steve play me.............

(JV)

[SONG]
{t:Sittin’ In The County Jailhouse}
{st:by Steve Boileau--summer of 83}
{c: good ole waltz}
{soc}
[D]Well I’m sittin’ in the county [G]jailhouse,
[A7]wondrein’ what to hell am I doin’ [D]here.
[D]I got drunk on wine and[G]whiskey,
I[A7]guess I shouda’ stuck to the [G]beer.
[D]They took my watch and my[G]laces,
my[A7]belt and the rest of my[G]gear ,
[D]Somebody get me a[G]lawyer,
so[A7]I can get to hell outa’ [D]here.
{eoc}
Verse 1:
[D]The last thing that I [G]remember,
is a [A7] bout six foot [D]four.
[D]He asked my Lady to [G]dance again,
I said[A7]no pal not any[G]more.
[D]Then he started [G]swingin’,
I[A7]stood right up to [D]him,
[D]He went down and I[G]kept it up ‘cause I[A7]wasn’t gonna tell him [D]again.
{repeat chorus}
Verse 2:
[D]The judge said I had to do[G]ninety days,
for[A7]roughin’ him up so[D]bad.
[D]He musta weighed [G]200 lbs.
I’m [A7]glad I had the whiskey that I [D]had.
[D]I don’t remember the [G]ladies name,
his[A7]face or where we were[D]at,
[D]the on;y thing I can[G]say for sure,
it’s a [A7]place that I’ll never go [D]back.
{repeat chorus}
[/SONG]

[SONG]
{t:Sittin’ In The County Jailhouse}
{st:by Steve Boileau--summer of 83}
{c: good ole waltz}
{soc}
[D]Well I’m sittin’ in the county [G]jailhouse,
[A7]wondrein’ what to hell am I doin’ [D]here.
[D]I got drunk on wine and [G]whiskey,
I [A7]guess I shouda’ stuck to the [G]beer.
[D]They took my watch and my [G]laces,
my [A7]belt and the rest of my [G]gear ,
[D]Somebody get me a [G]lawyer,
so [A7]I can get to hell outa’ [D]here.
{eoc}
Verse 1:
[D]The last thing that I [G]remember,
is a [A7]bout six foot [D]four.
[D]He asked my Lady to [G]dance again,
I said [A7]no pal not any [G]more.
[D]Then he started [G]swingin’,
I [A7]stood right up to [D]him,
[D]He went down and I [G]kept it up ‘cause I [A7]wasn’t gonna tell him [D]again.
{repeat chorus}
Verse 2:
[D]The judge said I had to do [G]ninety days,
for [A7]roughin’ him up so [D]bad.
[D]He musta weighed [G]200 lbs.
I’m [A7]glad I had the whiskey that I [D]had.
[D]I don’t remember the [G]ladies name,
his [A7]face or where we were [D]at,
[D]the only thing I can [G]say for sure,
it’s a [A7]place that I’ll never go [D]back.
{repeat chorus}
[/SONG]

Hey Mr. James:

Thanks for setting up my song "IF I LOVE YOU" into the Chordie format. There is just one thing. Somehow the second line of the chorus has been left out.The line is >>>>"[G]'Cause if I love you , the [C]way you love me,that's [D7] all I need to[G]know."<<<<

Other than that , the song sure looks "gussied-up and purdy" as a great man once said. I would do it myself but I still can't figure that s*#t out.

        STEVE(JV)

[song]

NO APOLOGIES

[Em I..[A7]I.. I been down that [Em] road.[/SONGclose]

   did that work????????????

straight foward rockin' country

Chord progression same throughout

{the chord change is the first and last word of each line}

        Late-night, Down-right

Vrs 1

D

My father he left us before the

                    G

time that I came along,

A7

Momma raised us three kids on

                            D   

welfare and country music songs.

D

I knew Hank Jr's daddy, Jim Reeves

                     G   

and good ole Johhny Cash.

A7

And just like Sue I grew up mean,

I grew up hard and then I grew up

D   

fast.

        ...............

Vrs 2

I hit hit road an angry man with a fire inside of me.

I knew someday that I'd leave my mark on the people that I meet.

Always looking never finding the road to Your Cheating Heart.

When those tears came down like falling rain, they very nearly tore me right apart.

           ...............

CHORUS...

I'm a late-night, Down-right worn out cowboy bootin' country song.

I'm the reason those Blue Eyes are cryin',

and why Some Body Done Somebody Wrong.

I'm the Red Headed Stranger who's Old Love Letters that you burned.

I'm the Walking Contradiction that Kriss talked about,

with a reputation that I've earned

            ............

Vrs 3

I've seen a lot of highways,but I've been led down the garden path.

I've lived my life in a suitcase, with a picture and a memory from the past.

Balancing on a razors' edge with a guitar, a woman and a shank.

Runnin' down ole Maybaline in a Hot Rod Ford owned by Daddy Frank.

            ................

Vrs 4

I've Always Been Crazy, but its' kept me from going insane.

Remember Me when the candle lights are gleaming and Bobby Dylan sing Lay Lady Lay.

I Hear That Train A Comin', it's rolling right around the bend.

I Hear That Lonesome Whipperwill, please Take Me Back Home Again.

       .......................

REPEAT CHORUS