Eliza Gilkyson - Dark Side Of Town

N.C.

He was the ^Cblack sheep of the ^Ffamily How did ^Cmama's pride and ^Fjoy Go from^C such a precious ^Fbaby To the ^Gdevil's poster boy

I'm gonna ^Cslick my hair like ^FElvis Roll my ^Ccuffs like Jerry ^FLee If the ^Cbackbeat's born in ^Fhell Then that's the ^Gplace I want to be

CHORUS:

I'm gonna be a^F midnight ^Crider Gonna ^Fburn my candle ^Cdown ^FFollowing that ^Cdriving beat To the ^Amdark side of ^Ftown ^C ^F ^C ^F

From the ^Cbarrooms of Deep ^FElam To a ^Ccrash-pad on the ^FBay He ^Cspiralled slow and ^Fsteady down A ^Glonely blue highway

I'm gonna ^Cchase my beer with ^Fwhiskey Stick a ^Cneedle in my ^Fskin I'm gonna ^Ccelebrate the ^Fmystery Of the ^Ghole I've fallen in

CHORUS:

'Cause I'm a^F midnight ^Crider Gonna ^Fburn my candle ^Cdown ^FFollowing that ^Cdriving beat To the ^Amdark side of ^Ftown ^C ^F ^C ^F

He ^Cloved that funky ^Fmusic He ^Cknew the back road ^Fscenes Every ^Cbarbeque and ^Fblues band Between ^Ghere and New Orleans

^CHe put down the ^Fbottle Oc^Ctober Eighty-^Fnine ^CEased up on the ^Fthrottle ^GBought him a little time

CHORUS:

But he was a^F midnight ^Crider He ^Fburned that candle ^Cdown ^FHangin' out on easy-^Cdoes-it street On the ^Amdark side of ^Ftown ^C ^F ^C ^F

^CBig Al settled ^Fdown along The ^Cbanks of Onion ^FCreek With a ^Cpickup and a ^Fhound dog And a^G little lucky streak

He ^Cnursed that fragile ^Fframe Through the ^Churricanes and ^Fdrought It was a ^Csummer wind that ^Fcame in And ^Gblew the candle out

CHORUS:

'Cause he was a^F midnight ^Crider He ^Fburned that candle ^Cdown ^FFollowing that ^Cdriving beat To the ^Amdark side of ^Ftown

CHORUS:

Oh, you midnight ^Crider I ^Fknow you're still a^Cround ^FHangin' out on ^Ceasy street On the ^Amdark side of ^Ftown ^C ^F ^C ^F

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Eliza Gilkyson - Dark side of town