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Tuning: G C E A
written and performed by Kris Kristofferson. Verse 1:(spoken)
It was wCinter time in Nashville,down onF/C music city row C And i was lookin' for a place to get mysGelf out of the cold F/C To warm the frozen feelin' that was eatinC' at my soul Am F/C And keep the chilly wind off my guitar G
Verse 2:(spoken)
My thirsCty wanted whisky,my hungryF/C needed beans C But it'd been of month of paydays since i've heaGrd that eagle scream So with myF/C stomach full of empty and mCy pockets full of dreams Am F/C I left my pride and stepped inside a bar G
Bridge:(spoken)
ActuallAmy i guess you'd could call it a Tavern..F/C. Cigarette smoke to the ceiling and stardust on the floor G Friendly shadows C
Verse 3:(spoken)
I saw thaCt there was just one old man sittiF/Cn' at the bar C And in the mirror i could see him checkin' me and mGy guitar F/C He turned,and said "ComeC up here boy,and show usAm what you are" F/C I said "I'm dry"-and he brought me a beer G
Verse 1-bis:(spoken)
He nodded Cat my guitar and said "It's a F/Ctough life,ain't it" C I just looked at him,and he said "You ain't maGkin' any money,are you?" F/C I said "You've been readin' my mail".He juCst smiled and said "Let meAm see your guitar" F/C I've gotF/C something you want to hear.ThCen he laid it on me
Verse sang 1:
If you waCste your time of talkin' to the peopleF/C who don't listen To the things tChat you are sayin',who do you think'sG gonna hear And if you shoCuld die explaining how the things F/Cthat they complain about Are things tChey could be changin' who do you thinkG's gonna care C There were other Glonely singers in a world tuF/Crned deaf and blind C Who were crucified for what they tried to show G And their voice'sC have been scattered by this world aF/Cnd winds of times C Cause the truth remains that no oneG wants to know C
Verse 4:(spoken)
Well,theC old man was a stranger,but i'd heardF/C his song before C Back when failure had me locked out on tGhe wrong side of the door F/C When no one stood behind me but my shadoCw on the floor Am F/C And lonesome was more than a state of mind G
Verse 2-bis:(spoken)
You see,theC devil haunts a hungry man,and iF/Cf you don't wanna join him C You got to beat himG F/C I ain't sayin' i beat the devil but iC drank his beer foAmr nothing F/C Then i stole his song C
Verse sang 2:
And you still cCan hear me singin' to the people F/Cwho don't listen To the things tChat i am sayin',prayin' someoneGs gonna hear And i guess iC'll die explainig how the things F/Cthat they complain about Are things tChey could be changin',hopin' someoneGs gonna care C I was born a Glonely singer,and i'm bound tF/Co die the same C But i've got to feed the hunger in my soul G And if i never hCave a nickle i won't ever dF/Cie ashamed C Cause i don't believe that no oneG wants to know C
Thanks to Jan Ekeland for the lyrics. Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr