The Felice Brothers - Lincoln continental

^FWhen I was a c^Child, my mother ^Fsaid to me ^{C F}You canít spend all your days alone In the^C shade of a ^Fcherry tree ^{G C F}My brother cut the roof off a L^Cincoln, cause his doctor said l^Fose some weig^Cht ^{C7 F}And the t^Cape of Buck Owens, my hair was blowing, ^C as they dro^Fve from th^Ge garden st^Cate to the^F light^Cs of^C7 the golden gate

^FIíve been mis^Csing you, so listen, id like to ask y^Gou could you drive to town? ^FAnd Iíve been^C thinking about your Lincoln continen^Gtal with the sunroof down

^FWhen the kid came down from Lennox, yeah, y^Cawning was the talk of^F the town ^{C F}A real high roller, a self-promoter, sai^Cd the band was the bes^Ft aroun^Gd ^C F C F He^C said I got a lit^C7tle money from the performing; I bought a new suit and hat F C F G I said, "P^Cerforming what?," you said, "Classic stuff Ricky Hayes and Virginia scat." ^FI said, "Who the ^Chell is that?&q^C7uot;

But I can pl^Gay a little old time fiddle; we can start a little country band. F C And I was think^Ging in your Lincoln we can bum around the promise land

^AmAnd the worl^Cd will open u^Amp for us ^{G Am}at least I b^Crought our br^Amoken cup(?) ^G

^FProbation officer john Collins^C was a paranoid^F psychopath ^C F C F G He had to paint the^C fence by the ^C7roller rink for the committee of industrial trash ^FYou canít find the business end of a rifle ^{C F}Youíre the devil from an Irish saint ^C F C F G I ^Csaid I got no cares in those affairs what I was, what I am, or ain't I ^Fgot a lot of fence to pai^Cnt ^C7

^FI've got no loving all because I got in fro^Cm crossing lines ^{G F}You got me thinking, even Lincoln, must hav^Ce felt a little lost sometime ^G

^AmAnd the worl^Cd will open up^Am for us ^{G Am}at least I b^Crought our bro^Amken cup(?) ^G