INTRO: C/G G6 Dm C/G G6 F C/GG6 Dm C/G Jamie ran aground out in OhioG6 F C/G Wife left for the great unknownG6 Dm C/G He says he's gonna take to the high roadF C/G And she will find a place aloneG6 Dm C/G He said he just could not make her happyG6 F C/G That he never tried so hard beforeG6 Dm C/G He'd wake up first and make the coffeeF Now the mornings were like war CHORUS:Am G There's a barroom for every way the wind blowsAm F And a harness for every mother's sonAm G You pull your own weight or else it pulls youAm C/G And it gets harder the longer that you runG6 Dm C/G Jamie's from the last great breed of roadmenG6 F C/G Woody, Jack and Kerouac and suchG6 Dm C/G But here was a woman he would die forF C/G Beauty no road could ever touchG6 Dm C/G The town was nearly famous for the glassworksG6 F C/G The factory where they made hoods for the KlanG6 Dm C/G There's a football hall-of-famer in the phonebookF There's only trouble for an empty man CHORUS:Am G 'Cause there's a barroom for every way the wind blowsAm F And temptation in every substance knownAm G You pull your own weight or else it pulls youAm C/G Dm C/G F It gets harder the older that you've grownC/G G6 Dm C/G At home in the Harley-ridden pool-hallsG6 F C/G Guess it's best they never had those kidsG6 Dm C/G Closer to the outlaws than the in-lawsG6 F 'Said Jamie's heart don't break, but I know it didAm G6 F They said Jamie's heart don't break, but I know it didC/G G6 Dm C/G He will find some refuge in his musicG6 F C/G And a long shot that they will reconcileG6 Dm C/G The meantime is a mean time and he knows itF 'Til the day he's back up on the pile CHORUS:Am G Now there's headlights heading from OhioAm F And there's teardrops saltier than rainAm G There's taillights to tell a tale still tenderAm C/G And a cold wind blowing through the nightAm C/G There's a cold wind blowing through tonight
The Ballad Of Jamie Bee
John Gorka
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