G Well, you don't put beans in chilliC G You never water good whiskey downG/F# E7 And you never play poker with a man named 'Doc'A7 D On the Spanish side of town [Verse]G But if you wanna go sleeping with the doctor's daughterC A7 You gotta pay the old man his breadG E7 It's a short, short ride from Hell to heavenC D G Ridin' on a bowl of red [Verse] Well, I'm a-talkin' 'bout sweet Lorene, the chilli queenC G Down at number nine Pecos StreetG/F# E7 She got bull meat hangin' up above her headA7 D Chilli peppers down at her feet [Verse]G She got an iron pot smokin' on a woodsmoke stoveC A7 She got an antique feather bedG E7 Pretty short, short ride from Hell to heavenC D G Ridin' on a bowl of red [Bridge]G Here's the recipe:E Bull meat, cow meat, pig's feet, chicken feetE I've even seen her use a rabbit's headA7 Camino, oregano, cilantro, let it goD Sop it up with sourdough bread[Verse]G Let it boil all day, you'll be rollin' in the hayC A7 Lorene keeps a man well fedG E7 Just walk on down to number nineC D G Say, "Gimme little bowl of red" [Instrumental]G C G E7 A7 DG C A7 G E7 C D G [Bridge]E Well now, Peter Piper picked a bunch of chilli peppersE Tell me now, how many pipes did Peter Piper pickA7 Yeah, he took 'em on down to sweet LoreneD And said, "I need a bowl of red, real quick" [Verse]G She put Peter Piper's peppers in a pot on the stoveC A7 She put Peter Piper in her feather bedG E7 And now Peter Piper's pickin' chilli peppers all dayC D G Just to get his daily bowl of red [Verse]G I said, well, you don't put beans in chilliC G You never water good whiskey downG/F# E7 And you never play poker with a man named 'Doc'A7 D On the Spanish side of town [Verse ]G But if you wanna go sleeping with the doctor's daughterC A7 You gotta pay the old man his breadG E7 It's a short, short ride from Hell to heavenC D G Ridin' on a bowl of red [Bridge]E Well now, Peter Piper picked a bunch of chilli peppersE Tell me now, how many pipes did Peter Piper pickA7 Yeah, he took 'em on down to sweet LoreneD And said, "I need a bowl of red, real quick" [Verse]G She put Peter Piper's peppers in a pot on the stoveC A7 She put Peter Piper in her feather bedG E7 And now Peter Piper's pickin' chilli peppers all dayC D G Just to get his daily bowl of red [Verse]G I said, well, you don't put beans in chilliC G You never water good whiskey downG/F# E7 And you never play poker with a man named 'Doc'A7 D On the Spanish side of town [Verse]G But if you wanna go sleeping with the doctor's daughterC A7 You gotta pay the old man his breadG E7 It's a short, short ride from Hell to heavenC D G Ridin' on a bowl of redG E7 I said, it's a short, short ride from Hell to heavenC D G Ridin' on a bowl of red
A Bowl Of Red
Tom Russell
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