"Mockingbird"
by, Max Stalling
from the CD, "Comfort In The Curves"
[G] Well, I should be in Crystal City [C] with H.R. drinking coffee
[G] Down at Bea's Golden Bull [D] absorbing what he offers me
[G] Clinging fast to every [G7] word; a [C] scripture for life in a [Am]
mortal's terms
[G] A shoutable story [D] spoken in very soft [G] tones
chorus:
That's all [C] right now Mama; it's just the [G] miles I swear
[D] Please don't stop your letters and your [G] prayers
[G7] That's all [C] right now Mama; don't you [G] cry [C] for [G] me
I'm that [D] mockingbird who is singing in your [G] tree
[G] Well, I remember the words that Toby said when we [C] visited the spot
where they laid [G] Joel to rest
Out in the rocks and dirt of that brown cemetery [D]
He said [G] I've dealt with drought since my very first [G7] breath and I'll
be [C] damned if I'll [Am] do it in death [G] When I die I want to be [D]
buried where the grass is [G] green
repeat chorus:
[G] God bless me virgin Mary Guadeloupe [C] from your bathtub [G] shrine
It's been so long since my last confession [D] I don't know if we've time
[G] But maybe if I drive by each [G7] day and shout [C] five confessions as I
[Am] pass each way
[G] In thirty years or so maybe [D] we'll be catching [G] up
That's all [C] right now Mama; it's just the [G] miles I swear
I am [D] living off of your letters and your prayers
[G7] Don't you [C] toss and turn while napping
Your boys [G] out here trying to make it happen
[D] I just get a little worried sometimes over bigger [G] things
[G7] That's all [C] right now Mama; don't you [G] weep [C] for [G] me
I'm that [D] mockingbird who is singing in your [D] tree
[G] Well, I should be in Crystal City [C][?/B][Am][D/F#][G]
There you have it, friends.
if anyone is interested in buying max's cd they can order it
by sending $17 to: MAX STALLING P.O. box 721144 Dallas Tx.
75372-1144 also his e-mail is
Max@Maxstalling.com.
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