Chords for Loudon Wainwright III on Mountain Stage
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Please welcome back to the show Loudon Wainwright III.
Thank [F#] you, thank you.
[G#m] [F#]
Love the new damn craze, sweeping the land.
First you get out of bed, then you attempt to [B] stand.
You get out of bed, get to your [F#] feet, you got to just stand and you [F#m] can't [C#] retreat.
And here comes the hard part, here's [A] the bad [B] news, you got to bend over and put on [F#] your shoes.
Has anybody ever approached you about doing a reality show, [N] the Wainwrights?
A la the Osmonds?
Whatever, the Osborns.
I mean, you know, you got Rufus and you got Martha and you got Lucy and you got [F#] Suzy and you know, your sister.
You could have this, not that you would do it, but [C#] you're an actor [B] too.
And I understand those things are scripted anyway.
I tell you Larry, if [F#] the money's there, you can count me in.
That's what I figured.
[B] Yeah, you could do that.
I mean, hey, if these [F#m] other people can do it, you could [B] do it.
Because [F#] your regular life with all the relatives [C#] has to be interesting enough,
and then you can spice it [F#] up with whatever they spice them up with.
You got talented people actually.
There [B] are some talented pickers and singers and writers and fashion plates in the audience.
[N] In the audience that is my family.
Exactly.
And the performing group and audience that is your family are both, no doubt.
[Bm] So many of them.
Can't get a [D] drink in Harlan County.
[Bm] I [A] can't get a drink and I don't know [D] why.
[Bm] Why I ever came to Harlan County.
Harlan [F#m] County's [D] damn near dry.
Yeah, [B] you can get a [Bm] drink in Harlan County.
Go to [A] the city of [D] Cumberland.
[Bm] Go to the package [D] store on Main [Bm] Street.
A $20 [A] bill in your [D] right hand.
[Bm] But I can't get a [D] drink in Harlan [Bm] County.
I can't get a [A] drink and I don't [D] know why.
[Bm] Why I ever [D] came to Harlan [B] County.
Harlan [A] County's [D] damn near dry.
The [Bm] album itself is a kind of an [D#] exploration of the death [Bm] and decay album.
It's like death, end, apostrophe, decay.
Like good and plenty.
And it's, you know, because it's what's going on.
I was going to say when I introduced it, his last album, and I didn't want to say it that way.
Perhaps that's the wrong phrasing.
His latest album.
They cook a little [D] meth in Harlan [Bm] County.
[A] Chemistry in the [D] kitchen sink.
But [B] unless [Bm] you're over in Cumberland City, a [A] thirsty man [D] can't get a drink.
[Bm] No, I can't get a [D] drink in Harlan [B] County.
I can't get a [A] drink and I [D] don't know why.
[Bm] Why I ever [D] came to Harlan County.
[Bm] [A] Harlan County's damn [D] near dry.
If you're over [F#] 50, you know, you really must listen to this record.
If you're over 60, it's almost compulsory listening.
But even if you're over 70, forget about it.
Yeah, if you're over 70, it's too late.
[D] Well, I wonder [G] how Suzy [D] is doing at [Bm] the airport in [D] Old Durango.
Does [C#m] Suzy [G] still work for [D] the airlines?
[Bm] I pray one day they let [A] that bitch go.
[G]
Suzy's a big deal at the [D] airlines.
[G]
The Durango airport's [A] pretty small.
[G] She [D] checks in and tags [G] and [D] handles some baggage.
You could [A] say that [D] Su does it all.
[G] [D] You could say that [A] bitch Su [D] does it all.
If you've never seen A Lot in Wainwright, then probably you're not into acoustic music
[G] Where the hell have you been?
[D] You've got to go see him because he's funny in person, extremely funny and entertaining.
How long are your shows when you go?
Like Friday night, you did a show in Roanoke.
[A] How long was that?
Six hours.
If you like The Grateful Dead [Bm] and you [N] love Loudon.
The boss can do four, I can do six.
You do two or what do you do?
[G] 90 minutes?
I do 90 minutes.
[Bm] Always by yourself, so it's a little more pressure than the guy with the band.
Anything after 90 [F#m] minutes, I've got to have a nap.
Now I think of myself [G] as a nice guy.
[D] Usually I'm polite, [A] never rude.
[F#m] Of course the bitch's real [G] name isn't Suzy.
[D] Because I don't want to get [A] my ass sued.
But I [G] wonder how [D] Angela's doing.
[G] That's something I'd [A] sure like to know.
[G] Is [D] Angie still there [G] with her [D] ponytail hair?
At the [A] airport in Old Orango.
[G] At [D] the airport [A] in [D] Old Orango.
[N]
Thank [F#] you, thank you.
[G#m] [F#]
Love the new damn craze, sweeping the land.
First you get out of bed, then you attempt to [B] stand.
You get out of bed, get to your [F#] feet, you got to just stand and you [F#m] can't [C#] retreat.
And here comes the hard part, here's [A] the bad [B] news, you got to bend over and put on [F#] your shoes.
Has anybody ever approached you about doing a reality show, [N] the Wainwrights?
A la the Osmonds?
Whatever, the Osborns.
I mean, you know, you got Rufus and you got Martha and you got Lucy and you got [F#] Suzy and you know, your sister.
You could have this, not that you would do it, but [C#] you're an actor [B] too.
And I understand those things are scripted anyway.
I tell you Larry, if [F#] the money's there, you can count me in.
That's what I figured.
[B] Yeah, you could do that.
I mean, hey, if these [F#m] other people can do it, you could [B] do it.
Because [F#] your regular life with all the relatives [C#] has to be interesting enough,
and then you can spice it [F#] up with whatever they spice them up with.
You got talented people actually.
There [B] are some talented pickers and singers and writers and fashion plates in the audience.
[N] In the audience that is my family.
Exactly.
And the performing group and audience that is your family are both, no doubt.
[Bm] So many of them.
Can't get a [D] drink in Harlan County.
[Bm] I [A] can't get a drink and I don't know [D] why.
[Bm] Why I ever came to Harlan County.
Harlan [F#m] County's [D] damn near dry.
Yeah, [B] you can get a [Bm] drink in Harlan County.
Go to [A] the city of [D] Cumberland.
[Bm] Go to the package [D] store on Main [Bm] Street.
A $20 [A] bill in your [D] right hand.
[Bm] But I can't get a [D] drink in Harlan [Bm] County.
I can't get a [A] drink and I don't [D] know why.
[Bm] Why I ever [D] came to Harlan [B] County.
Harlan [A] County's [D] damn near dry.
The [Bm] album itself is a kind of an [D#] exploration of the death [Bm] and decay album.
It's like death, end, apostrophe, decay.
Like good and plenty.
And it's, you know, because it's what's going on.
I was going to say when I introduced it, his last album, and I didn't want to say it that way.
Perhaps that's the wrong phrasing.
His latest album.
They cook a little [D] meth in Harlan [Bm] County.
[A] Chemistry in the [D] kitchen sink.
But [B] unless [Bm] you're over in Cumberland City, a [A] thirsty man [D] can't get a drink.
[Bm] No, I can't get a [D] drink in Harlan [B] County.
I can't get a [A] drink and I [D] don't know why.
[Bm] Why I ever [D] came to Harlan County.
[Bm] [A] Harlan County's damn [D] near dry.
If you're over [F#] 50, you know, you really must listen to this record.
If you're over 60, it's almost compulsory listening.
But even if you're over 70, forget about it.
Yeah, if you're over 70, it's too late.
[D] Well, I wonder [G] how Suzy [D] is doing at [Bm] the airport in [D] Old Durango.
Does [C#m] Suzy [G] still work for [D] the airlines?
[Bm] I pray one day they let [A] that bitch go.
[G]
Suzy's a big deal at the [D] airlines.
[G]
The Durango airport's [A] pretty small.
[G] She [D] checks in and tags [G] and [D] handles some baggage.
You could [A] say that [D] Su does it all.
[G] [D] You could say that [A] bitch Su [D] does it all.
If you've never seen A Lot in Wainwright, then probably you're not into acoustic music
[G] Where the hell have you been?
[D] You've got to go see him because he's funny in person, extremely funny and entertaining.
How long are your shows when you go?
Like Friday night, you did a show in Roanoke.
[A] How long was that?
Six hours.
If you like The Grateful Dead [Bm] and you [N] love Loudon.
The boss can do four, I can do six.
You do two or what do you do?
[G] 90 minutes?
I do 90 minutes.
[Bm] Always by yourself, so it's a little more pressure than the guy with the band.
Anything after 90 [F#m] minutes, I've got to have a nap.
Now I think of myself [G] as a nice guy.
[D] Usually I'm polite, [A] never rude.
[F#m] Of course the bitch's real [G] name isn't Suzy.
[D] Because I don't want to get [A] my ass sued.
But I [G] wonder how [D] Angela's doing.
[G] That's something I'd [A] sure like to know.
[G] Is [D] Angie still there [G] with her [D] ponytail hair?
At the [A] airport in Old Orango.
[G] At [D] the airport [A] in [D] Old Orango.
[N]
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Please welcome back to the show Loudon Wainwright III.
Thank [F#] you, thank you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Love the new damn craze, sweeping the land.
First you get out of bed, then you attempt to [B] stand.
You get out of bed, get to your [F#] feet, you got to just stand and you [F#m] can't [C#] retreat.
And here comes the hard part, here's [A] the bad [B] news, you got to bend over and put on [F#] your shoes.
_ _ _ _ Has anybody ever approached you about doing a reality show, [N] the Wainwrights? _
A la the Osmonds?
Whatever, the Osborns.
I mean, you know, you got Rufus and you got Martha and you got Lucy and you got [F#] Suzy and you know, your sister.
You could have this, not that you would do it, but [C#] you're an actor [B] too.
And I understand those things are scripted anyway.
I tell you Larry, if [F#] the money's there, you can count me in.
That's what I figured.
_ _ [B] Yeah, you could do that.
I mean, hey, if these [F#m] other people can do it, you could [B] do it.
Because [F#] your regular life with all the relatives [C#] has to be interesting enough,
and then you can spice it [F#] up with whatever they spice them up with.
You got talented people actually.
There [B] are some talented pickers and singers and writers and fashion plates in the audience.
[N] In the audience that is my family.
Exactly.
And the performing group and audience that is your family are both, no doubt.
[Bm] So many of them.
Can't get a [D] drink in Harlan County.
[Bm] I [A] can't get a drink and I don't know [D] why.
_ [Bm] Why I ever came to Harlan County.
Harlan [F#m] County's [D] damn near dry.
_ Yeah, [B] you can get a [Bm] drink in Harlan County.
Go to [A] the city of [D] Cumberland.
_ _ [Bm] Go to the package [D] store on Main [Bm] Street.
A $20 [A] bill in your [D] right hand. _
_ [Bm] But I can't get a [D] drink in Harlan [Bm] County.
I can't get a [A] drink and I don't [D] know why.
[Bm] Why I ever [D] came to Harlan [B] County.
Harlan [A] County's [D] damn near dry.
The [Bm] album itself is a kind of an [D#] exploration of the death [Bm] and decay album.
It's like death, end, apostrophe, decay.
Like good and plenty.
And it's, you know, because it's what's going on.
I was going to say when I introduced it, his last album, and I didn't want to say it that way.
Perhaps that's the wrong phrasing.
His latest album.
They cook a little [D] meth in Harlan [Bm] County.
[A] Chemistry in the [D] kitchen sink.
But [B] unless [Bm] you're over in Cumberland City, a [A] thirsty man [D] can't get a drink.
[Bm] No, I can't get a [D] drink in Harlan [B] County.
I can't get a [A] drink and I [D] don't know why.
[Bm] Why I ever [D] came to Harlan County.
[Bm] [A] Harlan County's damn [D] near dry. _
_ _ _ _ _ If you're over [F#] 50, you know, you really must listen to this record.
If you're over 60, it's almost compulsory listening.
But even if you're over 70, forget about it.
Yeah, if you're over 70, it's too late.
[D] Well, I wonder [G] how Suzy [D] is doing at _ [Bm] _ _ the airport in [D] Old Durango.
_ _ _ Does [C#m] Suzy [G] still work for [D] the airlines?
_ _ [Bm] _ I pray one day they let [A] that bitch go.
_ _ _ [G] _
Suzy's a big deal at the [D] airlines.
_ _ _ [G]
The Durango airport's [A] pretty small. _ _
_ [G] She [D] checks in and tags [G] and [D] handles some baggage.
You could [A] say that [D] Su does it all.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] You could say that [A] bitch Su [D] does it all.
If you've never seen A Lot in Wainwright, then probably you're not into acoustic music
[G] Where the hell have you been?
[D] You've got to go see him because he's funny in person, extremely funny and entertaining.
How long are your shows when you go?
Like Friday night, you did a show in Roanoke.
[A] How long was that?
Six hours.
If you like The Grateful Dead [Bm] and you [N] love Loudon.
The boss can do four, I can do six.
You do two or what do you do?
[G] 90 minutes?
I do 90 minutes.
[Bm] Always by yourself, so it's a little more pressure than the guy with the band.
Anything after 90 [F#m] minutes, I've got to have a nap.
Now I think of myself [G] as a nice guy.
_ [D] Usually I'm polite, [A] never rude.
_ _ [F#m] Of course the bitch's real [G] name isn't Suzy.
_ _ [D] Because I don't want to get [A] my ass sued.
_ _ _ _ But I [G] _ wonder how [D] Angela's doing. _
_ _ [G] _ That's something I'd [A] sure like to know.
_ _ [G] Is [D] Angie still there [G] with her [D] ponytail hair?
At the [A] airport in Old Orango.
[G] _ _ At _ [D] the airport [A] in [D] Old Orango. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
Thank [F#] you, thank you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Love the new damn craze, sweeping the land.
First you get out of bed, then you attempt to [B] stand.
You get out of bed, get to your [F#] feet, you got to just stand and you [F#m] can't [C#] retreat.
And here comes the hard part, here's [A] the bad [B] news, you got to bend over and put on [F#] your shoes.
_ _ _ _ Has anybody ever approached you about doing a reality show, [N] the Wainwrights? _
A la the Osmonds?
Whatever, the Osborns.
I mean, you know, you got Rufus and you got Martha and you got Lucy and you got [F#] Suzy and you know, your sister.
You could have this, not that you would do it, but [C#] you're an actor [B] too.
And I understand those things are scripted anyway.
I tell you Larry, if [F#] the money's there, you can count me in.
That's what I figured.
_ _ [B] Yeah, you could do that.
I mean, hey, if these [F#m] other people can do it, you could [B] do it.
Because [F#] your regular life with all the relatives [C#] has to be interesting enough,
and then you can spice it [F#] up with whatever they spice them up with.
You got talented people actually.
There [B] are some talented pickers and singers and writers and fashion plates in the audience.
[N] In the audience that is my family.
Exactly.
And the performing group and audience that is your family are both, no doubt.
[Bm] So many of them.
Can't get a [D] drink in Harlan County.
[Bm] I [A] can't get a drink and I don't know [D] why.
_ [Bm] Why I ever came to Harlan County.
Harlan [F#m] County's [D] damn near dry.
_ Yeah, [B] you can get a [Bm] drink in Harlan County.
Go to [A] the city of [D] Cumberland.
_ _ [Bm] Go to the package [D] store on Main [Bm] Street.
A $20 [A] bill in your [D] right hand. _
_ [Bm] But I can't get a [D] drink in Harlan [Bm] County.
I can't get a [A] drink and I don't [D] know why.
[Bm] Why I ever [D] came to Harlan [B] County.
Harlan [A] County's [D] damn near dry.
The [Bm] album itself is a kind of an [D#] exploration of the death [Bm] and decay album.
It's like death, end, apostrophe, decay.
Like good and plenty.
And it's, you know, because it's what's going on.
I was going to say when I introduced it, his last album, and I didn't want to say it that way.
Perhaps that's the wrong phrasing.
His latest album.
They cook a little [D] meth in Harlan [Bm] County.
[A] Chemistry in the [D] kitchen sink.
But [B] unless [Bm] you're over in Cumberland City, a [A] thirsty man [D] can't get a drink.
[Bm] No, I can't get a [D] drink in Harlan [B] County.
I can't get a [A] drink and I [D] don't know why.
[Bm] Why I ever [D] came to Harlan County.
[Bm] [A] Harlan County's damn [D] near dry. _
_ _ _ _ _ If you're over [F#] 50, you know, you really must listen to this record.
If you're over 60, it's almost compulsory listening.
But even if you're over 70, forget about it.
Yeah, if you're over 70, it's too late.
[D] Well, I wonder [G] how Suzy [D] is doing at _ [Bm] _ _ the airport in [D] Old Durango.
_ _ _ Does [C#m] Suzy [G] still work for [D] the airlines?
_ _ [Bm] _ I pray one day they let [A] that bitch go.
_ _ _ [G] _
Suzy's a big deal at the [D] airlines.
_ _ _ [G]
The Durango airport's [A] pretty small. _ _
_ [G] She [D] checks in and tags [G] and [D] handles some baggage.
You could [A] say that [D] Su does it all.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] You could say that [A] bitch Su [D] does it all.
If you've never seen A Lot in Wainwright, then probably you're not into acoustic music
[G] Where the hell have you been?
[D] You've got to go see him because he's funny in person, extremely funny and entertaining.
How long are your shows when you go?
Like Friday night, you did a show in Roanoke.
[A] How long was that?
Six hours.
If you like The Grateful Dead [Bm] and you [N] love Loudon.
The boss can do four, I can do six.
You do two or what do you do?
[G] 90 minutes?
I do 90 minutes.
[Bm] Always by yourself, so it's a little more pressure than the guy with the band.
Anything after 90 [F#m] minutes, I've got to have a nap.
Now I think of myself [G] as a nice guy.
_ [D] Usually I'm polite, [A] never rude.
_ _ [F#m] Of course the bitch's real [G] name isn't Suzy.
_ _ [D] Because I don't want to get [A] my ass sued.
_ _ _ _ But I [G] _ wonder how [D] Angela's doing. _
_ _ [G] _ That's something I'd [A] sure like to know.
_ _ [G] Is [D] Angie still there [G] with her [D] ponytail hair?
At the [A] airport in Old Orango.
[G] _ _ At _ [D] the airport [A] in [D] Old Orango. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _