Chords for Shawn Mullins "Lullaby" (with extended intro) @ Eddie Owen Presents

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I [G] was doing that at first with it, you know?
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_ _ _ _ And I was like, man, check these harmonics out.
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_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] And I played this little place in L.A.
[D] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] It's a Chinese restaurant and a music venue [G] all rolled into one.
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It's called Genghis Cohen.
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] It was the only place I could get a gig out there without [G] having to pay to play.
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That's just how [F#] it is out there.
[C] _ [G] You may not want to play Whiskey A Go-Go or one of those [B] famous rooms, but you have to.
[C] [D] If you don't have the audience, they'll [E] pack it out already.
[F#] You have to pay the promoter and the club [G] owner.
So [D] my friend Kelly McCartney, [B] she was living out there.
_ [D] She goes, you need to play Genghis Cohen.
That's a cool place.
And they'll pass a hat [G] for you.
_ [D] And they'll give you some free Chinese [B] food at the end of the night.
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And the story for this song came very easily.
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_ _ [D] It was probably the second or third time I'd played [B] Genghis.
_ [G] I was finally getting where I could pack it out, man, 30 people. _
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And a girl [D] about my age came up to me and [G] she said, I like your stories.
You know, you're a cool [E] storyteller.
No one really does that anymore.
And I [G] said, yeah, I know. _
[G] I'm very aware of how [D] unhip it is.
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_ [G] _ _ [D] This is about the time [F#] Backstreet Boys and [G] NSYNC were on the radio, you know.
_ [D] _ But anyway, she said, hey, do you mind [C] if I tell you a story?
I've got a story for you to [D] hear.
And I [G] said, sure.
That's where I get my songs.
_ [D] So [G] we sat down together and had some Chinese food.
And a couple hours later, I had the lyric of this song.
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_ When she grew up with the children of the stars in [G] the [D] Hollywood Hills and the boulevard,
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_ her parents threw big parties, you know, [B] everyone was there. _
[D] Hung out with folks [G] like Dennis Hopper, Bob Seger, [D] [G] Sonny and Cher. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] She feels safe now in this [C] bar on Fairfax. _
[D] From the stage, I [G] can tell she can't let go and she can't relax.
[D] Just before she [B] hangs her head to cry, _ [G] _
[D] I sing to her [G] a lullaby.
_ I sing _ [D] everything's [C] gonna be all right.
[G] Rockabye, _ [D] _ _ [C] rockabye.
_ [G] And _ [D] everything's [C] gonna be all right.
[G] _ [A]
Rockabye, _ _ [C] rockabye, _ _ [G]
rockabye.
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She still lives with her mom [B] outside the city.
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Down that street about [B] a half a mile.
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And all her friends tell [F#] her that she's so [C] pretty.
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She'd be a whole lot prettier, [B] you know, if she'd smile [C] once in a while.
[G] But you know, even her [G] smile, it looks just like a frown. _ _ _ _
She's seen her share of devils in this angel town.
And _ [C] everything's gonna be all right.
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[D] _ [C] Rockabye, rockabye.
_ [G] And _ _ [C] everything's gonna be all right.
[A] Rockabye, _ _ [C] _ rockabye, [G] rockabye. _
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I _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ told her, _ _ _ [F#] I said, I ain't so sure about this [G] place.
It's hard to play a gig in La La [G#] Land and keep a straight face.
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It [B] seems like everybody's got a plan.
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It's kind of like Nashville [B] with a tan.
[G] Y'all help me out.
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ There you go.
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_ _ Rockabye, rockabye.
Let's try [D] it again.
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_ [D] Everything's [G] gonna be all right.
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Rockabye, _ _ [C] rockabye.
Keep [G] it going.
And _ everything's [C] gonna be all right.
[G]
Rockabye, [D] _ [C] rockabye.
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_ _ [C] Everything's gonna be all right.
[A] Rockabye, _ _ [C] rockabye.
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Rockabye.
_ [C] _ _ I said, bye-bye.
_ _ _ _ [G] I said, bye-bye.
_ _ Thank you [G] all so much.
_ [C] _ _ _ Thank [N] you.
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