Someday
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Steve Earle Someday written by Steve Earle
Steve Earle vocals/acoustic guitar
Richard Bennett guitar
Harry Stinson drums/background vocals
Emory Gordy bass
John Jarvis keyboards
Bucky Baxter steel guitar
Paul Franklin steel guitar
G C D G C D G C D G
G C D G
There ain't a lot that you can do in this town
G C D G
You drive down to the lake and then you turn back around
G C D G
You go to school and you learn to read and write
G C D G
So you can walk into the county bank and sign away your life
G C D G
Now I work at the fillin station on the interstate
G C D G
I'm pumpin gasoline and countin out of state plates
G C D G
They ask me how far into Memphis son and where's the nearest beer
G C D G
They don't even know that there's a town around here
Em C D G
Someday I'm finally gonna let go
Em C D G
Cause I know there's a better way
Em C D G
And I wanna know what's over that rainbow
G D C D G C D G C D G
I'm gonna get out of here someday someday
G C D G
Now my brother went to college cause he played football
G C D G
I'm still hangin' round cause I'm a little bit small
G C D G
I got me a 67 Chevy she's low and sleek and black
G
Someday I'll put her on that interstate and never look back
Em C D G
Someday I'm finally gonna let go
Em C D G
Cause I know there's a better way
Em C D G
And I wanna know what's over that rainbow
G D C D
I'm gonna get out of here someday
G D C D G C D G
I'm gonna get out of here someday
G C D G C D G C D G
Someday someday
>From Steve Earle "Guitar Town"
MCA Records 1986
>From Steve Earle "Ain't Ever Satisfied"
Hip Records 1996
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