The Ballad Of Jamie Bee

Intro: C/G G6 Dm C/G G6 F C/G G6 Dm C/G Jamie ran aground out in Ohio G6 F C/G Wife left for the great unknown G6 Dm C/G He says he's gonna take to the high road F C/G And she will find a place alone G6 Dm C/G He said he just could not make her happy G6 F C/G That he never tried so hard before G6 Dm C/G He'd wake up first and make the coffee F Now the mornings were like war Chorus: Am G There's a barroom for every way the wind blows Am F And a harness for every mother's son Am G You pull your own weight or else it pulls you Am C/G And it gets harder the longer that you run G6 Dm C/G Jamie's from the last great breed of roadmen G6 F C/G Woody, Jack and Kerouac and such G6 Dm C/G But here was a woman he would die for F C/G Beauty no road could ever touch G6 Dm C/G The town was nearly famous for the glassworks G6 F C/G The factory where they made hoods for the Klan G6 Dm C/G There's a football hall-of-famer in the phonebook F There's only trouble for an empty man Chorus: Am G 'Cause there's a barroom for every way the wind blows Am F And temptation in every substance known Am G You pull your own weight or else it pulls you Am C/G Dm C/G F It gets harder the older that you've grown C/G G6 Dm C/G At home in the Harley-ridden pool-halls G6 F C/G Guess it's best they never had those kids G6 Dm C/G Closer to the outlaws than the in-laws G6 F 'Said Jamie's heart don't break, but I know it did Am G6 F They said Jamie's heart don't break, but I know it did C/G G6 Dm C/G He will find some refuge in his music G6 F C/G And a long shot that they will reconcile G6 Dm C/G The meantime is a mean time and he knows it F 'Til the day he's back up on the pile Chorus: Am G Now there's headlights heading from Ohio Am F And there's teardrops saltier than rain Am G There's taillights to tell a tale still tender Am C/G And a cold wind blowing through the night Am C/G There's a cold wind blowing through tonight OUTRO: G6 Dm C/G G6 F C/G G6 Dm C/G G6 F C/G