The Geezer Group
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[Intro ]{Spoken}
{Intro Riff}
Em Em Em Em
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At the crossroads of a two-lane state highway and a numbered county road,
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In Cumberland County, Kentucky,
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A roadhouse called The Red Stiletto Club (B.Y.O.B.)
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Sits across the highway from the Foursquare Pentecostal Church.
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You can tell the Club by the big white sign with a picture of a red, high-heeled shoe,
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And, of course, the words, "Red Stiletto Club (B.Y.O.B.)."
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In front of the church, a more modest sign announces, "Fish Fry Friday."
[Verso 1]
E
At the crossroads, in Cumberland County,
E
That white sign cut my soul in two.
A
The Red Stiletto Club (B.Y.O.B.)
E
Like a bear I still walked on through.
E
Big old place, unpainted,
E
Way back in that dirt lot.
A
I learned how to lose my money.
E
And forgot what I got.
E
Across the road, a church bell rang.
E
Foursquare called my name.
A
But I stood there drunk on my own bad luck.
B7 E
And I walked right into shame.
[Refrão]
E
Red Stiletto Club took me back.
A E
Red Stiletto Club, my soul attacked.
A
I gave my years to a wicked little flame.
A
Now I taste that smoke and I call your name.
E
Red Stiletto Club, cut me loose.
B7 E
Red Stiletto Club, I paid my dues.
{Break}
E E A E E A B7 E
[Verso 2]
E
I used to park where the gravel bit,
E
A glass pipe tucked deep in my coat.
A
Laughin' loud with a broke down grin,
E
While the Devil kept the notes.
E
I spent my youth on a hard dirt floor,
E
With a lie and a busted nerve.
A
Now I drink water, pray for mercy,
E
Try to live what I don't deserve.
E
You see that white church stood across from me,
E
Like a judge in plain daylight.
A
I heard them singing through the screen doors,
B7 E
While I chose the darker side.
[Refrão]
E
Red Stiletto Club took me back.
A E
Red Stiletto Club, my soul attacked.
A
I gave my years to a wicked little flame.
A
Now I taste that smoke and I call your name.
E
Red Stiletto Club, cut me loose.
B7 E
Red Stiletto Club, I paid my dues.
{Break}
E E A E E A B7 E x2
[Verso 3]
E
Now my hand shakes when the rain comes down,
E
I see that place in my sleep.
A
I see that bright red shoe on that plain white sign,
B7 E
I hear the vows I couldn't keep.
[Refrão]
Red Stiletto Club took me back.
A E
Red Stiletto Club, my soul attacked.
A
I gave my years to a wicked little flame.
A
Now I taste that smoke and I call your name.
E
Red Stiletto Club, cut me loose.
B7 E
Red Stiletto Club, I paid my dues.
E
Red Stiletto Club, let me go.
Outro
E E A E E A B7 E
A
I'm one old sinner,
B7 E
On a better road.
E E A E E A B7 E
How to play The Geezer Group
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