G
Steam risin' off of the river at the break of day
G Am
Light creepin' into Room 218 at the Beaujolais
C
Left you crawlin' 'cross the floor
Am
Head ringin', your eyes so sore
G D Am
Bloodshot, drownin', while you down another bottle away
G
The ashtray is overflowin', it's full of gray days
G Am
The devil that you knew one time, may be the devil you save
C
Get up and find your shoes
Am
There're some things that you just don't lose
G D G G7
The street's been creepin' with the barefootin' blues for days
C G
Call me from the second line
C G
Pour us up some cheap French wine
C G Am
Pick up your feet; leave your blues fadin' to gray
C D G
Come on now cut your soul loose, the second line's dancin' away
G
There's a crowd down under the window in a big parade
G Am
They got a brass band dancin' in front, oh, umbrellas they wave
C
They gonna shake it 'til the sun come down
Am
They just laid old Moses deep in the ground
G D G G7
Get yourself together an' walk yourself right out of your grave
C G
Call me from the second line
C G
Pour us up some cheap French wine
C G Am
Pick up your feet; leave your blues fadin' to gray
C G
You got to rise up and put on your hat
C G
You ain't good, but you ain't that bad
C G Am
The dirge is over; the band's just beginnin' to play
C D G Am
Come on now, cut your soul loose, the second line's dancin' away
C D G
Cut your soul loose, the second line's dancin' away