Notorious


#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## # From: Perret Charles **************** NOTORIOUS ***************** Written and performed by Confederate Railroad. Capo on the 1st fret. Verse 1: E Riding North on Interstate 75 With a nervous fading beauty sitting by his side A E And a pistol that he used to pave the way B7 Down the long black stretches of a dark highway Verse 2: E Ray bought his future with a pound of lead When he robbed a liquor store and left the clerk for dead A E That kid should have put the money in the sack B7 But he didn't and now there ain't no turning back Chorus 1: A E He's a desperate rider, he's a Jesse James A E The best that he could hope for is a household name A E There ain't nobody that a man can trust B7 E When all his headlines read, notorious A E There ain't nobody that a man can trust B7 E When all his headlines read, notorious Verse 3: E They pulled out of ? about12 o'clock Took the heatstroke with the lights off to avoid the road block A E Ray killed the motor at the county line B7 Changed his Tennessee plates to a lost tag sign Verse 4: E She would never ask what the boy had done But said she'd be his hostage if he needed one A E Her momma raised her to be loyal and true B7 And she figured that's the least that she could do Chorus 2: A E She was lost and lonely on a midnight ride A E Reluctant Bonnie to a poorman's Clyde A E It ain't too easy when the man you love B7 E Has got a reputation that's notorious A E It ain't too easy when the man you love B7 E Has got a reputation that's notorious Verse 5: E They were just outside of Knoxville when the lights flashed on And the siren's starting howling like hell houndogs A E Ray popped that Firebird into overdrive B7 And swore he'd never let them take him alive Chorus 3: A E He was a desperate rider, he was Jesse James A E The best that he'd ever hope for was a household name A E The morning papers didn't say too much B7 E But his obituairy read, notorious A E The caption by his picture didn't say too much B7 E But his obituairy read, notorious A E The caption by his picture didn't say too much B7 E But his obituairy read, notorious Thanks to David M. Potter (dmp12@cornell.edu) for the lyrics. Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr ---------- X-Sun-Data-Type: default X-Sun-Data-Description: default X-Sun-Data-Name: WhenYouLeaveThatWay.crd X-Sun-Charset: us-ascii X-Sun-Content-Lines: 113 ********* WHEN YOU LEAVE THAT WAY YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK ********* Written by Steve Clark,Johnny Mac Rae performed by Confederate Railroad. Intro and the average way they play during the song: D e -------0h2-----2h3---3---------0h2-----2h3---3--------| B -----3-------3---------------3-------3----------------| G ---2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---2------| D -0-----------------------0----------------------------| A ------------------------------------------------------| E ------------------------------------------------------| about the same thing for the A chord. Verse 1: D I remember waking in the morning A To the sound of the rooster's crow Mamma cooking in the kitchen D Arthur Godfrey on the radio Verse 2: D Me and Dad were just like strangers A We never did see eye to eye Came to blows one Sunday morning D F C/G D So i packed my bags and i said goodbye Chorus: / Em When you leave that way you can never go back A D A train won't run on a torn up track G D Em Sometimes i wish i'd never roamed,oh no A D 'cause when you leave that way you can never go home Verse 3: D Then i met a girl in Knoxville A Oh,we set our wedding day I left her standing at the alter D With a baby on the way Chorus. Bridge: G A D Lord i'd love to see my mom and daddy G A Bm And what i'd give to hold that boy of mine G A D I'd get down on my knees and i say i'm sorry E A If i could only go back one more time Verse 4: D But i killed a man in Houston A When he caught me with his wife And i told the preacher man to leave me alone D When he came to read my rights Chorus bis: / Em He said son,when you leave this way you can never come back A D A soul won't roll on a torn up track G D Em All through eternity you'll roam alone A D 'cause when you leave this way you can never come home G D Em All through eternity you'll roam alone A Bm 'cause when you leave this way you can never come home Thanks to David M. Potter (dmp12@cornell.edu) for the lyrics. Perret Charles-Amir : perret@math.univ-mlv.fr