Return Of The Grievous Angel
Gram ParsonsVersion1
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Won't you scratch my itch sweet Annie Rich
And welcome me back to town
Come out on your porch or I'll step into your parlor
And I'll show you how it all went down
Out with the truckers and the kickers and the cowboy angels
And a good saloon in every single town
Oh and I remembered something you once told me
And I'll be damned if it did not come true
Twenty thousand roads I went down, down, down
And they all lead me straight back home to you
`Cause I headed West to grow up with the country
Across those prairies with those waves of grain
And I saw my devil, and I saw my deep blue sea
And I thought about a calico bonnet from Cheyenne to Tennessee
We flew straight across that river bridge, last night half past two
Switchman wave his lantern goodbye and good day as we went rolling through
Billboards and truck stops pass by the grievous angel
And now I know just what I have to do
SOLO/INSTRUMENTAL
And the man on the radio won't leave me alone
He wants to take my money for something that I've never been shown
And I saw my devil, and I saw my deep blue sea
And I thought about a calico bonnet from Cheyenne to Tennessee
The news I could bring I met up with the king
On his head an amphetamine crown
He talked about unbuckling that old bible belt
And lighted out for some desert town
Out with the truckers and the kickers and the cowboy angels
And a good saloon in every single town
Oh but I remembered something you once told me
And I'll be damned if it did not come true
Twenty thousand roads I went down, down, down
And they all lead me straight back home to you
Twenty thousand roads I went down, down, down
And they all lead me straight back home to you
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Readable chord sheet for Return Of The Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons
Won't you [A]scratch my itch sweet [D]Annie [A]Rich [A]And welcome m[E]e back to [A]town [A]Come out on your porch or I'll [D]step into your [A]parlor And I'll [B]show you how it all went [E]down [A]Out with the truckers and the [A7]kickers and the cowboy [D]angels And a [A]good saloon in [A7]every single [D]town Oh and [D]I remembered [E]something you once [A]told me And [D]I'll be damned if [E]it did not come [A]true [D]Twenty thousand [E]roads I went [A]down, [C#m]down, [F#m]down And [D]they all lead me [E]straight back home to [A]you `Cause I [C#m]headed West to [D]grow up [E]with the [A]country A[F#m]cross those prairies [E]with those waves of [A]grain And I [C#m]saw my devil, and I [D]saw my [E]deep blue [A]sea And I [D]thought about a calico [E]bonnet from [D]Cheyenne to [E]Tenne[A]ssee We flew st[A]raight across that [D]river [A]bridge, last night [E]half past [A]two [A]Switchman wave his lantern good[D]bye and good [A]day as [B]we went rolling [E]through [A]Billboards and truck stops [A7]pass by the grievous [D]angel And [A]now I know just [E7]what I have to [A]do SOLO/INSTRUMENTAL And the [C#m]man on the rad[D]io won't [E]leave me a[A]lone He wants to [F#m]take my money for [E]something that I've never been [A]shown And I [C#m]saw my devil, and I [D]saw my [E]deep blue [A]sea And I [D]thought about a calico [E]bonnet from [D]Cheyenne to [E]Tenne[A]ssee The [A]news I could bring I met [D]up with the [A]king On his head an a[E]mphetamine [A]crown He [A]talked about unbuckling that [D]old bible [A]belt And lighted [B]out for some desert [E]town [A]Out with the truckers and the [A7]kickers and the cowboy [D]angels And a [A]good saloon in [A7]every single [D]town Oh but [D]I remembered [E]something you once [A]told me And [D]I'll be damned if [E]it did not come [A]true [D]Twenty thousand [E]roads I went [A]down, [C#m]down, [F#m]down And [D]they all lead me [E]straight back home to [A]you [D]Twenty thousand [E]roads I went [A]down, [C#m]down, [F#m]down And [D]they all lead me [E]straight back home to [A]you