Hurricane Party
James McmurtryVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
The hurricane party's winding down
And we're all waitin' for the end
And I don't want another drink
I only want that last one again
It gave me such a fine glow, smoky and slow
Now I should probably be homeward bound
But there's no one to talk to
When the lines go down
I guess in the morning I'll go looking for my grey striped cat
My old house can take the weather
So I'm not too concerned about that
It was built to take the wind back in nineteen ten
When this was one damn fine town
But now there's no one to talk to
When the lines go down
Candles flickered on the back bar
The building was shakin' with the wind
I bought a whiskey for the gypsy
And she turned my leather back into skin
Just a fleeting sense
Of that rare suspense
I used to think made the world go round
But now there's no one to talk to
When the lines go down
Open up your back screen door
Let me see your face once more
My hands are cold and my feet so sore
That I can't go on this way
And the thoughts come too fast and too many to keep count
Best just let 'em on through
Now I'm breaking those old glass insulators
With my old twenty-two
Off the telegraph poles
As a half dollar rolls across the knuckles of a rodeo clown
There's just no one to talk to
When the lines go down
My one great love
My God I can feel her still
She ran off to California
Now she's livin' in those Hollywood Hills
With some bullfrog prince
I've not seen her since
Though she calls when he's out of town
And there's no one to talk to
When the lines go down
Open up your back screen door
Let me in your space once more
I was lookin' for an easy score
But it just don't work that way
Some insurance man biker is yelling out for one more beer
But a part-time pirate just don't get much respect around here
We got our problems too man
We'll get to you in just a minute
Sit your drunk ass down
Yeah there's no one to talk to
When the lines go down
Now there's water up past the wheel wells of my Ford
And I don't guess it'll run
But I left a pack of Winstons on the dash
Could you get 'em for me son
The morning's first cigarette, that's as good as it gets all day
I should know by now
That there's no one to talk to
When the lines go down
Not hard at all! Thanks again to BlueLaguna for his version. If you find any
issues with mine just let me know.
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Readable chord sheet for Hurricane Party by James Mcmurtry
[G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [D] [G]The hurricane party's winding [C]down And we're all waitin' for the [G]end [G]And I don't want another drink I [C]only want that last one a[G]gain It gave me [D]such a fine glow, [C]smoky and slow Now I should [G]probably be homeward [D]bound But there's [G]no one to talk to[C] When the lines go dow[G]n I guess in the morning I'll go looking for my grey striped cat My old house can take the weather So I'm not too concerned about that It was built to take the wind back in nineteen ten When this was one damn fine town But now there's no one to talk to When the lines go down Candles flickered on the back bar The building was shakin' with the wind I bought a whiskey for the gypsy And she turned my leather back into skin Just a fleeting sense Of that rare suspense I used to think made the world go round But now there's no one to talk to When the lines go down [D]Open up your [C]back screen door [D] [D]Let me see your [C]face once more [D] [D]My hands are cold and my [C]feet so sore That I [G]can't go on this [D]way And the thoughts come too fast and too many to keep count Best just let 'em on through Now I'm breaking those old glass insulators With my old twenty-two Off the telegraph poles As a half dollar rolls across the knuckles of a rodeo clown There's just no one to talk to When the lines go down My one great love My God I can feel her still She ran off to California Now she's livin' in those Hollywood Hills With some bullfrog prince I've not seen her since Though she calls when he's out of town And there's no one to talk to When the lines go down Open up your back screen door Let me in your space once more I was lookin' for an easy score But it just don't work that way Some insurance man biker is yelling out for one more beer But a part-time pirate just don't get much respect around here We got our problems too man We'll get to you in just a minute Sit your drunk ass down Yeah there's no one to talk to When the lines go down [Bridge without lyrics] Now there's water up past the wheel wells of my Ford And I don't guess it'll run But I left a pack of Winstons on the dash Could you get 'em for me son The morning's first cigarette, that's as good as it gets all day I should know by now That there's no one to talk to When the lines go down Not hard at all! Thanks again to BlueLaguna for his version. If you find any issues with mine just let me know.