Strong Black Coffee
Jared Mees And The Grown ChildrenVersion1
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Whoa I drink pots and pots and pots and pots of strong black coffee
Trying to keep my sleepy soul awake
But the sleepiness still comes along and when it does its fast and strong
I end up with a bad case of the shakes
And my baby tells me honey cut it out
Cuz she's familiar with the bend before the break
But she's in this runaway with me and by god were doing fifty
Comin' round that hairpin turn top of wolf creek
Now I've called olly olly olly olly oxen free
Tryin' to draw god out from his hiding place
Either he can't hear what I'm saying or he just got sick of playing
Either way, I'll be calling out like this for days
And the cadence and the chords are all the same
sung like an anthem from a child in the streets
And you know he ain't much for singing, but by god he's good at swinging
And that's the reason that he won't stay obsolete
And that's why he's singing, how, how long, how long must I wait
He's singing, how, how long, how long will this whole thing take
Cuz everyday? it's getting tougher to shoot straight
Now I've read page, after page, after page, after smeared page
About this killer instinct inside of me
But love it, or hate it, praise it or berate it
It's just what comes out most naturally
And they warn me kid you'll run it in the ground
you keep on saying all the same things the same way
But I ain't trying to make friends
I'm just trying to make this story end
And if you're drinking then you don't got time to plead
And that's why I'm singing, how, how long, how long, must I wait
I'm singing, how, how long, how long will this whole thing take
Cuz everyday? it's getting tougher to shoot straight
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Readable chord sheet for Strong Black Coffee by Jared Mees And The Grown Children
[G]Whoa I drink pots and pots and pots and pots of strong black coffee [C]Trying to keep my [D]sleepy soul [G]awake [G]But the sleepiness still comes along and when it does its fast and strong [C]I end up with a [D]bad case of the [G]shakes [G]And my baby tells me [D]honey cut it [Em]out [Em]Cuz she's familiar with the [D]bend before the [G]break [G]But she's in this runaway [D]with me and by [G]god were [D]doing [Em]fifty Comin' [C]round that hairpin t[D]urn top of wo[G]lf creek [G]Now I've called olly olly olly olly oxen free Tryin' [C]to draw god out [D]from his hiding [G]place [G]Either he can't hear what I'm saying or he just got sick of playing Either [C]way, I'll be calling [D]out like this for [G]days [G]And the cadence and the [D]chords are all the [Em]same [Em]sung like an anthem from a [D]child in the [G]streets [G]And you know he ain't much for [D]singing, but by [G]god he's [D]good at [Em]swinging And that's the [C]reason that he [D]won't stay [G]obsolete [G]And that's why he's singing, how, how [Em]long, how [C]lon[D]g must I [G]wait [G]He's singing, how, how [Em]long, how [C]long will [D]this whole thing [G]take Cuz [D]everyday? it's getting tougher to shoot straight [G]Now I've read page, after page, after page, after smeared page About this [C]killer [D]instinct in[G]side of me [G]But love it, or hate it, praise it or berate it It's [C]just what comes [D]out most [G]naturally And they [G]warn me kid you'll [D]run it in the [Em]ground [Em]you keep on saying all the [D]same things the same [G]way [G]But I ain't trying to make [D]friends I'm just [G]trying to [D]make this [Em]story end [Em]And if you're [C]drinking then you [D]don't got time to [G]plead [G]And that's why I'm singing, how, how [Em]long, how [C]long[D], must I [G]wait [G]I'm singing, how, how [Em]long, how [C]long will [D]this whole thing [G]take [G]Cuz every[D]day? it's getting tougher to shoot straight