Thelma
Reckless KellyVersion1
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D-DU-UDU
I'm down to one key in my pocket,
the bus station locker downtown,
the soles of my shoes ,
are as thin as my wallet,
i been sleeping close to the ground
but buried up here in my memory,
is a head full of living room hits,
i wrote about thelma when we were an item,
and i was worth more than two bits,
so i'll sing you a song about thelma,
if you have a quarter to spare,
if you had the time or a bottle of wine,
that you'd be willing to share,
and later i'll show you a picture,
of thelma when she's in her prime,
if you want to see mr i've got the key,
and the bus station locker take dimes,
i had me a band in the 60's,
we played east texas a lot
thelma could sing so we moved nashville,
and in '68, she got hot,
a high flyin' record producer,
told thelma he'd make her a star,
he wined her and dined her and stole her away
and left me with my old guitar,
she died last year on my birthday,
the day that i turned 65,
most have forgotten including her fans,
but i'm keeping her memory alive,
cuz i've got this key in my pocket,
i've had since '72,
i've built her a shrine in that locker downtown,
and i think she'd be pleased if she knew
so i'll sing you a song about thelma,
if you have a quarter to spare,
if you have the time or a bottle of wine,
and you'd be willing to share,
later i'll show you a picture,
of thelma when she's in her prime,
if you wanna see mr i've got the key,
and the bus station locker takes dimes
if you wanna see mr i've got the key
and the bus station locker takes dimes
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Readable chord sheet for Thelma by Reckless Kelly
[C] I'm d[C]own to one key in my po[Dm]cket, the b[C]us station lo[G]cker down[C]town, the s[G]oles of my shoes , are as t[C]hin as my w[Am]allet, i [Dm]been sleeping close to the gr[G]ound but b[C]uried up here in my [Dm]memory, is a [C]head full of [G]living room [C]hits, i [G]wrote about thelma when [C]we were an [Am]item, and[Dm] i was worth m[G]ore than two [C]bits, so i'll [F]sing you a song about [C]thelma, if y[G]ou have a quarter to [C]spare, if y[G]ou had the time or a [C]bottle of [Am]wine, that [Dm]you'd be willing to [G]share, and [F]later i'll show you a [C]picture, of [G]thelma when she's in her p[C]rime, if [G]you want to see mr [C]i've got the [Am]key, and the [Dm]bus station [G]locker take [C]dimes, i h[C]ad me a band in the [Dm]60's, we [C]played east t[G]exas a l[C]ot t[G]helma could sing so [C]we moved na[Am]shville, and [Dm]in '68, she got h[G]ot, a hi[C]gh flyin' record pr[Dm]oducer, told th[C]elma he'd [G]make her a st[C]ar, he wi[G]ned her and dined her and s[C]tole her a[Am]way and [Dm]left me with [G]my old gui[C]tar, she [C]died last year on my [Dm]birthday, the d[C]ay that [G]i turned 6[C]5, [G]most have forgotten in[C]cluding her [Am]fans, but i'm [Dm]keeping her memory a[G]live, cuz i'[C]ve got this key in my [Dm]pocket, i've h[C]ad since '[G]72,[C] i've b[G]uilt her a shrine in that [C]locker down[Am]town, and i t[Dm]hink she'd be [G]pleased if she k[C]new so i'll [F]sing you a song about t[C]helma, if y[G]ou have a quarter to s[C]pare, if [G]you have the time or a [C]bottle of w[Am]ine, and y[Dm]ou'd be willing to s[G]hare, l[F]ater i'll show you a [C]picture, of t[G]helma when she's in her [C]prime, if y[G]ou wanna see mr i[C]'ve got the [Am]key, and the [Dm]bus station [G]locker takes d[C]imes if yo[G]u wanna see mr [C]i've got the [Am]key and the [Dm]bus station l[G]ocker takes [C]dimes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~