Price Of A One-man Band

Intro 

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[Verso 1]


G                                   C 
I always knew I needed help when it came to picking strings 
        D                                                             G 
I could strum them chords and sing them tunes and that barely means a thing 
                                                C 
For the sound of a man playing with no band and slightly out of tune 
     D 
In a no-name town with no money around 
                             G 
But what's a boy supposed to do? 


[Verso 2]


G                                 C 
One night coming home from a show drunk and feeling low 
  D                                                                G 
I parked myself on an ol' park bench and as my feet dragged down below 
                                         C 
I hung my head and closed my eyes didn't know which way to go 
  D 
I opened em up and there I was 
                  G 
Alone at the crossroads 


[Verso 3]


G                            C 
Robert or should I call you 'Ol' Bobby Jo' 
  D                                                          G 
I like your picking and I like your style and your artistic 'flow' 
                                                 C 
Well I heard your prayers from down below let me offer you my help 
       D 
You'll please them crowds they'll be cheering loud 
                     G 
Long after you're in hell 


[Verso 4]


G                                       C 
I had no choice I was down and out so I signed my soul away 
     D                                                        G 
That Devil let out a most crooked laugh now let's sit down to play 
                                                   C 
He taught me chords and to play the blues and some tricks on how to tune 
     D 
Then he was gone and I was moving on 
           G 
I had some shows to do 

Harmonica Solo 

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Guitar Solo 

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[Verso 5]


G                                       C 
The night was dark when I stepped up to play the crowd my songs 
D                                                   G 
Looked around and there he was that Devil gave me a nod (Woohoo) 
                                            C 
I opened her up and started to play and the noise that came on out 
D                                                            G 
Shocked the crowds for towns around that Devil didn't let me down 


[Verso 6]


G                                  C 
I'd sit there picking that Ol' L-1 late into the night 
     D                                                         G 
Then afterwards just me some smokes and the liquor we'd always fight 
                                          C 
I'd find a girl give her a whirl and then leave before her man 
      D                                                          G 
Would start catchin' on I'd be too far gone with Honey Boy in my van 


[Verso 7]


G                                     C 
Then one night I was drinking rye and something started feeling wrong 
     D                                                                         G 
This bottle wasn't cheap what's it doing to me then that Devil came strolling along 
                                          C 
Bobby Jo your soul's had its fun but I'll take that off your hands 
    D 
Who needs a soul when you're all alone 
                              G 
That's the price of a one-man band 


[Verso 8]


G                                 C 
Now here I sit in the Devil's pit playing a cursed guitar 
    D                                                      G 
The Devil and I we bide our time buying souls from wannabe stars 
                                        C 
So listen here if you need a gig here's one for eternity 
     D 
Purgatory ain't bad but of gigs I've had 
                                      G 
Scoring this one wasn't cheap (Yeehaw)