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05 Aug 05 - 08:03 AM (#1535546) Subject: Chord Req: dry town gillian welch From: GUEST anyone know this song and the chords |
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05 Aug 05 - 12:46 PM (#1535737) Subject: RE: Chord Req: dry town gillian welch From: GUEST This link has chords to the song Dry Town as done by Jill Phillips ... couldn't find any chord tabs for Gillian or The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band either, who had recorded the song as well. I can't comment on the accuracy of the chords or anything else, as I am not familiar with the song, but perhaps this link will help. |
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09 Aug 05 - 08:44 PM (#1538937) Subject: Lyr Add: DRY TOWN (D Rawlings, G Welch) From: GUEST that is not hte song this a is a song gillian welcha nd dave rawlings wrote but never recorded it on cd i have oit on bootleg live recordings when they play it at concerts which ive heard before here are the lyrics Dry Town Gillian Welch & David Rawlings Well, the road was hot and flat as a ruler Good hundred miles between me and Missoula That vinyl top weren't getting no cooler So I stopped at a Quickie Sack Cause I figure I'd need about a six of Miller And one of them things so's I wouldn't spill 'er So I asked the girl if the beer was in the back She said It's a dry town, no beer no liquor For miles around I'd give a nickel For a sip or two to wash me down Out of this dry town So I turned right around, no hesitatin' Cursed the laws ruining the nation Waved goodbye to the boy at the station But she wouldn't go into gear He said it sounds like it's your transmission You need Bob but he's gone fishing On his day off he gets a long way from here She said It's a dry town, no beer no liquor For miles around I'd give a nickel For a sip or two to wash me down Out of this dry town Well back home friends you can get a dose of Something strong from the local grocer I walked down 'till I come closer To a place called Happy John's He said I keep some for colds and fevers Down underneath's where I usually leave 'er But just last night I felt a cold coming on She said It's a dry town, no beer no liquor For miles around I'd give a nickel For a sip or two to wash me down Out of this dry town |