James Murtry
Not a hot cup of coffee, nor a[E] cold glass of tea[Cm]
Ever [A]crossed your lips, in my compa[E]ny
[E] Straight bourbon whiskey, was all we''d ab[Cm]ide
So let''s don''t hol[A]d back, now we''ve got nothing [E]to hide
So much we savored yet so much we missed
You know I never meant you to see me like this
Just a faint distant flicker, from the last of the storm
You know a taste of that liquor, could do me no harm
Chorus
Light me a [Cm]candle,[A] light me a[E] fire
Come sit by the [B]window, with the [A]shades [E]drawn
To the best of i[Cm]ntentions, and the[A] worst of d[E]esires
We''ll leave by the[B] Gulf Road, in the[A] gray[E] dawn
Take a short handled shovel, take a long handled hoe
Cover my bones when the west wind blows
Smooth it off even, pack it down hard
I''ll no more be here, but I''ll never be far
I''ll no more be here, but I''ll never be far
Repeat Chorus
Leave by the Gulf Road, in the gray dawn
Not a hot cup of coffee, nor a[E] cold glass of tea[Cm]
Ever [A]crossed your lips, in my compa[E]ny
[E] Straight bourbon whiskey, was all we''d ab[Cm]ide
So let''s don''t hol[A]d back, now we''ve got nothing [E]to hide
So much we savored yet so much we missed
You know I never meant you to see me like this
Just a faint distant flicker, from the last of the storm
You know a taste of that liquor, could do me no harm
Chorus
Light me a [Cm]candle,[A] light me a[E] fire
Come sit by the [B]window, with the [A]shades [E]drawn
To the best of i[Cm]ntentions, and the[A] worst of d[E]esires
We''ll leave by the[B] Gulf Road, in the[A] gray[E] dawn
Take a short handled shovel, take a long handled hoe
Cover my bones when the west wind blows
Smooth it off even, pack it down hard
I''ll no more be here, but I''ll never be far
I''ll no more be here, but I''ll never be far
Repeat Chorus
Leave by the Gulf Road, in the gray dawn
