This is an amazing song by Reckless Kelly from Austin, Texas. I prefer it live. Yes,
Canadian Ragweed covered it on Live At Billy Bob's, but it is not their original song.
Intro
G, C9, G, G,
G, C9, G, G,
Em, C9, G, C9,
G, D, G
G, C9, G, G,
G, C9, G, G,
Em, C9, G, C9,
G, D, G, G
Verse 1
[G]Well, it sure didnt [C]take to l[G]ong
I woke up in the m[C]orning she was g[G]one
[Em]And the note that she wr[C]ote didnt sa[G]y dear [C]john
It said [G]goodbye [D]fker im [G]gone
[G]She was a homegrown [C]mountain [G]girl
Raised in a [C]different [G]world
I was a [Em]wanna be [C]rocker She was [G]more into [C]Merle
[G]Couldn't see it [D]just wouldn't [G]work
Chorus
And now I'm [Em]double fisting [C]long necks, g[G]rapefruit and [C]Stoli
But I'm [G]never getting [D]over [G]Joely[G]
Interlude
G, C9, G, G,
G, C9, G, G,
Em, C9, G, C9,
G, D, G, G
Verse 2
Well I [G]poured my[C]self in my [G]car
I [G]drove it on [C]down to the [G]bar
But they [Em]wouldn't let me [C]in Cause I [G]ain't a movie [C]star
So I [G]went to the [D]Horse Shoe on [G]Lamar
Well the [G]bouncer [C]threw me out [G]too
And I [G]didn't know [C]what to [G]do
So I [Em]picked up the [C]phone And I [G]called dear [C]Sue
The [G]cock blocker [D]wouldn't let me [G]through
Chorus 2
And now I'm [Em]wishing for some [C]drugs or a [G]shrink to [C]console me
But I'm [G]never getting [D]over [G]Joely
Interlude (Repeat Twice)
G, C9, G, G,
G, C9, G, G,
Em, C9, G, C9,
G, D, G, G
Verse 3
Well I [G]gathered up [C]all my [G]guns
And a [G]pipe bomb [C]just for [G]fun
I [Em]drove to her [C]house and [G]parked out on the [G]lawn
She's [G]right I always [D]was the crazy [G]one.
Well her [G]boyfriend was [C]sure nice to [G]me
Said "[G]calm down would [C]you like a [G]drink"
And I [Em]shot him full of [C]holes From his [G]nose to his [C]knees
And I [G]polished off her [D]little sweet [G]pea
Chorus 3
And I'm [Em]crying on me [C]knees feeling [G]dirty and [C]unholy
But I'm [G]never getting [D]over [G]Joely
Now I'll [Em]probably get [C]life and [G]serve at least [C]forty,
But I'm [G]never getting [D]over [G]Joely
Canadian Ragweed covered it on Live At Billy Bob's, but it is not their original song.
Intro
G, C9, G, G,
G, C9, G, G,
Em, C9, G, C9,
G, D, G
G, C9, G, G,
G, C9, G, G,
Em, C9, G, C9,
G, D, G, G
Verse 1
[G]Well, it sure didnt [C]take to l[G]ong
I woke up in the m[C]orning she was g[G]one
[Em]And the note that she wr[C]ote didnt sa[G]y dear [C]john
It said [G]goodbye [D]fker im [G]gone
[G]She was a homegrown [C]mountain [G]girl
Raised in a [C]different [G]world
I was a [Em]wanna be [C]rocker She was [G]more into [C]Merle
[G]Couldn't see it [D]just wouldn't [G]work
Chorus
And now I'm [Em]double fisting [C]long necks, g[G]rapefruit and [C]Stoli
But I'm [G]never getting [D]over [G]Joely[G]
Interlude
G, C9, G, G,
G, C9, G, G,
Em, C9, G, C9,
G, D, G, G
Verse 2
Well I [G]poured my[C]self in my [G]car
I [G]drove it on [C]down to the [G]bar
But they [Em]wouldn't let me [C]in Cause I [G]ain't a movie [C]star
So I [G]went to the [D]Horse Shoe on [G]Lamar
Well the [G]bouncer [C]threw me out [G]too
And I [G]didn't know [C]what to [G]do
So I [Em]picked up the [C]phone And I [G]called dear [C]Sue
The [G]cock blocker [D]wouldn't let me [G]through
Chorus 2
And now I'm [Em]wishing for some [C]drugs or a [G]shrink to [C]console me
But I'm [G]never getting [D]over [G]Joely
Interlude (Repeat Twice)
G, C9, G, G,
G, C9, G, G,
Em, C9, G, C9,
G, D, G, G
Verse 3
Well I [G]gathered up [C]all my [G]guns
And a [G]pipe bomb [C]just for [G]fun
I [Em]drove to her [C]house and [G]parked out on the [G]lawn
She's [G]right I always [D]was the crazy [G]one.
Well her [G]boyfriend was [C]sure nice to [G]me
Said "[G]calm down would [C]you like a [G]drink"
And I [Em]shot him full of [C]holes From his [G]nose to his [C]knees
And I [G]polished off her [D]little sweet [G]pea
Chorus 3
And I'm [Em]crying on me [C]knees feeling [G]dirty and [C]unholy
But I'm [G]never getting [D]over [G]Joely
Now I'll [Em]probably get [C]life and [G]serve at least [C]forty,
But I'm [G]never getting [D]over [G]Joely
