Chord/Tab song: The Old Mother's Locket Trick

written by Guy Clark
11/19/05
NOTE: The song is spoken all the way thru.

INTRO: D

[D]Why hello there little lady, [G]I'm just a lonesome guitar picker
[C]You'd never know from the [G]way I look I'm an e[D]ducated man
I got the music in my blood little lady,[G] makes me ramble 'cross the land
[C]Troubles on my [G]mind, this old gu[D]itar in my hand

[D]I left my home and family,[G] I wasn't much more than a child
[C]I don't count the towns no [G]more, [D]sure don't count the miles
I guess I'll never have a home, [G]'least ways not your kind
[C]I just stopped [G]here in this bar to try to bring some [D]peace of mind

BREAK: C G D

[D]Well I usually play for my drinks and tips, [G]'cept when I play for free
[C]This old g[G]uitar and a bag of songs, that's '[D]bout all there is to me
Little lady if you don't mind, [G]I think I'll make a song for you
[C]I'll sing it down the [G]road somewhere, t[D]hat's the most that I can do

[D]Lord the music just won't turn me loose, [G]it's a curse to be this kind
[C]Little lady you'll [G]never know, [D]the comfort that I find
In just talkin' to someone like you in this bar a[G]long the way
[C]You sure ain't the usual kind [G]that I find to bri[D]ghten up my day

BREAK: C G D

[D]And tonight when I lay down along some road [G]to try to sleep
Just a [C]memory in your treasure [G]chest is a[D]ll that you may keep
No wait now, I got more than that to give,[G] it's this locket made of gold
[C]My mother gave it to me m[G]a'am, now it's [D]yours to hold

[D]Na, don't try to thank me,[G] do I need a place to stay
Well [C]thank you little lady, [G]why don't we pick up a [D]bottle along the way

OUTRO: C G D