Gods Bar

“God’s Bar” By Bloodkin
From The Box Set "One Long Hustle", Disc 5: "Chase Park Sessions"
(Also Appears On The Album "Black Market Tango")
*Recorded In One Take

Verse 1
We Don’t GmGet Much Business Here From D#Strangers
The Old GmWoman Said From Behind The D#Counter
And GmTook The Money From Lancaster And D#Studied His Green Eyes
His GmGrey Hair, His Lips All D#Cracked And Swollen
GmThirty Dollars Gas Even, D#The Woman Said
And GmJabbed The Cash Into The D#Register
GmThank You, Sir, You Stayin’ In D#Town Long?
No, Not No Longer Than NeGmcessary
I’m Just Passing ThD#rough
GmShe Stuck Her Hand Down In Her D#Apron
GmWell, She Said, I Guess You’re D#Looking For Work
GmI Can Tell You’re A Hard Worker, D#Son, Just By Seein’ You
GmNo, Ma’am; In Fact, I’m DownD#right Shiftless
GmHe Smiled At Her Now D#For The First Time
GmMa’am, Would You Know Of A Place Where D#I Could Get A Drink Around Here?
GmYes, Sir, Right South Of D#Town Keep On This Main Road TGmhrough
GmTurn Right On Comet D#Run, And The Bar’ll Run Right Into You

Chorus
It’s FAlmost Closing D#Time
You Don’t A#Have To Go HA#ome   D#   D#   A#​
But You GmCan’t Stay D#Here

Verse 2
GmAfter Twenty Minutes He D#Began To Think She’d Steered Him Wrong
GmThe Sun Was Sinking BeD#hind The Weird Hills Due West
GmLong Swampy Shadows D#Stretched Through The Windows
Of His GmPontiac He Glanced Down At His D#Watch, But It Had Stopped
GmAhead In The Distance A D#Small Figure Appeared
GmA Disconnected Body D#Floating Between The Road And The Ditch
GmHe Slowed His Car And D#Pulled Right Up Alongside
GmHowdy, He Said, “You Know Where D#There’s A Bar Around Here?”
GmA Small Smiling Face D#Peered Back In The Window
GmA Young Blonde Boy D#Twelve Years At The Most
GmHe Wore A Spotless White Suit JackeD#t, A Filthy Black T-Shirt UndernGmeath
GmA Chip Of Diamond D#Glemaed From His Front Tooth
GmAfter A Few Seconds The Boy D#Winked And Said “You Missed It.”
GmA Few Miles D#Back On Your Left As You Go
GmYou’ll See A Big White Barn D#That’s Where You Turn, You Can’t Miss It
GmThanks Lancaster Said, By ThD#e Way Do You Need A Ride

Chorus
It’s FAlmost Closing D#Time
You Don’t A#Have To Go HA#ome  D#   D#   A#​
But You GmCan’t Stay D#Here

Verse 3
GmThe Boy Dissolved Into CacklD#ing Laughter
GmNo Go To Hell Mister By The Way YourD#self Let Me Show You Something
GmHe Pulled A Gleaming Gold Watch D#From His Suit Pocket
GmSuspended From A Long D#Thin Strip Of Leather
GmHe Held It Up High Pinching The D#Strap Between His Thumb And Forefinger
GmAnd Let The Watch Swing Back And D#Forth In Long Slow Arcs
GmSminning Randomly At The D#End Of Its Tether
GmFlashing Occasional Shards Of The D#Rising Moon That Reflected While
GmThe Boy Said “I Just D#Stopped Time And Restarted It.
GmSomeday You’ll Know I Told The Truth, But Right D#Now I’ll Be On My Way
GmHe Lurched Into The Headlight D#Beams Ahead
As He Passed He Whomed The GmHood Good With His Palm
D#And Lancaster Turned Around On The Red Clay RGmoad
GmWe Don’t Get Much Business Here From D#Strangers
GmThe Woman Said From Behind The D#Bar As He Sat Down
GmSomehow He Knew In The Room Out D#Back Was A Baby’s Skeleton
GmHe Knew He’d Have A Snapped Off D#Rib In His Pocket When He Left Town

Chorus
It’s FAlmost Closing D#Time
You Don’t A#Have To Go HA#ome   D#   D#   A#​
But You GmCan’t Stay D#Here

verse 2-1
Two Years CLater Lancaster Was A#Rollin’ Through MontgFomery
Couldn't CFind A A#Black Place To EFat
So He CMade A Picnic Took It A#Down By The RFiver
Ran InCto Some Baptists Washing A#Each Others’ FFeet

Chorus 2
In The RiCver     A#    F   A#​
In MontCgomery  A#    F   A#​
On A CSunday  A#    F   A#​

Verse 2-2
That CAfternoon It A#Started To RFain
Whole CCongregation A#Took Off Their CFlothes
They Were CSingin In Tongues And A#Taking Up SFerpents
CLord They Drunk On What A#God Only KFnows

Chorus 2
In The RiCver     A#    F   A#​
In MontCgomery   A#    F   A#​
On A CSunday    A#    F   A#​

Verse 2-3
There Was COne Blonde-Headed Girl ShA#e Didn't SFtrip Or Hold Serpents
She Just Kept CSinging And A#Started To CFry
She Was The CCutest Thing LanA#caster Ever SFeen
On A SunCday, She Made Him A#Glad To Be AlFive
For The CFirst Time  A#     F​

Chorus 2
In The CRiver     A#    F   A#​
In MontCgomery   A#    F   A#​
On A CSunday    A#    F   A#​
So The CVery Next Sunday They A#Got Themselves MFarried
He CGave Her A Rib She Gave Him A A#Grandfather CFlock
It CKeeps Good Time And Every SunA#day At MidFnight
They CSneak Off Swimmin Naked Even A#God Don’t WFatch

Chorus 2
In The CRiver     A#    F   A#​
In MontCgomery   A#    F   A#​
On A CSunday    A#    F   A#​

Chorus 2
In The CRiver     A#    F   A#​
In MontCgomery   A#    F   A#​
On A CSunday    A#    F   A#​