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 EmGet Much Business Here From CStrangers
The Old EmWoman Said From Behind The CCounter
And EmTook The Money From Lancaster And CStudied His Green Eyes
His EmGrey Hair, His Lips All CCracked And Swollen
EmThirty Dollars Gas Even, CThe Woman Said
And EmJabbed The Cash Into The CRegister
EmThank You, Sir, You Stayin’ In CTown Long?
No, Not No Longer Than NeEmcessary
I’m Just Passing ThCrough
EmShe Stuck Her Hand Down In Her CApron
EmWell, She Said, I Guess You’re CLooking For Work
EmI Can Tell You’re A Hard Worker, CSon, Just By Seein’ You
EmNo, Ma’am; In Fact, I’m DownCright Shiftless
EmHe Smiled At Her Now CFor The First Time
EmMa’am, Would You Know Of A Place Where CI Could Get A Drink Around Here?
EmYes, Sir, Right South Of CTown Keep On This Main Road EmThrough
EmTurn Right On Comet CRun, And The Bar’ll Run Right Into You

Chorus
It’s DAlmost Closing CTime
You Don’t GHave To Go GHome C  C  G​
But You EmCan’t Stay CHere

Verse 2
EmAfter Twenty Minutes He CBegan To Think She’d Steered Him Wrong
EmThe Sun Was Sinking BeChind The Weird Hills Due West
EmLong Swampy Shadows CStretched Through The Windows
Of His EmPontiac He Glanced Down At His CWatch, But It Had Stopped
EmAhead In The Distance A CSmall Figure Appeared
EmA Disconnected Body CFloating Between The Road And The Ditch
EmHe Slowed His Car And CPulled Right Up Alongside
EmHowdy, He Said, “You Know Where CThere’s A Bar Around Here?”
EmA Small Smiling Face CPeered Back In The Window
EmA Young Blonde Boy CTwelve Years At The Most
EmHe Wore A Spotless White Suit JackeCt, A Filthy Black T-Shirt UnderEmneath
EmA Chip Of Diamond CGlemaed From His Front Tooth
EmAfter A Few Seconds The Boy CWinked And Said “You Missed It.”
EmA Few Miles CBack On Your Left As You Go
EmYou’ll See A Big White Barn CThat’s Where You Turn, You Can’t Miss It
EmThanks Lancaster Said, By ThCe Way Do You Need A Ride

Chorus
It’s DAlmost Closing CTime
You Don’t GHave To Go GHomeC  C  G​
But You EmCan’t Stay CHere

Verse 3
EmThe Boy Dissolved Into CacklCing Laughter
EmNo Go To Hell Mister By The Way YourCself Let Me Show You Something
EmHe Pulled A Gleaming Gold Watch CFrom His Suit Pocket
EmSuspended From A Long CThin Strip Of Leather
EmHe Held It Up High Pinching The CStrap Between His Thumb And Forefinger
EmAnd Let The Watch Swing Back And CForth In Long Slow Arcs
EmSminning Randomly At The CEnd Of Its Tether
EmFlashing Occasional Shards Of The CRising Moon That Reflected While
EmThe Boy Said “I Just CStopped Time And Restarted It.
EmSomeday You’ll Know I Told The Truth, But Right CNow I’ll Be On My Way
EmHe Lurched Into The Headlight CBeams Ahead
As He Passed He Whomed The EmHood Good With His Palm
CAnd Lancaster Turned Around On The Red Clay EmRoad
EmWe Don’t Get Much Business Here From CStrangers
EmThe Woman Said From Behind The CBar As He Sat Down
EmSomehow He Knew In The Room Out CBack Was A Baby’s Skeleton
EmHe Knew He’d Have A Snapped Off CRib In His Pocket When He Left Town

Chorus
It’s DAlmost Closing CTime
You Don’t GHave To Go GHome C  C  G​
But You EmCan’t Stay CHere

verse 2-1
Two Years ALater Lancaster Was GRollin’ Through MontDgomery
Couldn't AFind A GBlack Place To DEat
So He AMade A Picnic Took It GDown By The DRiver
Ran InAto Some Baptists Washing GEach Others’ DFeet

Chorus 2
In The RiAver     G   D   G​
In MontAgomery  G   D   G​
On A ASunday  G   D   G​

Verse 2-2
That AAfternoon It GStarted To DRain
Whole ACongregation GTook Off Their DClothes
They Were ASingin In Tongues And GTaking Up DSerpents
ALord They Drunk On What GGod Only DKnows

Chorus 2
In The RiAver     G   D   G​
In MontAgomery   G   D   G​
On A ASunday    G   D   G​

Verse 2-3
There Was AOne Blonde-Headed Girl ShGe Didn't DStrip Or Hold Serpents
She Just Kept ASinging And GStarted To DCry
She Was The ACutest Thing LanGcaster Ever DSeen
On A SunAday, She Made Him GGlad To Be ADlive
For The AFirst Time  G    D​

Chorus 2
In The ARiver     G   D   G​
In MontAgomery   G   D   G​
On A ASunday    G   D   G​
So The AVery Next Sunday They GGot Themselves DMarried
He AGave Her A Rib She Gave Him A GGrandfather DClock
It AKeeps Good Time And Every SunGday At MiDdnight
They ASneak Off Swimmin Naked Even GGod Don’t DWatch

Chorus 2
In The ARiver     G   D   G​
In MontAgomery   G   D   G​
On A ASunday    G   D   G​

Chorus 2
In The ARiver     G   D   G​
In MontAgomery   G   D   G​
On A ASunday    G   D   G​