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 CmGet Much Business Here From G#Strangers
The Old CmWoman Said From Behind The G#Counter
And CmTook The Money From Lancaster And G#Studied His Green Eyes
His CmGrey Hair, His Lips All G#Cracked And Swollen
CmThirty Dollars Gas Even, G#The Woman Said
And CmJabbed The Cash Into The G#Register
CmThank You, Sir, You Stayin’ In G#Town Long?
No, Not No Longer Than NeCmcessary
I’m Just Passing ThG#rough
CmShe Stuck Her Hand Down In Her G#Apron
CmWell, She Said, I Guess You’re G#Looking For Work
CmI Can Tell You’re A Hard Worker, G#Son, Just By Seein’ You
CmNo, Ma’am; In Fact, I’m DownG#right Shiftless
CmHe Smiled At Her Now G#For The First Time
CmMa’am, Would You Know Of A Place Where G#I Could Get A Drink Around Here?
CmYes, Sir, Right South Of G#Town Keep On This Main Road TCmhrough
CmTurn Right On Comet G#Run, And The Bar’ll Run Right Into You

Chorus
It’s A#Almost Closing TG#ime
You Don’t D#Have To Go HD#ome   G#   G#   D#​
But You CmCan’t Stay G#Here

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

Chorus
It’s A#Almost Closing TG#ime
You Don’t D#Have To Go HD#ome  G#   G#   D#​
But You CmCan’t Stay G#Here

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

Chorus
It’s A#Almost Closing TG#ime
You Don’t D#Have To Go HD#ome   G#   G#   D#​
But You CmCan’t Stay G#Here

verse 2-1
Two Years FLater Lancaster Was D#Rollin’ Through MontgA#omery
Couldn't FFind A D#Black Place To EA#at
So He FMade A Picnic Took It D#Down By The RA#iver
Ran InFto Some Baptists Washing D#Each Others’ FA#eet

Chorus 2
In The RiFver     D#    A#    D#​
In MontFgomery  D#    A#    D#​
On A FSunday  D#    A#    D#​

Verse 2-2
That FAfternoon It D#Started To RA#ain
Whole FCongregation D#Took Off Their CA#lothes
They Were FSingin In Tongues And D#Taking Up SA#erpents
FLord They Drunk On What D#God Only KA#nows

Chorus 2
In The RiFver     D#    A#    D#​
In MontFgomery   D#    A#    D#​
On A FSunday    D#    A#    D#​

Verse 2-3
There Was FOne Blonde-Headed Girl ShD#e Didn't SA#trip Or Hold Serpents
She Just Kept FSinging And D#Started To CA#ry
She Was The FCutest Thing LanD#caster Ever SA#een
On A SunFday, She Made Him D#Glad To Be AlA#ive
For The FFirst Time  D#     A#​

Chorus 2
In The FRiver     D#    A#    D#​
In MontFgomery   D#    A#    D#​
On A FSunday    D#    A#    D#​
So The FVery Next Sunday They D#Got Themselves MA#arried
He FGave Her A Rib She Gave Him A D#Grandfather CA#lock
It FKeeps Good Time And Every SunD#day At MidA#night
They FSneak Off Swimmin Naked Even D#God Don’t WA#atch

Chorus 2
In The FRiver     D#    A#    D#​
In MontFgomery   D#    A#    D#​
On A FSunday    D#    A#    D#​

Chorus 2
In The FRiver     D#    A#    D#​
In MontFgomery   D#    A#    D#​
On A FSunday    D#    A#    D#​