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Old Days by John Hiatt
Old Days
Capo:no capo
G C
I was sittin' in the dressing room with Brownie McGee
Em D
He was drinkin' that milk with that Dewar's Whiskey
G C
Said John, there's nothin' written anywhere, suggests the blues will set you free
Em D G
Old days are comin' back to me
G C
I was ridin' in the back seat, with Sonny Terry
Em D
Little harmonica player used to drive him around, I think his name was Harry
G C
Tried to get him to eat tofu, raw vegetables, nuts, and berries
Em D G
But Sonny wasn't havin' any of it
G C
He let me share a room with 'em for a couple of weeks
Em D
Sonny slept with his good eye open staring out from under the sheets
G C
I was young and uncomfortable, I don't mind tellin' ya kinda gave me the creeps
Em D G
Old days are comin' back to me
G C
Old days are comin' back to me
Em D
Don't know what was so good about 'em, I played practically free
G C
I had nothin' to live up to everywhere to be
Em D G
Old days are comin' back to me
G C
On some dates with Mose Allison somewhere out in the Midwest
Em D
Said some of my lyrics reminded him of the poet Kenneth Patchen I took it as a
compliment
G C
He was re- ferring to the line about wearin' neon signs on your wounds, later on,
I knew what he meant
Em D G
Old days are comin' back to me
G C
On a date with John Lee Hooker at a packed joint up in Washington
Em D
He came in with a gorgeous woman on each arm as I was singing my song
G C
Walked 'em right up and sat 'em on the edge of the stage as I went singing along
Em D G
And that's called "evenin' son, I'm the headliner"
G C
Old days are comin' back to me
Em D
I don't know what was so great about 'em, I played practically free
G C
But I had nothing to live up to and everywhere to be
Em D G
Old days are comin' back to me
G C
Played a gig with John Hammond Jr. up in Vancouver BC
Em D
Exotic dancer came in my dressing room, started dancing exotically
G C
They were smoking something in the audience that night, smelled exactly like cat
pee
Em D G
Old days are comin' back to me
G C
Opened up a gig for Gatemouth Brown down in Baton Rouge
G G
He was playing that Hillbilly, Jazz, Cajun, Country Zydeco, and Blues
G C
Throwin' it out past the walls like some kind of musical centrifuge
Em D G
Old days are comin' back to me
G C
Old days are comin' back to me
Em D
I don't know what was so good about 'em, I played practically free
G C
But I had nothin' to live up to everywhere to be
Em D G
Old days are comin' back to me
G C
Yeah, old days are comin' back to me
Em D
I don't know what was so great about 'em, I played practically free
G C
But I had nothin' to live up to everywhere to be
Em D G
Old days are comin' back to me
Em D G
Old days are comin' back to me
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