Jim Lauderdale

^{D Em G D}
Well you ^Em got to be ^D careful and ^Em might need to ^D be
^Gmaj7 Your heart was ^F#m ready and s ^Asus tolen by thiev ^D es
^Gmaj7 Then comes the ^F#m searching that t ^Asus akes you a ^D way
^Gmaj7 One time too ^F#m many but t ^Asus hose are the breaks
^D Nobody's ^Em perfect h ^G aven't you ^D heard that
^D So much to ^Em learn yet ^G so much to ^D change
And you're ^F#m looking for ^A fate to ^D come to the table
And you're ^F#m playing it ^A safe ^G till ^F#m it's ^Em meant to ^D be
^{D Em G D D Em G D} Well I ^Em thought I was ^D ready for ^Em some kind of m ^D ove
^Gmaj7 So many ^F#m things that I w ^A anted to p ^D rove
^Gmaj7 You heard your ^F#m calling and ^Asus went out to s ^D ee
^Gmaj7 Why some throw ^F#m away what some o ^Asus thers still need
^D Nobody's ^Em perfect h ^G aven't I ^D heard that
^D So much to ^Em learn yet ^G so much to ^D change
^F#m Looking for ^A fate to ^D come to the table
^F#m Playing it ^A safe ^G kno ^F#m wing ^Em that
^D Nobody's ^Em perfect h ^G aven't you ^D heard that
^D So much to ^Em learn yet ^G so much to ^D change
And we ^F#m looked for f ^A ate ^D coming up to the table
And we ^F#m played it ^A safe cause ^G it's ^F#m meant ^Em to ^D be
>From Jim Lauderdale "Persimmons"
Upstart Records 1996
Mighty Nice Music/Laudersongs(BMI)