Cabin John

Lyrics

Don't you know what time it is?
It's early
I know you find it hard to sleep but
Surely you will, surely you will
Surely you will, surely you will
Surely you will, surely you will

Lay down

I'm an evil man I don't mind sayin'
I've been drinkin' all this day
Keep your tongue still and your eyes wide open
These words are all I've got to say

Never truck with a lie
Turn around and leave your life
Turn around and leave it
Turn around and leave it
Turn around and leave your life

When it rains, it pours
When it rains, lay down

My roof has got a leak but only when it's rainin'
It's a shifty lookin' beater
Naked arms and legs and bucket stripping
The water's sweet, the woman's sweeter

I'm goin' over Jordan, I'm goin' over Jordan
I'm goin' way back home to meet her

When it rains, it pours
When it rains, lay down

My name is forgettable
So I invite you to remember this tale
My days have been miserable
But don't you get the wrong idea

The rhythm of her cool northern voice
Drew me in and I didn't have a choice
The rhythm of her cool northern smiles
Drew me in and I've been here for a while

The rhythm of her cool northern ways
Drew me in and now I spend my days
Remembering, remembering
Remembering, remembering
Remembering, remembering the rain

Drink from the vessel I drink from
Eat from my plate
This poor dry meal my supper
Bathe in the taste of my fate

Never truck with a lie
Turn around and leave your life
Turn around and leave it
Turn around and leave it
Turn around and leave your life

When it rains, it pours
When it rains, lay down

This conversation began a hundred years ago
A book of days within that year
My body's severed from its soul
Dead ground turning, dead ground turning
My mind's attuned within my skull

When it rains, it pours
When it rains, lay down
Lay down, lay down
Lay down, lay down
      

Chords

Tuning: Standard

[Verse]
E   A   E   A
E   A   E   A

[Lay Down Tag]
Fm  A   E   A
E   A   C#m A

[Pre-chorus / "Never truck with a lie"]
Fm  A   Bm  A
C#m A   Fm  A

[Chorus - "When it rains"]
E   A   E   A
E   A   E   A

[Bridge]
Cmaj9   D   E
      

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