Biography:
James McMurtry (born March 18, 1962 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a Texas rock/Texas Country singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader and occasional actor (Daisy Miller, Lonesome Dove). He performs as James McMurtry And The Heartless Bastards with veteran bandmates and rhythm section Darren Hess and Ronnie Johnson (not to be confused with the Cincinnati, OH, band Heartless Bastards).
The son of acclaimed author Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove, Terms of Endearment), James grew up on a steady diet of Johnny Cash and Roy Acuff records.
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Other songs:
- Broken Bed
- Charlemagnes Home Town
- Childish Things
- Choctaw Bingo
- Copper Canteen
- Crazy Wind
- Dont Waste Away
- Fast As I Can Acoustic
- Fireline Road
- Fuller Brush Man
- Gulf Road
- Hands Like Rain
- Hurricane Party
- Iolanthe
- Lights Of Cheyenne
- Lost In The Backyard
- Memorial Day
- Out Here In The Middle
- Painting By Numbers
- Pocatello
- Ruby And Carlos
- State Of The Union
- Too Long In The Wasteland
- Walk Between The Raindrops
- We Cant Make It Here
- We Cant Make It Here Anymore
- Wheres Johnny
- You Got To Me
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Not a hot cup of coffee, nor a cold glass of tea
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Ever crossed your lips, in my company
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Straight bourbon whiskey, was all we'd abide
A E
So let's don't hold back, now we've got nothing to hide
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So much we savored yet so much we missed
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You know I never meant you to see me like this
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Just a faint distant flicker, from the last of the storm
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You know a taste of that liquor, could do me no harm
Chorus
C#m A E
Light me a candle, light me a fire
B A E
Come sit by the window, with the shades drawn
C#m A E
To the best of intentions, and the worst of desires
B A E
We'll leave by the Gulf Road, in the gray dawn
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Take a short handled shovel, take a long handled hoe
A E
Cover my bones when the west wind blows
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Smooth it off even, pack it down hard
A E
I'll no more be here, but I'll never be far
A E
I'll no more be here, but I'll never be far
Chorus
Not a hot cup of coffee, nor a cold glass of tea
A E
Ever crossed your lips, in my company
E C#m
Straight bourbon whiskey, was all we'd abide
A E
So let's don't hold back, now we've got nothing to hide
E C#m
So much we savored yet so much we missed
A E
You know I never meant you to see me like this
E C#m
Just a faint distant flicker, from the last of the storm
A E
You know a taste of that liquor, could do me no harm
Chorus
C#m A E
Light me a candle, light me a fire
B A E
Come sit by the window, with the shades drawn
C#m A E
To the best of intentions, and the worst of desires
B A E
We'll leave by the Gulf Road, in the gray dawn
E C#m
Take a short handled shovel, take a long handled hoe
A E
Cover my bones when the west wind blows
E C#m
Smooth it off even, pack it down hard
A E
I'll no more be here, but I'll never be far
A E
I'll no more be here, but I'll never be far
Chorus
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