Biography:
Joe Ely (born February 9, 1947) is an Austin, Texas, honky-tonk/country musician. Ely, born in Amarillo, spent his formative years from age 12 in Lubbock, Texas.
Shortly after high school, in 1970, with fellow Lubbock musicians Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Butch Hancock, he formed The Flatlanders. According to Ely, "Jimmie was like a well of country music. He knew everything about it. And Butch was from the folk world. I was kinda the rock & roll guy, and we almost had a triad.
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Date: 10/24/96; 10:36:00 AM
From: "Krall, Steve"
Subject: Joe Ely: All Just to Get To You
All Just To Get To You
Music and Lyrics by Joe Ely
>From the Album, Letter To Laredo
Transcribed by Steve Krall ([email protected])
All Just To Get To You
Intro: G G F C (repeat)
Verse 1:
G
I have stumbled on the plains
G
Staggered in the wind
G
Stood at a crossroad or two
D
Cried to a river
D
Swept to the sea
G C G
All just to get to you
Verse 2:
I have flagged a yellow cab
Hopped a rusty freight
Sang till my lips turned blue
Flown a silver bird
On the tops of the clouds
All just to get to you
Chorus:
C
I ran too hard,
G
I played too Rough
C
I gave my Love
G
Not near Enough
C
I bled too red
G
I cried too blue
D
I beat my fist
D
Against the moon
C G
All just to get to you
Verse 3:
I have run from St. Paul
To Wichita Falls
Call'd you from sunny Baton Rouge
Hocked everything
>From my watch to my ring
All just to get to you
Chorus
Break:
Bb Bbsus (repeat four times)
then hit: C C C
Verse 4:
>From the California Shore
Where the mighty ocean roars
To the lands of the Hopi and the Sioux
I walked the desert sands
Crossed the Rio Grande
All just to get to you
Verse 5:
I have stumbled on the plains
Staggered in the wind
Stood at a crossroad or two
Cried to a river
Swept to the sea
All just to get to you
Repeat and fade:
G F C
All just to get to you
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Date: 10/24/96; 10:36:00 AM
From: "Krall, Steve"
Subject: Joe Ely: All Just to Get To You
All Just To Get To You
Music and Lyrics by Joe Ely
>From the Album, Letter To Laredo
Transcribed by Steve Krall ([email protected])
All Just To Get To You
Intro: G G F C (repeat)
Verse 1:
G
I have stumbled on the plains
G
Staggered in the wind
G
Stood at a crossroad or two
D
Cried to a river
D
Swept to the sea
G C G
All just to get to you
Verse 2:
I have flagged a yellow cab
Hopped a rusty freight
Sang till my lips turned blue
Flown a silver bird
On the tops of the clouds
All just to get to you
Chorus:
C
I ran too hard,
G
I played too Rough
C
I gave my Love
G
Not near Enough
C
I bled too red
G
I cried too blue
D
I beat my fist
D
Against the moon
C G
All just to get to you
Verse 3:
I have run from St. Paul
To Wichita Falls
Call'd you from sunny Baton Rouge
Hocked everything
>From my watch to my ring
All just to get to you
Chorus
Break:
Bb Bbsus (repeat four times)
then hit: C C C
Verse 4:
>From the California Shore
Where the mighty ocean roars
To the lands of the Hopi and the Sioux
I walked the desert sands
Crossed the Rio Grande
All just to get to you
Verse 5:
I have stumbled on the plains
Staggered in the wind
Stood at a crossroad or two
Cried to a river
Swept to the sea
All just to get to you
Repeat and fade:
G F C
All just to get to you
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