Biography:
When singer/songwriter John Statz isn’t at home in Denver, Colorado, he’s out traveling the world, playing shows and writing and recording in places like Budapest, Slovenia, Quebec, and Anchorage. For his new album, Old Fashioned, he is bringing it back home. Whereas the previous album (Ghost Towns) was filled with worldly influences and subject matter, Old Fashioned brings us back to the heartland: Midwestern America.
Recorded in Iowa City with revered producer Bo Ramsey (Lucinda Williams
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John Statz - Old Pete
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INTRO: Em A Em A Em
A
Driving across Nebraska with my southern sin
Em
Was cruising real nice and slow
A
Driving across country with air on, it was fine
Em
There was no place that he'd rather go
A
Been living too long in that one room shack
Em
Just living too damn long
A
Woke up last night in a cold sweat thinking
Em D
It was time to be gone
CHORUS 1:
G C
No more friends behind him now
G D
And any more in front
Em
He was a bastard, to say it
C G D
And he wasn't even very tall
CHORUS 2:
G C
No more friends behind him now
G D
And any more in front
Em
He was a bastard, to say it
C G
And I guess that he didn't know
INTERLUDE: Em A Em A Em
A
Got to her house about 7 or 8
Em
She was nowhere to be found
A
Went around town asking folks
Em
If she'd been put in the ground
BRIDGE:
G
People'd heard of Earle's quiet, dirty pains
D Em
And the sadness in his eyes and the hunger in his veins
Expected as much, I guess nothing's forever
D Em D
She'd gone through a wind, but came in with the rain
CHORUS 1:
G C
No more friends behind him now
G D
And any more in front
Em
He was a bastard, to say it
C G D
And he wasn't even very tall
CHORUS 2:
G C
No more friends behind him now
G D
And any more in front
Em
He was a bastard, to say it
C G
And I guess that he didn't know
OUTRO: D G C G D Em C G (2x)
## NOTE 1: There are a few missing/incorrect lyrics indicated by ##
## parentheses [ ]. If you know them, please leave a comment ##
## below and I will make the corrections. Thank you. ##
## NOTE 2: There are a number of hammer-ons on the Em and A chords ##
INTRO: Em A Em A Em
A
Driving across Nebraska with my southern sin
Em
Was cruising real nice and slow
A
Driving across country with air on, it was fine
Em
There was no place that he'd rather go
A
Been living too long in that one room shack
Em
Just living too damn long
A
Woke up last night in a cold sweat thinking
Em D
It was time to be gone
CHORUS 1:
G C
No more friends behind him now
G D
And any more in front
Em
He was a bastard, to say it
C G D
And he wasn't even very tall
CHORUS 2:
G C
No more friends behind him now
G D
And any more in front
Em
He was a bastard, to say it
C G
And I guess that he didn't know
INTERLUDE: Em A Em A Em
A
Got to her house about 7 or 8
Em
She was nowhere to be found
A
Went around town asking folks
Em
If she'd been put in the ground
BRIDGE:
G
People'd heard of Earle's quiet, dirty pains
D Em
And the sadness in his eyes and the hunger in his veins
Expected as much, I guess nothing's forever
D Em D
She'd gone through a wind, but came in with the rain
CHORUS 1:
G C
No more friends behind him now
G D
And any more in front
Em
He was a bastard, to say it
C G D
And he wasn't even very tall
CHORUS 2:
G C
No more friends behind him now
G D
And any more in front
Em
He was a bastard, to say it
C G
And I guess that he didn't know
OUTRO: D G C G D Em C G (2x)
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