Biography:
Kevin Welch grew up in Oklahoma. He already toured as a teenager with several bands, before he moved to Nashville in 1978 to work as a songwriter. Singers like Ricky Skaggs, Steve Earle and Don Williams were using his material. At the same time he was very active in local clubs with his band - The Overtones. His popularity grew and in 1988 he signed a record contract with Warner Brothers.
In 1990 the album Kevin Welch was recorded and 2 years later Western Beat.
Read more on Last.fm
Other songs:
- Something About You
- A Prayer Like Any Other
- Anne Lise Please
- Bastard Nation
- Cryin For Nothin
- Early Summer Rain
- Feast Of Bread And Water
- Flycatcher Jack And The Whippoorwills Song
- I Look For You
- Killing Myself
- Life Down Here On Earth
- Long Way Home
- Pushing Up Daisies
- Thatll Be Me
- The Love I Have For You
- Town This Size
- Train To Birmingham
- Troubelsome Times
- Troublesome Times
- While I Was Lovin You
- Wishing For You
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
Am
Wind is warm as mother's milk, steady as a siren
Though my whiskers smell of soap, my pistol smells of iron
Dm
This front porch is higher than, the rest of this poor town
Am E Am
I piss every day away, watch the sun go down
Am
If I was a gamblin' man, the way I used to be
Those downtown gals would gather 'round, Just to watch the likes of me
Dm
And those lazy bones would tumble, Those lazy bones would roll
Am E Am
I'd pick out my downtown gal, give her all my gold
[Chorus]
Dm Am E Am
Hey, hey, whippoorwill sings all kinds a foolish things
Dm Am E Am
All I know is that, if I had wings, I'd be gone by now
[Verse 2]
Am
Once a year this old hotel fills up at harvest time
Mexicans and Gypsy kids, mostly friends a mine
Dm
They all come in at sundown, fill my whiskey glass
Am E Am
They sit and sing a song with me, let the evenin' pass
Am
For in the old days I worked with them, I worked till the work was done
The crew we had back in those days, we where always number one
Dm
Northward with the seasons, Southward in the fall
Am E Am
Till I got hurt in the oil patch, Boys I had it all
[Chorus]
Dm Am E Am
Hey, hey, whippoorwill sings all kinds a crazy things
Dm Am E Am
All I know is that, if I had wings, I'd be gone by now
[Solo]
Dm Am E Am Dm Am E Am
Dm Am E Am Dm Am E Am
[Verse 3]
Am
This year we had no rain at all, not a single crop came in
Nothin' moves on Main Street now but an Oklahoma wind
Dm
And I am just a shadow, of the man I used to be
Am E Am
And I wish I had someone to sing 'The Long Black Veil' with me
[Chorus]
Dm Am E Am
Hey, hey, whippoorwill sings all kinds a foolish things
Dm Am E Am
All I know is that, if I had wings, I'd be gone by now
[Chorus]
Dm Am E Am
Hey, hey, whippoorwill sings all kinds a foolish things
Dm Am E Am
All I know is that, if I had wings, I'd be gone by now
[Outro]
Am
Am
[Verse 1]
Am
Wind is warm as mother's milk, steady as a siren
Though my whiskers smell of soap, my pistol smells of iron
Dm
This front porch is higher than, the rest of this poor town
Am E Am
I piss every day away, watch the sun go down
Am
If I was a gamblin' man, the way I used to be
Those downtown gals would gather 'round, Just to watch the likes of me
Dm
And those lazy bones would tumble, Those lazy bones would roll
Am E Am
I'd pick out my downtown gal, give her all my gold
[Chorus]
Dm Am E Am
Hey, hey, whippoorwill sings all kinds a foolish things
Dm Am E Am
All I know is that, if I had wings, I'd be gone by now
[Verse 2]
Am
Once a year this old hotel fills up at harvest time
Mexicans and Gypsy kids, mostly friends a mine
Dm
They all come in at sundown, fill my whiskey glass
Am E Am
They sit and sing a song with me, let the evenin' pass
Am
For in the old days I worked with them, I worked till the work was done
The crew we had back in those days, we where always number one
Dm
Northward with the seasons, Southward in the fall
Am E Am
Till I got hurt in the oil patch, Boys I had it all
[Chorus]
Dm Am E Am
Hey, hey, whippoorwill sings all kinds a crazy things
Dm Am E Am
All I know is that, if I had wings, I'd be gone by now
[Solo]
Dm Am E Am Dm Am E Am
Dm Am E Am Dm Am E Am
[Verse 3]
Am
This year we had no rain at all, not a single crop came in
Nothin' moves on Main Street now but an Oklahoma wind
Dm
And I am just a shadow, of the man I used to be
Am E Am
And I wish I had someone to sing 'The Long Black Veil' with me
[Chorus]
Dm Am E Am
Hey, hey, whippoorwill sings all kinds a foolish things
Dm Am E Am
All I know is that, if I had wings, I'd be gone by now
[Chorus]
Dm Am E Am
Hey, hey, whippoorwill sings all kinds a foolish things
Dm Am E Am
All I know is that, if I had wings, I'd be gone by now
[Outro]
Am
Khai Dreams
Khaled
Khalid
Khoma
Khruangbin