Biography:
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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Other songs:
- Fishin' In The Dark
- Amazing Grace
- American Dream
- An American Dream
- Angelyne
- Battle Of New Orleans
- Bayou Jubilee
- Blue Ridge Mountain Girl
- Bowlegs
- Buy For Me The Rain
- Cadillac Ranch
- Colorado Christmas
- Daddy Was A Sailor
- Dance Little Jean
- Dancin To The Beat Of A Broken Heart
- Dancing To The Beat
- Face On The Cutting Room Floor
- Fishin In The Dark
- Fishing In The Dark
- Good To Be Alive
- Hello I Am Your Heart
- High Horse
- Home Again In My Heart
- How Long
- Jamaica Lady
- Little Mountain Church House
- Long Hard Road
- Louisiana Saturday Night
- Lovin On The Side
- Lowlands
- Make A Little Magic
- Modern Day Romance
- Mr Bojangles
- Nine Pound Hammer
- Oh What A Love
- Old Upright Piano
- One Step Over The Line
- Partners Brothers And Friends
- Propinquity
- Riding Alone
- Ripplin Water
- Rocky Top Tennessee
- Roll That Stone Away
- Shot Full Of Love
- Some Of Shellys Blues
- Stand A Little Rain
- Take Me In Your Life Boat
- The Lowlands
- The Lowlands Improved
- There Is A Time
- This Train Keeps Rolling Along
- Tulsa Sounds Like Trouble To Me
- When I Get My Rewards
- When Its Gone
- Will The Be Unbroken
- Will The Circle Be Unbroken
- Working Man Nowhere To Go
- You Aint Goin Nowhere
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!
[Prelude - spoken by Jeff Hanna]
(Riff 1) They used to be this ol' guy named Woody, and Woody was an Indian -- came
from a town in Oklahoma called, "Bowlegs."
(Riff 1) And he used to have this saying. He used to say when things got real
lousy...
(Riff 2) I mean real lousy.
D A
(Riff 3) All you hadda do was just put out the fire, an' call in the dogs, an'
G D
head it on back to Bowlegs. An' that's what this tune's about, headin' on back.
[Verse 1]
|D .. (Riff 1)|D |G D |
Sometimes things don't work out, but that's how life is, son
|D |E A
All them little miseries can keep you on the run
|D D7 |G E
Some morning you may wake up with your face down in the eggs
|D A |G D |
So just put out the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs
|D A |G* |D
Put out the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs ..
[Verse 2]
|D |G D |
Well, Lots o' people in this world are tryin' to make a buck
|D |E A |
Some folks ride in limousines while others drive them big ol' Peterbilt trucks
|D D7 |G E |
Just remember that ol' saying 'bout the round holes in square pegs
|D A |G D |
An' just put out the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs
|D A |G* |D |
Put out the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs
| D | G D | D | A* |D ... (d)(c#)(b) |
[Bridge]
|A |D (d)(c#)(b) |
. There's no use tryin' to be what you're not ...
|A |D (d)(e)(f#) |
. You run on a treadmill and you'll get tired a lot ..
|G |D A Bm F#m |
. So, why not take some advice from me?
|G A |D* |A
. Even though I ain't no McCartney
[Verse 3]
|D |G D |
Well, the moral of this story escapes me at this time
|D |E A
I've been too busy sittin' here just tryin' to make it rhyme
|D D7 |G E
I'm a crazy drunken fool, and when I finish off this keg
|D A |G D |
I'm gonna piss on the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs
|D A |G D |
Piss on the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs
|D A |G D |
I'll just piss on the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs
|D A |G D |
Mmm-mmm-m-mmm, mmm-mmm-m-mmm, mmm-mmm-m-mmm mmm
[Outro]
Jeff Hanna: Well, right now, we're gonna do a little headin' on back ourselves.
Head on down to the local waterin' hole an' take advantage of that "Happy Hour."
Voice 2: We gonna go to the Jerome?
Jeff: Go to the Jerome, man!
Voice 2: All right.
Jeff: They got a beer down there with my name on it.
Voice 2: They got a beer called "Jeff?"
Jeff: I'd like a beer. You like a beer?
Voice 2: Yeah, let's... let's go get one. I... I could... I'm awful dry.
(SFX: Beer can opens)
Jeff: All right. Yeah.
Voice 2: Where is my... (fades)
________________________________________________________________________
Notes:
• Measures marked with (*) are 2/4 measures.
• There's a lot of movement in the bass line that can be played by an acoustic
guitar that is not noted below.
• The | D A | G D | pattern continues under the outro.
[Riff 1:]
D D/A D
e |-----------|-3---3---3-----------|-3---3---3------|
B |-----------|-2---2---2-----------|-2---2---2------|
G |-----------|-3---3---3-----------|-3---3---3------|
D |-----------|-0---0---0-----------|-0---0---0------|
A |------0h2--|-----0----------0h2--|-----0----------|
E |--0h2------|------------0h2------|----------------|
[Riff 2:] [Riff 3:]
e |-------------| e |-------------------|
B |-------------| B |-------------------|
G |-------------| G |-------------------|
D |--2b3-r0---0-| D |-----0-3-0-------0-|
A |---------3---| A |-3-3---------------|
E |-------------| E |-------------0h2---|
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(Riff 1) They used to be this ol' guy named Woody, and Woody was an Indian -- came
from a town in Oklahoma called, "Bowlegs."
(Riff 1) And he used to have this saying. He used to say when things got real
lousy...
(Riff 2) I mean real lousy.
D A
(Riff 3) All you hadda do was just put out the fire, an' call in the dogs, an'
G D
head it on back to Bowlegs. An' that's what this tune's about, headin' on back.
[Verse 1]
|D .. (Riff 1)|D |G D |
Sometimes things don't work out, but that's how life is, son
|D |E A
All them little miseries can keep you on the run
|D D7 |G E
Some morning you may wake up with your face down in the eggs
|D A |G D |
So just put out the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs
|D A |G* |D
Put out the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs ..
[Verse 2]
|D |G D |
Well, Lots o' people in this world are tryin' to make a buck
|D |E A |
Some folks ride in limousines while others drive them big ol' Peterbilt trucks
|D D7 |G E |
Just remember that ol' saying 'bout the round holes in square pegs
|D A |G D |
An' just put out the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs
|D A |G* |D |
Put out the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs
| D | G D | D | A* |D ... (d)(c#)(b) |
[Bridge]
|A |D (d)(c#)(b) |
. There's no use tryin' to be what you're not ...
|A |D (d)(e)(f#) |
. You run on a treadmill and you'll get tired a lot ..
|G |D A Bm F#m |
. So, why not take some advice from me?
|G A |D* |A
. Even though I ain't no McCartney
[Verse 3]
|D |G D |
Well, the moral of this story escapes me at this time
|D |E A
I've been too busy sittin' here just tryin' to make it rhyme
|D D7 |G E
I'm a crazy drunken fool, and when I finish off this keg
|D A |G D |
I'm gonna piss on the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs
|D A |G D |
Piss on the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs
|D A |G D |
I'll just piss on the fire, call in the dogs, an' head it on back to Bowlegs
|D A |G D |
Mmm-mmm-m-mmm, mmm-mmm-m-mmm, mmm-mmm-m-mmm mmm
[Outro]
Jeff Hanna: Well, right now, we're gonna do a little headin' on back ourselves.
Head on down to the local waterin' hole an' take advantage of that "Happy Hour."
Voice 2: We gonna go to the Jerome?
Jeff: Go to the Jerome, man!
Voice 2: All right.
Jeff: They got a beer down there with my name on it.
Voice 2: They got a beer called "Jeff?"
Jeff: I'd like a beer. You like a beer?
Voice 2: Yeah, let's... let's go get one. I... I could... I'm awful dry.
(SFX: Beer can opens)
Jeff: All right. Yeah.
Voice 2: Where is my... (fades)
________________________________________________________________________
Notes:
• Measures marked with (*) are 2/4 measures.
• There's a lot of movement in the bass line that can be played by an acoustic
guitar that is not noted below.
• The | D A | G D | pattern continues under the outro.
[Riff 1:]
D D/A D
e |-----------|-3---3---3-----------|-3---3---3------|
B |-----------|-2---2---2-----------|-2---2---2------|
G |-----------|-3---3---3-----------|-3---3---3------|
D |-----------|-0---0---0-----------|-0---0---0------|
A |------0h2--|-----0----------0h2--|-----0----------|
E |--0h2------|------------0h2------|----------------|
[Riff 2:] [Riff 3:]
e |-------------| e |-------------------|
B |-------------| B |-------------------|
G |-------------| G |-------------------|
D |--2b3-r0---0-| D |-----0-3-0-------0-|
A |---------3---| A |-3-3---------------|
E |-------------| E |-------------0h2---|
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No Special...
No Te Va Gustar
No Use For A Nam (...)
No Vacation