Biography:
Steve Forbert (born Samuel Stephen Forbert, December 13, 1954 in Meridian, Mississippi) is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for his song "Romeo's Tune", which reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1980. Forbert's tribute to Jimmie Rodgers, Any Old Time, was nominated for a 2004 Grammy in the best traditional folk category. In 2006, he was inducted into the Mississippi Music Hall of Fame.
Forbert signed a recording contract with Nemperor in 1978, and they released his debut album, Alive on Arrival, that same year.
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Transcribed by Joe Hartley
Capo 2
Intro riff 2x
e|---00-----0---00---00---00---00---00---00--|
B|---11-----1---11---11---11---11---11---11--|
G|---00-----0---00---00---00---00---00---00--|
D|------0h2---3----2---------0---------0-----|
A|-3--------------------2---------3----------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
[Dm] Gra [F] nd Central [C] Station [Dm] whe [F] els
and it [C] deals, [Dm] the [F] crowds rush and
sc [C] rambl [A7] E,
[D7] Round past the newsstands and [G] out across the floors
And [Dm] I [F] did some [C] singing, [Dm] and
I [F] played [C] guitar, [Dm] do [F] wn near a
[C] doorwa [A7] y,
[D7] howling out words and [G] banging out chords.
Well, [C] think what you will, [Em] laugh if
you like, it [Am] don't make no [Em] difference
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to [F] me.
[C] I'll open my case, [Em] and I might catch
a coin, but [F] all ears may [G] listen for
[C] free
Intro riff
[Dm] Bi [F] G clocks were [C] tickin',
[Dm] tra [F] ins came and [C] went, [Dm] sa [F] D,
ragged [C] figur [A7] es
[D7] limped in the hallways and [G] dug through the trash
While [Dm] ol [F] d folks and [C] young folks,
[Dm] passed [F] in A [C] flood, [Dm] on [F]
dashing [C] somewhe [A7] re,
[D7] wrapped in their lives and [G] gone in a flash
Chorus
Bridge/Harp solo - 2x
|G | |F |C |G | | | |
Well, a [Dm] man [F] came A [C] talkin', [Dm] he
st [F] opped where I [C] stood. He w [Dm] arn [F] ed
me so [C] gravel [A7] y,
'The [D7] cops here'll nab ya, boy and they'll
[G] take ya right on down,' yes, but
[Dm] I [F] took my [C] chances, and [Dm] luc [F] k
saw me [C] through, [Dm] I s [F] tayed until I'd
[C] finish [A7] ed,
[D7] Played what I pleased and [G] poured out my sound
Chorus
Capo 2
Intro riff 2x
e|---00-----0---00---00---00---00---00---00--|
B|---11-----1---11---11---11---11---11---11--|
G|---00-----0---00---00---00---00---00---00--|
D|------0h2---3----2---------0---------0-----|
A|-3--------------------2---------3----------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
[Dm] Gra [F] nd Central [C] Station [Dm] whe [F] els
and it [C] deals, [Dm] the [F] crowds rush and
sc [C] rambl [A7] E,
[D7] Round past the newsstands and [G] out across the floors
And [Dm] I [F] did some [C] singing, [Dm] and
I [F] played [C] guitar, [Dm] do [F] wn near a
[C] doorwa [A7] y,
[D7] howling out words and [G] banging out chords.
Well, [C] think what you will, [Em] laugh if
you like, it [Am] don't make no [Em] difference
[ Find more Lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.org/LR56 ]
to [F] me.
[C] I'll open my case, [Em] and I might catch
a coin, but [F] all ears may [G] listen for
[C] free
Intro riff
[Dm] Bi [F] G clocks were [C] tickin',
[Dm] tra [F] ins came and [C] went, [Dm] sa [F] D,
ragged [C] figur [A7] es
[D7] limped in the hallways and [G] dug through the trash
While [Dm] ol [F] d folks and [C] young folks,
[Dm] passed [F] in A [C] flood, [Dm] on [F]
dashing [C] somewhe [A7] re,
[D7] wrapped in their lives and [G] gone in a flash
Chorus
Bridge/Harp solo - 2x
|G | |F |C |G | | | |
Well, a [Dm] man [F] came A [C] talkin', [Dm] he
st [F] opped where I [C] stood. He w [Dm] arn [F] ed
me so [C] gravel [A7] y,
'The [D7] cops here'll nab ya, boy and they'll
[G] take ya right on down,' yes, but
[Dm] I [F] took my [C] chances, and [Dm] luc [F] k
saw me [C] through, [Dm] I s [F] tayed until I'd
[C] finish [A7] ed,
[D7] Played what I pleased and [G] poured out my sound
Chorus
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