Biography:
The Deslondes (formerly Sam Doores + Riley Downing & The Tumbleweeds) are a New Orleans-based country-soul, swamp-boogie band. They combine elements of early Stax, Sun and Atlantic records with the influence of a more raw, stripped-down sound gleaned off field recordings from Alan Lomax and Mississippi Records catalogue.
In their writing as well as their lives, The Deslondes three principal songwriters—Sam Doores, Riley Downing and Cameron Snyder—endeavor to carry on the traveling country-troubadour tradition of their heroes Woody Guthrie
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[Intro]
G Em
G Em
C D
G D
[Verse]
G Em
Lips and sugar and eyes to kiss
G Em
And all the things I'm gonna miss
G Em
Valleys wide and piles of trash
G Em
And all the good things ain't built to last
G Em
Shady alleys and the beams of light
G Em
I love the days and I love the night
G Em
And all the things that will make me cry
G Em
And all the bullshit that makes me sigh
[Interlude]
G Em
Mhmm mhmm mhmm mhmm
G Em
Mhmm mhmm mhmm mhmm
[Verse]
G Em
Walking where ribbon creeks collide
G Em
Dreaming dreams I still ain't tried
G Em
Tell me now have I paid my dues
G Em
I carved a sign if you need a clue
[Interlude]
G Em
Mhmm mhmm mhmm mhmm
G Em
Mhmm mhmm mhmm mhmm
C D
G D
[Verse]
G Em
Lips and sugar and eyes to kiss
G Em
And all the things I'm gonna miss
G Em
Valleys wide and piles of trash
G Em
And all the good things ain't built to last
[Outro]
G Em
Mhmm mhmm mhmm mhmm
Repeat and fade out.
G Em
G Em
C D
G D
[Verse]
G Em
Lips and sugar and eyes to kiss
G Em
And all the things I'm gonna miss
G Em
Valleys wide and piles of trash
G Em
And all the good things ain't built to last
G Em
Shady alleys and the beams of light
G Em
I love the days and I love the night
G Em
And all the things that will make me cry
G Em
And all the bullshit that makes me sigh
[Interlude]
G Em
Mhmm mhmm mhmm mhmm
G Em
Mhmm mhmm mhmm mhmm
[Verse]
G Em
Walking where ribbon creeks collide
G Em
Dreaming dreams I still ain't tried
G Em
Tell me now have I paid my dues
G Em
I carved a sign if you need a clue
[Interlude]
G Em
Mhmm mhmm mhmm mhmm
G Em
Mhmm mhmm mhmm mhmm
C D
G D
[Verse]
G Em
Lips and sugar and eyes to kiss
G Em
And all the things I'm gonna miss
G Em
Valleys wide and piles of trash
G Em
And all the good things ain't built to last
[Outro]
G Em
Mhmm mhmm mhmm mhmm
Repeat and fade out.
The Dharmas
The Dials
The Dickies
The Dicks
The Dig