Biography:
Larry Hosford, born Salinas, California 1943, died 2016, was a singer-songwriter in the genres of Americana and country western music.
Hosford was a prolific writer of songs and occasionally compared with the style and twang of Willie Nelson. Hosford injected humor and endearing local references of his life in the Salinas Valley and Central Coast. He was proud of his Oklahoma roots, and of his hometown. Perhaps his best-known tune to locals is “Salinas.
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Male/Female Duet
[Intro]
F C F A# G C
[Verse 1]
(Guy)
C F C
If I could talk just as fast as I think
A#
I'd have you quick as a wink
F C G C
Cause I think I'm a feller you ought to know better
A# Gm C
And I'd like to buy you a drink
[Verse 2]
F
And the thing we ought to be doin'
A#
Is sittin' here pitchin' and a wooin'
C
Well I could say some things that would tickle you pink
D F# G
If I could talk as fast as I think
[Verse 3]
(Girl)
C
If you could do everything that you say
F
You might get the time of day
G
But so far buddy your lines are all muddy
Dm D G
And I wish you'd just go away
[Verse 4]
C
I can handle insistence
F
But kindly please keep your distance
G
And as long as you're here you might as well stay
C
If you can do everything that you say
[Chorus]
(Both)
F
Let's keep talkin' all night
C
We're a man and a woman, at least that's right
D
And these days you can't take a chance
G C
At just anything walkin' in pants
[Instrumental]
F C A# C Gm C A# G C F A# F C F
[Verse 5]
(Guy)
F
If I could walk just as fast as I talk
A#m A#
I'd amble you out to the dock
C
And we'd watch all the fishes and make a few wishes
A# G C D
And mine might give you a shock
[Verse 6]
F
Cause the things you're apt to be hearin'
A#
Are ever so sweet and endearin'
F C
You'd have to guard your heart with a key and a lock
F F# G
If I could walk as fast as I talk
[Verse 7]
(Girl)
C
If you could kiss just as good as you lie
F C
Well I might just give you a try
G
But you're just braggin' and you're tongue is a waggin'
F D G
Like a silly flirt when he's high
[Verse 8]
C
I have trouble conceivin'
F
Of you and me up and leavin'
G D G
But as long as you're here you might as well buy
C
If you can kiss just as good as you lie
[Chorus]
(Both)
F
Let's keep a talkin' all night
C
We're a man and a woman, at least that's right
D
And these days you can't take a chance
G C
At just anything walkin' in pants
[Instrumental]
C F A# C G C F A# C F
[Verse 9]
(Both)
F
If we could film everything that we see
A#
We'd all be on the T.V.
G C G
It's a little bit foolish and sort of high schoolish
A# G C
But everyone seems to agree
[Verse 10]
F
Though there ain't much new to be sayin'
A#
The game is still worth the playin'
C
We could laugh at ourselves and this whole comedy
F
If we could film everything that we see
[Outro]
(Guy)
C
But I'd still say things that would tickle you pink
F
If I could talk as fast as I think
[Intro]
F C F A# G C
[Verse 1]
(Guy)
C F C
If I could talk just as fast as I think
A#
I'd have you quick as a wink
F C G C
Cause I think I'm a feller you ought to know better
A# Gm C
And I'd like to buy you a drink
[Verse 2]
F
And the thing we ought to be doin'
A#
Is sittin' here pitchin' and a wooin'
C
Well I could say some things that would tickle you pink
D F# G
If I could talk as fast as I think
[Verse 3]
(Girl)
C
If you could do everything that you say
F
You might get the time of day
G
But so far buddy your lines are all muddy
Dm D G
And I wish you'd just go away
[Verse 4]
C
I can handle insistence
F
But kindly please keep your distance
G
And as long as you're here you might as well stay
C
If you can do everything that you say
[Chorus]
(Both)
F
Let's keep talkin' all night
C
We're a man and a woman, at least that's right
D
And these days you can't take a chance
G C
At just anything walkin' in pants
[Instrumental]
F C A# C Gm C A# G C F A# F C F
[Verse 5]
(Guy)
F
If I could walk just as fast as I talk
A#m A#
I'd amble you out to the dock
C
And we'd watch all the fishes and make a few wishes
A# G C D
And mine might give you a shock
[Verse 6]
F
Cause the things you're apt to be hearin'
A#
Are ever so sweet and endearin'
F C
You'd have to guard your heart with a key and a lock
F F# G
If I could walk as fast as I talk
[Verse 7]
(Girl)
C
If you could kiss just as good as you lie
F C
Well I might just give you a try
G
But you're just braggin' and you're tongue is a waggin'
F D G
Like a silly flirt when he's high
[Verse 8]
C
I have trouble conceivin'
F
Of you and me up and leavin'
G D G
But as long as you're here you might as well buy
C
If you can kiss just as good as you lie
[Chorus]
(Both)
F
Let's keep a talkin' all night
C
We're a man and a woman, at least that's right
D
And these days you can't take a chance
G C
At just anything walkin' in pants
[Instrumental]
C F A# C G C F A# C F
[Verse 9]
(Both)
F
If we could film everything that we see
A#
We'd all be on the T.V.
G C G
It's a little bit foolish and sort of high schoolish
A# G C
But everyone seems to agree
[Verse 10]
F
Though there ain't much new to be sayin'
A#
The game is still worth the playin'
C
We could laugh at ourselves and this whole comedy
F
If we could film everything that we see
[Outro]
(Guy)
C
But I'd still say things that would tickle you pink
F
If I could talk as fast as I think
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Larry Rice
Larry Schuba
Larry Sparks
Larry Stewart
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Lars Lillo-Stenb (...)
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Larsen-Feiten Ba (...)
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