Capo on 3
AGFE7Am
William Butler Yeats in jeans
G
Got up to play guitar and sing
FE7
In some joint in Mission Beach last night
Am
At the door sat Tom Waits
G
In a pork pie hat and silver skates
FE7
Jugglin' three collection plates, Jesus Christ
Am
Townes Van Zandt standin' at the bar
G
Skinnin' a Hollywood movie star
F
Can't remember where he parked his car
E7
Or to whom he lost the keys
Am
Full of angst and hillbilly haiku
G
What's a poor Ft. Worth boy to do
F
Go on rhyme something for em' man
E7
Show em' how you really feel
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/guy_clark/cold_dog_soup_crd.html )
Chours:
FC
Aint no money in poetry
GAm
That's what sets the poet free
FCG
I've had all the freedom I can stand
FC
Cold dog soup and rainbow pie
GAm
Is all it takes to get me by
FC
Fool my belly till the day I die
GAm
Cold dog soup and rainbow pie
Am
Ginsberg and Kearouac
GF
Shootin' dice playin' Ramblin' Jack's guitar
E7
With the cowboy paintin' pickguard on it
Am
And they sat in the back and they drank for free
G
And rhymed orange with Rosalie
FE7
Now there's a pride of lions to draw to
Repeat Chorus