Jim Lauderdale Fireball written by Jim Lauderdale Jamie Hartford Jim Lauderdale vocals/guitar Greg Leisz steel guitar Buddy Miller guitar/harmony Donald Lindley drums Dusty Wakeman bass Stephen Baker keyboards Skip Edwards keyboards B A B Fireball fireball that was a close call G A B Wait now there's time fireball B D G E Show us the short cut you'be been taking B D G F# I get so sidetracked every time A The world moves too slow for the way that you go B We want you to stay it gets lonesome you know B A B Fireball fireball that was a close call G A B Wait now there's time fireball B D G E After some early tries at redumption B D G F# When we were so far out of our heads A Well you jumped in front of the rest of the pack B You've been gone so long but we want you to come back B A B Fireball fireball that was a close call G A B Wait now there's time fireball SOLO A The world moves too slow for the way that you go B We want you to stay it gets lonesome you know B A B Fireball fireball that was a close call G A Wait now there's time G A B Wait now there's time fireball fireball From Jim Lauderdale "Every Second Counts" Atlantic Records 1995 Mighty Nice Music/Laudersongs(BMI) Bluewater Music