Lucinda Williams Happy Woman Blues written by Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams lead vocals and acoustic guitar Mickey White acoustic rhythm and lead guitars, harmony vocals Rex Bell electric bass and harmony vocals Andre Matthews electric rhythm, lead and slide guitars Ira Wilkes drums Mickey Moody pedal steel guitar Malcolm Smith fiddle and viola E Tryin' hard to be a happy woman. But sometimes life just overcomes me, A7 E E7E7 Everyday I'm workin' just to pay my dues. B7 A7 E EE7 Lay down at night, my mind is so confused. E Goin' down south with the New York City blues, Gotta hit the road before I blow a fuse, A7 E EE7 I might buy me a Cadillac or a Chevrolet. B7 A7 E EE7 I don't care what model as long as it takes me away SOLO E I've been hiding my heart in a trunk. Can you come see me when my ship has sunk A7 E E7 E7 You can give me loovin, that I can't refuse, B7 A7 E E7 EE7 And love is the one thing that's sure to cure my blues. E Goin' down the road with a heave heart, Tryin' to find lightness in the dark, A7 E E7E7 Tryin' to live my life, tryin' to get satisfied. B7 A7 E E7 EE7 My mind is in the city but my heart is in the countryside. SOLO E Tryin' hard to be a happy woman. But sometimes life just overcomes me, A7 E E7E7 Everyday I'm workin' just to pay my dues. B7 A7 E EE7 Lay down at night, my mind is so confused. B7 A7 E EE7 Lay down at night, my mind is so confused. From Lucinda Williams "Happy Woman Blues" Folkways Records 1980