[1] Well I been hangin' [4] out uptown lord [6m] in that [5] low down [1] rain
Watchin' good time [4] Charlie friend is [6m] drivin' [5] me in-[1]-sane
Up on shady [4] Charlotte Street lord the [6m] green [5] lights look [1] red
I wish I's back home [4] on the farm lord [6m] in my [5] feather [1] bed

And I got my-[4]-self a [6m] rockin' chair
To [5] see if I could [1] lose
These [4] thin [3m] dime [6m] hard [5] time
[4] Hell on [5] Church Street [1] blues

I found myself a picker friend I read yesterday's news
I folded up page twenty-one and stuck it in my shoe
I gave me a nickel to the poor my good turn for the day
I folded up my old billfold and threw it far away

Well I wish I had some guitar strings old Black Diamond brand
I'd string up this old Martin box and go and join some band
But I guess I'm gonna stay right here and a-pick and sing a while
Try to make me a little change and give them folks a smile