Ernest Tubb

Runnin Short Of Blues

Ernest Tubb


Tom: C

C                                   G 
I just come into this bar to have a quick one, 
                                   C 
And mayube give the bowling game a whirl. 
                                      F 
Well you sat down next to me and in a minute I  could see, 
G                          C 
Your a complicated kind of girl. 
 
C                                    G 
You say there's someone home waiting for you, 
                                     C 
But you don't really care much if he cares. 
                                 F 
If your prayin for a chance at a really big romance, 
  G                                  C 
I don't think I'm the answer to your prayer. 
 
Chorus 
                                        G 
Cause I've got all the heartaches I can handle back at home, 
                                     C 
I got all the pain and suffrin I can use. 
                                        F 
While I thank you for your gracious invitation, 
     G                                 C 
I'll call you when I'm runnin short of blues. 
 
C                                          G 
It's true that you might love me more than she does, 
                                      C 
And we might be a whole lot more than friends. 
                                         F 
But I might start to love you as much as he does, 
    G                         C 
And you'd be out lookin once again. 
 
 
I've been traveling down loves rocky road along time, 
And I guess that I should know a danger sign. 
So you stay here and try to drown your troubles, 
And I think I'll go walking home to mine. 
 
Sing Chorus