Tangier Sound

Steve writes:

Heya Patrick,

Wanted to share and let you know I haven’t let the banjo gather too much dust. Had a blast writing a song this weekend with my buddies Grant and Neal. (We’re callin’ ourselves Red Eyed Johnny.) Last year we set out to just e-mail bits and pieces of folks songs and covers back and forth for collaboration. This year we’re aiming to write all original stuff. This first one turned out pretty cool over just a few e-mails back and forth, and I wanted to share my recording of it with just banjo before we turn into something entirely different.

Lottery Tickets v3

[G]Oh times are tough,
[C]so I bought a lottery ticket.
[D7]And even though I won five bucks
[C]that ain’t enough to fix [G]it.

Those banks they keep callin’ me.
Tellin’ me to pay.
Well I can’t send them any checks
until one comes my way.

Sure as hell cant sell my house
I’m sub prime and upside-down.
And I can only get odd jobs cause
the factory’s shutting down.

Chorus (See Below)

Buddy have you seen
the price of gasoline?
they say it’s the cost of crude
That’s makin’ people mean.

but I don’t know if I believe
a word that pres’dent says
it’s what I shell out at the pump
that gets me seeing red

All day you get bombarded
by pundits and politicians
they sell their wars and reforms
on that god-damned television

Chorus (See Below)

So I guess I’ll take my tax rebate
and buy the kids some food.
the little bit I have left over,
gonna spend it on some booze.

And now I’ll get to walkin’
to the corner liquor store.
Food costs so much I can’t afford
my whiskey any more.

So I’ll buy me some cheap beer
and a couple lottery tickets
and when I win, I’ll tell my boss
right where he can stick it.

Chorus:
[G]Oh dear me
[A7]ain’t my life so sad
[D]Things are turning from the worse
into the really bad [G]

All the days I’ve walked this earth
Lord I’m getting’ tired.
You say the sun is shining bright
But I say you’re a liar