Supply And Demand
By Guy Clark
Written by Guy Clark
Album: Better Days (1983)
Tabbed by Larry Mofle
5/30/2016


Capo 2


Chorus:
G            D      A            D
What is that sound, what is that noise
         G         D           A          D
I cannot figure it out for the life of me boys
G         D              A         D
Is it the coast guard or is it the wind
   G         D           A       D   
Or is it the mother ship comin' again

D                                                  Em 
Convicted on charges of supply and demand he was unloadin' the American Dream
A                                              G              D
Caught in the middle of a bigger plan it was a South American scheme
D                                     Em
He is no smuggler, he is a fisherman, all of his debts they are owed to the sea
A                                                       G                         D    
Some call it justice but it just ain't right this ain't live and let live and let be

Chorus

He's layin' in his cell and thinkin' bout Ulysses, how he picked up his oar and walked away from the sea
Until someone said you ain't from round here are you and that's how far away he feels
And he thinks of his wife and he thinks of his children and thinks about 'em takin' his boat
He thinks about the killer in the bunk below and he's tryin' to keep his hopes afloat

Chorus