Derby Day

Jerry Jeff Walker



I call it an "C/A" because I dont know what it really is, but this is what I mean by it:

C/A

E---0---
D--1---
G---2---
D--0---
A---3---
E---0---

When you switch from C to C/A, you can hammer your second finger


Intro:

C   C/A   C   C/A   C  C/B  Am  G  F  G  C 


VERSE 1

           C                 C/A              C                C/A
Oh Ya Well Suzanne you are a jewel, 'bout the rarest I've ever seen

    C      C/B      Am        G       F           G         C
And I wish I could polish off all the edges of my craziest dreams

 C                 C/A              C             C/A
But you know the way I am, there's nothing you can do

      C      C/B         Am          G          F           G         C
'Cause anything you dont want me to do, I said go ahead and tell me to



CHORUS

        F                  G                C
Yeah it must have been one hell of a starry night

         F            G                         C           C/B          Am    G
Yeah the moon was so bright, guess it must have knocked out all of your lights

F                G                                   C
Guess that's the night that you fell for the silvery light


VERSE 2

         C                     C/A              C              C/A
Yeah will everything you do is backwards, you know it ain't a lie


You love, I love, you love I, you know ya know I love your beautiful eyes

      C              C/A            C                C/A
Well, I cant pay you back. No, cant make it up in a song


Guess I'm here just tryin' to tell you that I missed you so while you were gone

CHORUS


VERSE 3

         C                  C/A         C             C/A
Well, you always picked the winner, in every derby race

C      C/B      Am        G         F              G             C
I guess you just picked on me for a little bit of change-of-pace

     C                    C/A           C                   C/A
So go on shake your hair let it loose, run 'till you pass the wind

C      C/B      Am        G       F           G         C
I'll be running right in front of you just tryin' to make yourself win


CHORUS


 C                 C/A              C                C/A
Suzanne you are a jewel, 'bout the rarest I've ever seen

C      C/B      Am        G       F           G         C
I wish I could polish off all the edges of my craziest dreams 



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