Stuff That Works
written by Rodney Crowell and Guy Clark
from the album "Let the Picture Paint Itself"
tabbed 9/16/05


CAPO I


INTRO: C  F  C   C  F  C

            C                 F                C
I've got an old blue shirt 'n it suits me just fine
                             F               C
I like the way it feels so I wear it all the time
                               F            C
I got an old guitar that won't ever stay in tune
                                    G              C
But I like the way it sounds in the dark and empty room


I've got an old pair of boots that fit my feet just right                          
I can work all day and go out and dance all night
I've got a new used car that runs just like a top
Yeah I get the feelin' it ain't ever gonna stop


CHORUS:
           F                 C
Stuff that works, stuff that holds up
                       G                 C
Is the kinda stuff you don't hang on the wall
             F                        C              
Stuff that's real, and that stuff you feel
                        G                  C
Is the stuff you always reach for when you fall

F

I got a pretty good friend who's seen me at my worst
He don't care if I'm a blessin' or a curse
But he always shows up when the chips are down
That's the kind of friend I like to be around


CHORUS


VERSE chords


And there's a woman I love and she's crazy and she paints like God
She's got a playground sense of justice, she don't give odds
I've got a tattoo with her name right thru my soul
And I think everything she touches turns to gold


CHORUS (repeat and fade)