Verse: A Stagger down Bourbon Street in a Jack Daniels haze D Two man zydeco band struggles on stage A Violent drum machines are raping my ears D The bathroom is just too damn far away from here Chorus:
A G Cmaj9b5/E A I'm too far away from you and I'm too close to feelin' blue A G Cmaj9b5/E A I'm too far away from you and I'm too close to fellin' blue Verse: A Drunk businessmen croak out karaoke blues D Been traveling too much, paying too many dues A There's miles and miles of empty bar D Each inch is lined with empty tip jars Chorus: A G Cmaj9b5/E A I'm too far away from you and I'm too close to fellin' blue A G Cmaj9b5/E A I'm too far away from you and I'm hanging out with some Mardi Gras crue Rise: A A# B11 C6 Bridge: E7 Jazz saxophones pounding my brain Cmaj9b5/E Toss back another one of them hurricanes E7 March up and down this asphalt dance floor Cmaj9b5/E C#7no5{/ch] E5addA#addC Emaj7 A Just keep going 'til you just can't take it any more Verse: A Strip club barkers, street side nubetees D Frat boys stagger in sloppy arrays A Booze assaults my tired brain D As we break into a Creole refrain Chorus: A G Cmaj9b5/E A I'm too far away from you and I'm too close to feelin' blue A G Cmaj9b5/E A I'm too far away from you and I'm stuck down in the bayou
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