Steve Earle chords by Sugarland

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:

One more!

    D MajorD
Well I heard steve earle had lots of wives

 G+G                A augmentedA
About as many as cats have lives

                    D MajorD
Met him on his records and we're good friends

He writes a song for everyone

   G+G                A augmentedA
They fall in love and before it's done

                     D MajorD
He writes an even better one when it ends

B minorBm      A augmentedA        G+G
Well I don't have to take your name

E minorEm              A augmentedA
And you won't have to take the blame

Chorus:

   D MajorD             G+G
Steve earle, steve earle, please write a song for me

  A augmentedA                 G+G           D MajorD
I promise I won't take a dime when it comes my time to leave

                     B minorBm    A augmentedA   G+G
The others wanted your whole heart, but I just want your sleeve

   D MajorD                G+G   A augmentedA  D MajorD
Steve earle, steve earle, please write a song for me


Verse 2:

    D MajorD
Well I heard he loves each one the same

   G+G
As much as ireland loves the rain

A augmentedA                 D MajorD
Steve, it rains at my house everyday

He met 'em all in every port

    G+G
Cause falling in love is a pilgrim sport

   A augmentedA                 D MajorD
And as long as I can be the pirate, i'm ok!

   B minorBm         A augmentedA       G+G
You moved to the city. Baby, you had to go

  E minorEm             A augmentedA
But I love apples and I could learn to love the snow

Chorus:

   D MajorD             G+G
Steve earle, steve earle, please write a song for me

  A augmentedA                 G+G           D MajorD
I promise I won't take a dime when it comes my time to leave

                     B minorBm    A augmentedA   G+G
The others wanted your whole heart, but I just want your sleeve

   D MajorD                G+G   A augmentedA  D MajorD
Steve earle, steve earle, please write a song for me


Bridge:

Come on!

B minorBm      A augmentedA            G+G
I could walk around in your favorite shoes

     B minorBm * B minorBm * Bm*
Come on, just one line

A augmentedA         G+G
What do you got to lose?

        A augmentedA
And I don't bruise


Chorus:

   D MajorD             G+G
Steve earle, steve earle, please write a song for me

  A augmentedA                  G+G         D MajorD
I promise I won't take a dime when it comes my time to leave

                      B minorBm   A augmentedA   G+G
The others wanted your whole heart, but I just want your sleeve


Spoken:

N.C.
And the shirt that goes with it cause it smells like you

N.C.
and you know I like to sleep in that in the vacation house at the Beach

N.C.
And a really small wedding, only 'bout 500 people

N.C.
Did I tell you I have kids?

N.C.
You're gonna love 'em

N.C.
They're gonna need to go to college

N.C.
Do you like reggae? I love reggae

N.C.
On tuesday nights, I like to go to trivia,

N.C.
so that's your night to go out with the boys and then you can...

N.C.
Is this thing on?

   D MajorD             G+G    A augmentedA    D MajorD
Steve earle, steve earle, please write a song for me