Steve Earle chords by Sugarland

Verse 1:

One more!

    D
Well I heard steve earle had lots of wives

 G                A
About as many as cats have lives

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

He writes a song for everyone

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

                     D
He writes an even better one when it ends

Bm      A        G
Well I don't have to take your name

Em              A
And you won't have to take the blame


Chorus:

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

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

                     Bm    A   G
The others wanted your whole heart, but I just want your sleeve

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


Verse 2:

    D
Well I heard he loves each one the same

   G
As much as ireland loves the rain

A                 D
Steve, it rains at my house everyday

He met 'em all in every port

    G
Cause falling in love is a pilgrim sport

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

   Bm         A       G
You moved to the city. Baby, you had to go

  Em             A
But I love apples and I could learn to love the snow


Chorus:

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

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

                     Bm    A   G
The others wanted your whole heart, but I just want your sleeve

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


Bridge:

Come on!

Bm      A            G
I could walk around in your favorite shoes

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

A         G
What do you got to lose?

        A
And I don't bruise


Chorus:

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

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

                      Bm   A   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             G    A    D
Steve earle, steve earle, please write a song for me