Dan D. Derby Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Wel[D]l,[G][Dsus4][D]
[G]I m[D]et [G]thi[C]s m[C#m]an in [D]a cafe on the[G]
Carolina coast
He was [D]a -soppin' up some
[G]gravy with a piece of [D]fennel toast
[G]His suitcase had[D] sti[G]ckers from 49 sta[D]tes
[G]And on his feet [D]was a [G]pair of roller skates
[D]He skated to the [G]jukebox,
then he skated to [D]the men's
[G]When he [D]finished up his busi[G]ness,
he came [D]skatin' back again
[G]He [D]caught my eye [G]starin' at his
[D]suitcase and his [G]shoes
He said, [D]friend,
I guess [G]you're wonderin' what I did
[D]He said, you got [G]the time,
I'll just [D]tell you who I [G]am
My [D]name is
Stanley
[G]Durbey, I'm from
[D]Coleman,
Alabama
[G]My [D]daddy was a pau[G]per,
he died [D]drinkin' in a [G]bar
Left me [D]38 cents [G]in a junk[D]yard car
He said, the day they [G]laid that
hard [D]-time man in his [G]grave
I guess
[D]Coleman,
[G]Alabama hit that [D]steam highway
[G]I step o[D]ut my right t[G]humb thinkin'
[D]so I'd have [G]some luck
But [D]my
Luke scared [G]away the cars [D]an d the truck
[Bb]He s[Eb]aid I spent two da[Ab]ys
without a [Eb]ride in
Alabama
[Ab]So I started o[Eb]ut a w[Ab]alkin' mate that
[Eb]mu sic should attend
[Ab]There [Eb]diggin' in the [Ab]dumpster
I [Eb]ran across these [Ab]wheels
They [Eb]flipped my feet just [Ab]right
and that's [Eb]my deal
This story [Ab]sounded logical
but a [Eb]little bit insane
[Ab]To mys[Eb]elf I said this ma[Ab]n
must be [Eb]touched in the [Ab]brain
Then [Eb]without taking [Ab]time to think,
[Eb]made my big mis[Ab]take
I said, [Eb]how come y[Ab]ou ain't made
that alo[D]ha [Eb]state?
He looked at me [Ab]and said, friend,
I'm broke, but for a dime
[Eb]I'll give you an [Ab]answer
[Eb]that'll satisfy your mind
So I handed him a dollar bill
that lit his hungry [Ab]eyes
He [Eb]ordered up more gravy, then replied
I ain't
[Cm]Je sus, I can't pr[Ab]ovide the water
I ain't
[Cm]Jesus, I'm no [Ab]mir acle performer
I ain't
[Cm]Je sus
I'm a [Ab]little short on faith
But if they build a [Eb]bridge,
[Ab]I'll escape to the other [Eb]state
[B]His sim[E]ple explanatio[A]n changed
[E]my thinking about the [A]man
I stood [E]up and said, my [A]pleasure
Shook [E]his creepy, softened hand
Now I'm back on the [A]highway,
half the [E]way to
L .A.
[A]Hummin' lin[E]es I heard
[A]Danny
Derby [E]say
I ain't
[C#m]Je sus
I can't [A]go back no more
I ain't
[C#m]Jesus
I'm a [A]miracle performer
I ain't
[C#m]Jesus
I'm a [A]little short on faith, but if they [E]build a bridge,
[A]I'll escape to another [E]state.
I ain't
[C#m]Je sus, I can't go [A]back to water.
I ain't
[C#m]Jesus, I'm no [A]miracle performer.
I ain't
[C#m]Jesus, I'm a [A]little short on faith,
but if they [E]build a bridge, [A]I'll escape to another [E]state.
I ain't
[C#m]Je sus, I can't go [A]back to water.
I ain't
Jesus, I'm no miracle performer.