Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy) — Gene Watson

Chords and lyrics for Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy) by Gene Watson (key of Am).

Verse 1

"Should I Come Home" - Gene Watson
Released 1979
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# Title
1.) Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy) *
2.) I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) *
3.) Nothing Sure Looked Good On You **
4.) That Evil Child
5.) Circle Driveway
6.) The Heart Of A Clown *
7.) After The Party
8.) The Beer At Dorsey's Bar **
9.) Bedroom Ballad *
10.) Beautiful You *
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1.) "Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy)"

Intro

[G] [C] [G] [C]

Verse 1

I [G]wonder if you've [C]had the time it [D]takes to think it [G]over
To sort out all the [D]feelings in your [G]mind
[G]Sometimes I think you've [C]found someone to [D]do your thinking [G]for you
'Cause lately you've been [D]showing all the [G]signs

Chorus

Should I come [G]home, or should I go crazy?
I'm beggin' you [Am]please, make up your [D]mind
If you love [G]me, then think it all over
So make up your [Am]mind, [D] or I'll lose [G]mine

Post-Chorus

[Am] [D] [G]

Verse 2

Last [G]night when I came [C]by, I rang the [D]bell and no one [G]answered
But I heard voices [D]whisper through the [G]door
Now [G]I'm not sure if [C]anyone was [D]home to do the [G]talking
'Cause lately I hear [D]voices more and [G]more

Chorus

Should I come [G]home, or should I go crazy?
I'm beggin' you [Am]please, make up your [D]mind
If you love [G]me, then think it all over
So make up your [Am]mind, [D] or I'll lose [G]mine

Chorus

Should I come [G]home, or should I go crazy?
I'm beggin' you [Am]please, make up your [D]mind
If you love [G]me, then think it all over
So make up your [Am]mind, [D] or I'll lose [G]mine

Outro

Should I come [G]home...
2.) "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)"

Intro

[A7] [D]

Verse 1

Today, I [D]passed you[A7] on the [D]street
And my[G] heart fell at [D]your feet
I [A7]can't help it if I'm still in [D]love with you
Somebody else[A7] stood by [D]your side
And he [G]looked so [D]satisfied
I [A7]can't help it if I'm still in love[D] with you[D7]

Chorus 1

A [G]picture from the past came slowly[D] stealing
Oh, as I[A7] brushed your arm and walked so close[D] to you[D7]
Then[G] suddenly, I got that old-time[D] feeling
I [A7]can't help it if I'm still in love[D] with you

Fiddle Solo

[D] [A7] [D]
[G] [D]
[A7] [D]

Slide Guitar Solo

[D] [A7] [D]
[G] [D]
[A7] [D] [D7]

Chorus 2

It's [G]hard to know another's lips [D]will kiss you
Oh, and [A7]they'll hold you just the way I used[D] to do[D7]
Oh, [G]heaven only knows how much [D]I miss you
I [A7]can't help it if I'm still in love[D] with you
I [A7]can't help it if I'm still in [D]love with [A7]you[D]
3.) "Nothing Sure Looked Good On You"

Intro

[D] [E] [A7] [D] [A]

Verse 1

You [A]found your greener pasture in a [D]mansion on a hill
With a [A]flashy foreign car to drive and [D]lots of time to [E]kill
Lord, my [A]mind keeps on remembering the [A7]days of me and [D]you
When we were [E]down to [A7][D]nothing... nothing [A]sure looked [E]good on [A]you[A7]

Chorus

You [D]said you needed [E]simple things that [D]I had plenty [A]of
And [D]through the days of [A]dark and rain, we could [D]always live on [E]love
With his [A]style of life, he lured you and [A7]you could not [D]refuse
But when we were [E]down to [A7][D]nothing... nothing [A]sure looked [E]good on [A]you

Interlude

[D] [E] [A7] [D] [A]

Verse 2

When you [A]honeymooned in Paris, it was [D]carried on the news
And I [A]heard you laughed your cares away on a [D]Caribbean [E]cruise
You were [A]always one for dreaming, now your [A7]dreams can all come [D]true
But when we were [E]down to [A7][D]nothing... nothing [A]sure looked [E]good on [A]you[A7]

Chorus

You [D]said you needed [E]simple things that [D]I had plenty [A]of
And [D]through the days of [A]dark and rain, we could [D]always live on [E]love
With his [A]style of life, he lured you and [A7]you could not [D]refuse
But when we were [E]down to [A7][D]nothing... nothing [A]sure looked [E]good on [A]you[A7]
Yes, when [D]we were [E]down to [A7][D]nothing... nothing [A]sure looked [E]good on [A]you
4.) "That Evil Child"

Intro

[G] [C] [A7] [D7]
[G]

Verse 1

She [G]loves to spend my money on fancy clothes and jewelry
Just like it was going out of [D7]style
It don't [D7]bother her to take it or how hard I work to make it
I just can't say no when she [G]smiles
She's [G]wicked and she's lusty, someday she's gonna bust me
And the day my money's gone, she will be [C]too
But [D7]it don't even phase me, my friends all think I'm crazy
Loving her is all I wanna [G]do

Chorus

[D7]Lord, how I love that evil [G]child
She's got a [D7]sexy way that always drives [G]me wild
She's the [C]center in her heart and it's tearing me [A7]apart
[D7]Lord, don't I love that evil [G]child

Verse 2

[G]Sometimes, I get the feeling that I'll have to take up stealing
Just to give her all that she [D7]desires
And [D7]although I might regret it, well, I'd go right out and get it
Because she sets my soul [G]on fire
I'm [G]afraid someday I'll lose her, but I still can't refuse her
I keep giving everything I[C] can
I [D7]know all the doubt about her, but I still can't live without her
Ain't it strange what love will do to a [G]man?

Chorus

[D7]Lord, don't I love that evil [G]child
She's got a [D7]sexy, sexy way that drives [G]me wild
She's the [C]center in her heart and it's tearing me [A7]apart
[D7]Lord, don't I love that evil [G]child
She's the [C]center in her heart and it's tearing me [A7]apart, y'all
[D7]Lord, don't I love that evil [G][C]child[D7][A7]
[G]
5.) "Circle Driveway"

Intro

[C] [Fmaj7/C] [Cmaj7] [Fmaj7/C]
[C] [Fmaj7/C] [Cmaj7] [Fmaj7/C]

Chorus

[C] I wish I [Fmaj7/C]had a circle [Cmaj7]driveway[Fmaj7/C]
[C]There's too much for [Fmaj7/C]me to leave [Cmaj7]behind[C7]
[F]If I only had a circle [C]driveway
[Dm]I'd just ride [G7]around and wave [C][Fmaj7/C]goodbye[Fmaj7/C][Cmaj7]

Verse

Well, let's [C]slam her in [Fmaj7/C]reverse and watch for [Cmaj7]traffic[Fmaj7/C]
[C]I don't want the [Fmaj7/C]kids to see me [Cmaj7]cry[C7]
[F] It's time to find a new [C]direction
I'll [Dm]do my best to get it into [G7]drive
I [C]really can't [Fmaj7/C]believe she packed my [Cmaj7]suitcase[Fmaj7/C]
I [C]can't believe that [Fmaj7/C]both her eyes were [Cmaj7]dry[C7]
The [F]only thing we didn't have [C]together
Was a [Dm][G7]right-now-badly-needed circle [C][Fmaj7/C]drive[Fmaj7/C][Cmaj7]

Chorus

[C] I wish I [Fmaj7/C]had a circle [Cmaj7]driveway[Fmaj7/C]
[C]There's too much for [Fmaj7/C]me to leave [Cmaj7]behind[C7]
[F]If I only had a circle [C]driveway
[Dm]I'd just ride [G7]around and wave [C][Fmaj7/C]goodbye[Fmaj7/C][Cmaj7]
[C] I wish I [Fmaj7/C]had a circle [Cmaj7]driveway[Fmaj7/C]
[C]There's too much for [Fmaj7/C]me to leave [Cmaj7]behind[C7]
[F]If I only had a circle [C]driveway
[Dm]I'd just ride [G7]around and wave [C][Bb]goodbye[Bb][C]
[C]
6.) "The Heart Of A Clown"

Intro

[B7] [E7] [A] [E7]

Verse 1

If [A]I had[D] the heart of a [A]clown
I'd[E7] laugh every time you made [A]me blue[E7]
If [A]I had[D] the heart [A]of a clown
[B7]You wouldn't see me cry the way[E7] you do

Chorus

I'd[A7] paint a smile upon my face each[D] time you hurt me so
My[B7] arms would long for your embrace, but[E7] you would never know
I'd [A]sing as my[D] dream world [A]tumbled [G#][G]down[F#7]
If [B7]I had the [E7]heart of a [A]clown[E7]

Interlude

[A] [D] [A]
[B7] [E7]

Chorus

I'd[A7] paint a smile upon my face each[D] time you hurt me so
My[B7] arms would long for your embrace, but [E7]you would never know
I'd [A]sing as my[D] dream world [A]tumbled [G#][G]down[F#7]
If [B7]I had the [E7]heart of a[A] [G#][G]clown[F#7]
If [B7]I had the [E7]heart of a[A] clown[D]
[A]
7.) "After The Party"

Intro

[C] [D7] [G] [C]
[G] [D7] [G]

Chorus

[G7]How does it [C]feel in the [D7]morning [G]after the [C]party?
A night of [G]love, a night of holding you [D7]tight
[G7]Don't have to [C]say that you [D7]love me, no [G]talk of [C]forever
Just ease the [G]pain of [D7]living a [C]lie
[G] [D7]

Verse 1

I had it [G]all, [D7]someone who [G]loved me
I had it [C]all 'cause [D7]someone was [G]there[G7]
But now she's [C]gone and I'm [D7]alone and I [G]can't stand this [C]feeling
Until I [G]find me someone who [D7]cares

Chorus

[G7]How does it [C]feel in the [D7]morning [G]after the [C]party?
A night of [G]love, a night of holding you [D7]tight
[G7]Don't have to [C]say that you [D7]love me, no [G]talk of [C]forever
Just ease the [G]pain of [D7]living a [G]lie[G7]
[C] [D7] [G] [C]
Just ease the [G]pain of [D7]living a [C]lie
[C] [Bm] [Am] [G]
8.) "The Beer At Dorsey's Bar"

Intro

[A] [D] [E] [A]
[A] [D] [E] [A]

Verse 1

[A]Shine, shine... talk about bright shine[A7]
It [D]put the noonday sun to shame, that love of yours and [A]mine
High, high... talk about sky high[A7]
It [D]took a pair of angel's wings to fly with you and [A]I
Now it's hug up on a barmaid and kiss a falling [D]star
'cause our love is [A]colder than the [E]beer at [A]Dorsey's bar

Chorus

[E]No one knows good cold beer [D]no better than[A] I
When you left, I tried real hard to drink ol' Dorsey [E]dry
[A]Someday, I may figure out how love could fall that [D]far
And end up being [A]colder than the [E]beer at [A]Dorsey's [D]bar[A][E]

Verse 2

[A]Home, home... talk about a good home[A7]
So [D]full of love and laughter, even when we were [A]alone
Strong, boy... the feeling was strong[A7]
[D]We could get so much love out of so much dirt and [A]stone
Now it's get drunk and pass out and sleep out in the [D]car
'cause our love is [A]colder than the [E]beer at [A]Dorsey's bar

Chorus

[E]No one knows good cold beer [D]no better than[A] I
When you left, I tried real hard to drink ol' Dorsey [E]dry
[A]Someday, I may figure out how love could fall that [D]far
And end up being [A]colder than the [E]beer at [A]Dorsey's bar
It's the [D]only thing that's [A]colder than the [E]beer at [A]Dorsey's [D]bar[A][E]
9.) "Bedroom Ballad"

Intro

[A]

Verse 1

[A]Somehow, two people brought their lives [D]together in a lasting kind[A] of way
Somewhere between forever and right [D]now is where I'll [A]always stay
'cause when she sings her songs of love, I [A7]see myself between her every
[D]line
And her [E7]bedroom ballad is her best, her sweetest, and it's playing on [A]my
mind

Verse 2

[A]Nobody seems to understand how [D]any man can wear a smile [A]all day
They ask me who was on the phone 'cause [D]guys just never talk to wives [A]that
way
She's got a way of saying things just [A7]when I need a thought to make [D]it
rhyme
And her [E7]bedroom ballad is her best, her sweetest, and it's playing on [A]my
mind[A7]

Chorus

Like, "Honey, I [D]love you" and "Is it already [A]seven?"
Just saying that she [B7]needs me takes me mighty close to [E7]heaven
And she'll [A]hug and chase me off to work with a [A7]song of love that most men
[D]never find
And her [E7]bedroom ballad is her best, her sweetest, and it's playing on [A]my
mind
Her [E7]bedroom ballad is her best, her sweetest, and it's playing on [A]my mind
10.) "Beautiful You"

Intro

[D] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [A]

Verse 1

Every [A]dream I have is [D]filled with beautiful [A]you
Sweet [D]visions of the [D#dim7]things you say and [E]do
The way your [D]pretty smile tells me [A]that you love me [D]too
Oh, girl, I'm in [A]love, yes, I'm in [E]love with beautiful [A]you[A7]
The [D]first time I laid eyes on you, [A]I said, "I must be dreaming"
[D]No one has the right to be [B7]so recklessly [E]appealing
Now [A]everything I do, I [D]do for beautiful [A]you
Doing [D]things for you[D#dim7] my whole life [E]through
And I give [D]thanks everyday that my [A]life turned out this [D]way
Girl, I'm in [A]love, yes, I'm in [E]love with beautiful [A]you

Guitar Solo

[D] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [A] [A7]

Verse 2

The [D]first time I laid eyes on you, [A]I said, "I must be dreaming"
[D]No one has the right to be [B7]so breathlessly [E]appealing
[A]Everything I do, I [D]do for beautiful [A]you
Doing [D]things for you[D#dim7] my whole life [E]through
And I give [D]thanks everyday that my [A]life turned out this [D]way
Girl, I'm in [A]love, yes, I'm in [E]love with beautiful [A]you
And I give [D]thanks everyday that my [A]sunshine's here to [D]stay
Girl, I'm in [A]love, yes, I'm in [E]love with beautiful [A]you
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