Spider Web — Joan Osborne
Chords and lyrics for Spider Web by Joan Osborne (key of D#).
Verse 1
(From the 1995 Album RELISH)
Intro
[Gm]
Verse 1
[Gm]I dreamed about Ray Charles last night
[Gm]And he could see just fine, you know
[Gm]I asked him for a lullaby. He said
[Gm]"Honey, I don't sing no more"
No [Eb]more, [D]no more, no [Gm]more,
No [Eb]more, [D]Ray don't sing no [Gm]more
Verse 2
[Gm]He said, "Since I got my eyesight back, my voice has just deserted me
[Gm]No 'Georgia On My Mind' no more. I stay in bed with MTV"
[Gm]Then Ray took his glasses off and I could look inside his head
[Gm]Flashing like a thunderstorm, I saw a shining spider web
Spider [Eb]web, [D]spider [Gm]web, [Eb]spider [D]web in Ray Charles' [Gm]head
Verse 3
[Gm]I dreamed about Ray Charles last night
[Gm]He took me flying in the air
[Gm]Showed me my own spider web; Said
[Gm]"Honey, you had best take care
[Gm]The world is made of spider webs
[Gm]The threads are stuck to me and you
[Gm]Careful what you're wishing for
[Gm]'cause when you gain, you just might lose"
You just might lose your spider [Eb]web, [D7]spider [Gm]web, spider [Eb]web [D]Ray Charles
[Gm]said
Interlude
[Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [Cm] [Dm]
Guitar Solo
[Gm]
Verse 4
[Gm]When you're feeling lonely, when you're hiding in your bed
[Gm]Don't forget your string of pearls, don't forget your spider web
[Gm]When I go to sleep tonight, don't let me dream of brother Ray
N.C.
Don't get me wrong, I'm glad he sees
Just like him best the other [Gm]way
Spider [Eb]web, [D]spider [Gm]web, spider [Eb]web [D]Ray Charles [Gm]said
Spider [Eb]web, [D]spider [Gm]web, spider [Eb]web [D]Ray [Gm]Charles' head
Outro
[Gm]All I got's my spider web, keepin' me alive
[Gm]All I got's my spider web, keepin' me alive
[Gm]Come on Ray"
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