All Just To Get To You — Joe Ely
Chords and lyrics for All Just To Get To You by Joe Ely (key of F).
Verse 1
From the Album, Letter To Laredo
Intro
[G] [G] [G] [F] [C]
Verse 1
I have [G]stumbled on the plains
[G]Staggered in the wind
[G]Stood at a crossroad or two
[D]Cried to a river
[D]Swept to the sea
[G]All just to get to you
Verse 2
I have [G]jumped a yellow cab
[G]Hopped a rusty freight
[G]Sang till my lips turned blue
[D]Flown a silver bird
On the [D]tops of the clouds
[G]All just to get to you
Chorus
I [C]ran too hard
I [G]played too rough
I [C]gave my love
Not [G]near enough
I [C]bled too red
I [G]cried too blue
I [D]beat my fist
[D]Against the moon
[D]All just to [C]get to [G]you
Interlude
[F] [C] [G] [F] [C]
Verse 3
I have [G]run from St. Paul
To [G]Wichita Falls
[G]Called you from sunny Baton Rouge
I [D]hocked everything
From my [D]watch to my ring
[G]All just to get to you
Chorus
I [C]ran too hard
I [G]played too rough
I [C]gave my love
Not [G]near enough
I [C]bled too red
I [G]cried too blue
I [D]beat my fist
[D]Against the moon
[D]All just to get to [G]you
Interlude
[F] [C] [G] [F] [C]
Break
[Bb]Bb [Bbsus4]then hit: C C C
[G] [G] [G] [F] [C]
Verse 4
From the [G]California Shore
Where the [G]mighty ocean roars
To the [G]lands of the Hopi and the Sioux
I [D/F#]walked the desert sands
[D/F#]Crossed the Rio Grande
[G]All just to get to you
Verse 5
I have [G]stumbled on the plains
[G]Staggered in the wind
[G]Stood at a crossroad or two
[D]Cried to a river
[D]Swept to the sea
[G]All just to get to you
Chorus
I [C]ran too hard
I [G]played too rough
I [C]gave my love
Not [G]near enough
I [C]bled too red
I [G]cried too blue
I [D]beat my fist
[D]Against the moon
[D]All just to [C]get to [G]you
Outro
[F] [C] [G]
[F]All just to [C]get to [G]you
[F] [C] [G]
[F]All just to [C]get to [G]you
[F] [C] [G]
[F]All just to [C]get to [G]you
(G) F C
[G](fade [F][C]out)
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