The Facts About Jimmy (Live at the Ryman) — Shawn Colvin
Chords and lyrics for The Facts About Jimmy (Live at the Ryman) by Shawn Colvin (key of Am).
Verse 1
Key - Db
Note: Play intro riff (with variation) for [Verse 4]
thanspose chords -2.
Chords used:
Intro
Bm/E A * G * A *
Bm/E A * G * D *
[Emadd9] [A] [Asus4]
Verse 1
[Emadd9]Jimmy is married and he lives down south
His [A]wife lives somewhere [Asus4]colder
He [Emadd9]sees another woman in a badlands town
And she [A]cries upon his [Asus4]shoulder[Emadd9]
[Emadd9]Jimmy thinks that he's a helpless man
He [A]thinks about love in a [Asus4]vacuum
And he [Emadd9]won't remember that talk you had
When you were [A]walking into the [Asus4]bedroom[Emadd9]
Chorus
He'll say I [C]don't know [Dsus2]why we [G6]met
The simple [C]truth is [Dsus2]always the [G6]best
C'est la [Csus2]vie - what's [D6sus2]done is [Em]done[D6sus2]
And there's [Csus2]somebody [B5]for [A][A/G]eve-ry- [Emadd9]one.
Interlude
[Emadd9] [A] [Asus] [Emadd9]
Verse 2
[Emadd9]Jimmy has debts and Jimmy has ties
That he [A]can't get out from [A/G]under
If you [Emadd9]look far enough into his eyes
It'll [A]rock you just like [Asus4]thunder.[Emadd9]
Verse 3
[Emadd9]Jimmy broke locks and Jimmy broke bolts
Just to [A]get himself out from [Asus4]under
When you [Emadd9]feel like you're lying in a prison cell
It'll [A]kind of make you [Asus4]wonder.[Emadd9]
Chorus
He'll say it's [C][Dsus2]destiny we [G6]met
The simple [C]truth is [Dsus2]always the [G6]best
Don't you [Csus2]see what's [D6sus2]done is [Em]done[D6sus2]
And there's [Csus2]somebody [B5]for [A][A/G]eve-ry- [Emadd9]one.
Interlude
[A] [C] [D]
every [A][C]one...[D]
Verse 4
Bm/E A * G * A *
I used to get drunk to get my spark
Bm/E A * G * A *
And it used to work just fine
Bm/E A * G * A *
It made me wretched but it gave me heart
Bm/E Asus4 A * G * A *
I miss Jimmy like I miss my wine.
Verse 5
[Emadd9]Jimmy as if you didn't know by now
Let me [A]tell you a thing or [Asus4]two
[Emadd9]Everybody might have someone
But [A]everyone falls in [Asus4]love with [Emadd9]you
[A]Everyone falls in [Asus4]love with [Emadd9]you
[A]Everyone falls in [Asus4]love with [Csus2]you.
Chorus
He'll say you [C]get just [Dsus2]what you [G6]get
The simple [C]truth is [Dsus2]always the [G6]best
Don't you [Csus2]see what's [D6sus2]done is [Em]done?[D6sus2]
And there's [Csus2]somebody [B5]for [A][A/G]eve-ry- [Emadd9]one.
Outro
[Emadd9] [Em#5add9]
[Emadd9]Everyone all they [Em#5add9]love.....
With [Emadd9]you.....[Em#5add9]
Emadd9 Em#5add9 (till fade)
X