The Gulf of Mexico — Shawn Mullins
Chords and lyrics for The Gulf of Mexico by Shawn Mullins (key of C).
Verse 1
Soul's Core
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[G] [C] [G] [C]
[G] She cooks him ham and ho'cakes[C]
at five thirty every [G]morn[C]
[G] and she does the dishes[C]
and she irons his [G]uniform[C]
And she [D]thinks she might have loved him once,[C]
but that was so long [G]ago[C]
and the [D]rain pours down like a holy [C]waterfall
over the [G]Gulf of Mexico[C]
[G] The boardwalk's deserted[C]
and the beach is all closed [G]down[C]
and the[G] middle school punk rockers[C]
ride their skateboards through the [G]town[C]
And [D]she looks back and she daydreams
about [C]paintin' people she's never seen
just to [G]keep from bein' blue[C]
and [D]she gets home about a quarter 'till four
and she [C]drives her brother to the liquor store
on [G]Ocean Avenue[C]
[G] And I'm parked on the stateline[C]
on this cold November day[C][G]
and[G] pretty soon I'll be a drivin' fool[C]
somewhere down this lost [G]highway[C]
and [D]I here a voice from my soul's core
[C]sayin' freedom's just a metaphor
you [G]got nowhere to go[C]
and the [D]rain pours down like a holy waterfall[C]
over the [G]Gulf of Mexico[C]
over the [G]Gulf of Mexico[C]
over the [G]Gulf of Mexico[C]
That's about it.
git er done!
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