Summer In Savannah

************************************************ Capo 4 (Chords relative to capo) Time Signature: 6/8 [Chords] Em9  0-5-4-0-0-X Em   0-7-5-0-0-X Em11 0-9-7-0-0-X Em*  0-10-8-0-0-X C6/E 0-12-10-0-0-X ************************************************ [Intro] Em9 Em (4x) [Verse 1] Summer in Savannah slows the jackrabbit down But I’m in your car driving to town Mama’s missing finger had a mind of its own The dog that we lost keeps coming home [Bridge] Em9 Em (4x) [Verse 2] And now my health is hanging ’round the soda machine And the birds don’t move in the live oak trees Pounding on the table Papa said I would learn You take what you get and you get what you earn [Chorus 1] Then he said "You reap just what you sow" So I’m gonna take my  white house paint it  gold [Bridge] Em9 Em (4x) [Verse 3] Summer in Savannah where the breeze never blows But you laid on my lap wearing my clothes Mama told me lately she was praying for you So don’t hate me just cause you’re the best I can do [Bridge] Em9 Em (4x) [Verse 4] And I’m a no-neck cursing at a color TV And the gas light swirls with June bug wings Staring at the ceiling Papa struggled to say "You’ll find it’s all such a drag but don’t get carried away" [Chorus 2] Someone said "You reap just what you sow" So I’m gonna take my  white house paint it  gold [Bridge] Em9 Em (4x) [Verse 5] Summer in Savannah takes a measure of faith From under the bed you’re kissing my face When Mama told the cop that I was born in the cold She meant in the shade free from the load [Bridge] Em9 Em (4x) [Verse 6] Now I’m a slack-jaw leaning on a newspaper stand Papa bought a bullet ’bout as big as my hand We trapped a little hornet in a teacup for fun We cut off his head we still got stung [Chorus 3] I think that Jesus said "You reap just what you sow" So I’m gonna take my  white house paint it  gold [Outro] Em9 Em (16x)