Curbsite Prophet

Jason Mraz

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CURBSIDE PROPHET (Jason Mraz) [Chords Used] G      355433 C6sus2 8X778X Fmaj7  1X221X Bb5    6500XX F/A    533XXX [Intro] C6sus2 / 2x [Chorus] I’m just a curbside prophet          C6sus2 With my hand in my pocket  And I’m waiting for my rocket to come      I’m just a curbside prophet          C6sus2 With my hand in my pocket  And I’m waiting for my rocket y’all      [Interlude] C6sus2 / 2x [Verse 1]             G                   C6sus2 You see it started way back in NYC When I stole my first rhyme from the M.I.C.      G                  C6sus2 At a west end avenue at sixty-three  It’s the beginning of a leap year February ’96                       C6sus2 With a guitar picked up in the mix  I committed to the licks like a nickel bag of tricks  Well look at me now  C6sus2 Look at me now  Look at me now now now now [Chorus] I’m just a curbside prophet          C6sus2 With my hand in my pocket  And I’m waiting for my rocket to come      I’m just a curbside prophet          C6sus2 With my hand in my pocket  And I’m waiting for my rocket y’all      [Interlude] C6sus2 / 2x [Verse 2] Well then you’re never ever gonna guess             C6sus2 Where I’ve been been been  And I have no regrets  That I bet my whole checking account  G                     C6sus2                Fmaj7 Because it all amounts to nothing up in the end Well you can only count it      on the road again                      C6sus2 We’ll soon be on the radio dial  And I been payin’ close attention to the Willie Nelson style        G                          C6sus2 Like a a band of gypsies on the highway while ’Cause I’m a one man pushin’ on the California skyline drive                 C6sus2 Up the coast I brag and I boast I’m pickin up my pace and makin’ time like space ghost G                      C6sus2                   Fmaj7 Raising a toast to the highway patrol with the most  Put my cruise control on coast              G                             C6sus2 ’Cause I’m tourin’ around the nation on extended vacation see  I got Elsa the dog who exceeds my limitation        G                            C6sus2 I say "I like your style crazy pound pup!  You need a ride?  Well come on girl hop in the truck!” [Chorus] With a curbside prophet          C6sus2 With my hand in my pocket  And I’m waiting for my rocket to come      I’m just a curbside prophet          C6sus2 With my hand in my pocket  And I’m waiting for my rocket y’all      I’m just a curbside prophet         C6sus2 With my hand in my pocket  And I’m waiting for my rocket to come on        I’m just a curbside prophet         C6sus2 With my hand in my pocket  And I’m waiting for my rocket y’all      [Verse 3]            G                    C6sus2 See I’m a down home brother redneck undercover  With my guitar here I’m ready to play  And I’m a sucker for a filly        C6sus2 Got a natural ability Give the freestyle look at my flexibility  Dangerous on the mike            C6sus2 My ghetto hat’s cocked right  All the ladies say "yo that kid is crazy"             G                        C6sus2 We got the backstage betties taking more than they can get  They say "what’s up with m-are-a-z?”                G                  C6sus2 Hey hey hey hey. . . Ah hey. . . Something’s different in my world today            G                C6sus2 Well they changed my traffic sign To a brighter yellow       G        C6sus2 Hey. . . Hey. . . Something’s different in my world today            G                C6sus2 Well they changed my traffic sign To a brighter yellow       [Finale]            G                C6sus2 I’m just a curbside prophet love Curbside prophet love    G                C6sus2 Curbside prophet love Curbside Oh come on      G                C6sus2 Just curbside prophet love Waiting for my rocket Still I’m waiting for my rocket to come Now curbside. . .           

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La chanson évoque le parcours d'un artiste qui se tient en bord de route, les mains dans les poches, attendant une opportunité qui pourrait transformer sa vie. Il se remémore ses débuts à New York, les rêves de succès et le goût de l'aventure. Son récit est une célébration de la liberté, de l'errance et des rencontres, tout en reconnaissant les défis qu'il a traversés. Il parle d'un style de vie nomade, accompagné de son chien, et de l'excitation qui vient avec l'incertitude de la route. Le contexte de cette œuvre est un mélange de nostalgie et de détermination, où l'artiste se positionne comme un prophète ordinaire, rêvant grand dans un monde en pleine mutation. Les références à la culture musicale et aux figures emblématiques enrichissent son propos, rendant son message accessible et honnête.