The Robert Cray Band:
Strong Persuader
Smoking Gun
I Guess I Showed Her
Right Next Door (Because Of Me)
Nothin' But A Woman
Still Around
More Than I Can Stand
I Wonder
Foul Play
Fantasized
New Blood
(Riff)
I get a constant busy signal
When I call you on the phone
I get a strong, uneasy feeling
You're not sitting there alone
(Riff)
I have a nasty, nasty vision
(Riff)
And baby, you're in every one, yeah
(Riff)
And I'm so afraid I'm gonna find you with
That so-called smoking gun
(Riff)
Maybe you wanna end this
You've had you're fill with my kind of fun
But you don't know how to tell me
And you know that I'm not that dumb
(Riff)
I put two and one together
(Riff)
And you know that's not an even sum
(Riff)
And I know just when to catch you with
That well-known smoking gun
SOLO
I'm standing here bewildered
I can't remember just what I've done
I can hear the sirens winding
My eyes blinded by the sun
I know that I should be running
My heart's beating just like the drum
Now they've knocked me down and taken it
That still-hot smoking gun
Yeah, yeah, that still-hot smoking gun
They've taken it
That still-hot smoking gun
Ohhhh, they've taken it
That still-hot smoking gun
They've knocked me down
They've taken it
Ohhhhh!
Ahhhhhh!
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(Intro: F - D9 - F - D9)
(D9)
I payed the clerk and moved right in
A single room with one big twin
There's a chest and mirror
Shower's down the hall
(G7)
Room 16 ain't got no view
But the hot plate's brand new
(F)
I guess I showed her
(D9)
I guess I showed her
(D9)
Once again I've been burned
My suspicion's been confirmed
I saw her having lunch
With some new guy
(G7)
I walked up and said, "Goodbye"
She said, "Wait, can we talk tonight?"
(F)
I guess I showed her
(D9)
Mmmm, I guess I showed her
(F)
I guess I showed her
(D9)
I guess I showed her
(F)
I guess I showed her that a man, yeah
(D9)
Has his limits
(G7) (A7)
Another man is where I draw the line
(D9)
She can have the house
(G7)
And everything that's in it
(F)
I guess I showed her, yeah
(D9)
I guess I showed her
(Cool guitar solo)
(D9)
She will be surprised
When she comes in tonight
Flips on the light
And finds an empty home
(G7)
Yeah, every time she's lied
Will flash before her eyes
(F)
I guess I showed her, yeah, yeah
(D9)
I guess I showed her
(F)
I guess I showed her, yeah, yeah
(D9)
I guess I showed her
(F)
Now she can have the house
(D9)
And she can keep the car
(F)
I'm just satisfied
(D9)
Staying in this funky, little old motel
(F)
I'm so mad
(D9)
Well I can't stand it
(F)
I can't stand it
(D9)
Nooooooo!
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Intro: A#
Cm Eb
I could hear the couple fighting right next door
F Eb
Their angry words sound clear through these thin walls
Cm Eb
Around midnight I hear him shout, "Unfaithful one!"
F Eb Cm
And I knew right then the axe was gonna fall
A#
It's because of me
Cm
It's because of me
Cm Eb
I heard him shout, "Who is he?"
F Eb
She mumbled low
Cm Eb
He said, "Bady don't you lie to me no more!"
And I'm listening through these thin walls in silent shame
F Eb Cm
As she called out my name I was right next door
A#
It's because of me
It's because of me
Because of me
It's because of me
G# A# Cm
Oh, she was right next door and I'm such a strong persuader
G# A# Cm
She was just another notch on my guitar
G# A# Cm
She's gonna lose the man that really loves her
G# A# Cm
In the silence I could hear their broken hearts
SOLO
Bass riff
Cm Eb
At daybreak I heard him pack and say, "Good bye!"
F Eb
I could hear him slam the door and walk away
Cm Eb
Right next door I hear that woman start to cry
F Eb Cm
I should go to her, but what would I say?
A#
It's because of me
It's because of me
Because of me
YOUNG BOB!
G# A# Cm
Oh, she was right next door and I'm such a strong persuader
G# A# Cm
She was just another notch on my guitar
G# A# Cm
She's gonna lose the man that really loves her
G# A# Cm
In the silence I could hear their breaking hearts
G# A# Cm
OH, she was right next door and I'm such a strong persuader, yeah!
G# A# Cm
She was just another notch on my guitar
G# A# Cm
She's gonna lose the man that really loves her
G# A# Cm
In the silence I could hear their breaking hearts
OUTRO
Bass riff several times
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(Main riff, C7)
You can give me an hour alone in a bank
Pay all my tickets, wipe the slate blank
You could buy me a car, fill up the tank
Tell me a boat full of lawyers just sank
(F7)
But it ain't nothin' but a woman
(Main riff, C7)
Nothin' but a woman, no, no
(G7) (F7)
Don't need nothin' but a woman
(Main riff, C7)
Any time I'm feelin' low
(Same as above)
Well, you could fly us to Dallas on a jumbo-jet plane
If we run late and miss it, we can take the night train
When the pressure is on, things getting insane
Only one cure for that kind of strain
It ain't nothin' but a woman
Nothin' but a woman, no, no
Don't need nothin' but a woman, yeah, yeah
To get me through the show
Saxophone Solo
SOLO (cool!)
Yeah, you can make me a bet, give me a ten-point spread
Give me french brandy that will clear my head
When it's all over, feeling half-dead
Only one thing, just like I said
It ain't nothin' but a woman
Nothin' but a woman, yeah, yeah
Any time I got a woman
Things can't be too bad
You can buy me a house, turn over the deed
Bring six pounds of California weed
But my weakness ain't drugs, whiskey, or greed
Only one thing that YOUNG BOB needs
It ain't nothin' but a woman
Nothin' but a woman
Yeah, you right
Ain't nothin' but a woman to get me through the night
Mmmmm
It's like I said, man
Ain't nothin' but a woman
(various inaudible gauking)
Yeah, look at her
And that one over there
Top of Page INTRO Something happened this morning when I opened my eyes and looked around me Something strange was in the air, but what it was I just could not pin it down And then I heard the shower running and I knew what it was You were still around How many times must I tell ya' I'm tired of you and everything you stand for I thought we'd reached an agreement I thought everything would be all right Yeah But when I woke up this morning I knew everything was wrong Everything was wrong You were still around Still around Why can't you show some feeling? Why can't you understand? Messed up my whole life Why wreck my day Did my best to love you Now do your best to leave Can't you see that's what I want I really need Solo (cool!) Why can't you show some feeling? Why can't you understand Messed up my whole life Why wreck my day I did my best to love you Now do your best to leave Can't you see that's what I want I really need I really need How many times must I tell ya' I'm tired of you and everything you stand for I thought we'd reached an agreement I though everything would be all right But when I woke up this morning Everything was wrong Everything was wrong You were still around (funky little organs!)Top of Page
(Intro: Riff)
(A) (C)
Hey baby, wait a minute
(F#m) (D - D)
Don't start leaving tracks now
(A) (C) (D)
I know there's really nothing left in it, woman
(F#m)
And before you go, gimme my love back
(E) (F#m)
Cause that's more than I can stand
(D) (E) (F#m) (D)
Much more than I can stand
(C) (D)
It's so plain, but hard to admit
(A) (D)
That it's over
(Same as above)
I want a lover, you're a teaser
You're so unpredictable baby, and
You turn cold whenever I squeeze ya'
Do I have to let you go, baby?
That's more than I can stand
Much more than I can stand
It's so plain, but hard to admit
That it's over
(E) (C#m) (A)
Ohhh, I lost one I thought was wonderful
(E) (C#m)
But the strange thing about it:
(C) (E)
Is I can't believe that this is happening to me
(Same as verse)
It don't make no sense to try to plead with ya'
I know what your answer's gonna be, babe
I just thought maybe you'd reconsider
Before you head on out that door, baby
That's more than I can stand
Much more than I can stand
So plain, but hard to admit
That it's over
Please baby, wait one minute
If you walk out, I'll know it's true
But it would only set my mind at ease
Cause I 'm doing time worrying about you
That's more than I can stand
Much more than I can stand
(C) (D)
Please don't tell me that it's over
(C) (D)
Please don't leave YOUNG BOB alone
(C) (D)
I can't believe it's happening to me
(C) (D)
I'm doing time worrying about you, baby
(Riff repeated until end)
That's more than I can stand, yeah
That's more than I can stand, baby
Top of Page Am I a long ways from your heart? I wonder Is this where love ends, heartache starts? I wonder I wonder if you ever think about me And how good our lovin' used to be Sometimes, sometimes I wonder When you left with one last curious look I wonder I tried to call 'ya, you changed your number on me I really wonder You tell me things to get me where you want me to be How come I feel you're getting the best of me? Sometimes I wonder I hear a car come around the corner I hear footsteps on my front porch I see a shadow from the light above I hear a voice, oh it's not yours! Why does this happen? What's going on? I wonder Could this be a dream? Or has Bob gone crazy? I wonder How come I feel you're taking advantage of me? Why can't I get you out of me? Sometimes, sometimes I wonder (Punchy guitar solo) They say that time will heal my burning heart I wonder Could it be that I'm blind, all alone in the dark I wonder I can't help feeling this way If I could leave, I'd surely leave today Sometimes I wonder It's seems to me you want to still be around But when I see you, all hell starts breaking down Sometimes I wonder Mmmmmm I really wonderTop of Page
(Intro) It's Wednesday night, my woman's out Once again I'm home alone Lately every Wednesday night She's late getting home She phoned from work at quittin' time Says the bossed asked her to stay She says she's makin' double time I suspect foul play I suspect foul play This makes five straight Wednesday nights And that's no coincidence Sitting here and thinking back It all starts making sense Her old boss quit two months ago She came home all smiles that day She says they hired a younger man I suspect foul play Said I suspect foul play I suspect foul play Oh, I suspect foul play Something in her voice Alerted my suspicious heart I've heard that warning sign before Just before love fell apart (Guitar solo) This is my last Wednesday night Waiting like a fool I won't stand for another man, no, no, no That's my hard-fast rule She'd better have some kind of evidence Of all this extra pay She'd better have some cold, hard facts Cause I suspect foul play Said I suspect foul play Oh, I suspect foul play I suspect foul play (Guitar outro with words) Yeah, yeah Something's gone wrong Foul play, yeahTop of Page
INTRO I heard her soft hand knock in the dead of night I hear her whisper, "BABY, let me in!" I sat up in my bed "She's hear!" my heart cried Just like I fantasized Just like I fantasized I opened up my door and smelled her sweet perfume Opened up my arms and smelled her satin skin She said, "I'm yours tonight!" A fire glowed in her eyes Just like I fantasized Just like I fantasized Just like I fantasized She waits on tables at my favorite cafe I tease and tempt her with games we can play This evening with dinner she served me a smile She said, "I'll be back when I get off tonight!" She had sugar-sweet lips and magical hips Just like I fantasized What a slow ride, she moaned and she cried Just like I fantasized SOLO I've dreamed of her at least a thousand times Loved her a thousand ways all in my mind And now I feel The dream is by my side Just like I fantasized Just like I fantasized OUTROTop of Page
(Intro) Got a real bad case of restless As I pace around my room The old urge has started stirring Must be the power of the moon Been feeling, oh, so nervous Since my loving's turned to mud (??) And I hear that night wind howlin' It's time to find new blood New blood It's been a year, three days ago Not a letter or a call This room has been my prison cell I know every crack, on every wall My locked-up desires boiling Tensions rising to a flood Now the streets are calling me, people I've got to find new blood New blood (Guitar solo) There's a woman out there somewhere A woman starved for love A member, just like I am Of the "Lost your lover's club" And now she can't control it And the fever starts to burn (??) I know we're bound to come together Cause she's lookin' for new blood New blood Ohhhhhhh! People Don't you hear me howl? Cryin I'm lookin' for new blood New blood Ohhhhhhh! Ohhhhhh! (Guitar outro)Top of Page
