Buddy Guy

[fox69]

"Born To Play Guitar"

"Born To Play Guitar"



I was born in Louisiana
And at the age of two
My momma told my papa
"Our little boy's got the blues"
I grew up real fast
And I've traveled very far
One damn thing's for sure
I was born to play the guitar

I got a reputation
And everybody knows my name
I was born to play the guitar
People, I got blues running through my veins

Women in Chicago
They love me to the bone
But my love for my guitar keep me far away from home

I got a reputation
Oh, everybody knows my name, yeah
I was born to play my guitar
I got the blues running through my veins

I got six strings loaded
On my bad machine
Show me the money
And I'll make this damn thing scream
I'm gonna keep on playing
And on my dying day
A polka-dot guitar will be resting on my grave

I got this young reputation
And everybody know my name
"Buddy Guy, that is"
You know I was born to play this here guitar
I got the blues running through my veins

 

[fox69]

"Broken-Hearted Blues"

"Broken-Hearted Blues"



Fourty-four take five
One, two, one, two, three

Lord there are chills on my pillow
Ice, ice water, ice water in my baby's bed
Yes, Lord there chills on my pillow
Ice, ice water, ice water in my baby's bed
Ohh, all of all the good things I have done for you woman
Oh you know you left me for some other man

Now if you you happen to see my baby
Tell her I been cryin', tell her I been cryin' on my knees

Hey, hey, if you ever see my baby
Oh, I want you to tell her, tell her I been cryin' on my knees.
Hey, yes I've been praying to my master, please phone her back to me

Mercy baby
Mercy woman

Yes, if I had ten million, million, million dollars, woman
You know I would give you, I would give up every, every dime
Yes, if I had ten million, ten million dollars, woman
Oh I would give up, I would give up every, every, every dime
Call me daddy one more time

 

[fox69]

"Checking On My Baby"

"Checking On My Baby"



Checkin' on my baby
See what she puttin' down
So many days and nights
I been out of town

I wouldn't call home
And I wouldn't even write
I bought me a plane
And flew back the same night

Checkin' on my baby
Find out what she puttin' down
Checkin' up on my baby
Find out what she puttin' down
So many nights
And days I been out of town

 

[fox69]

"Cities Need Help"

"Cities Need Help"



We need help in our city, people, we need a lot of help in our town
We need a lot of help in our city, you know, we need a lot of help in our town
'Cause a lot of lil' innocent children, Lord knows, they're being gunned down

We need help in our schools, we need a lot of help in our home
We need a lot of help in our schools, we need a lot of help in our home
'Cause, Lord knows, somewhere, somehow, oh, somethings going all wrong

Look a-here

They tried to tear down the high-rise and the laws say that was wrong
Look a-here
Oh, they tried to tear down the high-rise and the laws say that was wrong
They say, "Long as they're killing one another, you just leave'em alone

We need help in our city, we need a lot of help, people, here in our town
Oh, we need help in our city, and, uh, we need a lot of help, people, in our town
Just bring along that big ball and tear the whole goddamn thing down

Look a-here

 

[fox69]

"Come Back Muddy"

"Come Back Muddy"



My mind is going back
To the good old times
When me and Muddy Waters
Was playing blues and drinking wine
Come back Muddy
Man I sure do miss your face
Come back Muddy
Lord knows you can't be replaced

We used to ride around
In your big Cadillac
Reefer in the glove box
Whiskey in the back
I say Come back Muddy
Man I sure wanna hear your voice
Come back Muddy
Let's make up some of that old nasty noise

Lord I don't need no picture
I can see you still
Carrying a switchblade knife
Flashing those hundred dollar bills
I said come back Muddy
I miss those good old days
Come back Muddy
The blues ain't been the same
Give you my promise
That I'm gonna keep on playing

 

[fox69]

"Crawlin' Kingsnake"
(originally by John Lee Hooker)

"Crawlin' Kingsnake"
(originally by John Lee Hooker)



Well, I'm the crawlin' king snake
And I rule my den
I'm the crawlin' king snake
And I rule my den
Yeah, don't mess 'round with my mate
Gonna use her for myself

Caught me crawlin', baby, window
Grass is very high
Keep on crawlin' till the day I die
Crawlin' king snake and I rule my den
You better give me what I want
Gonna crawl no more

Caught me crawlin', baby, crawlin' 'round your door
See anything I want
I'm gonna crawl on your floor, let's crawl
And I rule my den
Come on, give me what I want
Ain't gonna crawl no more

Alright, crawl a while

Come on crawl
Come on crawl
You don't [?] on your hands and knees, baby
Crawl all over me
Just like a spider on the wall, oh
We gon' crawl, one more

Well I'm the crawlin' king snake
And I rule my den
Call me the crawlin' king snake
And I rule my den
Yeah, don't mess 'round with my mate
Gonna use her for myself

 

[fox69]

"Crazy Love"

"Crazy Love"



Well, if you love me baby this is what you've got to do
You got to let the world know that you love me too
If I'm crazy, you'll be crazy too
We gonna have a crazy time just playing crazy music for you

We gonna have a crazy time, we gonna jump for joy
You be my crazy girl and I'll be your crazy boy
If I'm crazy, you'll be crazy too
We gonna have a crazy time just playing crazy music for you

Crazy, crazy, crazy
Crazy, crazy, crazy
We gonna have a crazy time just playing crazy music for you

I'll play a crazy bucks and I'll get a crazy sound
I'm gonna play it standing up and I'll play it laying down
If I'm crazy, you'll be crazy too
We gonna have a crazy time just playing crazy music for you

 

[fox69]

"Crazy World"

"Crazy World"



Crazy world
It's a crazy world
It's a crazy crazy world

People work hard all their life
'Til their life just slips away
But even the mute and the fevered got to die some day
And now they're selling water
I drank water from a creek
Someday they are gonna sell us
The very air that we breathe

It's a crazy world
Oh it's a crazy world

You can lay your money down
And win every bet
But the tax man's gonna take
Half of what you got
Politicians spend millions
Trying to get your vote
But everybody knows
They've already bought your soul

It's a crazy world
Hey it's a crazy world

One thing for sure
It ain't never gonna change
The hole we're digging is getting deeper every day

It's a crazy world
Hey it's a crazy world

Summer out tonight
Another child hungry
Some got so much
Some ain't got any air
People killing each other in the name of the lord
No one wants to stop a money making war

It's a crazy world
Hey it's a crazy world
It's a crazy world
Lord knows it's a crazy world
It's a crazy world
Let's hold each other's hands
Live and let live

 

[fox69]

"Crying Out Of One Eye"

"Crying Out Of One Eye"



You said it was a shame
You said it was a sin
You said that you'd never know another
Like the love that we've been in
You said it hurt you more than it hurt me
But you know that I knew you didn't have to leave
Cause when you said goodbye
You were only crying out of one eye

I saw you on the town
Laughing with your friends
I knew you didn't want to ever see me again
You took our love babe
And you shed me a little tear
But I caught a little smile and it made it so clear
Cause when you said goodbye
You were only crying out of one eye

When you tried to cry
And make me feel better
I wish your little hankie
Could have been a little wetter
You were staring at your shoes
Looking awful sad
But I could see right through you
You weren't taking it that bad
Cause when you said goodbye
You were only crying out of one eye
Cause when you said goodbye
You were only crying out of one eye

 

[fox69]

"Damn Right, I've Got The Blues"

"Damn Right, I've Got The Blues"



You damn right, I've got the blues,
From my head down to my shoes
You damn right, I've got the blues,
From my head down to my shoes
I can't win, cause I don't have a thing to lose
I stopped by my daughters house
You know I just want to use the phone
I stopped by my daughters house
You know I just want to use the phone
You know my new grand baby came to the door
And said, granddaddy you know ain't no one at home
I said now look out

You damn right, I've got the blues,
From my head down to my shoes
You damn right, I've got the blues,
From my head down to my shoes
You know I can't win, now people,
Cause I don't have a thing to lose
Alright

You damn right, I've got the blues,
You damn right, I've got the blues,
You damn right, I've got the blues,
You damn right, I've got the blues,
Yeah