Joe Bonamassa

fox69 · 10.04.2017

"Stop!"

"Stop!"

All that I have, is all that you've given me
Did you never worry, that I'd come to depend on you
I gave you all my love, that I had in me
Now that I've found you lied, I can't believe it's true

Wrapped in his arms, I see you across the street
I can't help but wonder, if he knows what's going on
You talk about that love, but you don't know how it feels
When you realize, that you're not the only one

You'd better Stop, before you tear me all apart
You'd better Stop, before you go and a break my heart
Oh whoa, you'd better Stop ...

Time after Time, I've tried to walk away
But it's not that easy, when your soul is torn in two
So I resign myself, to it every day
Now all I can do, is leave it up to you

You'd better Stop, before you tear me all apart
You'd better Stop, before you go and a break my heart
Oh whoa, you'd better stop

You better Stop if you love me
Oh it's time to be sorry
No it won't last forever
I can't believe you walked out on me

You'd better Stop, before you tear me all apart
You'd better Stop, before you break my lonely heart
Whoa whoa you better, whoa whoa
Whoa oh you better Stop
Better Stop

fox69 · 10.04.2017

"Story Of A Quarryman"

"Story Of A Quarryman"

Gonna buy me a bucket and a hammer of nails
Board up the windows and head for the trails
And that's what I get for sticking my chin out
Well a kick in the teeth and a mind full of doubt

I brought this on for my own hands
The precious disgrace from my own hands
If I could freeze time in my own hands
Story of a quarryman

Left my home with the shirt on my back
Built my empire on a dry haystack
To break it down a one by one
And back in Cali and tired and alone

I brought this on by my own hands
The precious disgrace from my own hand
If I could freeze time in my own hands
Story of a quarryman

Traces of life blowing in the sand
The cornerstone of my piece of dry land
So hand me that hop and some of that wine
I'll drink you away by the end of this line

I brought this on by my own hands
The precious disgrace from my own hands
If I could freeze time in my own hands
Story of a quarryman
Story of a quarryman

fox69 · 10.04.2017

"Strange Fruit"
(with Beth Hart)
(originally by Billie Holiday)

"Strange Fruit"
(with Beth Hart)
(originally by Billie Holiday)

Southern trees bear a strange fruit,
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.

Pastoral scene of the gallant south,
The big bulging eyes and the twisted mouth,
Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh,
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh.

Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck,
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck,
For the sun to rot, for the leafs to drop,
Here is a strange and bitter crop.

fox69 · 10.04.2017

"Sweet Rowena"

"Sweet Rowena"

Mayday, man over board
I've fallen in love with you
Baby, won't you save me?
'Cause without you I just won't pull through

Sweet Rowena, won't you call my number?
Sweet Rowena, won't you call my name?
Throw me a line, I'm going under
And my heart is going up in flames

SOS, I'm in distress
Drown in a pool of tears
Angel, tell me how you feel?
Spending your time up in here

Sweet Rowena, won't you dial my number?
Sweet Rowena, won't you call my name?
Throw me a line, I'm going under
And my heart is going up in flames

911 no need to come
Just cancel my emergency (oh my emergency baby)
The sweetest thing, Lord, I've ever seen
Is snuggled right here next to me

Sweet Rowena, she dialed my number
Sweet Rowena, she called my name
Pull back the covers, I'm going under (going under baby)
And my house is going up in flames (up in flames)
Sweet Rowena, she dialed my number (call my number baby)
Sweet Rowena, she called my name
Pull back the covers, I?m going under (going under now)
Lord the house is going up in flames (oh in flames yes)
Oh yes it is baby

fox69 · 10.04.2017

"Takin' The Hit"

"Takin' The Hit"

Yes I’m takin’ the hit, payin’ the price;
Sometimes in love the ending ain’t nice.
Just layin’ me down, (need help here),
I’m crying all night, yes I’m takin’ the hit.

Hey it’s my problem, I’m not blaming you;
And I wasn’t love, you’re just passing through.
And I won’t complain, your kiss wasn’t calm,
Something has moved you, you’re moving on.

I’m feelin’ so bad just to think about you.
You’re not coming back there’s nothin’ I can do.

‘Cuz I’m takin’ the hit, payin’ the price;
Sometimes in love the ending ain’t nice.
Just layin’ me down, (need help here),
I’m crying all night, yes I’m takin’ the hit.

[Lead Break]

I lie to myself, someday I won’t care,
Each day I wake up and you’re still there.
I’m hiding the truth, from people I see,
Know something’s wrong and it’s killin’ me.

I’m feeling so bad just to think about you,
You’re not coming back there’s nothin’ I can do.

Yes I’m takin’ the hit, payin’ the price;
Sometimes in love the ending ain’t nice.
Just layin’ me down, (need help here),
I’m crying all night, yes I’m takin’ the hit.

Yes I’m takin’ the hit, payin’ the price,
Sometimes in love the ending ain’t nice.
Just layin’ me down, (need help here),
I’m crying all night, yes I’m takin’ the hit

fox69 · 10.04.2017

"Tamp Em Up Solid"

"Tamp Em Up Solid"

Tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down
Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down
Tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down
Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down

Baby, when you marry your railroad man
Every day'll be pay day, dollar bill in your hand
Baby, in your hand, baby, in your hand
Baby, in your hand, baby, in your hand
Mary and the baby laying in the bed
Thinking about the money that I ain't made
So tamp 'em up solid so they won't come down
Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down

Captain called the water boy and the water boy laughed
Captain kicked the water boy yelling, "Yes, yes, yes"
So tamp 'em up solid, so they won't come down
Tamp 'em up solid, buddy, so they won't come down
And you can do it, and you can do it, and you can do it
So they won't come down

fox69 · 10.04.2017

"Tea For One"

"Tea For One"

How come twenty four hours, Baby sometimes seem to slip into days?
Oh twenty-four hours, Baby sometimes seem to slip into days
One minute seems like a lifetime, baby when I feel this way
Sittin, lookin at the clock yeah.., time moves so slow
I've been watchin for the hands to move
Until I just can't think no more
How come twenty four hours, Baby sometimes seems to slip into days?
One minute seems like a lifetime, Oh..Baby when I feel this way.
To sing a song for you, I recall you used to say
"Oh baby this one's for we two", Which in the end is you anyway
How come twenty four hours, Baby sometimes seem to… slip into days?
One minute seems like a lifetime, baby when I feel this way.
There was a time that I stood tall, In the eyes of other men
But by my own choice I left you woman, And now I can't, can't get you back again
How come twenty-four hours. Yeah.., Baby sometimes seem to slip into days?
One minute seems like a lifetime, Oh, Baby when I feel this way
One minute seems like a lifetime
Baby when I feel this way…I feel this way

fox69 · 10.04.2017

"Tennessee Plates"

"Tennessee Plates"

I woke up in a hotel, didn't know what to do
I turned the TV on, wrote a letter to you
The news was talkin' 'bout a dead man upon the interstate
Seems they lookin' for a Cadillac with Tennessee plates

Well since I left California baby, things have gotten worse
Seems the land of opportunity for me is just a curse
Tell that judge in Bakersfield, my trial I'll have to wait
They're lookin' for a Cadillac with Tennessee plates

It was somewhere in Nevada, it was cold outside
She was shiverin' in the dark, so I offered her a ride
Three bank jobs later, four cars hotwired
We crossed the Mississippi like an oil slick fire, Yeah!

Yeah If they'd known what we was up to they wouldn't let us in
Now we landed in Memphis like original sin
Elvis Presley Boulevard to the Graceland gates
Oh, see we're lookin' for a Cadillac with Tennessee plates

Man, there must have been a dozen of them parked in that garage
There wasn't one Lincoln and there wasn't one Dodge
Wasn't one Japanese model or make
Just pretty, pretty Cadillacs' with Tennessee plates

She saw him singing once when she was seventeen
And ever since that day she's been living in between
I was never king of nothin' but that wild weekend
Anyway he wouldn't care, hell he gave them to his friends

This ain't no hotel I'm writin' you from
The Tennessee prison up at Brushy Mountain
Where yours sincerely's doin' five to eight
Stampin' out my time makin' Tennessee plates

fox69 · 10.04.2017

"The Ballad Of John Henry"

"The Ballad Of John Henry"

Who killed John Henry, In the battle of sinners and saints
Who killed John Henry, In the battle of sinners and saints

Take this hammer carry it to the Captain, Tell him why I'm gone
Take this hammer carry it to the Captain, Tell him I'm goin' home

I don't want your cold iron shackles around my leg
I don't want your cold iron shackles around my leg

Who killed John Henry, In the battle of sinners and saints
Who killed John Henry, In the battle of sinners and saints

I'm a long way from Colorado, A long way from my home...
Get the hammer that killed John Henry, Won't kill me no more
Gimme the hammer that killed John Henry, Cos it won't kill me
Gimme the hammer that killed John Henry, Cos it won't kill me

Who killed John Henry, In the battle of sinners and saints
Who killed John Henry, In the battle of sinners and saints

Take this hammer carry it to the Captain, Tell him I'm goin' home
Take this hammer carry it to the Captain, Tell him why I'm gone
I'm a wanted man with the Captain
I'm a wanted man in the shackles
I'm a wanted man in the shackles
I'm a wanted man .....

Who killed John Henry, In the battle of sinners and saints
Who killed John Henry, In the battle of sinners and saints
Ohhhh Ohhhhhhh

I killed John Henry, In the battle of sinners and saints
Ohhhh Ohhhhhhhhh

fox69 · 10.04.2017

"The Great Flood"

"The Great Flood"

It's been too long, since I said I loved you
It's been too long, since I cared
It's been too long, since I said I loved you
It's been too long, since I cared

Well my conscience is finally clear
I been waiting all these years

Well it's raining, all day and night
The great flood, has come around
Well it's raining, all day and night
The great flood, has come around

'Cos when my house is about to wash away
Rain is such a lonesome sound

Well you said, you might be receiving
Oh I could tell it was all a bunch of lies
Well you said, you might be receiving
Oh I could tell it was all a bunch of lies

Well I know there's been a lot's of heartaches
I've been suffering all my life
... Suffering Mmmmmm Mmm