Danny Blue

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H : Hammer-on
/ : Slide

[Intro]
VERSE 1
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Well he stood on a sunny boy shoe-shine box
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With a Stella guitar that he didn't play much
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And he's tellin' all the ladies gossip 'bout his friends in Nashville.
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Said I just flew in from Hollywood
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With a long legged wouldn't do the boogie woogie
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All night in the arms of a man named Danny Blue.
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Said I never heard your name on the radio
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He said you must'a had some better ways
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Said, "I never seen your name in the flashin' lights,"
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he said, "The lights they musta been busted that night."
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He run his fingers through his long blond hair and said,
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"Hey , who's runnin this show?"
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Looked around and said, "it must be Danny Blue."
CHORUS
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Danny Blue, boy, we all know you're a fool boy
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big time losers are the only one's who know your name
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Danny Blue, boy, play us one more tune boy
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Hey crazy Danny won't you keep us from goin insane.
VERSE 2
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Then Danny Blue hit a tuneful chord and he played a Tennesse Waltz,
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We danced like only beggars, hookers and thieves can
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Out of the alley verse Myron James, he was famous in the neighbourhood
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He had six gold watches on every arm and leg
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He said, "Danny Blue, you singin' fool, you ain't never gonna be a star
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You ain't never been to prison like Cash or Haggard or Coe
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Then hup and a up jump bee-hive willy and she pushed ol' Myron aside
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Said, "Leave him alone he's the king of all of us"
CHORUS
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Em
Well sing on crazy Danny, sing on
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Don't let them naysayers get to you.
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Gonna show 'em crazy Danny,
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Gonna roll 'em up and spit them out like tobacco chew
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Gonna ride your rags to riches,
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Gonna go on with the show.
FINISH WITH THE CHORUS WITHOUT LYRICS
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