Alan Jackson – The Talkin Song Repair Blues (Guitar)

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TALKIN' SONG REPAIR BLUES Album: What I Do 2004, Arista Records Submitted by: christopher r. 1:07 AM 1/27/2005 [Intro] D D
         D
The mech anic raised up from under my hood

   G
He shook his head and said, "This ain't good

     Bm                    A                 D
Your timin' belt's done sh runk one size too small
Those spark plug wires are a little too long
         G
And your main prodsponder's nearly gone

        Bm               A                       D
Your in jector ports are stripped and that ain't all"

     D
"The torque converter's runnin' low on torque

         G
And that water pump's nearly down a quart

       Bm               A                 D
But we caught it all in time so you're in luck"
He said, "I've got the time and I've got the parts
     G
Just give me the word and I'm ready to start

  Bm                     A            D
I think we can bring her in for eight hundred bucks"

    G             D              A      G        D
But don't be down hearted, I can fix it for you, sonny

G             D               G    A    D
It won't take too long, it'll just take money
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              D#
Then he said, "Ain't you that songwriter guy?"

  G#
I said, "Yes, I am," he said, "So am I"

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And he sat down and played me a song by the grease rack
When he finished singin' he gave me a smile
      G#
And I closed my eyes and pondered awhile

             Cm
And he said, "What do you think?

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Now don't hold nothin' back"
Well, I gave him my most sorrowful look
            G#
And I said, "This song's got a broken hook

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I can order you a new one from Nashville but it won't be cheap
And I know you've been using a cut-rate thesaurus
            G#
'Cause your adverbs have backed up into your chorus

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Now your verse is runnin' on verbs that are way too weak"

    G#            D#             A#     G#       D#
But don't be down hearted, I can fix it for you, sonny

G#            D#              G#   A#   D#
It won't take too long, it'll just take money
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            E
And I said, "Hold on friend now I'm not through

  A
I hate to be the one to give you the news

         C#m           B                         E
But your whole melodic structure's worked itself loose
It's got so many dotted eighth notes in it
    A
I'd keep her under fifty beats per minute

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I mean, that's just me talkin', it's really up to you"
And you've got a bad safety problem with
     A
That dominant chord with the augmented fifth

     C#5                 D#5                E5
Just see how dangerously high it raises you up

        E
So just go on over there and work on my car

     A
I'll sit here by the fan and chances are

      C#m                           B
I can straighten this thing out for eig...nine hundred bucks"

    A             E              B      A        E
But don't be down hearted, I can fix it for you, sonny

A             E        C#m B
It won't take too long
(N.C.) You guessed it
E
It may be a hit