David Allan Coe – Seven Mile Bridge (Guitar)
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By David Allan Coe
Album: Spectrum VII (1979)
Tabbed By Larry Mofle
9/27/2014
Completed by Bandit
04/10/2025
[Verse 1]
D You know, as a child, he heard tell of the seven mile bridge G D That connected on marathon shore G D Yes and it was the gateway to key west his grandpa E7 A Had told him ten times or more D The stories of some sailors curse on the bridge G Where it opens to let the boats through A But the natives all laugh at grandpas old stories A D And swear that it just isn't true D Now most of them sail across to miami D G From the edge of the blue water line A With crawfish and snappers to sell at the market A D For money to spend on some wine D They always cross through at the seven mile bridge D G Except when the moon comes out full A They're not superstitious they tell you as they are A D Repeating that old seaman's rule
[Chorus]
G D Watch out for those outlaws and pirates A D Lord knows that they'll steal you blind G D Don't mess around with those cutthroats and thieves E7 A They're robbers and killers of time G D And there's nothing worse than an old sailors curse A D On the seven mile bridge where you find G D They're stealing the future and making believe A D The past is still somewhere behind G A D G A D The seven mile bridge, the seven mile bridge
[Verse 2]
D And he found a woman who'd come here from cuba D G She gave him a son and a dream A They lived in a conch house somewhere on stock island A D With the seven mile bridge in between D She'd spent her nights on the window walk wondering D G If he'd safely pull through the storm A While he spent his money on painted up women A D And whisky to keep his blood warm D Then he'd gamble on crab races till he was broke G While she sat up waiting all night A Then feeling too guilty to face her and tell her A D He'd look for some bully to fight
[Chorus]
G D Watch out for those outlaws and pirates A D Lord knows that they'll steal you blind G D Don't mess around with those cutthroats and thieves E7 A They're robbers and killers of time G D And there's nothing worse than an old sailors curse A D On the seven mile bridge where you find G D They're stealing the future and making believe A D The past is still somewhere behind G A D G A D The seven mile bridge, the seven mile bridge D At the end of the rainbow where the sun always shines D G Just south of the seven mile bridge A She waits at the window for signs of his sailboat A D And tries not to worried the kids D She sneaks a few drinks from the bottle she hides D G From a husband that's to tired to think A With feelings of guilt she picks up the bottle A D And pours the remains in the sink D Now she thinks of the men that stare at her boldly D G They know she's a woman alone A With fingers that tremble, she touches her body A D And wishes her man would come home
[Chorus]
G D Watch out for those outlaws and pirates A D Lord knows that they'll steal you blind G D Don't mess around with those cutthroats and thieves E7 A They're robbers and killers of time G D And there's nothing worse than an old sailors curse A D On the seven mile bridge where you find G D They're stealing the future and making believe A D The past is still somewhere behind G A D G A D The seven mile bridge, the seven mile bridge
[Verse 3]
D Now the years pass so quickly for time is a thief D G His skin looks like leather by now A His woman's got fat and lost all her beauty A D But lord knows she's lived up to her vow D She looks at her son that's going on twenty D G He's ready to live his own life A She hopes he can find a sea worthy woman A D A sailor sure needs a good wife D Why he's just like his daddy, she thinks as she watches D G Him weaving those fish nets all day A Knowing that some time the seven mile bridge A D Will take him and lead him astray D He might return his woman would learn D G Broke like his daddy and drunk A She wrote down some words on an old piece of sail cloth A D And nailed it over his bunk D Why then, she packed his sea bag and filled up his trunk D G His new wife would want it that way A Just before the old man shook the younger lads hand A D These are the words he did say
[Chorus]
G D Watch out for those outlaws and pirates A D Lord knows that they'll steal you blind G D Don't mess around with those cutthroats and thieves E7 A They're robbers and killers of time G D And there's nothing worse than an old sailors curse A D On the seven mile bridge where you find G D They're stealing the future and making believe A D The past is still somewhere behind G A D G A D The seven mile bridge, the seven mile bridge