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Date: 8/31/98; 11:25:35 PM
From: rickl1@IX.netcom.com (rick)
Subject: CRD: Happy Woman Blues     Lucinda WIlliams     Chords/Lyrics

Lucinda Williams   Happy Woman Blues written by Lucinda Williams

Lucinda Williams    lead vocals and acoustic guitar
Mickey White        acoustic rhythm and lead guitars, harmony vocals
Rex Bell            electric bass and harmony vocals
Andre Matthews      electric rhythm, lead and slide guitars
Ira Wilkes          drums
Mickey Moody        pedal steel guitar
Malcolm Smith       fiddle and viola

E
Tryin' hard to be a happy woman.

But sometimes life just overcomes me,
A7                                   E E7 E E7 E E7 E
Everyday I'm workin' just to pay my dues.
B7                    A7              E  E7 E E7 E E7 E
Lay down at night, my mind is so confused.
E
Goin' down south with the New York City blues,

Gotta hit the road before I blow a fuse,
        A7                            E E7 E E7 E E7 E
I might buy me a Cadillac or a Chevrolet.
B7                         A7                   E E7 E E7 E E7
I don't care what model as long as it takes me away

SOLO

E
I've been hiding my heart in a trunk.

Can you come see me when my ship has sunk
A7                                     E E7 E E7 E E7 E
You can give me loovin, that I can't refuse,
    B7                           A7              E E7 E E7 E E7
And love is the one thing that's sure to cure my blues.
E
Goin' down the road with a heave heart,

Tryin' to find lightness in the dark,
A7                                          E E7 E E7 E E7 E
Tryin' to live my life, tryin' to get satisfied.
B7                            A7                    E E7 E E7 E E7 E
My mind is in the city but my heart is in the countryside.

SOLO

E
Tryin' hard to be a happy woman.

But sometimes life just overcomes me,
A7                                   E E7 E E7 E E7 E
Everyday I'm workin' just to pay my dues.
B7                    A7              E  E7 E E7 E E7 E
Lay down at night, my mind is so confused.
B7                    A7              E  E7 E E7 E E7 E
Lay down at night, my mind is so confused.

From Lucinda Williams   "Happy Woman Blues"
Folkways Records  1980