Brand New Set of Wings By Joe Purdy (http://www.joepurdy.com) From the album Paris In the Morning Tabbed by Kevin (liquoricewhip@hotmail.com) Check out the Unofficial Joe Purdy Transcription site at www.kevin.host-ed.net/joepurdy Standard tuning Eb: x6888x G#: 466544 Bb: 688766 Cm: x35543 Eb Eb G# Mama was calling, but I couldn't answer Eb G# I had a dog in the car, had a dog in my hands Eb G# Bb I was walking with these worn-out shoes Eb G# I tripped over Charlie and I hit the grass Eb G# I was coming up running, I was coming up fast Eb G# Bb But he beat me, just a-howling at the door Cm G# Oh Sally, don't get down Eb Bb 'Cause I been looking all over town Eb G# Eb Bb For a brand new set of wings for you Eb G# Eb Bb For a brand new set of wings for you Eb G# Eb G# Eb G# Bb Eb G# Well I'm back in the house, bang my head on a wall Eb G# Yeah and Charlie's still laughing about watching me fall Eb G# Bb I say "Charlie, now what's the big idea?" Eb G# I'm back in my room just packing my bags Eb G# And I'm thinking November, about the time we've had Eb G# Bb Just walking out by a stone wall (chorus) Eb G# I'm gonna get a ticket, gonna get on a plane Eb G# Tell that pilot, take me so far away Eb G# Bb So I can call you up, say I miss you like a fool Eb G# Yeah but you don't put me down, you don't treat me bad Eb G# Say you understand about this problem I have Eb G# Bb Well sometimes, I know you still wonder (chorus) Eb G# Yeah got held up in Paris, caught smoking on a train Eb G# If you ain't got your papers gonna get you detained Eb G# Bb Don't believe me I've got the photographs to prove it Eb G# You should've seen the look on the old man's face Eb G# When the police threatened to haul him away Eb G# Bb You know he was scared, but it was also kind of funny (chorus) Eb G# Yeah well I can't sleep at night, can't awake in the day Eb G# And we got these guitars, got so much to say Eb G# Bb But no time, no energy to say it Eb G# Yeah when you still walk in the park there ain't nobody there Eb G# There's a calm in the trees there's a cool in the air Eb G# Bb And it's boring, but I found it kind of soothing Eb G# Yeah in a couple of months when the leaves turn green Eb G# When the seasons change, when the bird sings Eb G# Bb Gonna grab you up, gonna take you here for good Eb G# Yes and we'll walk by the river most every single day Eb G# And we'll eat our dinner where the tourists play Eb G# Bb You know the city's old but it never seems to get tired (chorus)