Side 1
1. Sylvia's Mother
2. Marie Lavaux
3. Sing Me A Rainbow*
4. Hey Lady Godiva
5. Four Years Older Than Me
6. Kiss It Away**
Side 2
1. Makin' It Natural*
2. (I Call That) True Love
3. When She Cries
4. Judy*
5. Mama, I'll Sing One Song For You**
Recorded at CBS Records Studios, San Fransisco
*Recorded at CBS Records Studios, New York
**Recorded at A&R Recording Studios, New York
Side 1
1. Sylvia's Mother - Written by Shel Silverstein
First Verse
A E
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's busy, too busy to come to the phone
E A
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's tryin' to start a new life of her own
D A E A
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's happy so why don't you leave her alone
A E
And the operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes
Chorus
D A
Please Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her,
E A
I'll only keep her a while
D A E
Please Mrs. Avery, I just wanna tell her goodbye
Second Verse
A E
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's packin' she's gonna be leavin' today
E A
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's marryin' a fella down Galveston way
D A E A
Sylvia's mother says please don't say nothin' to make her start cryin' and stay
A E
And the operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes
Chorus
D A
Please Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her,
E A
I'll only keep her a while
D A E
Please Mrs. Avery, I just wanna tell her goodbye
Third Verse
A E
Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's hurryin' she's catchin' the nine o'clock train
E A
Sylvia's mother says take your umbrella cause Sylvie, it's startin' to rain
A D A E A
And Sylvia's mother says thank you for callin' and sir won't you call back again
A E
And the operator says forty cents more for the next three minutes
Chorus
D A
Please Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her,
E A
I'll only keep her a while
D A E
Please Mrs. Avery, I just wanna tell her goodbye
D E
Tell her goodbye...
E D E
Please... tell her goodbye..
2. Marie Lavaux - Written by Shel Silverstein
Intro
B
Down in Lou'siana where the black trees grow live a voodoo lady named Marie Lavaux
B E B
She got a black cat tooth and a mojo bone and anyone wouldn't leave her alone
B F# B
She go GREEEEEEEEEEEE another man done gone
First Verse
B
She live in a swamp in a hollow log with a one eyed snake and a three legged dog
B E B
She got a bent bony body and stringy hair and if she ever seen you messin' round there
B F# B
She go GREEEEEEEEEEEE another man done gone
Third Verse
B E B
And then one night when the moon was black into the swamp came Handsome Jack
B E F#
A no good man that you all know and he was lookin' around for Marie Lavaux
F# B
He said Marie Lavaux you lovely witch why don't you gimme a little charm gonna make me rich
B E B
He said now gimme million dollars and I'll tell you what I'll do, this very night I'm gonna marry you
B F# B
It'll be GREEEEEEEEEEEE another man done gone
Fourth Verse
B E B
So Marie did some magic and she shook a little sand, she made a million dollars and she put it in his hand
E F#
Then she looked and she said hey hey, Now I'm gettin' ready for my wedding day
F# B
Then ol' Handsome Jack said "Good-bye Marie, you too damn ugly for a man like me"
B E
So Marie started cryin', her fangs started shakin', her body started turnin', she started quakin'
E F# B
She said GREEEEEEEEEEEE another man done gone
Outro
B
So if you ever get down where the black tree grow and meet a voodoo lady named Marie Lavaux
B E
And if she ever asks you to make her your wife, man you better stay with her for the rest of your life
E F#
Or it'll be GREEEEEEEEEEEE....
3.Sing Me A Rainbow - Written by Shel Silverstein
(start with an A)
First Verse
A D A
Josie it's been a long hard day
E D A
Down the road to where it's at I must have lost my way
A D A
When I got there they said I was too late
A E A
Now you're the only one can get me straight
Chorus
A D
So won't you sing me a rainbow Josie roll me a song
E D E
Just tonight make it right 'cause it's been wrong for oh so long
A D
There's lots of shades of darkness, Josie deep inside a man
E A
So sing me a rainbow if you can
Second Verse
A D A
The train I went to meet had come and gone
E D A
Seems like I spend all my time gettin' off and gettin' on
A D A
I sold my mind and gave my dreams away
A E A
And tomorrow I'll start lookin' 'round for yesterday
Chorus
A A D
But 'til then sing me a rainbow Josie roll me a song
E D E
Just tonight make it right 'cause it's been wrong for oh so long
A D
There's lots of kinds of hunger Josie you don't understand
E A
So sing me a rainbow if you can
A
If you can, if you can
E A
Sing me a rainbow if you can
(end in A)
3. Hey Lady Godiva - Written by Shel Silverstein
First Verse
Bb
Hey Lady Godiva, ridin' throughout town
Bb
Naked on your big white horse
Bb
With your long hair hangin' down
Bb D#
Lady Godiva, you say you're frightened
D# Bb
and so shy
Bb F
I hate to bust your bubble but you
Bb
Sure picked a funny place to hide
Second Verse
Bb
Hey Lady Godiva, lookin' for a place
Bb
Where no one wants your body
Bb
And nobody knows your face
Bb D#
Lady Godiva, you say you wanna be loved
D# Bb
For what's inside
Bb F
I don't know much about horses but you
Bb
Sure picked a funny place to ride
Chorus
D#
Every man's just a clutchin' hand
D# Bb
Reachin' out to grab you
D#
Every man's a quiverin' lance
D# F
Tryin' hard to stab you - don' let 'em nab you
Instrumental Break - D# Bb F Bb
Third Verse
Bb
Hey Lady Godiva, lookin' kind of scared
Bb
You showed 'em all your talents
Bb
And nobody seems to care
Bb D# Bb
Lady Godiva, could it be no-one wants to ride
F
Come to think it over
Bb
You may have picked the perfect place to hide
5. Four Years Older Than Me - no chords
6. Kiss It Away - Written by Shel Silverstein
Intro
F G
There's a shadow on the sun I see it risin',
C F
Kiss it away, kiss it away.
F G
And there's a hurt down deep inside that I been hidin',
G C F
Kiss it away, kiss it away.
First Verse
F G
Now the hard times we been through, oh, babe we'd never mind them,
G C F C F
We'd just kiss them away, we'd just kiss them away.
F G
And now I'm lookin' for the good times, I can't find them,
G C F
Must have kissed them away, guess we kissed them away.
Second Verse
G C
I keep thinkin' the sun will shine once more,
C Bb F C G
I'm never ready for the sudden rain.
G C
Don't tell me I'm wrong, 'cause I've been told,
C Bb C
I'm so wet and cold, come kiss away my pain.
Third Verse
F G
You keep hopin' things'll change and I keep tryin',
G C F
One of these days, baby one of these days.
F G
But there's a coldness in the air like somethin' dyin',
G C F
Kiss it away, kiss it away.
Fourth Verse
F G
There's a coldness, a coldness like somethin' dyin',
G C F
Kiss it away, take it away
F G
I got a feelin', a feelin', just like I'm dyin',
G C F
Kiss it away, kiss it away, baby, baby, baby
Outro
F G
There's a coldness, there's a coldness in the air like something dyin',
G C F
Kiss it away, away, away, 'way, away, away !
F
There's a coldness, a coldness and I'm feelin', feelin'
F G
Like I'm dyin', dyin', dyin',
G C F
Kiss it away, oh, please, kiss it away, away, oh
F G
I got a feeling that there's something dyin'...
Side 2
1. Makin' It Natural - Written by Shel Silverstein
First Verse
C G C
I'm gonna throw my grass out the window
C G C
Crumple up my papers too
C G C G
Give away my speed, Cause all I'll ever need
G C (one strum, no playing 'till next stanza)
Is just a little bit of love from you
Chorus
F
And we'll be makin' it natural
F C G C
Ain't it just about time
C G
That old stuff I was so keen on
G
I no longer have to lean on
G F C
Cause your love's enough to keep me high
Second Verse
C G C
Now if any you heads want some Panama red
C G C
All you gotta do is to reach out your hand
C G C G
I'll trade my stash for just a little bit of cash
G C (one strum, no playing 'till next stanza)
To buy a simple golden wedding band
Chorus
F
And we'll be makin' it natural
F C G C
But don't you ask me how
C G
It's been the cause of all my sorrow
G
But I think I'll start tomorrow
G F C
'Cause I sure could use a hit right now
Instrumental Break -
Third Verse
C G C
I'm gonna throw it out the window, some day
C G C
Give away my cocaine
C G C G
Bust my spikes and flush a million mikes
G C (one strum, no playing 'till next stanza)
Of acid right down the drain
Chorus
F
And we'll be makin' it natural
F C G C
But don't you ask me how
C
You know that we can do it baby
G
If we try it just takes a little will power
G F
That's all, just a little will power
F C G
So let's get together and build up a little will power now
G C
Roll me up another one
Outro
C G C G
Makin' it natural (makin' it nat'ral)
C G C G
Makin' it natural (makin' it nat'ral)
C G
(makin' it nat'ral)
C G
(makin' it nat'ral)
C G
(makin' it nat'ral)
C
(hey how we gon' get outta here)
C
Out the back door real quick
C G
Oh yeah (oh yeah)
C [let ring]
[hysterical laughter]
[ringing C chord]
(far out) Haha, faaar out ahahahahaha!
2. (I Call That) True Love - no chords
3. When She Cries - I'll figure it out later
4. Judy - Written by Shel Silverstein
First Verse
A D
The waitress with the orange hair keeps motionin' me to hurry up and leave
D E
So I gulp my coffee - burn my mouth - grab up my coat and slippin' out
E A
I smear a streak of mustard down my sleeve
A
And the guy behind the register takes my bread and shakes his head
A D
And looks at me as though I've blown his mind
D E A
Hey, I just come here for some coffee...hope I'm not wastin' anybody's time
Chorus
A D A
And Judy I'm slowly movin' back to you
A E A
And I wish that I could say I'll treat you better than I used to
A D A
It's just I'm learnin' lots of things I never knew back then
E A
Judy I'm slowly movin' back again
E A
Judy I'm slowly movin' back again
Second Verse
A
That blue eyed barracuda smiles and tells me she could use some brand new
D
clothes
D E
She grabs my leg and with a wink, asks if I want another drink
E A
She's not the campfire girl you might suppose
A
But she's so busy tellin' me her troubles I don't think she's got time
A D
For any kind of trouble small as mine
D E A
Hey, I just come in here for nothin'... hope I'm not wastin' anybody's time
Chorus
A D A
And Judy I'm slowly movin' back to you
A E A
And I wish that I could say I'll treat you better than I used to
A D A
It's just I'm learnin' lots of things I never knew back then
E A
Judy I'm slowly movin' back again
E A
Judy I'm slowly movin' back again
Third Verse
B
Well I'm stopped here on the corner, when the red faced cop says move along
B E
your way
E F#
But my nose is cold and my toes are numb, I got no feeling in my thumb
F# B
I think I just might stop inside that church and maybe pray
B
But they pass the plate and they look at me when it turns out that I ain't
B E
got a dime
E F#
Hey, I just come in here to talk to GOD... hope I'm not wastin' anybody's
B
time
Chorus
E B
And Judy I'm slowly movin' back to you
B F# B
And I wish that I could say I'll treat you better than I used to
B E B
It's just I'm learnin' lots of things I never knew back then
F# B
Judy I'm slowly movin' back again
F# B
Judy I'm slowly movin' back again...
5. Mama, I'll Sing One Song For You - Written by Shel Silverstein
Capo 2
Intro
Well I've sung my songs on dusty roads and dirty city sidewalks
To them sweatin' hard eyed brakemen, in the rail yards I rolled through
I've sung in blue wall papered rooms to girls I played at lovin'
Now Mama...I'm gonna sing one song for you
Chorus
D A
Mama let me tell you that I've never lost the mem'ry
A E
Of the tender things you told me, and the gentle things you'd do
E D A
And though I've grown away and other arms reach out to hold me
E A
Mama...I'll sing one song for you
First Verse
A
You say you'd like to have me here to help you through the winter
A E
But you say it with a wistful smile like you already knew
E A D A
That your boy's no good at stayin' still that's words that need sayin'
E A
And Mama... I'll sing one song for you
Second Verse
A D A
And tomorrow I'll be movin' out on them dusty country back roads
A E
Some sweatin' hard eyed brakeman may hear a tune or two
E A D A
And the girl in the blue wall papered room she'll ask where I been hidin'
A E A
And I'll tell 'em I stopped and sang one song for you
Chorus
D A
Mama let me tell you that I've never lost the mem'ry
A E
Of the tender things you told me, and the gentle things you'd do
E D A
And though I've grown away and other arms reach out to hold me
E A
Mama...I'll sing one song for you
