(Monty Criswell/Michael White) INTRO A5 D5 A5 E5 A5 A5 E5 I'm slippin' into Slidell, the boys and me A5 Take a left at the Texaco, gonna see Sweet Marie E5 She plays down at Jimbeaux's Gumbo and Washtub A5 In calico and barefeet in a band called the Mudbugs F#5 D5 I been workin' up my nerve and I can hardly wait E5 Tonight when she asks for request I'll stand up and say A5 I wanna be your squeeze box E5 Always at your fingertips I wanna be your blues harp A5 A little closer to your lips Let me be your washboard D5 You can play me fast or slow A5 Squeeze box, blues harp, washboard baby E5 A5 Anything you can hold A5 D5 A5 E5 A5 A5 E5 Got a bucket full of crawfish, a seat on the front row A5 Just to sit this close to her, it's like a shot of tabasco E5 Makin' trips to the tip jar, keep it full of dollar bills A5 Tonight I'm gonna go for broke, show her just how I feel F#5 D5 One way or another, Lord, she's gonna notice me E5 If I have to jump up on that stage and get down on my knees I'll be beggin her please A5 Let me be your squeeze box E5 Always at your fingertips I wanna be your blues harp A5 A little closer to your lips Let me be your washboard D5 You can play me fast or slow A5 Squeeze box, blues harp, washboard baby E5 A5 Anything you can hold A5 A5 A5 A5 Squeeze box, blues harp, washboard, baby E5 A5 Anything you can hold A5 E5 A5 E5 A5 fade out
