James Mcmurtry - Carlisles Haul Chords

[Verse 1] Cadd9 G Old Carlisle needs some money Cadd9 G He's runnin' a seine out off the point Cadd9 We'll all go help him though G Commercial season's closed Em G We might all wind up in the joint Cadd9 G There's bright lights out on the sand bar Cadd9 G Hear the donkey motor whine Cadd9 G The donkey man minds his business Em G I know to be mindin' mine Cadd9 I learned from the best Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Hear them crabbers cuss the weather Cadd9 G And they cuss the government too Cadd9 'Cause nowadays crabbin' and fishin' G Hangin' on to a pot to p**s in Em G Is just about the best a man can do [Chorus 1] Am C/B C It's hard not to cry and cuss Am C/B C When this old world is just bigger than us Am C/B C D G And all we got is pride and trust in our kind [Verse 2] Cadd9 G Old Carlisle and Uncle Freddy Cadd9 G Don't you know they've seen some times Cadd9 They remember gas light G Oyster war machine gun fights Em G I wished I'd known 'em in their prime Cadd9 Now they stare out past the lights G To the darkness on the water Cadd9 G I don't think they're likin' what they see Cadd9 G Long before that seine can make a circle Em G They'll know what the outcome's gonna be C They learned from the best G They learned from the best Cadd9 G So, haul that seine up in the long boat Cadd9 G We get to keep whatever's gilled Cadd9 We'll take a bag of bunkers home G For crab bait and blue fish chum Em G A string of croaker for the Sunday meal Cadd9 G String of croaker makes a meal [Chorus 1] Am C/B C It's hard not to cry and cuss Am C/B C When this old world is just bigger than us Am C/B C D G And all we got is pride and trust in our kind G [Chorus 2] Am C/B C Staring down that long, steep slope Am C/B C We gather 'round and we hold out hope Am Because at the end of the rope C/B C D G There's a little more rope most times [Solo] Am C/B C Am C/B C Am C/B C D G [Verse 3] Cadd9 G Uncle Freddy said we did a good job Cadd9 G He's sendin' us home with a nine-pound blue Cadd9 G But I don't see a truckload for the market Em G What's old Carlisle gonna do? Cadd9 G 'Cept haul them lights in off the sandbar Cadd9 G Shut the donkey motor down Cadd9 G Tow them longboats up the river Em G Let's all get on back to town Cadd9 G Let's all get on back to town before the warden comes Cadd9 G He knows better than get here before dawn Cadd9 He's got that green uniform G And the kids think he's a jerk Em But you know he's somebody's cousin G And we can't have a hometown boy out of work [Chorus 1] Am C/B C It's hard not to cry and cuss Am C/B C When this old world is just bigger than us Am C/B C D G And all we got is pride and trust in our kind G [Chorus 2] Am C/B C Staring down that long, steep slope Am C/B C We gather 'round and we hold out hope Am Because at the end of the rope C/B C D G There's a little more rope most times

James Mcmurtry - Carlisles Haul Chords

Carlisles Haul Chords

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