Blind Owl chords by Dave Alvin, Jimmie Dale Gilmore

SimplifiedAm · G · F

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Am 
Midnight in Kansas City
There's a hot summer
rain fallin' down
Another gig, another barroom
Way out on the outskirts of town
And folks are dancin' and
sweatin'
Somewhere between salvation and sin
G 
Am 
And when the mornin' sun rises
I'll be back on the road again
F 
Headin' for the next joint,
Am 
I'm gonna make this guitar growl
F 
I'm gonna blow the roof off it baby,
Am 
I'm gonna make this harmonica howl
F 
Then I'll jump the boogie for Big Joe
G 
Am 
and play the blues for the blind owl
Out in wild California,
there's a redwood piercing the sky
Rising up from the forest,
over three hundred feet high
G 
Am 
And the odds are stacked against it,
but somehow that sequoia
G 
Am 
survives
Standin' strong, standin' proud,
and that's where the blind
owl still flies
F 
Headin' for the next joint,
Am 
I'm gonna make this guitar growl
F 
I'm gonna blow the roof off it, baby,
G 
Am 
I'm gonna make this harmonica howl
F 
Then I'll go walkin' with Mr. Lee
G 
Am 
And play the blues for the blind owl

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
Am 
Midnight, down in Tucson
Or any town along the highway
Crank up the amps, whisper a prayer,
and be thankful for every damn day
G 
Am 
Cause the odds are stacked against us,
but somehow we still survive
Standing strong, playing proud,
cause that's where the blind
F 
owl still flies
Headin' for the next joint,
Am 
I'm gonna make this guitar growl
F 
I'm gonna blow the roof off it, baby,
Am 
I'm gonna make this harmonica howl
F 
And  I'll rock the boogie
for Brother Gene
G 
Am 
and then play the blues for the blind owl
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