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FANCY FOOTWORK
04:15
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Fancy Footwork F
I had too much to drink last a night
out on the town
we hit hotspots up and down
chugging kegs and shooters we were making a lot of noise girls will be girls and men can be boys
I don’t know what I can do
Gonna take some fancy footwork, to see me thru
2- last thing i remember before i blacked out
i was dancing with the sweetest girl my moves were busting out
over in the corner i saw one your friends
taking pictures with their smart phones and sharing it
3- When I woke in the morning
you were not by my side
I knew i was busted i couldn’t lie
in the age of smart phones theres nowhere to hide/
I was trending big time on your girlfriends Facebook site
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2. |
DETROIT CITY BLUES
02:46
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Detroit City
1- over the bridge -down the road -when Im lonely thats where Ill go
Carry me, carry me back home
To that Detroit city
Gonna see my sweet mom
2- trains and boats and cars i drive
Over the water flying high
There’s no place I will not go
To that Detroit city
Gonna see my sweet mom
3- over the Macinah south kalamazoo look out baby Im comin thru
heading down the I 75
Gonna be home tonight
To that Detroit city
Gonna see my sweet mom
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DIGGIN’ IT
03:57
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Diggin It
1- She don’t like to mess around /
she just want to get it done /
get on up, get on down
get on the merry go round
2- a little bit goes along way
life is like a sunny day /
singing a song moving her hips /ah
yes the way to live//
getonupstand your ground
no more pussy footing around
Chorus - Diggin it shaken it get in the groove
move it forward and backwards too
Diggin it shaken it get in the groove
you know you like it like we do
3 do the right thing or not at all /
out the window or in the hall /
down in the basement out of sight /
you know she’s a doing it with all her might
4- get on up, get on down
Got to get on the merry go round /
it don’t take much to make a change /
don’t let the blues get in the way ay ay ay
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4. |
DROWNING
03:48
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DROWNING
drowning in a sea of love
3 times i go down 3 times i come back up
but this time i think i had enough
I'm going down in that sea of love
falling use to be so bad
i would drop my heart drop everything i had
but this time i think i had enough
its me and you baby drowning in a sea of love
yeah for a while, i thought I'd go crazy
i had so many loves but none to call my own baby
but then you came along and i could tell right away
i was gonna be yours you were gonna be mine
until my dying day
this time i know i have had enough
its me and you baby drowning in a sea of love
drowning in a sea of love
3 times i go down 3 times i come back up
but this time i think i had enough
its me and you baby drowning in a sea of love
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5. |
MY HOMETOWN IS MOTOWN
04:13
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My Home Town is Motown
1- I lied to you baby, lied about my past
that I was from LA, with cocaine and cash /
I lied to ya baby what else could i do /
I just wanted to make love to you
2- I lied to you baby, about the house in the Hamps
in my dreams i wouldnt stand a chance
/ but everything has changed since i met you
/ listen now baby i'm telling you the truth
My hometown is Motown I grew up with the blues dirty fingernails, big cars and tattoos
left my soul in Motown my heart in Royal Oak going back to find my rythmn and my hope
3- I left the motor city i decided to go west /
I took my six string, and i did my very best /
I lied to you baby about the tour to paris
i feel bad about it, i havn't sleep in weeks (laugh)
5- I lied to ya baby about the house in Malibu /
I was just house sittin for a week or two /
I just wanted you to like me, think that i was rich / but now you know baby 'my life is just a' bitch
4- I lied to ya baby, its the biggest sin of all
i been living in the ghetto and its taken quite a toll booze and sex and drugs hanging in the hall
banging on the door and on the telephone
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6. |
I AM THE DRUMMER
02:50
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I AM THE DRUMMER
I am a spirit flying in the sky
looking on down from way up high
When i was 20 watched my life go by
i am the drummer on hiway 69
I loved heavy metal the screaming guitars,
The pounding beat i could listen for hours
I was a child when i picked up the sticks
and i loved playing for kicks
i am the drummer on hiway 69
Laval bouchard took a plate of steel
a welding torch and an artists feel
he made drum kit on the edge of the woods
a steel sculpture to remember for good
i am the drummer on hiway 69
It's a reminder that life is short you've got to cherish every note slow down and enjoy the ride and watch out for the other guy
I am the drummer on hiway 69
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7. |
27 YEARS
04:05
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27 years
G- Blues
Yes the wind it cried all night
he stands and waves his purple flag
how he set the night on fire
he set the bar for a thousand guitars
he was so blue 27 long years
the lady with a broken heart
pills and a bottle will leave their mark
she hitchhiked through our lives
she was the rose by the highway side
she was so blue 27 long years
there is a poet in the heart of paris
the soft parade dancing free
break on thru to the other side
people are strange if you look just right
he was blue 27 long years
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8. |
DIXIE BLUES
04:04
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DIXIE BLUES
hey Aurillia
well you turn me upside down
got to get back to you babe
i gotta leave this town
so I'm headin south of Memphis
to see my dixie girl again
She went down louisianna
and i aint heard a thing
shes down by the bayou
with her sister and some friends
runnin with a bad crowd
who knows what happens next
hey Aurillia
cant you hear me callin you
hey aurillia
I must be crazy to be loving you
I'm headin south of Memphis
to see my dixie girl
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9. |
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
03:41
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Soldier Of Fortune
Im a soldier of fortune and here i come
Im a soldier of fortune babe watch out here i come
I'll be coming round your corner
and I've got my gun
I'll be coming after midnight babe
when the moon is highx2
yes and its all your misfortune baby you just caught my eye
well were going undercover babe
so turn out the light x 2
yes its a covert situation burning up inside
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10. |
LETS FOOL AROUND
03:27
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LETS FOOL AROUND
’People say I’m old school
yeah I like to have my fun
Ive got some cool moves maybe ill show you some
I like the way your hair hangs down
and the way you move those hips around
Its time to get serious baby lets fool around
I got some some moves I could share with you
But you best beware mama didn't raise no fool
I want a commitment before I take the fall
I want to know my heart is safe and sound
Its time to get serious - lets fool around
Shake it don't break it you know we can make it cuz the feelings just right
I feel good like I knew I would
so lets get down tonight
Gonna scream it to the neighbourhood
till the morning light Hey hey hey hey hey
Baby lets fool Around
Go to a party on the other side of town
Thought id try my luck when you were not around It didn't matter , mo matter how I tried
I couldn't forget you girl so I just decide
Its time to get serious - lets fool around
your such a hound dog I can hear you howl
But i got u beat cuz Im the cats meow
Ill teach you a few tricks right here and now
Roll over Rover go and get that ball
Its time to get serious - lets fool around
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YOU CANT TAKE THE BOOGIE
A 12 bar Jump Blues
I got lot of natural rhythm, helps me keep the beat
There is no dance I cant do I think she's jealous of me
cuz when I start to dancing she says
Rusty Get back in your seat
You Cant take the boogie x4
Cant take the boogie out of the man
honey thats down right mean
when I start to moving I get up on my feet
I'm a shuffling and jiving to that boogie beat
When I start to dance now she says
Rusty Get back in your seat
Guitar SOLO / Sax SOLO 12 bar x 2
baby your so good lookin but your downright mean
I must of been mistaken when i thought you so neat
you wont let me rock and roll
Rusty Get back in your seat
Chorus x2
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12. |
MESSING WITH THE BLUES
03:51
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Messing with the blues
1- I see you look at the woman she look so fine / but your risk everything for a good time /
you might think I’m nosy, bit crazy 2 /
I’ve got secret to share w u
Messing With that woman
is messing with the Blues
2- she’s got a big house on the nice side of town she’s got cadillac Car that she drives around /
she wants the best things shinny and new/
she’ll empty your pockets
make a poor man outta you
3- If you want to be happy
for the rest of your life /
well you look but do not touch
go home to your wife /
I’ve learned my lesson hard way thats true
and i have little wisdom to share with you
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13. |
RUNNING BACK TO YOU
03:35
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Running back To You
- 4 bar intro / 2 vr / o solo / vr / B3 solo / last vr /
I come runnin back to you babe
When you call me on the Phone x2
You got my number written on the wall
if your blue don't hesitate to call
well i can take a lickin
and get back on my feet x2
you catch me fallen if i lose my feet your love keeps me ticking with every beat
A thousand miles an hour,
is the speed i ride x2
i know your waiting each and every nit
for me to come on home and treat you right
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14. |
VOODOO MOON
04:56
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Voodoo Moon
C7 ./. ./. ./.
ch. [ Bb/// F/// C/// //// ]x3
Ab/// Bb//// C /// ./.
put some honey on it baby
spread it round the rim
hair of the dog that bit you, a little bit of sin
come on shake it baby we have'n got all night
get the best ingregients and mix it up just right
theres a voodoo moon a rising
lighting streakin cross the sky
i can hear the thunder poundin
there's magic in the air tonight
hey gypsy woman your potions workin well
so intoxicating underneath your spell
when you move so sexy look into my eyes
your wish is my command
got me hypnotized
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15. |
WHOLE LOT OF TROUBLE
02:53
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Whole Lot Of Trouble
you walked into the room right accross the floor
you smiled at me i knew i wanted more
i should have known the moment i met you
i was in a whole lot of trouble and a little bit of fun too
you loved me baby all nite long
what you made me do was it right or it was wrong
ch
solo
after all the things we been through
ive learned to love your b your bad side
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16. |
HOWLING AT THE MOON
03:53
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HOWLING AT THE MOON
She could Drink me under the table
stand me up in a crowded room
strip my cloths down to the bone
leave me howling at the moon
its five below and its freezin outside
but I’m doing angels in the snow
asking my friends to put out my lights
i just want to go home
when the night comes calling
with its sweet memories
i think back on better days
when I was with you
take a dive into the deep end
didn’t have much to lose
I wasn’t using common sense
i was just a drunken fool
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SKIN AND BONE
03:10
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Skin and Bone do did funk D slack
12 bar
I was born on leap year the winter of the blues
down in cabbage town before the rail went through
met a black dog on my way back home
and he bit me bite me to the bone
nothing to lose I was skin and bone x2
hung out in a hippie town
the drugs were passed around
brought me to my knees
yeah i came tumbled down
I was a sinner and i did my time
i learned my lesson on that little ride
nothing to lose i was skin and bone
A few years have gone on by
headed down the pipe
and i try with all my Might
not to fall back into the hole
i thought was heaven but was rock and roll
nothing to lose i was skin and bone
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18. |
WHAT MAKES HER HAPPY
03:29
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WHAT MAKES HER HAPPY
come on honey i need a new dress
the one i got is just a mess
i need a pair of jimmy choo shoes
and a new bag by gucci too
what makes her happyx3
is gonna make me blue
Diamonds are a girls best friend
with matching earings is the latest trend
there’ll be no more huggin and kissin you
so hand over that card and toot a loo
what makes her happyx3
is gonna make me blue
SOLO 12bar
huh! I love our little sunday drives
In a new Mercedez we can do it in style
and why cant we buy a new house soon
Im not asking for the Moon
What makes her happy
is gonna make me blue
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19. |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLUES
03:15
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Happy Birthday blues
every year it comes around
everybody wants to party down
tick tock goes the clock on the wall
all your friends start to call
happy birthday happy birthday to you
its a night to have a good time
have a drink maybe 2 at a time
you cant be lonley you cant be blue
just celebrate being you
happy birthday happy birthday to you
turn out the lights and bring out the cake
look at all those candles for goodness sake
so close your eyes and make a wish
hi hat swish 1 and 3
lets have a toast everybody cheer
you made it through another year
and next year if fate is good to you
you can have your cake and eat it too
happy birthday happy birthday to you
10 -9 -8 -7- 6 -5 -4 - 3 2 1 stop
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20. |
TRAIN SONG
03:45
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Trainsong F
- 8th note riff [efacdEbdc) F 12 bar 8th note riff is [ EFAC DEbDC ]
Over the mountain down into the dale x2
Feel the rythmn baby the rhythm of the rails
who hoo baby here i come againx2
you are the station and
i am the cho cho trainx2
From town to town from dusk to dawn
look out your window baby here i come x2
Chorus
I blow my whistle baby then Im gone in the morming Im a traveling on x2
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21. |
LEAVING WITH STEVEN
03:29
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Leavin’ with Steven
8:30 don’t worry gonna make my engines roll
10:30 no hurry I got the wind in my soul
gonna make it to that party sunshine or snow
1st door second floor knock and walk right in x2
gonna get me a drink and let the fun begin
there’s a smarty at this party
and he’s drinking all the booze x2
he’s dancing with my baby tongue hangiing loose
i said baby baby please
please dont you leave
she got me she got you she got love she got blues
and she’s wheeling and dealing
trying to make the news
but she’s leaving with steven
that’s why i got the blues
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Rusty McCarthy Toronto, Ontario
- Singer, songwriter, producer, engineer, and one of the finest Blues / Jazz guitarist on the scene today. Rusty has played
with pop's Alanah Myles, , Mary Margaret O'Hara and many more.
* Along the way Rusty has found time to hone his craft as a songwriter and is currently working on his 7th CD.
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