Gulf Coast Highway
Nanci Griffith, James Hooker, 1988· Songs Well-Known in America · p.127
(Capo 2)
(Woman)
C
Gulf coast highway, he worked the rails
F
He worked the rice fields with their cool, dark wells
Am G C
He worked the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico
F C G C
The only thing we've ever owned is this old house here by the road
Am G C
And when he dies, he says he'll catch some blackbird's wing
F C G C
And he will fly away to heaven, come some sweet Bluebonnet spring.
(Man)
She walked through springtime when I was home
Our days were sweet, our nights were warm
The seasons changed, the jobs would come, the flowers fade
And this house felt so alone, when the work took me away
And when she dies he says she'll catch some blackbird's wing
And she will fly away to heaven, come some sweet Bluebonnet spring.
(Both)
Highway 90, the jobs are gone now
We tend our garden and we set the sun
This is the only place on earth Blue Bonnets grow
And once a year they come and go at this old house here by the road
And when we die we say we'll catch some blackbird's wing
And we will fly away to heaven, come some sweet Bluebonnet spring.
Outro:
Am G C
And when we die, we say we'll catch some blackbird's wing
F C G C
And we will fly away together, come some sweet Bluebonnet spring.