Eric Taylor Dean Moriarity written by Eric Taylor Eric Taylor guitar/vocals Michael Ramos piano/organ Glenn Fukunaga bass Elias Haslanger sax Kris McKay harmony F Dm Dean Moriarity don't live here no more Gm Am Bb He's off in California and he works in a liquor store F Dm Where it's two packs of cigarettes and one half of a pint Gm Am Bb He's off to his room on the Mexican side F Dm Says he's through with the railroad freight car line Gm Am Bb The fight between the moon and the latern light F Dm Says he'm goin cross county but he might come back Gm Am Bb But stickin to the highway to hell with the tracks F Am Dm I can't take what you may give me Gm C7 F I've always wanted more F Am Dm My mercury hummin road may put put me Gm C7 F To sleep outside your door F Dm He's got a brand new baby she's got a new pair of shoes Gm Am Bb He's drivin somebody's car but he don't know whose F Dm Been up all night but it don't show Gm Am Bb He Won twenty-five dollars in the hammer throw F Dm Three fingered guitar he's a saxophone that bites Gm Am Bb Jack's been reading her poetry he's been spillin her wine F Dm Her hair's so pretty she smells like Juicy Fruit gum Gm Am Bb Her old man's the black guy on those congo drums F Am Dm I can't take what you may give me Gm C7 F I've always wanted more F Am Dm My mercury hummin road may put put me Gm C7 F To sleep outside your door Instrumental F Dm Maybe he should call her he just ain't got the dough Gm ' Am Bb Maybe he;ll step on outside and check the radio F Dm It's playing her song man it just ain't his Gm Am Bb See a Man like him's got no business with the wife and the kids F Dm It's the last of the red wine from a night full of thrill Gm Am Bb It's a coast to the bottom of a Frisco hill F Dm How can a body begrudge another body a ride Gm Am Bb I didn't steal your car man just bottowed it awhile F Am Dm I can't take what you may give me Gm C7 F I've always wanted more F Am Dm My mercury hummin road may put put me Gm C7 F To sleep outside your door Am Dm My mercury hummin road may put put me Gm C7 F To sleep outside your door F Dm Dean Moriarity don't live here no more Gm Am Bb He's off in California and he works in a liquor store F Dm Where it's two packs of cigarettes and one half of a pint Gm Am Bb F He's off to his room on the Mexican side From The Eric Taylor CD 1996 Watermelon Records WM 1040 P.O. Box 402088 Austin, Texas 78704 512-472-6192 Copyright 1995 Songs Of PolyGram Intl/Blue Ruby Music (BMI)