Transcribed by: Chris Parsons
Derby Day
(As performed by Jerry Jeff Walker)
Intro: C F C F C C/B C/A G F G C
C F C
F
Well yeah Suzanne you are a Jewel. Bout the rarest I've ever seen.
C C/B C/A G F G C
And I wish I could polish off all the edges of my craziest dreams.
C F C F
But you know the way I am, There's nothin' you can do.
C C/B C/A G F
G C
Cause anything you don't want me to do I said go ahead and tell me to.
Chorus:
F G C
Yeah and it must have been one hell of a starry night.
F G C
C/B C/A G
Yeah The moon was so bright guess it must have knocked out all of your lights.
F G C
Guess thats the night that ya fell for the silvery light.
C F C
F
Yeah everything you do is backwards, you know it ain't a lie.
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C
You love I love You love I ya know ya know I love your beautiful eyes.
C F C F
Well I can't pay you back, no. Can't make it up in a song.
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C
I guess I'm here just tryin to tell ya that I missed you so while you were
gone.
Chorus
C F C F
Well you always picked the winner, in every Derby race.
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C
I guess you just picked on me for a little bit of change a pace.
C F C F
C
So go on shake your hair let it loose, Run till ya pass the wind.
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I'll be runnin right in front of you just tryin to make yourself win.
Chorus
C F C F
Suzanne you are a jewel, bout the rarest I've ever seen.
C C/B C/A G F G C
I wish I could polish off all the edges of my craziest dreams.