Patty Loveless : The night's too long
From : On down the line
Also sung by Lucinda Williams
[A]
Sylvia was working
[D]
As a waitress in Beaumont
[A]
She said I'm moving away
[E]
I'm gonna get what I want
[A]
I'm tired of these small town boys
[D]
they don't move fast enough
[A]
I'm gonna find me one who wears a leather jacket
[E] [A]
And likes his living rough.
[A]
So she saved her tips and overtime
[D]
And bought an old rusty car.
[A]
She sold most evereything she had
[E]
To make a brand new start.
[A]
She said I won't be needing these
[D]
Silly dresses and nylon hose
[A]
'Cause when I get to where I'm goin'
[E] [A]
I'm gonna buy me all new clothes.
[A7] [D]
Chorus: The night's too long
[A]
It just drags on and on
[E]
And then there's never enough
[A]
That's when the sun starts coming up
[A7] [D]
Don't let go of her hand
[A] [D]
You just might be the right man
[E] [D] [E] [D]
She loves the night, she loves the night
[A]
Doesn't want it to end.
[A]
Well she works in an office now
[D] [A]
And she guesses the pay's allright
[A]
She can buy a few new things to wear
[E]
And still go out at night
[A]
And as soon as she gets home from work
[D]
She wants to be out with the crowd
[A]
Where she can dance and toss her head back
[E] [A]
And lough out loud.
[A]
Now the music's playing fast
[D]
And they just met
[A]
He presses up against her
[E]
And his shirt's all soaked with sweat
[A]
And with her back against the bar
[D]
She can listen to the band
[A]
And she's holding a Corona
[E] [A]
And it's cold against her hand.
Chorus: ....
