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Record Lady by Lyle Lovett
from "I Love Everybody"
Capo: 1
Chords relative to capo
[Intro]
G  C  G  C  A7  D7  Eb7  D7
GRobert Earl this Cfriend of mine
You know he's Galways looking after Cmy best interest
He told me: GLyle P. you need to Cget some action
A7Get your head D7back in line
You need to B7get out on your C7own, boy
This B7hanging around here's C7got to stop
Eb7Get out on your D7own, boy
And Eb7take a little trip to the D7record shop
I Gsaid: The record shop?
But, Robert, CI don't need no records
GHe just smiled and he Csaid what you need is a
GRecord lady (Crecord lady)
GRecord lady (Crecord lady)
She's got the A7cutest little cartridge
That D7you've ever seen
She's a Eb7phonographic D7dream
GI didn't waste no Ctime about it
I Gput on my coat and Cshoes
I Gpacked up my old Crocking chair
And I A7left them hell on D7Church Street blues
And I B7went down to the C7record shop
B7What else could I C7do?
She was Eb7five-foot-one and D7three-quarters
Eb7But Lord, she claimed she D7five-foot-two
Well she Glooked at me with her Cbig green eyes
She Gsaid: Can I help you find Csomething?
I said: What you got on Gspecial?
GRecord lady (Crecord lady)
GRecord lady (Crecord lady)
She's got the A7cutest little cartridge
That D7you've ever seen
She's a Eb7phonographic D7dream
GActing very soCphisticated
I Gbegan to browse aCround
I Gwalked up to the Crecord lady
And I said: I A7sure do like what D7I have found
B7It would be so C7beautiful
B7Please, come away with C7me
Eb7We could run down to D7Istanbul
Eb7Or maybe even D7gay Paree
Well she Glooked at me with her Cbig green eyes
She Gsaid: Can I help you find Csomething?
I said: What you got on Gspecial?
GRecord lady (Crecord lady)
GRecord lady (Crecord lady)
She's got the A7cutest little cartridge
That D7you've ever seen
She's a Eb7phonographic D7dream
Eb7A phonographic D7dream
GOne day you know CI will see
My Gphonographic Cfantasy
GIn sweet fulfillment to the Clast detail
Down in A7Acapulco or even D7somewhere else
B7Just her and me toC7gether
B7The whole day C7long
Eb7Her and me toD7gether
Eb7Playing them records D7all night long
She's the Grecord lady (Crecord lady)
GRecord lady (Crecord lady)
GRecord lady (Crecord lady)
GShe set 'er spinning mama (Crecord lady)
Don't ever stop
GRecord lady (Crecord lady)
GRecord lady (Crecord lady)
A7Ooooh D7Ooooh Eb7Ooooh D7Ooooh
Eb7Ooooh D7Ooooh
F#7  G7

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Record Lady

by Lyle Lovett

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Eb7

F#7

Record Lady by Lyle Lovett

from "I Love Everybody"

Capo: 1

Chords relative to capo

[Intro]

G C G C A7 D7 Eb7 D7

G C

Robert Earl this friend of mine

G C

You know he's always looking after my best interest

G C

He told me: Lyle P. you need to get some action

A7 D7

Get your head back in line

B7 C7

You need to get out on your own, boy

B7 C7

This hanging around here's got to stop

Eb7 D7

Get out on your own, boy

Eb7 D7

And take a little trip to the record shop

I said: The record shop?

But, Robert, I don't need no records

G C

He just smiled and he said what you need is a

G C

Record lady (record lady)

G C

Record lady (record lady)

She's got the cutest little cartridge

That you've ever seen

Eb7 D7

She's a phonographic dream

G C

I didn't waste no time about it

G C

I put on my coat and shoes

G C

I packed up my old rocking chair

A7 D7

And I left them hell on Church Street blues

B7 C7

And I went down to the record shop

B7 C7

What else could I do?

Eb7 D7

She was five-foot-one and three-quarters

Eb7 D7

But Lord, she claimed she five-foot-two

G C

Well she looked at me with her big green eyes

G C

She said: Can I help you find something?

I said: What you got on special?

G C

Record lady (record lady)

G C

Record lady (record lady)

She's got the cutest little cartridge

That you've ever seen

Eb7 D7

She's a phonographic dream

G C

Acting very sophisticated

G C

I began to browse around

G C

I walked up to the record lady

A7 D7

And I said: I sure do like what I have found

B7 C7

It would be so beautiful

B7 C7

Please, come away with me

Eb7 D7

We could run down to Istanbul

Eb7 D7

Or maybe even gay Paree

G C

Well she looked at me with her big green eyes

G C

She said: Can I help you find something?

I said: What you got on special?

G C

Record lady (record lady)

G C

Record lady (record lady)

She's got the cutest little cartridge

That you've ever seen

Eb7 D7

She's a phonographic dream

Eb7 D7

A phonographic dream

G C

One day you know I will see

G C

My phonographic fantasy

G C

In sweet fulfillment to the last detail

A7 D7

Down in Acapulco or even somewhere else

B7 C7

Just her and me together

B7 C7

The whole day long

Eb7 D7

Her and me together

Eb7 D7

Playing them records all night long

G C

She's the record lady (record lady)

G C

Record lady (record lady)

G C

Record lady (record lady)

G C

She set 'er spinning mama (record lady)

Don't ever stop

G C

Record lady (record lady)

G C

Record lady (record lady)

A7 D7 Eb7 D7

Ooooh Ooooh Ooooh Ooooh

Eb7 D7

Ooooh Ooooh

F#7 G7

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