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Here's yet another from Tom Russell's "Borderland" - Touch of Evil
[Intro]
   G     C/Gx2
[Verse 1]
The Gnight my baby left me I C/Gcrossed the bridge to Juarez aveGnue
Like that Gmovie "Touch of Evil" I got the C/GOrson Wells, Marlene Dietrich Gblues
Where Orson Gwalks in to the whorehouse and
C/GMarlene says "Man, you look like Ghell"
And Orson's Gchewing on a chocolate bar
as the lC/Gights go on in the old Blue Star hoGtel
"Read my Cfuture" says old Orson, "down inside the tea leaves of your Bmcup"
And she says "AmYou ain't got no future, Hank,
CI believe your fDuture's all Gused up"
[Chorus]
Why don't you Ctouch me anymore? Why don't you Gtouch me anymore?
                                         D                      G(G7)
Why do you run away and hide? You know it hurts me deep inside
Why do you Cclose the bedroom door? This is a Gbrutal little war
What good is Dall this fightin' for if you don't Ctouch me anyGmore?
[Verse 2]
They Gshot "A Touch of Evil" in a C/GVenice, California colonGnade
And I Ggrew up near those dead canals
where they C/Gfilmed the longest pan shot ever Gmade
Now I'm Gthinking about the movie, the C/Gbar I'm in, the bridge, the Rio GGrande
Now I'm tGhinking about my baby and the C/Gborderline 'tween a woman and a Gman
I was Cdrunk as Orson Wells the night I crawled backwards out the Bmdoor
I was Amscreaming "Baby, baby Chow come you Dtouch me anyGmore?"
[Chorus]
Why don't you Ctouch me anymore? Why don't you Gtouch me anymore?
                                         D                      G(G7)
Why do you run away and hide? You know it hurts me deep inside
Why do you Cclose the bedroom door? This is a Gbrutal little war
What good is Dall this fightin' for if you don't Ctouch me anyGmore?
[Interlude]
   G     C/Gx2
[Verse 3]
Oh, and Gsomeone rolled the credits on Ctwenty years of love turned dark and Graw
Not a Gtechnicolor love film, it's a Cbrutal document, it's film Gnoir
And it's all Gplayed out on a borderline and the C/Gactors are tragically misGcast
Like a GMexican burlesque show where the C/Gcharacters are wearing comic Gmasks
Oh, it's Clove and love alone I cry to the barmen in this Juarez waterBmhole
As we Amraise a glass to Orson and "A CTouch of Evil" Dlivin' our Gsouls
[Chorus]
Why don't you Ctouch me anymore? Why don't you Gtouch me anymore?
                                         D                      G(G7)
Why do you run away and hide? You know it hurts me deep inside
Why do you Cclose the bedroom door? This is a Gbrutal little war
What good is Dall this fightin' for if you don't Ctouch me anyGmore?C/G  
[Outro]
   G     C/Gx2
G

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Touch Of Evil

by Tom Russell

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C/G

Here's yet another from Tom Russell's "Borderland" - Touch of Evil

[Intro]

G C/G

[Verse 1]

G C/G G

The night my baby left me I crossed the bridge to Juarez avenue

G C/G G

Like that movie "Touch of Evil" I got the Orson Wells, Marlene Dietrich blues

Where Orson walks in to the whorehouse and

C/G G

Marlene says "Man, you look like hell"

And Orson's chewing on a chocolate bar

C/G G

as the lights go on in the old Blue Star hotel

C Bm

"Read my future" says old Orson, "down inside the tea leaves of your cup"

And she says "You ain't got no future, Hank,

C D G

I believe your future's all used up"

[Chorus]

C G

Why don't you touch me anymore? Why don't you touch me anymore?

D G G7

()

Why do you run away and hide? You know it hurts me deep inside

C G

Why do you close the bedroom door? This is a brutal little war

D C G

What good is all this fightin' for if you don't touch me anymore?

[Verse 2]

G C/G G

They shot "A Touch of Evil" in a Venice, California colonnade

And I grew up near those dead canals

C/G G

where they filmed the longest pan shot ever made

G C/G G

Now I'm thinking about the movie, the bar I'm in, the bridge, the Rio Grande

G C/G G

Now I'm thinking about my baby and the borderline 'tween a woman and a man

C Bm

I was drunk as Orson Wells the night I crawled backwards out the door

Am C D G

I was screaming "Baby, baby how come you touch me anymore?"

[Chorus]

C G

Why don't you touch me anymore? Why don't you touch me anymore?

D G G7

()

Why do you run away and hide? You know it hurts me deep inside

C G

Why do you close the bedroom door? This is a brutal little war

D C G

What good is all this fightin' for if you don't touch me anymore?

[Interlude]

G C/G

[Verse 3]

G C G

Oh, and someone rolled the credits on twenty years of love turned dark and raw

G C G

Not a technicolor love film, it's a brutal document, it's film noir

G C/G G

And it's all played out on a borderline and the actors are tragically miscast

G C/G G

Like a Mexican burlesque show where the characters are wearing comic masks

C Bm

Oh, it's love and love alone I cry to the barmen in this Juarez waterhole

Am C D G

As we raise a glass to Orson and "A Touch of Evil" livin' our souls

[Chorus]

C G

Why don't you touch me anymore? Why don't you touch me anymore?

D G G7

()

Why do you run away and hide? You know it hurts me deep inside

C G

Why do you close the bedroom door? This is a brutal little war

D C G C/G

What good is all this fightin' for if you don't touch me anymore?

[Outro]

G C/G

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