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Key: G
Chords: G, Em, F, C
Contributed by Bradley Rhea
Any additional info would be appreciated
GI got a woman, Odessa is her name
She got Gbig brown Emeyes, big Fhead oCn a solid Gframe
Yes and Gshe got a mouth put a junkyard dog to shame
GIf the river flood, woman say I brung the rain
If the qGuake Emshake, now Fwho's gonna Ctake the Gblame?
The Gway Odessa do me, I got to move and change my name
   GEase up Odessa, ease up and take it slow 
   GEase up Odessa, woman turn your lamp down low 
   Ease up Goff me Emwoman, Flighten up and Clet it Ggo
Been Gfiring off her mouth since way before she learned to crawl
Can't Gtell Odessa Emnothing, she Falready Cknows it Gall
Don't Gventure no opinions, sure don't wanna start no brawl
Yeah, Odessa know it all, she knows it all better than me 
Don't neGed to make no Embaby, alFready got a CfamiGly 
Talkin' Gme and Odessa and her big old mouth make three
   GEase up Odessa, ease up and take it slow 
   GEase up Odessa, woman turn your lamp down low 
   Ease up Goff me Emwoman, Flighten up and Clet it Ggo
     G*                        G*                    *-single strum
So I bring home the bacon, she says she want steak
G*                          G*
Give her cherry pie and she says she want cake
G*                           G*
Give her a diamond ring, she say it's a fake
G*             G*           G*    G*        G*         G*
Give her all I got, but she won't give me a break      C'mon
   GEase up Odessa, ease up and draw a breath
   GEase up Odessa, woman just give it a rest
   Ease up Goff me Emwoman, Fgonna yell us bCoth to Gdeath
Jam
G*                        G*
So I bring home the bacon, she says she want steak
G*                          G*
Give her cherry pie and she says she want cake
G*                           G*
Give her a diamond ring, she say it's a fake
G*             G*           G*    G*        G*         G*
Give her all I got, but she won't give me a break      C'mon
   GEase up Odessa, ease up and draw a breath
   GEase up Odessa, woman just give it a rest
   Ease up Goff me Emwoman, Fgonna yell us bCoth to Gdeath
So I Ggive her the world, she wouldn't take it on a bet
Been yelGling since I Emmet her, Fwoman ain't Cdone yelling Gyet
GOdessa won't you tell me, why the hell you so upset
GGot a big legged woman, Odessa is her name
She got Gbig brown Emeyes, big Fhead oCn a solid Gframe
And Gshe got a mouth put a junkyard dog to shame
   GEase up Odessa, ease up and take it slow 
   GEase up Odessa, woman turn your lamp down low 
   GEase up off me Emwoman, Flighten up and Clet it Ggo
   GEase up off me Emwoman, Flighten up and Clet it Ggo
   GEase up off me Emwoman,F  C  
   GEase up off me Emwoman,F  C  
   GEase up off me Emwoman, Flighten up and Clet it Ggo

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Odessa

by Ratdog

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Key: G

Chords: G, Em, F, C

Contributed by Bradley Rhea

Any additional info would be appreciated

I got a woman, Odessa is her name

G Em F C G

She got big brown eyes, big head on a solid frame

Yes and she got a mouth put a junkyard dog to shame

If the river flood, woman say I brung the rain

G Em F C G

If the quake shake, now who's gonna take the blame?

The way Odessa do me, I got to move and change my name

Ease up Odessa, ease up and take it slow

Ease up Odessa, woman turn your lamp down low

G Em F C G

Ease up off me woman, lighten up and let it go

Been firing off her mouth since way before she learned to crawl

G Em F C G

Can't tell Odessa nothing, she already knows it all

Don't venture no opinions, sure don't wanna start no brawl

Yeah, Odessa know it all, she knows it all better than me

G Em F C G

Don't need to make no baby, already got a family

Talkin' me and Odessa and her big old mouth make three

Ease up Odessa, ease up and take it slow

Ease up Odessa, woman turn your lamp down low

G Em F C G

Ease up off me woman, lighten up and let it go

G* G* *-single strum

So I bring home the bacon, she says she want steak

G G

* *

Give her cherry pie and she says she want cake

G G

* *

Give her a diamond ring, she say it's a fake

G G G G G G

* * * * * *

Give her all I got, but she won't give me a break C'mon

Ease up Odessa, ease up and draw a breath

Ease up Odessa, woman just give it a rest

G Em F C G

Ease up off me woman, gonna yell us both to death

Jam

G G

* *

So I bring home the bacon, she says she want steak

G G

* *

Give her cherry pie and she says she want cake

G G

* *

Give her a diamond ring, she say it's a fake

G G G G G G

* * * * * *

Give her all I got, but she won't give me a break C'mon

Ease up Odessa, ease up and draw a breath

Ease up Odessa, woman just give it a rest

G Em F C G

Ease up off me woman, gonna yell us both to death

So I give her the world, she wouldn't take it on a bet

G Em F C G

Been yelling since I met her, woman ain't done yelling yet

Odessa won't you tell me, why the hell you so upset

Got a big legged woman, Odessa is her name

G Em F C G

She got big brown eyes, big head on a solid frame

And she got a mouth put a junkyard dog to shame

Ease up Odessa, ease up and take it slow

Ease up Odessa, woman turn your lamp down low

G Em F C G

Ease up off me woman, lighten up and let it go

G Em F C G

Ease up off me woman, lighten up and let it go

G Em F C

Ease up off me woman,

G Em F C

Ease up off me woman,

G Em F C G

Ease up off me woman, lighten up and let it go

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