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[Verse]
AStagger down Bourbon Street in a Jack Daniels haze
DTwo man zydeco band struggles on stage
AViolent drum machines are raping my ears
DThe bathroom is just too damn far away from here
[Chorus]
           A                        GCmaj9b5/E           A  
I'm too far away from you and I'm too close to feelin' blue
           A                        GCmaj9b5/E           A  
I'm too far away from you and I'm too close to fellin' blue
[Verse]
ADrunk businessmen croak out karaoke blues
DBeen traveling too much, paying too many dues
AThere's miles and miles of empty bar
DEach inch is lined with empty tip jars
[Chorus]
           A                       GCmaj9b5/E            A  
I'm too far away from you and I'm too close to fellin' blue
           A                       GCmaj9b5/E             A  
I'm too far away from you and I'm hanging out with some Mardi Gras crue
[Rise]
A A# B11 C6
[Bridge]
E7Jazz saxophones pounding my brain
Cmaj9b5/E
Toss back another one of them hurricanes
E7March up and down this asphalt dance floor
Cmaj9b5/E                      C#7no5{/ch] E5addA#addC  Emaj7  A
Just keep going 'til you just  can't  take         it any more
[Verse]
AStrip club barkers, street side nubetees
DFrat boys stagger in sloppy arrays
ABooze assaults my tired brain
DAs we break into a Creole refrain
[Chorus]
           A                       GCmaj9b5/E            A  
I'm too far away from you and I'm too close to feelin' blue
           A                       GCmaj9b5/E         A  
I'm too far away from you and I'm stuck down in the bayou

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Too Far Away

by Guy Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B11

[Verse]

Stagger down Bourbon Street in a Jack Daniels haze

Two man zydeco band struggles on stage

Violent drum machines are raping my ears

The bathroom is just too damn far away from here

[Chorus]

A G A

Cmaj9b5/E

I'm too far away from you and I'm too close to feelin' blue

A G A

Cmaj9b5/E

I'm too far away from you and I'm too close to fellin' blue

[Verse]

Drunk businessmen croak out karaoke blues

Been traveling too much, paying too many dues

There's miles and miles of empty bar

Each inch is lined with empty tip jars

[Chorus]

A G A

Cmaj9b5/E

I'm too far away from you and I'm too close to fellin' blue

A G A

Cmaj9b5/E

I'm too far away from you and I'm hanging out with some Mardi Gras crue

[Rise]

A A# B11 C6

[Bridge]

Jazz saxophones pounding my brain

Cmaj9b5/E

Toss back another one of them hurricanes

March up and down this asphalt dance floor

Cmaj9b5/E C#7no5{/ch] E5addA#addC Emaj7 A

Just keep going 'til you just can't take it any more

[Verse]

Strip club barkers, street side nubetees

Frat boys stagger in sloppy arrays

Booze assaults my tired brain

As we break into a Creole refrain

[Chorus]

A G A

Cmaj9b5/E

I'm too far away from you and I'm too close to feelin' blue

A G A

Cmaj9b5/E

I'm too far away from you and I'm stuck down in the bayou

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