Date: 11/9/97; 9:55:23 PM
From: "James" <Guitar_Picker@rednecks.com>
Subject: Submission - Down 'n' Outer by Nanci Griffith

Written and performed by Nanci Griffith
>From the album: "Late Night Grande Hotel"


Down 'nâ Outer

I once [A] was once a lot like [C#m] you,
We shared a [Bm7] dream I couldnât make [A] come [E/G#] true.
I was a [F#m7] child who wrote my name
Across a [Bm7] frosted window [E7sus] pane.
And [E7] there are [A] jobs that I might [C#m] hold
If theyâd just let [Bm7] me through the [A] door.
With[E/G#]out a [F#m7] shower and new clothes
That I can [A/E] ill [E7] aff[A]ord.


Chorus:
Can you spare the time?
Can you spare a [C#m7] dime?
Can you look [Bm] me in the [A] eye?
Iâm [E/G#] down and out and [F#m7] I am lonely,
Do you ever [Bm7] think of me on [E7sus] Sunday?
No [E7] I donât live [A] across the [C#m] water,
Hey I live right [Bm] here on this [A] corner.
Iâm [E/G#] just a bank [F#m7] account away from [A/E] A[E7]meric[A]a.  [C#m]


I wonât hurt your family,
I donât want a house there on your street.
And I know you think that Iâm lazy as a hoboâs sigh.
Now you call me down and outer,
If thereâs a way out Iâve not found Îer.
I only want to earn my piece of America.


Chorus