Silence on the Line

James Taylor – Re Recorded by Chris LeDoux

[C] Took my last [F] fall in San [G] Diego
[C] Bus headed [F] north one headed [G] south
[F] I call a [G] farm in [C] Colorado
And I [F] lift a dusty pay phone to my [G] mouth
 
[C] She says [F] hello I say it's [G] me hon
[C] Sorry I [F] stayed away so [G] long
Tell the [F] kids their old man's [G] through with playin' [C] rodeo
Cause if [F] it's alright with you I'm comin' [G] home 

Well there's [C] silence on the line
She says you [C] sure did take your time
But I still need a man for the things a man is [G] good for
[Dm] You know how it is raisin' [A#] crops and raisin' kids
[F] Demands a man at [G] least as fit as you [C] are
[C] So come on git on home there's hay that needs a mowin'
A boy that needs a whippin' and a hundred things to [G] do
I hope you've [Dm] finally found your mind
To leave that [A#] rodeo behind
I've spent [F] half my life just [G] waitin' here for [C] you
 
 
[C] I guess that nows the [F] time I'd better [G] tell her
[C] Hon I've got this [F] old friend that's here with [G] me
He [F] used to be a [G] cowboy and a [C] good one [G] so they [F] say
But now his legs are crippled he can't [G] walk you see
[C] But hon you ought to [F] hear him tell his [G] stories
[C] Sing the old songs [F] play the guitar [G] too
I'd [F] really like to [G] show him [C] Colorado
But I [F] thought I'd better leave it up to [G] you
 
Well there's [C] silence on the line
And now I [C] hear her sayin'
Babe I only need a man for the things a man is [G] good for
And [Dm] you know how it is with a [A#] place just half this big
[F] Demands a man at [G] least as fit as [C] you are
[C] Put yourself in his place it'd awful hard to face
[C] All the chores and work and nothing he could [G] do
If you [Dm] want to know my mind leave that [A#] rodeo bum behind
Don't [F] waste our time I'm [G] waitin' here for [C] you
 
[C] Well cryin's just for [F] kids I put [G] down the phone
[C] Fumble with my [F] crutches movin' [G] slow
I [F] wish that I was [G] on the bus that's [C] Colo[G] rado [F] bound
[F] And I hope the weather's [G] nice in [C] Mexico