Guy Clark - The ballad of laverne and captain flint
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The Ballad of Laverne and Captain Flint ('Heartworn Highways' version)
Intro - E F#m E F#m
EHere comes Martha runnin' F#mdown the pier
Lord it looksA like Captain DFlint is Ahere
EYou get the bow, F#mI get the stern
ALord would you look at tDhat LAaverne
EFlint's got shrimp from the dB7eep blue sea.
and Abuckets of fish for Eyou and me F#m E F#m
Chorus
E E6 (shuffle)
But Old Flint's boat is fine and she's called the Miss-Inclined
And there's no home port B7painted on her sEternF#m
E E6 (shuffle)
And they say she's like a ghost up and down that Texas coast
But you saw home diB7dn't you LavernEe? F#m E F#m
EDaddy says Flint is a F#mweird old bird
And Awhat's more DI have hAeard
That his Enets are charmed by a wF#moman who knew
How to wAork that LouisiDana voo-dAoo
ELaverne get away from that B7boat you hear
your Amama don't want you hEangin' round hF#mere E F#m
Chorus