Jackson Browne - The load-out

Now the ^Gseats are all ^Gempty let the ^Croadies take the stage^Em Pack it ^Cup and tear it down^G they're the ^Gfirst to come and the ^Bmlast to leave ^CWorking for that minimum wage^Em they'll ^Cset it up in another town^{G C G}

Tonight the ^Empeople were so ^Adim7fine, ^C they waited there in l^A#dim7ine G Em D C (hold) And when they got up on their feet, they made the show And that was ^Gsweet, but I can ^Bmhear the sound Of slamming ^Cdoors and folding chair^Ems And that's a ^Csound they'll ^Dnever know^{G C G D}

^G Now, roll them cases out and ^Clift them amps ^G Haul them trusses down and ^Cget 'em up them ramps ^G 'Cause when it comes to ^Bmmoving me You ^Cknow you guys are the ch^Damps But when that ^Glast guitar's been ^Bmpacked away You know that ^CI still want to play ^Em So just make ^Csure you've got it all set to go Before you ^Dcome for my piano

But the ^Emband's on the ^Adim7bus ^C and they're waiting to g^A#dim7o G Em D C (hold) We've got to drive all night and do a show in Chicago Or ^GDetroit, I don't ^Gknow we do so ^Cmany shows in a row^Em And these ^Ctowns all look the same^G we just ^Gpass the time in our ^Bmhotel rooms And ^Cwander 'round backstage^Em Till those ^Clights come up and we hear that crowd And we re^Dmember why we came

Now we got ^G country and western on the bus,^Em R & B We got disco ^C eight tracks and cassettes in stereo ^{G D} We've got ^Grural scenes and ^Bmmagazines We got ^Ctruckers on ^EmCB We got ^CRichard Pryor on the video ^{G D} And we got ^Gtime to think of the ^Bmones we love While the ^Cmiles roll ^Emaway But the ^Conly time that seems too short Is the ^Dtime that we get to play

People ^Gyou've got the power over ^Cwhat we do You can ^Gsit there and wait or you can ^Cpull us through Come a^Glong, sing the ^Bmsong you ^Cknow that you can't go ^Dwrong 'Cause when that ^Gmorning sun comes ^Gbeating down You're going to ^Cwake up in your ^Emtown but ^Cwe'll be scheduled to appear A ^Dthousand miles away from here

People, ^Gstay ^{Em C} just a ^Dlittle bit ^Glon^Emger^{C D} We wanna ^Gplay^{Em C} just a ^Dlittle bit ^Glon^Emger^{C D} If the pro^Gmoter don't ^Emmind^{C D} and the ^Gunion don't ^Emmind^{C D} We can ^Gtake a little ^Emtime and we'll ^Cleave it all be^Dhind Em (hold) Singin' one more song

Oh, won't you ^Gstay ^{Em C} just a ^Dlittle bit ^Glon^Emger^C..^D. G Em C D Em (hold) Please, please, please, say you will, say you will

Oh, won't you ^Gstay ^{Em C} just a ^Dlittle bit ^Glon^Emger^C O^Dh ^GPlease, please ^Emstay^C just a ^Dlittle bit ^Gmore,^{Em C}ehe^Dhe If the pro^Gmoter don't ^Emmind ^{C D} and the ^Groadies don't ^Emmind^{C D} We can ^Gtake a little ^Emtime and we'll ^Cleave this all be^Dhind Em (hold) G Em C D (repeat and fade) Singin' one more song