Lucky Sometimes by Pokey LaFarge
From "Rock Bottom Rhapsody" (2020)
Intro
[Eb] [G#] [Bb] x2
Verse
[Eb] [G#m]
Waiting tables at the burger stand
[Eb] [G#m]
You were sitting alone
[G7] [Cm]
I came up for your order and asked you what you want
[Fm] [Bb] [Bb7]
You said "do you really wanna know?"
[Eb] [G#m]
Just got to town I didn’t have a friend, no,
[Eb] [G#m]
I didn't even have a car
[G7] [Cm]
Down at the three clubs I wrote you a poem
[Fm] [Bb] [Bb7]
And you bought the drinks at the bar
Chorus
N.C. [Eb]
Oh then you
[G#]
Fell in love with me
[Bb]
Yes you did
[Eb] [G#]
You took me to A from Z
[Bb]
Yes you did
[Eb] [D] [Db] [C7]
There was something you could see
[Cm] [G7]
I was broken, I was poor,
[Eb] [F7]
And you said I could be yours
[G#] [Bb] [Bb7]
Though I don't have a dime
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
Even bums get lucky sometimes
[Eb] [G#] [Bb] x2
Verse
[Eb] [G#m]
I have never been a hero
[Eb] [G#m]
I can't pretend to have a plan
[G7] [Cm]
No I just want to be a regular guy
[Fm] [Bb] [Bb7]
Does that mean I could be your man
[Eb] [G#m]
Not strong or fast, wasn’t good in school
[Eb] [G#m]
Yes when I sing I’m flat or sharp
[G7] [Cm]
Then you took your aim at me
[Fm] [Bb] [Bb7]
And you shot your arrow through my heart
Chorus
N.C. [Eb]
Oh when you
[G#]
Fell in love with me
[Bb]
Yes you did
[Eb] [G#]
You took me to A from Z
[Bb]
Yes you did
[Eb] [D] [Db] [C7]
There was something you could see
[Cm] [G7]
Oh I found my key
[Eb] [F7]
We’re in perfect harmony
[G#] [Bb] [Bb7]
With every verse and rhyme
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
Even bums get lucky sometimes
Instrumental
[Eb] [G#m] [Bb]
[Eb] [G#m] [Bb]
[Eb] [D] [Db] [C7]
[Post-Chorus]
[Cm] [G7]
Well I don’t deserve nothing
[Eb] [F7]
But sometimes you get something
[G#] [Bb]
Yeah just for hanging around
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
Even bums get lucky sometimes
[G#] [Bb] [Eb] [G#] [Bb]
Lucky sometimes
[Fm] [Bb]
Even bums get lucky
[Eb]
Sometimes
