My Lucky Card
©2001 Garrett
Clevenger
D My name is Carmine, I am
Caucasian.
G D I've lived in L.A. since I was
3.
G D I graduated from Pali High School
A D back in Nineteen Ninety Three.
G D The only problem besides the
smog
G A is the crime and poverty.
D I don't care though,
I've lots of friends.
A D I care for them, they care me.
D I have a girlfriend, her name is
Carla
G D she has blonde hair and a
dimpled smile.
G D She calls me over. I bring her flowers.
A D she calls me darling.
We've sure got style.
G D The only problem: she doesn't Love me.
G D She only wants me to keep her
warm.
D I don't care 'cause she lets me
hold her.
A D We're just shelter from the
storm
D I have a day job in Culver city.
G D I make ten fifty, that's not so
bad.
G D I work for ChemCo. They make detergent to
A D clean your carpets so you'll feel
glad.
G D The only problem: it takes an hour to go from
G D Carla's to ChemCo's
site.
D I don't care though, it's worth the
effort knowing
A D I won't have a lonely night.
D I have a pick up I use to pick
up my
G D surfer buddies. We're gonna ride big waves.
G D Today I'm going with my friend
Guido. He looks like
A D Jesus. He never shaves.
G D The only problem: the water's dirty. The cities
G D sewer dumps in the sea.
D I don't care 'cause the waves
are rolling. It's the
A D only time that I feel free.
D Sometimes I gamble. Sometimes I worry. Sometimes I
G D wonder which cards to keep.
G D I've broken even. I've even won
some. I've losts
my
A D car keys. I've lost some sleep.
G D The only problem: it's addicting. Win or
G D lose, I'll play again.
D I don't care though,
I'll be right over. I'll bring a
A D six-pack. Just deal me in.
E
You
may have guessed now, I've got the good life.
A E I
have everything a guy could need.
A E I'm surrounded by creature
comforts.
B E I
don't feel guilty that I've got greed.
A E The
only problem is this depression
A B that
seems to seep in when I think hard.
E I don't care though, I'll just
go surfing
B E or
dream of playing my lucky card.
E La
la la lucky. La la la
lucky.
A E La
la la lucky. My lucky card.
A E La
la la lucky. La la la lucky.
B E La
la la lucky. My lucky card.
A E La
la la lucky. La la la lucky.
A B La
la la lucky. My lucky card.
E La
la la lucky. La la la
lucky. or
write a
B E Love song and play guitar.