I Got The Cliché Blues

from Is He Joking? (Live) by Chris Tavener

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lyrics

I woke up this morning, and I got out of bed
I woke up this morning, and I got out of bed (yes I did)
I didn't get up in no afternoon
I got up in the morning instead

I heard that my baby, said I’m doing her wrong
I heard that my baby, said I’m doing her wrong
I said girl our sex should be private
You shouldn’t say that to your mom

I’ve been drinking whiskey, since she left town
I’ve been drinking whiskey, since she left town
Well she’s been away a week now
And my urine’s turning brown

(Let's take it for a walk now)
(You didn't think I was going to do a solo, did you?)

I met the devil, at a fork in the road
I met the devil, at a fork in the road
Well he was asking for directions
So I showed him where to go (nice guy)

I’m so down and out now, and I’m so damn depressed
I’m so down and out now, and I’m so damn depressed
I need a socially acceptable method of sharing my problems
and anxieties in a large-scale unthreatening environment.
That’s why the blues are the best

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from Is He Joking? (Live), released April 27, 2018
All Music And Lyrics By Chris Tavener

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Chris Tavener Manchester, UK

Jangly-guitar rock and a biting sense of humour meet in the storytelling songs of Chris Tavener. A deft lyricist with an acerbic wit, Tavener writes his lyrics from the perspective of flawed characters that he draws from 21st century life.

“”An interesting lad with an elastic turn of phrase” – Steve Lamacq, BBC 6 Music

“Nice set. Kinks-y vibes” – Carl Barat, The Libertines ... more

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