Odessa (RatDog)

Guitar Tablature

Lyrics: Graham, R. Ellis, and Weir
Music: RatDog, McGinn, and D. Ellis

Key: G
Chords: G, Em, F, C

Contributed by Bradley Rhea
Any additional info would be appreciated
G
I got a woman, Odessa is her name
        G         Em        F     C         G
She got big brown eyes, big head on a solid frame
        G
Yes and she got a mouth put a junkyard dog to shame


G
If the river flood, woman say I brung the rain
        G    Em         F           C        G
If the quake shake, now who's gonna take the blame?
    G
The way Odessa do me, I got to move and change my name


   G
   Ease up Odessa, ease up and take it slow 
   G
   Ease up Odessa, woman turn your lamp down low 
           G      Em     F              C      G
   Ease up off me woman, lighten up and let it go


     G
Been firing off her mouth since way before she learned to crawl
      G           Em           F       C        G
Can't tell Odessa nothing, she already knows it all
      G
Don't venture no opinions, sure don't wanna start no brawl




Yeah, Odessa know it all, she knows it all better than me 
        G             Em      F           C   G
Don't need to make no baby, already got a family 
        G
Talkin' me and Odessa and her big old mouth make three


   G
   Ease up Odessa, ease up and take it slow 
   G
   Ease up Odessa, woman turn your lamp down low 
           G      Em     F              C      G
   Ease up off me woman, lighten up and let it go


     G*                        G*                    *-single strum
So I bring home the bacon, she says she want steak
G*                          G*
Give her cherry pie and she says she want cake
G*                           G*
Give her a diamond ring, she say it's a fake
G*             G*           G*    G*        G*         G*
Give her all I got, but she won't give me a break      C'mon

   G
   Ease up Odessa, ease up and draw a breath
   G
   Ease up Odessa, woman just give it a rest
           G      Em     F              C      G
   Ease up off me woman, gonna yell us both to death

Jam

G*                        G*
So I bring home the bacon, she says she want steak
G*                          G*
Give her cherry pie and she says she want cake
G*                           G*
Give her a diamond ring, she say it's a fake
G*             G*           G*    G*        G*         G*
Give her all I got, but she won't give me a break      C'mon

   G
   Ease up Odessa, ease up and draw a breath
   G
   Ease up Odessa, woman just give it a rest
           G      Em     F              C      G
   Ease up off me woman, gonna yell us both to death

     G
So I give her the world, she wouldn't take it on a bet
        G            Em       F           C            G
Been yelling since I met her, woman ain't done yelling yet
G
Odessa won't you tell me, why the hell you so upset

G
Got a big legged woman, Odessa is her name
        G         Em        F     C         G
She got big brown eyes, big head on a solid frame
    G
And she got a mouth put a junkyard dog to shame

   G
   Ease up Odessa, ease up and take it slow 
   G
   Ease up Odessa, woman turn your lamp down low 
   G              Em     F              C      G
   Ease up off me woman, lighten up and let it go
   G              Em     F              C      G
   Ease up off me woman, lighten up and let it go
   G              Em     F              C
   Ease up off me woman,
   G              Em     F              C
   Ease up off me woman,
   G              Em     F              C      G
   Ease up off me woman, lighten up and let it go