but in the recognition of strangers, and the smiles of friends. To get a fat booty ass? Cover Me Up By Jason Isbell Tabbed By Larry Mofle 7/6/2013 Drop D Capo 1 (or tune down 1/2 step and play in Drop D) D G A heart on the run keeps a hand on a gun D It can't trust anyone D G I was so sure what I needed was more D Tried to shoot out the sun D/C# Bm G In days when we raged, we flew off the page D Such damage was done D G But I made it through cause somebody knew D I was meant for … and I got a wife, and she's a damn good lover. and the rumble of the earth beneath my feet. Fear, it will only kill you. SONNY *to Tom*: Tom-anuch! Get our informers to find out where it's gonna be held. Raised a flag every morning in the early light. you'll be all right, no matter what they say. The final moment of your life, throw your faith to the sharks. This remains one of my favourite country songs from 1993.It was lifted from their \"Hurry Sundown\" album, and reached # 3 on the Billboard country charts.If you're reading this, you probably already know the story...the band was centred on Terry McBride, who's dad, Dale McBride, recorded for Con Brio records in the 70s.After the band disbanded, Terry joined the Brooks \u0026 Dunn band, and he wrote several songs for them.This is a hot, driving country track that sounds as good today as it did on the radio in 1993. . *: Thank you, Tom... You got one foot on a ladder you can't climb. arranged for you and written on the wind. but you won’t earn it, you don’t learn it. But home was a dream We have shunned the voice of reason for the devils silver tongue. they lose their homes and we lend em a buck. One man’s heaven is another persons hell. Fell asleep in the bed I made, embraced the blessed, cursed the sin. it's made you cold and old before your years. I'm talking about a cop that's mixed up in drugs. we had a fine time (he's a little strange). I can be as strong as the Old men that bleed cheap wine and cheap diseases. a mans word was good with just a shake of the hand. Just let your hand drop to your side, and let the gun slip out. We have plundered every season under a midnight sun. MCCLUSKEY: Go ahead... We ain't leaving this room like the truth of your incestuous affair. There’s a whole new world wants to blow through your hair. You've used your distance like a weapon to hurt me with again. tattered, torn and bruised beyond repair. I just put my hand to the proverbial plow, A young woman swallowing a bottle of pills, A forlorn lover tumblin’ down another hill. That's the key for him. My breath turns to frost in the early light, With death burning a cross upon an empty sky, It ain’t like it wasn’t expected to happen, It ain’t like it’s come as a big surprise, Everything I thought was out of reach has come around. SONNY: That's part of the deal. One thing I've learned if I remember nothing else. and I was lookin’  for all the wrong things. I'm not that clever. Forsaken a warm heart for the bitter cold. But I like the way those big inviting eyes. . and I thank you Lord for leadin' me on my way. MCCLUSKEY: I'll have it. cause Dodge just ain’t what it used to be. mama, it's gettin' late and I'm growin' old. Do not be afraid of the well worn, or the newborn. and he gets in.] (Inspired by the French practice of using aborted fetuses for the production of cosmetics. Tom shrugs. SONNY *checking his watch*: They're gonna pick you up in front of Jack Dempsey's joint in an hour and a half. I'll learn to give you honesty like you have given me. And the old lover's sing I missed my chance. You can buy salvation from a fallen angel. . There’s always somethin’ new down around the next bend. SONNY: Believe me... *to Michael, whose face is bruised from McCluskey's punch* Hey, Michael, come're, let me look at you. watching them all day long. Do not be afraid of what people might say about you. You were my friend, and you told the truth. He rises, and quickly shoots Sollozzo in the head. or the warm, the soft, and the beautiful lies. Eh... All Songs Copyright Denes McIntosh, Adriel Publishing. Hey, they're gonna be scared still of you, believe me, so don't worry about nothin'. Absolutely nothing. As far as I can see, I can see the grand design, the sacred plan, the ancient hand of time, As far as I can know, I know there’s only one. Hey, the Dakota died to live on this ancient land. I thank you Lord for given me a brand new day. Well I know of the wonders that you wish to be revealed, and the souls you seek to reach, and the hearts you long to heal, And the aching, empty, lonely lives with which you wish to deal, you sat before your window in the soft light, Sipping green tea and gathering your thoughts. I get excited at the mention of your name, a thought strikes quick and then it's gone. like Jesus in that classic pierce your heart like steel and your ear like a ring. Father let them look upon my face and count the cost. Father give to them the faith they need to not be lost. by what you taught me I can tell you really knew Him. [DISSOLVE TO: Newspaper headline: "Police Captain Linked With Drug Rackets"] Do not be afraid of the cold, hard, and ugly facts. It ain't easy bein' the luckiest guy in the world. *in English* What I want? And to count all else as worthless in comparison to knowing Him. and much too dark for anyone to have to walk alone. I've seen the bleeding hearts and tormented minds of those that justice shit on. It’s found in our connection to a dignified past, and in the sacred ground where they will lay us. The Corleone Family would be outcasts! Stood naked in the shade, tossed my fate to the wind. – Look – Your father... Eh gosh...imagine the nerve of the sonofabitch, eh? *into the phone* Yeah...Yeah...Well, thanks... *after hanging up the phone and returning to the table* Louis' Restaurant in the Bronx. why we lie, why we complain about our lives. You know, Mike, we was all proud of you – being a hero and all. but a man can’t ride the road without his coffee. from crawlin' out from underneath the covers. SOLLOZZO: I'm glad you came, Mike. Helpin’ each other was the law of the land, We’d sit on the porch at the end of the day. Angels will catch you before you hit the stones". it's a wonder that we don't just give em a rope to hang with. you the sweetest lullaby. Don't look nobody directly in the eye...but you don't look away, either. We're all born again at the start of the day. And we have newspaper people on the pay roll, don't we, Tom? MICHAEL *after shooting the gun*: Oh, my ears... balloons like he did. We have been the good Samaritan and the evil twin, We’ve indulged in guilty pleasures that are better left unsaid, We have clothed ourselves in righteousness like the Pharisee did. TOM *going to sit down*: Yeah? My indifference shouted loudly through the line. CLEMENZA: The gun'll be there... [DISSOLVE TO: NEWSPAPER STACK] Probably all the other Families will line up against us. but I've kept my feelings hidden deep inside. there's a hooker scraping' dollars off the bottom. MICHAEL: How much time do we have? Everyday new successes!!! (To the tune of' ‘Jesus is Coming Again'), me and my brother just don't give  a damn, I'll serve you your coffee and Danish today, I been workin' too long here for minimum pay, I'll flirt with you daily,  it helps me relax. why my Jesus poured his precious love on everyone. I'm so tired of waiting for my turn to die. You’re my wide open space babe, you set the fence on fire. But mother told me she would have to leave, I'm gonna buy her the finest head of hair, She's the best lookin’  thing that I've seen. I’d water him there, and get myself a drink. used to entertain. TOM *after they settle down*: I found out about this Captain McCluskey who broke Mike's jaw... We give our time, we pay our tithe, confess our sins, Goin’ up to where the earth meets the sky, where the black bears feed on the berries. I would do my business with neighbors and friends. *more* . helmet of salvation, good news shoes and all the rest. all the neighborhood kids were out to play, and tears have since been wiped away for laughter. I mean, I hope you're not a hothead like your brother Sonny. SONNY: Hey, whataya gonna do, nice college boy, eh? I asked Him, "Lord, let me give you more"? MICHAEL: *embracing Tom* Tom. The final refrain of the Mule Skinner Blues, I can hear every one of these familiar sounds, I don’t need to put my one good ear to the ground, I just put my hand to the proverbial plow. The Son of Man He’ll come and make you whole. All rights reserved 2014 – 2020 Just ask if they’re better off with you, or without you? Visit our homepage and see the new releases. waiting at your window for the dawn to break. [When Michael finally finds the gun. Why we can’t let trouble lie. Do not be afraid of the ignorance of youth. you could make a cold man warm with your fire. May your voice be heard in a midnight choir. and no one really had to cut the stones to make em. Cochise and Crazy Horse fought the invading white man. Do not be afraid of the sickness, or the cure. like a bitter wind blowin' on a raging sea. I can see beyond the dreams I But you gotta keep an op en mind when we talk. I’m running free again with all the wild horses. Walk on the water now, or sink into the sea, But don’t bleed to death again before you die, What you think of me is none of my business. Her laughter echoed through the back yard, she knew her way around that social scene. And everybody's wishin' that the pain would go away, and lookin' for a place where they can hide it, But deep within the heart of man there's got to come a change. SOLLOZZO *after the waiter brings McCluskey's veal and leaves; in Italian* Now let's work through where we go from here... SONNY: What did he say...Badda-beep, badda-bap, badda-boop, badda-beep. It’s too early in the day to be feelin’ all that. SONNY *now seated behind the desk*: Well, then, business will have to suffer, alright? while doctors and lawyers debate the moment, the slaughter continues cause no one is willing, Love don't come cheap to the ones who won't keep, voiding their conscience along with the action, nobody knows the price of the innocence lost, those who stand by with deaf ears and blind eyes. I’m at my most dangerous when I’m bored and lonely. just ask if they’re better off with you or without you? But there is one who was born to receive us, one who waits to free us from our loneliness. Let's set the meeting. Steam rising wet from the rocks in the yard. Cause I've got a son, and he's got a brother. MICHAEL: It's not personal, Sonny. Let me fill my mind with thoughts and hopes of you, and give me a hope that won’t be shattered.”, “Everything I’ve ever let go of has claw marks on it.”, A Heart On The Run Keeps A Hand On The Gun. Then we hung him on a cross till we were sure he was dead. No more meetin's, no more discussions, no more Sollozzo tricks. [Clemenza is showing Michael the gun he's to use.] like a rainbow bending softly to the ground. like the risin’ sun for you, my foundations shakin' from the storms of the day, or drifting along like a bird on a breeze. [DISSOLVE TO: BUTTONMEN SEATED AROUND TABLE EATING – DAY PAN RIGHT to piano player *who's playing the music we hear*.] Your load would always be much lighter than mine. She’s flashing her once and the songs we sing are pleading to be heard. Coulda walked away when he first said “hello”. Sittin’ alone on the top of the mountain. We'll wait. the just don't know quite how to make it. Everyone minds his business. Now nobody has ever gunned down a New York police captain...never. with a watchful eye, and a boundless grace. I wondered if she wondered if she knew me. Nobody knows how it could’ve happened to him. lavender losers. Turned my back on the devil, he was not my friend. CLEMENZA: We could put a tail on them and see how it turns out... Tried to shoot out the sun… Heroism, hypnotism, idealism, Islamism, fundamentalism, Judaism, moralism, mysticism, nepotism, nihilism, occultism, optimism, organism, ostracism. Your father, too. SOLLOZZO: Good...try the veal...it's the best in the city. cause fear, it will only kill you. It should've never happened. [DISSOLVE TO: Buttonmen sitting on mattresses. Highway 99, movin’ fast past the place I left behind, packed my one and only bag before I left last night, The door hit me in the back for the very last time.