A Hundred and Ten in the Shade Lyrics
by John Fogerty
Intro-(D-D-Am-D-D-D-C-D)
Verse 1-
Way out there in the cotton
Sun beatin' down so hard
Sweat rollin' of this shovel
Diggin' in the devil's boneyard
Pre-Chorus-
Sure like a cool drink of water
Soft rag to soothe my face
Sure like a woman to talk to in this place
Chorus-
It's a hundred and ten
Hundred and ten in the shade
Goin' way down
Mama won't you carry me
Verse 2-
Handle so hot I can't stand it
Might shrivel up and blow away
Noonday sun make you crazy
Least, that's what the old men say
Pre-Chorus-
Bottom land hard as a gravestone
Couldn't cut it with an axe
Gonna lay me down right here
And that's a fact
Chorus-
It's a hundred and ten
Hundred and ten in the shade
Goin' way down
Mama won't you carry me
Solo (D-Am-D)
Verse 3-
Sometimes late in the evenin'
Everything is quiet and still
I set here and think about leavin'
Lord, I guess I never will
Pre-Chorus-
Heartache down in that city
Bright light scares me anyway
Sure like a woman to talk in this place
Chorus-(Repeat 4x until fade-out)
It's a hundred and ten
Hundred and ten in the shade
Goin' way down
Mama won't you carry me
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