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Roots

by Jhett Black

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1.
There's a train comin' round the bend where it's going, I've never been I don't need to know but, Lord, I want to go When that train comes round the bend I've never been one to stay A new place most every day I don't have no shame for these tracks they are to blame and that train comin round the bend Oh Lord, I know you know There's some place you want me to go I just want to know that you want me to go when that train comes round the bend.
2.
For Mom 02:13
This one’s for the woman who was always there for me She was there when I fell just to bandage up my knee Talkin’ bout the woman I call my mom Long late nights of worrying longer days of working hard Teaching from the good book that I so often disregard She was there, was there through it all This one’s for the woman who celebrated when I won She was there when I failed and said my time would come And it gets dark right before the dawn Broken glasses, spilled perfume, cracked eggs, and carpet stains Legos under her bare feet and all my selfish ways Talking bout, talking bout my mom Every day I know she prayed I’d find my way, God bless her faith, Bravery, fortitude, and grace My bouquets of dandelions were roses in her eyes Now I sure hope that she’d enjoy a few simple lyric lines So for her, for her I wrote this song All about, all about my mom.
3.
I got a call from my doctor this morning He said I got bad news, and you ain’t gonna like it But it’s time you got to choose between your lungs and your cigarettes You’ve been smoking too long And it’s time to give it up Before you collapse a lung Besides, no one wants to be your friend When you smell like them damn cancer sticks It's time to grow, grow old, and leave the smoking to the French. Man, I sure hope that we can smoke in heaven That would be alright If when I met my maker I could ask him for a light Man I sure hope that we can smoke in heaven, Bare feet in the sand Kicking back with Jesus With a fat one in our hand So I’m making my request known I’m gonna do my best ‘till He calls me home But when I get to heaven I’ll be looking forward to that smoke.
4.
Pecos Kid 03:35
I'm going back to 'Burque and I'm looking for me a good time I Said I'm going back to 'Burque and I'm looking for me a good time If you ain't looking for no trouble than, man, you better step aside First I'm goin to fetch my woman, yeah, Rancherita, here I come First I'm goin to fetch my woman, yeah, Rancherita, here I come She was Raised up on green chile and i know that woman Give me some I was born down on the Pecos so people don't you fool me round I was born down on the Pecos so people don't you fool me round 'Cause when you're messing with a South Dog you might just end up in ground Goin' back to Burque and you know that I'm a jealous man Goin' back to Burque and you know that I'm a jealous man If you're lookin at my woman you'll wind up in the Rio Grand. I was born down on the Pecos where the water meets the desert sand I was born down on the Pecos where the water meets the desert sand If you're looking for a good time then come on babe take my hand
5.
(I) I hear you calling my name,(X2) (IV) I hear you in the morning time, and I hear you in the evening too (X2) (V) (IV) (I) I could be six feet underground but I’d still shiver at the sound of you I keep on playing my songs, (X2) If you count the odds I’m bound to lose and my prides all black and bruised (X2) I swear I heard you smile and say, “Now, that’s something I could use.” So I call your name out loud (X2) Said come on and get me Lord, I’m all dried up and just about through (X2) You said, “Come here son, let me fill your cup, take a big drink, ‘cause there’s still work to do” +Bridge (VI) - (VII) - (I) - (II) (X2) +Instrumental Verse I hear you calling my name (X2) I hear you in the morning time, and I hear you in the evening too (X2) I could be six feet underground but I’d still shiver at the sound of you I keep on playing my songs (X2) I hear you all alone sometimes and I hear you in this smokey bar too (X2) I could be six feet underground but I’d still shiver at the sound of you I keep on playing my songs (X2) To me they all sound the same but this old man says he likes my tunes (X2) Refrain: (V) (IV) He said, “I ain’t say that I ain’t heard better, but I got the feelin’ that I’d like your record, (V) (IV) (I) Reminds me of a time when my love and I used to dance all night to them juke box blues.” Bridge with lyrics: Outro/Bridge (VI) - (VII) - (I) - (II) (I hear you calling my name) (X4)
6.
Forty hours, eight-a-day, five in a row then I’d get paid Call up my gal and tell her I'm on my way With a box of chocolates and roses too Gonna hit the town put on our dancing shoes I’d spend all my money but you know that I’d be getting laid So I kept on working, she did too I brought home the money then we made two Of daddy’s little angels with eyes of blue Then all that changed in the twinkle of an eye On the day that I got fired I said I’d stay home take of everything I’d do all the dishes and I’d cook and clean I’d stay at home with the kids while she got her old job back Didn’t sound too bad But now I don’t party and I don’t much laugh Cause I do all the dishes and take out the trash She picked up more hours and I picked up the mop and broom Too true I say oh my Lord what have done To receive this retribution I’ll do anything that you ask me to Just to ditch these stay-at-home daddy blues Now I can’t pull the kids from their screens And I done shrunk the whole dang family's jeans Now when she gives me the eye, I reply, babe not tonight I’m too tired Cause that Pinterest meal you wanted, well, it went sideways The whole thing went up in one big fiery blaze The kids are getting hungry and it’s already half past eight Getting late. Besides, I'll be up before the dawn Cooking you all breakfast then I know you’ll be gone Enjoying your drive to work while you leave me here to slave Every day I say oh my Lord what have done To receive this retribution I’ll do anything that you ask me to Just to ditch these stay at home daddy blues
7.
Here I am playin’ them 12 bar blues again I said here I am playin’ them 12 bar blues again Trying to get away but they keep pullin’ me back in Well I went down to Texas but they told me to move on Said I went down to Texas but they told me to move on Said, “You can’t play around here boy unless you play that Stevie Ray Vaughan.” Here I am playin’ them 12 bar blues again I said here I am playin’ them 12 bar blues again Trying to get away but they keep pullin’ me back in Well I went to see my baby and I brought here a nice sweet song Went to see my baby and I brought here a nice sweet song She said, “If that’s how you think you’re gonna get lucky boy you’ve got me all wrong.” Here I am playin’ them 12 bar blues again I said here I am playin’ them 12 bar blues again Trying to get away but they keep pullin’ me back in So I moved out here to Nashville writing songs for a country star Moved out here to Nashville writing songs for a country star They said, “On second thought, you better stick to playin that blues guitar.” Here I am playin’ them 12 bar blues again I said here I am playin’ them 12 bar blues again Trying to get away but they keep pullin’ me back in
8.
I got a call from my doctor this morning He said I got bad news, and you ain’t gonna like it But it’s time you got to choose between your lungs and your cigarettes You’ve been smoking too long And it’s time to give it up Before you collapse a lung Besides, no one wants to be your friend When you smell like them damn cancer sticks It's time to grow, grow old, and leave the smoking to the French. Man, I sure hope that we can smoke in heaven That would be alright If when I met my maker I could ask him for a light Man I sure hope that we can smoke in heaven, Bare feet in the sand Kicking back with Jesus With a fat one in our hand So I’m making my request known I’m gonna do my best ‘till He calls me home But when I get to heaven I’ll be looking forward to that smoke.

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This album was recorded between Nashville, TN, San Angelo, TX and a little casita in Nogal, NM. It was done simple and straight forward true to the roots of blues music with a couple mics and an empty room. This one's not for the industry. It's just for me and you.

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released February 18, 2022

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Jhett Black Nashville, Tennessee

Foot stomping rhythms and raucous slide guitar wage war on struggle beneath the bass/baritone howls
of Jhett Black.
After a decade of playing dive bars, the recent pandemic has forced his hands back into
the rural soil of his
youth. The blues, woven into the young man’s heart, pour out with the passionate
performance of an older soul.
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