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The Shopkeeper

from untitled by Seth Timbs

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The Shopkeeper


Oh sweetness, Oh sweetness now dry all your tears
And don’t waste your water over dead pistoliers.
They come down from the canyons to sit in saloons
And there’ll be a dozen more here by tomorrow afternoon.

The man who shot your lover has gone on the train
And the card cheats and cowboys are back at their drink
They’ve done took his pistols, his belt and his boots
And what little’s left of him, I guess, belongs to you

(Chorus)
‘cause bullets break windows if you’re lucky
they make widows when you’re not
and I aint one of your hot headed flunkies
no, I just keep the shop.

(instrumental)

oh lady, of lady I’m not a fighting man
and I make my living with my back and my hands
and I don’t rush to anger, I aint quick to offend
and I will still be here when they all meet their end

yes, they’ll die in the saddle just like they die in the streets
they die from the cold and they die from the heat
but I live here in quiet and I work here in peace
and I wonder if you’d like to live here with me.

(2nd chorus)
‘cause bullets break windows if you’re lucky
they make widows if you’re not
so forget every one of those hot headed flunkies
and help me keep the shop.

So lady, oh lady, let go of your fighting man
For he is as dead as the rock and the sand
We’ll bury his body, put a maker on his grave
And you will forget him in a couple of days

(repeat 2nd chorus)

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from untitled, released October 7, 2019
All Instruments and vocals by Seth Timbs except pedal steel guitar by Brian Rogers
Mixed by Seth Timbs and Brian Carter
Mastered By Brian Carter

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Seth Timbs Nashville, Tennessee

It is fortunate for musicians like Seth Timbs, that a life free of any real tragedy, drug addiction or disability does not preclude him from writing songs that are worth listening to. At the end of the day, no matter what the back story is, everybody wants to know “so, is he any good?” that’s what we’re here to find out. ... more

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