Rollin Stone Groove

[Intro] (Gritty electric guitar riff starts, steady drum b**t kicks in) [Verse 1] Well the sun's sinkin' low down on the motorway Got the city lights bleedin' like a wound gone grey This old guitar case rattlin' by my side Got that restless feelin', nowhere left to hide Ain't got no destination, just the open track And the rhythm in my bones won't cut me no slack [Chorus] Yeah, play it rough now, play it mean and low Like a heartache river, gotta let it flow With that Stones-y swagger, that bluesy, gritty sound Just turn it up louder, let it shake the ground! Play it like you mean it, make the speakers bleed That's the only medicine this old soul needs! [Verse 2] Met a girl in Memphis, eyes like Tennessee rain Said she loved the danger, loved the howlin' pain Of a slide guitar cryin' through the smoky haze But she couldn't handle these ramblin' ways Left her standin' weepin' on a platform grey With the midnight train whistlin' me away [Chorus] Yeah, play it rough now, play it mean and low Like a heartache river, gotta let it flow With that Stones-y swagger, that bluesy, gritty sound Just turn it up louder, let it shake the ground! Play it like you mean it, make the speakers bleed That's the only medicine this old soul needs! [Bridge] Yeah, the road it keeps on callin', like a siren's wail Through the cheap motel rooms and the whiskey pale Got the devil ridin' shotgun, grinnin' in the gloom Playin' dirty shuffle in this dusty room But the music's my redemption, yeah, it sets me free From the ghosts that chase me, from what used to be [Guitar Solo] (Wailing, bluesy guitar solo over driving rhythm section - think Keith Richards meets Mick Taylor, raw and slightly sloppy but full of feeling) [Verse 3] Well the years roll on faster than a gambler's dice Seen the bright lights flicker, paid the heavy price Got the lines etched deeper 'round these tired eyes But the fire still flickers, underneath the lies When that backbeat hits me, and the harp starts to m**n Yeah, I'm still that hungry kid, chippin' at the stone [Chorus] Yeah, play it rough now, play it mean and low Like a heartache river, gotta let it flow With that Stones-y swagger, that bluesy, gritty sound Just turn it up louder, let it shake the ground! Play it like you mean it, make the speakers bleed That's the only medicine this old soul needs! [Outro] (Chorus riff repeats, vocals ad-lib "Yeah!", "Play it!", "Come on now!", "Woo!", "Alright!") (Guitar riff intensifies slightly, drums get heavier, then everything starts to fade slowly) (Vocals fade with ad-libs: "Play it... yeah... rough... gritty... play it...") (Final cymbal c***h and last guitar chord ring out and fade)