Golden Rollin´ Belly

 

Written by John Stewart

 

 

‘Golden Rollin´ Belly’ is from the great “Willard” album, Capitol Records, 1970, best re-release as BGO Records double CD (2001) (together with the outstanding “California Bloodlines” album from 1969). 

This is a fine and very sexy song. H ard to resist that growling, ladies?  Players, if you can strum a guitar, you can play this song.

 

Drum intro - bass only on first two lines (thumping on the guitar works nicely)

 

 

Out on the road

Without a woman I get lonely,

Out on the road

Without a woman I get mad.

(G)I don't care what the preachers say,

(F)He never had it anyway,

(D7)Never found it lying on his (G)bed...(G7)

 

I mean a (C)golden rolling (F)belly, yeah,

Where (G)I can lay my (C)head,

I want a golden rolling (F)belly, yeah,

Where (G)I can lay my (C)head.

I want a golden rolling (F)belly, yeah,

Where (G)I can lay my (C)head,

I want a (hold)golden rolling belly, yeah,

Where I can lay my (C)head. (F) (G) (C) (hold)

 

Back in the (G)room

I turn on the (F)T.V., I'm not (C)watching.

Back in the (G)room

I turn on the (F)radio,

And I don't (C)hear.

(G)You know what cold showers do,

They (F)make you wet and they turn you blue,

(D7)Nothing takes the place of what I (G)said... (G7)

 

Yeah, I want a (C)golden rolling (F)belly, yeah,

Where (G)I can lay my (C)head,

I want a golden rolling (F)belly, yeah,

Where (G)I can lay my (C)head.

I want a golden rolling (F)belly, yeah,

Where (G)I can lay my (C)head,

I want a (hold)golden rolling belly, yeah,

Where I can lay my head.

 

And if a (F)man said, "(Em7)Boy,

(F)What would (G)you en(C)joy?

(D7)What would take the hair right off your (G)head?"

I'd have to (A7)say:

 

A (D)golden rolling (G)belly, yeah,

Where (A7)I can lay my (D)head,

I want a golden rolling (G)belly, yeah,

Where (A7)I can lay my (D)head.

I want a golden rolling (G)belly, yeah,

Where (A7)I can lay my (D)head, (hold)

I want a golden rolling belly, yeah,

Where I can lay my head.

(D) on outro.

 

©  John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

Charlie Woodward, janhauenstein@gmx.de & Art Faller

 

October 2006