Hit And Run

 

Written by John Stewart

 

‘Hit And Run’ is on the cassette “The Trio Years”, Homecoming, 1986, CD on NEC, 1988, with additional songs from the “Secret Tape ´86” cassette (Homecoming), titled “The New Frontier”.  A second CD re-issue together with “Revenge of the Budgie” (7-songs lp on Takoma, 1983) under the title “Chilly Winds”, Folk Era, 1993.  The song is older – first on “Children of the Morning”, The Kingston Trio, Decca, 1966.
I do like the lyrics – get that poodle off the roof, poodles are not known for their mountaineering skills. 

And ‘I was lookin´ at the sun, Pardon me, I didn't know it can't be done’ is the father of a fine Guy Clark line from the song The Cape: ‘He did not know he could not fly, So he did.’ 

‘I don't listen to the fools
That are makin' all the rules,
I'm havin' too much fun.’

Sounds good when strummed fast.

 

 

Capo 3^rd fret

 

(A)  (D) (E)  (A)  (D) (E)  (A)  (D) (E)  (A)  (D) (E) 

Spoken: Re(A)turn with us (D)now(E) to those (A)thrilling days of (D)yester(E)year
(A)  (D) (E) (A) (hold)

I was (D)lookin´ at the (A)sun,
Pardon (G)me, I didn't (D)know it can't be (C)done.
(G)I was (D)lookin´ (A)at the (D)sun,
(G)I was (D)lookin´ (A)at the (D)sun.

And I was callin´ back my (A)youth,
Pardon (G)me, did you (D)want to use the (C)booth?
(G)I was (D)callin´ (A)back my (D)youth,
(G)I was (D)callin´ (A)back my (D)youth. (D7)

I don't (G)listen to the (D)fools
That are (A)makin' all the (D)rules,
I'm (G)havin' too much(D) fun.
Doin' what I (G)want that I hit and (D)run,
Doin' what I (G)want that I hit and (D)run,
(G)Hit and (D)run, (G)hit and (D)run, (G)hit and...
(E)  (A)  (D) (E)  (A)  (D) (E)  (A)  (D) (E)  (A)

You are (D)lookin' for the (A)truth,
Pardon (G)me, I think your (D)poodle's on the (C)roof.
(A)You are (D)lookin' (A)for the (D)truth,
(A)You are (D)lookin' (A)for the (D)truth. (A) (D)

So my world is made of (A)paint,
Pardon (G)me, I didn't (D)know that you're a (C)saint.
(A)So my (D)world is (A)made of (D)paint,
(A)So my (D)world is (A)made of (D)paint.

And I don't (G)listen to the (D)fools
That are (A)makin' all the (D)rules,
I'm (G)havin' too much(D) fun.
Doin' what I (G)want that I hit and (D)run,
Doin' what I (G)want that i hit and (D)run,
(G)Hit and (D)run, (G)hit and (D)run, (G)hit and
(E)  (A)  (D) (E)  (A)  (D) (E)  (A)  (D) (E)
(A)  (D) (E)  (A)  (D) (E)  (A)  (D) (E)
(A)  (D) (E)  (A) (hold)

I may (D)never be that (A)good,
Pardon (G)me, I never (D)said I ever (C)would.
(G)I may (D)never (A)be that (D)good,
(G)I may (D)never (A)be that (D)good.

I was lookin´ at the (A)sun,
Pardon (G)me, I didn't (D)know it can't be (C)done.
(G)I was (D)lookin´ (A)at the (D)sun,
(G)I was (D)lookin´ (A)at the (D)sun.

I don't (G)listen to the (D)fools
That are (A)makin' all the (D)rules,
I'm (G)havin' too much(D) fun.
Doin' what I (G)want that I hit and (D)run,
Doin' what I (G)want that I hit and (D)run,
(G)Hit and (D)run, (G)hit and (D)run, (G)hit and....
(E)  (A)  (D) (E)  (A)  (D) (E)  (A)  (D) (E)
(A)  (D) (E)  (A)  (D) (E)  (A)  (D) (E)
(A)  (D) (E)  (A) (G) (A)

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

Charlie Woodward, janhauenstein@gmx.de & Art Faller

 

February 2005