Poco - Down In The Quarter Lyrics
Down in the quarterpast anybody's bedtime
Anybody anywhere who was halfway out his mind
I was sittin' in a Rock and roll bar
Down from another
Just on up the line
Who lived his life
On river time
He was holdin' my attention I could
Almost hear the sound
How he ran on the Mississippi on a tug
From the up and down
He was rollin' like the river he could have
Gone on night and day
But I caught myself in midturn and I
Could it ever happen again
Time awaiting the answer then
Lost and found in the city, New Orleans
Questions in her dark eyes I felt
She already knew
The answers bringing no surprise
Like a Spanish moon
She was grown up on the music
I could only hear at home
When she spoke on of the song I sang
And how it made her feel
So much less alone
Pickin' out the pictures that the tune
Brought in to mind
How it came to me that all along the song was
Her for all time
Could it ever happen again
Time awaiting the answer then
Down in the quarter, New Orleans
Down in the quarter, New Orleans
Down in the quarter, New Orleans
Down in the quarter, New Orleans
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- Poco - This Old Flame
- Poco - Days Gone By
- Poco - When Hearts Collide
- Poco - Special Care
- Poco - Love's So Cruel
- Poco - Break Of Hearts
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- Poco - Standing In The Fire
- Poco - Save A Corner Of Your Heart
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Poco Down In The Quarter Comments
The best home-made cover version I've ever seen on youtube. Good command of the 12-string.
Thanks!
that's my dad :P
Hi Keith. Great job, great song. This song is easier than you think. You are playing some incorrect chords, mainly on the chorus. Learn the the appropriate Major 7 chords rather than using relative minor so much. The chorus can also be played using 5th chords following the bass line up the neck, but ending on a Maj7. I have the sheet music and my own version, which I checked with Paul Cotton. If you want Paul's chords, email me. [email protected]. Cheers, SB
Thanks. Actually, I don't read music, always played by ear. This particular song was one of my favorites from back in the 70's. I knew the lyrics from memory, and hadn't heard the song in almost 30 years, when I thought I'd just try it from the memory of how it sounded. I tend to do that a lot. Just pick up the guitar because a chord reminds me of a song and then quickly figure out a way to play it based on that. I'm 63 and started playing with the guitar at 11. That's the only way I've ever done it. That's where I get the enjoyment. If I'm expected to play it exactly as it was written, then I don't enjoy it as much. I mainly play electric rock and blues on a Les Paul or Strat, which I built myself. I use the Martin 12 string on anything requiring acoustic, and sometimes a nice Washburn 6 string I have, but they're mainly for playing around with. Thanks for your input, seriously, as it makes me look at those options in my approach. I often change the way I play something after hearing how a 7th or diminished chord enhances the sound. I've changed this one in the years since this video was done.
Great job on one of my favorite Poco songs. Thanks.
Thanks!