Soft and Slow Guitar Blues

She said Tampa, won't you bring your guitar 'round tonight,

Mmm, bring that ol' guitar of yours around tonight,

Said nobody plays my strings, baby, half as right.

I got a slow hand, honey, and I take my time,

Lord, a real slow hand and I always take my time,

Every woman I ever played for said my tempo's fine.

She loves the way I hammer, loves the way I slide,

Mmm, loves the way I hammer down and loves the way I slide,

Said she ain't never had a rider make her feel inside.

She keep a light burnin' low when the sun goes down,

Yeah, keep a candle burnin' low when that sun goes down,

And she holler for old Tampa when I come to town.

I tune her up real easy, start her soft and slow,

Lord, tune her up real easy, keep it soft and slow,

By the time I hit the last chord she don't want me to go.

Other men come knockin' with their fast and fancy play,

Yeah other men come knockin' with their fast and fancy play,

She just smile and shut the door, say Tampa's on his way.

She said the way I work the neck, Lord, drives her half insane,

Mmm, the way I work that long neck drives her half insane,

Every time I pack my case she beg me back again.

Well I been all up and down this river, town to town,

Lord, up and down this muddy river, town to town,

Ain't a woman heard me play yet didn't want another round.