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Jimi Hendrix – Room 430 by ‘Les Paul’s’ (The Paul’s) from our new and 21st album The Chelsea Hotel#1.
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Jimi Hendrix – Room 430 lyrics
Room 430
Born in Seattle
After the start of World War Two
They caught you stealing cars
And gave the choice to you
Prison or the army
Which do you prefer?
Johnny Allen Hendrix
Said ‘I’ll take the army anytime over Stir’
JAH became a soldier
Who would play all the day
But he decided he would soon leave
When they tried to take his guitar away
He was African, Irish and Cherokee
Yeah, you were mixed race, just like me
And all those jokers, kings, queens and clowns
Just couldn’t manage to knock him down
Were you found in the reeds by the river of love
Tangled up in weeds
Sent to us from above?
In 65 he stayed at The Chelsea
In Room four thirty
He must have seen ‘5th floor Mary’
Must have been far out and scary
He played in Little Richard’s band
He could play with his teeth or with one hand
Everyone knew from where he came
He’d soon go and change his name
In 66 Johnny became Jimi
And was on the road again
He did look mighty skinny
And his medication wasn’t for pain
He’d come on stage
And plug into space
He played through the haze
And took us to another time and place
He climbed castles made of sand
As they crumbled underfoot
If she’d just take hold of your hand
And stopped reading from that old book
In your room full of mirrors
There was no escape
From the reflections of sinners
Each with the same face
Were you found in the reeds by the river of love
Tangled up in weeds
Sent to us from above?
You played Monterey and everyone knew
No one could play that guitar like you
From way far beyond the wellspring of life
Those notes hit my soul like a razor sharp knife
In London Town you partied and red wine you drank
You were exhausted and had nothing left in your tank
All the women you’d known went through your head
You took some pills and by next day you were dead
Did you go by yourself, were you alone?
You had a large life policy, it was well known
You went in your sleep and never awoke
The doctor wrote ‘On his vomit he choked’
You joined the exclusive ‘Club 27’
For all those stars at 27 that went to heaven
Brian, Janis, Jim and later Amy and Kurt,
Remembering them all and more still hurts
They just sold his Chelsea Hotel room door
Although Dylan’s went for more
And they sent Jimi’s songs to the moon
For Aliens to rock to his tunes
Jimi, why did you have to leave
You left us alone to grieve
Tell me Jimi, why did you have to leave
You left us alone to grieve
In 65 he stayed at The Chelsea
In Room four thirty
He must have seen ‘5th floor Mary’
Must have been far out and scary
He played in Little Richard’s band
He could play with his teeth or with one hand
Everyone knew from where he came
He’d soon go and change his name
In 66 Johnny became Jimi
And was on the road again
He did look mighty skinny
And his medication wasn’t for pain
He’d come on stage
And plug into space
He played through the haze
And took us to another time and place
He climbed castles made of sand
As they crumbled underfoot
Music composed and performed by Paul Odiase BMI No. 1252265 (Switzerland)
Song lyrics by Paul Robert Thomas PRS No. 497904008 (London)
PRS Tunecodes 645215GQ and 637534CP
ISRC QZTBA2435350 / QZTAW2497758
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