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[Intro] F7 F#o F#7 F7 [Verse 1] F7 Fo F7 Down over the window
BbCome the dazzlinEb7g sunlit rBbays F7 Fo F7 Through the back alleys, through the blinds, Another oneBb of them endleEbmss daBbys
[Verse 2] F7 Fo F7 Honey bees are buzzing
BbLeaves bEb7egin to stBbir F7 Fo F7 I'm in love with my second cousin I tell myseBblf I could be haEbmppy forever withBb her.A7
[Bridge 1]
DmI keep listening foA7r footsteps, DmBut I ain't ever hearing aBbny A7 DmFrom the boat, I fish for bA7ullheads Dm C/E F Fo I catch a lot, sometimes too many
[Verse 3] F7 Fo F7 A summer breeze is blowin',
BbA squall iEb7s setting Bbin. F7 Fo F7 Sometimes it's just plain stupid BbTo get into any Ebmkind of wiBbnd.
[Interlude 1] F7 F#o F#7 F7 [Verse 4] F7 Fo F7 Well, the old men 'round here sometimes they get on
Bbbad terms with tEb7he youngerBb men, F7 Fo F7 Old, young - age don't carry weight BbIt doesn't matteEbmr in the eBbnd
[Verse 5] F7 Fo F7 One of the bosses' hangers-on sometimes comes to call
BbAt times you Eb7least expeBbct, F7 Fo F7 Tryin' to bully you, strong-arm you, inspire you with fear. BbIt has the opEbmposite effBbect A7
[Bridge 2]
DmThere's a new grove of trees on the outskA7irts of town DmThe old one - long gBbone. A7 DmTimber, two foot six acroA7ss, Dm C/E F Fo Burns with the bark still on.
[Verse 6] F7 Fo F7 They say times are hard,
BbIf you don't believe it you caEb7n follow yBbour nose. F7 Fo F7 It don't bother me, times are hard everywhere, BbWe will just have Ebmto see how it Bbgoes.
[Interlude 2] F7 F#o F#7 F7 [Verse 7] F7 Fo F7 My old man he's like some feudal lord,
BbGot more livEb7es than a Bbcat. F7 Fo F7 I've never seen him quarrel with my mother even once. BbThings come alivEbme or they fall fBblat.
[Verse 8] F7 Fo F7 You can smell the pine wood burnin'
BbYou can hear the sEb7chool-bellBb ring. F7 Fo F7 Got to get up near the teacher, if you can BbIf you wanna leaEbmrn anythinBbg. A7
[Bridge 3]
DmRomeo, he said to Juliet, "You got a poorA7 complexion DmIt don't give you an appearance of a youthful toBbuch."A7 DmJuliet said back to Romeo, "Why don't youA7 just shove off Dm C/E F Fo If it bothers you so much."
[Verse 9] F7 Fo F7 They all got out of here any way they could -
BbCold rain can giEb7ve you theBb shivers. F7 Fo F7 They went down the Ohio, the Cumberland, the Tennessee, BbAll the rest of Ebmthem rebel riBbvers.
[Interlude 3] F7 F#o F#7 F7 [[Verse 10] F7 Fo F7 If you ever try to interfere with me, or cross my path again,
BbYou do so at the perilEb7 of your oBbwn life. F7 Fo F7 I'm not quite as cool or forgiving as I sound, BbI've seen enough hEbmeartache and stBbrife.
[Verse 11] F7 Fo F7 My grandfather was a duck trapper
BbHe could do it with juEb7st dragnets andBb ropes F7 Fo F7 My grandmother could sew new dresses out of old cloth, BbI don't know if theEbmy had any dreams or hBbopes.A7
[Bridge 4]
DmI had 'em once though I suA7ppose DmTo go along with all the ring dancing, Christmas Carols on all the BbChristmas EvesA7 DmI left all my dreams and hA7opes Dm C/E F Fo Buried under tobacco leaves
[Verse 12] F7 Fo F7 Not always easy kicking someone out,
BbGot to wait awhile, Eb7it can be an unpleaBbsant task. F7 Fo F7 Sometimes somebody wants you to give something up BbAnd, tears or not, itEbm's too much to Bbask.
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