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[Intro] D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D [Verse 1]
DHe was driving home one evening in his beat up Pontiac Dwhen an old lady flagged him down her Mercedes had a flat He could Asee she was frightened standing out there in the snow till he said, “I'm here to help you ma'am, by the A7way my name’s DJoe”Dsus4 She Dsaid, “I'm from St. Louis and I'm only passing through
I must have seen a hundred cars go by this is awful nice of you”
When he Achanged the tire and closed her trunk and was about to drive away she said, “A7How much do I owe you?” Here's what he had to Dsay,Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
[Chorus]
N.C.You don't owe me a Gthing, I’ve been there, Dtoo. Someone Aonce helped me out just the Dway I'm helping D7you If you Greally want to pay me back,D here's what you Gdo, N.C.Don't let The DChain GOf DLove Aend with DyouDsus4 D Dsus2 D
[Verse 2]
DWell, a few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe, she went in to grab a bite to eat and then be on her way but she Acouldn't help but notice how the waitress smiled so sweet And how she must have been eight months along andA7 dead on her Dfeet Dthough she didn't know her story and she probably never will
when the waitress went to get her change from a hundred-dollar bill
The lady Aslipped right out the door and, on a napkin, left a note there were tears in the waitress eyes when she A7read what she DwroteDsus4 D Dsus2 D
[Chorus]
N.C.You don't owe me a Gthing, I’ve been there, Dtoo Someone Aonce helped me out just the Dway I'm helping D7you If you Greally want to pay me back, Dhere's what you Gdo, N.C.Don't let The DChain GOf DLove Aend with DyouDsus4 D Dsus2 D
[Verse 3]
DThat night when she got home from work the waitress climbed into bed she was thinking about the money and what the lady's note had said as her Ahusband lie there sleeping, she whispered soft and low “Everything's gonna be alrighN.C.t. I love you, DJoe”
[Outro]
D(repDsus4eat seDquDsus2ence and fade or play sequence x3 and D)