Jerry Jeff Walker - Stoney

^GI first ran into S^Emtoney. . . ^Amit was a bar down^D7town; ^GIt was Richmond, Virginia^Em. . . ^Amwe were bummim’ aro^D7und, ^CSuitcase to sui^Dtcase. . ^Em. we s^Dtarted in ^Ctalkin‘^Am, ^GFinding out about the t^Emhings we've shared^Am in the ^D7miles we've ^Gbeen^{Em Am D7}

^GWell, he had a gray^Em pillowcase^Am full of books by Du^D7rrell, ^GAnd he had this old^Em concertina^Am, all beat up and she played like ^D7hell, ^CUntil you got him s^Dtarted ^Emsinging those^D Gospel ^Csongs,^{Am G}Well, he drank all night for ^Emnothing, he told his^Am stor^D7ies till ^Gdawn.^{Em Am D7}

^GAnd he said, "Come on, get your bag,^Em boy!^Am Sun's up now and it's time to ^D7roll! ^GYeah you know there ain't no better time than early in the ^Emmornin’ ^AmTo be out walking down that^D7 road! ^CJust feeling another day beg^Dinnin’,^Em whilst all th^De fools is rushin’ ^Con by^Am, ^GWe'll be like some Mr. Ind^Emependence: we're taking ou^Amr own^D7 sweet ^Gtime!"^{Em Am D7}

^GWe walked on out tha^Emt highwa^Amy under a clear blue^D7 sky, ^GI was listenin’ to th^Eme tales he told,^Am drinking warm red^D7 wine. ^C'Bout a night he rolled^D seven; bout som^Eme gir^Dl he'd done^C wron^Amg; ^G'Bout everything he coul^Emd think of^Am while w^D7e walked^G along^Em. ^{Am D7}

^GYeah, ol' Stoney had a ^Emmagic;^Am made him hard to ^D7forget. ^GLike the night we flew down the ^Emhighwa^Amy his old pickup, it nearly ^D7wrecked! ^CWith a crazy woman ^Ddriving,^Em all drunked^D up and carrying^C on;^{Am G}Till Stoney finally ^Emcalmed her^Am singing those ^D7Gospel^G songs^Em. ^{Am D7}

^GWell, we split the road at N^Emorwood, ^Amand he just shook my h^D7and. ^GHe said, "I'll see you so^Emme place, friend," ^Ambut you know he never ^D7has. ^CBut we were that f^Dree then, j^Emust w^Dalking down the r^Coad,^{Am G}Never really c^Emaring where that^Am high^D7way g^Goes.^{Em Am D7}

^GYeah, Stoney was a l^Emiar and a bullshitter, ^Amain't no doubt ab^D7out it. ^GIt was just the way he ^Emtold things, ^Amthat you never want to d^D7oubt him. ^C'Cause he kept you go^Ding ^Emwhen the r^Doad got r^Cough,^{Am G}And brought you through the l^Emean times ^Amby m^D7aking it ^Gup. ^Em "Hey, did I ever tell you the time I married my ^Amcousin up in Las Veg^D7as?" ^GYeah, Stoney. T^Emell it again… ^{Am D7 G}