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The bridge washed out - Warner Mack Composers: Jimmy Louis, Sandra Smith, Mart Melshee Label: Decca #1 country hit in 1965 Also recorded by George Jones and Ricky Nelson Intro:

^A Bridge washed out^D and I can't swim ^DAnd my ^Ababy's on the ^E7other ^Aside

#1:

^AWhen I awoke this mornin' the rain was a-pourin' down ^AI was ^Dgonna wed a little river girl just over the bridge across ^Atown ^ANow I'm a-runnin' up and down the river and my nerves are drivin' me ^Dwild ^DBecause the ^Abridge washed out and ^DI can't swim ^DAnd my ^Ababy's on the ^E7other ^Aside

#2:

^ARain, oh rain stop a fallin', dark clouds hurry from the sky ^AThe ^Dpreacher and my bride's a waitin' and my weddin' bells are startin' to ^Achime ^AI can't kiss and hold her and it's a-drivin' me outta my ^Dmind ^D'cause the ^Abridge washed out and ^DI can't swim ^DAnd my ^Ababy's on the ^E7other ^Aside

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^AAnd now I've got one foot in the water but one foot's solid on the ground ^AI'd ^Dtry to swim that ragin' old river but I know if I try I'll ^Adrown ^AThere's not a boat around me they've all gone out with the ^Dtide ^DAnd the ^Abridge washed out and ^DI can't swim ^DAnd my ^Ababy's on the ^E7other ^Aside

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Outro

^AYeah the bridge washed out and ^DI can't swim ^DAnd my ^Ababy's on the ^E7other ^Aside

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