Pokey Lafarge - Cairo illinois
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Tuning: E A D G B E
E (2x) B (2x) E(4x)
[Intro]
EIf it's not where you're from
But what you had where you happened to come from
More or B7less I'd say that I had none
Eatin' and Adrinkin' would be all that I dEo
And if it's not what you do
But what you got, then I got less
And out of B7loving or playing, I like loving the best
Now baby, Atake me with you when you gEo
[Chorus]
ATake me to the bridge where the rivers collide
Down in Cairo, Illinois on a Saturday night
B (1x) B7
I might jump in
AEveryone wants to hear a song
That helps the day seem half as long
But I'm tErying
I want you to see that I'm trB7ying, babe B E
[Verse 1]
If you've Elost your ticket to paradise
Or you spent your money for the bus
It's cold Ecoffee in the morning, slow trumpet at dusk
Now baby, Acatch that old midnight Etrain
[Bridge]
(single strums on noted intevals)
EDown by the levee
Where you swear God's got you shamed
Just Bcast your doubts and the mistakes that you've made
InAto that old wishing well, well well well well
Don't the Eriver look lonesome at twilight?
Well, there Eain't no looking back
It's just a Bbroken fiddle and an old tote sack
In the Amorning you'll be going Esouth E7
[Chorus]
I want you to feel like I'm tBrying, babe, oh B7yes, I want you to know that I'm Etrying