Robert Earl Keen - Christabel

It's been s^Asus4even l

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on^Amg days and seven ha^Grd nights In a '62 ^Dsus2/F#Chevy wit

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h ^Am6/F#broke taillight^Fs ^E7 An e^Asus4ast -

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bo^Amund man in a west^G - bound lane A d^Dsus2/F#ishwater

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bl^Am6/F#onde about ^Fsixteen ^E7 Was ^Asus4standi

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ng^Am on the shoulder with ^Ga ribbon in her hair Her h^Dsus2/F#and on he

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r ^Am6/F#hip and her th^Fumb in the ai^E7r And I ^Asus4pulled

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o^Amff the road and as she^G grabbed for the door I ^Dsus2/F#knew the

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wi^Am6/F#nd was cold 'cau^Fse I'd seen it all be^E7fore And I ^Asus4was sc

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ar^Amed ^E7

Thing^Ams ain't n^Gever what they^Am6/F# seem When you^Am find you ^Flivin' i^E7n your own^Am dr

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ea^E7m

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Now t^Asus4he moo

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nl^Amight peeked in and ^Gout behind the clouds Now a^Dsus2/F#nd again

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on^Am6/F# this godle^Fss child ^E7 And th^Asus4e radi

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o ^Amwas scrambed, crack^Glin' in the air The rib^Dsus2/F#bon she w

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or^Am6/F#e looked ol^Fd in her ^E7hair And I ^Asus4saw th

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e ^Ammoonlight sliver de^Gad down on her face I knew ^Dsus2/F#it was tr

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ue^Am6/F#, she was i^Fn the wro^E7ng place In the^Asus4 wrong

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t^Amime, in the wrong t^Gale I knew wh^Dsus2/F#en I'd as

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ke^Am6/F#d her she'd^F hiss, "C^E7hristabel"

Thin^Amgs ain't ^Gnever what the^Am6/F#y seem When you^Am find you ^Flivin' i^E7n your own^Am dr

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ea^E7m

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She ^Asus4was af

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te^Amr the man who had l^Geft her alone With n^Dsus2/F#o father

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be^Am6/F#side her an^Fd love lo^E7ngtime gone And^Asus4 the s

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na^Amke deep inside her,^G a hiss in her head The res^Dsus2/F#t that ha

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d ^Am6/F#been her wa^Fs dying o^E7r dead An^Asus4d she'

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d ^Ama taste for young w^Gomen with pearly white skin She spa^Dsus2/F#t on the

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fl^Am6/F#oor when sh^Fe spoke o^E7f the man Who^Asus4 made

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he^Amr like this, who ha^Gd written her tale This med^Dsus2/F#ieval mai

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d ^Am6/F#they called^F "Christa^E7bel"

Thin^Amgs ain't ^Gnever what the^Am6/F#y seem When you^Am find you ^Flivin' i^E7n your own^Am dr

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ea^E7m

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The^Asus4n she

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br^Ameathed out the stor^Gy of her lover - to - be A knigh^Dsus2/F#t shining

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a^Am6/F#rmor on a s^Filvery st^E7eed Who ^Asus4longed

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t^Amo be worthy so he s^Gought the crusade While s^Dsus2/F#he waited

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, ^Am6/F#breath bate^Fd, in lin^E7en brocade But ^Asus4a pair

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o^Amf black eyes wove '^Ground her a spell The snake^Dsus2/F# they cal

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l ^Am6/F#Lydia seduc^Fed Christ^E7abel And s^Asus4he cud

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dl^Amed her tender, she ^Gpoisoned her soul She stole^Dsus2/F# her youn

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g ^Am6/F#body and ma^Fde it her^E7 own

Thin^Amgs ain't ^Gnever what the^Am6/F#y seem When you^Am find you ^Flivin' i^E7n your own^Am dr

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ea^E7m

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Now ^Asus4the kn

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ig^Amht would love Lydia^G in Christabel's arms And Ly^Dsus2/F#dia would

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h^Am6/F#ave it shou^Fld he eve^E7r return But ^Asus4Lydia

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wa^Ams left with the sto^Gry undone No si^Dsus2/F#lvery ste

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ed^Am6/F#, no castle^F, no thro^E7ne Half ^Asus4- woma

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n,^Am half - serpent ent^Gwined in a spell A barge^Dsus2/F# black an

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d ^Am6/F#fancy this ^Fmedieval ^E7tale And s^Asus4he fad

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ed^Am at dawning, the bi^Grd and the beast Deep i^Dsus2/F#n the dre

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am^Am6/F#s of those ^Fbound for^E7 the east Like^Asus4 me

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^{Am G}

Thin^Amgs ain't ^Gnever what the^Am6/F#y seem When you^Am find you ^Flivin' i^E7n your own^Am dr

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ea^E7m

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^Am Thin^Amgs ain't ^Gnever what the^Am6/F#y seem