Tom Russell - The kid from spavinaw
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Tom Russell - The Kid From Spavinaw
CAPO: 5th Fret
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
I was born in OklaFhoma
Nineteen thirty-Cone
Outside the town of FSpavinaw
Where the red dust clouds the Csun F
And I ran beneath your Gdiamond skies
And I Cdrank your waves of Fgrain
My naEmme is Mickey AmMantle, boys
And Bbbaseball is my Ggame
[Verse 2]
My Cfather's name was 'FMutt', boy
And he worked down in the mCines
He pitched to me in the Fevening
At least a thousand Ctimes F
A thousand times aGgain
In my Cnightmare and my Fdreams
You're gonna Emlive in the house that AmRuth built, kid
You're gonna Bbmake that Yankee Gteam
[Verse 3]
Sure eCnough, the Yankee Fscout comes driving
Right down Route 6C6
He'd have never come to FSpavinaw
Class D ball in the Csticks
But I Fhappened to be playing in an Gold wood ballpark
Way out Con the Mother FRoad
That EmYankee scout he Amsigned me
And I Bbwent up to the Gshow
[Verse 4]
Strike C1, that was the Fdrinking
Strike 2, there go the Cknees
Then my old man died in FDenver
Some type of lung diCsease
When Fgod starts throwing Gchangeups
You can't Cswing with fame or Fwealth
If I'd Emknown I's gonna liveAm this long
I'd Bbtaken care of myGself
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 5]
I don't miss the lights of FTimes Square
I don't miss Toots Shore's Cbar
I miss my old man pitching Fbaseball
Near the shed in our backCyard
I Fwish that he were Gstill around
To see these Ctrophies on my Fshelf
If I'd a-Emknown I was going to liveAm this long
I'd Bbtaken better care of myGself
[Outro}
I was Cborn in OklaFhoma
Nineteen thirty-Cone
Outside the town of FSpavinaw
Where the red dust clouds the Csun