[Intro] G G G G C C G G D D G G [Verse 1] G Well, today has been a sad G and lonesome day, C yeah, today has been a sad G and lonesome day; D I'm just sitting here thinking with G my mind a million miles away.
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[Verse 2] G Well, they're doing the double G shuffle, throwing sand on the floor, C they're doing the double shuffle, G they're throwing sand on the floor; D when I left my longtime darling, G she was standing in the door. [Verse 3] G Well, my pa he died and left me, G my brother got killed in the war, C well, my pa he died and left me, G my brother got killed in the war; D my sister, she ran off and got married, G never was heard of anymore. [Verse 4] G Samantha Brown lived in my house G for 'bout four or five months, C Samantha Brown lived in my house G for 'bout four or five months; D don't know how it looked to other people, G I never slept with her even once.
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[Verse 5] G Well, the road washed out, weather G not fit for man or beast, C well, the road's washed out, weather G not fit for man or beast; funny, D the things you have the hardest time parting with G are the things you need the least. [Verse 6] G Well, I'm forty miles from the mill, G I'm dropping it into overdrive, C I'm forty miles from the mill, G I'm dropping it into over - drive; D set my dial on the radio I wish G my mother was still alive.
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[Verse 7] G I seen your lover man comin', G comin' across the barren fields, C I see your lover man comin', comin' G 'cross the barren fields; he not a D gentleman at all, he's rotten to the core, G he's a coward and he steals. [Verse 8] G Well, my captain, he's decorated, G he's well-schooled and he's skilled, C my captain, he's decorated, G he's well-schooled and he's skilled; D he's not sentimental, don't bother him at all; G how many of his pals have been killed.
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[Verse 9] G Last night the wind was whispering, G I was trying to make out what it was, C last night the wind was whispering something, G I was trying to make out what it was. D Yeah, I tell myself something's G coming, but it never does. [Verse 10] G I'm going to spare the defeated, G I'm going to speak to the crowd, C I'm going to spare the defeated, G 'cause I'm going to speak to the crowd; D I'm going to teach peace to the G conquered, I'm going to tame the proud. [Verse 11] G Well, the leaves are rustling in the wood, G things are falling off of the shelf, C leaves are rustling in the wood, G things are falling off the shelf; D you're gonna need my help, sweetheart, G you can't make love all by yourself. [Outro] G G G G C C G G D D G G G
