Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Lost John sitting on a railroad track
C# C
Something's out of wack
Dm C/E F Gm7
Blues this morning falling down like hail
F C F
Gonna leave a greasy trail
[Verse 2]
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Gonna travel the world is what I'm gonna do
C# C
Then come back and see you
Dm C/E F Gm7
All I ever do is struggle and strive
F C F
If I don't do anybody any harm, I might make it back home alive
[Verse 3]
Dm C/E F
I'm the oldest son of a crazy man
C# C
I'm in a cowboy band
Dm C/E F Gm7
Got a pile of sins to pay for and I ain't got time to hide
F C F
I'd walk through a blazing fire, baby, if I knew you was on the other side
[Chorus]
C C7 F
Oh, I miss you Nettie Moore
A#
And my happiness is o'er
C F
Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
F A7
I loved you then and ever shall
A# F
But there's no one here that's left to tell
F C F
The world has gone black before my eyes
[Verse 4]
Dm C/E F
The world of research has gone berserk
C# C
Too much paperwork
Dm C/E F Gm7
Albert's in the graveyard, Frankie's raising hell
F C C F
I'm beginning to believe what the scriptures tell
[Verse 5]
Dm C/E F
I'm going where the Southern crosses the Yellow Dog
C# C
Get away from these demagogues
Dm C/E F Gm7
And these bad luck women stick like glue
F C F
It's either one or the other or neither of the two
[Verse 6]
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She says, "look out daddy, don't want you to tear your pants.
C# C
You can get wrecked in this dance."
Dm C/E F Gm7
They say whiskey will kill ya, but I don't think it will
F C F
I'm riding with you to the top of the hill
[Chorus]
C C7 F
Oh, I miss you Nettie Moore
A#
And my happiness is o'er
C F
Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
F A7
I loved you then and ever shall
A# F
But there's no one here that's left to tell
F C F
The world has gone black before my eyes
[Verse 7]
Dm C/E F
Don't know why my baby never looked so good before
C# C
I don't have to wonder no more
Dm C/E F Gm7
She been cooking all day and it's gonna take me all night
F C F
I can't eat all that stuff in a single bite
[Verse 8]
Dm C/E F
The Judge is coming in, everybody rise
C# C
Lift up your eyes
Dm C/E F Gm7
You can do what you please, you don't need my advice
F C F
Before you call me any dirty names you better think twice
[Verse 9]
Dm C/E F
Getting light outside, the temperature dropped
C# C
I think the rain has stopped
Dm C/E F Gm7
I'm going to make you come to grips with fate
F C F
When I'm through with you, you'll learn to keep your business straight
[Chorus]
C C7 F
Oh, I miss you Nettie Moore
A#
And my happiness is o'er
C F
Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
F A7
I loved you then and ever shall
A# F
But there's no one here that's left to tell
F C F
The world has gone black before my eyes
[Verse 10]
Dm C/E F
The bright spark of the steady lights
C# C
Has dimmed my sights
Dm C/E F Gm7
When you're around me all my grief gives 'way
F C F
F lifetime with you is like some heavenly day
[Verse 11]
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Everything I've ever known to be right has been proven wrong
C# C
I'll be drifting along
Dm C/E F Gm7
The woman I'm lovin', she rules my heart
F C F
No knife could ever cut our love apart
[Verse 12]
Dm C/E F
Today I'll stand in faith and raise
C# C
The voice of praise
Dm C/E F Gm7
The sun is strong, I'm standing in the light
F C F
I wish to God that it were night
[Chorus]
C C7 F
Oh, I miss you Nettie Moore
A#
And my happiness is o'er
C F
Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
F A7
I loved you then and ever shall
A# F
But there's no one here that's left to tell
F C F
The world has gone black before my eyes
[Coda]
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