Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Lost John sitting on a railroad track
C B
Something's out of wack
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Blues this morning falling down like hail
E B E
Gonna leave a greasy trail
[Verse 2]
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Gonna travel the world is what I'm gonna do
C B
Then come back and see you
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All I ever do is struggle and strive
E B E
If I don't do anybody any harm, I might make it back home alive
[Verse 3]
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I'm the oldest son of a crazy man
C B
I'm in a cowboy band
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Got a pile of sins to pay for and I ain't got time to hide
E B E
I'd walk through a blazing fire, baby, if I knew you was on the other side
[Chorus]
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Oh, I miss you Nettie Moore
A
And my happiness is o'er
B E
Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
E G#7
I loved you then and ever shall
A E
But there's no one here that's left to tell
E B E
The world has gone black before my eyes
[Verse 4]
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The world of research has gone berserk
C B
Too much paperwork
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Albert's in the graveyard, Frankie's raising hell
E B B E
I'm beginning to believe what the scriptures tell
[Verse 5]
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I'm going where the Southern crosses the Yellow Dog
C B
Get away from these demagogues
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And these bad luck women stick like glue
E B E
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 B
You can get wrecked in this dance."
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They say whiskey will kill ya, but I don't think it will
E B E
I'm riding with you to the top of the hill
[Chorus]
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Oh, I miss you Nettie Moore
A
And my happiness is o'er
B E
Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
E G#7
I loved you then and ever shall
A E
But there's no one here that's left to tell
E B E
The world has gone black before my eyes
[Verse 7]
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Don't know why my baby never looked so good before
C B
I don't have to wonder no more
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She been cooking all day and it's gonna take me all night
E B E
I can't eat all that stuff in a single bite
[Verse 8]
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The Judge is coming in, everybody rise
C B
Lift up your eyes
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You can do what you please, you don't need my advice
E B E
Before you call me any dirty names you better think twice
[Verse 9]
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Getting light outside, the temperature dropped
C B
I think the rain has stopped
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I'm going to make you come to grips with fate
E B E
When I'm through with you, you'll learn to keep your business straight
[Chorus]
B B7 E
Oh, I miss you Nettie Moore
A
And my happiness is o'er
B E
Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
E G#7
I loved you then and ever shall
A E
But there's no one here that's left to tell
E B E
The world has gone black before my eyes
[Verse 10]
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The bright spark of the steady lights
C B
Has dimmed my sights
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When you're around me all my grief gives 'way
E B E
E 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 B
I'll be drifting along
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The woman I'm lovin', she rules my heart
E B E
No knife could ever cut our love apart
[Verse 12]
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Today I'll stand in faith and raise
C B
The voice of praise
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The sun is strong, I'm standing in the light
E B E
I wish to God that it were night
[Chorus]
B B7 E
Oh, I miss you Nettie Moore
A
And my happiness is o'er
B E
Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
E G#7
I loved you then and ever shall
A E
But there's no one here that's left to tell
E B E
The world has gone black before my eyes
[Coda]
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