Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Lost John sitting on a railroad track
A G#
Something's out of wack
A#m G#/C C# D#m7
Blues this morning falling down like hail
C# G# C#
Gonna leave a greasy trail
[Verse 2]
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Gonna travel the world is what I'm gonna do
A G#
Then come back and see you
A#m G#/C C# D#m7
All I ever do is struggle and strive
C# G# C#
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
A G#
I'm in a cowboy band
A#m G#/C C# D#m7
Got a pile of sins to pay for and I ain't got time to hide
C# G# C#
I'd walk through a blazing fire, baby, if I knew you was on the other side
[Chorus]
G# G#7 C#
Oh, I miss you Nettie Moore
F#
And my happiness is o'er
G# C#
Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
C# F7
I loved you then and ever shall
F# C#
But there's no one here that's left to tell
C# G# C#
The world has gone black before my eyes
[Verse 4]
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The world of research has gone berserk
A G#
Too much paperwork
A#m G#/C C# D#m7
Albert's in the graveyard, Frankie's raising hell
C# G# G# C#
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
A G#
Get away from these demagogues
A#m G#/C C# D#m7
And these bad luck women stick like glue
C# G# C#
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.
A G#
You can get wrecked in this dance."
A#m G#/C C# D#m7
They say whiskey will kill ya, but I don't think it will
C# G# C#
I'm riding with you to the top of the hill
[Chorus]
G# G#7 C#
Oh, I miss you Nettie Moore
F#
And my happiness is o'er
G# C#
Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
C# F7
I loved you then and ever shall
F# C#
But there's no one here that's left to tell
C# G# C#
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
A G#
I don't have to wonder no more
A#m G#/C C# D#m7
She been cooking all day and it's gonna take me all night
C# G# C#
I can't eat all that stuff in a single bite
[Verse 8]
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The Judge is coming in, everybody rise
A G#
Lift up your eyes
A#m G#/C C# D#m7
You can do what you please, you don't need my advice
C# G# C#
Before you call me any dirty names you better think twice
[Verse 9]
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Getting light outside, the temperature dropped
A G#
I think the rain has stopped
A#m G#/C C# D#m7
I'm going to make you come to grips with fate
C# G# C#
When I'm through with you, you'll learn to keep your business straight
[Chorus]
G# G#7 C#
Oh, I miss you Nettie Moore
F#
And my happiness is o'er
G# C#
Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
C# F7
I loved you then and ever shall
F# C#
But there's no one here that's left to tell
C# G# C#
The world has gone black before my eyes
[Verse 10]
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The bright spark of the steady lights
A G#
Has dimmed my sights
A#m G#/C C# D#m7
When you're around me all my grief gives 'way
C# G# C#
C# 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
A G#
I'll be drifting along
A#m G#/C C# D#m7
The woman I'm lovin', she rules my heart
C# G# C#
No knife could ever cut our love apart
[Verse 12]
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Today I'll stand in faith and raise
A G#
The voice of praise
A#m G#/C C# D#m7
The sun is strong, I'm standing in the light
C# G# C#
I wish to God that it were night
[Chorus]
G# G#7 C#
Oh, I miss you Nettie Moore
F#
And my happiness is o'er
G# C#
Winter's gone, the river's on the rise
C# F7
I loved you then and ever shall
F# C#
But there's no one here that's left to tell
C# G# C#
The world has gone black before my eyes
[Coda]
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