I BELIEVE MY TIME AIN’T LONG (DUST MY BROOM)
Words & Music: Elmore James & Robert Johnson
From Fleetwood Mac: The Chain - 25 Years
[Slide Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I'm gonna get up in the mornin'
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I believe I'll dust my broom
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I'm gonna get up in the mornin'
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I believe I'll dust my broom
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Well, I’m tired of tellin’ ya
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Ain’t got much time to lose.
[Verse 2]
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I'm gonna write a letter
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Gonna send a special telegram
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I'm gonna write a letter
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Gonna send it special telegram
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I’m gonna find my baby waiting
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You know dog-gone well I am.
[Verse 3]
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And I don't want no woman,
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Wants every downtown man she meets
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No I don't want no woman,
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Wants every downtown man she meets
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Man, she's a no good woman,
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‘She’s back out walkin’ on the street, yeah.
[Harmonica Solo]
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[Verse 4]
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I believe, I believe my time ain't long
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I believe, I believe my time ain't long
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You gonna wake up in the mornin,
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And find your good man gone.
[Verse 5]
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I believe, I believe I’ll go back home
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I believe, I believe I’ll go back home
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You can mistreat me here babe
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But you can’t when I get home.
[Slide Ending]
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