[Intro]
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[Verse]
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I got these hands of leather in the lumber mills and mines.
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All along those skid rows back up in the pines.
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It’s hard to make a dollar whatever it is you do.
A D
I’ve been around and in all these towns
G D
And I never met a one like you.
A A
Pretty lady
G D
Won’t you stay and talk awhile
A A
Lady
G D
Please stay and talk awhile
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The night is falling and I’m falling for your smile
A D
And I’ve never met a one like you
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[Verse]
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Swing you a nine pound hammer under the burning sun.
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All the smacks I ever drew there never was an easy one.
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Working with John Henry you’ll see what a man can do.
A D
I’ve been around and in all these towns
G D
And I never met a one like you.
A A
Pretty lady
G D
Won’t you stay and talk awhile
A A
Lady
G D
Please stay and talk awhile
G G D Bm
The night is falling and I’m falling for your smile
A D
And I’ve never met a one like you
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[Verse]
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When I’m tired of rocks and gravel or hauling grain and seed.
G G G D
Come payday I might come in to town for what I need.
G G D Bm
Drink a beer or whiskey, I might get lonely too.
A D
I’ve been around and in all these towns
G D
And I never met a one like you.
A A
Pretty lady
G D
Won’t you stay and talk awhile
A A
Lady
G D
Please stay and talk awhile
G G D Bm
The night is falling and I’m falling for your smile
A D
And I’ve never met a one like you
G G D Bm
The night is falling and I’m falling for your smile
A D
And I’ve never met a one like you