Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse:
E MajorE G+G
On a hot Sunday evening
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I was drive in the country
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When I felt my left-front tire blow
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In the trunk I had a spare
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But the jack wasn't there
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On a desolate gravel road
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Just across the street
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Was a two-room shack
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And a girl shelling peas on the porch
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When she ran out to meet me in a white cotton dress
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All I could say was; 'Praise the Lord!'
Chorus:
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Yeah, I was a long way from Tupelo
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A augmentedA long ways from Tupelo
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Yeah, I was stranded in a place that nobody knows
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I was a long was from Tupelo
Verse:
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She said; 'My mamma's not home
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And we don't have a phone
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But if there's anything I can do
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I'd be happy to pour you some cold iced tea
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Because I think you're kind of cute'
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We went inside and sat down on the couch
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And that girl started up on me
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And just like Adam and that Garden of Eden
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She showed me that apple and I got weak
Chorus:
E MajorE G+G A augmentedA G+G
Yeah, I was a long way from Tupelo
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A augmentedA long ways from Tupelo
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Yeah, I was stranded in a place that nobody knows
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I was a long was from Tupelo
Verse:
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Well, her mother showed up and saw me there
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Said what in the world's going on
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She answered; 'Mamma, don't worry
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He's a real nice man'
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Who's broke down and ain't got a way home
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Her daddy gave me a ride and I gave him $20
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For his trouble and a tank of gas
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It was a day I'll always remember
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But if my wife ever asks
I'd say;
Chorus:
E MajorE G+G A augmentedA G+G
Yeah, I was a long way from Tupelo
E MajorE G+G A augmentedA G+G
A augmentedA long ways from Tupelo
E MajorE G+G A augmentedA G+G
Yeah, I was stranded in a place that nobody knows
E MajorE G+G A augmentedA G+G
I was a long was from Tupelo