Difficulty
Intermediate 💪
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🎸 Intro: G C G 🎸 Verse 1: G C G C G Look out, Mama, there's a white boat coming down the river C G C G With a big red beacon and a flag and a man on the rail C Cmaj7 Bm C I think you'd better call John 'cause it don't look like they're here To deliver the mail Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Cmaj7 And it's less than a mile away I hope they didn't come to stay Bm7 Cmaj7 It's got numbers on the side and a gun, D Dsus D C G C G And it's making big waves. 🎸 Verse 2: G C G C G Daddy's gone, my brother's out hunting in the mountains C G C G Big John's been drinking since the river took Emmy Lou C Cmaj7 Bm C So the powers that be left me here to do all the thinking Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Cmaj7 And I just turned twenty-two I was wondering what to do Bm7 Cmaj7 C D Dsus D C G C G And the closer they got, the more those feelings grew
🎸 Verse 3: G C G C G Daddy's rifle in my hands, felt reassuring C G C G He told me, red means run son, numbers add up to nothing C Cmaj7 Bm C But when that first shot hit the dock, I saw it coming Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Raised the rifle to my eye, Never stopped to wonder why Bm7 Cmaj7 C D Dsus D C G C G Then I saw black and my face splashed in the sky 🎸 Interlude: G C G C G C G C G C Cmaj7 Bm C Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Cmaj7 C D Dsus D C G C G 🎸 Verse 4: G C G C G Shelter me from the powder and the finger C G C G Cover me with the thought that pulled the trigger C Cmaj7 Bm C Just think of me as one you never figured Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Would fade away so young, with so much left undone Bm7 Cmaj7 C D Dsus D C G C G C G Remember me to my love. I know I'll miss her
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Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Chords: G, C, Cmaj7, Bm, Bm7, D, Dsus