Donkey Town chords by Mark Knopfler

Intro:

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Chorus:

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I've been around in Donkey Town
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Too long, Baby, too long
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Checking out of Donkey Town
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So long, so long, so long.

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Her pretty eyes are pretty still
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But Jim's got a quite of a squint, yeah

I dug my last check from out of the mine
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Now I feel like I've done my stint.
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Jim got an army pension
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When he walked from the military court
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Nobody ever mentions the medical report.



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She does little things for me
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She likes to get the both of us high, yeah

She says I am a tender-hearted man
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Prince Charming, yeah, sure, I'm the guy.
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He likes the wrecker's dogs on chains
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And the smoke from the company fires
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Diesel oil in the trucks and cranes
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And the smell of burning tires.

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I've been around in Donkey Town
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Too long, Baby, too long
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Checking out of Donkey Town
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So long, so long, so long.

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There's a purple heart in a silver tin
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And a grey .45 in a draw, yeah

Most of the time you can drink with him
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But some other time he's just sore.
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On days when she says she can't think straight
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Or feels like she's getting the jumps
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She'll go shoot off her .38
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At cans at a Donkey Town dump.


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It was Friday late and she crossed those legs
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She told me flat out, she would, yeah

If I could pull up my trailer legs
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We could get away together for good.
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I sure wish her the best of luck
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She's going to need it, thinking of Jim
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I don't like to leave her stuck
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But she's near as bad as him.


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I've been around in Donkey Town
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Too long, Baby, too long
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Checking out of Donkey Town
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