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Capo 2 Intro: G D G D G C Well, there's a boy down Shelby Gap G C And I like sitting on his lap G C I'm his gal and he's my man G D G We been making wedding plans C Brought him home to meet my ma G C She raised Cain and dropped her jaw G C "Girl, you're crazy as a bat G D G You ain't gonna marry that"
Look a-here mama, look a-here daddy
D G
This is my true love, we're gonna get married
Ain't a-gonna hem-haw, ain't a-gonna tarry
D G
This is my big chance, I'm gonna get married
Instrumental: G C G C G C G D G C G C G C G
C
Oh, mom and daddy, can't you see
G C
Holler's closing in on me
G C
Cousins pouring down like rain
G D G
They're running out of given names
C
It's so crowded I can't breath
G C
You need one less mouth to feed
G C
Forty dozen here at home
G D G
You won't miss me when I'm gone
Look a-here mama, look a-here daddy
D G
This is my true love, we're gonna get married
Ain't a-gonna hem-haw, ain't a-gonna tarry
D G
This is my big chance, I'm gonna get married
Instrumental: G C G C G C G D G C G C G C G
C
Oh, he's the prettiest in these hills
G C
I don't hitch him, some gal will
G C
You just messed up my big chance
G D G
For married bliss and true romance
C
Two things y'all don't realize
G C
Shelby boys is mighty shy
G C
And courting life is extra hard
G D G
If I can't keep 'em in the yard
N.C.
Uff, another one gone
OUTRO: G D G D G
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