My Blue chords by Parker McCollum (Ver. 2)

Intro:
D Em C G   (x8)


Verse 1:
D                      Em                             C                         G
 Jackie's daddy drove a long-haul, black gravel, down hard roads
D                             Em                               C                        G
 Met his momma at a truck stop when turnin' tricks had come to blows
D                          Em                               C                          G
 Jackie never really knew that man, but his temper was all the same
D                  Em                               C                       G
 Never had another **** thing but his momma and her last name, alright


Interlude
D Em C G
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Verse 2:
D                           Em                      C                G
 Screen doors on a double-wide at the end of Anita Street
D                             Em                                 C                     G
 Jackie's momma got sick that summer and the bills got hard to beat
D                      Em                            C                   G
 One night, after supper time, she put Jackie down to bed
D                         Em                 C
 Sang him one last lullaby, put a bullet in her head


Chorus:
 D Em C G
Yeah, she sang          .
 D   Em C G
My blue.       .


Verse 3:
D                                Em                   C                   G
 Jackie started workin' pipeline, and he failed up out of school
D                              Em                   C                     G
 Fell in love with the white line and a girl from Vanderpool
D                                 Em                              C                 G
 Started runnin' with the wrong crowd, the kind Jackie always liked
D                               Em                               C                  G
 Before he ever seen it comin' his way, he was runnin' for his life


Interlude
D Em C G
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Verse 4:
D                     Em                  C                       G
 Paid cash for a motel, then he turned out all the lights
D                               Em                          C                       G
 Heard a knock on the front door, yeah, he knew it didn't feel right
D                     Em                     C                G
 Jackie lit up a cigarette, but he didn't make a sound
D                                  Em                            C                  G
 Put a bullet through the drywall, and when the body hit the ground


Chorus:
 D   Em    C      G
Yeah, he sang (He sang, he sang)
 D   Em    C      G
Yeah, he sang (He sang, he sang)
 D   Em    C      G
Yeah, he sang (He sang, he sang)
 D       Em         C   G
My blue (My blue, my blue)

Instrumental:
D Em C G
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D Em C G
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D Em C G
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D Em C G
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Verse 5:
D                         Em                   C                G
 Late winter after sundown, I seen Jackie at my door
D                                Em                C                 G
 Needed money and an alibi, couldn't stay here anymore
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 Said he never should've shot that man, but his wife came on to me
D                         Em                   C                  G
 You can't hide in small town with blood on your sleeve


Verse 6:
D                             Em                    C                    G
 Jackie didn't wanna run away, but he held onto his mind
D                           Em                         C                        G
 He had never even been away from the limestone county lights
D                          Em                          C                 G
 Took a greyhound runnin' west with an apple in his sack
D                               Em                          C                  G
 Crying, lookin' out the windowpane, he was never comin' back


Chorus:
 D   Em    C      G
Yeah, he sang (He sang, he sang)
 D   Em    C      G
Yeah, he sang (He sang, he sang)
 D   Em    C      G
Yeah, he sang (He sang, he sang)
 D       Em         C   G
My blue (My blue, my blue)
 D   Em    C      G
Yeah, he sang (He sang, he sang)
 D   Em    C      G
Yeah, he sang (He sang, he sang)
 D   Em    C      G
Yeah, he sang (He sang, he sang)
 D       Em         C
My blue (My blue, my blue)