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Long Gone Lonesome Blues by Hank Williams

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            LONG GONE LONESOME BLUE         HANK WILLIAMS 

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I went down to the river to watch the fish swim by;
     A                                        E
But I got to the river so lonesome I wanted to die..., Oh Lord!
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And then I jumped in the river, but the doggone river was dry.
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   E          A         E       B7      E
    She's long gone, and now I'm lonesome blue.
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E
I had me a woman who couldn't be true.

She made me for my money and she made me blue.
 A
A man needs a woman that he can lean on,
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But my leanin' post is done left and gone.
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REPEAT CHORUS.
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E
I'm gonna find me a river, one that's cold as ice.
          A                                           E
And when I find me that river, Lord I'm gonna pay the price, Oh Lord!
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I'm goin' down in it three times, but Lord I'm only comin up twice.
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REPEAT CHORUS.
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E
She told me on Sunday she was checkin' me out;

Long about Monday she was nowhere about.
   A
And here it is Tuesday, ain't had no news.
E                        B7      E
I got them gone but not forgotten blues.
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REPEAT CHORUS TWICE.