Chords with lyrics
verse 1:
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She never had a mother,
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She hardly knew her dad.
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She's been in town for 18 years,
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And I'm the only boy she's had.
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Baby, I can't stay.
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Oh, maybe I'll come back someday.
B minorBm
Oh baby, don't go,
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Pretty baby please don't go.
B minorBm A augmentedA
I love you so, pretty baby please don't go.
verse 2:
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I never had no money,
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I bought at the second-hand store.
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The way this old town laughs at me,
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I just can't take it no more.
B minorBm
Said she can't stay.
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You're gonna be a lady someday.
B minorBm
Oh baby, don't go,
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Pretty baby please don't go.
B minorBm A augmentedA
I love you so, pretty baby please don't go.
verse 3:
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When she gets to the city,
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Her tears will all be dry.
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My eyes will look so pretty,
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No-one's gonna know I cried.
B minorBm
She's goin' away,
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And maybe she'll come back someday.
*REPEAT Chorus* (to end of song)