Able Bodied Man chords by Charley Pride

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Verse 1
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A 
D 
 (G major)  (A major)  (D major) I'm calling from the station and I
G 
D 
 (G major) haven't got much time to let you know  (D major) 
Got a ticket for Missouri and there's
G 
A 
things  (G major) I need to say before I go  (A major) 
G 
If I could  (G major) I'd have you meet
D 
me but I don't  (D major) see how I can
I don't have enough to
pay your fare
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 2
There's a factory in Columbus
D 
hiring now  (D major) I understand
G 
And they're  (G major) looking for
A 
D 
an able  (A major) bodied man  (D major) 
You should meet some money in the
G 
D 
letter  (G major) that I mailed two days ago  (D major) 
G 
But when I wrote the letter saying  (G major) you
could come to me I didn't know
A 
 (A major) 

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Verse 3

And I was goin' to lose my

job in such a little while

So now we're gonna have

to change our plan

They may not hire me in Columbus

but I'm pretty sure they will

Cause they're looking for an able

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bodied man

Verse 4
Eb 
If I'd've  (E flat major) more education now I'd've
Ab 
Eb 
made  (A flat major) a better life for me and  (E flat major) you
But just simple manual labor is the
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Bb 
only  (A flat major) kind of work that I can do  (B flat major) 
Ab 
The bus is loadin'  (A flat major) for Missouri
Eb 
so I guess  (E flat major) I'd better go
I'll call you just as soon as I can
Ab 
 (A flat major) 

Verse 5
I'll be sending you a ticket
Eb 
cause I think  (E flat major) I'll get a job
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Bb 
Eb 
If they're  (A flat major) looking for an able  (B flat major) bodied man  (E flat major) 
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Bb 
and remember  (A flat major) I'm your  (B flat major) able bodied man