Codeine chords by Fred Eaglesmith

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Well, the
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Am 
codeine sure makes it hard to round up the cattle
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And though the light sure does
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hurt your tortured eyes
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You keep falling in and out of
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your broken saddle
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There's so many knots you've for
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gotten how to tie

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Verse 2

And the winds willow softly like

a funeral home

And the dew sparkles like

a baby's tear

And your hands are softer than

you've ever known

There's nothing left for

you to see or hear

Verse 3
F 
And that bloody barbed wire they've
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put it up everywhere
F 
And those summer storms,
they sure do make it shine
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And the dust has changed
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Dm 
the color of your hair
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C 
And the wind has changed
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the lines around your eyes

Verse 4
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And you just can't drink whiskey
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anymore
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And there's nothing that'll kill
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your endless heartburn
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And that pickup truck is starting
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so much harder
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And,  lately, you've been taking
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some wrong turns

Verse 5
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And those survey stakes,
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they're on the horizon
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And they ain't staking out wells or mines
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F 
And the sight of those machines
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could start you crying
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And the sounds keep you up in the night
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And the sounds keep you up
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in the night
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And the sounds keep you up
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in the night
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The sounds keep you up in the night
The sounds keep you
up in the night
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The sounds
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keep