Key: E major•
Verse 1
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Esus4
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Well,
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I met this man in a cafe on the
Carolina coast
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gravy with a piece of fennel toast
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His suitcase had stickers from 49 states
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And on his feet was a pair of roller skates
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He skated to the jukebox,
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When he finished up his business,
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He caught my eye starin' at his
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suitcase and his shoes
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He said, you got the time,
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I'll just tell you who I am
Stanley
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Coleman,
Alabama
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My daddy was a pauper,
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he died drinkin' in a bar
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Left me 38 cents in a junkyard car
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hard -time man in his grave
I guess
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Coleman,
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Alabama hit that steam highway
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I step out my right thumb thinkin'
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so I'd have some luck
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Luke scared away the cars an d the truck
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He said I spent two days
Alabama
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So I started out a walkin' mate that
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There diggin' in the dumpster
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I ran across these wheels
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They flipped my feet just right
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To myself I said this man
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must be touched in the brain
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Then without taking time to think,
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made my big mistake
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I said, how come you ain't made
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that aloha state?
I'm broke, but for a dime
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I'll give you an answer
So I handed him a dollar bill
I ain't
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Je sus, I can't provide the water
I ain't
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Jesus, I'm no mir acle performer
I ain't
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I'll escape to the other state
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His simple explanation changed
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my thinking about the man
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I stood up and said, my pleasure
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Hummin' lines I heard
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Danny
I ain't
I ain't
D#m
Jesus
I ain't
D#m
Jesus
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I'm a little short on faith, but if they build a bridge,
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I'll escape to another state.
I ain't
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Je sus, I can't go back to water.
I ain't
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Jesus, I'm no miracle performer.
I ain't
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Jesus, I'm a little short on faith,
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but if they build a bridge, I'll escape to another state.
I ain't
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Je sus, I can't go back to water.
I ain't
Jesus, I'm no miracle performer.
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