Key: Db major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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The days are hot the nights are cold
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Hank and Joe and me walked on
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So bold and brave and free
Verse 2
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For days and days we fought the heat
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I got so thirsty and I got so weak
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And when I fell 'cause I couldn't go
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I heard Hank say to Joe
Verse 3
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He's dyin' (dyin' dyin')
Verse 4
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Well lay him down in the dust and sand,
he said
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Joe, you know, he's a dy ing man
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Leave him there and let him die
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I can't stand to hear him cry for water
Verse 5
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I don't remember how long I lay
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Buzzards circled miles ahead
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I knew Hank and Joe were dead
Verse 6
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My eyes were dimmed but I could see
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A bed of gold nuggets under me
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Now I know that it won't be long
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'Til they decorate my bones
Verse 7
Verse 8
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Leave him there and let him die
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I can't stand to hear him cry for water
He couldn't stand to hear me
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cry for water (ooh ooh)
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