He Never Came Back chords by
Dave Van Ronk

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Verse 1
D D 
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I went into a restaurant
G G 
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as hungry as a bear,
D D 
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A A 
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And like a raving maniac I grabbed
the bill of fare
D D 
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The waiter said "what will
G G 
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you have," "give me a steak" I say
D D 
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G G 
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He took my order 'bout his
D D 
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A A 
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head and slowly walked away
D D 
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A A 
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And he never came back,
he never came back,
D D 
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A A 
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Though I waited an hour or more
Oh his face I will break,
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G G 
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if he don't bring that steak,
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A A 
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D D 
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When we meet on that beautiful shore

Verse 2
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D D 
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A  jay who lived down on the farm
G G 
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D D 
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came into see the town,
Registered at Smith's hotel
A A 
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as Mr Hayseed Brown
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G G 
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D D 
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A jay he was so y'all admit  with whiskers green as grass,
G G 
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D D 
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Pulled off his shoes jumped into bed
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D D 
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and then blew out the gas
A A 
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And  he never came back,
D D 
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he never came back,
A A 
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And as they broke down the door,
Oh the last words he said, just
G G 
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before he dropped dead,
A A 
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Were "we'll meet on
D D 
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A A 
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that beautiful shore"
D D 
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I went into a circus show, I took my

Verse 3
G G 
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D D 
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mother in law
She laughed at everything she saw 'til she
A A 
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nearly broke her jaw
D D 
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Nearby I saw a big balloon
G G 
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which proved to be my friend
D D 
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G G 
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D D 
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I  threw her in, I cut the rope,
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D D 
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and up she did ascend
A A 
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And she never came back,
she never came back,
D D 
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A A 
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Though we waited for six
days or more
Oh, there's one thing I know,
D D 
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G G 
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I will go down below,
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A A 
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D D 
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If we meet on that beautiful shore

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