Idle Hours chords by Lonnie Johnson

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Idle hours,
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idle hours
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Yes I'm sinking, sinking,
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sinking down below
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I can't get no peace of mind
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no matter where I go
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Everything's gone wrong
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and my head's goin' round
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and round
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Everything's gone wrong
and my head's goin' round
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and round
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I had nothing but bad luck, baby,
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ever since you hit this town
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You say you love me,
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do anything I say
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Baby, you said that you'd love me,
would do anything I said
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Well, you see,
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I'm deep, and blind
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And you're trying to put me in
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my grave
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You're no good to me in
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your grave
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You're blind and you say
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you cannot see
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You're no good to me in your grave
You're blind and you say
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you cannot see
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But if you mess up with my money, baby,
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I'm gonna put you where you
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ought to be
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I'll give you my money,
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wash and scrub your floors
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Open up clothes account
so you can buy some pretty clothes
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You can keep your money,
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I'll keep my dirty floors
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Keep on wearin' my
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second -hand clothes
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Because I'm tight,
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tight as I can be
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Hey, you and your friends
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ain't got no trace for me
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You say you deaf and dumb
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and your mind is weak
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You say you deaf and dumb
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and your mind is weak
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But if you mess up with my money, baby,
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Yes, I'm gonna make you
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play list speed
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