jessie clay and the 1205 chords by John Anderson

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 (D major) In a  (A major) two -room trailer down  (G major) by the
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tracks on  (D major) the edge of a
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Tennessee town,  (A major) 
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 (G major) Jesse
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Clay lived  (D major) with his lady and a  (C major) one
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-eyed red -boned  (D major) hound.
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And every night at twelve  (A major) -oh -five
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he'd  (G major) hear that whistle whine.  (D major) 
Jesse knew the train to
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Chattanooga was  (C major) coming by on  (D major) time.
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And  (A major) we all knew old
Jesse
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Clay got  (G major) mean when he drank too  (D major) much
And
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 (A major) Jesse's lady wore  (G major) the scars,
Miss
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 (C major) Not -Too -Gentle -Tough
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 (D major) And
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Jesse knocked her  (A major) down one night
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just for  (G major) bustin' a bottle of  (D major) gin
She hit her head when she hit the floor
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and she  (C major) never got up again  (D minor)  (A major)  (D major) 
Jesse
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 (A major) Clay was  (G major) crazy scared when
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 (D major) he saw her lyin'  (A major) still
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He  (G major) took his lady in  (D major) his arms
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and he  (C major) carried her up the hill
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 (D major) He laid her down on a  (A major) railroad track
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just an  (G major) hour ahead of the train
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 (D major) And
Jesse knew that soon the 1205
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 (C major) would take the plane  (D major) 
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And then he  (A major) went to town and he waited
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around till he  (G major) thought the time was right
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 (D major) And he  (A major) told the law how the  (G major) 1205
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had taken  (C major) his lady's  (D major) life
The sheriff just looked at
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Jesse  (A major) hard and said you  (G major) better
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tell the truth this  (D major) time
Because the 1205 just jumped the track
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about  (C major) ten miles up the line  (D major) 
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And  (A major) no one knows what  (G major) caused
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the train to  (D major) leave the tracks that  (A major) night
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It  (G major) never happened be (D major) fore or since,
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but it  (C major) served old
Jesse right
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 (D major) And you can still hear the train  (A major) whistle
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whine as it  (G major) passes by this  (D major) way
But the 1205 won't ever
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take the blame  (C major) for
Jesse
Clay
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 (D major) No, the 1205 won't ever
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take the blame  (C major) for
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Clay  (D minor)  (D major) 