Keeping Up with the Jonesin' chords by 
Jamey Johnson And George Jones 
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Verse 1
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Lord, I quit the drinkin',
the smokin' an' the honky-tonk life.
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life.
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The day that a ring an' a preacher
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made her my wife.
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Yeah, an' I said, "I do",
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but I didn't have a clue,
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How I'd miss all the whiskey an' women.
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I tried to be true, but it's all I can do,
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Keepin' up with the Jonesin'.
Verse 2
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Man, this hectic,
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domestic lifestyle takes a while to ad_ just.
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Ah, she don't seem to remember
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that old rowdy rambler I was.
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'Cause she calls up her friends
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an_ ' tells them,
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How good I been doin'.
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But the truth is I'm goin'
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out of my mind,
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Keepin' up with the Jonesin'.
Verse 3
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An' I miss gettin' high,
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an' stayin out all night,
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With all my old friend_ s.
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An' I miss the liquor, the bartenders,
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The fights, the girls an' the bands.
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It wouldn't be so damned hard,
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If I didn't know what I'm missin'.
She don't understand,
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I'm doin' all that I can,
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Keepin' up with the Jonesin'.
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Instrumental
Verse 4
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break.
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Yeah, tell me what you know
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about it, possum.
Verse 5
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Whoa it gets so hard when I know
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what I'm missin'.
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Some_ times I give in,
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start over again,
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Keepin' up with the
Jonesin'.
Verse 6
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Son, I under_ stand,
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it's a helluva man,
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Keepin' up with the Jonesin'.
Verse 7
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Aw man, Thank you Mr Jones,
I sure 'nough appreciate the ride.
Hey is this, this a new tractor.
That a satellite radio,
air-conditioning, heater.
heater.
Oh, a cooler.
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