Key: A major•
Verse 1
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Asus4
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Asus4
Like a
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leaf caught in the wind
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He drifted a while
With no purpose or direc
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tion to his life
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He tried to get himself
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together
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And pacify his mind
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And forget about the things he left behind
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Verse 2
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The cryin' woman
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Standing helpless in his door
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With a two month old baby-
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why in her arms
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His little black book
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Laying torn up on the floor
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And God only knows he never
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meant to do her wrong
Verse 3
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A careless weekend on the
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other side of town
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Has torn the King of Oak Street's
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Castle down
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And all week long he's
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tried to ca- all her
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But she won't let him explain
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Now Sunday morning finds
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him walking i- in the rain
Verse 4
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He sits down in a phone booth
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and he prays
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That she'll forgive him
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And she'll believe he's changed
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his ways
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With shaking hand
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He deposits hi- is last dime
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And he's still praying that she won't hang
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you- up this time
Verse 5
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Then the sweetest voice he's ever
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heard says hello
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Breakfast's a- almost ready baby- why,
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come on home
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I've thought the whole
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thing over
And I think I understand
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That the King of Oak Street
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is just an ordinary man
Verse 6
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I- I've thought the whole
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thing over
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And I think I understand
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That the King of Oak Street is
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just an ordinary man...
Outro 1
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA Asus4 D Dm E...
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Asus4
D
Dm
E
F#m
B
Bm
Capo: 2
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