May i sleep in your barn chords by
Hank Thompson

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Key: C major•

Verse 1

G

G

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One night it was dark and it was storming

when along came a tramp in the rain

C

C

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He was making his way to some station

to catch a long distance train

Verse 2

C

C

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May I sleep in your barn Mister it is

F

F

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G

G

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cold lying out on the ground

C

C

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F

F

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And the cold north wind is whistling

G

G

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C

C

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and I have no place to lie down

G

G

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C

C

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Now I have no tobacco nor matches and

G

G

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I'm sure I can cause you no harm

C

C

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F

F

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I will tell you my story kind Mister for it

G

G

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runs through my heart like a storm

C

C

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Verse 3

G

G

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C

C

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It was three years ago just last sum_ mer

G

G

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I shall never forget that sad day

C

C

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F

F

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When a stranger came out from the city

G

G

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C

C

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and said that he wanted to stay

Now the stranger was fair tall and handsome

G

G

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and he looked like a man who had wealth

C

C

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F

F

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And he wanted to stay in the coun_ try said

G

G

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he wanted to stop for his health

C

C

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Verse 4

G

G

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C

C

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One night as I came from my workshop

G

G

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I was whistling and singing with joy

C

C

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F

F

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I ex_ pected a kind hearty wel_ come from

G

G

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C

C

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my sweet loving wife and my boy

G

G

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C

C

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But what did I find but a let_ ter it was

G

G

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placed in my room on the stand

C

C

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And the mo_ ment my eyes fell upon

F

F

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G

G

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it I picked it right up in my hand

C

C

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Verse 5

G

G

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Now this note said my wife and the stranger

C

C

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G

G

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had left and had taken my son

C

C

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F

F

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Oh I wonder if God up in heaven only

G

G

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C

C

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knows what this stranger has done

G

G

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C

C

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May I sleep in your barn Mis_ ter it

G

G

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is cold lying out on the ground

C

C

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F

F

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And the cold north wind is a whist_ ling

G

G

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and I have no place to lie down

C

C

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Am

Am

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Chords

G
C
F
Am

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

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What is the original key of May i sleep in your barn?

The original key of May i sleep in your barn by Hank thompson is C major.

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The primary chords used in May i sleep in your barn are G, C, F, Am.

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