May i sleep in your barn chords by Hank Thompson
Verse 1
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One night it was dark and it was storming
when along came a tramp in the rain
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He was making his way to some station
to catch a long distance train
Verse 2
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May I sleep in your barn Mister it is
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cold lying out on the ground
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And the cold north wind is whistling
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and I have no place to lie down
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Now I have no tobacco nor matches and
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I'm sure I can cause you no harm
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I will tell you my story kind Mister for it
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runs through my heart like a storm
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Verse 3
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It was three years ago just last summer
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I shall never forget that sad day
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When a stranger came out from the city
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and said that he wanted to stay
Now the stranger was fair tall and handsome
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and he looked like a man who had wealth
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And he wanted to stay in the country said
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he wanted to stop for his health
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Verse 4
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One night as I came from my workshop
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I was whistling and singing with joy
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I expected a kind hearty welcome from
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my sweet loving wife and my boy
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But what did I find but a letter it was
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placed in my room on the stand
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And the moment my eyes fell upon
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it I picked it right up in my hand
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Verse 5
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Now this note said my wife and the stranger
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had left and had taken my son
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Oh I wonder if God up in heaven only
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knows what this stranger has done
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May I sleep in your barn Mister it
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is cold lying out on the ground
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And the cold north wind is a whistling
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and I have no place to lie down
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May i sleep in your barn
Hank thompson
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