Me And My Uncle chords by Joni Mitchell

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Verse 1
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Me and my uncle
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went riding down
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South Colorado, West Texas bound
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We stopped over in Santa Fe
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That being the point just about half way
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And you know it was the
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hottest part of the day

Verse 2
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I took the horses up to the stall
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Went to the bar- room, ordered
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drinks for all
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Three days in the saddle,
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you know my body hurt
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It being summer, I took off my shirt
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And I tried to wash off some
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of that dusty dirt

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Verse 3
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West Texas cowboys, they's all around
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With liquor and money, they're
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loaded down
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So soon after pay day, you
know it seemed a shame
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You know my un cle,
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he starts a friendly game
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High- Low Jacks and
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the winner take the hand

Verse 4
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My uncle starts winning,
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cowboys got sore
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One of them called him, and
then two more
Accused him of cheating,
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well no it couldn't  be
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I know my uncle, he's as honest as me
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And I'm as honest as a Denver man
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can be
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One of them cowboys, he starts to draw Well I shot him

Verse 5
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down, Lord, he
never saw
Shot me another,
hot damn he won't grow old
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In the confusion my uncle grabbed
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the gold
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And we high- tailed it down to Mexico
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Now I love those cowboys,

Verse 6
I love their gold
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I   love my uncle,
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God rest his soul
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Taught me good, Lord,
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taught me all I know
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Taught me so well, I grabbed that gold
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And I left his dead ass
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there by the side of the road