morning bugle chords by John Hartford

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
Here I am,
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G 
too wasted for the evenin' ride
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G 
Down to Mother Mary's other place
C 
Can I hang out here beside
G 
D 
your fireside? Listen
G 
to the rain fall, fall upon the earth ball

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Verse 2

You know I tried, my dear,

to be like everybody else

But my body and my mind

had other plans

Here I am, laid out beside

your fireside Listen

to the rain fall, fall upon the earth ball

Verse 3
F 
C 
Oh say, please don't go away I
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D 
haven't got much I can call to
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C 
If you're not here or
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somewheres else outside
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C 
Some scene, I'll make myself,
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D 
fine to keep on laughin'
F 
C 
D 
I'll get by with a little bit of luck again

Verse 4
G 
C 
G 
Gonna get me a place down here for Thanksgiving dinner,
don't ya know?
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G 
Gonna get me a lid and kickback out of sight
C 
It keeps me mellow,
G 
it gets me way down low Playin'
in the mornin' sun,
D 
G 
singin' with a silver tongue

Verse 5
G 
Gonna dig me a hole,
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G 
down here in all these patchwork quilts
C 
Keep my banjo my my side,
G 
right there in bed
C 
Pretend I'm in a rowboat down
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D 
at the railroad pond Playin'
G 
in the mornin' sun,

Verse 6
playin' with a silver tongue
F 
C 
G 
Oh me, what do you see? Not
D 
much left in the cupboard
F 
C 
Half past three and time
G 
to make the survey again
F 
C 
Street's up, the street's gone up,
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D 
The town below got flooded
F 
C 
But I'll get by with a little bit of luck again
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