Step Down chords by Jack Barlow

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Verse 1
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Your  (D major) eye (F major)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) 
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s sit in  (G major) the cell,
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doin'  (C major) twenty years of time
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I keep  (G major) thinkin' how I got here,
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I'd like to  (C major) lay it on the line
But I can't forget the
feeling I got in every town
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 (F major) When the judge's gavel fell  (C major) 
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And the jailer  (G major) said, step  (C major) down,
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step down,  (G major) son, step down
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Take your sen (C major) tence like a man
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You're  (D major) headed up the river
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Laugh it off  (G major) if you can
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Don't  (C major) take your troubles with you
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Leave them in this  (F major) town
They won't help you
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where you're  (C major) go ing
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Step  (G major) down, son,
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step  (C major) down  (F major)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (F major)  (C major) 
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 (G major) 
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 (C major) State  (G major) your name, give your age,
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walk  (C major) forward to the line
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Stand up  (G major) straight, tell the truth,
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and everything  (C major) will be fine
But I can't forget the
feeling I got in every town
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 (F major) When the judge's gavel fell,  (C major) 
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and the jailer  (G major) said step  (C major) down,
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step down  (G major) son, step down,
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take your sen (C major) tence like a man
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You're  (D major) heading up the river,
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laugh it off  (G major) if you can,
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don't  (C major) take your troubles with you,
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leave them in this  (F major) town
They won't help you where
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you're  (C major) go ing,
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step  (G major) down son, step  (C major) down,
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step  (G major) down, step down  (C major) 
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