Take Away This Lonesome Day chords by The Delmore Brothers

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Verse 1
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 (D major) Take away,
take away this lonesome day
Yes, Lordy,
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let  (G major) my lonesome soul  (A minor)  (A major) feel gay  (D major) 
Let me be, let me be myself again
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Yes, Lordy,  (G major) take away these  (A minor) scars  (A major) 
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of gray  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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Sweetie mine, sweetie mine,
she quit me cold
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Yes, lordy, brought  (G major) these
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blues upon  (A major) my soul  (D major) 
Let me be, let me be there by her side,
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Yes, Lordy,  (G major) let me catch a train  (A major) 
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and ride.  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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 (E major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
Drinkin' wine,
drinkin' wine and liquor too
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Hey, hey, we'll fi (G major) nally get
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the be (A major) st of you  (D major) 
Gonna quit, gonna quit my rowdy ways,
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Yes, Lordy,  (G major) gonna throw my jug  (A major) 
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away.  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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 (E major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
Listen to, listen to this lonesome song,
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Yes Lordy,  (G major) cause my time
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on  (A major) earth ain't long.  (D major) 
When you hear,
when you hear this song of mine
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Little darling,  (G major) promise me you won't  (A major) 
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grieve and pine  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (E major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
Take away, take away this
lonesome day,
Yes, Lordy,
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 (G major) let my lonesome soul  (A major) feel gay.  (D major) 
Let me be, let me be myself again,
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Yes, Lordy,  (G major) take away these  (A minor) scars  (A major) of gray.
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