Key: G major
Verse 1
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D
G
D
G
He really
was the
son of an old man,
C
G
he never never had a dime
Making his living off of black land,
C
D
but he always seemed to make out fine,
yeah
G
C
G
Laying down all his sweet talk,
he got caught
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C
G
So tell him when his boys are comin'
G
C
To the hills and the fields
G
D
The Lord had been gone so long
C
G
Tell him when his boys are comin'
G
C
Well, if the old Chatham line
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D
home to stay
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C
G
But Willie, boy, he couldn't be found
G
C
D
I seen him ridin' out of town, yeah
C
G
Now Willie had to pay his dues
Two to five years and a hard head
G
C
G
So tell him Willie Boy's a comin'
D
G
Tell him that he's comin' home
G
D
The Lord's been gone so long
C
G
Yeah, tell him Willie Boy's a comin'
G
C
And if the old gentleman
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G
Tell him when he's coming home to stay
C
G
Interlude 1
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G
C
G
C
D
G
C
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D
Verse 2
C
G
Tell them when the boys are coming
G
C
To the hills and the fields
G
D
Oh Lord, it's been gone so long
C
G
Tell him when your boys are coming
D
G
Tell him that he's on his way
C
G
If the old chatter man makes it in on time
G
C
G
If the old chatter man makes it in on time
D
G
Tell him Willie's coming home to stay you
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG D C
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