The Diplomat chords by Johnny Cash

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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He slowly
raised the trembling hand
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Gently brushed the silver strand of
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Hair from his wrinkled brow
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Lips that used to talk so free the eyes
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That used to beckon me were silent now
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He listens to a passing train, gives
Into an old familiar pain,
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familiar pain
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They retired him twenty years ago
Gave him a watch made of
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Gold and took his train
His woman's name was Margaret
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He loved her but she went away
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And left his heart undone
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He called this train the Diplomat
She's the only other lady
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that he ever loved
Some forty years he made the steam
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From Memphis down to New Orleans but
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Now he's off the line
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And the closest that he ever gets Margaret
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Or the Diplomat is in his mind
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He said, take me to the station
The Diplomat is bringing
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Margaret home
Can't you hear that whistle
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Blowing? They both know
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I've been alone for much too long
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Let's not keep them waiting
We'll talk about the good
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times later on
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Right now take me to the station
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The Diplomat is bringing Margaret home
They say he talks crazy when
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He sees the passing train or
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When he hears Margaret's name
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But the only things he ever loved
He lost before he loved enough
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He's not to blame
So who's to say he's
right or wrong
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Reaching out and hanging on to
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Dreams he can't let go
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He threw the watch of gold away but
Keeps tracks of memories
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where he belongs
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He said, take me
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to the station
They retired him twenty years ago
Gave him a watch made of gold
And took daddy's train