The Lilac Bush chords by Wylie & The Wild West

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Verse 1
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 (D major) I'm going back to where I come  (A major) from
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Where the mock (D major) ingbirds
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are singing  (A major) in  (D major) the lilac bush
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I used to think my life  (A major) was humdrum
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But I've sure learned  (D major) a  les (A major) son
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that  (D major) is bound to stick
I used to go down to
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the station  (A major) every night
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just  (D major) to hear  (A major) them Pull (D major) man trains
come rollin' in
But then one night, that great temptation
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 (A major) got the best of me
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and led me to a  (D major) lie of sin
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I took my hat  (G major) and  (D major) fourteen dollars,
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well I  (E major) went to all the trouble
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in  (D major) this world
that hoppin' fodders
when you're rich
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and huntin' ro (A major) mance.
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Well, my huntin'  (D major) days are over,
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 (A major) I   (D major) can tell you that.
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I'm goin' back to where I come  (A major) from,
where the mockin' birds
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are singin' in the lilac  (D major) bush.
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I met a man in Kansas City.  (A major) 
Well, he winked at me
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and asked me if  (D major) I'd like to step around,
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 (A major) And  then I  (D major) said, yep,
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that's what I'm here  (A major) for.
So he said he'd take me
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to the hottest  (D major) spots in town.
He mentioned thing
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 (G major) s he'd have  (D major) to fix up.
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Well, he  (E major) took my 14,
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but there must have been  (D major) a mix -up.
He's been gone since Thursday evening.
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 (A major) And I got  (D major) a hunch
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 (A major) I'll never see  (D major) that guy again.
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I'm goin' back to where  (A major) I come from
Where the mockingbirds
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are singin' in the lilac  (D major) bush
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When I grow old and have a grand (A major) son
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Well, I'll tell him of  (D major) my romance
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 (A major) and  (D major) I'll watch his eyes bug out
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 (A major) But chances  (D major) are he won't believe  (A major) me
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And he'll do the same  (D major) darn thing
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 (A major) when he  (D major) grows up, no doubt
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But he can't say,  (G major) I didn't warn  (D major) him
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What will  (E major) he do
when he meets up
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with them city  (A major) guys called Durham?
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 (D major) He'll go back to where he  (A major) comes from
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Where the mocking (D major) birds are
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 (A major) singing in the  (D major) lilac bush
Hey!