Tin Star chords by Judy Henske

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Verse 1
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 (G major) Carry  (C major) me over to the  (F major) tin star
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Lay my body on  (C major) the bar
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Where the sky blue water sunshine  (G major) 
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Down the  (C major) old creek  (G major) 
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You can  (C major) find my poem an (F major) d  my song
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If you look on the floor of the  (C major) honky tonk
Every cigarette, bullet,
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and  (G major) bottle tells the  (C major) story  (G major) 
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Well, I  (C major) bet you never hitched
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a  (F major) southbound train
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 (C major) Never drove an ambulance  (F major) in Spain
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 (C major) Never dug for coal  (F major) or cut the cane
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Neither  (C major) have I, but the  (F major) fact remains
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At  (C major) least I ain't afraid of Jerry Lee Lewis  (G major) 
No, I ain't!
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 (C major) Oh, my child, you'd be bet (F major) ter off dead
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Than  (C major) to live all your stories  (F major) in your head
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Spend  (C major) the rest of your life
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at  (F major) home in bed
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Although  (C major) I  hear that worked
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for Howard Hughes  (G major) 
Yeah! Here we go!
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Carry  (C major) me over to the  (F major) tin star
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Lay my body on  (C major) the bar
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Where the sky blue water sign  (G major) shines
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Down in  (C major) glory  (G major) 
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You can  (C major) find my poem an (F major) d  my song
If you look on the floor of
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the  (C major) honky -tonk
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Every cigarette butt and  (G major) bottle
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Tells a  (C major) story  (G major) 
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Truth and  (C major) beauty ain't the same thing,
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 (F major) after all
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What  (C major) I've been reading on
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the  (F major) restroom walls is
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 (C major) Often true, but seldom beauti (G major) ful
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Politi (C major) cians repeat themselves  (F major) every day
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It isn't  (C major) just songwriters
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who run  (F major) out of things to say
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So  (C major) I  guess you gotta start
thinkin' of the politician
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as just another suf (G major) ferin' bastard,
just like you and me.
Here we go!
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 (C major) Carry me over to the  (F major) tin store,
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lay my body on  (C major) the bar,
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where the sky blue water sign  (G major) shines
C 
down in  (C major) glory.
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C 
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You  (G major) can  (C major) find my poem an (F major) d  my song
C 
Look on the floor of the  (C major) honky -tonk
Every cigarette butt and
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C 
 (G major) bottle tells a  (C major) story
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Okay boys,  (G major) take me home now
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Carry  (C major) me over to the  (F major) tin star
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F 
C 
Lay  (D minor)  (F major) my body on  (C major) the bar,
G 
where the sky blue water sign  (G major) shines
C 
G 
Down be (C major) low me  (G major) 
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F 
You can  (C major) find my poem an (F major) d  my song
If you look on the floor of
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the  (C major) honky -tonk
Every cigarette, butt,
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F 
C 
and  (G major) bottle tells the  (F major) story  (C major) 