Tonart: G major•
Verse 1
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And I'd like to dedicate this to John and June, who helped
show me how to beat the devil.
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Verse 2
It was winter time in Nashville,
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down on music city row.
And I was lookin' for a place to
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get myself out of the cold.
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To warm the frozen feelin'
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that was eatin' at my soul.
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Keep the chilly wind off my guitar.
Verse 3
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My thirsty wanted whisky; my
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But it'd been of month of paydays since
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I'd heard that eagle scream.
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So with a stomach full of empty
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and a pocket full of dreams,
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I left my pride and stepped
inside a bar.
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Actually, I guess you'd
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could call it a Tavern:
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Cigarette smoke to the ceiling and
sawdust on the floor;
Verse 5
Friendly shadows.
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I saw that there was just one old
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man sittin' at the bar.
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And in the mirror I could see him checkin'
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An' he turned and said: "Come up here boy,
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and show us what you are."
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I said: "I'm dry." He bought me a beer.
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Verse 6
He nodded at my guitar and said:
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"It's a tough life, ain't it?"
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I just looked at him. He said: "You
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ain't makin' any money, are you?"
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I said: "You've been readin'
my mail."
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He just smiled and said: "Let
"I've got something
Verse 7
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"If you waste your time a-talkin' to
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to the people who don't listen,
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"To the things that you are sayin',
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who do you think's gonna hear.
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"And if you should die explainin' how
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the things that they complain about,
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"Are things they could be changin',
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who do you think's gonna care?"
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Verse 8
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There were other lonely singers in
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a world turned deaf and blind,
Who were crucified for what they
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And their voices have been scattered by
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the swirling winds of time.
'Cause the truth remains that
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no-one wants wants to know.
Verse 9
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Well, the old man was a stranger,
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but I'd heard his song before,
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Back when failure had me locked out
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on the wrong side of the door.
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When no-one stood stood behind
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me but my shadow on the floor,
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And lonesome was more
than a state of mind.
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Verse 10
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You see, the devil haunts a hungry man,
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If you don't wanna join him,
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I ain't sayin' I beat the devil,
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but I drank his beer for nothing.
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Then I stole his song.
Verse 11
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And you still can hear me singin'
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to the people who don't listen,
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To the things that I am sayin',
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prayin' someone's gonna hear.
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And I guess I'll die explaining how
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the things that they complain about,
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Are things they could be changin',
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hopin' someone's gonna care.
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Verse 12
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I was born a lonely singer,
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and I'm bound to die the same,
But I've got to feed
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And if I never have a nickle,
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I won't ever die ashamed.
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'Cause I don't believe that no-one wants
Outro 1
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