Dm

threw

one

down

from

the

F

top

of

the

stairs,__

Gm

beau-

ti-

ful

wom-

en

were

Bb

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stand-

in'

ev-

'ry-

where.__

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Dm

all

got

wet

when

he

F

smashed

that

thing.

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Gm

off

in

the

dark

you

could

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hear

some-

bod-

y

sing:

"Oh

it

Dm

start-

ed

back__

in

F

nine-

teen-

six-

ty-

three,

his

Gm

mom-

ma

would-

n't

buy

him

that

Bb

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new

red

Har-

mon-

y.

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Dm

set

-

tled

for

a

F

sun-

burst

with

a

crack,

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Gm

he's

still

try

-

in'

to

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break

his

mom-

ma's

back.

"Oh

it

Dm

loved

that

gui-

tar

just

F

like

a

girl-

friend

But

Gm

ev

-

ery

good

thing

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comes

to

an

end.

Now

Dm

he

just

sits

in

his

F

room

all

day.

Gm

Whist-

lin'

ev-

'ry

note

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he

ever

played.

Dm

ought-a

be a

law

F

with

no

bail,

Gm

smash

a

gui-

tar

and

you

Bb

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go

to

jail.

Dm

With

no

chance

of

F

ear-

ly

pa-

role.

You

Gm

don't

get

out

un-

til

you

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get

some

soul.

"Oh

it

Dm

Late

at

night,

the

F

end

of

the

road.

He

Gm

wish -

es

he

still

had

that

Bb

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old

gui-

tar

to

hold.__

He'd

Dm

rock

it

like__

a

F

ba-

by

in

his

arms;__

Gm

nev-

er

let

it

come__

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to

an-

y

harm.

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it