Turnpike Troubadours

Mean Old Man

Turnpike Troubadours

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by  DONCZARSKI

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Mean Old Man

	  		Intro: C  Dm  C  Dm 


Verse 1:

Dm Dm Empty promises I given C Dm Hollow heart beats in my chest G Dm And every word of sterling silver C G Dm Stirred butterfliiiies beneath your breast

Verse 2:

Dm Still untouched by ties a-binding C Dm Goin where the Gulf breeze blows G Dm No ring of gold around your finger C G Dm No ring of brass run through my nose
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C Dm Headlong for the wall now honey C Dm Still coming up like a rose F Dead still in the garden C Dm Waiting for the reveille C Dm C Dm The dawn is yet to dry the dew from off my Sunday clothes F C G Dm That mean old sun better rise up soon if its ever gonna set on me
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Verse 3:

Dm Hear the song she sang in darkness C Dm Tearful, fair, and free and fine G Dm You the one she softly whispers C G Dm My canaaaary in the mine
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C Dm Headlong for the wall now honey C Dm Still coming up like a rose F Dead still in the garden C Dm Waiting for the reveille C Dm C Dm The dawn is yet to dry the dew from off my Sunday clothes F C G Dm Dm That mean old sun better rise up soon if its ever gonna set on me
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Instrumental C Dm C Dm Dm F C Dm C Dm C Dm Dm F C G Dm C C Dm

Verse 4:

Dm Dm I met a man, pale gray with wisdom C Dm Told me faith will come collect G Dm Hard tempered steel bites at my ankles C G Dm Soft cotton rove burns at my neck
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C Dm Headlong for the wall now honey C Dm Still coming up like a rose F Dead still in the garden C Dm Waiting for the reveille C Dm C Dm The dawn is yet to dry the dew from off my Sunday clothes F C G Dm That mean old sun better rise up soon if its ever gonna set on me
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Outro: F C G Dm That mean old sun better rise up soon if its ever gonna set on me

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