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When Uncle Bill Quit Dope

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Capo on first fret, play with alternating bass (bottom two strings like most Johnny Cash songs).
Also when playing C alternate between having your ring finger 3rd fret from the A string to low E string.
[Verse]
Well, CUncle Bill was my Mothers Brother,
Ftall lanky man
But Gsomewhere back in Uncle Bill's life, he Ctook to sniffing cocaine.
I'd Cfind him out in the back yard,
Fsitting against a tree.
His Geyes bugged out in a cocaine stare,
and his Cmind in a cocaine dream.
Well, Cone fall day when Uncle Bill was
Fhaving a cocaine fit,
He Gsaid Louise, this coke's no good
and I've made up my mind to quiCt.
Now you Ctake this key and I'll go upstairs and
Fthen you lock the door,
and GLord I swear I won't come down,
till I Cdon't want dope no more.
[Chorus]
Well, he Fstomped the floor and he Cbeat the door and he Fmoaned a mournful Ccry.
When the Amlast cocaine went Emthrough his brain we Dmthought he'd surely dGie.
He Fyelled and he cussed and he Cfell on the floor and we Falmost gave up hCope
As Clong as I live I won't forget when FUncle Bill quit Cdope.
[Verse]
Well, for the Cfirst few hours we heard not a sound,
upFstairs was quiet and still.
And then Gall of a sudden we heard a shriek of
Cpain from Uncle Bill.
He Cbounced out of bed and across the room,
I Fheard him break a chair.
And Gthen another scream louder than the first as he
Cripped out a hunk of his hair.
My CMother kissed us all that night,
as Fbrother and I lay in bed.
We Gwondered if poor old Uncle Bill was
Cdying or already dead.
But Call night long we listened to him as he
Fraved, pleaded and called.
And I Gswear I heard his fingernails tearing the
Cpaper off the walls.
[Chorus]
Well, he Fstomped the floor and he Cbeat the door and he Fmoaned a mournful Ccry.
When the Amlast cocaine went Emthrough his brain we Dmthought he'd surely dGie.
He Fyelled and he cussed and he Cfell on the floor and we Falmost gave up hCope
As Clong as I live I won't forget when FUncle Bill quit Cdope.
[Verse]
After Cfourteen days and nights of hell, it
Fgrew quiet overhead.
And I Gpeered past mother, as she unlocked the door
Cexpecting to find him dead.
But Cto my surprise there was Uncle Bill, as
Fshiny as a brand new dollar.
His Ghair was combed and his beard was gone,
he'd Cgrown two inches taller.
In his Cold blue suite and his patterned shoes, he was
Fquite a sight to see.
The Glight was back in his deep blue eyes, he
Cturned to mother and me.
He Csaid Louise I've been through hell and I
Fnearly went insane.
But I Gfinally beat the devils habit, I
Cbeat the demon cocaine.
[Chorus]
Well, he Fstomped the floor and he Cbeat the door and he Fmoaned a mournful Ccry.
When the Amlast cocaine went Emthrough his brain we Dmthought he'd surely dGie.
He Fyelled and he cussed and he Cfell on the floor and we Falmost gave up hCope
As Clong as I live I won't forget when FUncle Bill quit Cdope.
As Clong as I live I won't forget when FUncle Bill quit Cdope.
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