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Your gGuitar's hanging on the wall
In a hDole in Aberdeen
With the C/Gdancing shoes and the Fbrakeman's C/Gblues
And the Gdirty magFazineC/Gs
I've hGeard that thing a thousand times
By the gDlow of kerosene
And I C/Gguess I heard you Fgave it C/Gup
For the sGake of coming FcleanC/G  
GSorrow, ain't it B7sorrow
Ain't is C/Gsomething, ain't it sDlow
From the gGetting up that mighty hDigh
To the wFinding up that C/Glow
GSorrow, ain't it sB7orrow,
Ain't it sEmomething ain't it C/Gslow
You lGeave a trail
Of Dharm and hail
FEverywhere you C/GgoF  C/G  
The sGteel wires stretch across the place
And they Dcut it all apart
Where the wC/Gorthless words of the wFagging C/Gtongues
They Gcut you to the FheartC/G  
I Galways knew the steel was cold
And I fDigured it was sharp
Now the sC/Gteel strings keep me tFethered C/Gto
The hGighway and the FharpC/G  
GSorrow, ain't it sB7orrow
Ain't is C/Gsomething, ain't it sDlow
From the gGetting up that mighty hDigh
To the wFinding up that C/Glow
GSorrow, ain't it sB7orrow,
Ain't it sEmomething ain't it sC/Glow
You lGeave a trail
Of hDarm and hail
FEverywhere you C/GgoF  C/G  
Dthey're going to C/Gput you in the papGer  
Dif you're C/Gtoo small for the screGen
Dthey'll ride you C/Gblue
and Fwhen they're thC/Grough
gonna Fturn you into C/Gglue
anywDay
(break)
G  D  C/G  F  C/G  G  F  C/G
G  D  C/G  F  C/G  G  F  C/G
If your GI's are always troubled
And your DT's are double-crossed
The C/Gbuzzards bound
To clFaim he C/Gfound
A mGan that wasn't FlostC/G  
You'll fGind me here this time, next year
If I'm Danywhere at all
Down C/Gin the birl
The swFine and pC/Gearls
The gGirls and alFcohoC/Gl 
GSorrow, ain't it sB7orrow
Ain't is sC/Gomething, ain't it sDlow
From the gGetting up that mighty hDigh
To the wFinding up that C/Glow
GSorrow, ain't it sB7orrow,
Ain't it sEmomething ain't it sC/Glow
You lGeave a trail
Of hDarm and hail
FEverywhere you C/Ggo         FEverywhere you C/GgoG  

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Sorrow

by Kreg Viesselman

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C/G

Your guitar's hanging on the wall

In a hole in Aberdeen

C/G F C/G

With the dancing shoes and the brakeman's blues

G F C/G

And the dirty magazines

I've heard that thing a thousand times

By the glow of kerosene

C/G F C/G

And I guess I heard you gave it up

G F C/G

For the sake of coming clean

G B7

Sorrow, ain't it sorrow

C/G D

Ain't is something, ain't it slow

G D

From the getting up that mighty high

F C/G

To the winding up that low

G B7

Sorrow, ain't it sorrow,

Em C/G

Ain't it something ain't it slow

You leave a trail

Of harm and hail

F C/G F C/G

Everywhere you go

The steel wires stretch across the place

And they cut it all apart

C/G F C/G

Where the worthless words of the wagging tongues

G F C/G

They cut you to the heart

I always knew the steel was cold

And I figured it was sharp

C/G F C/G

Now the steel strings keep me tethered to

G F C/G

The highway and the harp

G B7

Sorrow, ain't it sorrow

C/G D

Ain't is something, ain't it slow

G D

From the getting up that mighty high

F C/G

To the winding up that low

G B7

Sorrow, ain't it sorrow,

Em C/G

Ain't it something ain't it slow

You leave a trail

Of harm and hail

F C/G F C/G

Everywhere you go

D C/G G

they're going to put you in the paper

D C/G G

if you're too small for the screen

D C/G

they'll ride you blue

F C/G

and when they're through

F C/G

gonna turn you into glue

anyway

(break)

G D C/G F C/G G F C/G

If your I's are always troubled

And your T's are double-crossed

C/G

The buzzards bound

F C/G

To claim he found

G F C/G

A man that wasn't lost

You'll find me here this time, next year

If I'm anywhere at all

C/G

Down in the birl

F C/G

The swine and pearls

G F C/G

The girls and alcohol

G B7

Sorrow, ain't it sorrow

C/G D

Ain't is something, ain't it slow

G D

From the getting up that mighty high

F C/G

To the winding up that low

G B7

Sorrow, ain't it sorrow,

Em C/G

Ain't it something ain't it slow

You leave a trail

Of harm and hail

F C/G F C/G G

Everywhere you go Everywhere you go

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