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N.C.                                  A  
  He was a drinking man with a guitar problem
  EDidn't have a dollar to his Bname
  EHe didn't seem to mind that all that Aoften
  EHe mostly took whatever Bcame
  And if it came too Alate, or it came to Bnothing
  EHe'd swear beneath his Abreath
  There's gotta be Esomething to Esus4itE  Esus4  
  There's gotta be Esomething to Esus4itE  
N.C.                              A  
  She lost her mind and she never missed it
  EFolks all said she'd never Blearn
  EShe'd take the path of least reAsistance
  ERight to the point of no reBturn
  AApprehended on ocBcasion, 
  EGot off easy every Atime
  Said there's gotta be Esomething to it, something to it
  Don't know why elEse you'd Esus4wanna, EpEsus4ut yourself through it
Chorus
  Well, the Bnights are gettin' Ecolder,    Brestless as the Ewind
  BI'll be comin' Eover, Afast as I Bcan, Afast as I Ecan
N.C.                                    A  
  Well, he had some lines, but he never used them
  EShe didn't need much talkin' Bto
  EAnd he thought he'd died and gone to AHouston
  EBy the time the dawn burned off the Bdew
  And it lit right Aup, like Roman Bcandles
  ELike fire and gasoAline
  And there must have been Esomething to it, something to it
  Didn't mess arounEd, they had Esus4to get ErEsus4ight to it
Repeat Chorus
N.C.                                  A  
  So for a while they carried on like rabbits
  EThey'd disappear for days and Bnights
  EYou might say they learned, each other's Ahabits
  EYou might say that became their Blife
  And life wasn't Along, life wasn't Beasy
  Life wasn't Echeap, life wasn't Afair
  And there might have been Esomething to Esus4it, sEomEsus4ething to it
Repeat Chorus Twice
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Fast As I Can

by James McMurtry

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Esus4

N.C.

He was a drinking man with a guitar problem

E B

Didn't have a dollar to his name

E A

He didn't seem to mind that all that often

E B

He mostly took whatever came

A B

And if it came too late, or it came to nothing

E A

He'd swear beneath his breath

E Esus4 E Esus4

There's gotta be something to it

E Esus4 E

There's gotta be something to it

N.C.

She lost her mind and she never missed it

E B

Folks all said she'd never learn

E A

She'd take the path of least resistance

E B

Right to the point of no return

A B

Apprehended on occasion,

E A

Got off easy every time

Said there's gotta be something to it, something to it

E Esus4 E Esus4

Don't know why else you'd wanna, put yourself through it

Chorus

B E B E

Well, the nights are gettin' colder, restless as the wind

B E A B A E

I'll be comin' over, fast as I can, fast as I can

N.C.

Well, he had some lines, but he never used them

E B

She didn't need much talkin' to

E A

And he thought he'd died and gone to Houston

E B

By the time the dawn burned off the dew

A B

And it lit right up, like Roman candles

E A

Like fire and gasoline

And there must have been something to it, something to it

E Esus4 E Esus4

Didn't mess around, they had to get right to it

Repeat Chorus

N.C.

So for a while they carried on like rabbits

E B

They'd disappear for days and nights

E A

You might say they learned, each other's habits

E B

You might say that became their life

A B

And life wasn't long, life wasn't easy

E A

Life wasn't cheap, life wasn't fair

E Esus4 E Esus4

And there might have been something to it, something to it

Repeat Chorus Twice

Esus4

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