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Carolyn 
Merle Haggard
1971 album Someday We'll Look Back
Intro    C    Dm    Em    Dm  C  
Verse 1
CCarolyn Dmlet me tell you what I heard Emabout a man today
He Fdidn't come home from work and he Cwent away
   Dm'Til he came to a Ccity, Fbright in the G7nightime like Cday
Verse 2
CThere they say he met up with some wDmomen dressed in yellow and sEmcarlet
Their Fwarm lips like a honeycomb, Cdripped with honey
And Dmsomethin' about the smell of Cstrange perfume
DmMade him feel warm,    G7and not Calone
Chorus 1
CYes Carolyn a man will do that Fsometimes on his own
And Csometimes G7when he's Clonely
I believe a man might do that Fsometimes out of spite
But CCarolyn, a man will do that G7always
FWhen he's treated bad at Chome Dm  Em  Dm  C  
Outro
CYes Carolyn a man will do that Fsometimes on his own
And Csometimes G7when he's Clonely
And I believe a man might do that Fsometimes out of spite
But CCarolyn, a man will do that G7always
FWhen he's treated bad at Chome  Dm  Em  Dm  C  
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Carolyn

Merle Haggard

1971 album Someday We'll Look Back

C Dm Em Dm C

Intro

Verse 1

C Dm Em

Carolyn let me tell you what I heard about a man today

F C

He didn't come home from work and he went away

Dm C F G7 C

'Til he came to a city, bright in the nightime like day

Verse 2

C Dm Em

There they say he met up with some women dressed in yellow and scarlet

F C

Their warm lips like a honeycomb, dripped with honey

Dm C

And somethin' about the smell of strange perfume

Dm G7 C

Made him feel warm, and not alone

Chorus 1

C F

Yes Carolyn a man will do that sometimes on his own

C G7 C

And sometimes when he's lonely

I believe a man might do that sometimes out of spite

C G7

But Carolyn, a man will do that always

F C Dm Em Dm C

When he's treated bad at home

Outro

C F

Yes Carolyn a man will do that sometimes on his own

C G7 C

And sometimes when he's lonely

And I believe a man might do that sometimes out of spite

C G7

But Carolyn, a man will do that always

F C Dm Em Dm C

When he's treated bad at home

flyinglibra51

God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

About Carolyn Chords by Merle Haggard

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