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Old Five And Dimers Like Me:Tom T. Hall.
Album - Rhymes And Other Five And Dimers -
#1 on BB Hot Country Albums and #181 on
BB Hot 200 on MERCURY Records in 1973.
INTRO:  F   C  G  
#1.
CI've spent the lifetime making up my mind to Gbe,
Gmore than the measure of what I thought others 
could Csee.
CGood luck and Gfast bucks they're Ctoo few and C7too 
far beFtween.
There's GCadillac buyers and old five and dimers 
like Cme.
#2.
CShe stood beside me letting me know she would Gbe,
Gsomething to lean on when everything ran out on Cme.
CWell, fenced yards ain't hole cards and like as not 
never will Fbe..the Greason for rhymers and old five 
and dimers like Cme.
INTERLUDE:  G   F   C   F   C  G  
#3.
Well, it's Ctaken me so long now, that I know I beGlieve,
Gall that I do or say is all I ever will Cbe.
CToo far and too high and too deep ain't C7too much to Fsee.
GToo much ain't enough for old five and dimers like Cme.
An Gold five and dimer is all I intended to Cbe.F  
OUTRO:
CYou know country people don't shine their boots very 
often.F  
And they don't shine Cother folks' boots either.G  
Cthank you.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Old Five And Dimers Like Me

by Tom T. Hall

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Old Five And Dimers Like Me:Tom T. Hall.

Album - Rhymes And Other Five And Dimers -

#1 on BB Hot Country Albums and #181 on

BB Hot 200 on MERCURY Records in 1973.

F C G

INTRO:

#1.

C G

I've spent the lifetime making up my mind to be,

more than the measure of what I thought others

could see.

C G C C7

Good luck and fast bucks they're too few and too

far between.

There's Cadillac buyers and old five and dimers

like me.

#2.

C G

She stood beside me letting me know she would be,

G C

something to lean on when everything ran out on me.

Well, fenced yards ain't hole cards and like as not

F G

never will be..the reason for rhymers and old five

and dimers like me.

G F C F C G

INTERLUDE:

#3.

C G

Well, it's taken me so long now, that I know I believe,

G C

all that I do or say is all I ever will be.

C C7 F

Too far and too high and too deep ain't too much to see.

G C

Too much ain't enough for old five and dimers like me.

G C F

An old five and dimer is all I intended to be.

OUTRO:

You know country people don't shine their boots very

often.

C G

And they don't shine other folks' boots either.

thank you.

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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