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"Poor Rambler"
Sturgill Simpson (Ralph Stanley)
High Top Mountain (2013)
[Verse 1]
Come and Ggather around me good people
My life I D7must reGveal
Well Gtomorrow might have been different
And I know how my D7darling ought to Gfeel
[Verse 2]
Well that Glast time I saw my woman
She had a wine glass D7in her Ghand
She was Gdrinking down her troubles
With a low down D7sorry Gman
[Verse 3]
Well I Gwrote my Momma a letter
And I told her D7I was in Gjail
Well she Gwrote me back in a hurry
Saying honey I'm gonna D7come and throw your Gbail
[Verse 4]
Well I'm a Glaying around in this old jail house
Forty dollars will D7pay my Gfine
Pretty Gwomen swarming all around me
Marijuana has deD7stroyed my Gmind
[Chorus]
Give me Gcorn bread when I'm hungry
Corn whiskey D7when I'm Gdry
Pretty Gwomen swarming all around me
Sweet Heaven D7when I Gdie
[Solo]
G   D7 G
G   D7 G
G   D7 G
G   D7 G
[Verse 5]
Well my GDaddy taught me plenty
And my Momma she D7taught me Gmore
She said if GI didn't quit my rowdy ways
I'd have trouble D7knocking at my Gdoor
[Verse 6]
When my GEarthly trials are over
Throw my cold dead D7body in the Gsea
Tell that Gfalse hearted lover of mine
That the whales are gonna D7fuss over Gme
[Chorus]
Give me Gcorn bread when I'm hungry
Corn whiskey D7when I'm Gdry
Pretty Gwomen swarming all around me
Sweet Heaven D7when I Gdie
[Outro]
G   D7 G
G   D7 G
G   D7 G
G   D7 G
G   D7 G
G   D7 G

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Poor Rambler

by Sturgill Simpson

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"Poor Rambler"

Sturgill Simpson (Ralph Stanley)

High Top Mountain (2013)

[Verse 1]

Come and gather around me good people

D7 G

My life I must reveal

Well tomorrow might have been different

D7 G

And I know how my darling ought to feel

[Verse 2]

Well that last time I saw my woman

D7 G

She had a wine glass in her hand

She was drinking down her troubles

D7 G

With a low down sorry man

[Verse 3]

Well I wrote my Momma a letter

D7 G

And I told her I was in jail

Well she wrote me back in a hurry

D7 G

Saying honey I'm gonna come and throw your bail

[Verse 4]

Well I'm a laying around in this old jail house

D7 G

Forty dollars will pay my fine

Pretty women swarming all around me

D7 G

Marijuana has destroyed my mind

[Chorus]

Give me corn bread when I'm hungry

D7 G

Corn whiskey when I'm dry

Pretty women swarming all around me

D7 G

Sweet Heaven when I die

[Solo]

G D7 G

[Verse 5]

Well my Daddy taught me plenty

D7 G

And my Momma she taught me more

She said if I didn't quit my rowdy ways

D7 G

I'd have trouble knocking at my door

[Verse 6]

When my Earthly trials are over

D7 G

Throw my cold dead body in the sea

Tell that false hearted lover of mine

D7 G

That the whales are gonna fuss over me

[Chorus]

Give me corn bread when I'm hungry

D7 G

Corn whiskey when I'm dry

Pretty women swarming all around me

D7 G

Sweet Heaven when I die

[Outro]

G D7 G

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