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High Plains Jamboree

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[Verse]
Well Cshe was a honky Gtonker
And Ghe was a family Cman
Yeah and Cshe showed him her Ggold teeth
When he'd Ghold her little Chand
[Bridge]
And they Fmet out on the highway at the Paradise Motel Clounge
On a Gsaturday night when things weren't right 'tween him and his wife in Ctown
[Chorus]
And they's Fjust another Gcouple on a Chigh plains jamboree
FPlaying out them Gsad songs they underCstand
Yeah they Fjust another Gcouple making Cjukebox memories
And Fwalking into Gtroubles hand in Chand
[Solo]
F-G-  C  F-G-C  
[Verse]
Well now she Cweren't no maid of Gcotton
And he Gweren't no hell of a Cman
But they Cmust have loved each Gother
Like Gonly the lonely Ccan
[Bridge]
Cause they Fslow dance through the neons like a sorrow through a Csong
And they Gcarried the tune to the motel room and played it all night Clong
[Chorus]
And they's Fjust another Gcouple on a Chigh plains jamboree
FPlaying out them Gsad songs they underCstand
Yeah they Fjust another Gcouple making Cjukebox memories
And a-Fwalking into Gtroubles hand in Chand
Just a-Fwalking into Gtroubles hand in Chand

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High Plains Jamboree

by Bobby Bare

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[Verse]

C G

Well she was a honky tonker

G C

And he was a family man

C G

Yeah and she showed him her gold teeth

G C

When he'd hold her little hand

[Bridge]

F C

And they met out on the highway at the Paradise Motel lounge

G C

On a saturday night when things weren't right 'tween him and his wife in town

[Chorus]

F G C

And they's just another couple on a high plains jamboree

F G C

Playing out them sad songs they understand

F G C

Yeah they just another couple making jukebox memories

F G C

And walking into troubles hand in hand

[Solo]

F G C F G C

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[Verse]

C G

Well now she weren't no maid of cotton

G C

And he weren't no hell of a man

C G

But they must have loved each other

G C

Like only the lonely can

[Bridge]

F C

Cause they slow dance through the neons like a sorrow through a song

G C

And they carried the tune to the motel room and played it all night long

[Chorus]

F G C

And they's just another couple on a high plains jamboree

F G C

Playing out them sad songs they understand

F G C

Yeah they just another couple making jukebox memories

F G C

And a-walking into troubles hand in hand

F G C

Just a-walking into troubles hand in hand

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