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Spoon River

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Cherish The Ladies - Spoon River
[Intro]
C   F  C   Am  G   C   F  C   G  C  G/B  Am  G
[Verse 1]
CAll of the G/Briverboat Amgamblers are Glosing their CshirtsG/B  Am  G  
CAll of the G/Bbrave union Amsoldier boys Gsleep in the CdirtG/B  Am  G  
But Cyou know and I know there C7never was reason to FhurtAb  
When all of our Clives were enAmtwined to beDmgin with
GHere in Spoon CRiverG/B  Am  G  
[Verse 2]
CAll of the G/Bcalico Amdresses, the Ggingham and ClaceG/B  Am  G  
Are Cup in the G/Battic with Amgrandfather's Gderringer CcaseG/B  Am  G  
There's Cwords whispered down in the C7parlour, a shadowy FfaceAb  
The morning is Cheavy with Amone more beDmginning
GHere in Spoon CRiverG/B  Am  G  
[Instrumental]
C    Am  F   Ab   C  Am  Dm  G  C  G/B  Am  G
[Verse 3]
CCome to the G/Bdance John AmPerkins, I Glike you right CwellG/B  Am  G  
The Cunion's preG/Bserved, if you Amlisten you can Ghear all the CbellsG/B  Am  G  
There Cmust be a heaven, god C7knows I've seen mostly FhellAb  
My rig is Coutside, come and Amride through the Dmmorning
GHere in Spoon CRiverG/B  Am  G  
[Verse 4]
CAll of the G/Briverboat Amgamblers are Glosing their CshirtsG/B  Am  G  
CAll of the G/Bbrave union Amsoldier boys Gsleep in the CdirtG/B  Am  G  
But Cyou know and I know there C7never was reason to FhurtAb  
When all of our Clives were enAmtwined to beDmgin with
GHere in Spoon CRiverG/B  Am  
When Gall of our Clives were enAmtwined to beDmgin with
GHere in Spoon CRiverG/B  Am  G  

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Spoon River

by Cherish the Ladies

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G/B

Cherish The Ladies - Spoon River

[Intro]

C F C Am G C F C G C G/B Am G

[Verse 1]

C G/B Am G C G/B Am G

All of the riverboat gamblers are losing their shirts

C G/B Am G C G/B Am G

All of the brave union soldier boys sleep in the dirt

C C7 F Ab

But you know and I know there never was reason to hurt

C Am Dm

When all of our lives were entwined to begin with

G C G/B Am G

Here in Spoon River

[Verse 2]

C G/B Am G C G/B Am G

All of the calico dresses, the gingham and lace

C G/B Am G C G/B Am G

Are up in the attic with grandfather's derringer case

C C7 F Ab

There's words whispered down in the parlour, a shadowy face

C Am Dm

The morning is heavy with one more beginning

G C G/B Am G

Here in Spoon River

[Instrumental]

C Am F Ab C Am Dm G C G/B Am G

[Verse 3]

C G/B Am G C G/B Am G

Come to the dance John Perkins, I like you right well

C G/B Am G C G/B Am G

The union's preserved, if you listen you can hear all the bells

C C7 F Ab

There must be a heaven, god knows I've seen mostly hell

C Am Dm

My rig is outside, come and ride through the morning

G C G/B Am G

Here in Spoon River

[Verse 4]

C G/B Am G C G/B Am G

All of the riverboat gamblers are losing their shirts

C G/B Am G C G/B Am G

All of the brave union soldier boys sleep in the dirt

C C7 F Ab

But you know and I know there never was reason to hurt

C Am Dm

When all of our lives were entwined to begin with

G C G/B Am

Here in Spoon River

G C Am Dm

When all of our lives were entwined to begin with

G C G/B Am G

Here in Spoon River

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