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Jody Like A Melody

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Jody Like A Melody
By David Allan Coe
Capo 1
DJody like a Gmelody, you Dplay inside my Ahead
Till the Gthought of you is Amore than I can DstandA  
DJust to think of Ghaving you is Dmusic to my Asoul
You make me Gfeel as though the Aworld is in my Dhands
GJody like a Amelody, you Dwarm me then Bmleave me with a cAhill 
I Dcan?t believe the Gsun will rise
WithDout me looking Ain your eyes
And Gknowing that your Alove has made me DstrongA  
DWhy you left I?ll Gnever know
The Dfire you built will Aalways glow
I Gonly know I Awoke to find you Dgone
GJody like a Amelody, you Dwarm me then Bmleave me with a Echill 
(You can use B instead of B7 throughout the song)
EJody I can?t Akeep my thoughts Eabout me in the B7daytime
When your Amemory?s eB7nough to make me EblindB7  
And Elate at night I Alie awake
And Ewait for you to B7come home
And Awhen you don?t 
I B7almost lose my Emind
AJody like a B7melody, you Ewarm me then Aleave me with a F#mchill 
Played with same chord progression as above
Do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do
AJody like a B7melody
AJody like a B7melody
AJody like a B7melody
AJody like a B7melody
AJody like a B7melody

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Jody Like A Melody

by David Allan Coe

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Jody Like A Melody

By David Allan Coe

Capo 1

D G D A

Jody like a melody, you play inside my head

G A D A

Till the thought of you is more than I can stand

D G D A

Just to think of having you is music to my soul

G A D

You make me feel as though the world is in my hands

G A D Bm A

Jody like a melody, you warm me then leave me with a chill

D G

I can?t believe the sun will rise

D A

Without me looking in your eyes

G A D A

And knowing that your love has made me strong

D G

Why you left I?ll never know

D A

The fire you built will always glow

G A D

I only know I woke to find you gone

G A D Bm E

Jody like a melody, you warm me then leave me with a chill

(You can use B instead of B7 throughout the song)

E A E B7

Jody I can?t keep my thoughts about me in the daytime

A B7 E B7

When your memory?s enough to make me blind

E A

And late at night I lie awake

E B7

And wait for you to come home

And when you don?t

B7 E

I almost lose my mind

A B7 E A F#m

Jody like a melody, you warm me then leave me with a chill

Played with same chord progression as above

Do, do, do, do, do, do

A B7

Jody like a melody

A B7

Jody like a melody

A B7

Jody like a melody

A B7

Jody like a melody

A B7

Jody like a melody

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