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Able Bodied Man

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[Intro]
|  Bb   C7|  F|
FI'm calling from the station and I hBbaven't got much time to let you kFnow
Got a ticket for Missouri and there's tBbhings I need to say before I C7go
If I cBbould I'd have you meet me but I dFon't see how I can
I don't have enough to pay your fBbare
There's a factory in Columbus hiring nFow I understand
And they're loBboking for an aC7ble bodied mFan
FYou should receive some money in a lBbetter that I mailed two days aFgo
But when I wrote the letter saying yBbou could come to me I didn't kC7now
That I wBbas going to lose my job in sFuch a little while
So now we're gonna have to change our pBblan
They may not hire me in Columbus bFut I'm pretty sure they will
If they're loBboking for an aC7ble bodied mFan
(Advance ? Step To F#)
F#If I'd had more education now I'd mBade a better life for me and F#you
But just simple manual labor is the oBnly kind of work that I can C#7do
The bBus is loading for Missouri so I gF#uess I'd better go
I'll call you just as soon as I cBan
I'll be sending you a ticket cause I tF#hink I'll get a job
If they're loBoking for an C#7able bodied F#man 
And remBember I'm your C#7able bodied F#man 

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Able Bodied Man

by Charley Pride

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#7

[Intro]

Bb C7 F

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F Bb F

I'm calling from the station and I haven't got much time to let you know

Bb C7

Got a ticket for Missouri and there's things I need to say before I go

Bb F

If I could I'd have you meet me but I don't see how I can

I don't have enough to pay your fare

There's a factory in Columbus hiring now I understand

Bb C7 F

And they're looking for an able bodied man

F Bb F

You should receive some money in a letter that I mailed two days ago

Bb C7

But when I wrote the letter saying you could come to me I didn't know

Bb F

That I was going to lose my job in such a little while

So now we're gonna have to change our plan

They may not hire me in Columbus but I'm pretty sure they will

Bb C7 F

If they're looking for an able bodied man

(Advance ? Step To F#)

F# B F#

If I'd had more education now I'd made a better life for me and you

B C#7

But just simple manual labor is the only kind of work that I can do

B F#

The bus is loading for Missouri so I guess I'd better go

I'll call you just as soon as I can

I'll be sending you a ticket cause I think I'll get a job

B C#7 F#

If they're looking for an able bodied man

B C#7 F#

And remember I'm your able bodied man

About Able Bodied Man Chords by Charley Pride

Learn how to play Able Bodied Man by Charley Pride with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Able Bodied Man chords”, “Able Bodied Man guitar chords”, or “Charley Pride Able Bodied Man chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Able Bodied Man chords and for experienced players who want accurate Able Bodied Man lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Bb, C7, F, F#, B, C#7.

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What key is "Able Bodied Man" in?

The chords for "Able Bodied Man" show the original chord names (including Bb, C7, F, F#, B, C#7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.