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Katie by Fred Eaglesmith    
[Intro]
G Am
G Am C G
[Verse]
GI come up from the bottom run
AmI been huntin and I had my gun
GWind was still, things were quiet
AmI called for Katie there was Cno Greply
[Verse]
GI checked the shed I checked the barn
AmI opened the door and there she was
GIn the arms of my friend Joe
AmAnd she wasn't wearing Cmany Gclothes
[Chorus]
GKatie, Katie what I do?
AmI was so in love with you
GWorked my fingers to the bone
AmI never even wanted tChis old Gfarm
[Verse]
GJoe tried to talk he just coughed
AmMy heart stopped the gun went off
GKatie screamed out his name
AmAnd then the gun went Coff aGgain
[Chorus]
GKatie, Katie what I do?
AmI was so in love with you
GI Worked my fingers to the bone
AmI never even wanted tChis old Gfarm
[Verse]
GI wrapped 'em up in gunny sacks
AmI hitched a wagon threw 'em in the back
GI buried that Joe down by the creek
AmI laid my Katie 'neath a hCickory Gtree
[Chorus]
GKatie, Katie what I do?
AmI was so in love with you
GI Worked my fingers to the bone
AmI never even wanted tChis old Gfarm
[Break]
G Am
G Am C G
[Verse]
GNow there's houses up all around this farm
AmStaring into new backyards
GAnd every day they come by
AmBut I won't sell and I Cwon't say Gwhy
[Chorus]
GKatie, Katie what I do?
AmI was so in love with you
GI Worked my fingers to the bone
AmI never even wanted tChis old Gfarm
AmI never even wanted tChis old Gfarm
AmI never even wanted tChis old Gfarm
[Outro]
G Am
G Am C G

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Katie

by Fred Eaglesmith

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Katie by Fred Eaglesmith

[Intro]

G Am

G Am C G

[Verse]

I come up from the bottom run

I been huntin and I had my gun

Wind was still, things were quiet

Am C G

I called for Katie there was no reply

[Verse]

I checked the shed I checked the barn

I opened the door and there she was

In the arms of my friend Joe

Am C G

And she wasn't wearing many clothes

[Chorus]

Katie, Katie what I do?

I was so in love with you

Worked my fingers to the bone

Am C G

I never even wanted this old farm

[Verse]

Joe tried to talk he just coughed

My heart stopped the gun went off

Katie screamed out his name

Am C G

And then the gun went off again

[Chorus]

Katie, Katie what I do?

I was so in love with you

I Worked my fingers to the bone

Am C G

I never even wanted this old farm

[Verse]

I wrapped 'em up in gunny sacks

I hitched a wagon threw 'em in the back

I buried that Joe down by the creek

Am C G

I laid my Katie 'neath a hickory tree

[Chorus]

Katie, Katie what I do?

I was so in love with you

I Worked my fingers to the bone

Am C G

I never even wanted this old farm

[Break]

G Am

G Am C G

[Verse]

Now there's houses up all around this farm

Staring into new backyards

And every day they come by

Am C G

But I won't sell and I won't say why

[Chorus]

Katie, Katie what I do?

I was so in love with you

I Worked my fingers to the bone

Am C G

I never even wanted this old farm

Am C G

I never even wanted this old farm

Am C G

I never even wanted this old farm

[Outro]

G Am

G Am C G

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