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[Intro]
C  G  F  Am  Am7   F  C  G
C  G  F  Am  Am7   F  C  G
[Verse 1]
CWell a town's a town when you're uGpside down,
FLay your bones on a bAmed, it's Am7that easyF  
GTo have a kind of hComeG  
CWhere the money goes I knGow too well
FSpreads out like the joAmbs I've woAm7rked so manyF  
Hard dCays don't seem to eGnd
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Well I'm wAmasting tEmime, waFsting timCe
And I Fonly know one wCay to go to stGart again
Let it Croll, let it rGoll
Down the Ambanks of the OEmhio
When you Fcan't rely on wChat you make
To pFay the rent on tGime
So I'm Cgoin' awGay,
Down Amto the fortifEmio (?)
Oh Fway down there in CCairo, ILG  
I'm gonna Cstay
[Fiddle break]
(C)   G    F    Am     Am7    F    C  G  
[Verse 2]
Now wChat do you say when the bGottom falls out,
FTry to make amAmends with Am7anybodFy
That eGver caused you pCainG  
It's no Cfault of mine that it should eGnd this way
FAnd I wont' apologAmize to anAm7ybodyF  
For a tChing that I can't chGange
[Pre-Chorus 2]
See I'm used to Ambein' alonEme, used to beFin' alonCe,
See it's the Fonly way that I Cknow how to geGt to where I'm goin',
[Chorus]
Let it Croll, let it rGoll
Down the Ambanks of the OEmhio
When you Fcan't rely on wChat you make
To pFay the rent on tGime
So I'm Cgoin' awGay,
Down Amto the fortifEmio (?)
Oh Fway down there in CCairo, ILG  
I'm gonna Cstay
[Fiddle break]
C  G  F  Am  Am7   F  C  G
C  G  F  Am  Am7   F  C  G
[Pre-Chorus 3]
Woah CAmairoEm, you buFild your levies talCl,
I want to sFit beside the waCter
And Gforget about it all.
[Chorus]
Let it Croll, let it rGoll
Down the Ambanks of the OEmhio
When you Fcan't rely on wChat you make
To pFay the rent on tGime
So I'm Cgoin' awGay,
Down Amto the fortifEmio (?)
Oh Fway down there in CCairo, ILG  
I'm gonna Fstay
[Fiddle outro]
( F)   C    G    F    Am     Am7    F    G  C  

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Cairoil

by The Brother Brothers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

[Intro]

C G F Am Am7 F C G

[Verse 1]

C G

Well a town's a town when you're upside down,

F Am Am7 F

Lay your bones on a bed, it's that easy

G C G

To have a kind of home

C G

Where the money goes I know too well

F Am Am7 F

Spreads out like the jobs I've worked so many

C G

Hard days don't seem to end

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Am Em F C

Well I'm wasting time, wasting time

F C G

And I only know one way to go to start again

C G

Let it roll, let it roll

Am Em

Down the banks of the Ohio

F C

When you can't rely on what you make

F G

To pay the rent on time

C G

So I'm goin' away,

Am Em

Down to the fortifio (?)

F C G

Oh way down there in Cairo, IL

I'm gonna stay

[Fiddle break]

C G F Am Am7 F C G

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[Verse 2]

C G

Now what do you say when the bottom falls out,

F Am Am7 F

Try to make amends with anybody

G C G

That ever caused you pain

C G

It's no fault of mine that it should end this way

F Am Am7 F

And I wont' apologize to anybody

C G

For a thing that I can't change

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Am Em F C

See I'm used to bein' alone, used to bein' alone,

F C G

See it's the only way that I know how to get to where I'm goin',

[Chorus]

C G

Let it roll, let it roll

Am Em

Down the banks of the Ohio

F C

When you can't rely on what you make

F G

To pay the rent on time

C G

So I'm goin' away,

Am Em

Down to the fortifio (?)

F C G

Oh way down there in Cairo, IL

I'm gonna stay

[Fiddle break]

C G F Am Am7 F C G

[Pre-Chorus 3]

Am Em F C

Woah Cairo, you build your levies tall,

F C

I want to sit beside the water

And forget about it all.

[Chorus]

C G

Let it roll, let it roll

Am Em

Down the banks of the Ohio

F C

When you can't rely on what you make

F G

To pay the rent on time

C G

So I'm goin' away,

Am Em

Down to the fortifio (?)

F C G

Oh way down there in Cairo, IL

I'm gonna stay

[Fiddle outro]

F C G F Am Am7 F G C

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