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"Three Minutes At A Time" - Gene Watson
Track 7 of 11 on the album "A Taste Of The Truth" (2009)
[Intro]
D   A7   D   A7
[Verse 1]
With a Dpocket full of quarters and Ctime Bmon Ammy Ghands
That old Djukebox keeps calling my nA7ame
One Dday, it might break me, but CI'll Bmpay Amthe Gprice
For an Devening with your A7memory agDain
[Chorus]
Three A7minutes at a time, I get lGost in each sDong
It's A7heartache in rhyme, but it Ghelps me hang A7on
I drop a Dquarter in the Cjukebox and for a Gwhile you're still mGmine
I'm getting Dby three A7minutes at a tDimeG  
D   A7   D   A7
[Verse 2]
Old DJoe in the corner sits Cthere BmeveAmry nGight
He's heard my Dstory, he knows every lA7ine
My Dmisery's in good company as Clong Bmas AmI'm hGere
In this Dbarroom, the pA7ast comes aDlive
[Chorus]
Three A7minutes at a time, I get lGost in each sDong
It's A7heartache in rhyme, but it Ghelps me hang A7on
I drop a Dquarter in the Cjukebox and for a Gwhile you're still mGmine
I'm getting Dby three A7minutes at a tDimeA7  
I drop a Dquarter in the Cjukebox and for a Gwhile you're still mGmine
N.C.                D              A7  G  
I'm getting by three minutes at a time
G F#m Em D

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Three Minutes At A Time

by Gene Watson

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F#m

"Three Minutes At A Time" - Gene Watson

Track 7 of 11 on the album "A Taste Of The Truth" (2009)

[Intro]

D A7 D A7

[Verse 1]

D C Bm Am G

With a pocket full of quarters and time on my hands

D A7

That old jukebox keeps calling my name

D C Bm Am G

One day, it might break me, but I'll pay the price

D A7 D

For an evening with your memory again

[Chorus]

A7 G D

Three minutes at a time, I get lost in each song

A7 G A7

It's heartache in rhyme, but it helps me hang on

D C G Gm

I drop a quarter in the jukebox and for a while you're still mine

D A7 D G

I'm getting by three minutes at a time

D A7 D A7

[Verse 2]

D C Bm Am G

Old Joe in the corner sits there every night

D A7

He's heard my story, he knows every line

D C Bm Am G

My misery's in good company as long as I'm here

D A7 D

In this barroom, the past comes alive

[Chorus]

A7 G D

Three minutes at a time, I get lost in each song

A7 G A7

It's heartache in rhyme, but it helps me hang on

D C G Gm

I drop a quarter in the jukebox and for a while you're still mine

D A7 D A7

I'm getting by three minutes at a time

D C G Gm

I drop a quarter in the jukebox and for a while you're still mine

D A7 G

N.C.

I'm getting by three minutes at a time

G F#m Em D

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