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The story I've heard about this recording (I think in a recorded
interview with Robert Hunter several years ago) is that it was the
Grateful Dead backing up Brewer and Shipley on this recording.  It
certainly sounds like them.  Anyway ...
One Toke Over The Line - Brewer and Shipley
[Intro]
C   C7   F   C
C C/B Am D9 F G C
[Chorus]
COne toke over the C7line, sweet Jesus, Fone toke over the Cline
CSittin' downC/Btown in a Amrailway D9station, Fone toke Gover the Cline
CWaitin' for the train that goes C7home, sweet Mary
FHoping that the train is on Ctime
CSittin' downC/Btown in a Amrailway D9station, Fone toke Gover the Cline
[Verse 1]
CWho do you C7lo-ovFe, I hope it's mCe
  CI've been D9changing,  Fas you can plainly G7see
CI felt the joy and I C7learned about the pain,
  Fand my mama saCid
 CIf I should Amchoose to make it D9part of Fme
  G7Would surely strike me dead, and now I'm
[Chorus]
COne toke over the C7line, sweet Jesus, Fone toke over the Cline
CSittin' downC/Btown in a Amrailway D9station, Fone toke Gover the Cline
CWaitin' for the train that goes C7home, sweet Mary
FHoping that the train is on Ctime
CSittin' downC/Btown in a Amrailway D9station, Fone toke Gover the Cline
[Verse 2]
CI sail aC7way-Fy, a country mCile
  CAnd now I'm reD9turning,  Fand showing off my G7smile
I Cmet all the girls and I C7loved myself a few, 
  Fand to my surpCrise
 CLike everyAmthing else that D9I've been thFrough
  G7They opened up my eyes, and now I'm
[Chorus]
COne toke over the C7line, sweet Jesus, Fone toke over the Cline
CSittin' downC/Btown in a Amrailway D9station, Fone toke Gover the Cline
(Don't you know I'm just)
CWaitin' for the train that goes C7home, sweet Mary
FHoping that the train is on Ctime
CSittin' downC/Btown in a Amrailway D9station, Fone toke Gover the Cline
[Solo]
C   C7   F   C
C C/B Am D9 F G C
[Chorus]
(Don't you know I'm just)
CWaitin' for the train that goes C7home, sweet Mary
FHoping that the train is on Ctime
CSittin' downC/Btown in a Amrailway D9station, Fone toke Gover the Cline
[Chorus]
(I wanna be)
COne toke over the C7line, sweet Jesus, Fone toke over the Cline
CSittin' downC/Btown in a Amrailway D9station, Fone toke Gover the Cline
(Don't you know I'm just)
CWaitin' for the train that goes C7home, sweet Mary
FHoping that the train is on Ctime
CSittin' downC/Btown in a Amrailway D9station, Fone toke Gover the Cline
[Outro]
CSitting downC/Btown in a Amrailway D9station,
Fone toke Gover the Cline
Fone D9toke, Fone toke Gover the Cline
Optional:
For easier playing, use Em instead of C/B and D7 instead of D9.

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One Toke Over The Line

by Brewer & Shipley

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C/B

The story I've heard about this recording (I think in a recorded

interview with Robert Hunter several years ago) is that it was the

Grateful Dead backing up Brewer and Shipley on this recording. It

certainly sounds like them. Anyway ...

One Toke Over The Line - Brewer and Shipley

[Intro]

C C7 F C

C C/B Am D9 F G C

[Chorus]

C C7 F C

One toke over the line, sweet Jesus, one toke over the line

C C/B Am D9 F G C

Sittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line

C C7

Waitin' for the train that goes home, sweet Mary

F C

Hoping that the train is on time

C C/B Am D9 F G C

Sittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line

[Verse 1]

C C7 F C

Who do you lo-ove, I hope it's me

C D9 F G7

I've been changing, as you can plainly see

C C7

I felt the joy and I learned about the pain,

F C

and my mama said

C Am D9 F

If I should choose to make it part of me

Would surely strike me dead, and now I'm

[Chorus]

C C7 F C

One toke over the line, sweet Jesus, one toke over the line

C C/B Am D9 F G C

Sittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line

C C7

Waitin' for the train that goes home, sweet Mary

F C

Hoping that the train is on time

C C/B Am D9 F G C

Sittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line

[Verse 2]

C C7 F C

I sail away-y, a country mile

C D9 F G7

And now I'm returning, and showing off my smile

C C7

I met all the girls and I loved myself a few,

F C

and to my surprise

C Am D9 F

Like everything else that I've been through

They opened up my eyes, and now I'm

[Chorus]

C C7 F C

One toke over the line, sweet Jesus, one toke over the line

C C/B Am D9 F G C

Sittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line

(Don't you know I'm just)

C C7

Waitin' for the train that goes home, sweet Mary

F C

Hoping that the train is on time

C C/B Am D9 F G C

Sittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line

[Solo]

C C7 F C

C C/B Am D9 F G C

[Chorus]

(Don't you know I'm just)

C C7

Waitin' for the train that goes home, sweet Mary

F C

Hoping that the train is on time

C C/B Am D9 F G C

Sittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line

[Chorus]

(I wanna be)

C C7 F C

One toke over the line, sweet Jesus, one toke over the line

C C/B Am D9 F G C

Sittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line

(Don't you know I'm just)

C C7

Waitin' for the train that goes home, sweet Mary

F C

Hoping that the train is on time

C C/B Am D9 F G C

Sittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line

[Outro]

C C/B Am D9

Sitting downtown in a railway station,

F G C

one toke over the line

F D9 F G C

one toke, one toke over the line

Optional:

For easier playing, use Em instead of C/B and D7 instead of D9.

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