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Walk Through the Bottomland - Lyle Lovett
[Verse]
A CNew Jersey Flady I Gknew long Cago
And Fshe was a Emlady I G7say
But Cshe met a Fcowboy who Grode on a Crodeo
And Fhe stole her Gheart straight Caway
The CNew Jersey Flady she Gloved him so Ctrue
AnFother love Emshe never G7had
But Ccowboys are Flonesome and Gcowboys are Cblue
And Fthey make the Gladies so Csad
[Chorus]
                FSing me a Cmelody
                FSing me a Cblues
                FWalk through the Cbottomland Gwithout no Cshoes
                FThe Brazos she's Crunning scared
                FShe heard the Cnews
                FWalk through the Cbottomland Gwithout no Cshoes
[Verse]
The CNew Jersey Flady knew Ghe loved her Ctoo
And you Fknow she Emtried to hold G7on
But the Crodeo Flife was the Glife that he Cknew
He Fhad to keep Gdrifting aClong
CShe never Fmarried and Gshe never Cwould
And Fall of the Empeople they'd G7say
The CNew Jersey Flady she Gjust ain't no Cgood
To Ffollow a Gcowboy that Cway
[Chorus]
                FSing me a Cmelody
                FSing me a Cblues
                FWalk through the Cbottomland Gwithout no Cshoes
                FThe Brazos she's Crunning scared
                FShe heard the Cnews
                FWalk through the Cbottomland Gwithout no Cshoes
[Verse]
The Flady she'd Csing him to Gsleep in the Cnight
And Fin the Emmorning he'd Ggo
FShe loved the Cdarkness and Ghated the Clight
DAlong with that damn rodeGo
The CNew Jersey Flady the Gday that he Cdied
She Fcovered him Emover with G7clay
And Cfeeling the Fwind in the Gnight as she Ccried
FShe heard the Gold cowboy Csay
[Chorus]
                FSing me a Cmelody
                FSing me a Cblues
                FWalk through the Cbottomland Gwithout no Cshoes
                FThe Brazos she's Crunning scared
                FShe heard the Cnews
                FWalk through the Cbottomland Gwithout no Cshoes

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Walk Through The Bottomland

by Lyle Lovett

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Walk Through the Bottomland - Lyle Lovett

[Verse]

C F G C

A New Jersey lady I knew long ago

F Em G7

And she was a lady I say

C F G C

But she met a cowboy who rode on a rodeo

F G C

And he stole her heart straight away

C F G C

The New Jersey lady she loved him so true

F Em G7

Another love she never had

C F G C

But cowboys are lonesome and cowboys are blue

F G C

And they make the ladies so sad

[Chorus]

F C

Sing me a melody

F C

Sing me a blues

F C G C

Walk through the bottomland without no shoes

F C

The Brazos she's running scared

F C

She heard the news

F C G C

Walk through the bottomland without no shoes

[Verse]

C F G C

The New Jersey lady knew he loved her too

F Em G7

And you know she tried to hold on

C F G C

But the rodeo life was the life that he knew

F G C

He had to keep drifting along

C F G C

She never married and she never would

F Em G7

And all of the people they'd say

C F G C

The New Jersey lady she just ain't no good

F G C

To follow a cowboy that way

[Chorus]

F C

Sing me a melody

F C

Sing me a blues

F C G C

Walk through the bottomland without no shoes

F C

The Brazos she's running scared

F C

She heard the news

F C G C

Walk through the bottomland without no shoes

[Verse]

F C G C

The lady she'd sing him to sleep in the night

F Em G

And in the morning he'd go

F C G C

She loved the darkness and hated the light

D G

Along with that damn rodeo

C F G C

The New Jersey lady the day that he died

F Em G7

She covered him over with clay

C F G C

And feeling the wind in the night as she cried

F G C

She heard the old cowboy say

[Chorus]

F C

Sing me a melody

F C

Sing me a blues

F C G C

Walk through the bottomland without no shoes

F C

The Brazos she's running scared

F C

She heard the news

F C G C

Walk through the bottomland without no shoes

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