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Let Him Roll

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Let Him Roll with Johnny Cash
[Intro]
D G A D
Let him Droll, boys let him Groll
I Abet he's gone to Dallas Rest his Dsoul
Now DHe was a wino, tried and true
GDone about everything there is to do
He Aworked on freighters, he worked in bars
He worked on farms, 'n he Dworked on cars
Now it was Dwhite port whine, that put that look in his eye
That Ggrown men get when they need to cry
And Awe sat down on the curb to rest 
And his head just fell down on his Dchest
He said "DEvery single day it gets
just a Glittle bit harder to handle and yet..."
Then he Alost the thread and his mind got cluttered
The words just rolled off down in the Dgutter
He was a Delevator man in a cheap hotel
In excGhange for the rent on a one room cell
And he's Ayears old before his time
No thanks to the world, and the Dwhite Port wine
And he said "DSon", he always called me son
He said, "GLife for you has just begun"
And then he Atold me the story that I heard before
How he fell in love with a DDallas whore
He could Dcut through the years to the very night
That it Gall ended, in a whore house fight
And she Aturned his last proposal down
In favor of being a Dgirl about town
Now it's been Dseventeen years right in line
And he Gain't been straight none of the time
It's Atoo many years of fightin' the weather
And too many nights of not Dbeing together
DSo he died...
Let him Droll, boys let him Groll
I Abet he's gone to Dallas Rest his Dsoul
Let him roll, boys let him Groll
He Aalways thought that heaven
was Gjust a Dallas Dwhore
When Dthey went through his personal affects
In aGmong the stubs from the welfare checks
Was a Acrumblin' picture of a girl in a door
An address in Dallas, and Dnothin' more
Well the Dwelfare people provided the priest
And a Gcouple from the mission down the street
Sang AAmasing Grace, and nobody cried
'Cept some lady in black way Doff to the side
DWe all left and she's standing there
The Gblack veil covering her silver hair
And AOne-Eyed John said her name was Alice
She used to be a Dwhore in Dallas
Let him Droll, boys let him Groll
I Abet he's gone to Dallas Rest his Dsoul
Let him roll, boys let him Groll
He Aalways thought that heaven
was jGust a Dallas wDhore
DLet him roll, boys let him rGollA  D  

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Let Him Roll

by Johnny Cash

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Let Him Roll with Johnny Cash

[Intro]

D G A D

D G

Let him roll, boys let him roll

A D

I bet he's gone to Dallas Rest his soul

Now He was a wino, tried and true

Done about everything there is to do

He worked on freighters, he worked in bars

He worked on farms, 'n he worked on cars

Now it was white port whine, that put that look in his eye

That grown men get when they need to cry

And we sat down on the curb to rest

And his head just fell down on his chest

He said "Every single day it gets

just a little bit harder to handle and yet..."

Then he lost the thread and his mind got cluttered

The words just rolled off down in the gutter

He was a elevator man in a cheap hotel

In exchange for the rent on a one room cell

And he's years old before his time

No thanks to the world, and the white Port wine

And he said "Son", he always called me son

He said, "Life for you has just begun"

And then he told me the story that I heard before

How he fell in love with a Dallas whore

He could cut through the years to the very night

That it all ended, in a whore house fight

And she turned his last proposal down

In favor of being a girl about town

Now it's been seventeen years right in line

And he ain't been straight none of the time

It's too many years of fightin' the weather

And too many nights of not being together

So he died...

D G

Let him roll, boys let him roll

A D

I bet he's gone to Dallas Rest his soul

Let him roll, boys let him roll

He always thought that heaven

G D

was just a Dallas whore

When they went through his personal affects

In among the stubs from the welfare checks

Was a crumblin' picture of a girl in a door

An address in Dallas, and nothin' more

Well the welfare people provided the priest

And a couple from the mission down the street

Sang Amasing Grace, and nobody cried

'Cept some lady in black way off to the side

We all left and she's standing there

The black veil covering her silver hair

And One-Eyed John said her name was Alice

She used to be a whore in Dallas

D G

Let him roll, boys let him roll

A D

I bet he's gone to Dallas Rest his soul

Let him roll, boys let him roll

He always thought that heaven

G D

was just a Dallas whore

D G A D

Let him roll, boys let him roll

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