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This is from the album "All the roadrunning" with Emmylou Harris, enjoy it:
Intro:
C  F  G  C
Chorus:
CI've been around in Donkey Town
Too long, FBaby, too Clong
FChecking out of CDonkey Town
So Glong, so long, so Clong.
CHer pretty eyes are pretty still
But FJim's got a quite of a Csquint, yeah
I dug my last check from out of the mine
Now I Amfeel like I've done my Fstint.
Jim Cgot an army pension
When he Fwalked from the military Ccourt
FNobody ever Cmentions the Gmedical reCport.
CShe does little things for me
She Flikes to get the both of us Chigh, yeah
She says I am a tender-hearted man
Prince AmCharming, yeah, sure, I'm the Fguy.
He Clikes the wrecker's dogs on chains
And the Fsmoke from the company Cfires
FDiesel oil in the Ctrucks and cranes
And the Gsmell of burning Ctires.
CI've been around in Donkey Town
Too long, FBaby, too Clong
FChecking out of CDonkey Town
So Glong, so long, so Clong.
CThere's a purple heart in a silver tin
And a Fgrey .45 in a Cdraw, yeah
Most of the time you can drink with him
But some Amother time he's just Fsore.
On Cdays when she says she can't think straight
Or Ffeels like she's getting the Cjumps
FShe'll go shoot off her C.38
At Gcans at a Donkey Town Cdump.
CIt was Friday late and she crossed those legs
She Ftold me flat out, she Cwould, yeah
If I could pull up my trailer legs
We could Amget away together for Fgood.
I Csure wish her the best of luck
She's going to Fneed it, thinking of CJim
FI don't like to leave her Cstuck
But she's Gnear as bad as Chim.
CI've been around in Donkey Town
Too long, FBaby, too Clong
FChecking out of CDonkey Town
So Glong, so long, so Clong.

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Donkey Town

by Mark Knopfler

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This is from the album "All the roadrunning" with Emmylou Harris, enjoy it:

Intro:

C F G C

Chorus:

I've been around in Donkey Town

F C

Too long, Baby, too long

F C

Checking out of Donkey Town

G C

So long, so long, so long.

Her pretty eyes are pretty still

F C

But Jim's got a quite of a squint, yeah

I dug my last check from out of the mine

Am F

Now I feel like I've done my stint.

Jim got an army pension

F C

When he walked from the military court

F C G C

Nobody ever mentions the medical report.

She does little things for me

F C

She likes to get the both of us high, yeah

She says I am a tender-hearted man

Am F

Prince Charming, yeah, sure, I'm the guy.

He likes the wrecker's dogs on chains

F C

And the smoke from the company fires

F C

Diesel oil in the trucks and cranes

G C

And the smell of burning tires.

I've been around in Donkey Town

F C

Too long, Baby, too long

F C

Checking out of Donkey Town

G C

So long, so long, so long.

There's a purple heart in a silver tin

F C

And a grey .45 in a draw, yeah

Most of the time you can drink with him

Am F

But some other time he's just sore.

On days when she says she can't think straight

F C

Or feels like she's getting the jumps

F C

She'll go shoot off her .38

G C

At cans at a Donkey Town dump.

It was Friday late and she crossed those legs

F C

She told me flat out, she would, yeah

If I could pull up my trailer legs

Am F

We could get away together for good.

I sure wish her the best of luck

F C

She's going to need it, thinking of Jim

F C

I don't like to leave her stuck

G C

But she's near as bad as him.

I've been around in Donkey Town

F C

Too long, Baby, too long

F C

Checking out of Donkey Town

G C

So long, so long, so long.

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