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Red Rocking Chair

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Aminor

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[Verse]
AmPull back the Ccurtain
Let me see the Amsun
It's been like a Clong rainy day
I Amslave and I Ctry but you grumble and you Amcry
And we Ccan't live together this a-Amway, lawd lawd
And we Ccan't live together this a-Amway
I set you in the Cshade
Give you ever' dime I Ammade
What can a Cpoor boy do?
Yes I Amwork every Cday and you throw it all Amaway
I just Ccan't make a living for Amyou, lawd lawd
And I Ccan't make a living for Amyou
I've got no Cuse for the red rocking Amchair
I've got no Csugar, baby, now
And Amsince she's been Cgone (lord)  I sing this lonesome Amsong
Got no Cone to rock the cradle for me Amnow, lawd lawd
Got no Cone to rock the cradle for me Amnow

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Red Rocking Chair

by Doc Watson

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[Verse]

Am C

Pull back the curtain

Let me see the sun

It's been like a long rainy day

Am C Am

I slave and I try but you grumble and you cry

C Am

And we can't live together this a-way, lawd lawd

C Am

And we can't live together this a-way

I set you in the shade

Give you ever' dime I made

What can a poor boy do?

Am C Am

Yes I work every day and you throw it all away

C Am

I just can't make a living for you, lawd lawd

C Am

And I can't make a living for you

C Am

I've got no use for the red rocking chair

I've got no sugar, baby, now

Am C Am

And since she's been gone (lord) I sing this lonesome song

C Am

Got no one to rock the cradle for me now, lawd lawd

C Am

Got no one to rock the cradle for me now

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