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Crooked Mile
[Verse]
EmHer coal black eyes and her heartbroke smile
Cadd9Followed me down a crooked mile
EmEverybody says we ain't no good
Cadd9We ain't going back even if we could
EmBack in the woods where the law don't go
Cadd9Down in the holler where the wind don't blow
EmGonna raise us a family make us a home
Cadd9We'll be alright if they leave us alone
EmI ain't ever had nothing
Cadd9I ain't never had nothing to hold on Emto
EmI ain't even been living
Cadd9Ain't even been living till I found Emyou
EmShe followed me down a crooked mile
She ain't Cadd9got no spite ain't got guile
She won't Emlet me quit won't let me run
Cadd9Holding me tight sleeping by her gun
EmI ain't ever had nothing
Cadd9I ain't never had nothing to hold on Emto
EmI ain't even been living
Cadd9Ain't even been living till I found Emyou
[Interlude]
C D C D
[Verse]
EmHer coal black eyes and her heartbroke smile
Cadd9Followed me down a crooked mile
EmEverybody says we ain't no good
Cadd9We ain't going back even if we could
EmI ain't ever had nothing
Cadd9I ain't never had nothing to hold on Emto
EmI ain't even been living
Cadd9Ain't even been living till I found Emyou
EmI ain't ever had nothing
Cadd9I ain't never had nothing till I found Emyou
[Outro]
C D C D Em
-note- In the video, Chris plays with a capo at the 3rd fret. These chords are for open neck.
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Crooked Mile

by Chris Knight

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Cadd9

Crooked Mile

[Verse]

Her coal black eyes and her heartbroke smile

Cadd9

Followed me down a crooked mile

Everybody says we ain't no good

Cadd9

We ain't going back even if we could

Back in the woods where the law don't go

Cadd9

Down in the holler where the wind don't blow

Gonna raise us a family make us a home

Cadd9

We'll be alright if they leave us alone

I ain't ever had nothing

Cadd9 Em

I ain't never had nothing to hold on to

I ain't even been living

Cadd9 Em

Ain't even been living till I found you

She followed me down a crooked mile

Cadd9

She ain't got no spite ain't got guile

She won't let me quit won't let me run

Cadd9

Holding me tight sleeping by her gun

I ain't ever had nothing

Cadd9 Em

I ain't never had nothing to hold on to

I ain't even been living

Cadd9 Em

Ain't even been living till I found you

[Interlude]

C D C D

[Verse]

Her coal black eyes and her heartbroke smile

Cadd9

Followed me down a crooked mile

Everybody says we ain't no good

Cadd9

We ain't going back even if we could

I ain't ever had nothing

Cadd9 Em

I ain't never had nothing to hold on to

I ain't even been living

Cadd9 Em

Ain't even been living till I found you

I ain't ever had nothing

Cadd9 Em

I ain't never had nothing till I found you

[Outro]

C D C D Em

-note- In the video, Chris plays with a capo at the 3rd fret. These chords are for open neck.

Comments welcome. Help me get better!

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