Intro: ADADAD
WELL, IT'S A LONG, HOT NIGHT
A
AND THE STARS ARE SHINING KINDA EXTRA BRIGHT
SITTIN' ON THE BACK PORCH GLIDIN'
DA
WHETTING MY APPETITED
WELL I'M A SIX PACK HIGH
A
AND START MISSING THE LIGHT OF MY BABY'S EYES
WASN'T IT BEAUTIFUL, THE KIND OF SOUL THEY
DD/AD/F#
SAID WOULD NEVER DIEG
WELL IT'S MUGGY IN THE SHACK
AND THE BACKWOODS ARE BLACK
D
'CAUSE THE CLOUDS HID THE MOON AWAY
A
THE LIGHT FROM MY CIGARETTE FLICKERS IN THE DARK
DD/AD/F#
THE ONLY WAY SHE KNOWS I'M HEREG
THEN SUDDENLY THE SOUNDS OF THE FIDDLES AND ACCORDIONS
DA
SWEETLY BEGIN TO PLAY AND I CAN ALMOST HEAR
D
HER SWEET VOICE SAY
Chorus:
BmAGA
COME ON JOE, COUNT TO TEN,
DADA
PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER AGAIN
A
AND COME ON JOE, YOU GOTTA GET HOLDD
OF THIS MOOD THAT YOU'RE IN
BmAGA
COME ON JOE, YOU GOTTA BE STRONGDADA
YOU'RE STILL YOUNG AND LIFE GOES ON, TO CARRY ON
D
'TIL WE'RE TOGETHER AGAIN
HEY I KNOW SHE'S RIGHT, BUT IT'S HARD TO FIGHT
WHEN YOU'RE HURTIN' SO
I TRIED TO WALK OUT THE DOOR BEFORE
BUT I JUST CAN'T GO
WITH THE TEARS AND THE LAUGHTER
IN EVERY RAFTER, IN EVERY ROOM
WASN'T IT BEAUTIFUL, WASN'T IT THE KIND OF HAPPINESS AND GLOW
REPEAT Chorus
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