Intro: GDGDCGGC
I had me a highschool sweetheart,
DG
With big time wedding plans
GC
Then I signed up with the Navy,
DG
Went to work for Uncle Sam
GC
Eighteen lonely months Ive waited,
DG
To see her again
GC
When I got home to Gainsville,
DG
She married my best friend
Chorus:
C
Whats it got to say
G
Whats it got to do
D
I can paint this whole town red tonight,
GG7
And still wake up with the blues
C
Good luck is bound to find me,
EmC
If it comes around again,
GD
But Ill probably be out fishing,
G
When my ship comes in
GDGDCGGC
Took a job down at the saw mill,
DG
Where I work hard everyday
GC
Climb that corporate ladder,
DG
I was promoted with a big ol raise
GC
The very next morning they told me,
DG
That old saw mill had been sold
GC
Someones gonna take your position boy,
DG
They wrote me off and sent me home
Chorus:
C
Whats it got to say
G
Whats it got to do
D
I can paint this whole town red tonight,
GG7
And still wake up with the blues
C
Good luck is bound to find me,
EmC
If it comes around again,
GD
But Ill probably be out fishing,
EmC
When my ship comes in
GD
But Ill probably be out fishing,
GDCG
When my ship comes in
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