Willie And Laura Mae Jones by Tony Joe White
Key: EE | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

    


Verse
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Willie and Laura Mae Jones were our neighbors as long time back
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They lived right down the road from us in a shack just like our shack
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We worked in the fields together and we learned to count on each other
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When you live off the land you don't have time to think about another man's
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Chorus
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The cotton was high and the corn was growing fat
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But that was another place and another time
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Verse 2
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We'd sit out on the front porch in the evening when the sun went down
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Willie would play and Laura would sing and the chillins would dance around
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And I'd bring over my guitar and we'd play into the night
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And every now and then Willie would grin and say "Boy you play alright"
And that made me feel so good
Chorus
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The cotton was high and the corn was growing fat
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But that was another place and another time
FILL
Verse 3
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I remember we'd hitch up the mules when Saturday rolled around
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We'd always stop by Willie's house and say "Do y'all need anything from town"
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He'd say "No but why don't y'all stop on your way back home
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And I'll get Laura Mae to cook up some corn poms"
And you know they're good!
Chorus
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The cotton was high and the corn was growing fat
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But that was another place and another time
PLAY Intro
Verse 4
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The years rolled past our land and took back what they'd given
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And we all knew we'd have to move if we was gonna make a living
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So we all moved off and went our seperate ways
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And it sure has hard to say goodbye to Willie and Laura Mae
Chorus
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The cotton was high and the corn was growing fat
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But that was another place and another time
Verse 5
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The years rolled past our door and we heard from them no more
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Till I saw Willie down town the other day
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I said y'all stop by tonight and we can sit out and eat a bite
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We'd love to see your chillins and Laura Mae
Bridge
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He shook his head real slow spoke with his eyes so kind
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This is another place and another time
REPEAT Chorus X2
PLAY Intro w/wah pedal
Fade out & ad lib
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