Mcmurtry James - Song For A Deckhands guitar tab
INTRO:
C
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*use variants on this strum pattern throughout
VERSE 1:
C Dm
He'd always whistle ...
Fmaj7 C
On his way out the back ...
C Dm
So many times he ...
Fmaj7 C C/B
And rarely did he try to ...
Am Em
Shut off the tractor with ...
F/C C
Set the brake and ...
Am Em
Came home for Christmas, ...
F/C
With no presents for ...
Am
Only stories for ...
CHORUS 1:
Am G(see riff at end)
Still your Mama ...
C C/B
She never ...
Am G
Said she couldn't ...
F/C Am
You wondered how it ...
VERSE 2:
He'd work two weeks out on a river b...
CHORUS 2 (same as before)
SOLO:
Am G F/C Am
Am G F/C Am
Am G F/C Am
VERSE 3:
Am Em
And if his suitcase wasn't ...
F/C C
He might not be ...
Am Em
All the sides of him you ...
F/C
Would be drifting ....
Am
To another ...
CHORUS 3: (chords as before)
Still your Mama called him ....
OUTRO:
Am C/B C
CHORUS RIFF:
G
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