Bbm _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Eb _ .
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C _ _
Ab _ _ .
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Db He had plastic bags wrapped around his shoes.
He was covered with the evening news,
Ab had a pair of old
Eb wool socks on his
Ab hands.
_ The
Db bank sign was flashing five below.
It was freezing rain and spitting snow.
Ab He was curled up
Eb behind some garbage
Ab cans.
_ _
C I was afraid that he was dead.
Db I gave him a gentle shake.
_
C When he opened up his eyes, I
Db said, oh man, are you
Eb okay.
Ab He
Eb said, I just climbed out
Db of a cottonwood tree.
I was running from
Ab some honey bees.
Drip drying
Db in the summer breeze.
_ After jumping
Eb into Calico Creek.
_ I was walking
Db down an older
Bbm road.
Db Past
Ab a field of hay that had just been
Gm mowed.
Fm Man, I wish you'd just
Db left me alone.
Eb _ I was almost
Ab home.
_ _ _ _ _ .
He
Db said, I was just coming around the barn.
About the time he grabbed
Ab my arm.
I heard
Eb mama holler, son hurry
Ab up.
_ _ .
Db I was close enough from my
Ab own house
Db to smell fresh cobbler on the stove.
Ab And I saw
Eb daddy loading up the
Ab truck.
_ _ .
_
C Game poles on the tailgate,
Db bobbers blowing in the wind.
C Since July of 55,
Db that's as close as
Eb I've been.
Ab _
Eb Yeah, I just climbed out
Db of a cottonwood tree.
I was running from
Ab some honey bees.
Drip drying
Db in the summer breeze.
_ After jumping
Eb into Calico Creek.
_ I was walking
Db down an older
Bbm road.
Db Past a field of hay
Ab that had just been
Eb mowed.
Fm Man, I wish you'd just
Db left me alone.
Bbm _
Eb _ I was almost
Ab.
home.
I
Eb said, oh man, you're gonna freeze to death.
Fm Let me drive you to the mission.
Db He said, boy, if you left me alone,
Eb right now I'd be fishing.
_ I just climbed out
Db of a cottonwood tree.
_ I was running from
Ab some honey bees.
Drip drying
Db in the summer
Eb breeze.
_
Db _ After jumping
Eb into Calico Creek.
_ I was
Cm walking
Db down an older
Bbm road.
Db _ Past a field
Ab of hay that had just been
Eb mowed.
Fm Man, I wish you'd just
Db left me alone.
Eb _ Cause I was almost
Ab.
home.
_ _
Fm Man, I wish you'd just
Db left me alone.
_
Eb _ I was almost
Db home.
_ _ _
Fm _ _ _
Db _ _ .
Ab _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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N _ .