Chords for Crystal Gayle - three good reasons - statler brothers

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_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] She was 30-something when she crossed the line [Eb] between [Bb] Southern Virginia [Cm] and North [F] Carolina
[Bb] She was running away from a broken heart
[Eb] With two [Bb] sleeping children [Cm] in the back [F] of the car
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_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] The man she had promised her whole life to
[Eb] Had told [Bb] her that he'd [Cm] found [F] somebody new
[Bb] Part of a wish she'd get laid out at night
[Eb] A part [Bb] in charge [Cm] looked him straight [F] in the eyes
[Eb] And still, _
_ [F] _ _ that's when [Eb] she said _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] I've got three [Eb] good reasons to [Bb] survive _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] One is eight [Eb] years old and [Gm] one will soon [F] be turned [Eb] back
_ [Bb] The third one is [Eb] a woman _ [Gm] who [F] still has [Eb] a pride
[Dm] And that [Cm] makes three _ [F] good reasons to [Bb] survive
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She _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] [F] called some friends up in Rocky Lodge
_ [Eb] And said they'd be [Bb] glad [Cm] to help [F] her out
[Bb] They put her and the children in this [F] bed of them
[Eb] She [Dm] promised she'd find her [Cm] own place [F] soon
And she [Eb] thanked them for their [F] help
[Eb] And said softly to [F] herself
_ I've [Bb] got three _ [Eb] good reasons to [Bb] survive _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] One is eight [Eb] years old and [Gm] one will soon [F] be turned [Eb] back
_ _ [Bb] The third one is a [Eb] woman _ [Gm] who still [F]
has a [Eb] pride
[Dm] And that [Cm] makes three _ _ [F] good reasons to [Bb] [F] survive _
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ Now she's made [Gm] a [Eb] brand new home
[Bb] Her laughter's back, [Eb] her tears are gone
[Cm] If you ask her [Gm] what made her strong
[Eb] She'll just smile and [F] say
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I've [C] got three _ [F] good reasons to [C] survive
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_ [C] One is eight [F] years old and [Am] one has [G] just [F] turned back
[C] The third one is [F] a woman who [Am] never [G] lost [F] her pride
[Em] And that [Dm] makes three _ [G] good reasons to [F] survive
_ _ [G] _ Oh, I have [Am] three _ _ [G] good reasons to survive
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_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] Three [C] good reasons [G] _ _ [C] _ _
to [F] survive
_ _ Three [G] _
[C] good [G] reasons _ _ [C] _ [G] _
to [F] survive
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_ _ _ _ Well, never mind that, I just need to ask you something
How long is your hair? _ _
_ Well, I'm 5'2", so it's right at the floor when I'm in my bare feet
_ Wow!
I guess that's five feet or something Five feet
A little over
That'd make a full length coat for Brenda Lee, wouldn't it? _
_ _ I wondered, can I ask you something?
Don't it get in your way when you go to do stuff? _
_ _ _ Like what, Harold? _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, like when you go to bed
_ _ _ Do _ _ _ you sleep with it outside the covers or inside the covers? _ _ _ _ _
Well, Santa Claus doesn't tell about his beard
So I'm not going to tell about my hair
I don't blame you
_ _ _ Quick for jail, folks, and she'll be back _ _ _
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_ _ [G] Three [C] good reasons [G] _ _
[C] _ _ to [F] survive _ _
_ [G] Oh, three [C] good reasons _ _
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[G] Three [C] good reasons
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to [F] survive _ _ _
[G] Oh, three [C] good reasons
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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Three [C] good reasons
[G] _ _ [C] _ to _ [F] survive
_ _ _ [G] Oh, three [C] good reasons
_ _ [Em] _ [F] Three _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] good reasons [G] _ _ [C] to _ [F] survive _