Me And Jimmie Rodgers Chords by Old Dogs

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Me and Jimmy [Eb] and Roger _ [F] used to ride in rolling box cars [Bb] in the summertime. _ _ _ _ _ _
Jimmy he'd [Eb] play his guitar [F] and I'd lay back and watch the stars [Bb] and sip my wine. _ _ _ _
[Eb] Me and Donald Murphy _ used to crawl out on our bellies [Bb] through the German _ lights. _ _
No, [F] honey, I won't leave you here.
I'll pull you through, buddy. _
[Bb] You're a pal of mine. _ _ _ _
Me and Phil [Eb] Rizzuto _ [F] didn't move around like lightning _ [Bb] on the double play. _ _ _ _
And I'd look over [Eb] in the stands [F] and Marilyn would see me and [Bb] she'd smile and wave. _ _ _
[Eb] Hell no, Coach Lombardi, _ this broken back ain't nothing _ [Bb] if the game was safe.
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And fellas, if I don't pull through, just put a little _ golden football [Bb] on my grave. _ _ _ _
[Eb] John Wayne, he once said to me, them Japs should take the island
and we've got to save the old red, white [Bb] and blue. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ Someone's got to swim out to the submarine and warn [Gb] them.
[C] And there you know, I hate like hell [F] that has to do.
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ Jocky Marciano [F] _ used to spar together _ [Bb] up in Stone's Gym, _ _ _ _
knowing someday [Eb] _ it would be the [F] guard _ and a championship [Bb] for me or him. _ _
[Eb] And, Coop, if no one in this town _ is man enough to back you when [Bb] Frank Miller comes, _ _ _
[F] well, come how long, I'll walk with you.
Maybe young, but I know how [Bb] to use a gun. _ _ _ _
[Eb] Let it rain, don't you cry.
You know you can be a star.
With my drinkin', I'd just hold [Bb] you back.
_ So _ _ [Eb] go on and sign the contract, son, and I'll read about [Gm] you in [C] some old _ newspaper,
blowing crowds, [F] some lonesome hobo can.
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_ _ [Gm] _ [C] [Bb] Cause me and Jimmy [Eb] Rogers, we [F] still ride them rolling _ boxcars [Bb] in the summertime. _
And _ _ _ Jimmy, he [Eb] plays his guitar [F] while I lay back and watch the stars [Bb] and sip my [Eb] wine.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] Me and Lordy Murphy, we still crawl out on our bellies through [Bb] the German lines.
_ _ _ _ [F] Lordy, I won't leave you here.
_ I'll pull you through.
Cause buddy, _ [Bb] you're a pal of mine.
_ _ _ [F] Hey, man, come on over here.
_ Hold me close to you and kiss [Eb] me one last time.
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