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Well, I was thumbing from Montgomery.
Eb I had my guitar on my back
F _ when a stranger stopped
C beside me in an antique Cadillac.
He was dressed like 1950,
Eb half-crunk and hollow-eyed.
F He said, it's a long walk to Nashville.
Cm Would you like to ride _ _ .
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I sat down in the front seat.
Eb He turned on the radio.
F And them sad old songs coming out of them
C speakers were solid country gold.
Then I noticed the stranger was ghost-white
Eb-tailed when he asked me for a light.
F And I knew there was something strange
C about this ride.
He
Bb said, Dribbler, can you
F make folks cry when you're
C playing sign _ .
Have you paid your dues.
Can you moan the blues.
G Can you bend them guitar strings.
Bb He said, boy, can you make
F folks feel what you feel
C inside _ .
Bb Cause if your big star found,
F let me warn you, it's a long,
C hard ride.
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Cm.
C Then he cried just south of Nashville.
Eb And he turned that car around.
F He said, this is where you get off, boy,
C cause I'm going back to Alabama.
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As I stepped out of that Cadillac,
Eb I said, Mr.
Many
F Thanks.
He said, you don't have to call me Mr.
,.
C Mr.
The whole world called me.
Bb He said, Dribbler, can you
F make folks cry when you're
C playing sign _ .
Have you paid your dues.
Can you moan the blues.
G Can you bend them guitar strings.
Bb He said, boy, can you
F make folks feel what you
C feel inside _ .
Bb Cause if your big star
F found, let me warn you, it's a
C long, hard ride.
_ .
Bb He said, Dribbler, can you
F make folks cry when you're
C playing sign _ .
Have you paid your dues.
Can you moan the blues.
G Can you bend them guitar strings.
He
Bb said, boy, can you make
F folks feel what you feel
C inside _ _ .
Bb Cause if your big star found,
F let me warn you, it's a long,
C hard ride.
_ _ .
Bb Cause if your big star found,
F let me warn you, it's a long,
C hard ride.
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