Eyolf Østrem

     A
Went out last night to take a little round.
  G
I met my little Sadie and I brought her down.
  A
I ran right home and I went to bed
       G     [n.c.]                  A
With a forty-four smokeless under my head.

I began to think what a deed I'd done,
I grabbed my hat and away I run.
I made a god run but I run too slow;
They overtook me down in Jericho

Standing on a corner ringin' my bell,
Up stepped the sheriff from Thomasville.
He said "Young man is you name Brown?
Remember the night you blowed Little Sadie down."

"Oh, yes sir, my name is Lee.

C . . . |. . . . |. . . . |. . G11 . |C

            G/b
I bless the day I found you
Am         G6
 I want my arms around you
F         C/e
 And so I beg you
Dm  G11          C
    Let it be me

G11 . . G6

Don't take this heaven from me
If you must cling to someone
Now and forever
Let it be me

F             Em
 Each time we meet love
F          C
 I find complete love
F             C
 Without your sweet love
F                E7
 What would life be ?

So never leave me lonely
Tell me that you love me only

G . A . G . . . . . . .

     G
Went out last night just to take a little round.
  F#
I met my little Sadie and I brought her down.
  G#
I ran right home and I went to bed
       A
With a forty-four smokeless under my head.

A
I began to think what a deed I'd done.

I grabbed my hat and I began to run.

I made a god run but I ran too slow;
                         Bb
They overtook me down in Jericho

F
Standing on a corner I's ringin' my bell,
                            F#
Up stepped the sheriff from Thomasville.
   G                            G#

G        C         G           D          C
I forgot more than you'll ever know about her

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G
You think you know
                 D

C                    Am
All the tired horses in the sun
Em                          G
How'm I supposed to get any ridin' done?
C      Am
Hmm.
Emsus4 G
Hmm.   Hmm.

       G/d    C/e  G/d  C      F
He was just a blue-eyed Boston boy
                     C  
His voice was low in pain
      G/d     C/e G/d  C       F 
"I'll do your biddin', comrade mine,
               C
If I ride back again
       G                 C
But if you ride back and I am left
       G      
You'll do as much for me
G/d         C/e   G/d  C        F
Mother, you know, must hear the news,
                      C
so write to her tenderly."

She's waiting at home like a patient saint,
Her fond face pale with woe
Her heart would be broken when I am gone

C                 Csus4            C
Hawlin Alley on a dark and drizzly night,
F                                            G
Billy Lyons and Stack-A-Lee had one terrible fight.
                               C   (Csus4  C  Csus2  C)
All about that John B. Stetson hat.

Stack-A-Lee walked to the bar-room, and he called for a glass of beer,
Turned around to Billy Lyons, said, "What are you doin' here?"
"Waitin' for a train, please bring my woman home.

"Stack-A-Lee, oh Stack-A-Lee, please don't take my life.
Got three little children and a-weepin', lovin' wife.

Album version

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C    Csus4   F   "G7"
Woke up this morning,
C  Csus4 F "G7"
feeling blue,
C      F           "G7"       C            F    C
Seen a good-lookin' girl, can I make love with you?
F                     G     Csus4          C  Csus4  F  "G7"
Hey, hey, babe, I got blood in my eyes for you,