Poor Rambler
Verse 1
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Come and gather around me good people
D7 G
My life I must reveal
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Well tomorrow might have been different
D7 G
And I know how my darling ought to feel
Verse 2
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Well that last time I saw my woman
D7 G
She had a wine glass in her hand
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She was drinking down her troubles
D7 G
With a low down sorry man
Verse 3
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Well I wrote my Momma a letter
D7 G
And I told her I was in jail
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Well she wrote me back in a hurry
D7 G
Saying honey I'm gonna come and throw your bail
Verse 4
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Well I'm a laying around in this old jail house
D7 G
Forty dollars will pay my fine
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Pretty women swarming all around me
D7 G
Marijuana has destroyed my mind
Chorus
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Give me corn bread when I'm hungry
D7 G
Corn whiskey when I'm dry
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Pretty women swarming all around me
D7 G
Sweet Heaven when I die
Solo
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Verse 5
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Well my Daddy taught me plenty
D7 G
And my Momma she taught me more
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She said if I didn't quit my rowdy ways
D7 G
I'd have trouble knocking at my door
Verse 6
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When my Earthly trials are over
D7 G
Throw my cold dead body in the sea
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Tell that false hearted lover of mine
D7 G
That the whales are gonna fuss over me
Chorus
G
Give me corn bread when I'm hungry
D7 G
Corn whiskey when I'm dry
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Pretty women swarming all around me
D7 G
Sweet Heaven when I die
Outro
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