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[VERSE]
[Am]Night time's falling on the Summerlea and
[G]suppers getting cold,
Its the [Am]second time in as many weeks
[G]he hasn't shown,
He's [F] probably chasing some old steer a-
[Am]cross some prairie storm,
And [G]when she asks him, he'll just shrug and say,
[Am]"that's the way things go"
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But he [Am]only gets into town twice a month and he
[G]gets out as fast as he can,
And He [Am]don't have a phone so she can't call him up and she
[G] never knows where he is,
He [F] smells like horses and he chews tobacco and he
[Am]cusses and he spits,
She's [G] been in love a couple of times before, but
[Am] never quite like this.
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[Am] Next month it'll be those damned old
[G] Rodeos and Fairs,
And [Am]He'll be gone for six weeks straight to
[G]god only knows where
And he [F]won't win any money and
[Am]worse than that, he won't care
[G] When she asks him, he'll just smile he had a
[Am] real good time out there.
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[VERSE]
Well he [Am]stops his horse, to get a light and the
[G]water pores of his hat,
He's been [Am]out in the rain most of the night and
[G]ought to be getting back,
His been [F]thinking about the color of her hair and the
[Am]touch of her hand,
And the [G]way she quietly smiles when-
[Am]ever she looks at him.
But he [Am]only gets into town twice a month and he
[G]gets out as fast as he can
He [Am]don't have a phone so HE can't call HER up and HE
[G]never knows where SHE is
[F]SHE smells like flowers and perfume
[Am]and tobacco and gin.
HE's [G]been in love a couple of times before, but
[Am]never quite like this
HE's [G]been in love a couple of times before, but
[Am]never quite like this
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[Am] Night time's falling on the summerlea and
[G]suppers getting
[G strum] cold...
