Intro
G D C G*
G D C G*
Verse
G D C G*
Asking for forgiveness oh forgive me for my faults
G D C G*
And I hope you never get this but I sent it to your door
G D C G*
And I’ve crossed that Mississippi at least three times before
G D C G*
Oh no without your love I can’t go back there no more
G D C G*
Said oh no without your love I can’t go back there no more.
G D C G*
Locked up all your windows and bolted all your doors
G D C G*
And I’ve had some trouble listening my ears are glued to the floor
G D C G*
And oh no you wont see me again, least a year or more
G D C G*
Said my bags are all packed and my shoes are by the back door
G D C G*
Yes my bags are all packed and my shoes are by the back door.
Em C G*
You’ve stolen and wasted all my time
F# Em C G*
You’ve stolen and wasted all my time
F# Em C G* D/F# Em
You’ve stolen and wasted all my time, time, time
C Em
Oh I hope you never get this, for a long long while.
Solo
G D C G*
G D C G*
Verse
G D C G*
These days I’m a mountain man with no one to forgive
G D C G*
Eating soul food out of tin cans is one way you can live
G D C G*
I’ll let you get real close and then, give you the slip
G D C G*
I’m just a little twig floatin down the big ole riv
G D C G*
I’m just a little twig floatin down the big ole riv.
Em C G*
You’ve stolen and wasted all my time
F# Em C G*
You’ve stolen and wasted all my time
F# Em C G* D/F# Em
You’ve stolen and wasted all my time, time, time
C Em
Oh I hope you never get this, for a long long while.
Solo
G D C G*
G D C G*
G D C G*
G D C G*
Bridge
Am Em
Now you stand in place and watch those planes roll by on the tarmac
Am Em G*
I’ll lie to your face and tell you I’ll be right back, and disappear.
Em C G*
You’ve stolen and wasted all my time
Em C G*
You’ve stolen and wasted all my time
Em C G*
You’ve stolen and wasted all my time
Em C G*
You’ve stolen and wasted all my time
Em C G* D/F# Em
You’ve stolen and wasted all my time, time, time
C
Oh I hope you never get this...