Spoon River
Cherish The Ladies
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C F C Am G C F CG C G/B Am G [Verse 1]C G/B Am All of the riverboat gamblers areG C G/B Am G losing their shirtsC G/B Am All of the brave union soldierG C G/B Am G boys sleep in the dirtC C7 But you know and I know thereF Ab never was reason to hurtC Am When all of our lives wereDm entwined to begin withG C G/B Am G Here in Spoon River [Verse 2]C G/B Am All of the calico dresses, theG C G/B Am G gingham and laceC G/B Are up in the attic withAm G C grandfather's derringer caseG/B Am GContinues after the adC There's words whispered down in theC7 F Ab parlour, a shadowy faceC Am The morning is heavy with one moreDm beginningG C G/B Am G Here in Spoon River [Instrumental]C Am F Ab C Am DmG C G/B Am G [Verse 3]C G/B Am Come to the dance John Perkins, IG C G/B Am G like you right wellC G/B Am The union's preserved, if youG C G/B listen you can hear all the bellsAm GC C7 There must be a heaven, god knowsF Ab I've seen mostly hellC Am My rig is outside, come and rideDm through the morningG C G/B Am G Here in Spoon River [Verse 4]C G/B Am All of the riverboat gamblers areG C G/B Am G losing their shirtsC G/B Am All of the brave union soldierG C G/B Am G boys sleep in the dirtC C7 But you know and I know thereF Ab never was reason to hurtC Am When all of our lives wereDm entwined to begin withG C G/B Am Here in Spoon RiverG C Am When all of our lives wereDm entwined to begin withG C G/B Am G Here in Spoon River