Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa

Intro:

        Horns arr. for guitar [3X]:

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        10--12-----------|
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        (band enters)

        Steel guitar [2X]:

         G
         v   v   v   v
E|-8-s10-----------| 


        10-s12-----------|
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Verse 1:

         G
        Dearest  darling
        I had to write to say that I
           A7      D
 won't be home anymore
                          G
        'Cause something happened   
to me
        While I was driving home and
              A7      D
 I'm not the same anymore

Chorus 1:

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        Oh, I was only twenty-four 
           Am
hours from Tulsa
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        Ah, only one day away from 
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your arms
           F                G
        I saw a welcoming night
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  G [N.C.]
        And stopped to rest for the 
night

Verse 2:

        And that is when I   saw her
        As I pulled in outside of 
the small hotel she was there
        And so I walked up   to her
        Asked where I could get 
something to eat and she showed me 
where

Chorus 2:

        Oh, I was only twenty-four 
hours from Tulsa
        Ah, only one day away from 
your arms
        She took me to the cafe
            F                     G 
[N.C.]
        I asked her if she would 
stay
        [G   G      G  G]         
[single notes; acoustic bass]
        She said   "O. K."

Instrumental break:

        (orchestral break over verse
 chords)

Chorus 3 [as per chorus 1]:

        Oh, I was only twenty-four 
hours from Tulsa
        Ah, only one day away from 
your arms
        The jukebox started to play
        And nighttime turned into 
day

Verse 3:

        As we were dancing   closely
        All of a sudden I lost 
control as I held her charms
        And I caressed her   kissed 
her
        Told her I'd die before I 
would let her out of my arms

Chorus 4 [as per chorus 2]:

        Oh, I was only twenty-four 
hours from Tulsa
        Ah, only one day away from 
your arms
        I hate to do this to you
        But I love somebody new
        What can   I do?

Coda:

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    G7 [xx5767] [N.C.]
        And I can never, never, 
never
            C
        Go home again

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        (home)