Deavers Crossing
James McMurtry
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Key:
G C G He walked the road with his back all bentG D G Ever since the accidentG C G Leanin' on his walking caneG D G He kept walkin' just the same [Chorus]G C G Deaver's gone from the crossin'G D No one now keeps the fordG C G From the banks of Jeremiah's runG D G Off into the setting sun [Verse 2]G C G He was there through the darkest nightG D G The gypsy moth and the chestnut blightG C G The market crash and the teapot domeG D G He was there when the boys came home [Chorus]G C G Deaver's gone from the crossin'Continues after the adG D No one now keeps the fordG C G From the banks of Jeremiah's runG D G Off into the setting sun [Verse 3]G C G He was there when Uncle SamG D G Took away the neighbors' landG C G To make that Shenandoah ParkG D G The woods got thick and the woods got dark [Bridge]C G D G Start walkin' back towards townC G D Retrace your steps as you goC G D G Keep walkin', watch the groundC G D It's there somewhere I know [Verse 4]G C G Deaver's gone, Mrs. Deaver tooG D G Finer folk you never knewG C G With smiles for all you passers-byG D G And in the churchyard now they lie [Instrumental]C G D GC G DC G D GC G D [Verse 5]G C G So, when you fish that March Brown HatchG D G Won't you share your morning's catchG C G With those whose ground you walked acrossG D G May their memory be not lost [Chorus]G C G Deaver's gone from the crossin'G D No one now keeps the fordG C G From the banks of Jeremiah's runG D G Off into the setting sun