Hazard

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My mother came to Hazard when I was 
just seven
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Even then the folks in town said 
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with prejudiced eyes
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That boy's not right

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Three years ago when I came to know 
Mary
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First time that someone looked 
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beyond the rumors and the lies
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And saw the man inside



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We used to walk down by the river
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She loved to watch the sun go down
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We used to walk along the ri.... ver
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And dream our way out of this town


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No one understood what I felt for 
Mary
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No one cared until the night she 
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went out walking all alone
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And never came home


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Man with a badge came knocking next 
morning
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Here was I surrounded by a 
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thousand fingers suddenly
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Pointed right at me


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I swear I left her by the river
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I swear I left her safe and sound
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I need to make it to the ri.... ver
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And leave this old Nebraska town


Bridge

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I think about my life gone by
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How it's done me wrong
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There's no escape for me this time
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All of my rescues are go...ne, 
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 long gone


Guitar Break

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I swear I left her by the river
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I swear I left her safe and sound
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I need to make it to the ri.... ver
     G          F           Am
And leave this old Nebraska town