Rebecca Deville
Mason Jennings
Continues after the ad
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do this: E|---0--| B|---1--| G|---0--| D|-0h2--| x4 A|---3--| E|---3--| Intro E|---3--| B|---0--| G|---0--| D|---0--| x4 A|---2--| E|-2h3--|Verse:G Last night the willows stoppedC B7 weepingC D G And everything sat hushed and stillG C B7 And while my body lay sleepingC D G I dreamt of Rebecca DevilleG C B7 Now I wonder if she was a real girlC D G Did she die when I woke?C D Well I'll sleep straight throughB7 to tomorrowC D G And look for her till I go broke Intro x1 Verse: I found myself by the highway That I ride in all my dreams I met her while i was hitchhiking From England to New Orleans She rode shotgun but stayed facing me And I laid down in the back I fell in love somewhere near Illinois And she said she loved me right back Chorus:G D G D G Anybody, has anybody seen myD C little girl aroundG D G D I last saw her in New OrleansG D C I can't find her now Verse:G C I stepped into the nearestB7 twilight barContinues after the adC D G To ask if anyone knewG C The whereabouts of my RebeccaB7 DevilleC D G The bartender said that he knewG C B7 He said that just a few weeks agoC D G She hitched a ride out westG With a man who said he'd show herC B7 the big timeC D G Said he would show her the bestG C But he stopped the car two milesB7 down the roadC D G And he put a gun to her headC D B7 And raped her of all that she ever hadC D G When Rebecca was found she was dead pause Chorus xB7 C G Low doesn't even beginB7 C G To describe the shape that I am inB7 C G But you can dream in both directionsB7 C G And bring the past back againB7 C G So maybe i can find herB7 C G Before heaven goes and hides herB7 C G Hope and keep her from going C (add some CMaj7's in there, too) Away Well i saw her again It was a sunday evening She had flagged a ride It was a Lincoln Continental She was on the passenger side She had a hold of the handle I said Rebecca don't go He's not what he seems I said Rebecca don't go He's not what he seems Take my word darling And drop out of this dream She said He's going to The big city And I'm going too You know how that is with me I said stop Don't you get in the car Don't you get in the car 'cause I won't be coming back If you get in the back Don't you get in the car Don't you get in the car 'cause I won't be coming back If you get in the back My sweetheart My sweetheart I will just stay awake Six years or maybe eight Till I lose your memory And all that you've meant to me 'cause I can't stand to see this I can't stand to see this I can't stand to see this Well she got inside And waved goodbye And I watched the tail lights They danced like candle light And then they went out Goodbye My sweetheart Goodbye My sweetheart