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Verse 1
SOL RE SOL
Way down along Sycamore Slough
DO SOL
A white man sings the blues
SOL RE SOL
Selling roses of papier mache
DO RE
With flecks of starlight dew
MIm RE
I swiped a bunch and I threw it your way
DO SIm
Where hazy moonlight glowed
Chorus
DO SOL LA7/SOL DO/SOL SOL
Way down, down along lazy river road
Verse 2
SOL RE SOL
Way down along Shadowfall Ward
DO SOL
End of the avenue
SOL RE SOL
Run hide seek in your own backyard
DO RE
Mama's backyard won't do
MIm RE
All night long I sang love's sweet song
DO SIm
Down where the water flowed
Repeat chorus
Bridge
LAm RE
Moonlight wanes as hound dogs bay
MIm SI MIm
Never quite catch the tune
LAm RE
Stars fall down in buckets like rain
MIm SI MIm
Till there ain't no standing room
LAm SI
Bright blue boxcars, train by train
LAm SI
Rattle while dreams unfold
DO SOL LA7/SOL DO/SOL SOL
Way down, down along lazy river road
Verse 3
SOL RE SOL
Way down along Seminole Square
DO SOL
Belly of the river tide
SOL RE SOL
Call for me and I will be there
DO RE
For the price of a taxi ride
MIm RE
Night time double clutches into today
DO SIm
Like a truck downshifting its load
Repeat Chorus/Solo/Repeat Bridge
Verse 4
SOL RE SOL
Thread the needle right through the eye
DO SOL
The thread that runs so true
SOL RE SOL
All the others I let pass by
DO RE
I only wanted you
MIm RE
I never cared much for careless love
DO SIm
But, oh, how your bright eyes glowed
Repeat chorus three times with lyrics, once without lyrics to final cadence
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