Intro: Db  

Verse 1:
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When I was a babe, I fell down in the holler
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When I was a girl, I fell into your arms
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We fell on hard times and we lost our bright color
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You went to the dogs and I lived by my charms

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Verse 2:
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I danced for my dinner, spread kisses like honey
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You stole and you gambled and I said you should
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We sang for our suppers, we drank up our money
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Then, one day, you left, sayin' I was no good

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Verse 3:
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Well, alright, I'm bad, but then you're no prize either
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Alright, I'm bad, but then that's nothin' new
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You say you won't love me, I won't love you neither
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Just let me remind you what I am to you

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Verse 4:
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'Cause I am the one who looks out when you're leapin'
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I am the one who knows how you were brave
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And I am the one who heard what you said sleepin'
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I'll take that and more when I go to my grave

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Verse 5:
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It's sooner than later that I'm six feet under
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It's sooner than later that you'll be alone
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So who will you turn to tomorrow I wonder?
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For when the bell rings, lover, you're on your own

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Verse 6:
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I am the one who you let see you weepin'
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I know the soul that you struggle to save
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Too bad I'm the bet that you lost in the reapin'
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Now, what will you do when I go to my grave?