Intro: | Eb | Ab Eb | Ab Eb | Cm Eb Eb | | Eb | Ab Eb | Ab Eb | Cm Eb | Eb Verse 1: Eb I'm a stone's throw from the mill Ab Eb And I'm a good walk to the river Ab Eb When my workin' day is over Cm Eb Eb We'll go swim our cares away Eb Put your toes down in the water Ab Eb And a smile across your face Ab Eb And tell me that you love me Cm Eb Eb Lovely Lady May Chorus 1: Cm Eb Eb Now I ain't the sharpest chisel Ab Eb That your hands have ever held Cm Eb Eb But darlin' I could love you well Ab Eb 'Til the roll is called on high Cm Eb Eb I've seen my share of trouble Ab Eb And I've held my weight in shame Ab Eb But I'm baptized in your name Cm Eb Eb Lovely Lady May Interlude: | Eb | Ab Eb | Ab Eb | Cm Eb Eb | | Eb | Ab Eb | Ab Eb | Cm Eb | Eb Verse 2: Eb Lord the wind can leave you shiverin' Ab Eb As it waltzes o'er the leaves Cm Eb Eb It's been rushin' through my timber Ab Eb 'Til your love brought on the spring Eb Now the mountains all are blushin' Ab Eb And they don't know what to say Cm Eb Eb 'Cept a good long line of praises Ab Eb For my lovely Lady May Chorus 2: Cm Eb Eb Now I ain't the toughest hickory Ab Eb That your axe has ever felled Ab Eb But I'm a hickory just as well Cm Eb Eb I'm a hickory all the same Cm Eb Eb I came crashin' through the forest Ab Eb As you cut my roots away Ab Eb And I fell a good long ways Cm Eb Eb For my lovely Lady May Outro: | Eb | Ab Eb | Ab Eb | Cm Eb | Eb
