Down In The Valley Chords

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FI wish I was a slave to Can age-old trade F C

FLike ridin' around on railcars anCd workin' long days F C

FLord have mercy on my roCugh and rowdy ways F C

FLord have mercy on my rCough and rowdy ways F C

FCall it one drink too maCny

AmCall it pride of a man C

FBut it don't make no difCference if you sit or yoAmu stand C

F'Cause they both end in trouble and start with a grin C

FYeah they both end in trouble and start with a grin C

FWe do it over and oCver and over again Am C

FWe do it over and ovCer and over againAm C

FOh Am-oh

COh C7M-oh

FOh Am-oh C-oh C7M-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

FI know there's California, OklahAmoma

CAnd all of the places I ain't evC7Mer been to but

FDown in the valley with

AmWhiskey rivers

CThese are the places you will fiC7Mnd me hidin'

FThese are the places I will alwaAmys go

CThese are the places I will alwaC7Mys go

FI am on my way

AmI am on my way

CI am on my way back to where I sC7Mtarted

F Am C C7M

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

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One more for the stars and the eyes of the walls

I hear your name...

I saw your face in the crowd and you came out

You saw me walkin'...

You got a sign on the door and it reads to me

Just like the grass and the sun and the...

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh

FI am on my way Am

CI am on my way C

I am on my way back to where I started

California, Oklahoma

And all of the places I ain't ever been to but

Down in the valley with

Whiskey rivers

These are the places you will find me hidin'

FThese are the places I wAmill always go

FThese are the places I wCill always go

So I wish I was a slave to an age-old trade

Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways