The Last Trip To Tulsa Chords

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Intro

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 Well, I usedA to drive a cab, you know

CI heard a siren scream

DPulled over to the corner

CAnd fell into a dream A

AThere were two men eating pennies

CAnd three young girls who cried

D"The West coast is falling,

CI see rocks in the sky." A

EThe preacher took his bible

And he laid it on the stool

 He said: "with the Dcongegration running,

 Why should CI play the fool?"

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 Well I Aused to be a woman, you know

CI took you for a ride,

DI let you fly my airplane

CIt looked good for your Apride.

A'cause you're the kind of man you know

CWho likes what he says.

DI wonder what's it's like

 To be so far Cover my Ahead.

 Well, the Elady made the wedding

EAnd she brought along the ring.

 She got Ddown on her Cknees

 And said: C'let's get on with this thing'.

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 Well I A7used to be a folk singer

CKeeping managers alive,

DWhen you saw me on a corner

 And Ctold me I was jive. A7

 So I A7unlocked your mind, you know

CTo see what I could see.

DIf you guarantee the postage,

 I'll Cmail you back the key. A9

 Well I Ewoke up in the morning

EWith an arrow through my nose

 There was an DIndian in the corner

CTryin' on my clothes.

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Em7Well I Aused to be asleep you know

CWith blankets on my bed.

DI stayed there for a while

 'til they discCovered I was dead.Esus4

AThe coroner was friendly

CI liked him quite a lot.

DIf I hadn't 've been a woman

 I guess I'd Cnever have been caught.A

 They Egave me back my house and car

 And nothing more was said.E

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 Well I was Adriving down the freeway

 When my Ccar ran out of gas.

DPulled over to the station

 But I Cwas afraid to ask.A

AThe servicemen were yellow

 And the Cgasoline was green.

DAlthough I knew I could not

 thought that I Cwas gonna scream.A

 That was on my Elast trip to Tulsa

EJust before the snow.

 If you Dever need a ride there,

 Be sure Cto let me know.

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 I was Achopping down a palm tree

CWhen a friend dropped by to ask

DIf I would feel less lonely

 If he helCped me swing the axe.A

 I said 'noA, it's not a case of being Clonely

CWe've have here,

 I've been Dworking on this palm tree

 For Ceighty seven years.'A

 I said A'no, it's not a case of being Clonely

CWe've have here,

DI've been working on this palm tree

 eighty seven yearCs.' A7

 He said "Ego get lost"

EAnd walked towards his Cadillac.

DI chopped down the Dsus4palm tree

 And Cit landed on his Cback.