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Version 1This version of the song - --.-/watch?ds49aMQAZtuYu73E Chords used: E, A7, B7. There'll be some subtle variations on each chord. Give the song a good listen to figure them out, mainly on the E. E I gave my woman half my money at the general store I said, "Now buy a little B7 E groceries, and don't spend no more." But she paid ten dollars for a ten cent hat A7 B7 E And bought some store bought cat food for that mean eyed cat. E When I woke up this mornin' and I turned my head There wasn't a cotton pickin' B7 E thing on her side of the bed I found a little old note where her head belonged A7 B7 E It said, "Dear John, honey, baby, I'm long gone." A7 E When I heard a whistle blowin', and the big wheels a-turnin' I was scared as I could be E A7 B7 E I put on my overalls and I headed to town Gonna bring her back with me. E I asked the man down at the station if he had seen her there I told him all about B7 E her pretty eyes and long, blonde hair He spit his tobacco, said, "I'll be dad A7 B7 E blamed...... I b'lieve I did see her leavin' on the east bound train." A7 E I bought a round trip ticket on the east bound train I was broke as I could be A7 B7 E But when I come back, I gotta buy another ticket, gonna bring her back with me. E Well, I got off the train somewhere in Arkansas And I worked up the guts to call B7 E my Mother-In-Law She said, "I'll tell you where she is, if you act right." A7 B7 E "She's workin' four to twelve at Trucker's World tonight." A7 E Wwll, when I walked in she saw me, and she took off her apron And she grabbed her A7 goin' home hat She bought a ticket with her tips and now we're curled up on the sofa, B7 E me and her and that mean eyed cat