[Intro]
Dm Dm
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[Verse 1]
D
If it wasn’t so dark out here tonight
Em
I know I’d be a hell of a sight
G A D
Covered in Arkansas clay from head to toe
D
If I told you once, I told you twice
Em
You better not touch my Clementine
G A
But you didn’t listen, now you’re fillin’ up this hole
[Chorus]
D Em
Hey buddy, hey buddy, ain’t that Mississippi muddy
G A D
In this town, well, yeah, she takes what you give her
D
So tonight I lay me down to sleep
Em
And pray my soul and my secret to keep
G A D
Between you, me and the river
D
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[Verse 2]
D
It’s been a long week working overtime
Em
That’s why I got home early tonight
G A
And when I saw your car, I could smell the trouble
D
So I turned off my h?adlights
Em
And saw your silhouettes through candlelight
G A D
And I w?nt to the shed to get my shovel
[Chorus]
D Em
Hey buddy, hey buddy, ain’t that Mississippi muddy
G A D
In this town, well, yeah, she takes what you give her
D
So tonight I lay me down to sleep
Em
And pray my soul and my secret to keep
G A D
Between you, me and the river
[Instrumental]
G F
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Dm G F
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Dm G F
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Dm G F Dm
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[Verse 3]
D
They’re gonna come knockin’, it’s a matter of time
Em
The last goodbye, my alibi
G A D
And where Clementine ran off to, they’ll wonder
D
I won’t tell ’em she’s cheatin’ on me
Em
But I’ll smile at the memory
G D
Of my diamond on her hand as she went under
[Chorus]
D Em
Hey buddy, hey buddy, ain’t that Mississippi muddy
G A D
In this town, well, yeah, she takes what you give her
D
So tonight I lay me down to sleep
Em
And pray my soul and my secret to keep
G A D
Between you, me and the river
G A D
Between you, me and the river
[Outro]
Dm Dm
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