Dwight Yoakam

^{G CG} Chorus:
If you ^G ever get s ^B7 outh of C ^C incinn ^G ati
d ^C own where the d ^D7 ogwood trees gr ^G ow ^D7
If you ^G ever get s ^B7 outh of the M ^C ason D ^G ixon
to the h ^C ome you l ^D7 eft so long ag ^G o ^D7
If you ^G ever get s ^B7 outh of the ^C Ohio R ^G iver
d ^C own where D ^D7 ixieland beg ^G ins ^D7
If you ^G ever get s ^B7 outh of C ^C incinn ^G ati
^C I'll be y ^D7 ours ag ^G ain. ^{C G}
She pulled the l ^G etter from the p ^C ages of her B ^G ible
And a rose pressed ins ^D7 ide the Book of L ^G uke
For fourteen y ^G ears she'd write each d ^C ay but keep it h ^G idden
Refused to even speak his n ^D7 ame, but still she wr ^G ote:
Chorus:
If you ever.....
(INSTRUMENTAL, SAME AS CHORUS)
At a c ^G old gray ap ^C artment in Chic ^G ago
A cigarette drowns ins ^D7 ide a glass of g ^G in
He lies there drunk but it don't ma ^C tter drunk or so ^G ber
He'll never read the words that pr ^D7 ide won't let her s ^G end
Chorus:
If you ever.....
Then ^C I'll be y ^D7 ours ag ^G ain
(INSTRUMENTAL, SAME AS CHORUS (FADING))