Let Him Go On Mama - Mighty Poplar Chords
Chords: G, D7, C, A7
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Genre: pop, rock, indie
Let Him Go on Mama
John Hartford song, covered by Mighty Poplar.
[Intro]
G D7
[Verse 1]
G
Well he likes black coffee, fried eggs, and a
D7
Well done T bone steak
D7
He likes her red dress and her pearly white teeth and the
C G
flash of her pretty long legs
C G
He said back in the 30s, you know you never had it made
A7
He worked as an engineer on the Ohio River
D7
Workin' on the Pittsburg trade.
[Verse 2]
G
At the inspection office in Louisville
D7
He had a desk for a very short time
D7
Played in bands on two different boats
C G
Working for the Streckfus line
C
And long ago he smoked reefer
G
And even made home brew
A7
And the reefer come up from New Orleans
D7
Back before World War Two
[Chorus]
G
He's just a feller worked on the river all his
D7
Life by a paddle wheel
D7
They say he's old fashioned
C G
Well that ain't no big deal
C
Oh it's too thick to navigate
G
And it's too thin to plow
D7
Let him go on Mama
G
Don't you put him down for it now
D7 G
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