Chords for "Tribute to Merle" - The Moron Brothers /// Tim Farmer's Homemade Jam

_ _ _ _ Well, the 20th day of October, _ [Em] _ 1983,
[E] a very sad day for country music [Em] and guitar pickers [G] like me. _ _
We lost a great granddaddy [Em] of guitar picking fame,
the [F#m] best thumb picker of them all, Merle Travis [G] was his name.
_ _ Now, the first time I saw Merle, I was [C] about 10 years old,
[F#m] he was picking a nine [E]-pound hammer on a Polder Waxer's [G] shoulder. _
I said, man, that's got to be the greatest [Em] guitar [Gm] sound in this whole world.
[E] From that day on, I tried my best to learn to pick [G] like Merle.
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_ Now, I'd give $100 right now to [C] see Merle Travis again,
_ [F#] cowboy hat and his big guitar and that big old [G] country grin.
_ _ Merle Travis was a hero to [Gm] guitar pickers, see,
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even though I never met him, [F#] he left his mark [G] on me. _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Now, when I heard that Merle's called away,
it [C] left me feeling sad, [F#] because I never got a chance to meet him,
I even [Em] felt a little bit mad.
[G] _ But I thought about it for a little while
and I said him a little [Gm] prayer.
I said, Lord,
[F#] now I get to hear him [E] say, hey, little Merle, meet [G] me there.
_ _ Now, when I get to meet Merle Travis, [C] up ahead on some glad day,
[E] guitar in my hand, I know [F#] exactly what I'll [G] say. _ _
Say, horse, I've waited a long [G] time, man, to meet you, I'm so glad.
[D] Let's tune up his old guitar and pick a little cannonball rag.
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[N] _ _ _ _ _ Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you, thank you [E] very much.
Appreciate that.
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