Chords for Jessi Colter *Black Haired Boy *

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_ _ _ _ Well he's a black haired boy [F] of some confusion
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He makes no excuse [G] for the things he's using
He's gentle and wild, [F] a _ child of the mountain
[C] His _ words are for saying, _
[D] his days are for counting _
[G] He's looking [C] for a home [G] that [D] he's scared to [G] find
There's a lady beside him, [C] drunk on [D] wine _
_ [Am] _ [F#] [G] There's a lady [C] beside him, [G] drunk on [D] white _ wine _ _
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[G] He's a devil in the morning, [F] a savior in the night _
[C] _ _ Tomorrow's a case [G] of _ whatever's _ right
Lonesome and high [F] are the things that he feels
[C] _ _ Cards that he plays [D] are cards that he deals
[G] He's looking [C] for a home [G] that he's [D] scared to find
[G] There's a lady beside him, [C] drunk on [D] wine _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] There's a lady [C] beside him, [G] drunk [D] on white wine
He's _
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[G] one of the chances [F] we're entitled to take
[C] One of the harms [G] it's too late to break
I've seen him be silent [F] and never knew why
[C] Seen him fall down to lay, _
[D] stand up to cry
[G] He's looking [C] for a home [G] that he's [D] scared to find
[G] There's a lady beside him, [C] drunk on [D] wine _ _
_ _ _ [G] Lady _
[C] beside him, [G] drunk [D] on white wine _ _ _ _
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