Chords for Wilf Carter -- The Preacher & The Cowboy.wmv

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_ _ [G] _ _ _ I was born in Texas, [C] my wife [G] in Tennessee.
We had fifteen [Em] cross-eyed kids, [A] she said they look [D] like me.
[G] Oh, she one time weighed fifty [C] pounds, her height [G] was five foot four.
But now she's grown so big and fat, [D] she can't get through [G] the door.
Ah dee dee dee [C] dee dee dee [G] dee, oh dee dee dee dee dee dee dee, [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ dee dee dee dee dee dee.
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_ [G] We _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ used to go to picture shows [C] to see [G] the ladies fair.
If I had my wife on [Em] the stage [A] we'd soon be [D] millionaires.
[G] We used to go to Sunday school [C] when the [G] weather, it was fine.
o, when they passed the collection play [D] the kids all [G] grabbed the dime
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ preacher got excited [C] and he [G] cried, my salary's lost
mycracky when I [E] looked at [A] him, both his eyes [D] were crossed
[G] he invited us over to his [C] home, [G] along with the folks to dine
I fell in love with the preacher's [D] wife, he fell in love [G] with mine. _
He used to come a-calling, so [C] I'd say [G] I'd go to town,
But I'd go down to the [Em] preacher's [A] place, kinda stick [D] around.
[G] One night he came home early, [C] boys, a-feelin' [G] out of sorts,
He found me lovin' up his [D] wife on the [G] Devonport.
Hi-dee-da-da [C]-da-dee-dee-dee-dee, Oh [G]-dee-da-da-da-dee-dee-dee,
[D] La-dee-da-dee, [G] oh-dee-da-dee,
[C] Hi-dee-da-da-da-dee-dee [G]-dee, Oh-dee-da-da-da-dee-dee,
[D] Oh-dee-da-da-da-dee [G]-dee. _ _ _
Finally, when his temper cooled, [C] he says, [G] I think it's time.
I says, all right, [E] old preacher [A] boy, you've been home [D] lovin' mine.
He [G] asks me how I'd like to [C] trade, I said it'd [G] suit me fine.
He's taken my fifteen cross-eyed [D] kids, I've taken [G] his nine.
Hi [C]-dee-da-da-da-dee-dee-dee, [G] Oh-dee-da-da-da-dee-dee,
[D] La-dee-da-da-dee-dee, [G] oh-dee-da-da-dee [C]-dee,
Hi-dee-da-da-da-da-dee-dee, [G] Oh-dee-da-da-da-dee-dee,
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Oh-dee-da-da-da-dee [G] _ -dee.
About a month had rolled around [C] since [G] we had made our trade,
Me and my new wife [A] strollin' along in the evening [D] shade.
[G] I glanced towards our little home, [C] I looked [G] twice, jumped and came.
There was that same old preacher [D] man a-sneakin' [G] back again.
Hi [C]-dee-da-da-da-dee-dee, oh [G]-dee-da-da-da-dee-dee,
[D] La-dee-da-da-dee, [G] oh-dee-da-da-dee-dee,
[C] Hi-dee-da-da-da-da-dee [G]-dee, Oh-dee-da-da-da-dee-dee,
[D] Oh-dee-da-da-da-dee [G] _ -dee. _ _ _