Key: D
Introduction: D G D G D A D G D G D A
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I'm gonna get up in the mornin'
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Gonna hit that Highway 49
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I'm gonna get up in the mornin'
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Gonna hit that Highway 49
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I been lookin' for my Elvonnie
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That sweet woman's steady on my mind
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First I'm gonna stop by the whiskey store
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Pick me up a jug o'wine
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I'm gonna stop by the whiskey store
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Pick me up a six-pack o'wine
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I been lookin' for my baby
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She's restin' on my weary mind
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Yeah, it'll be soon in the mornin'
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When I go rollin' into Jacksontown, downtown
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It'll be soon in the mornin'
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When I go rollin' into Jackson, Mississippi town
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I been lookin' for my baby
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The police said she can't be found
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Don't tell me that
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Malvina my sweet woman and
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She's always rested on my mind
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Malvina my sweet baby
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She's always rested on my lonesoome mind
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If I can't buy that woman I'm gonna
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Sit down and drink my wine
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I'm gonna get up in the morning
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Hit the highway 49
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I'm gonna get up in the morning
G D
Hit the highway 49
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I'm gonna dust my blues, peoples
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Leave this raggedy-ass town behind