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Jimmy Was A Drinkin' Kind Of Man

Key: C

Introduction:

C  
Jimmy was a regular at the local drinking bar
F                                                 G7  
He worked like everybody else and ways were mean and hard
     C                                                                                                                    F  
I met him as a little boy and I liked him as I grew
                                             G7                                                                              C  
Jimmy's life was tough and seemed like everybody knew
                                                                                          F  
That Jimmy was a drinking kind of man
        G7                                                                            C  
He loved to hear a good hillbilly band
                                                                                                  F  
The scar across his face was Jimmy's brand
                G7                                                                      C  
Cause Jimmy was a drinking kind of man
We got to be together 'fore the good Lord tucked him in
        F                                    G7  
He said I'm never coming back to this old town again
             C                                                                                                                         F  
Said no one understands me folks don't even want me home
                                                  G7                                                                      C  
He took a drink of wine and said its hell to be alone
                                                                                          F  
That Jimmy was a drinking kind of man
        G7                                                                            C  
He loved to hear a good hillbilly band
                                                                                                  F  
The scar across his face was Jimmy's brand
                G7                                                                      C  
Cause Jimmy was a drinking kind of man
I finally got to see ole Jim after being gone so long
                  F                                 G7  
By the crowd of cars around his house
I could tell there was something wrong
     C                                                                                                                              F  
I arrived in time to find him in a pine box on the floor
                                                          G7                                                                                              C  
His momma's eyes were filled with tears as I stepped in the door
                                                                                             F  
That Jimmy was a drinking kind of man
        G7                                                                            C  
He loved to hear a good hillbilly band
                                                                                                  F  
The scar across his face was Jimmy's brand
                G7                                                                      C  
Cause Jimmy was a drinking kind of man