Key: C
Introduction: C F C F C Am C/B C C F C F C Am C/B C
C
I' m a stone' s throw from the mill
F C
And I' m a good walk to the river
F C
When my workin' day is over
Am C/B C
We' ll go swim our cares away
C
Put your toes down in the water
F C
And a smile across your face
F C
And tell me that you love me
Am C/B C
Lovely Lady May
C
Now I ain' t the sharpest chisel
F C
That your hands have ever held
F C
But darlin' I could love you well
Am C/B C
' Til the roll is called on high
C
I' ve seen my share of trouble
F C
And I' ve held my weight in shame
F C
But I' m baptized in your name
Am C/B C
Lovely Lady May
C
Lord the wind can leave you shiverin'
F C
As it waltzes o' er the leaves
F C
It' s been rushin' through my timber
Am C/B C
' Til your love brought on the spring
C
Now the mountains all are blushin'
F C
And they don' t know what to say
F C
' Cept a good long line of praises
Am C/B C
For my lovely Lady May
C
Now I ain' t the toughest hickory
F C
That your axe has ever felled
F C
But I' m a hickory just as well
Am C/B C
I' m a hickory all the same
C
I came crashin' through the forest
F C
As you cut my roots away
F C
And I fell a good long ways
Am C/B C
For my lovely Lady May
C F C F C Am C/B C
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