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C/G
G
G
Johnny's daddy was takin' him fisin'
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When he was eight years old ---
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A little girl came through the front gate
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Holdin a fishin' pole
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His dad looked down and smiled,
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Said, "We can't leave her behind
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G/B
Son I know you don't want her to go
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Someday you'll change your mind."
And Johnny said,
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Am/G
G
Am/G
G
Take Jimmy Johnson take Tommy Tompson
Am/G
G
Take my best friend Bo.
Am/G
G
Am/G
G
Am/G
G
Am/G
G
Take anybody that you want as long as she don't go
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Take any boy in the world -- Daddy, please
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C/G
G
Don't take the girl
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G
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G
Same ol' boy, same sweet girl, ten years down the road
He held her tight and kissed her lips in front of the picture show.