Gene Watson – Eli Funkelby (Guitar)

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Track 12 of 12 on the album "Gene Watson" (1969) [Intro] G [Verse 1]
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Eli Funkelby's Groceries, Gas and Used Cars

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Coffee and ice cream to big nickel candy bars

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A jukebox full of them singing Nashville stars

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Eli Funkelby's Groceries, Gas and Used Cars
[Chorus 1]
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Autographed pictures tacked all over the wall

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Old Hank at the top 'cause Hank's the only one that are

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It's hard to believe so many pickers made it this far

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At Eli Funkelby's Groceries, Gas and Used Cars
[Verse 2]
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Well, you can see his big sign shining from miles away

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Made out of knotty pine with big wide words that say

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"Rely on Eli, the service is better by far

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At Eli Funkelby's Groceries, Gas and Used Cars"
[Chorus 2]
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He's got a yard full of limousines a few years out of style

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Speedometers reading that they won't go another mile

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All the batteries are dead, but one's got a backseat bar

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Nothing but the best in groceries, gas and used cars
[Verse 3]
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Well, I filled up my tank and I ate a couple candy bars

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Played the jukebox and I asked the price of his cars

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I tacked my picture on the wall like a great big Nashville star

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I'm booked at Eli Funkelby's Groceries, Gas and Used Cars

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I'm booked at Eli Funkelby's Groceries, Gas and Used Cars
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