Johnny Cash – The Diplomat (Guitar)

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He slowly raised the trembling hand

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 Gently brushed the silver strand of hair from his wrinkled brow

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Lips that used to talk so free the eyes that used to beckon me were silent now

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He listens to a passing train

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Gives into an old familiar pain, familiar pain

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They retired him twenty years ago, gave him a watch made of gold and took his train

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His woman's name was Margaret

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He loved her but she went away and left his heart undone

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He called this train the Diplomat, she's the only other lady that he ever loved

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Some forty years he made the steam

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From Memphis down to New Orleans but now he's off the line

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And the closest that he ever gets Margaret or the Diplomat is in his mind

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He said, take me to the station

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The Diplomat is bringing Margaret home

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Can't you hear that whistle blowing?

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They both know I've been alone for much too long

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Let's not keep them waiting

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We'll talk about the good times later on

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Right now take me to the station

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The Diplomat is bringing Margaret home

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They say he talks crazy when

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He sees the passing train or when he hears Margaret's name

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But the only things he ever loved, he lost before he loved enough he's not to blame

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So who's to say he's right or wrong

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Reaching out and hanging on to dreams he can't let go

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He threw the watch of gold away but keeps tracks of memories where he belongs

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He said, take me to the station

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The Diplomat is bringing Margaret home

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Can't you hear that whistle blowing?

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They both know I've been alone for much too long

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Let's not keep them waiting

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We'll talk about the good times later on

          G               D       D
Right now take me to the station

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The Diplomat is bringing Margaret home

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Gave him a watch made of gold and took daddy's train