Judy Collins – That Song About The Midway (Guitar)

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[Intro] D C G D [Verse 1]
  A            G                     D
I met you on a midway at a fair last year

        A                G                     D
And you stood out like a ruby in a black man's ear

         C              G
You were playing on the horses

         D                     C
You were playing on the guitar strings

         G                            D
You were playing like a devil wearing wings
[Chorus]
        C
Wearing wings, you looked so grand

        G   D
Wearing wings___

       C                 G                 D
Do you tape them to your shoulders just to sing?

        C
Can you fly?
I heard you can
        G  D
Can you fly___?

        C                 G                D    C  G  D
Like an eagle, doing your hunting from the sky
[Verse 2]
  A                 G                    D
I followed with the sideshows to another town

      A              G                      D
And I found you in a trailer on the camping grounds

         C               G
You were betting on some lover

         D              C
You were shaking up the dice

      G                                  D
And I thought I saw you cheating once or twice
[Chorus]
        C
Once or twice

                         G   D
I heard your bid once or twice___

         C                  G                D
Were you wondering, was the gamble worth the price

        C
Pack it in
I heard you did
        G  D
Pack it in___

       C              G                   D     C  G  D
Was it hard to fold a hand you knew could win?
[Verse 3]
   A                  G                               D
So lately you've been hiding, it was somewhere in the news

    A                  G                                 D
And I'm still at these races with my ticket stubs and my blues

      C                   G
And a voice calls out the numbers

       D                  C
And it sometimes mentions mine

      G                               D
And I feel like I've been working overtime
[Chorus]
    C
Overtime

                      G  D
I've lost my fire overtime___

       C                G                 D
Always playing one more hand for one more dime

        C
Slowing down
I'm getting tired
        G  D
Slowing down___

      C            G                  D
And I envy you the valley that you've found

           C
'Cause I'm midway down the midway

        D     C     G   D
Slowing down, down, down____