Merle Haggard – Thanks To Uncle John (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
A                       Bm7
Many years ago when my daddy died

                                       E7
I caught myself a freight train and my mama cried

A                                     Bm7
Looking back it all looks like a marathon

                                      E7                 A
And it started all with an E chord I learned from Uncle John
[Verse 2]
A                                     Bm7
Now John had a lot of gumption and he gave me some

                                        E7
And he taught me "Rubber Dolly" and a guitar run

   A                                  Bm7
A river bank in those days wadn't my love, boo

                                        E7      A
But he shared his kitchen table and his family too
[Verse 3]
A                                       Bm7
Now, right here and now it's thanks to Uncle John

                                    E7
To Claudia, Doug, Norman, Joe and Lillian

 A                                         Bm7
Now John Burke was really not my uncle but we were kin

                                          E7        A
'Cause he shared his home and family and he took me in
[Instrumental] A D A E A A7 D A E A [Verse 4]
 A                      Bm7
Many years ago when my daddy died

                                        E7
I caught myself a freight train and my mama cried

A                                         Bm7
And looking back it all looks like a marathon

                                               E7                   A
And it started all with a blues chord that I learned from my uncle John
[Instrumental] A D A E A A7 D A E A [Outro] N.C. "Rubber Dolly", yes "Rubber Dolly"