The Band – Rockin Chair (Guitar)

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       Hang around, Willie Boy,

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 Don't you raise the sails anymore.

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 It's for sure, I've spent my whole life at sea

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And I'm pushin' age seventy three

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Now there's only one place that was meant for me

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Oh, to be home again,

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Down in old Virginny,

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 With my very best friend,

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They call him Ragtime Willie.

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We're gonna soothe away the rest of our years,

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We're gonna put away all of our tears,

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That big Rockin' Chair won't go nowhere.

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Slow down, Willie Boy,

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Your heart's gonna give right out on you

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It's true, and I believe I know what we should do.

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Turn the stern and point to shore,

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The seven seas won't carry us no more.

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Oh, to be home again,

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Down in old Virginny,

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 With my very best friend,

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They call him Ragtime Willie.

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I can't wait to sniff that air,

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Dip'n snuff, I won't have no care,

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That big Rockin' Chair won't go nowhere.

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Hear the sound, Willie Boy,

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The Flyin' Dutchman's on the reef.

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It's my belief, We've used up all our time,

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This hill's to steep to climb,

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And the days that remain ain't worth a dime.

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Oh, to be home again,

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Down in old Virginny,

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 With my very best friend,

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They call him Ragtime Willie.

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Would-a-been nice just t'see the folks,

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listen once again to the stale jokes,

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That big Rockin' Chair won't go nowhere.

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I can hear something calling on me

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And you know where I wanna be

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Oh Willie, can't you hear that sound

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Down In Old Virginny

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I just wanna get my feet back on the ground

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Down In Old Virginny

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And I'd love to see my very best friend

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They call him Ragtime Willie

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I believe old Rockin' Chair's got me