Tom T. Hall – Shoeshine Man (Guitar)

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[Intro] G7
G7
(Well I met the man in Montgomery Alabama)

G7
(I was waitin' on a bus and he was shinin' shoes)

G7
(and I heard him say)
[Chorus]
                G7
I'm a shoeshine man number one in the land

            C7                           G7
A shoeshine man make you shine where you stand

           C7             N.C.            G7
Leave me a tip if you can I'm a shoeshine man
[Verse 1]
           G7
Well I can sing I can dance I can play the harmonica too

        C7                                               G7
I got a brand new thing called the South Side Montgomery Blues

           D7                                                  G7
You better stick around and watch me cause I'm an entertainin' fool
[Chorus]
                G7
I'm a shoeshine man number one in the land

            C7                           G7
A shoeshine man make you shine where you stand

           C7             N.C.            G7
Leave me a tip if you can I'm a shoeshine man
[Verse 2]
       G7
Well I learned my trade from that rag-poppin' daddy o'mine

          C7                                               G7
He shined twelve alligators made a hundred dollar bill one time

              D7                                                G7
And when that meat gets scarce I shine two or three pairs for a dime
[Chorus]
                G7
I'm a shoeshine man number one in the land

            C7                           G7
A shoeshine man make you shine where you stand

           C7             N.C.            G7
Leave me a tip if you can I'm a shoeshine man
[Solo] G7 C7 G7 C7 G7 [Verse 3]
        G7
I had a girl that helped me she had a lotta hoochy coochy ways

        C7                                             G7
She was bumping and grinding paid that girl a dollar a day

            D7                                        G7
But she was shy on age and the law come and took her away
[Chorus]
                G7
I'm a shoeshine man number one in the land

            C7                           G7
A shoeshine man make you shine where you stand

           C7             N.C.            G7
Leave me a tip if you can I'm a shoeshine man
[Solo] G7 C7 G7 C7 G7 [Outro] G7 C7 G7 C7 G7