Tom: D
D A Bm
D A D
[Verse 1]
D A D
Well tell me mama what am I to do
D A D
There’s just no gettin’ next to you
D A Bm
I ain’t lookin’ for a big gold mine
D A D
I just want to make you mine
[Verse 2]
D A D
Well tell me pretty mama where did I go wrong
D A D
I wake up in the morning and a-sing this song
D A Bm
I’ve been a good man all my day
D A D
Tryin’ to do like the good book say
[Chorus]
G Bm
Although it may get heavy
G Bm
Further on down the road
G Bm
I’m much stronger than the lever
G A
Girl I thought you know…
[Verse 3]
D A D
Silver City is the place to be
D A D
That’s what a pretty little girl told me
D A Bm
Rich men dance on the parlor floor
D A D
Poor folk lookin’ in through the door
[Interlude]
D A D
D A D
D A Bm
D A D
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[Chorus]
G Bm
Although it may get heavy
G Bm
Further on down the road
G Bm
I’m much stronger than the lever
G A
I'm about to let it show
[Verse 4]
D A D
Tell me mama what do I do now
D A D
Just can’t get behind this muley plow
D A Bm
I don’t need no big gold mine
D A D D A D
I just want to make you mine
