Tom: A
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[Verse 1]
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Wake up, wake up little Cory
A E A
What makes you sleep so sound?
D A
When the marshals are a 'comin
A E A
Gonna tear your still house down
[Verse 2]
A
Go 'way, go 'way little Cory
A E A
Quit your hangin' a-round my bed
D A
Bad liquor has ruined my body
A E A
Pretty women has gone to my head
[Verse 3]
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The last time I seen little Cory
A E A
She was standing with a bottle in her hand
D A
A'drinkin' down her sorrow
A E A
Cause they took a-way her man
[Verse 4]
A
Don't you hear them bluebirds a'singin'
A E A
Don't you hear that mournful sound
D A
Don't you hear them bluebirds a'singin'
A E A
My true love she lies under the ground
[Verse 5]
A
I ain't gonna work tommorow
A E A
I ain't gonna work next day
D A
I'll stay at home in sorrow
A E A
If it is Christmas day
[Verse 6]
A
Wake up, wake up little Cory
A E A
What makes you sleep so sound?
D A
When the marshals are a 'comin
A E A
Gonna tear your still house down
