Natchez Trace

E
Oh, ho
E
He rode into Virginia
E
Rollin' thunder, ridin' high
E
I was servin' table
        A   B7   E
Waitin' for that ride
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My arms around his body
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Well, we rode a thousand miles
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He taught me how to love
             A   B7 E    A   B7  E
He taught me how to fly, oh, ho, my

[Chorus]
C
Hungry together
C
Racin' the weather
C
Into the Natchez Trace
E7
Warmin' and feedin' him
                           A7
All the way to Cumberland,    oh, ho, yes

[Verse 2]
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And I had his child in Memphis
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And we watched him ride away
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And now you know what a girl like me
   A     B7     E
Is doin' here today
    A             B7        E
I'm sorry mister, you can't stay

[Chorus]
C
Hungry together
C
Racin' the weather
C
Into the Natchez Trace
E7
Warmin' and feedin' him
                           A7
All the way to Cumberland,    oh, ho, yes


[Verse 3]
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And when the piper gets to play
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Somebody's got to pay
E
And now you know what a girl like me
   A     B7     E
Is doin' here today
        A             B7        E
Oh, I'm sorry mister, you can't stay
    A             B7        E
I'm sorry mister, you can't stay

D PEAT CHORUS & VERSE 3

[Outro]
oh, ho, ho, ho
A     B7                E    (for the rest of the lines) -- improvised
Sorry mister, you can't stay
Sorry mister, you can't stay, no
Sorry mister, you can't stay, oh, ho, ho, ho
Sorry mister, you can't stay, oh