Stoney (CHORDS) by Jerry Jeff Walker
[Intro]~
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[Verse 1]~
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I first ran into Stoney! ! ! it was a bar downtown;
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It was Richmond,.. Virginia! ! ! we were bummim’ around,..
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Suitcase to suitcase! ! ! we started in talkin‘,..
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Finding out about the things we've shared in the miles we've been
[Verse 2]~
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Well,.. he had a gray pillowcase full of books by Durrell,..
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And he had this old concertina,.. all beat up and she played like hell,..
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Until you got him started singing those Gospel songs,..
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Well,.. he drank all night for nothing,.. he told his stories till dawn!
[Verse 3]~
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And he said,.. "Come on,.. get your bag,.. boy! Sun's up now and it's time to roll!
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Yeah you know there ain't no better time than early in the mornin’
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To be out walking down that road!
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Just feeling another day beginnin’,.. whilst all the fools is rushin’ on by,..
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We'll be like some Mr! Independence we're taking our own sweet time!"
[Verse 4]~
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We walked on out that highway under a clear blue sky,..
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I was listenin’ to the tales he told,.. drinking warm red wine!
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'Bout a night he rolled seven; bout some girl he'd done wrong;
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'Bout everything he could think of while we walked along!
[Verse 5]~
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Yeah,.. ol' Stoney had a magic; made him hard to forget!
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Like the night we flew down the highway his old pickup,.. it nearly wrecked!
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With a crazy woman driving,.. all drunked up and carrying on;
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Till Stoney finally calmed her singing those Gospel songs!
[Verse 6]~
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Well,.. we split the road at Norwood,.. and he just shook my hand!
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He said,.. "I'll see you some place,.. friend,.." but you know he never has!
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But we were that free then,.. just walking down the road,..
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Never really caring where that highway goes!
[Verse 7]~
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Yeah,.. Stoney was a liar and a bullshitter,.. ain't no doubt about it!
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It was just the way he told things,.. that you never want to doubt him!
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'Cause he kept you going when the road got rough,..
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And brought you through the lean times by making it up!
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"Hey,.. did I ever tell you the time I married my cousin up in Las Vegas..?"
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Yeah,.. Stoney! Tell it again
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[Verse 1]~
G Em Am D7
I first ran into Stoney! ! ! it was a bar downtown;
G Em Am D7
It was Richmond,.. Virginia! ! ! we were bummim’ around,..
C D Em D C Am
Suitcase to suitcase! ! ! we started in talkin‘,..
G Em Am D7 G Em Am D7
Finding out about the things we've shared in the miles we've been
[Verse 2]~
G Em Am D7
Well,.. he had a gray pillowcase full of books by Durrell,..
G Em Am D7
And he had this old concertina,.. all beat up and she played like hell,..
C D Em D C Am
Until you got him started singing those Gospel songs,..
G Em Am D7 G Em Am D7
Well,.. he drank all night for nothing,.. he told his stories till dawn!
[Verse 3]~
G Em Am D7
And he said,.. "Come on,.. get your bag,.. boy! Sun's up now and it's time to roll!
G Em
Yeah you know there ain't no better time than early in the mornin’
Am D7
To be out walking down that road!
C D Em D C Am
Just feeling another day beginnin’,.. whilst all the fools is rushin’ on by,..
G Em Am D7 G Em Am D7
We'll be like some Mr! Independence we're taking our own sweet time!"
[Verse 4]~
G Em Am D7
We walked on out that highway under a clear blue sky,..
G Em Am D7
I was listenin’ to the tales he told,.. drinking warm red wine!
C D Em D C Am
'Bout a night he rolled seven; bout some girl he'd done wrong;
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'Bout everything he could think of while we walked along!
[Verse 5]~
G Em Am D7
Yeah,.. ol' Stoney had a magic; made him hard to forget!
G Em Am D7
Like the night we flew down the highway his old pickup,.. it nearly wrecked!
C D Em D C Am
With a crazy woman driving,.. all drunked up and carrying on;
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Till Stoney finally calmed her singing those Gospel songs!
[Verse 6]~
G Em Am D7
Well,.. we split the road at Norwood,.. and he just shook my hand!
G Em Am D7
He said,.. "I'll see you some place,.. friend,.." but you know he never has!
C D Em D C Am
But we were that free then,.. just walking down the road,..
G Em Am D7 G Em Am D7
Never really caring where that highway goes!
[Verse 7]~
G Em Am D7
Yeah,.. Stoney was a liar and a bullshitter,.. ain't no doubt about it!
G Em Am D7
It was just the way he told things,.. that you never want to doubt him!
C D Em D C Am
'Cause he kept you going when the road got rough,..
G Em Am D7 G Em
And brought you through the lean times by making it up!
Am D7
"Hey,.. did I ever tell you the time I married my cousin up in Las Vegas..?"
G Em Am D7 G
Yeah,.. Stoney! Tell it again
