Short Life of Trouble

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[G]Short life of trouble

A [C]few more words to [G]part,

[C]Short life of [G]trouble dear [Em]girl,

Poor [G]boy with a [D]broken [G]heart.

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[G]Remember what you promised

Not [C]more than a week [G]ago

[D]You promised that you’d [C]marry [Em]me,

[G]Standing in your [D]mama’s back [G]door

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[G]Short life of trouble

A [C]few mor words to [G]part

[C]Short life of [C]trouble dear [Em]girl

Poor [G]boy with a [D]boken [G]heart

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[G]Now you’ve broken your promise

Go [C]marry who you [G]may.

[C]For this old world’s so [G]big and so [Em]wide,

I’ll [G]ramble [D]back some [G]day.

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[G]Short life of trouble

A [C]few more words to [G]part

[C]Short life of [G]trouble dear [Em]girl

Poor [G]boy with a [D]broken [G]heart

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[G]Now you’ve gone and left me

And I [C]don’t know what to [G]do.

[C]I’ll give this world and [G]half of my [Em]life

Just to [G]be [D]married to [G]you.

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[G]Short life of trouble

A [C]few more words to [G]part

[C]Short life of [G]trouble dear [Em]girl

Poor [G]boy with a [D]broken [G]heart

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I [G]hear the train a-comin’

It’s [C]blowing the station [G]blow,

[C]I’d rather be dead in some [G]lonesome grave[Em]yard

Than [G]to see my [D]darling [G]go.

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[G]Short life of trouble

A [C]few more words to [G]part

[C]Short life of [G]trouble dear [Em]girl

Poor [G]boy with a broken [G]heart