Way Downtown

Doc Watson

[F]Way downtown just [C]fooling around

[G7]They took me to the [C]jail

[F]Oh me and it’s [C]oh my

[G7]No one to go my [C]bail

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It [F]was late last night when [C]Willie came home

[G7]I heard him a-rapping on the [C]door

He’s a [F]slipping and a sliding with [C]them new shoes on

[G7]Momma said Willie don’t you rap no [C]more

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[F]Way downtown,

[C]Foolin’ around

[G7]Took me to the [C]jail

It’s [F]oh me, [C]oh my

Ain’t [G7]no one to go my [C]bail

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I [F]wish I was over at my [C]sweet Sally’s house

[G7]Sitting in that big armed [C]chair

[F]One arm around this [C]old guitar

[G7]And the other one around my [C]dear

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[F]Way downtown

[C]Foolin’ around

[G7]Took me to the [C]jail

It’s [F]oh me, and it’s [C]oh my

Ain’t [G7]no one to go my [C]bail

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[F]Now it’s one old shirt is [C] all that I got

[G7]And a dollar is all that I [C]crave

I [F]brought nothing with me into this old [C]world

[G7]Ain’t take nothing to my [C]grave

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[F]Way downtown

[C]Foolin’ around

[G7]Took me to the [C]jail

It’s [F]oh me and it’s [C]oh my

Ain’t [G7]no one to go my [C]bail