Tone: [Eb]
Verse 1:
I'm a [Eb]stone's throw from the mill
And I'm a [Ab]good walk to the r[Eb]river
When my [Ab]workin' day is o[Eb]over
We'll go [Cm]swim our [Eb]cares awa[Eb]away
Put your [Eb]toes down in the water
And a [Ab]smile across your [Eb]face
And [Ab]tell me that you l[Eb]love me
[Cm]Lovely [Eb]Lady May [Eb]
Chorus 1:
Now I [Cm]ain't the [Eb]sharpest c[Eb]chisel
That your [Ab]hands have ever held [Eb]
But [Cm]darlin' I could [Eb]love you [Eb]well
'Til the [Ab]roll is called on[Eb]on high
I've [Cm]seen my [Eb]share of t[Eb]trouble
And I've [Ab]held my weight in [Eb]shame
But I'm [Ab]baptized in your [Eb]name
[Cm]Lovely [Eb]Lady May [Eb]
Verse 2:
Lord the [Eb]wind can leave you shiverin'
As it [Ab]waltzes o'er the leaves [Eb]
It's been [Cm]rushin' [Eb]through my t[Eb]timber
'Til your [Ab]love brought on the s[Eb]spring
Now the [Eb]mountains all are blushin'
And they [Ab]don't know what to say [Eb]
'Cept a [Cm]good long [Eb]line of pr[Eb]praises
For my [Ab]lovely Lady May [Eb]
Chorus 2:
Now I [Cm]ain't the [Eb]toughest h[Eb]hickory
That your [Ab]axe has ever felled [Eb]
But I'm a [Ab]hickory just as well [Eb]
I'm a [Cm]hickory [Eb]all the same [Eb]
I came [Cm]crashin' [Eb]through the fo[Eb]forest
As you [Ab]cut my roots awa[Eb]away
And I [Ab]fell a good long [Eb]ways
For my [Cm]lovely [Eb]Lady May [Eb]
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