Silence On The Line Chris Ledoux
Intro E B F#m
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Took my last fall in San Diego Bus headed north one headed south
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I call a farm in Colorado And I lift a dusty pay phone to my (B)mouth
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She says hello I say it's me hon Sorry I stayed away so long (B7)
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Tell the kids their old man's through with playin' rodeo
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Cause if it's alright with you I'm comin' home(pause)(drum out)
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Well there's silence on the line She says you sure did take your time
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But I still need a man for the things a man is good for
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You know how it is raisin' crops and raisin' kids
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Demands a man at least as fit as you are (drum in)
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So come on git on home there's hay that needs a mowin'
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A boy that needs a whippin' and a hundred things to do
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I hope you've finally found your mind To leave that rodeo behind
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I've spent half my life just waitin' here for you
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I guess that now’s the time I'd better tell her
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Hon I've got this friend that's here with me
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He used to be a cowboy and a good one so they say
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But now his legs are crippled he can't walk you see
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But hon you ought to hear him tell his stories
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Sing the old songs play the guitar too I'd really like to show him Color(E)ado
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But I thought I'd better leave it up to you (pause) (drum out)
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Well there's silence on the line And now I hear her sayin' . ¯ A B
Babe I only need a man for the things a man is good for
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And you know how it is a place just half this big
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Demands a man at least as fit as you are (drum in)
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Put yourself in his place it'd awful hard to face
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All the chores and work and nothing he could do
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If you want to know my mind leave that rodeo bum behind
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Don't waste our time I'm waitin' here for you
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Well cryin's just for kids I put down the phone
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Fumble with my crutches movin' slow
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I wish that I was on the bus that's Colorado bound (drum out)
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(out slow) And I hope the weather's nice in Mexico