Charley Pride - Able bodied man

^FI'm calling from the station and I h^Bbaven't got much time to let you k^Fnow Got a ticket for Missouri and there's t^Bbhings I need to say before I ^C7go If I c^Bbould I'd have you meet me but I d^Fon't see how I can I don't have enough to pay your f^Bbare There's a factory in Columbus hiring n^Fow I understand And they're lo^Bboking for an a^C7ble bodied m^Fan

^FYou should receive some money in a l^Bbetter that I mailed two days a^Fgo But when I wrote the letter saying y^Bbou could come to me I didn't k^C7now That I w^Bbas going to lose my job in s^Fuch a little while So now we're gonna have to change our p^Bblan They may not hire me in Columbus b^Fut I'm pretty sure they will If they're lo^Bboking for an a^C7ble bodied m^Fan

^F#If I'd had more education now I'd m^Bade a better life for me and ^F#you But just simple manual labor is the o^Bnly kind of work that I can^C#7 do The b^Bus is loading for Missouri so I g^F#uess I'd better go I'll call you just as soon as I c^Ban I'll be sending you a ticket cause I t^F#hink I'll get a job If they're lo^Boking for an ^C#7able bodied ^F#man

And rem^Bember I'm your ^C#7able bodied ^F#man