Emmylou Harris - Me and willie

^CMe and ^CWillie ^Fplayed in a country ^Cband ^FSeven long ^Cyears together ^Gplaying those one night ^Gstands ^CUsed to say the ^Cbooze and bars is g^Foing to wear him out ^{C F}Hold On, a ^Csong he wrote ^Gtear your heart ^Gright out

^CWe trav^Celed th^Fe northern route and^C from the Greate Lakes to Monreal ^FHitting all^C the honkytonks^G, I bet we played them a^Gll ^CWillie played to^C ease his soul and ^Fdrank to ease his min^Cd ^FI never und^Cerstood how he^G played it so go^God while drinking himseld half blind. And you..

^FWouldn't think a ^GMan so weak .^Am.. could be so ^Fstrong...^Dm. Take a crowd of ^Amrowdy drunks and ^Ghush them with a song And I'd C F G Am | G F rather be singing my heart out in a dark and din|gy bar ^FHitting those ^Chigh notes with ^GWillie's sad guitar. And I'd C F G Am | G F rather be singing a blues song singing sweet and high ^FWillie standing right ^Cby my side ^G playing country ^Cslide

^CMe and ^CWillie ^Fwatched a lot of dre^Cams die young. ^FPlans we ma^Cde how quick th^Gey fade, fumbling one by^G one. ^CWillie never let^C it bother him and ^Fif he did, it didn't ^Cshow. ^FYou know he^C had a way of ^Gletting go am ki^Gng the blue times old. And you ...

^FWouldn't think a ^GMan so weak .^Am.. could be so ^Fstrong...^Dm. Take a crowd of ^Amrowdy drunks and ^Ghush them with a song And I'd C F G Am | G F rather be singing my heart out in a dark and din|gy bar ^FHitting those ^Chigh notes with ^GWillie's sad guitar. And I'd C F G Am | G F rather be singing a blues song singing sweet and high ^FWillie standing right ^Cby my side ^G playing country ^Cslide

^CI left ^CWillie ^Fin a bar in Marietta^{C F}Couldn't st^Cand to watch th^Ge man I love drink himse^Glf to death. ^CNow I'm working ^Cin Ottawa and I'm d^Foing well I guess. ^{C F}You know th^Ce good life do^Gn't look so good^G from behind a desk And I'd C F G Am | G F rather be singing my heart out in a dark and din|gy bar ^FHitting those ^Chigh notes with ^GWillie's sad guitar. And I'd C F G Am | G F rather be singing a blues song singing sweet and high ^FWillie standing right ^Cby my side ^G playing country ^Cslide