{t:More Often Than Not}
{st:Jerry Jeff Walker}
DK . ."Bein' Free" . .1970  (David Wiffen) 

INTRO G G G G
[G]Have I not been, far e[Em]nough? 
[C]...How many [D]times do you have to [G]die now?[G]
[G]How many miles, has [Em]it been? 
[C]...Not a[G]nother one,[D/A] no.
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CHORUS 1
[C]Would you be[D]lieve, that this [G]happens more [D]often than [Em]not?[Em] 
[C]But here's to all the [D]people 
That [G]I'm not [D]with to[Em]night..(run on 5th string C,B,A )or chord C,G,D 
N.C. Wherever they [G]are.[G] 
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VERSE 2
[G]I pulled into town, late last [Em]night,
[C]...Would you be[D]lieve I would like to [G]cry now?[G] 
[G]Found my lady, laying with a [Em]man, 
[C]...Not a[G]nother one, [D]no. 
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CHORUS 2
[C]And would you be[D]lieve 
That it [G]happens more [D]often than [Em]not?[Em] 
[C]And here's to all the [D]ladies 
That [G]I'm not [D]with to[Em]night.. (run C,B,a)
N.C. Wherever they [G]are.[G] 
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VERSE 3
[G]So I went downtown, to let it [Em]out. 
[C]..How many [D]times do have to [G]try now?[G]
[G]I Found a woman, that said I was the [Em]best,
[C]..Not a[G]nother one, oh [D]no.
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CHORUS 3
[C]And would you be[D]lieve 
That this [G]happens more [D]often than [Em]not?[Em] 
[C]But here's to all the [D]ladies 
That just [G]fell to [D]me to[Em]night... (run C,B,a)
N.C.  Whoever they [G]were. 
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VERSE 4
[G]Where's the bottle, pass it [Em]here, 
[C]...So many [D]reasons to drink it [G]dry now.[G] 
[G]Probably kill me, might ease some [Em]pain,
[C]..Have a[G]nother one and here we [D]go.
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CHORUS 4
[C]And would you be[D]lieve 
That this [G]happens more [D]often than [Em]not?[Em] 
[C]And here's to all the [D]bottles 
That [G]I?ve drunk [D]in my [Em]time...(run C,B,a) 
N.C. Whatever they [G]were. 

(finish with G CHORD till end)
Have I not been, far enough?

Can a man just take it easy somewhere down the line?

Do you always have to try find.. the line?

Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
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