D                                           G                                                   D
   I'm calling from the station and I haven't got much time to let you know,
                    D                                              G                                         A
   I've got a ticket for Missouri and there's things I need to say before I go.
           G                                                  D
    If I could I'd have you meet me but I don't see how I can,
    D                     D7                        G
    I don't have enough to pay your fare,
                    G                                        D
    there's a factory in Columbus hiring now I understand
                        G                    A                  D
    and they're looking for an able bodied man .

                D                                              G                                             D
    You should receive some money in a letter that I mailed two days ago,
               D                                          G                                               A
    but when I wrote the letter saying you could come to me I didn't know.
           G                                              D
    That I was going to lose my job in such a little while,
           D                           D7                             G
    so now we're going to have to change our plans,
                           G                                             D
    they may not hire me in Columbus but I'm pretty sure they will,
                    G                    A                   D
    if they're looking for an able bodied man.          

( D A D )

             D                                             G                                           D
    If I'd had more education I'd have made a better life for me and you,
                    D                                        G                                        A
    but such simple manual labor is the only kind of work that I can do.
                       G                                     D
    The bus is loading for Missouri so I guess I better go,
          D                      D7           G
    I'll call you just as soon as I can,
               G                                           D
    I'll be sending you a ticket cause I think I'll get the job,
                    G                    A                  D
    if they're looking for an able bodied man.
                  G                       A                   D
    And remember I'm your able bodied man.