Intro E---0----0------0--0----------------------------------------| B---0----0------0--0--------3p2-----------------------------| G---2----2------2--2---1^2-------2--------------------------| D---2----2------2--2----------------------------------------| A---0----0------0--0----------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------| Asus2 Old man down, Em (022000@1) Asus2Way (x02200@1)down down, down by the docks of the city. Asus2 Blind and dirty, Em (022000@1) Asus2Asked (x02200@1)me for a dime, a dime for a cup of coffee. Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) Asus2I (x02200@1)got no dime but I got some time to hear his story. My name is August West, And I love my Pearly Baker best more than my wine. More than my wine - More than my maker, though he's no friend of mine. Everyone said, I'd come to no good, I knew I would Pearly, believe them. Half of my life, I spent doin' time for some other fucker's crime, A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) AThe (x02220@1)other half found me stumbling 'round drunk on Burgundy wine G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) G/D (4x3121@7)D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) G/D (4x3121@7) DBut (xx0232@1)I'll get back on my feet again someday, C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1) DThe (xx0232@1)good Lord willin', if He says I may. Asus4 (x02230@1) A (x02220@1) EmI (022000@1)know that the life I'm livin's no good, Asus4 (x02230@1) A (x02220@1) Asus2 (x02200@1)A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1) EmI'll (022000@1)get a new start, live the life I should. E-----------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------| D------------0-----2^4--0--2-----0--------0-----------------| A---1^2--2------2-------------------2---------2--4--2--0----| E-----------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------| D------------0-----2^4--0--2-----0--------0-----------------| A---1^2--2------2-------------------2---------4--0----------| E-----------------------------------------------------------| EmI'll (022000@1)get up and fly away, Asus2I'll (x02200@1)get up and fly away, fly away. Pearly's been true, True to me, true to my dyin' day he said, I said to him, I said to him, "I'm sure she's been." I said to him, "I'm sure she's been true to you." Got up and wandered, Wandered downtown, nowhere to go but just hang around. I've got a girl, Named Bonnie Lee, I know that girl's been true to me. I know she's been, I'm sure she's been true to me.