127 Rose Avenue - Hank Williams

AbmSomewhere (133111@4)in the middle of the Deep South

Eb7Magnolias (x32310@4)sway in the breeze

AbmTo (133111@4)the lonesome sound of a redbone hound
Eb7Howlin' (x32310@4)at the moon in the trees

Abm (133111@4)                    DbmThere's (x13321@4)a sad boy with his guitar

AbmCuttin' (133111@4)his teeth on the blues

Abm (133111@4)            
Wishin' on a fallin' star

Eb7 (x32310@4)            Abmat (133111@4)127 Rose Avenue

VERSE 2

AbmDistant (133111@4)moan of a midnight train comes

Eb7Blowin' (x32310@4)through the night

AbmHe (133111@4)dips his pen in tears and pain

Eb7And (x32310@4)he begins to write

Abm'bout (133111@4)a whippoorwill too blue to fly

Dbm (x13321@4)                    Abmand (133111@4)the Indian he once knew
Abm'bout (133111@4)lost highways and purple skies

Eb7 (x32310@4)            Abmat (133111@4)127 Rose Avenue

CHORUS:
Dbm (x13321@4)                    Eb7Caretaker (x32310@4)said as he shook his head

Dbm (x13321@4)                    Eb7Son, (x32310@4)do you believe in ghosts

Dbm (x13321@4)                    
For a five dollar bill you can feel the chill

Eb7He (x32310@4)felt long ago

VERSE 3

AbmSo (133111@4)I bought me a ticket at the front door

Eb7Guess (x32310@4)who was there inside

AbmI (133111@4)felt his presence through the whole tour

Eb7God (x32310@4)I swear, he was alive

AbmI (133111@4)saw the train, I felt the pain

Eb7I (x32310@4)heard him moanin' the blues

Abm29 (133111@4)years of memories

Dbm (x13321@4)             Eb7at (x32310@4)127 Rose Avenue

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CHORUS

VERSE 4

AbmAnother (133111@4)sad-eyed boy with his guitar

Eb7Cuttin' (x32310@4)his teeth on the blues

AbmHere (133111@4)I am wishin' on a fallin' star

Eb7 (x32310@4)        AbmAt (133111@4)127 Rose Avenue

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It ain't in Nashville

It's not in Montgomery

127 Rose Avenue