[C] He always said
don’t ya [F] smile too much
[G] people will think that your sick in the [C] head
[C] He always said
don’t ya [F] smile too much
hard [G] graft is how you earn your [C] bread
[G] Donkeywork is all he’ll [C] ever know
[G] grinding his fingers [C] to the bone
[F] He has an empty [Em] plot [G7] under the garden [F] snow
With the [G] words I’m with her now on his grave[C]stone
[C] He liked to say
That [F] dog won’t hunt
[G] If you turned your hat a little the wrong [C] way
[C] He liked to say
That [F] dog won’t hunt
Keep [G] your nose down till judgment [C] day
[G] He’ll never question the [C] status quo
[G] He’ll never try to suss out [C] the great unknown
[F] He learned all his [Em] licks from [G7] Billy Mon[F]roe
At [G] church every Sunday by her side he sits [C] alone
In [F] truth and veri[C]ty
[G] she’s a-moldering under a [C] tree
Or is its [F] better to be [C] faithful
[G] and cover your eyes with [C] wool
[F] trust that her bright star it still [C] shines
and [G] hope that you [F] see her
[G] in all of her [F] splendor
if you [G] reach para[C]dises
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[C] He always asked
What would [F] Katie do
[G] when the clear course of action was [C] masked
[C] He always asked
What would [F] Katie do
When [G] he couldn’t work any more anymore or even mow the [C] grass
[G] That night it came his last in the [C] stockyard
[G] He took one last ride around with [C] his guitar
[F] He turned his [Em] eyes off the [G7] road sky[F]ward
[G] crying for Katie he set a path for her abiding [C] star
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