Artist/Band: Thorn Paul Tabs
Song: A Long Way From Tupelo Tab
A Long Way From Tupelo
By Paul Thorn
4/29/2012
Capo 1
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On a hot Sunday evening, I was drivin' in the country
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When I felt my left-front tire blow
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In the trunk I had a spare but the jack wasn�t there
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On a desolate gravel road
Just across the street was a two-room shack
And a girl shelling peas on the porch
When she ran out to meet me in a white cotton dress
All I could say was; �Praise the Lord!�
Chorus:
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Yeah, I was a long way from Tupelo
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A long ways from Tupelo
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Yeah, I was stranded in a place nobody knows
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I was a long way from Tupelo
She said; �My mamma�s not home and we don�t have a phone
But if there�s anything I can do"
"I�d be happy to pour you some cold iced tea
Because I think you�re kind of cute�
We went inside, sat down on the couch
And that girl started up on me
And just like Adam in the Garden of Eden
She showed me that apple and I got weak
Chorus
Well, her mother showed up and saw me there
She said what in the world�s going on
She answered; �Mamma, don�t worry, he�s a real nice man�
Who�s broke down and ain�t got a way home"
Daddy gave me a ride, I gave him $20
For his trouble and a tank of gas
It was a day I always remember
But if my wife ever asks, I�d say
Chorus
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