Abner Brown
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A
I knew an old drunk named Abner Brown
A9 E
Nobody knew when he came to town
D A
But he spread good will to his fellow men
E A
And they let him sleep in the cotton gin
A
He could drink more brew than an army could
A9 E
But he had more friends and he did more good
D A
Than a lot of fine fancy people in our town
E A
So they tolerated Abner Brown
A
And all us kids were on his side
A9 E
'Cause he told us tales till our eyes grew wide
D A
And he made us feel bout ten feet tall
E A
'Cause he had no kids but he claimed us all
A
And after school and on weekends
A9 E
You could find me down at the cotton gin
D A
Truest friend that I ever found
E A
Was A good old drunk named Abner Brown
D A
Abner Brown, I wish that I could see you once again
D A E
I believe that you'd stack up with all the mighty men
A D
I've met and known in all the low And higher places that I've been
A F#m D E A
Thinking of you picks me up when I'm feeling down I thank the Lord for making Abner Brown
A A9 E
Lord take me back to the cotton land To Arkansas take me home again
D A
Let me be the boy that I once have been
E A
Let me walk that road to the cotton gin
A A9 E
He's probably dead many years ago And gone the way that old drunks go
D A E A
But I'd still like to sit me down Talk to my old friend, Abner Brown
D A
Abner Brown, I wish that I could see you once again
D A E
I believe that you'd stack up with all the mighty men
A D
I've met and known in all the low And higher places that I've been
A F#m D E A
Thinking of you picks me up when I'm feeling down I thank the Lord for making Abner Brown
D E A
I thank the Lord for making Abner Brown
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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