The Day Marty Robbins Died
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[Intro ]
G Em
Verse
G Em
Well my bottle is empty
G Em
And my head is preoccupied
G Em
Cause my luck just ran out
Am C G
And today Marty Robbins died
G Em
Well my horse got divorced
G Em
And my pigs they all cried
G Em
My big iron will not fire
Am C G
Cause today Marty Robbins died
D C
Oh Marty when you rode into El Paso
D C
Wearing your sports coat
D C
And singing songs about lost love and life
D C
That you wrote
G Em
Like Mother Maybelle and Hank Williams
G Em
And that Grand Ole Opry in the sky
G Em
I believe he'll be singin up there with them tonight
Am C G
Cause today Marty Robbins died
Am C G
Today Marty Robbins died
D Am G
Today Marty Robbins died
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