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James Mcmurtry - 12 Oclock Whistle Chords

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12 Oclock Whistle Chords

(ver. 1)
James Mcmurtry
[Intro]
G C9  G  C9 G  C9
 
[Verse 1]
G                         C9
The air raid siren at the high school blew
G              C9
Every weekday, twelve o'clock noon
Em7                    G/F#
Dinner time, people as if we didn't know
C9                                Dsus4
I guess the city fathers liked to hear that thing blow
 
[Verse 2]
G                                     C9
The boys were chasing the city truck, spraying DDT
G                           C9
It kept the mosquitoes down
Em7                                    G/F#
And that stuff won't hurt you none the neighbor lady'd say
C9                Dsus4
Encephalitis, now that can ruin your day
 
[Verse 3]
G                            C9
Granny was hanging out wash, talking across the fence
G                        C9
The neighbor lady nodded like it all made sense
Em7                             G/F#
She's just gonna stay with him 'til the kids are grown
C9                                   Dsus4
Fetch me that clothes pin up off the ground would you hon'
 
[Chorus]
G                               C9
Won't you stay with me 'til the sun goes down?
G                                C9
On that flat top mountain to the West of town
G                       C9
Won't you stay a while, I just don't see
G                                  C9
Why you must be leaving? Won't you stay with me?
G  C9  G  C9
 
[Verse 4]
G                               C9
I had a cherry coke dripping on my cowboy clothes
G                                C9
Riding down Scott Street in that big white Olds
Em7                                   G/F#
We're going through negro town, honey lock your doors
C9                                 Dsus4
'Course that's not what we're supposed to call 'em anymore
 
[Verse 5]
G                                    C9
We're going to the beauty shop, it's not too far
G                                   C9
You can come inside or you can just set in the car
Em7                                 G/F#
No you can't go with grandpa to the pasture today
C9                                     Dsus4
They're shipping calves and you'd just get in the way
 
[Chorus]
G                               C9
Won't you stay with me 'til the sun goes down?
G                                C9
On that flat top mountain to the West of town
G                       C9
Won't you stay a while, I just don't see
G                                  C9
Why you must be leaving? Won't you stay with me?
 
[Instrumental]
G  C9  G  C9  G  C9  G  C9
 
[Verse 6]
G                     C9
We had fried okra and black eyed peas
G                         C9
Granny had her saccharin, she was putting it in her tea
Em7                                                   G/F#
Pull that screen door to hon' you're letting in flies
C                      Dsus4
Don't you know nothing
 
[Verse 7]
G                                    C9
Yonder comes the pickup, he's coming down the street
G                              C9
Run help him put the horses up so we can eat
Em7                          G/F#
He's always late for dinner, Lord, he moves so slow
C9                      Dsus4
12 o'clock whistle blew half an hour ago
 
[Chorus]
G                               C9
Won't you stay with me 'til the sun goes down?
G                                C9
On that flat top mountain to the West of town
G                       C9
Won't you stay a while, I just don't see
G                                  C9
Why you must be leaving? Won't you stay with me?
 
[Outro]
G  C  G  C  G  C  C  G
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