One toke over the line (1971)
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One toke over the line, sweet Jesus, one toke over the line,
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D F G C
sittin' downtown in a
railway station, one toke over the line.
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Waitin' for the train that goes
home, sweet Mary,
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hoping that the train is on time,
C Em Am
D F G
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sittin' downtown in a
railway station, one toke over the line.
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1. Who do you love ? I hope it's me !
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I've been changing, as you can plainly see.
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I felt the joy and I learned
about the pain, and my mama said,
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if I
should choose to make it part of me,
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would
surely strike me dead, and now I'm ….
+ CHORUS
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- F C
2. I sail away, a country
mile,
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F G
and
now I'm returning, and
showing off my smile.
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I met all the girls and I
loved myself a few, and to my
surprise
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like
everything else that I've been through
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they
opened up my eyes, and now I'm…
+ CHORUS
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Waitin' for the train that goes
home, sweet Mary,
F C
hoping that the train is on time,
C
Em Am
D F G C
sittin' downtown in a
railway station, one toke over the line.
C
F C
One toke over the line, sweet Jesus, one toke over the line,
C Em Am D F G C
sittin' downtown in a
railway station, one toke over the line.
C
+ Waitin' for the train that goes home, sweet Mary,
F C
hoping
that the train is on time,
C
Em
Am D F G C
sittin' downtown in a railway station, one toke over the line.
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Em
Am D F
G C
Sittin' downtown in a railway
station, one toke over the line.
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One toke over, one toke over the
line.
(Brewer and Shipley)