I WASHED MY FACE IN THE MORNING DEW
                     (Tom T. Hall)

                                        Foxtrot  110

            C                                                        F    C

THE FIRST STRANGE TOWN I WAS EVER IN

                                           G             C

THE COUNTY WAS HANGIN' A MAN

                                                  F               C

NOBODY CARED IF HE LIVED OR DIED

                                      G                  C

AND I JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND

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            F(G)                                          C(D)    

SO I WASH'D MY FACE IN THE MORNING DEW

              F(G)                                   C(D)

AND BATH'D MY SOUL IN THE SUN

 F(G)                                              C(D)     

WASH'D MY FACE IN THE MORNING DEW

                                G(A)          C(D)            (A7)                                      (D)

AND KEPT ON MOVING ALONG  (AND MY JOURNEY WILL BE DONE)

                 C                                                   F          C

THE SECOND STRANGE TOWN THAT I WAS IN

                                                                        G               C

THEY WERE LAUGHING AT A POOR CRIPPED MAN

                                                             F                            C

BEGGING FOR NICKELS AND DIMES ON THE STREET

                                    G                   C

AND I JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND

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             D                                                           G        D

THE THIRD STRANGE TOWN THAT I WAS IN

                                                       A          D

WAS SETTLED PEACEFUL AND NICE

                                                                   G                     D

THE RICH GOT RICHER AND THE POOR GOT POORER

                                              A         D

AND TO ME IT DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT

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              D                                G                 D 

SOMEDAY TIMES ARE BOUND TO CHANGE

                           A        D

IT CAN'T BE VERY FAR

                                                G          D

AND EACH INJUSTICE I HAVE SEEN

                                           A      D

WILL COME BEFORE THE BAR

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