[ Предположительная тональность: C ] C I gave my woman half my money at the general store G7 I said now buy a little groceries and don't spend no more C Then she paid ten dollars for a ten cent hat F G7 C And got some store bought cat food for a mean eyed cat F When I give her ten more dollars for a one way ticket C She was mad as she could be F Then I bet ten more that if she ever left G7 C She'd come a-crawling back to me When I woke up this morning and I turned my head G7 There wasn't a cotton picking thing on her side of the bed C I found a little old note where her head belonged F G7 C It said dear John honey baby I'm long gone F When I heard a whistle blowing and the big wheels a-turning C I was scared as I could be F I put on my overalls and I headed for town G7 C I'm gonna bring her back with me I asked the man down at the station if he'd seen her there G7 I told him all about her pretty eyes and long blonde hair C He spit his tobacco said I'll be dad blamed F G7 C I believe I did see her leaving on the east bound train F I bought a round trip ticket on the east bound train C I was broke as I could be F But when I come back I gotta buy another ticket G7 C Gonna bring her back with me