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A mature love song.

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Two [G]bits won't buy a paradigm of [D]virtue any more
But [A]virtue is it's [A7]own reward so I'll [D]get up off the [D7]floor
And [G]rise to heights not seen before last [D]Tuesday after[D#dim]noon
When ol' [E]Cupid caught me [E7]staring at the [A]moon [A7]

{c:Chorus:}
Like a [G]four July parade, like a [D]hammock in the shade
While [A]sucking down a [A7]straw full of that [D]homemade lemon[D7]ade
I can't [G]hold it all inside, I can't [D]hope to try to [D#dim]hide
That old [A]feeling when you [A7]lay down by my [G]side [D] [D7]

This [G]old guitar is made of wood, its [D]strings are wound with steel
The [A]chords go 'round from [A7]C to C like the [D]turning of a wheel
You [G]can't win it playing poker, you can't [D]take it to the [D#dim]bank
You can't [E]get nowhere by [E7]struttin', pulling [A]rank [A7]

Like a [G]four July parade, like a [D]moonlight serenade
Like a [A]triple stack of [A7]buttermilks with [D]orange marma[D7]lade
I can't [G]hold it all inside, I can't [D]hope to try to [D#dim]hide
That old [A]feeling when you [A7]lay down by my [G]side [D] [D7]

{c:(Jim verse break on verse, no chorus)}

I know [G]life with me it may not be a [D]picnic every day
But [A]legs just need to [A7]reach the ground to be [D]long enough they say
I'm [G]still in love with you, anybody [D]says I ain't, they [D#dim]lie
Just [E]watch me turn on [E7]back to you to[A]night [A7]

Like a [G]four July parade, like a [D]cabin in the glade
While the [A]morning sun is [A7]shining on those [D]children that we [D7]made
I can't [G]hold it all inside, I can't [D]hope to try to [D#dim]hide
That old [A]feeling when you [A7]lay down by my [G]side [D] [D7]

Like a [G]four July parade, like a [D]hammock in the shade
While [A]sucking down a [A7]straw full of that [D]homemade lemon[D7]ade
I can't [G]hold it all inside, I can't [D]hope to try to [D#dim]hide
That old [A]feeling when you [A7]lay down by my [G]side [D] [D7]
{c:outro}
Yeah that old [A]feeling when you [A7]lay down by my [G]side [A7][D]

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from Hitchin' Doc's Highway, released July 1, 2011

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Richard Bowdon Cary, North Carolina

A prolific singer-songwriter over four decades, Richard Bowdon carries forward the best Americana traditions of country, rock, blues, and folk.

Richard was selected three times for the Kerrville New Folk songwriting competition.

Richard performs at festivals, parties, showcases, restaurants, wineries, and brewpubs in the NC Triangle area. ... more

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