
When Willies Gone
Adam Harvey
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Tom: A
E A E A
[Verse 1]
A D A
He's always been there with me, every mile out on the road
A E
Me I did the drivin', Wille he sang on the radio
D A D
Oh, you love him or you hate him but a hundred million records can't be wrong
A E A
Whiskey River will never be the same, when Willie's gone
B C# D
[Chorus]
D A
The Red Headed Stranger, who lived the life that's written in his songs
A D F#m D
He's the last of the outlaws and even though his music will live on
A E A E
I wonder how the world is gonna be and what's country music gonna mean
A E N.C
and who's gonna smoke all of the weed?
A
When Willie's gone
[Instrumental]
E A
[Verse 2]
A D A
A young man in Atlanta, standing in the pouring rain
A E
I'd travelled half way round the world, just to watch old Willie play
D A D
I was feeling cold and lonesome when he sang "Always on my Mind"
A E A
And I thought about you home and all alone with tears in my eyes
B C# D
[Chorus]
D A
The Red Headed Stranger, who lived the life that's written in his songs
[Instrumental]
A D A E A B
[Chorus]
D A
Oh,The Red Headed Stranger, who lived the life that's written in his songs
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