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I had me a woman and she treated me fine
    D
She wasn't perdy but she was mine
A         E                A
Now she's gone on down the line

[Verse]
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Said she wasn't happy, no fault of mine
D
She was just lookin' for easier times
A         E                A
Now she's gone on down the line

[Chorus]
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Down the line, down the line
D
Listen to the highway whine
A          E               A
Seems they all go down the line

[Verse]
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Old friend John he used to come by
     D
With liquor in his pocket and trouble in his eye
A        E                A
Now he's gone on down the line

[Verse]
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One for him and one for me
D
One for a dollar and one for free
A        E                A
Now he's gone on down the line

[Chorus]
A
Down the line, down the line
D
Listen to the highway whine
A          E               A
Seems they all go down the line

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[Verse]
A
One of these days they'll set the sun
        D
They'll turn around and I'll be done
A     E                 A
Jesus take me down the line

[Verse]
A
Shake my hand, hold me close
D
Sing a song well we all know
A     E                 A
Jesus take me down the line

[Chorus]
A
Down the line, down the line
D
Listen to the highway whine
A          E               A
Seems they all go down the line

[Verse]
  A
I had me a woman and she treated me fine
    D
She wasn't perdy but she was mine
A         E                A
Now she's gone on down the line