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[Verse 1]
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Well I married me a wife she gave me trouble all my life
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Made me work inside that cold rain and snow
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Rain and snow, rain and snow
                         Am            D
Made me work inside that cold rain and snow


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[Verse 2]
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Well she would come down the stairs with her long wavy hair
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Her cheeks they were as red as a rose
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As a rose, as a rose
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Well her cheeks they were as red as a rose


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[Verse 3]
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She would dress me up in rags, they were the meanest of old rags
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And she went dressed like a lady in some town
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In some town, in some town
                        Am           D
She went dressed like a lady in some town


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[Verse 4]
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Well I did all I could do to try to get along with you
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But I ain't going to be treated this a way
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This a way, this a way
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Well I ain't going to be treated this a way


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[Verse 5]
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Well it was right there in that room, where she met her fatal doom
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Well you see I ain’t going to be treated this away
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I shot her down, I shot her down,
                       Am           D
Well ain’t going to be treated this away


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[Verse 5]
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Married me a wife she give me trouble all my life
                         Am
Made me work inside that cold rain
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Made me work inside that cold rain and snow