Parker

Intro
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Verse 1
GmLovely Lula Was The FYoungest Of The GmParkers,  Gm​
Kneading Dough In The Kitchen FWhen There Came A CHoller  C​
A Man Stood GmThere Wearing A FDerby And A Stiff CCollar  C​
Pa Cried, A#“Let Him In That's Your BFrother, Robert PGmarker”.

Chorus 1
GmChasing The Quiet Life Down In ArgenFtina But The CPast Would Never GmFade
Three Souls Caught In A FCycle, Turning CLove To DisarGmray
She Left For Her Own FReasons, The Kid And CParker Had Parted GmWays
Like A Gunfire MeloFdy, A Friendship Went AGmstray Gm    Gm    Gm​

Verse 2
He Took A GmChair, Ate Some FBlueberry Pie,
Eyes CHeavy And Dark With GmShame, “All I Done Is FWreck My CLife”
He Spoke Of His Lost GmFriends And FOf Etta Who Got ACway
Their GmLives Lost In A#Secrets, There WFould Be Hell To PGmay

Chorus 2
GmChasing The Quiet Life Down In ArgenFtina But The CPast Would Never GmFade
Three Souls Caught In A FCycle, Turning CLove To DisarGmray
Etta Left For Her OwnF Reasons, The Kid AndC Parker Had PartedGm Ways
Like A Gunfire MeloFdy, A Friendship Went AGmstray Gm    Gm    Gm​

Verse 3
GmA Man Named Butch, Or FRobert If You're Kin
Had CGone To Argentina Thinkin' Ranching Could Shed His Sin
GmEtta Had To Smile At The IFdea, Sundance Grinned Like A CKid
But Robbing Was The Life He Knew, Not Learning A New GmGig

Verse 4
GmTheir Friendship Strained To Breaking
FShe Had Longed For CChange
The Kid And Parker Fought Their GmUrges
But Back To FRobbing They'd ReCmain
In D#Sadness.... Etta FBoarded A GmTrain

Chorus 1
GmChasing The Quiet Life Down In ArgenFtina But The CPast Would Never GmFade
Three Souls Caught In A FCycle, Turning CLove To DisarGmray
She Left For Her Own FReasons, The Kid And CParker Had Parted GmWays
Like A Gunfire MeloFdy, A Friendship Went AGmstray Gm    Gm    Gm​

Verse 5
GmJosie Basset Heard The FKnock On Her Cabin CDoor
They Arrived FLate At Night, CFriendly Ghosts She Had FKnown Before
CParker And Elsie Stood There, Lost A#Spirits From A Distant LFore
Butch A#Cassidy Was No MGmore   Gm​

Verse 6
GmSundance, Butch And FEtta Had Hit The Trail AClone
Decisions Made In The GmSouth Took The Friendship They'd Always Knows
Parker Home At Last, He Let His FLegend Turn To Stone
He Drove Off CSlowly Into The GmWest, Finally A#FreeeFee But FA#orever AloGmne

Chorus 2
N.c.
Chasing The Quiet Life Down In Argentina But The Past Would Never Fade
N.c.
Three Souls Caught In A Cycle, Turning Love To Disarray
GmEtta Left For Her Own FReasons, The Kid And CParker Had Parted GmWays
Like A Gunfire MeloFdy, A Friendship Went AGmstray

Outro
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