Melinda Down The Line

Chords
C       133211
C7      131211
F      x13331
G       x32010
Am      xx0231
Asus4   xx0233
D       320003
D7      320001
Dm      355333
Dsus4   355533

Picking Pattern
C / C7

F

G

Am / Asus4

Dsus4 :
D / D7 / Dm / Dsus4

D7

Verse 1
CI've Been Weary Since I Woke, Saw The Light And Smelled The Smoke
FI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinCe
CThere's A Woman 'Neath My Window; I Don't Wanna Let Her In, Though
FI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinCe

Chorus
FGonna Meet Her Down The Line
Where Good Fortune Meets DesigCn
Where The BeneDfits You Pray For
Meet The Penitence You PaD7y For
And A Dollar GAin't Worth Nothing
'Cause It Can't Buy Any FTime
CGonna Make Sure That
FMelinda's Doing FinCe

Verse 2
CI Have Held Her Body Quaking Every Time She's Been Forsaken
FI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinCe
CEven If I Held The Gun, It Would Be Straight To Me She'd Run
FI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinCe

Chorus
FGonna Meet Her Down The Line
Where Good Fortune Meets DesigCn
Where The BeneDfits You Pray For
Meet The Penitence You PaD7y For
And A Dollar GAin't Worth Nothing
'Cause It Can't Buy Any FTime
CGonna Make Sure That
FMelinda's Doing FinCe

Verse 3
AmIn Her Home Behind The Mine Shaft,
She Could Hear It When The BFoys Laughed
COr When One Would Drop His Ax
And Pass The Cards F​
AmNot A Single Bird In Sight;
She Imagined They Took FliFght
C'Cause There's Work To Be Had Here,
But It's Hard    F​
CGot To Scrub The Pots And Pans
If You Want To Watch Her DanceF​
FI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinCe
CYou Can Beg Forevermore,
But She'll Never Take TheF Floor
FI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinCe

Chorus
FGonna Meet Her Down The Line
Where Good Fortune Meets DesigCn
Where The BenDmefits You Pray For
Meet The Penitence You Dsus4Pay For
And A Dollar AmAin't Worth NotGhing
'Cause It Can't Buy Any FTime
CGonna Make Sure That
Melinda's Doing FineC​

Verse 4
CThere's The Gentle Dark Of Night And The Dark You Just Can't Fight
FI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinCe
C
Hold her hand and sign the deed :
Satisfaction Guaranteed  C7​
FI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinCe

Solo
F       C
F       C

Verse 5
AmSweat That Started On Her Brow
Wound Up Buried By The PlowF​
CIn The Soil Being Swept
To Either Side       F​
AmBut Rocks Aren't Fit To Plant In;
Some Folks Work So They CanF't Sin
CAnd Some So They Can Say,
"At Least We Tried"     F​
CThere Are Foxes In The Yard
'Til The Morning Standing GuardF​
FI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinCe
CI Would Comfort, But I Can't:
Planned My Last WordsC7 In Advance
FI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinCe

Final Chorus
FGonna Meet Her Down The Line
Where Good Fortune Meets DesigCn
Where The BeneDmfits You Pray For
Meet The Penitence You PayG For
And A Dollar GAin't Worth Nothing
'Cause It Can't Buy Any FTime
CGonna Make Sure That
Melinda's Doing FineC​

Outro
C