Melinda Down The Line

Chords
A       133211
A7      131211
D      x13331
E       x32010
F#m      xx0231
F#sus4   xx0233
B       320003
B7      320001
Bm      355333
Bsus4   355533

Picking Pattern
A / A7

D

E

F#m / F#sus4

Dsus4 :
B / B7 / Bm / Bsus4

B7

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

Chorus
DGonna Meet Her Down The Line
Where Good Fortune Meets DesigAn
Where The BeneBfits You Pray For
Meet The Penitence You PaB7y For
And A Dollar EAin't Worth Nothing
'Cause It Can't Buy Any DTime
AGonna Make Sure That
DMelinda's Doing FinAe

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

Chorus
DGonna Meet Her Down The Line
Where Good Fortune Meets DesigAn
Where The BeneBfits You Pray For
Meet The Penitence You PaB7y For
And A Dollar EAin't Worth Nothing
'Cause It Can't Buy Any DTime
AGonna Make Sure That
DMelinda's Doing FinAe

Verse 3
F#mIn Her Home Behind The Mine Shaft,
She Could Hear It When The BDoys Laughed
AOr When One Would Drop His Ax
And Pass The Cards D​
F#mNot A Single Bird In Sight;
She Imagined They Took FliDght
A'Cause There's Work To Be Had Here,
But It's Hard    D​
AGot To Scrub The Pots And Pans
If You Want To Watch Her DanceD​
DI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinAe
AYou Can Beg Forevermore,
But She'll Never Take TheD Floor
DI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinAe

Chorus
DGonna Meet Her Down The Line
Where Good Fortune Meets DesigAn
Where The BenBmefits You Pray For
Meet The Penitence You Bsus4Pay For
And A Dollar F#mAin't Worth NothEing
'Cause It Can't Buy Any DTime
AGonna Make Sure That
Melinda's Doing FineA​

Verse 4
AThere's The Gentle Dark Of Night And The Dark You Just Can't Fight
DI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinAe
A
Hold her hand and sign the deed :
Satisfaction Guaranteed  A7​
DI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinAe

Solo
D       A
D       A

Verse 5
F#mSweat That Started On Her Brow
Wound Up Buried By The PlowD​
AIn The Soil Being Swept
To Either Side       D​
F#mBut Rocks Aren't Fit To Plant In;
Some Folks Work So They CanD't Sin
AAnd Some So They Can Say,
"At Least We Tried"     D​
AThere Are Foxes In The Yard
'Til The Morning Standing GuardD​
DI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinAe
AI Would Comfort, But I Can't:
Planned My Last WordsA7 In Advance
DI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinAe

Final Chorus
DGonna Meet Her Down The Line
Where Good Fortune Meets DesigAn
Where The BeneBmfits You Pray For
Meet The Penitence You PayE For
And A Dollar EAin't Worth Nothing
'Cause It Can't Buy Any DTime
AGonna Make Sure That
Melinda's Doing FineA​

Outro
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