Melinda Down The Line

Chords
E       133211
E7      131211
A      x13331
B       x32010
C#m      xx0231
C#sus4   xx0233
F#       320003
F#7      320001
F#m      355333
F#sus4   355533

Picking Pattern
E / E7

A

B

C#m / C#sus4

Dsus4 :
F# / F#7 / F#m / F#sus4

F#7

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

Chorus
AGonna Meet Her Down The Line
Where Good Fortune Meets DesigEn
Where The BeneF#fits You Pray For
Meet The Penitence You PaF#7y For
And A Dollar BAin't Worth Nothing
'Cause It Can't Buy Any ATime
EGonna Make Sure That
AMelinda's Doing FinEe

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

Chorus
AGonna Meet Her Down The Line
Where Good Fortune Meets DesigEn
Where The BeneF#fits You Pray For
Meet The Penitence You PaF#7y For
And A Dollar BAin't Worth Nothing
'Cause It Can't Buy Any ATime
EGonna Make Sure That
AMelinda's Doing FinEe

Verse 3
C#mIn Her Home Behind The Mine Shaft,
She Could Hear It When The BAoys Laughed
EOr When One Would Drop His Ax
And Pass The Cards A​
C#mNot A Single Bird In Sight;
She Imagined They Took FliAght
E'Cause There's Work To Be Had Here,
But It's Hard    A​
EGot To Scrub The Pots And Pans
If You Want To Watch Her DanceA​
AI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinEe
EYou Can Beg Forevermore,
But She'll Never Take TheA Floor
AI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinEe

Chorus
AGonna Meet Her Down The Line
Where Good Fortune Meets DesigEn
Where The BenF#mefits You Pray For
Meet The Penitence You F#sus4Pay For
And A Dollar C#mAin't Worth NothBing
'Cause It Can't Buy Any ATime
EGonna Make Sure That
Melinda's Doing FineE​

Verse 4
EThere's The Gentle Dark Of Night And The Dark You Just Can't Fight
AI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinEe
E
Hold her hand and sign the deed :
Satisfaction Guaranteed  E7​
AI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinEe

Solo
A       E
A       E

Verse 5
C#mSweat That Started On Her Brow
Wound Up Buried By The PlowA​
EIn The Soil Being Swept
To Either Side       A​
C#mBut Rocks Aren't Fit To Plant In;
Some Folks Work So They CanA't Sin
EAnd Some So They Can Say,
"At Least We Tried"     A​
EThere Are Foxes In The Yard
'Til The Morning Standing GuardA​
AI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinEe
EI Would Comfort, But I Can't:
Planned My Last WordsE7 In Advance
AI'm Gonna Meet Melinda Down The LinEe

Final Chorus
AGonna Meet Her Down The Line
Where Good Fortune Meets DesigEn
Where The BeneF#mfits You Pray For
Meet The Penitence You PayB For
And A Dollar BAin't Worth Nothing
'Cause It Can't Buy Any ATime
EGonna Make Sure That
Melinda's Doing FineE​

Outro
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