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  Artist: Kris Kristofferson  
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  Standard Tuning - 4/4 Time

Verse:
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   C                                                         F
    _   _ _   _   _       _   _   _     _   _ _   _   _ _       _   _   _
   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |
e|-------0-0h1-0---0-|---0-----------|-----0---0h1-0---0---|---------------|
B|-----1---------3---|---1-------1---|---------------3---3-|-1-------1-----|
G|---0---------------|-0---0-----0---|---0---0-------------|-2---2---2-----|
D|-------------------|---------2---2-|---------------------|---3-------3-2-|
A|-3---------3-------|-3-----3-------|-3---------3---------|---------------|
E|-------------------|---------------|---------------------|-1-----1-------|
  Take the ribbon from your hair       Shake it loose and let it fall

   Dm                  G                 G7                  C
    _   _ _ _   _ _     _   _   _   _       _ _   _   _ _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-------0-0h1-0---1-|-----------------|---1-1-0---------0-|-----------------|
B|-----3---------3---|-0-----0-----1---|-3---------3-1h3---|-------1-----1---|
G|---2---------------|-0---0-------0---|-0---------0-------|---0---------0---|
D|-0---------0-------|---0-------0---0-|-------------------|-----2-----2---2-|
A|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-3-------3-------|
E|-------------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3---------|-----------------|
  Layin' soft upon your skin   Like the shadows on the wall


Verse 2:
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   C                                                         F
    _   _ _   _   _       _   _   _     _   _ _   _   _ _       _   _   _
   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |
e|-------0-0h1-0---0-|---0-----------|-----0---0h1-0---0---|---------------|
B|-----1---------3---|---1-------1---|---------------3---3-|-1-------1-----|
G|---0---------------|-0---0-----0---|---0---0-------------|-2---2---2-----|
D|-------------------|---------2---2-|---------------------|---3-------3-2-|
A|-3---------3-------|-3-----3-------|-3---------3---------|---------------|
E|-------------------|---------------|---------------------|-1-----1-------|
  Come and lay down by my side         Till the early mornin' light

   Dm                  G                 G7                  C
    _   _ _ _   _ _     _   _   _   _       _ _   _   _ _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-------0-0h1-0---1-|-----------------|---1-1-0---------0-|-----------------|
B|-----3---------3---|-0-----0-----1---|-3---------3-1h3---|-------1-----1---|
G|---2---------------|-0---0-------0---|-0---------0-------|---0---------0---|
D|-0---------0-------|---0-------0---0-|-------------------|-----2-----2---2-|
A|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-3-------3-------|
E|-------------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3---------|-----------------|
  All I'm takin' is your time          Help me make it through the night


Chorus:
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   C                 F                       G           C
      _   _   _ _       _   _   _     _   _   _   _ _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------0-|-1---------1---|-----1-1-0-0-------|-------1-----1---|
G|-0-----2-2-2h3---|-2---2-----2---|-----2-2-0---2-2-0-|-----0-------0---|
D|-----------------|---3-----3---3-|---3---------------|---2-------2---2-|
A|-3-3-3-----------|---------------|-------------------|-3-------3-------|
E|-----------------|-1-----1-------|-1-------3---------|-----------------|
  I don't care what's right or wrong  I don't try to understand

   C                 D7                                      G
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _ _   _   _ _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B|-----1---1-------|-1-----------1---|-----0-1-0-----------|-------0-----1---|
G|---0---0---2---2-|---2---2-----2---|---2---------2-0---0-|-----0-------0---|
D|-----2-------0---|-----0-----0---0-|-----------0-----4---|---0-------0---0-|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E|---------3-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------------------|-3-------3-------|
  Let the devil take tomorrow       'Cause tonight I need a friend


Verse 3:
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   C                                                         F
    _   _ _   _   _       _   _   _     _   _ _   _   _ _       _   _   _
   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |
e|-------0-0h1-0---0-|---0-----------|-----0---0h1-0---0---|---------------|
B|-----1---------3---|---1-------1---|---------------3---3-|-1-------1-----|
G|---0---------------|-0---0-----0---|---0---0-------------|-2---2---2-----|
D|-------------------|---------2---2-|---------------------|---3-------3-2-|
A|-3---------3-------|-3-----3-------|-3---------3---------|---------------|
E|-------------------|---------------|---------------------|-1-----1-------|
  But yesterday is dead and gone       And tomorrow's out of sight

   Dm                  G                 G7                  C
    _   _ _ _   _ _     _   _   _   _       _ _   _   _ _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-------0-0h1-0---1-|-----------------|---1-1-0---------0-|-----------------|
B|-----3---------3---|-0-----0-----1---|-3---------3-1h3---|-------1-----1---|
G|---2---------------|-0---0-------0---|-0---------0-------|---0---------0---|
D|-0---------0-------|---0-------0---0-|-------------------|-----2-----2---2-|
A|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-3-------3-------|
E|-------------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3---------|-----------------|
  And it's sad to be alone             Help me make it through the night


Verse 4:
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   C                                                         F
    _   _ _   _   _       _   _   _     _   _ _   _   _ _       _   _   _
   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |
e|-------0-0h1-0---0-|---0-----------|-----0---0h1-0---0---|---------------|
B|-----1---------3---|---1-------1---|---------------3---3-|-1-------1-----|
G|---0---------------|-0---0-----0---|---0---0-------------|-2---2---2-----|
D|-------------------|---------2---2-|---------------------|---3-------3-2-|
A|-3---------3-------|-3-----3-------|-3---------3---------|---------------|
E|-------------------|---------------|---------------------|-1-----1-------|
  'Cause yesterday is dead and gone    And tomorrow's out of sight

   Dm                  G                 G7                  C
    _   _ _ _   _ _     _   _   _   _       _ _   _   _ _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-------0-0h1-0---1-|-----------------|---1-1-0---------0-|-----------------|
B|-----3---------3---|-0-----0-----1---|-3---------3-1h3---|-------1-----1---|
G|---2---------------|-0---0-------0---|-0---------0-------|---0---------0---|
D|-0---------0-------|---0-------0---0-|-------------------|-----2-----2---2-|
A|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-3-------3-------|
E|-------------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3---------|-----------------|
  And it's sad to be alone           Help me make it through the night


Chorus:
------

   C                 F                       G           C
      _   _   _ _       _   _   _     _   _   _   _ _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------0-|-1---------1---|-----1-1-0-0-------|-------1-----1---|
G|-0-----2-2-2h3---|-2---2-----2---|-----2-2-0---2-2-0-|-----0-------0---|
D|-----------------|---3-----3---3-|---3---------------|---2-------2---2-|
A|-3-3-3-----------|---------------|-------------------|-3-------3-------|
E|-----------------|-1-----1-------|-1-------3---------|-----------------|
  I don't care what's right or wrong  I don't try to understand

   C                 D7                                      G
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _ _   _   _ _     _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B|-----1---1-------|-1-----------1---|-----0-1-0-----------|-------0-----1---|
G|---0---0---2---2-|---2---2-----2---|---2---------2-0---0-|-----0-------0---|
D|-----2-------0---|-----0-----0---0-|-----------0-----4---|---0-------0---0-|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E|---------3-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------------------|-3-------3-------|
  Let the devil take tomorrow       'Cause tonight I need a friend


Outro:
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   G                                     C
      _ _   _   _       _   _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |     | | | | | | | |   | | | |
e|---1-1-0-----------|-----------------|---------|
B|-3---------3-1-0-1-|-------1-------1-|---------|
G|-0---------0-------|---0---------0---|---------|
D|-------------------|-----2-----2-----|---------|
A|-------------------|---------3-------|-3-------|
E|-3-------3---------|-3---------------|---------|
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