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Capo on 3rd fret
SOL DO SOL
I worked the rigs from three Ttil midnight
SOL DO
On the Corpus Christi Bay
DO SOL
IUd get off and drink Ttil daylight
SOL RE
Sleep the morninU away
RE DO SOL
I had a plan to take my wages
SOL DO
Leave the rigs behind for good
DO SOL RE
But that life it is contagious
RE SOL
And it gets down in your blood
I lived in Corpus with my brother
We were always on the run
We were bad for one another
But we were good at having fun
We got stoned along the seawall
We got drunk and rolled a car
We knew the girls at every dancehall
Had a tab at every bar
Chorus
SOL RE DO
If I could live my life all over
DO SOL
It wouldnUt matter anyway
SOL DO RE
TCause I never could stay sober
RE SOL
On the Corpus Christi Bay
My brother had a wife and family
You know he gave Tem a good home
But his wife thought we were crazy
And one day we found her gone
We threw here clothes into the car trunk
Her photographs her rosary
We went to the pier and got drunk
And threw it all into the sea
CHORUS
Now my brother lives in Houston
He married for the second time
He got a job with the union
And itUs keeping him in line
He came to Corpus just this weekend
It was good to see him here
He said he finally gave up drinkinU
Then he ordered me a beer
CHORUS (TWICE)
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