Donkey Town

this is from the album "all the roadrunning" with emmylou harris , enjoy it : Intro : C F G C Chorus : C i’ve been around in donkey town F C too long , baby , too long F C checking out of donkey town G C so long , so long , so long . C her pretty eyes are pretty still F C but jim’s got a quite of a squint , yeah i dug my last check from out of the mine Am F now i feel like i’ve done my stint . C jim got an army pension F C when he walked from the military court F C G C nobody ever mentions the medical report . C she does little things for me F C she likes to get the both of us high , yeah she says i Am a tender - hearted man Am F prince charming , yeah , sure , i’m the guy . C he likes the wrecker’s dogs on chains F C and the smoke from the company fires F C diesel oil in the trucks and cranes G C and the smell of burning tires . C i’ve been around in donkey town F C too long , baby , too long F C checking out of donkey town G C so long , so long , so long . C there’s a purple heart in a silver tin F C and a grey . 45 in a draw , yeah most of the time you can drink with him Am F but some other time he’s just sore . C on days when she says she can’t think straight F C or feels like she’s getting the jumps F C she’ll go shoot off her . 38 G C at cans at a donkey town dump . C it was friday late and she crossed those legs F C she told me flat out , she would , yeah if i could pull up my trailer legs Am F we could get away together for good . C i sure wish her the best of luck F C she’s going to need it , thinking of jim F C i don’t like to leave her stuck G C but she’s near as bad as him . C i’ve been around in donkey town F C too long , baby , too long F C checking out of donkey town G C so long , so long , so long .