E
Oh, ho
E
He rode into Virginia
E
Rollin' thunder, ridin' high
E
I was servin' table
A B7 E
Waitin' for that ride
E
My arms around his body
E
Well, we rode a thousand miles
E
He taught me how to love
A B7 E A B7 E
He taught me how to fly, oh, ho, my
[Chorus]
C
Hungry together
C
Racin' the weather
C
Into the Natchez Trace
E7
Warmin' and feedin' him
A7
All the way to Cumberland, oh, ho, yes
[Verse 2]
E
And I had his child in Memphis
E
And we watched him ride away
E
And now you know what a girl like me
A B7 E
Is doin' here today
A B7 E
I'm sorry mister, you can't stay
[Chorus]
C
Hungry together
C
Racin' the weather
C
Into the Natchez Trace
E7
Warmin' and feedin' him
A7
All the way to Cumberland, oh, ho, yes
[Verse 3]
E
And when the piper gets to play
E
Somebody's got to pay
E
And now you know what a girl like me
A B7 E
Is doin' here today
A B7 E
Oh, I'm sorry mister, you can't stay
A B7 E
I'm sorry mister, you can't stay
D PEAT CHORUS & VERSE 3
[Outro]
oh, ho, ho, ho
A B7 E (for the rest of the lines) -- improvised
Sorry mister, you can't stay
Sorry mister, you can't stay, no
Sorry mister, you can't stay, oh, ho, ho, ho
Sorry mister, you can't stay, oh
