INTRO:INSTRUMENTAL ( PLAY OVER THE CHORUS )
CHORUS / INSTRUMENTAL
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Roll in my sweet baby's arms
E
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
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Lay round the shack
D
Till the mail train comes back
E A
And roll in my sweet baby's arms
VERSE /VOCALS BEGIN
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I ain't gonna work on the railroad
E
Ain't gonna work on the farm
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Lay around the shack
D
Till the mail train comes back
E A
And roll in my sweet baby's arms
A
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
E
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
A
Lay round the shack
D
Till the mail train comes back
E A
And roll in my sweet baby's arms
INSTRUMENTAL OVER VERSE AND CHORUS
VERSE
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Now where were you last Friday night
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While I was lyin' in jail
A D
Walking the streets with another man
E A
Wouldn't even go my bail
CHORUS
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Roll in my sweet baby's arms
E
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
A
Lay round the shack
D
Till the mail train comes back
E A
And roll in my sweet baby's arms
INSTRUMENTAL: PLAY VERSE AND CHORUS
VERSE
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I know your parents don't like me
E
They turn me away from your door
A D
Had my life to live over
E A
Wouldn't go there any more
CHORUS
A
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
E
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
A
Lay round the shack
D
Till the mail train comes back
E A
And roll in my sweet baby's arms
INSTRUMENTAL: PLAY CHORUS
CHORUS
A
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
E
Roll in my sweet baby's arms
A
Lay round the shack
D
Till the mail train comes back
E A
And roll in my sweet baby's arms