Statues Made Of Clay

G C D G C G Well, I saw a man today and he looked like you C D C And I found myself staring like a fool G 'Til he turned and I had to look away C G G7 'Cause he was just a statue made of clay C Statues made of clay, so pretty and so cheaply made G But they don't weather well D Like the strong granite stone C D G C D G They crumble and they leave you all alone C G Now I've been on the road, a country singer with a band C D Playing all the honky-tonks and the one-night stands C G But I think about you when you're far away C G G7 And this road seems like a statue made of clay C Statues made of clay, so pretty and so cheaply made G But they don't weather well D Like the strong granite stone C D G They crumble and they leave you all alone INSTRUMENTAL: C G D C E A D A Now you and I, we've been through the hardest times D E There've been lonely nights and days without a dime D A But my love for you grows stronger day by day D A A7 'Cause you're not just a statue made of clay D Statues made of clay, so pretty and so cheaply made A But they don't weather well E Like the strong granite stone D E A They crumble and they leave you all alone OUTRO: D E A Ab A