God Knows When - Ver 2

E A B A The Mississippi moves a whole lot slower than you think E A B A I've been to Memphis and rode it clean down to New Orleans E C#m A E I'd bet a Ben Franklin I've seen the whole world in between E A B E Ain't seen you in God knows when E A B A Too much of that bootleg liquor, not near enough champagne E A B A Too much of that dust bowl love and not near enough Delta rain E C#m A E I shed too many tears last I smelled 'em burnin' the cane E A B E But I ain't held you in God knows when A G#m We had a love that we held true F#m B E I don't know how it slipped away A G#m You always had good sense 'bout when to leave G B I wish you knew something 'bout when to stay E A B E Power lines went down in hell 'cause they had an ice storm again E A B E The devil he cursed the TVA and now he's headed down south of I-10 E C#m A E You ain't been back so you must have cut some kind of deal with him E A B E 'Cause hells froze over since God knows when A G#m We had a love that we held true F#m B E I don't know how it slipped away A G#m You always had good sense 'bout when to leave G B I wish you knew something 'bout when to stay E A B E The Mississippi moves a whole lot sadder than you think E A B E You cry tears in Memphis, they hit bottom south of New Orleans E C#m A E You won't feel redemption 'til they mingle in the warm Gulf Stream E A B E And that ain't gonna happen 'til God knows when E A B E it ain't gonna happen 'til God knows when E A B E I ain't gonna hold you 'til God knows when