Ten Miles Down The Nine Mile Road

Bm D D G G D D A Bm D D G G D A Bm D G Ten miles down the nine mile road lived a man named Wilson G D A A farmer with two worthless sons but a daughter who was strong Bm D G It’s said she had spiteful heart and that her love was poison G D A Bm Dolly Wilson was her name and to her I was drawn D G She nursed the old man to his grave, soon after his wife married G D A The sons they farmed it to the ground till nothing there would grow Bm D G So she packed her bags and headed north, bound for Harper’s Ferry G D A Bm But settled down in Shepherd’s Town in a house on Canal Road Bm G D Ten miles down the nine mile road G D Before I realized that G D A Bm Dolly’s love was poison now it’s too far to turn back Bm G D Ten miles down the nine mile road G D Waiting round the bend G D A Bm Dolly Wilson’s poison love, here I come again D G Now I fell hard and Dolly Wilson made me feel so worthy G D A But anything that makes you feel that good can make you feel that bad Bm D G She breathed hot words into my neck, scratched me without mercy G D A Bm But called me by her brother’s name whenever she got mad Bm G D Ten miles down the nine mile road G D Before I realized that G D A Bm Dolly’s love was poison now it’s too late to turn back Bm G D Ten miles down the nine mile road G D Lying round the bend G D A Bm Dolly Wilson’s poison love, here I come again D G Who can say what love weighs, but you know it’s heavy G D A In spite of her I carried it as far as I could go Bm D G Dolly Wilson’s poison love only leaves me empty G D A Bm And I get my fill of empty ten miles down the nine mile road Bm G D Ten miles down the nine mile road G D Before I realized that G D A Bm Pleasing the unpleaseable would keep me coming back Bm G D Ten miles down the nine mile road G D Lying round the bend G D A Bm Dolly Wilson’s poison love, here I come again