The Ballad Of Donnie Gene Chords

[Intro]
C  F  C  Em  Am  F  G
 
[Verse 1]
C
Donnie, you’re a fine young man
C                G
You’re hoping to take the hand
   Am         G         F           C                 G
Of some sweet thing who understands what this world’s about
C                                                G
She’s careful, with a clever mind, impervious to pick up lines
Am        G        F                C               G
Just slow down and give her time; I bet she’ll come around
 
[Chorus]
C                                 F                C
Donnie, don’t give up on her; she won’t give up on you
C         E       Am         F               G
She’s the kind of woman that only speaks the truth
C                                     F                    C
She’ll give you blue eyed babies, and raise ‘em real good, too
C       E          Am             F          G     C
Donnie, don’t give up on her; she won’t give up on you
 
[Verse 2]
C
Don, you’ve got yourself a wife
C               G
You only had to ask her twice
    Am       G          F            C                      G
But rest assured, she’s on your side until you breathe your last
C                                              G
Together you will build a home, a legacy stronger than stone
        Am        G       F                C                 G
You’ll work them fingers to the bone, but she will hold you fast
 
[Chorus]
C                                 F                C
Donnie, don’t give up on her; she won’t give up on you
C         E       Am         F               G
She’s the kind of woman that only speaks the truth
C                                     F                    C
She’ll give you blue eyed babies, and raise ‘em real good, too
C       E          Am             F          G     C
Donnie, don’t give up on her; she won’t give up on you
 
[Verse 3]
C
Donnie, you’re a grey, old man,
C                          G
But that sweet thing still holds your hand
        Am      G        F                C                 G
She’s there to help you take a stand, now that standing’s hard
C                                       G
The girl stuck with you through it all, faithful in the rise and fall
 Am          G        F                C               G
Soon you’ll hear the master call, and away you will depart
 
      C          Em     Am       G     F     G
You’ll leave her with a full and heavy heart
 
[Chorus]
C                                 F                C
Donnie, don’t give up on her; she won’t give up on you
C         E       Am         F               G
She’s the kind of woman that only speaks the truth
C                                     F                    C
She’ll give you blue eyed babies, and raise ‘em real good, too
C       E          Am             F          G     C   Am
Donnie, don’t give up on her; she won’t give up on you
    F                C
She won't give up on you
 
[Outro]
C  F  C  E  Am  F  G  C
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