Katie — Fred Eaglesmith
Chords and lyrics for Katie by Fred Eaglesmith (key of G).
Verse 1
Katie by Fred Eaglesmith
Intro
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [C] [G]
Verse
[G]I come up from the bottom run
[Am]I been huntin and I had my gun
[G]Wind was still, things were quiet
[Am]I called for Katie there was [C]no [G]reply
Verse
[G]I checked the shed I checked the barn
[Am]I opened the door and there she was
[G]In the arms of my friend Joe
[Am]And she wasn't wearing [C]many [G]clothes
Chorus
[G]Katie, Katie what I do?
[Am]I was so in love with you
[G]Worked my fingers to the bone
[Am]I never even wanted [C]this old [G]farm
Verse
[G]Joe tried to talk he just coughed
[Am]My heart stopped the gun went off
[G]Katie screamed out his name
[Am]And then the gun went [C]off [G]again
Chorus
[G]Katie, Katie what I do?
[Am]I was so in love with you
[G]I Worked my fingers to the bone
[Am]I never even wanted [C]this old [G]farm
Verse
[G]I wrapped 'em up in gunny sacks
[Am]I hitched a wagon threw 'em in the back
[G]I buried that Joe down by the creek
[Am]I laid my Katie 'neath a [C]hickory [G]tree
Chorus
[G]Katie, Katie what I do?
[Am]I was so in love with you
[G]I Worked my fingers to the bone
[Am]I never even wanted [C]this old [G]farm
Break
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [C] [G]
Verse
[G]Now there's houses up all around this farm
[Am]Staring into new backyards
[G]And every day they come by
[Am]But I won't sell and I [C]won't say [G]why
Chorus
[G]Katie, Katie what I do?
[Am]I was so in love with you
[G]I Worked my fingers to the bone
[Am]I never even wanted [C]this old [G]farm
[Am]I never even wanted [C]this old [G]farm
[Am]I never even wanted [C]this old [G]farm
Outro
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [C] [G]
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