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The Diplomat by Johnny Cash
The Diplomat
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:Ab
Capo:1st fret
[Intro]
| G | G | C | C | G | G | C | C |
| G | G |
[Verse 1]
G G
He slowly raised the trembling hand
C C G C G G
Gently brushed the silver strand of hair from his wrinkled brow
D D D D G G
Lips that used to talk so free the eyes that used to beckon me were silent now
G G7
He listens to a passing train
C C G C G G
Gives into an old familiar pain, familiar pain
D D D D G G G
They retired him twenty years ago, gave him a watch made of gold and took his train
[Verse 2]
G G
His woman's name was Margaret
C C G C G G
He loved her but she went away and left his heart undone
D D D D G G
He called this train the Diplomat, she's the only other lady that he ever loved
G G7
Some forty years he made the steam
C C G C G G
From Memphis down to New Orleans but now he's off the line
D D D D G G G
And the closest that he ever gets Margaret or the Diplomat is in his mind
[Chorus]
G7 C C
He said, take me to the station
C C G G
The Diplomat is bringing Margaret home
G D D
Can't you hear that whistle blowing?
D D G G
They both know I've been alone for much too long
G7 C C
Let's not keep them waiting
C C G G
We'll talk about the good times later on
G D D
Right now take me to the station
D D G G G G
The Diplomat is bringing Margaret home
[Verse 3]
G G
They say he talks crazy when
C C G C G G
He sees the passing train or when he hears Margaret's name
D D D D G G
But the only things he ever loved, he lost before he loved enough he's not to blame
G G7
So who's to say he's right or wrong
C C G C G G
Reaching out and hanging on to dreams he can't let go
D D D D G G G
He threw the watch of gold away but keeps tracks of memories where he belongs
[Chorus]
G7 C C
He said, take me to the station
C C G G
The Diplomat is bringing Margaret home
G D D
Can't you hear that whistle blowing?
D D G G
They both know I've been alone for much too long
G7 C C
Let's not keep them waiting
C C G G
We'll talk about the good times later on
G D D
Right now take me to the station
D D G
The Diplomat is bringing Margaret home
[Outro]
N.C.
They retired him twenty years ago
N.C. G
Gave him a watch made of gold and took daddy's train
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