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Somebody Always Paints The Wall
Recorded by George Jones
Written by John Dennis Knutson and Arthur Leo Owens

C
If my old truck was a horse I'd have to shoot it
         F                                       C
Lord the day my ship came in I was waiting for a train

Every time I get a grip I always lose it
  D7                               G7
I can't enjoy the sunshine for the rain

    F                              C
Hon you know I'm always saying I'm sorry
    E7              F
But you stand by me through it all
           C            G7
Seems like every time I make my mark
                           C
Somebody always paints the wall

      G7
Every time I think I'm off and running
                   C
I'm barely up to a crawl
      G7
Every time I get a leg up on the ladder of success
            C
I shake and fall

          F
Back last week down at the factory

I was up for a promotion
        C                             F
And the bosses little brother got the call
           C
Seems like every time I make my mark
G7                         C
Somebody always paints the wall


If my old truck was a horse I'd have to shoot it
         F                                       C
Lord the day my ship came in I was waiting for a train

Every time I get some news there's nothing to it
D7                               G7
You're my only pleasure from the pain

repeat #2

                        G7
Seems like every time I make my mark
                           C
Somebody always paints the wall

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