Donkey Town
Mark KnopflerVersion1
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I've been around in Donkey Town
Too long, Baby, too long
Checking out of Donkey Town
So long, so long, so long.
Her pretty eyes are pretty still
But Jim's got a quite of a squint, yeah
I dug my last check from out of the mine
Now I feel like I've done my stint.
Jim got an army pension
When he walked from the military court
Nobody ever mentions the medical report.
She does little things for me
She likes to get the both of us high, yeah
She says I am a tender-hearted man
Prince Charming, yeah, sure, I'm the guy.
He likes the wrecker's dogs on chains
And the smoke from the company fires
Diesel oil in the trucks and cranes
And the smell of burning tires.
I've been around in Donkey Town
Too long, Baby, too long
Checking out of Donkey Town
So long, so long, so long.
There's a purple heart in a silver tin
And a grey .45 in a draw, yeah
Most of the time you can drink with him
But some other time he's just sore.
On days when she says she can't think straight
Or feels like she's getting the jumps
She'll go shoot off her .38
At cans at a Donkey Town dump.
It was Friday late and she crossed those legs
She told me flat out, she would, yeah
If I could pull up my trailer legs
We could get away together for good.
I sure wish her the best of luck
She's going to need it, thinking of Jim
I don't like to leave her stuck
But she's near as bad as him.
I've been around in Donkey Town
Too long, Baby, too long
Checking out of Donkey Town
So long, so long, so long.
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Readable chord sheet for Donkey Town by Mark Knopfler
[C] [F] [G] [C] [C]I've been around in Donkey Town Too long,[F] Baby, too [C]long [F]Checking out of [C]Donkey Town So [G]long, so long, so [C]long. [C]Her pretty eyes are pretty still But [F]Jim's got a quite of a [C]squint, yeah I dug my last check from out of the mine Now I [Am]feel like I've done my [F]stint. Jim [C]got an army pension When he [F]walked from the military [C]court [F]Nobody ever [C]mentions the [G]medical re[C]port. [C]She does little things for me She [F]likes to get the both of us[C] high, yeah She says I am a tender-hearted man Prince[Am] Charming, yeah, sure, I'm the[F] guy. He [C]likes the wrecker's dogs on chains And the[F] smoke from the company[C] fires [F]Diesel oil in the [C]trucks and cranes And the [G]smell of burning[C] tires. [C]I've been around in Donkey Town Too long,[F] Baby, too [C]long [F]Checking out of [C]Donkey Town So [G]long, so long, so [C]long. [C]There's a purple heart in a silver tin And a [F]grey .45 in a [C]draw, yeah Most of the time you can drink with him But some[Am] other time he's just[F] sore. On [C]days when she says she can't think straight Or [F]feels like she's getting the [C]jumps [F]She'll go shoot off her [C].38 At [G]cans at a Donkey Town[C] dump. [C]It was Friday late and she crossed those legs She[F] told me flat out, she [C]would, yeah If I could pull up my trailer legs We could[Am] get away together for [F]good. I [C]sure wish her the best of luck She's going to[F] need it, thinking of[C] Jim [F]I don't like to leave her [C]stuck But she's [G]near as bad as [C]him. [C]I've been around in Donkey Town Too long,[F] Baby, too [C]long [F]Checking out of [C]Donkey Town So [G]long, so long, so [C]long.