Loretta

[E]Well Loretta she's my [A]barroom [E]girl
[A]Wears them sevens on her [E]sleeves
[E]Dances like a [A]diamond [E]shines
[A]Tells me lies I love to [E]b'lieve

[B7]Her age is always twenty two
Her [A]laughin' eyes a hazel [E]hue
[E]Spends my money like [A]water [E]falls
[A]Loves me like I want her [E]to

Well Loretta won't you say to me
Darlin' put your guitar on
Have a little shot of booze
Play a blue and wailin' song

My guitar rings a melody
My guitar sings "Loretta's fine"
Long and lazy, blond and free
I can have her any time

Sweetest at the break a day
Prettiest in the setting sun
She don't cry when I can't stay
'Least not 'til she's all alone

Loretta I won't be gone long
Keep your dancin' slippers on
Keep me on your mind a while
I'll be back babe, to make you smile.

repeat 1st & 2nd verse, 2nd verse last line twice, end

There's a different version of this verse on some records:

Loretta I won't be gone long
Keep your dancin' slippers on
Keep me on your mind a while
I'm comin' home, I'm comin' home.

And between each pair of verses Townes plays a simple bass run twice:

  [E]    [A]          [E]
|-----------------0----|
|-----------------0----|
|-----------------1----|
|------2-2-h4-2---2----|
|-2-h4----------4-2----|
|-----------------0----|

Enjoy !

jk

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