Cover Me Up

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[Verse 1]
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A heart on the run keeps a hand on 
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the gun
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You can't trust anyone
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I was so sure what I needed was more
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Tried to shoot out the sun
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Days when we raged, we flew off the
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 page
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Such damage was done
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But I made it through, 'cause 
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somebody knew
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I was meant for someone

[Chorus 1]
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So girl, leave your boots by the bed
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We ain't leaving this room
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Till someone needs medical help
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Or the magnolias bloom
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It's cold in this house and I 
                    Am
ain't going out to chop wood
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So cover me up and know you're 
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enough
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To use me for good

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[Verse 2]
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Put your faith to the test when I 
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tore off your dress
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In Richmond on high
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But I sobered up and I swore off 
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that stuff
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Forever this time
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And the old lover's sing
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“I thought it'd be me who helped 
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him get home”
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But home was a dream
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One I'd never seen till you came 
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along

[Chorus 2]
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So girl, hang your dress up to dry
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We ain't leaving this room
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Till Percy Priest breaks open wide
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And the river runs through
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And carries this house on the stones
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Like a piece of driftwood
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Cover me up and know you're enough
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To use me for good

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[Chorus 1]
   C                             F
So girl, leave your boots by the bed
                      C
We ain't leaving this room
     C                     F
Till someone needs medical help
                 C
Or the magnolias bloom
     Dm                       F   
It's cold in this house and I 
                    Am
ain't going out to chop wood
            C                 
So cover me up and know you're 
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enough
              C
To use me for good