D A Bm
D A D

[Verse 1]
D                      A       D
Well tell me mama what am I to do
D                       A       D
There’s just no gettin’ next to you
D                     A        Bm
I ain’t lookin’ for a big gold mine
D              A        D
I just want to make you mine ​

[Verse 2]
D                                  A    D
Well tell me pretty mama where did I go wrong
D                              A         D
I wake up in the morning and a-sing this song
D                    A      Bm
I’ve been a good man all my day
D                     A         D
Tryin’ to do like the good book say ​

[Chorus]
G                   Bm
Although it may get heavy
G                   Bm
Further on down the road
G                          Bm
I’m much stronger than the lever
G                  A
Girl I thought you know… ​

[Verse 3]
D                  A        D
Silver City is the place to be
D                           A         D
That’s what a pretty little girl told me
D                     A      Bm
Rich men dance on the parlor floor
D                    A           D
Poor folk lookin’ in through the door ​

[Interlude]
D A D
D A D
D A Bm
D A D
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[Chorus]
G                   Bm
Although it may get heavy
G                   Bm
Further on down the road
G                          Bm
I’m much stronger than the lever
G                   A
I'm about to let it show

[Verse 4]
D                    A    D
Tell me mama what do I do now
D                          A     D
Just can’t get behind this muley plow
D               A        Bm
I don’t need no big gold mine
D              A        D      D A D
I just want to make you mine