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Version 1
[Chorus]
E B7 E
Love, oh, love oh care-less love.
B7
Love, oh, love oh care-less love.
E E7 A
Love, oh, love, oh, care-less love,
E B7 E
You see what love has done to me.
[Verse 1]
E B7 E
I love my mama and papa too,
B7
I love my mama and papa too,
E E7 A
I love my mama and papa too,
E B7 E
I'd leave them both to go with you.
[Verse 2]
E B7 E
What, oh what, will mama say,
B7
What, oh what, will mama say,
E E7 A
What, oh what, will mama say,
E B7 E
When she learns I've gone astray.
[Verse 3]
E B7 E
Once I wore my apron low,
B7
Once I wore my apron low,
E E7 A
Once I wore my apron low,
E B7 E
I couldn't scarely keep you from my door.
[Verse 4]
E B7 E
Now my apron strings don't pin,
B7
Now my apron strings don't pin,
E E7 A
Now my apron strings don't pin,
E B7 E
You pass my door and you don't come in.
[Chorus]
E B7 E
Love, oh, love oh care-less love.
B7
Love, oh, love oh care-less love.
E E7 A
Love, oh, love, oh, care-less love,
E B7 E
You see what love has done to me.
[Verse 5]
E B7 E
Don't you marry a railroad man,
B7
Don't you marry a railroad man,
E E7 A
A railroad man will kill you if he can,
E B7 E
and he'll drink your blood, drink it like wine.
[Chorus]
E B7 E
Love, oh, love oh care-less love.
B7
Love, oh, love oh care-less love.
E E7 A
Love, oh, love, oh, care-less love,
E B7 E
You see what love has done to me.