D# I'm a stone's throw from the mill G# D# And I'm a good walk to the river G# D# When my workin' day is over Cm A#/D D# We'll go swim our cares away D# Put your toes down in the water G# D# And a smile across your face G# D# And tell me that you love me Cm A#/D D# Lovely Lady May Chorus: Cm A#/D D# Now I ain't the sharpest chisel G# D# That your hands have ever held Cm A#/D D# But darlin' I could love you well G# D# 'Til the roll is called on high Cm A#/D D# I've seen my share of trouble G# D# And I've held my weight in shame G# D# But I'm baptized in your name Cm A#/D D# Lovely Lady May Lord the wind can leave you shiverin' As it waltzes o'er the leaves It's been rushin' through my timber Til' your love brought on the spring Now the mountains all are blushin' And they don't know what to say 'Cept a good long line of praises For my lovely Lady May Chorus: Now I ain't the toughest hickory That your ax has ever fell But I'm a hickory just as well I'm a hickory all the same I came crashin' through the forest As you cut my roots away And I fell a good long ways For my lovely Lady May | TransposeReset Font sizeReset Chords fingeringsA# Cm D D# G# |