D                             G                                  D
   I'm calling from the station and I haven't got much time to let you know,
                D                               G                           A
   I've got a ticket for Missouri and there's things I need to say before I go.
          G                                D
    If I could I'd have you meet me but I don't see how I can,
    D              D7                G
    I don't have enough to pay your fare,
               G                          D
    there's a factory in Columbus hiring now I understand
                 G              A           D
    and they're looking for an able bodied man .

           D                            G                              D
    You should receive some money in a letter that I mailed two days ago,
          D                             G                              A
    but when I wrote the letter saying you could come to me I didn't know.
        G                               D
    That I was going to lose my job in such a little while,
        D                 D7                   G
    so now we're going to have to change our plans,
                  G                            D
    they may not hire me in Columbus but I'm pretty sure they will,
                G              A           D
    if they're looking for an able bodied man.          

( D A D )

            D                           G                             D
    If I'd had more education I'd have made a better life for me and you,
              D                          G                           A
    but such simple manual labor is the only kind of work that I can do.
                G                         D
    The bus is loading for Missouri so I guess I better go,
          D                D7        G
    I'll call you just as soon as I can,
             G                             D
    I'll be sending you a ticket cause I think I'll get the job,
                G              A           D
    if they're looking for an able bodied man.
           G               A           D
    And remember I'm your able bodied man.