Gonna Paint The Town Song Lyrics and Chords by The Stanley Brothers
Gonna Paint The Town
Recorded by The Stanley Brothers
Written by Ralph Stanley
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She's from the hills of Ken
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tucky
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waving long black
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hair
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lips as sweet as
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warm red wine
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others
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pare
I'm going honky
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tonkin'
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thing's turned upside
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when I find that
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gal of mine
We're
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really gonna paint the
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town
They say we can't get
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married
They
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said my worth is
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you
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don't know what they're
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talking
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know what
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we've gone
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through
Repeat #2
Now when you see me
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coming
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raise your window
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high
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when you see me
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leaving lawd lawd
Hang
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down your
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head and
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cry
Repeat #2 x2
FAQ
Who sang the the song Gonna Paint The Town?
- The song Gonna Paint The Town was sang by The Stanley Brothers.
Who is The Stanley Brothers?
- The Stanley Brothers were an American bluegrass duo of singer-songwriters and musicians made up of brothers Carter Stanley (1925-1966) and Ralph Stanley (1927-2016). Ralph and Carter performed as The Stanley Brothers with their band, The Clinch Mountain Boys, from 1946 to 1966. Ralph kept the band name when he continued as a solo artist after Carter's death, from 1967 until his own death in 2016.
