Don’t Cheat In Our Hometown

DON’T CHEAT IN OUR HOMETOWN
By: Ray Pennington & Roy Marcum
Ricky Scaggs, The Stanley Bros.
Key: F

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To-night my heart is beat-in' low 
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and my head is bowed
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You've been seen with my best friend 
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on the oth-er side of town
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I don't mind this wait-in' 
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don't mind this run-a-round
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But if you're gon-na cheat on me 
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don't cheat in our home town.

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How can I stand up to my friends 
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and look em' in the eye
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Ad-mit the ques-tion that I know 
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would be noth-in' but lies
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You spend all your pas-time 
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mak-in' me a clown
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So if you're gon-na cheat on me 
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don't cheat in our home town.

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Now there are no secrets 
in this little country town
Every one knows every one 
for miles and miles around
Your bright eyes and your sweet smile 
are drivin' me insane
You think it's smart to break my heart 
and run down my name.

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How can I stand up to my friends 
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and look em' in the eye
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Ad-mit the ques-tion that I know 
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would be noth-in' but lies
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You spend all your pas-time 
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mak-in' me a clown
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So if you're gon-na cheat on me 
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don't cheat in our home town.