Box Number 10 Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]Wel[G]l, [Am]out [F]of[C][Am][C][G]
[C]Southern [G]Illinois
[Am]come a down home country boy[F]
He's gonna [C]make it in the city
playin' [G]guitar in [F]the studio[C]
[G]Oh well, he had[C]n't been there an [G]hour,
when he [Am]met a Broadway f[F]lower
You know she [C]took him for his money
and she [G]left him in a [F]cheap hotel[C]
[G]Oh well, it'[C]s easy for you to see[G]
that that coun[Am]try boy is m[F]e
Say and [C]how am I ever gonna break the
[G]news to the folks [F]back home?[G]
Well, I was [C]gonna be a great
suc[G]cess
Things sure [Am]ended up a [F]mess
[C]But in the process I g[G]ot
messed [F]up, too[C]

[Verse 2]
Hello [G]Mama and Dad, I had to [F]call collect
[G]'Cause I ain't got a cent to my nam[C]e
Well I'm [Am]sleepin' in
the hotel doorway
And to[G]night they say it's [F]gonna rain
[G]And if you'd onl[C]y send me [G]some mon[Am]ey
I'll be [C]back on my [G]feet [Am]again
[G]Sen[C]d it in car[G]e of the Sun[A]day Mis[G]sion
Box number [C]ten[G]
[C][Em][Am]

[Verse 3]
[F][C]
[G]Well, back in [C]Southern [G]Illinois they're
still [Am]worryin' 'bout their [F]boy
[C]But this boy's goin' hom[G]e
soon's he gets [F]the fare[C]
[G]Because as [C]soon as I got my [G]bread
I got a [Am]pipe upside my [F]head
You know they [C]left me in an alley
Took my [G]money and my guitar, [F]too[C]

[Verse 4]
Hello [G]Mama and Dad,
I had to call collect
'Cause I [F]ain't got a cent
[G]to [C]my name
Well I'm [Am]sleepin' in
the hotel doorway
And to[G]night they say it's gonna rain
And if you'd [C]only send
[G]me some [Am]money
I'll be [C]back on my [G]feet [Am]again
[C]Send it in [G]care of the [A]Sunday [G]Mission
Box number [C]ten
[G][Am][G]