Footprints on My Stomach
SOURCE: Bob Pfeffer
SOURCE'S SOURCE: Michael Cooney (Old Songs)
COMMENTS: MC says it was composed by David Hughes, a scholar of
Japanese court music
TEXT:
D G
Well, I still recall the first time that I met you
D E A7
I knew then I'd want you for my bride
D G
You served me up the nicest mess o' hawg jowls
D A7 D
With little bitty peas and onions on the side
G D
I never knew a woman who could cook the way you do
E A E A7
I gained nearly forty pounds and it's all because of you
D D7 G
Well, I nearly lost my dinner when you said we'd have to part
G D A D
You left your footprints on my stomach when you walked out of my heart
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When I saw your note my knees just started shaking
The good times that we shared were gone forever
I guess I must have panicked when I
How could I go on without you in my life
A mobile home, a pickup truck, a shotgun
I had all a man could want except a wife