Intro: D G D G D Bm A D D Iʼm a stoneʼs throw from the mill G D And Iʼm a good walk to the river G D When my workinʼ day is over Bm A D Weʼll go swim our cares away D Put your toes down in the water G D And a smile across your face G D And tell me that you love me Bm A D Lovely Lady May Chorus: Bm A D Now I ainʼt the sharpest chisel G D That your hands have ever held Bm A D But darlinʼ I could love you well G D ʼTil the roll is called on high Bm A D Iʼve seen my share of trouble G D And Iʼve held my weight in shame G D But Iʼm baptized in your name Bm A D Lovely Lady May Instrumental: D G D G D Bm A D D Lord the wind can leave you shiverinʼ G D As it waltzes oʼer the leaves Bm A D Itʼs been rushinʼ through my timber G D ʼTil your love brought on the spring D Now the mountains all are blushinʼ G D And they donʼt know what to say Bm A D ʼCept a good long line of praises G D For my lovely Lady May Chorus: Bm A D Now I ainʼt the toughest hickory G D That your axe has ever felled G D But Iʼm a hickory just as well Bm A D Iʼm a hickory all the same Bm A D I came crashinʼ through the forest G D As you cut my roots away G D And I fell a good long ways Bm A D For my lovely Lady May Coda: D G D G D Bm A D