Roger Miller - Where Have All The Average People Gone

tab by mike gallas

i made this version by combining the countrytabs . com and talby1234’s from
theavettbrothers . com versions . they deserve all the credit . also roger miller!

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intro
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the people in this city call me country ,
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because of how i walk and talk and smile .
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well i don’t mind them laughing in the city ,
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but the country folks all say i’m citified .
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the fighting men they say that i’m a coward .
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because i never push no one around .
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gentle people call me trouble – maker ,
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cause i’ll always fight and stand my ground .
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funny i don’t fit .
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where have all the average people gone?

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some pious people point and call me sinner ,
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because to them i’ve never seen the light .
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other folks think of me as a preacher .
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i’m just doing what i think is right .
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the wealthy people think that i Am a hobo ,
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lean and hungry , writing mournful songs .
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and the poor , poor people think i Am a rich man ,
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but really , i’m just trying to get along .
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it’s funny i don’t fit .
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tell me where have all the average people gone?

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and the government has given me a number ,
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to simplify my birth and life and death .
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and still my woman thinks i’m awful important ,
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like the moon the stars the sea the sky and breath .
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funny i don’t fit .
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where have all the average people gone?
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yes , it’s funny i don’t fit .
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where have all the average people gone?
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honey i don’t fit ,
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where have all the average people gone?
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