Biography:
Roy Linwood Clark (April 15, 1933 – November 15, 2018) was an American singer and musician. He is best known for hosting Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997. Roy Clark has been an important and influential figure in country music, both as a performer and helping to popularize the genre.
During the 1970s, Clark frequently guest-hosted for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show and enjoyed a 30-million viewership for Hee Haw.
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Other songs:
- Come Live With Me
- Daisy A Day
- Do You Believe This Town
- I Never Picked Cotton
- If I Had To Do It All Over Again
- September Song
- Somewhere Between Love And Tomorrow
- Thank God And Greyhound
- Thank God And Greyhound Youre Gone
- The Tips Of My Fingers
- Through The Eyes Of A Fool
- Tips Of My Fingers
- Youre Gonna Love Yourself
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Thank God And Greyhound:Roy Clark.
#2 CANADIAN RPM Country, #6 on BB Hot Country
and #90 on BB Hot 100 on DOT Records
in 1970.
INTRO: A E A Gbm A
#1.
A D
I've made a small fortune and you squandered it all.
D A E
You shamed me till I feel about one inch tall.
A D
But I thought I loved you and I hoped you would change.
A E A E
So, I gritted my teeth and didn't complain.
#2.
A E A D
Now, you come to me with a simple goodbye.
A E
You tell me you're leaving but you won't tell me why.
A D
Now, we're here at the station and you're getting on..
A E
and all I can think of is, thank God and Greyhound
A
you're gone.
CHORUS:
D
Thank God and Greyhound you're gone..I didn't know
Bm D B E A
how much longer I could go on..watching you take the
D
respect out of me..watching you make a total wreck out
E
of me.
A D A
That big diesel motor is a-playing my song..thank God
E Dm A
and Greyhound you're gone.
CHORUS:
D Bm D
Thank God and Greyhound you're gone.
Dm D Bm E
That load on my mind got lighter, when you got on.
A E A Bm
That shiny old bus is a beautiful sight..with the black
D E
smoke a-rolling up around the tail-lights.
E D A
It may sound kind-a cruel, but I've been silent too long.
E A
Thank God and Greyhound you're gone.
OUTRO:
E A
Thank God and Greyhound you're gone.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
#2 CANADIAN RPM Country, #6 on BB Hot Country
and #90 on BB Hot 100 on DOT Records
in 1970.
INTRO: A E A Gbm A
#1.
A D
I've made a small fortune and you squandered it all.
D A E
You shamed me till I feel about one inch tall.
A D
But I thought I loved you and I hoped you would change.
A E A E
So, I gritted my teeth and didn't complain.
#2.
A E A D
Now, you come to me with a simple goodbye.
A E
You tell me you're leaving but you won't tell me why.
A D
Now, we're here at the station and you're getting on..
A E
and all I can think of is, thank God and Greyhound
A
you're gone.
CHORUS:
D
Thank God and Greyhound you're gone..I didn't know
Bm D B E A
how much longer I could go on..watching you take the
D
respect out of me..watching you make a total wreck out
E
of me.
A D A
That big diesel motor is a-playing my song..thank God
E Dm A
and Greyhound you're gone.
CHORUS:
D Bm D
Thank God and Greyhound you're gone.
Dm D Bm E
That load on my mind got lighter, when you got on.
A E A Bm
That shiny old bus is a beautiful sight..with the black
D E
smoke a-rolling up around the tail-lights.
E D A
It may sound kind-a cruel, but I've been silent too long.
E A
Thank God and Greyhound you're gone.
OUTRO:
E A
Thank God and Greyhound you're gone.
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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