Biography:
Merle Robert Travis (November 29, 1917 – October 20, 1983) was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and musician born in Rosewood, Kentucky. His lyrics often discussed the exploitation of coal miners. Some of the songs he wrote or performed include: "Sixteen Tons", "Dark as a Dungeon", "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed", and "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke that Cigarette"; however, it is his masterful guitar playing that he is best known for today.
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SO ROUND SO FIRM SO FULLY PACKED bt Merle Travis 1947
[Verse 1]
G
So round, so firm, so fully-packed,
A7
That's my gal.
D7
So complete from front to back,
G
That's my pal.
B7
Toasted by the sun,
E7
And I'm a son-of-a-gun, If
A7
she don't make my five o'clock shadow,
d7
come around at one.
G
You can bet your boots I'd walk a mile
A7
Through the snow,
D7
Just to see her toothbrush smile
A7 Bb7 B7
They mention on the ra--di--o.
E7
If you don't think she's a lot of fun,
A7 D7
Just ask the man that owns one.
G A7
So round, so firm, so fully- packed,
D7 G
That's my gal.
[Verse 2]
G
So round, so firm, so fully-packed,
A7
That's for me.
D7 G
She's just like a money-back Guarantee.
B7
Like a barfly goes for drinks,
E7
Like the bobby-socks goes for Frank,
A7
And just like Jesse James would go for
D7
money in the bank.
G
From head to foot she's perfect size.
A7
She's a whiz,
D7
Always wears her forty-five
A7 Bb7 B
Gun that is.
E7
She's got the look that's so impressin'.
A7 D7
She's got the pause that's so refresh-in'.
G A7
So round, so firm, so fully- packed,
D7
That's my (G) gal.
[Verse 3]
E7
She's done told me that I'm top-hand,
A7 D7
It won't be long till she wears my brand.
G A7
So round, so firm, so fully- packed,
D7 G
That's my gal.
[Verse 1]
G
So round, so firm, so fully-packed,
A7
That's my gal.
D7
So complete from front to back,
G
That's my pal.
B7
Toasted by the sun,
E7
And I'm a son-of-a-gun, If
A7
she don't make my five o'clock shadow,
d7
come around at one.
G
You can bet your boots I'd walk a mile
A7
Through the snow,
D7
Just to see her toothbrush smile
A7 Bb7 B7
They mention on the ra--di--o.
E7
If you don't think she's a lot of fun,
A7 D7
Just ask the man that owns one.
G A7
So round, so firm, so fully- packed,
D7 G
That's my gal.
[Verse 2]
G
So round, so firm, so fully-packed,
A7
That's for me.
D7 G
She's just like a money-back Guarantee.
B7
Like a barfly goes for drinks,
E7
Like the bobby-socks goes for Frank,
A7
And just like Jesse James would go for
D7
money in the bank.
G
From head to foot she's perfect size.
A7
She's a whiz,
D7
Always wears her forty-five
A7 Bb7 B
Gun that is.
E7
She's got the look that's so impressin'.
A7 D7
She's got the pause that's so refresh-in'.
G A7
So round, so firm, so fully- packed,
D7
That's my (G) gal.
[Verse 3]
E7
She's done told me that I'm top-hand,
A7 D7
It won't be long till she wears my brand.
G A7
So round, so firm, so fully- packed,
D7 G
That's my gal.
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