Miracle Man
By The Smokin Armadillos
Tabbed By Larry Mofle
3/17/2012


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Well, the Miracle Man came to Lousian' selling potions from a jar
   Em
He claimed he could cure anything from a fever to a scar
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And all the town folk gathered round to see
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As he cast his spell of wonder over everyone but me
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See, the Miracle Man was a Dapper Dan, full of eloquence and grace
      Em
And I could tell his charm was working by that look on mama's face
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She was buying more than meets the eye
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Because she left me and my daddy without even a goodbye


Chorus 1:
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And Daddy Cried, for forty days and forty nights
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And so did I from the emptiness inside
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No I wasn’t old enough to understand
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Whatever happened to my mama and that Miracle Man


Well the years went by and One day I went riding into town
I came upon commotion, there were people gathered 'round
And out in front of Emma Barker's place 
Stood the man who stole my mama and my daddy face to face
Daddy stepped up to him and drew his .45
And with both hands on that trigger, stuck right between his eyes
And just when I thought he’d send him to the grave
Suddenly with out a word, he just turned and walked away

Chorus 2:
And how I tried, as we were riding home that night
To figure why, my Dad would put away his pride
When he knew he had the power in his hands
To put a round of Justice in that Miracle Man

Later on that night, he came and sat upon my bed
He said son there are some reasons why that demon isn’t dead
The good book says you'll reap the seeds you sow
And if you'll turn the other cheek, you'll find the way the righteous go
For if I would have shot him, they'd have put me in a cage
And I would be around here now to watch you come of age
And an orphaned life can turn a boy to stone
Son I love you far too much to watch you face this world alone

Chorus 3:
In my mind at that moment in my life
I came to find everything he said was right
For the first time I could truly understand
Why My daddy spared the life of that Miracle Man

Yes, and now I'm old enough to understand
It was my daddy all along who was the Miracle Man