The Byrds Pretty Boy Floyd written by Woody Guthrie G C G Well gather round children, ... D G C G About Pretty Boy Floyd the ... G C G Was in the town of Shawnee ... D G C G His wife beside him in a wagon ... fiddle break
G C G And along come a deputy ... D G C G Using vulgar words of language ... G And Pretty Boy grabbed ... C G And the deputy ... D G C G And in the fight that followed... banjo break G Then he ran through the ... C G And lived a life of .... D G C G Every crime in Oklahoma was ... G C G He ran through trees and ... D G C G And many a starving farmer ... fiddle break G C G It was in Oklahoma City, It ... D G C G A whole carload of groceries ... G C G Well you say that I'm an ... D G C G Well, here's a Christmas dinner ... mandolin break G C G As through this life you travel... D G C G Some rob you with a six-gun, some ... G C G As through this life you ramble, ... D G C G You'll never see an outlaw ... From The Byrds "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo" Columbia Records 1968