Philadelphia Lawyer chords by Woody Guthrie

Chords with lyrics

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Way out in Reno, Nevada,
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Where romance blooms and fades,
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A augmentedA great Philadelphia lawyer
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Was in love with a Hollywood maid.


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"Come, love, and we'll go ramblin'
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Down where the lights are so bright.
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I'll win you a divorce from your husband,¨
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And we can get married tonight."¨

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Wild Bill was a gun-totin' cowboy,
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¨Ten notches were carved in his gun.¨
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And all the boys around Reno
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¨Left Wild Bill's maiden alone.


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One night when Bill was returning¨
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From ridin' the range in the cold,¨
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He dreamed of his Hollywood sweetheart,
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Her love was as lasting as gold.

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As he drew near her window,
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Two shadows he saw on the shade;¨'
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Twas the great Philadelphia lawyer
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Makin' love to Bill's Hollywood maid.


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The night was as still as the desert,¨
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The moon hangin' high overhead.
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Bill listened awhile through the window,
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He could hear ev'ry word that he said:


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"Your hands are so pretty and lovely,
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Your form's so rare and divine.¨
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Come go with me to the city¨
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And leave this wild cowboy behind."


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Now tonight back in old Pennsylvania,
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Among those beautiful pines,
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There's one less Philadelphia lawyer
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In old Philadelphia tonight.