Bad Mans Blunder chords by The Kingston Trio

Chords with lyrics

Verse
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Well, early one evening I was rollin' around. I was feelin' kind of mean. I shot a deputy down.
E MajorE                               B7B7    E MajorE
Strollin' on home and I went to bed. Well, I laid me pistol up under my head.

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He strolled along home (I took my time)
    E MajorE
and he went to bed (Thought I'd sleep some)
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Laid his pistol (Big twenty-two)
  E MajorE
up under his head (I keep it handy)

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E MajorE                                         B7B7  E MajorE
Well, early in the morning 'bout the break of day, I figured it was time to make a getaway.
E MajorE                                         B7B7   E MajorE
Steppin' right along but I was steppin' too slow. Got surrounded by a sheriff down in Mexico.

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He was steppin' right along (Were a-high footin' it)
      E MajorE
but he was steppin' too slow (It was a sultry day)
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Got surrounded by a sheriff (Boxed in)
  E MajorE
in Mexico. (I didn't even have a chance to see the country.)

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When I was arrested, I didn't have a dime. The sheriff says, "Son, you're ridin' free this time.
E MajorE                                       B7B7    E MajorE
Where you're goin' you won't need a cent 'cause the great state of Texas gonna pay your rent.

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'Cause where you're goin' (I think he means jail)
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you won't need a cent (Well, he knows I'm broke)
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'Cause the great state of Texas (Yippee!)
E MajorE
gonna pay your rent. (I'm mighty grateful, fellas)

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E MajorE                                          B7B7 E MajorE
Well, I didn't have a key and I didn't have a file. Natur'lly I stayed around until my trial.
E MajorE                                     B7B7    E MajorE
The judge was an old man; ninety-three and I didn't like the way the jury looked at me.

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The judge was an old man (Too old)
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Ninety-three (Entirely too old)
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I didn't like the way the jury looked at me. (I think they were suspicious.)

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E MajorE                                  B7B7   E MajorE
The judge and the jury, they did agree. They all said murder in the first degree.
     E MajorE
The judge said, "Son, I don't know whether to hang you or not, but this here killin' of
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deputy sheriffs has just naturally got to stop!" ("You've got a point there, judge!")

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It was a most unsatisfactory trial. They gave me ninety-nine years on the hard rock pile.
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Ninety and nine on the hard rock ground. All I ever did was shoot a deputy down.

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Ninety and nine (It could have been life.)
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on the hard rock pile (They might-a hung me)
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And all he ever did was shoot a deputy down
(This whole thing has sure been a lesson to me. Bang! You're dead!)