Chords with lyrics
Key: E MajorE
♫ Intro:
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♫ Verse 1:
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Well my name, it is Lee
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I'm a yegg and a thief
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I've picked every lock this side of hell
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And I'm doing swell
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Although lordy lordy knows only time will tell
♫ Verse 2:
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Where I sleep I don't care
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Like to smoke, like to swear
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I can drink any rounder to his knees
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Another whiskey please
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Shoot a ten dollar piece at a thousand feet
♫ Instrumental:
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♫ Verse 3:
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When I make my way back
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Few more miles down the track
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Saw a lady oh my she smiled at me
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A augmentedA little bumblebee
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She's sweet like honey but she sure can sting
♫ Verse 4:
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Through the rain and the snow
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I'mma book a telo
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By a pull of a silver in my jeans
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And a couple of dreams
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Well
I can pull us on down to New Orleans
♫ Instrumental:
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♫ Verse 5:
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I got drunk I got loud
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I got kicked outta town
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Sheriff said "We don't want your kind round here
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Do I make that clear "
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So I went to speak with the engineer
♫ Verse 6:
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I'm in need of a train
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Take me back where I came
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Make it long, make it fast and let her go
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Let the whistle blow
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So every hot weather tramp knows when to go
♫ Instrumental:
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