Ole Yegg Lee chords by Lost Dog Street Band

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: E

♫ Intro:

E
E   A7
E   B E




♫ Verse 1:
        E
Well my name, it is Lee
      E
I'm a yegg and a thief
                                    A7
I've picked every lock this side of hell
              E
And I'm doing swell
         E                      B         E
Although lordy lordy knows only time will tell

♫ Verse 2:
        E
Where I sleep I don't care
        E
Like to smoke, like to swear
                               A7
I can drink any rounder to his knees
                E
Another whiskey please
        E                     B        E
Shoot a ten dollar piece at a thousand feet


♫ Instrumental:
E
E   A7
E   B E


♫ Verse 3:
       E
When I make my way back
         E
Few more miles down the track
      E                        A7
Saw a lady oh my she smiled at me
         E
A little bumblebee
      E                        B        E
She's sweet like honey but she sure can sting


♫ Verse 4:
            E
Through the rain and the snow
      E
I'mma book a telo
     E                      A7
By a pull of a silver in my   jeans
                E
And a couple of dreams
            E  N.C.            B     E
Well
I can pull us on down to New Orleans


♫ Instrumental:
E
E   A7
E   B E


♫ Verse 5:
      E
I got drunk I got loud
      E
I got kicked outta town
        E                                   A7
Sheriff said "We don't want your kind round   here
               E
Do I make that clear "
     E                  B       E
So I went to speak with the engineer


♫ Verse 6:
       E
I'm in need of a train
        E
Take me back where I came
        E                              A7
Make it long, make it fast and let her go
                E
Let the whistle blow
         E   N.C.                B         E
So every hot weather tramp knows   when to go


♫ Instrumental:
E
E   A7
E   B E