Bad Ol John chords by Mean Mary

• Capo on 2nd

Mean Mary - Bad Ol' John


CAPO: 2nd Fret



Intro:
Am   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am   G

Verse 1:
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A man comes along on a breeze and a song

A man called bad ‘ol John
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Some say he’s a saint, some say that he ain’t

Some say he’s a cyclone’s spawn
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Folks they say to this very day

Don’t cross that son-of-a-gun
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There never been a man any meaner than

Or as bad as bad ol’ John
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Bad ol’ John


Verse 2:
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There never been a course, never seen a horse

Ol’ John could not stick on
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There never been a fight he couldn’t set right

Or a friend he’d go back on
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When you try to stand and you need a hand

There’s one thing to count on
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Never been a friend true to the end

Like good ol’, bad ol’ John
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Bad ol’ John


Instrumental:
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Verse 3:
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The last time I came upon Bad Ol’ John

He was walking on a Florida beach
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A guitar in a sack, a banjo on his back

And an alligator on a leash
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I was clingin’ to a raft a shark bit in half

John yells, “Mary, I won’t fail ya”
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Rode his alligator out, grabbed that shark by the snout

And drug it all the way to Australia
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Bad Ol’ John


Instrumental:
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Verse 4:
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You could cross the seas on a flying trapeze

Or rope the morning sun
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But I doubt you’d find any peace of mind

Or a feat ol’ John’s not done
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A man comes along on a breeze and a song

A man called bad ol’ John
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Some say he’s a saint

Oh, some say that he ain’t
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Oh, he’s just good ol’, bad ol’ John


Outro:
Am   G   Am   G   Am   G   Am   G   (2x)