Three-legged Man chords by Ray Stevens

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:
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Well, now my friends you'd never guess it | so I really must confess it
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I just met the sweetest woman | in my long dismal life.
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But a friend of mine said "Buddy just in case your mind is muddy
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Don't you know that girl you're fooling with is old Peg-Leg Johnson's wife.
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And old Peg-Leg is big and mean and tough and grim
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And he'll brain you with his artificial limb!"


Verse 2:
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But next morning bright and early I stole old Peg-Lg's girlie
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And I also took his wooden leg just to play it safe
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But there weren't no time for laughter 'cause he started hopping after
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Now I keep on running faster but he won't give up the chase.
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So now I'm running across the country with his bride
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And I got his wooden leg right by my side.

Chorus:
     D MajorD            G+G
Now I'm a three-legged man with a two-legged woman
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Being chased by a one-legged fool
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Oh he's hoppin' and he's floppin' but he shows no sign of stoppin'
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I tell you boys this life is hard and cruel.


Verse 3:
     D MajorD                 G+G
Cross the deserts and the valleys and those dark Chicago alleys
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Cross that mighty Mississippi to the hills of Caroline
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Cross the mountains of Montana to the swamps of Louisiana
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Every time that I look back he's just one leg behind
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And I know he must be cold and wet and sick
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But in spite of all his woes he still can kick! 

Chorus:
     D MajorD            G+G
Oh, I'm a three-legged man with a two-legged woman
   D MajorD           A augmentedA
Being chased by a one-legged fool
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Oh he's hoppin' and he's floppin' but he shows no sign of stoppin'
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I tell you boys this life is hard and cruel.


Verse 4:
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Now he's ragged and he's filthy and I'm feeling kinda guilty
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Specially in the evenings when I hear him plead and beg
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He says in spite of all your stealing friend I bear you no hard feelings
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“You can keep the blamed old woman, just give me back my leg!
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'Cause although that leg you meant to take was wooden
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In the dark by mistake you took my good 'un!”


Chorus:
     D MajorD            G+G
Now I'm a three-legged man with a two-legged woman
   D MajorD           A augmentedA
Being chased by a one-legged fool
    D MajorD                G+G
Oh he's hoppin' and he's floppin' but he shows no sign of stoppin'
 D MajorD         A augmentedA        D MajorD
I tell you boys this life is hard and cruel.


Outro:
      D MajorD            G+G
Yes, I'm a three-legged man with a two-legged woman
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Being chased by a one-legged fool
    D MajorD                G+G
Oh he's hoppin' and he's floppin' but he shows no sign of stoppin'
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I tell you boys this life is hard and cruel.