Lindbergh chords by Guthrie Woody

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
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Verse 1:
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Mr. Charlie Lindbergh, he flew to old Berlin
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Got him a big Iron Cross, and he flew right back again
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To Washington, Washington

Verse 2:
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Mrs. Charlie Lindbergh, she come dressed in red
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Said, "I'd like to sleep in that pretty White House bed
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In Washington, Washington."

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Lindy said to Annie: "We'll get there by and by
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But we'll have to split the bed up with Wheeler, Clark, and Nye
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In Washington, Washington."

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Hitler wrote to Lindy, said "Do your very worst,"
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Lindy started an outfit that he called America First
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In Washington, Washington

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All around the country, Lindbergh he did fly
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Gasoline was paid for by Hoover, Clark, and Nye
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In Washington, Washington

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Lindy said to Hoover: "We'll do the same as France:
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Make a deal with Hitler, and then we'll get our chance
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In Washington, Washington

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Then they had a meetin', and all the Firsters come
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Come on the walk and they come on the run
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In Washington, Washington

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Yonder comes Father Coughlin, wearin' the silver chain
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Cash on his stomach and Hitler on the brain
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In Washington, Washington

Verse 9:
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Mister John L. Lewis would sit and straddle the fence
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His daughter signed with Lindbergh, and we ain't seen her since
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In Washington, Washington

Verse 10:
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Hitler said to Lindy: "Stall 'em all you can
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Gonna bomb Pearl Harbor with the help of old Japan."
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In Washington, Washington

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Then on a December mornin', the bombs come from Japan
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Wake Island and Pearl Harbor, kill fifteen hundred men
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Washington, Washington

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Now Lindy tried to join the army, but they wouldn't let 'im in
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'Fraid he'd sell to Hitler a few more million men
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In Washington, Washington

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So I'm gonna tell you people, if Hitler's gonna be beat
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The common working people have got to take the seat
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In Washington, Washington

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And I'm gonna tell you workers, 'fore you cash in your checks:
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They say America First, but they mean America Next
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In Washington, Washington