The Ballad Of Spider John Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Am

AmSpider John is my name frCiend

DI'm in between freights and sure would be obliged Am

 If I could shareC your company G

AmI'm on my way to nowhere C

 Been runninD' from my past G

Amrunnin' from the thingsC I use to be-eeee G

 now I knAmow my words sound strange to you C

 But if you wait Dtill my song is sung and the story's told Am

 You might come to Cunderstand G

 How I'm old andAm bent and Devil sent, aCnd runnin' out of time D G

 When not long agoAm I held a Royal Flush Cin my hand D

Chorus

  Oh, I was a SupermEmarket fool Em7

  I was a motoA7r bank stool-pidgeon, robbin' my hometoEmwn Em7 A7

  I thEmought I lost my blues,Em7 yes I thoughtA7 I paid my dues

  And I thouFght I'd found a life to suit Cmy style G Em

  And old SpiderG John, robber man F

  C long, tall, and handsAmome

  Yes, old SpideGr John with a loaded hand, Ftakin' ransom C Am

 Then one day I met Diamond Lil C

 and sheD was the sweetest thing, I declare

 That the summeAmr wind had ever blown my Cway G

 But LilAm she had no idea, oCf my illustrious occDupation G

 She thoAmught I was a saint, not a sinner, gone Castray-ay G

AmSpider he loved his lady soC much, he would not Dconfess his sins

 For I knew if I did the laAmdy would surely Ctake her leave G

 But you know that the word got arouAmnd and Lilly left town C

 And he never Dsaw her again G

AmTossin' and turnin', 'causinC' his heart to grieve D

(repeat chorus)

AmThat is all my storyC

 It's bDeen these thirty years since I took the road Am

 To find my prCecious jeweGl one

AmIf you see my LiClly, won't you give heDr my regards? G

 Tell her old AmSpider got tangled in Cthe black web thaGt he spun

 You can tell her thatAm Spider got tangled inC the black web thGat he spun

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