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	Am	C
S	pider John is my	name friend,

	D	Am
I	'm in between freights and I sure would be o	bliged

	C	G
if you'd	share your compa	ny.

	Am	C
I	know this may sound st	range to you,

	D	Am
but if	you wait till the song is sung and the story is	told,

	C	G
you might	come to under	stand.

	Am	C	D	G
Oh, I'm	old and bent and	Devil sent;	runnin' out of	time.

	Am	C	D
When I l	ong ago held a	Royal Flush in my	hand...

CHORUS:

	Em
Oh, I was a	Supermarket fool,

	A7	Em	A7
I was a	roll the bank stool pigeon,	robbin' my hom	etown.

	Em	A7
I th	ought I lost my blues, yes I	thought I paid my dues,

	F	C	G
I t	hought I'd found a	life to suit my	style.

	G	F	C	Am
But here I sit old	Spider John the	robber-man,	long, tall, and	handsome.

	G	F	C	Am
Yes, old S	pider John with a lo	aded hand,	takin' r	ansom.

Then one day I met Diamond Lil.

She was the sweetest thing, I declare,

that the summer breeze had ever blown my way. (yea)

But Lilly she had no idea, of my illustrious occupation,

she thought I was a saint, not a sinner, gone astray. (yea)

But you see that word got around and Lilly left town, I never saw her again.

Tossin' and turnin', 'causin' my heart to grieve...

REPEAT CHORUS

That is all my story;

It's been these thirty years since I took the road,

to find my precious jewel one.

And if you see my Lilly, won't you give her my regards?

Tell her old Spider got tangled in the black web that he spun.

You can tell her old Spider got tangled the black web that he spun.

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Original version: BALLAD OF SPIDER JOHN Chords by Willis Allen Ramsey As Jimmy Buffett

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BALLAD OF SPIDER JOHN

Willis Allen Ramsey As Jimmy Buffett

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