Bad Lee Brown Cocaine Blues

Woody Guthrie

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 A
 It was late last night I made my rounds;
 DA
met my woman and I blowed her down.
 DA
I went on home and I went to bed.
 EA
laid my pistol up under my head.

 A
 Early next morning, by the rising sun,
 DA
woke up and a started to run.
 DA
made a run but I run too slow;
 EA
A man overtook me down in Jericho.

 A
 I was standing on the corner reading my daddy's will
 DA
 'Long came a man they call him Bad Texas Bill.
 DA
He said, "Uhh, Captain, is your name Lee Brown?
 EA
believe that you the rascal blowed yer woman down."

 A
 I said, "Yes sir, Captain, my name is Lee.
 DA
And if you got any blues, boy sing 'em to me."
 DA
"Well I guess Lee, that you know the best
 EA
You better come with me the judge will tell you the rest."

(play intro licks on break)

 A
 When I was arrested, I was dressed in black.
 DA
 Put me on a train and they brung me back.
 DA
Jury found me guilty in the first degree
 EA
And they laid me down in the penitentiary.

(intro licks again)

 A
 Yes the judge found me guilty an' the jury too.
 DA
I cried "Lord in Heaven, have some mercy on me!"
 DA
I'll be here fer the rest of my life,
 EA
 All I done was kill my wife.


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