Ballad of Spider John Jimmy Buffett
"S[Am]pider John" is my [C]name friend,
I[D]'m in between freights and I sure would be o[Am]bliged
if you'd [C]share your compa[G]ny.
I [Am]know this may sound st[C]range to you,
but if[D] you wait till the song is sung and the story is[Am] told,
you might [C]come to under[G]stand.
Oh, I'm [Am]old and bent and [C]Devil sent; [D]runnin' out of [G]time.
When I l[Am]ong ago held a [C]Royal Flush in my [D]hand...
Chorus
Oh, I was a [Em]Supermarket fool,
I was a [A7]motor bank stool-pidgeon, [Em]robbin' my hom[A7]etown.
I th[Em]ought I lost my blues, yes I [A7]thought I paid my dues,
I t[F]hought I'd found a [C]life to suit my [G]style.
But here I sit old [G]Spider John the [F]robber-man,
[C] long, tall, and[Am] handsome.
Yes, old S[G]pider John with a lo[F]aded hand, [C] takin' r[Am]ansom.
[2] [Am]Then one day I met Di[C]amond Lill.
S[D]he was the sweetest thing, I declare,
that [Am]the summer breeze had[C] ever blown my[G] way. (yea)
But[Am] Lilly she had no ide[C]a, of my il[D]lustrious occupa[G]tion,
she t[Am]hought I was a saint, not a [C]sinner, gone [G]astray. (yea)
But you see [Am]that word got around and [C]Lilly left town,
I [D]never saw her ag[G]ain.
Tossin' [Am]and turnin', 'cau[C]sin' my heart to gr[D]ieve...
Chorus
Oh, I was a [Em]Supermarket fool,
I was a [A7]motor bank stool-pidgeon, [Em]robbin' my hom[A7]etown.
I th[Em]ought I lost my blues, yes I [A7]thought I paid my dues,
I t[F]hought I'd found a [C]life to suit my [G]style.
But here I sit old [G]Spider John the [F]robber-man,
[C] long, tall, and[Am] handsome.
Yes, old S[G]pider John with a lo[F]aded hand, [C] takin' r[Am]ansom.
[3] T[Am]hat is all my s[C]tory;
It's b[D]een these thirty years since I took [Am]the road,
to find m[C]y precious jewel[G] one.
And if[Am] you see my Lil[C]ly, won't you [D]give her my reg[G]ards?
Tell her old[Am] Spider got tangled in the[C] black web that he s[D]pun.
You can tell her old[Am] Spider got tangled the[C] black web that he sp[G]un.
Enjoy!
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