Pretty Boy Floyd
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Well gather round children, a story I will tell
About Pretty Boy Floyd the outlaw, Oklahoma knew him well
Was in the town of Shawnee on a Saturday afternoon
His wife beside him in a wagon as into town they rode
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And along come a deputy sheriff in a manner rather rude
Using vulgar words of language and his wife she overheard
And Pretty Boy grabbed a long chain,
And the deputy grabbed a gun
And in the fight that followed, he laid that deputy down
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Then he ran through the trees and bushes
And lived a life of shame
Every crime in Oklahoma was added to his name
He ran through trees and bushes on the Canadian River shore
And many a starving farmer opened up his door
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It was in Oklahoma City, It was on a Christmas Day
A whole carload of groceries and a letter that did say
Well you say that I'm an outlaw, you say that I'm a thief
Well, here's a Christmas dinner for the families on relief
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As through this life you travel, you meet some funny men
Some rob you with a six-gun, some with a fountain pen
As through this life you ramble, as through this life you roam
You'll never see an outlaw take a family from their home
From The Byrds "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo"
Columbia Records 1968
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Readable chord sheet for Pretty Boy Floyd by The Byrds
[G]Well gather round children, a [C]story I will [G]tell About P[D]retty Boy Floyd the out[G]law, Okla[C]homa knew him [G]well [G]Was in the town of Shawnee on a [C]Saturday aftern[G]oon His [D]wife beside him in a [G]wagon as [C]into town they [G]rode fiddle break [G]And along come a deputy sheriff in a [C]manner rather r[G]ude Using [D]vulgar words of [G]language and his [C]wife she over[G]heard [G]And Pretty Boy grabbed a long chain, And the [C]deputy grabbed a [G]gun And [D]in the fight that f[G]ollowed, he [C]laid that deputy [G]down banjo break [G]Then he ran through the trees and bushes And [C]lived a life of [G]shame Every [D]crime in Okla[G]homa was [C]added to his [G]name [G]He ran through trees and bushes on the [C]Canadian River [G]shore And [D]many a starving [G]farmer o[C]pened up his [G]door fiddle break [G]It was in Oklahoma City, It was [C]on a Christmas [G]Day A [D]whole carload of g[G]roceries and a [C]letter that did [G]say [G]Well you say that I'm an outlaw, you [C]say that I'm a [G]thief Well, [D]here's a Christmas [G]dinner for the [C]families on [G]relief mandolin break [G]As through this life you travel, you [C]meet some funny [G]men Some [D]rob you with a [G]six-gun, some [C]with a fountain [G]pen [G]As through this life you ramble, as [C]through this life you [G]roam You'll [D]never see an [G]outlaw take a [C]family from their [G]home From The Byrds "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo" Columbia Records 1968