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Boy From Lawrence County

The Felice Brothers
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
:  012330 or 112300
 Brilliant tune, enjoy! :)
All  these pills  and powder could  not make me stay
 Oh I'm on  my merry way  in the morning  light now.
Cold  New England  winters have  got me coughing
 as the Lincoln  turns the corner  down Memory  St.
Tell  me Judge what's the bounty on  that boy from Lawrence County
He's  a friend  of mine.
If  I had a way to trap him would  you swear to pay up captain?
 F G C G* *if followed by !
 He's a friend of mine.
 The door swang slowly open The committee room was dark.
 The bailiff marked the charts in red.
 Recall a boy in orange as he slowly passed
 Awkward as a calf with its legs wobbling.
 Be so kind, tell me warden Who's in line to die this morning?
 Could I see the show?
 If he bore his teeth to scare us would we see our likeness sheriff
 In the pearly glow?
 Roll on old silver river through the Iron Range.
 Past the sleeping trains that wait.
 Gold and amber petals in your water waves;
 Like the band of Jesse James in wait.
 Rain it beats their window, makes it hard to see
 Who's on a drunken spree in the city lights.
 Silent are the dying, silent are the young,
 And it's silent where I'm from.
 Tell me love of your husband will we see his headlights coming?
 Will he know it's us?
 When his tired eyes have lifted will he see your bed has shifted?
 Is he bad at love?
 I got the money that I owe you something else to show you.
 Could you meet me there?
 Take the road out past the station to the river basin.
 I'll be waiting there ... for you.
 All these pills and powder could not make me stay.
 I'm on my merry way in the morning light.
 All these dying matadors in dusty rings
 have killed my will to sing and I'm gone.
 Tell me Judge, what's the bounty on that boy from Lawrence County?
 He's a friend of mine.
 If I had a way to trap him would you swear to pay up Captain?
 He's a friend of mine.

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Readable chord sheet for Boy From Lawrence County by The Felice Brothers

[F]:  012330 or 112300

Brilliant tune, enjoy! :)

[part 1]
[C]All these [Em]pills and powder [Am]could not make me [F]stay
Oh I'm [C]on my merry [G]way in the [F]morning light [G]now.

[C]Cold New [Em]England winters [Am]have got me [F]coughing

as the [C]Lincoln turns the [G]corner down [F]Memory St.

[part 2]
[Am]Tell me Judge what's the bounty [Dm]on that boy from Lawrence County

[F]He's a [G]friend of [C]mine.

[Am]If I had a way to trap him [Dm]would you swear to pay up captain?

F      G         C        G*        *if followed by [part 1]!
He's a friend of mine.

[...and so on...]

[part 1]
The door swang slowly open The committee room was dark.
The bailiff marked the charts in red.
Recall a boy in orange as he slowly passed
Awkward as a calf with its legs wobbling.

[part 2]
Be so kind, tell me warden Who's in line to die this morning?
Could I see the show?
If he bore his teeth to scare us would we see our likeness sheriff
In the pearly glow?

[part 1]
Roll on old silver river through the Iron Range.
Past the sleeping trains that wait.
Gold and amber petals in your water waves;
Like the band of Jesse James in wait.

[part 1]
Rain it beats their window, makes it hard to see
Who's on a drunken spree in the city lights.
Silent are the dying, silent are the young,
And it's silent where I'm from.

[part 2]
Tell me love of your husband will we see his headlights coming?
Will he know it's us?
When his tired eyes have lifted will he see your bed has shifted?
Is he bad at love?

[part 2]
I got the money that I owe you something else to show you.
Could you meet me there?
Take the road out past the station to the river basin.
I'll be waiting there ... for you.

[part 1]
All these pills and powder could not make me stay.
I'm on my merry way in the morning light.
All these dying matadors in dusty rings
have killed my will to sing and I'm gone.

[part 2]
Tell me Judge, what's the bounty on that boy from Lawrence County?
He's a friend of mine.
If I had a way to trap him would you swear to pay up Captain?
He's a friend of mine.

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