Chorus:
     A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)                  D (xx0232@1)Mr. Lincoln I wish you were here
     A (x02220@1)                           E (022100@1)                   DThe (xx0232@1)Republics changed alot in a hundred years
    A (x02220@1)              E (022100@1)                    DI (xx0232@1)don't think its working like you planned 
    A (x02220@1)             E (022100@1)                     DMr (xx0232@1)Lincoln we sure could use a hand

Verse:
        D (xx0232@1)                        A (x02220@1)                  GI (320003@1)just read the headlines in the Nashville News
         D (xx0232@1)                        A (x02220@1)                  GAnd (320003@1)I wish i made this up but im afraid its true
             D (xx0232@1)                        A (x02220@1)                          GCause (320003@1)a man was murdered for his money in the street
            D (xx0232@1)                     A (x02220@1)                GHe (320003@1)was takin his wife to a nice place to eat
          D (xx0232@1)                                    A (x02220@1)                GWhen (320003@1)they caught the man he did 23 months of time
     D (xx0232@1)                               A (x02220@1)                GHe (320003@1)plead insanity like they do now all the time
     D (xx0232@1)                                       A (x02220@1) GSir (320003@1)what would you have done in 1859
              D (xx0232@1)                         A (x02220@1)                           Gnow (320003@1)if you shoot someone sir you can get off scott free
           D (xx0232@1)                 A (x02220@1)                     Gits (320003@1)the latest thing mr Lincoln can you believe
           D (xx0232@1)                    A (x02220@1)                  GNow (320003@1)they sue the manufactures of the guns
           D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)               Eaint (022100@1)the law changed alot since 1861

Repeat chorus
       D (xx0232@1)                   A (x02220@1)              GI (320003@1)just heard the new story on the radio
           D (xx0232@1)                             A (x02220@1)                     Gthey (320003@1)let dangerous men outta prison now yes sir im afraid its so
                 D (xx0232@1)                                 A (x02220@1)                Gcause (320003@1)theyre overcrowded and it was only his fifth offense
      D (xx0232@1)                            A (x02220@1)                                     
Gand (320003@1)this time hes killed someone does that make any sense
           D (xx0232@1)                       A (x02220@1)                      GNow (320003@1)my lawyer called me about a nuisance case
          D (xx0232@1)                            A (x02220@1)                         GCause (320003@1)everybody sues over any little thing these days
       D (xx0232@1)                                  A (x02220@1)                      Gwell (320003@1)at least we're right all we gotta do is tell the truth 
                   D (xx0232@1)                 A (x02220@1)                    G (320003@1)    
he said youre living in the past you romantic fool
               D (xx0232@1)                  A (x02220@1)                           Gi (320003@1)said you got that right i lean toward the older ways
                D (xx0232@1)                        A (x02220@1)                    EAnd (022100@1)theres damn few back woods lawyers left today

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