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@SONG: "The Ballad of Spider John"
@CHORDS: Michael D. Montgomery (Bonzjivar@aol.com)
Willis Allen Ramsey ("Willis Allen Ramsey")
Intro: Am (pull off index finger)
Am (x02210@1) CSpider (x32010@1)John is my name friend
D (xx0232@1) AmI'm (x02210@1)in between freights and sure would be obliged
C (x32010@1) GIf (320003@1) I could share your company
Am (x02210@1) CI'm (x32010@1)on my way to nowhere
D (xx0232@1) GBeen (320003@1)runnin' from my past
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) Grunnin' (320003@1)from the things I use to be-eeee
Am (x02210@1) Cnow (x32010@1)I know my words sound strange to you
D (xx0232@1) AmBut (x02210@1)if you wait till my song is sung and the story's told
C (x32010@1) GYou (320003@1)might come to understand
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GHow (320003@1)I'm old and bent and Devil sent, and runnin' out of time
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) DWhen (xx0232@1)not long ago I held a Royal Flush in my hand
Chorus:
Em (022000@1) Em7
Oh, I was a Supermarket fool
A7 (x02020@1) Em (022000@1) Em7 A7 (x02020@1) I was a motor bank stool-pidgeon, robbin' my hometown
Em (022000@1) Em7 A7 (x02020@1) I thought I lost my blues, yes I thought I paid my dues
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) And I thought I'd found a life to suit my style
G (320003@1) F (133211@1) And old Spider John, robber man
C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) long, tall, and handsome
G (320003@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) Yes, old Spider John with a loaded hand, takin' ransom
CThen (x32010@1)one day I met Diamond Lil
Dand (xx0232@1)she was the sweetest thing, I declare
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GThat (320003@1)the summer wind had ever blown my way
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GBut (320003@1)Lil she had no idea, of my illustrious occupation
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GShe (320003@1)thought I was a saint, not a sinner, gone astray-ay
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) DSpider (xx0232@1)he loved his lady so much, he would not confess his sins
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GFor (320003@1)I knew if I did the lady would surely take her leave
Am (x02210@1) CBut (x32010@1)you know that the word got around and Lilly left town
D (xx0232@1) GAnd (320003@1)he never saw her again
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) DTossin' (xx0232@1)and turnin', 'causin' his heart to grieve
(repeat chorus)
Am (x02210@1) CThat (x32010@1)is all my story
D (xx0232@1) AmIt's (x02210@1)been these thirty years since I took the road
C (x32010@1)GTo (320003@1)find my precious jewel one
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GIf (320003@1)you see my Lilly, won't you give her my regards?
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GTell (320003@1)her old Spider got tangled in the black web that he spun
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) GYou (320003@1)can tell her that Spider got tangled in the black web that he spun
Additions/corrections are welcome
