Charlie Daniels

Send a letter in the mail ^A7
Tell her I'm hung up in D ^E7 allas
And they won't let me outta this ^A7 jail
And if she asks you how I'm fa ^D7 iring
Tell her I'm just about to lose my ^A7 mind
Worried about old Johnny Lee ^E7 Walker
A7 A↓ Blues Scale
And the girl I left behind
VERSE: D7
Now Johnny Lee Walker was a card mechanic
Had a hand for trouble and an eye for ^A7 cash
Luckiest man in Dallas ^E7 County
He had a gold watch chain and a black mous ^A7 tache
And he loved his whiskey and he loved his ^D7 women
Drove a big long Cadillac limou ^A7 sine
Kept a big fine fancy townhouse ^E7 in Dallas
And a hotel suite in New Or ^A7 leans
Carried a switchblade knife in his left hip ^D7 pocket
And a 44 hog leg up under his ^A7 coat
Cut you down in a New York ^E7 minute
A7 A↓ Blues Scale
If he catch you cheating that was all she wrote
CHORUS: D7
Call up Trudy on the telephone
Send a letter in the mail ^A7
Tell her I'm hung up in D ^E7 allas
And they won't let me outta this ^A7 jail
And if she asks you how I'm ^D7 fairing
Tell her I'm just about to lose my ^A7 mind
Worried about old Johnny Lee ^E7 Walker
A7 A↓ Blues Scale
And the girl I left behind
VERSE: (Bass) D7
I just got to town last Friday evening
Sure as hell didn't mean to ^A7 stay
I was on my way back to Louisi ^E7 ana
Had a powerful thirst and six months ^A7 pay
(+Guitar) D7
I met a peroxide blonde in a bar on D-ville
I was flying high and feeling me ^A7 an
Poured down a bottle and a half of ^E7 red eye
I dropped 35 dollars in the slot ma ^A7 chine
(+Piano) D7
And the boys in the back was dealing seven card
I set down and won me a hundred and ^A7 ten
I was raking in chips like Grant took ^E7 Richmond
Till big Johnny Lee come a strolling ^A7 in
He ripped off the table like a 70 ^D7 7
Pretty soon he done won all of my ^A7 bread
I accused him of cheating he reached for a ^E7 pistol
I grabbed a chair and went upside of his ^A7 head
Then I took off a running like a motor ^D7 cycle
Heard the bullets whining and sirens ^A7 wail
But it took half the cops in Dallas C ^E7 ounty
A7 A↓ Blues Scale
Just to put one coon ass boy in jail
CHORUS: D7
Call up Trudy on the telephone
Send a letter in the mail ^A7
Tell her I'm hung up in D ^E7 allas
And they won't let me outta this ^A7 jail
And if she asks you how I'm ^D7 fairing
Tell her I'm just about to lose my ^A7 mind
Worried about old Johnny Lee ^E7 Walker
And the girl I left be ^A7 hind (Repeat final chorus and then fade out)
END
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