The Legend Of Bonnie Clyde Chords
The Legend Of Bonnie Clyde by Merle Haggard is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords G#7, G#, D#, Bb and D#7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G#7 G# D#
verse 1
D# Bb D#
Bonnie was a waitress in a small cafe
Bb D#
Clyde Barrow was the rounder that took her away
D#7 G# D#
They both robbed and killed until both of them died
Bb D#
So goes the legend of Bonnie and Clyde
verse 2
Bb D#
The poems that she wrote of the life that they led
Bb D#
Told of the lawmen left dying or dead
D#7 G# D#
Now some say that Clyde made her life a shame
Bb D#
But the legend made Bonnie the head of the gang
verse 3
Bb D#
Their rampage grew wilder with each passing day
Bb D#
Their odds growing smaller with each get-a-way
D#7 G# D#
The end getting closer the harder they fought
Bb D#
With blood on their hands they were bound to get caught
verse 4
Bb D#
They drove back from town on one bright summer day
Bb D#
When a man they befriended stepped out in the way
D#7 G# D#
With no thought of dying they pulled to the side
Bb D#
But death lay there waiting for Bonnie & Clyde
Verse 5
Bb D#
Two years of running was ended that day
Bb D#
For robbin' and killin' they both had to pay
D#7 G# D#
But We'll always remember how they lived an died
Bb D#
So goes the Legend of Bonnie & Clyde
Bb D# Bb D#
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