The Troubadour Chords

  			 





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          This is a morbid story about a fella that had to die, 
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          He had a beautiful wife but he also had a roving eye. 

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She planted him by the roadside, 
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She planted him by the roadside, 
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She planted him by the roadside, 
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for all the unfaithful husbands to see. 

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Come let me tell you the story, 
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of little Willie the Troubador 
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And just how it happened to pass my friends, 
        A           E      A 
little Willie won't see no more.  
You know why? 

A                      E 
She planted him by the roadside, 
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She planted him by the roadside, 
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She planted him by the roadside, 
              A        E           A 
for all the unfaithful husbands to see. 

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Willie was handsome as he could be, 
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he met a girl in society 
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Thin Willie was cursed with a rovin' eye, 
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and never let a pretty chick pass by. 

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So he bought himself a convertible bird, 
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to ride the fine chicks around 
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He found out he was being followed, 
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so he could never let the top down. 
You know what happened to him? 

A                      E 
She planted him by the roadside, 
E                      A 
She planted him by the roadside, 
A                      D 
She planted him by the roadside, 
              A        E           A 
for all the unfaithful husbands to see. 


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If he drove a girl to a drive-in, 
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he'd have to go after dark 
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He knew he'd always have to hide, 
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so he'd wind up sitting in the park. 

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She caught him down by the water, 
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lovin' the fisherman's daughter 
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she pulled a little pistol from right out of the air, 
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and shot poor Willie right then and there. 

A                      E 
She planted him by the roadside, 
E                      A 
She planted him by the roadside, 
A                      D 
She planted him by the roadside, 
              A        E           A 
for all the unfaithful husbands to see. 


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