Chords for Barry Gibb - Clyde O'Reilly
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Well Clyde O'Reilly had so many virtues [E] He'd have lived much longer with [A] none
I [D] guess only a good thing that if I kept him alive
of [Em] a man from the [A] sun
He worked [D] the fields all day till his face turned gray
never [E] sold no more than [A] ten bucks
But his hand held the gun [D] of a young [A] man's gun
[E] just smiled and [A] said,
Well Clyde O'Reilly had so many virtues [E] He'd have lived much longer with [A] none
I [D] guess only a good thing that if I kept him alive
of [Em] a man from the [A] sun
He worked [D] the fields all day till his face turned gray
never [E] sold no more than [A] ten bucks
But his hand held the gun [D] of a young [A] man's gun
[E] just smiled and [A] said,
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_ _ _ _ _ Well _ Clyde O'Reilly _ had so many virtues _ [E] _ He'd have lived much longer with [A] none
_ _ _ I [D] guess only a good thing that if I kept him alive
_ Would my visions of [Em] a man from the [A] sun _
_ _ _ He worked [D] the fields all day _ till his face turned gray
_ _ _ He never [E] sold no more than [A] ten bucks _
But _ his hand held the gun _ _ [D] _ of a young [A] man's gun
_ And the old face [E] just smiled and [A] said, _ _
You _ can't [D] _ take my pill and my [A] sheep, man _
But _ _ [E] _ _ when you're talking about [A] my son _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ Well mister there's no use [A] in you talking _ _
When _ [E] _ _ _ _
you're looking down the nose [A] of my gun _ _
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_ _ _ _ Well the sheriff said, Riley, you better hear me first
_ Did [E] _ your son ever tell you [A] no lie? _ _
_ Well [D] if he didn't then you'd know about the bullet in the back
_ Of a man who [E] didn't even know [A] _ why _ _
And you _ [D] can't hold back beyond the [A] _ justice _
And _ _ [D] _ a bullet won't stop, won't stop [A] the law
You _ _ _ [D] _ can shoot down the man _ [A] behind me _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ But I can't hold back [A] anymore _ _ _ _
And the old man just, he said, _ you [D] _ can't take my pill and my [A] sheep, man _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ But when you're talking about my [A] son _ _
Well _ _ [D] _ _ mister there's no use in [A] you talking _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ When you're looking [Em] down the nose of [A] my gun _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] You _ can't take my pill and [A] my sheep, man _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ But when you're talking about [A] my son _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ Well mister there ain't no judge [A] and _ jury _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ And on my land, there's damn [A] no law _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well the bullet won the fight
_ _ Shots in _ _ _ [E] _ _ everybody, _ wanted that boy's [A] head
_ From _ _ _ [D] _ _ town to town, _ _ _ _ from state to state
_ _ Now a murderer's [E] _ _ [A] reputation's spread
But you _ [D] can't hold back beyond _ [A] the _ justice _
_ _ _ [D] _ And a bullet won't stop, won't [A] stop the law _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ You can shoot [A] down the _ man [A] behind him _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ But he can't hold back _ [A] anymore
And the old man said, you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] can't _ take my pill and [A] my sheep, man _
_ _ _ [E] _ But when you're talking about my [A] son _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ You ain't no judge [A] and jury _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ You ain't making it no [A] more
_ But that's what he said _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ Well _ Clyde O'Reilly _ had so many virtues _ [E] _ He'd have lived much longer with [A] none
_ _ _ I [D] guess only a good thing that if I kept him alive
_ Would my visions of [Em] a man from the [A] sun _
_ _ _ He worked [D] the fields all day _ till his face turned gray
_ _ _ He never [E] sold no more than [A] ten bucks _
But _ his hand held the gun _ _ [D] _ of a young [A] man's gun
_ And the old face [E] just smiled and [A] said, _ _
You _ can't [D] _ take my pill and my [A] sheep, man _
But _ _ [E] _ _ when you're talking about [A] my son _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ Well mister there's no use [A] in you talking _ _
When _ [E] _ _ _ _
you're looking down the nose [A] of my gun _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well the sheriff said, Riley, you better hear me first
_ Did [E] _ your son ever tell you [A] no lie? _ _
_ Well [D] if he didn't then you'd know about the bullet in the back
_ Of a man who [E] didn't even know [A] _ why _ _
And you _ [D] can't hold back beyond the [A] _ justice _
And _ _ [D] _ a bullet won't stop, won't stop [A] the law
You _ _ _ [D] _ can shoot down the man _ [A] behind me _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ But I can't hold back [A] anymore _ _ _ _
And the old man just, he said, _ you [D] _ can't take my pill and my [A] sheep, man _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ But when you're talking about my [A] son _ _
Well _ _ [D] _ _ mister there's no use in [A] you talking _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ When you're looking [Em] down the nose of [A] my gun _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] You _ can't take my pill and [A] my sheep, man _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ But when you're talking about [A] my son _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ Well mister there ain't no judge [A] and _ jury _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ And on my land, there's damn [A] no law _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well the bullet won the fight
_ _ Shots in _ _ _ [E] _ _ everybody, _ wanted that boy's [A] head
_ From _ _ _ [D] _ _ town to town, _ _ _ _ from state to state
_ _ Now a murderer's [E] _ _ [A] reputation's spread
But you _ [D] can't hold back beyond _ [A] the _ justice _
_ _ _ [D] _ And a bullet won't stop, won't [A] stop the law _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ You can shoot [A] down the _ man [A] behind him _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ But he can't hold back _ [A] anymore
And the old man said, you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] can't _ take my pill and [A] my sheep, man _
_ _ _ [E] _ But when you're talking about my [A] son _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ You ain't no judge [A] and jury _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ You ain't making it no [A] more
_ But that's what he said _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _