Mr. Lincoln Chords by Hank Williams Jr
Tempo:
72 bpm
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] Mr.
[E] Lincoln, I would [D] knew were here.
[A] The [E] republic's changed a lot in a hundred [Bm]
years.
[A] And I don't think [E] it's working like [D] you planned.
[E] [A] Oh, Mr.
[E] Lincoln, we could [Bm] use a hand.
[D] I just read the [A] headlines in the [G] Nashville News.
[D] And I wish I [A] had made this up, but I'm [Em] afraid it's true.
[D] Because a man was murdered [A] for his money in [G] the street.
[D] He was taking his wife [A] to a nice place [Em] to eat.
[D] When they caught the man, [A] he did 23 [G] months of time.
[D] People had insanity [A] like they do now [Em] all the time.
[D] Sir, what would you have [A] done in [Em] 1859?
[D] Now if you shoot someone, [A] sir, you can get off [G] scot-free.
Oh, [D] it's the latest [A] thing, Mr.
Lincoln, can you [Em] believe?
[D] Now they sue the [A] manufacturers [G] of the guns.
[D] Ain't the law changed a lot [A] since [Em] 1861?
[A] Mr.
[E] Lincoln, I would knew [D] were here.
[E] [A] Those things have [E] changed a lot in a [Bm] hundred years.
[A] And I don't [E] think it's working out [D] like you planned.
[E] [A] Oh, Mr.
[E] Lincoln, we sure could [Bm] use a hand.
[D] I just heard the [A] news story on [G] the radio.
[D] They let dangerous [A] men out of prisons [Em] now.
Yes, sir, I'm afraid it's so.
[D] Because they're overcrowded [A] and it was only his [G] fifth offense.
[D] Yeah, and this time he's [A] killed someone.
Does that [Em] make any sense?
[D] Now my lawyer called [A] me about a [G] nuisance case.
[D] Because everybody [A] sues over any little [Em] thing these days.
[D] Well, at least we're right.
[A] All we gotta do is tell [G] the truth.
[D] He said, you're living in [A] the past, you romantic [Em] fool.
I [D] said, you got that right.
[A] I lean toward the old [G] ways.
And [D] there's damn few [A] backwoods lawyers left [Em] today.
[Bm] [A] Mr.
Lincoln, [E] I would knew [D] were here.
[E] [A] The republic's changed [E] a lot in a hundred [Bm] years.
[A] And I don't think [E] it's working like [D] you planned.
[E] [A] Mr.
Lincoln, [E] we sure could use [Bm] a hand.
[A] Mr.
Lincoln, [E] please could you [D] come here?
[E] [A] Because things have changed [E] a lot in a hundred [Bm] years.
[A] [E] [D] [E] [A]
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[A] Mr.
[E] Lincoln, I would [D] knew were here.
[A] The [E] republic's changed a lot in a hundred [Bm]
years.
[A] And I don't think [E] it's working like [D] you planned.
[E] [A] Oh, Mr.
[E] Lincoln, we could [Bm] use a hand.
[D] I just read the [A] headlines in the [G] Nashville News.
[D] And I wish I [A] had made this up, but I'm [Em] afraid it's true.
[D] Because a man was murdered [A] for his money in [G] the street.
[D] He was taking his wife [A] to a nice place [Em] to eat.
[D] When they caught the man, [A] he did 23 [G] months of time.
[D] People had insanity [A] like they do now [Em] all the time.
[D] Sir, what would you have [A] done in [Em] 1859?
[D] Now if you shoot someone, [A] sir, you can get off [G] scot-free.
Oh, [D] it's the latest [A] thing, Mr.
Lincoln, can you [Em] believe?
[D] Now they sue the [A] manufacturers [G] of the guns.
[D] Ain't the law changed a lot [A] since [Em] 1861?
[A] Mr.
[E] Lincoln, I would knew [D] were here.
[E] [A] Those things have [E] changed a lot in a [Bm] hundred years.
[A] And I don't [E] think it's working out [D] like you planned.
[E] [A] Oh, Mr.
[E] Lincoln, we sure could [Bm] use a hand.
[D] I just heard the [A] news story on [G] the radio.
[D] They let dangerous [A] men out of prisons [Em] now.
Yes, sir, I'm afraid it's so.
[D] Because they're overcrowded [A] and it was only his [G] fifth offense.
[D] Yeah, and this time he's [A] killed someone.
Does that [Em] make any sense?
[D] Now my lawyer called [A] me about a [G] nuisance case.
[D] Because everybody [A] sues over any little [Em] thing these days.
[D] Well, at least we're right.
[A] All we gotta do is tell [G] the truth.
[D] He said, you're living in [A] the past, you romantic [Em] fool.
I [D] said, you got that right.
[A] I lean toward the old [G] ways.
And [D] there's damn few [A] backwoods lawyers left [Em] today.
[Bm] [A] Mr.
Lincoln, [E] I would knew [D] were here.
[E] [A] The republic's changed [E] a lot in a hundred [Bm] years.
[A] And I don't think [E] it's working like [D] you planned.
[E] [A] Mr.
Lincoln, [E] we sure could use [Bm] a hand.
[A] Mr.
Lincoln, [E] please could you [D] come here?
[E] [A] Because things have changed [E] a lot in a hundred [Bm] years.
[A] [E] [D] [E] [A]
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[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] Mr.
[E] Lincoln, I would [D] knew were here.
_ [A] The [E] republic's changed a lot in a hundred [Bm]
years.
_ [A] And I don't think [E] it's working like [D] you planned.
_ [E] [A] Oh, Mr.
[E] Lincoln, we could [Bm] use a hand.
_ [D] I just read the [A] headlines in the [G] Nashville News.
[D] And I wish I [A] had made this up, but I'm [Em] afraid it's true.
_ [D] Because a man was murdered [A] for his money in [G] the street.
_ _ [D] He was taking his wife [A] to a nice place [Em] to eat.
_ [D] When they caught the man, [A] he did 23 [G] months of time.
_ [D] People had insanity [A] like they do now [Em] all the time.
_ [D] Sir, what would you have [A] done in [Em] 1859?
_ _ [D] Now if you shoot someone, [A] sir, you can get off [G] scot-free.
Oh, [D] it's the latest [A] thing, Mr.
Lincoln, can you [Em] believe?
_ _ [D] Now they sue the [A] manufacturers [G] of the guns.
_ [D] Ain't the law changed a lot [A] since [Em] 1861?
_ _ _ [A] Mr.
[E] Lincoln, I would knew [D] were here.
_ [E] [A] Those things have [E] changed a lot in a [Bm] hundred years.
[A] And I don't [E] think it's working out [D] like you planned.
_ [E] [A] Oh, Mr.
[E] Lincoln, we sure could [Bm] use a hand.
_ [D] I just heard the [A] news story on [G] the radio.
_ _ [D] They let dangerous [A] men out of prisons [Em] now.
Yes, sir, I'm afraid it's so.
[D] Because they're overcrowded [A] and it was only his [G] fifth offense.
_ [D] Yeah, and this time he's [A] killed someone.
Does that [Em] make any sense?
_ [D] Now my lawyer called [A] me about a [G] nuisance case.
_ [D] Because everybody [A] sues over any little [Em] thing these days.
_ [D] Well, at least we're right.
[A] All we gotta do is tell [G] the truth.
_ [D] He said, you're living in [A] the past, you romantic [Em] fool.
_ I [D] said, you got that right.
[A] I lean toward the old [G] ways.
And [D] there's damn few [A] backwoods lawyers left [Em] today.
_ [Bm] [A] Mr.
Lincoln, [E] I would knew [D] were here.
_ [E] [A] The republic's changed [E] a lot in a hundred [Bm] years.
_ [A] And I don't think [E] it's working like [D] you planned.
_ [E] _ [A] Mr.
Lincoln, [E] we sure could use [Bm] a hand.
_ [A] Mr.
Lincoln, [E] please could you [D] come here?
_ [E] [A] Because things have changed [E] a lot in a hundred [Bm] years.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [A] Mr.
[E] Lincoln, I would [D] knew were here.
_ [A] The [E] republic's changed a lot in a hundred [Bm]
years.
_ [A] And I don't think [E] it's working like [D] you planned.
_ [E] [A] Oh, Mr.
[E] Lincoln, we could [Bm] use a hand.
_ [D] I just read the [A] headlines in the [G] Nashville News.
[D] And I wish I [A] had made this up, but I'm [Em] afraid it's true.
_ [D] Because a man was murdered [A] for his money in [G] the street.
_ _ [D] He was taking his wife [A] to a nice place [Em] to eat.
_ [D] When they caught the man, [A] he did 23 [G] months of time.
_ [D] People had insanity [A] like they do now [Em] all the time.
_ [D] Sir, what would you have [A] done in [Em] 1859?
_ _ [D] Now if you shoot someone, [A] sir, you can get off [G] scot-free.
Oh, [D] it's the latest [A] thing, Mr.
Lincoln, can you [Em] believe?
_ _ [D] Now they sue the [A] manufacturers [G] of the guns.
_ [D] Ain't the law changed a lot [A] since [Em] 1861?
_ _ _ [A] Mr.
[E] Lincoln, I would knew [D] were here.
_ [E] [A] Those things have [E] changed a lot in a [Bm] hundred years.
[A] And I don't [E] think it's working out [D] like you planned.
_ [E] [A] Oh, Mr.
[E] Lincoln, we sure could [Bm] use a hand.
_ [D] I just heard the [A] news story on [G] the radio.
_ _ [D] They let dangerous [A] men out of prisons [Em] now.
Yes, sir, I'm afraid it's so.
[D] Because they're overcrowded [A] and it was only his [G] fifth offense.
_ [D] Yeah, and this time he's [A] killed someone.
Does that [Em] make any sense?
_ [D] Now my lawyer called [A] me about a [G] nuisance case.
_ [D] Because everybody [A] sues over any little [Em] thing these days.
_ [D] Well, at least we're right.
[A] All we gotta do is tell [G] the truth.
_ [D] He said, you're living in [A] the past, you romantic [Em] fool.
_ I [D] said, you got that right.
[A] I lean toward the old [G] ways.
And [D] there's damn few [A] backwoods lawyers left [Em] today.
_ [Bm] [A] Mr.
Lincoln, [E] I would knew [D] were here.
_ [E] [A] The republic's changed [E] a lot in a hundred [Bm] years.
_ [A] And I don't think [E] it's working like [D] you planned.
_ [E] _ [A] Mr.
Lincoln, [E] we sure could use [Bm] a hand.
_ [A] Mr.
Lincoln, [E] please could you [D] come here?
_ [E] [A] Because things have changed [E] a lot in a hundred [Bm] years.
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