Chords for Kingston Trio - Bad Mans Blunder
Tempo:
86.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
F
A
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [E]
Well, early one evening I was rolling around I was feeling kind [B] of mean I shot the deputy [E] down
Strolled along home and I went to bed Well, I laid my [B] pistol up [E] under my [A] head
He strolled along home I took my [E] time And he went to bed
Thought I'd sleep [B] some Lay his pistol
Big [E] .22
Up under his bed
I keep it handy
Well, early in the morning About the break of day
I figured it [B] was time to make [E] a getaway
Stepping right along But I was stepping too slow
Got surrounded by a sheriff down in Mexico
[A] He was stepping right along I wore a high-footin' [E] inch
But he was stepping too slow It was a sultry [B] day
Got surrounded by a sheriff Locked [E] in
In Mexico I didn't even have a chance to see the country
When I was arrested Didn't have a dime
The sheriff says, son, you're right free this time
Where you're going you won't need a cent
Cause the great state [B] of Texas gonna [E] pay your [A] rent
Cause where you're going I think he means [E] jail
You won't need a cent Well, he knows I'm [B] broke
Cause the great state of Texas Yippee!
[E] Gonna pay your rent My mighty grateful fellas
Well, I didn't have a key And I didn't have a file
Well, naturally I stayed around until my trial
Judge was an old man, ninety-three
And I didn't like the way the jury looked at [A] me
Well, the judge was an old man Too [E] old
Ninety-three Entirely too [B] old
I didn't like the way [E] the jury looked at me
I think they were suspicious
The judge and the jury, they did agree
They all said [B] murder in [E] the first degree
[Em] The judge said, say
I don't know whether to hang you or not
But this here killing of Deputy Simmons
He just naturally [B] got stopped
You got a point [E] there, [F] judge
It was a most unsatisfactory trial
They gave me ninety [C]-nine years on the hard [F] rock pile
Ninety-nine on the hard rock ground
All I [Am] ever did was shoot the deputy [Bb] down
Ninety-nine It could have been [F] life
On the hard rock pile They don't [C] mean
And all they ever [Am] did
[F] Was shoot the deputy down
[Gm] I [F] [Gm]
[F] think it sure been a lesson to me
Well, early one evening I was rolling around I was feeling kind [B] of mean I shot the deputy [E] down
Strolled along home and I went to bed Well, I laid my [B] pistol up [E] under my [A] head
He strolled along home I took my [E] time And he went to bed
Thought I'd sleep [B] some Lay his pistol
Big [E] .22
Up under his bed
I keep it handy
Well, early in the morning About the break of day
I figured it [B] was time to make [E] a getaway
Stepping right along But I was stepping too slow
Got surrounded by a sheriff down in Mexico
[A] He was stepping right along I wore a high-footin' [E] inch
But he was stepping too slow It was a sultry [B] day
Got surrounded by a sheriff Locked [E] in
In Mexico I didn't even have a chance to see the country
When I was arrested Didn't have a dime
The sheriff says, son, you're right free this time
Where you're going you won't need a cent
Cause the great state [B] of Texas gonna [E] pay your [A] rent
Cause where you're going I think he means [E] jail
You won't need a cent Well, he knows I'm [B] broke
Cause the great state of Texas Yippee!
[E] Gonna pay your rent My mighty grateful fellas
Well, I didn't have a key And I didn't have a file
Well, naturally I stayed around until my trial
Judge was an old man, ninety-three
And I didn't like the way the jury looked at [A] me
Well, the judge was an old man Too [E] old
Ninety-three Entirely too [B] old
I didn't like the way [E] the jury looked at me
I think they were suspicious
The judge and the jury, they did agree
They all said [B] murder in [E] the first degree
[Em] The judge said, say
I don't know whether to hang you or not
But this here killing of Deputy Simmons
He just naturally [B] got stopped
You got a point [E] there, [F] judge
It was a most unsatisfactory trial
They gave me ninety [C]-nine years on the hard [F] rock pile
Ninety-nine on the hard rock ground
All I [Am] ever did was shoot the deputy [Bb] down
Ninety-nine It could have been [F] life
On the hard rock pile They don't [C] mean
And all they ever [Am] did
[F] Was shoot the deputy down
[Gm] I [F] [Gm]
[F] think it sure been a lesson to me
Key:
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_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, early one evening I was rolling around I was feeling kind [B] of mean I shot the deputy [E] down
Strolled along home and I went to bed Well, I laid my [B] pistol up [E] under my [A] head
He strolled along home I took my [E] time And he went to bed
Thought I'd sleep [B] some Lay his pistol
Big [E] .22
Up under his bed
I keep it handy _
_ Well, early in the morning About the break of day
I figured it [B] was time to make [E] a getaway
Stepping right along But I was stepping too slow
Got surrounded by a sheriff down in Mexico
[A] He was stepping right along I wore a high-footin' [E] inch
But he was stepping too slow It was a sultry [B] day
Got surrounded by a sheriff Locked [E] in
In Mexico I didn't even have a chance to see the country
_ When I was arrested Didn't have a dime
The sheriff says, son, you're right free this time
Where you're going you won't need a cent
Cause the great state [B] of Texas gonna [E] pay your [A] rent
Cause where you're going I think he means [E] jail
You won't need a cent Well, he knows I'm [B] broke
Cause the great state of Texas Yippee!
[E] Gonna pay your rent My mighty grateful fellas
Well, _ I didn't have a key And I didn't have a file
Well, naturally I stayed around until my trial
Judge was an old man, ninety-three
And I didn't like the way the jury looked at [A] me
Well, the judge was an old man Too [E] old
Ninety-three Entirely too [B] old
I didn't like the way [E] the jury looked at me
I think they were suspicious
The judge and the jury, they did agree
They all said [B] murder in [E] the first degree
[Em] The judge said, say
I don't know whether to hang you or not
But this here killing of Deputy Simmons
He just naturally [B] got stopped
You got a point [E] there, [F] judge
It was a most unsatisfactory trial
They gave me ninety [C]-nine years on the hard [F] rock pile
Ninety-nine on the hard rock ground
All I [Am] ever did was shoot the deputy [Bb] down
Ninety-nine It could have been [F] life
On the hard rock pile They don't [C] mean
And all they ever [Am] did _
[F] Was shoot the deputy down
[Gm] I [F] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ think it sure been a lesson to me _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, early one evening I was rolling around I was feeling kind [B] of mean I shot the deputy [E] down
Strolled along home and I went to bed Well, I laid my [B] pistol up [E] under my [A] head
He strolled along home I took my [E] time And he went to bed
Thought I'd sleep [B] some Lay his pistol
Big [E] .22
Up under his bed
I keep it handy _
_ Well, early in the morning About the break of day
I figured it [B] was time to make [E] a getaway
Stepping right along But I was stepping too slow
Got surrounded by a sheriff down in Mexico
[A] He was stepping right along I wore a high-footin' [E] inch
But he was stepping too slow It was a sultry [B] day
Got surrounded by a sheriff Locked [E] in
In Mexico I didn't even have a chance to see the country
_ When I was arrested Didn't have a dime
The sheriff says, son, you're right free this time
Where you're going you won't need a cent
Cause the great state [B] of Texas gonna [E] pay your [A] rent
Cause where you're going I think he means [E] jail
You won't need a cent Well, he knows I'm [B] broke
Cause the great state of Texas Yippee!
[E] Gonna pay your rent My mighty grateful fellas
Well, _ I didn't have a key And I didn't have a file
Well, naturally I stayed around until my trial
Judge was an old man, ninety-three
And I didn't like the way the jury looked at [A] me
Well, the judge was an old man Too [E] old
Ninety-three Entirely too [B] old
I didn't like the way [E] the jury looked at me
I think they were suspicious
The judge and the jury, they did agree
They all said [B] murder in [E] the first degree
[Em] The judge said, say
I don't know whether to hang you or not
But this here killing of Deputy Simmons
He just naturally [B] got stopped
You got a point [E] there, [F] judge
It was a most unsatisfactory trial
They gave me ninety [C]-nine years on the hard [F] rock pile
Ninety-nine on the hard rock ground
All I [Am] ever did was shoot the deputy [Bb] down
Ninety-nine It could have been [F] life
On the hard rock pile They don't [C] mean
And all they ever [Am] did _
[F] Was shoot the deputy down
[Gm] I [F] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ think it sure been a lesson to me _