Chords for Leadbelly Newsreel

[G] _ _ [D] _ _ To the [G] Louisiana State Penitentiary goes John A.
Lomax, Library of Congress [C] curator, collector of American folk songs.
[D] Good night, Irene, good night, night is [G] gay in my [N] dreams.
Just once more, [G] let _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
that_
Ah, _ [G] _ _ good night, Irene, [C] good night, [D] night is gay [G] in my dreams.
[D] That's fine, [N] Ledlelly.
You're a fine songster.
I've never heard so many good Negro songs.
Thank you, sir boss.
I sure hope you'll send Governor O'Callen a record of that song I made up about him, because I believe he'll turn me loose.
Ledlelly, I don't know this governor.
He might expect too much of me.
Well, Governor Pat Nelson of Texas, he turned me loose when he heard the song that I made up about him.
So you're in the Texas Penitentiary too, [E] Ledlelly?
Yeah, I served 35 years of murder, but it wasn't my fault.
A man was trying to cut [C] my head off.
Not a bad one, Ledlelly.
I believe Governor O'Callen, if you'll get him a record of that song, [N] I believe he'll turn me loose.
Ledlelly, [D] not bad.
Thank you, sir boss.
Thank you, sir.
[C] Thank you.
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[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[N] Yes, Mr.
John Lomax is staying here.
He's in room 109.
Is that on? _
Yep.
Hey, hold on a minute. _ _ _
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Good night.
_ _ _ _ _ Boss, here I am.
Ledlelly. _ _ _ _
How can I be your man?
[Em] _ _ _ _ [N] _
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_ _ _ _ What is it about that?
How you don't come back? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ [G] John Lomax [E] does take the Louisiana Negro [A] convict to be his man.
[D] Takes him north [G] to his home in Wilson, Connecticut, where Ledlelly's long time sweetheart [A] Martha Plumbers [D] is brought up from the south for a jubilant wedding.
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_ _ _ [Am] Music division [G] has its greatest folk song [D] find in 25 [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
years.
Good night, [C] good night, [D] _
[D] good [G] night. _ _ _ _ _