Chords for Louisville Burglar

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Raised up in Louisville, [G] a town you [D] all know well.
[G] Raised up by honest parents, the truth to [A] you I'll tell.
Raised up by [D] honest [G] parents, raised most [D] tenderly,
[G] till I [D] became a burglar at the age of 23.
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_ character was [G] taken and I was [D] sent to jail.
[G] My people [D] found it all in vain to get [A] me out on bail.
[D] The jury found me [G] guilty, the clerk [D] he wrote it down.
[G] The judge [D] he passed a sentence and sent me to Frankfort town.
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[D] _ _ _ I _ saw [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
my aged father pleading at the bar.
[G] I saw my [D] dear old brother dragging [A] out her hair.
Dragging [D] out those old [G] Greylock's tears were [D] streaming down.
[G] She says, my [D] son, what have you [A] done to be sent to [D] Frankfort town?
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They put me on a neat, bound [G] train one cold [D] December day.
[G] As I passed out [D] of the station, I could hear all the [A] people say,
yonder [D] goes that [G] burglar for some great [D] crime I know.
[G] For some great [D] crime or other to Frankfort town must go.
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To you who have your liberty, drink [G] even while you [D] can.
Don't [G] walk about the [D] streets at night or break the laws of [A] man.
For if you do, you [D] surely will, you'll [G] find yourself like [D] me.
[G] Serving out your [D] 21 years in the _ penitentiary.
[G] Serving [D] out your 21 years in the [A] [D] penitentiary.
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