Leon Mcduff Chords by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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Em

C

D

G

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-Leon McDuff chords
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[G] Ladies and gentlemen of the Jewelry, I come before you to plead for the [D] life of Leon [G] McDuff.
Ladies and gentlemen of the Jewelry, I'm asking you to be the judge [D] of when enough is [G] enough.
[Em]
Now Leon McDuff has [C] worked on his daddy's farm every day since [D] the day that he [Em] was born.
Plowing in the [C] field and [Em] hoeing in the garden, [C] and helping [D] to pick the cotton and the [Em] corn.
[G] Then came a time [Em] of Mississippi floods [G] when all [C] of his work went [D] down the drain.
His [Em] land was parched by sun, [C] blown by the wind, finally [D] washed away by [Em] the rain.
So Leon went to his friends trying [C] to get help [Em] for them, but [C] their crops and [D] their money [Em] all were gone.
So Leon went to the bank [C] trying to mortgage his [Em] home, but [C] the banks [D] would give [Em] Leon a loan.
[G] He could not decide [Em] how his family could [G] survive with no crop and no money [D] to buy food.
And [Em] as he struggled with his hands [C] trying to rework his land, a notice came and [D] said your land tax is [G] due.
Ladies and gentlemen of the Jewelry, I come before you to plead for the [D] life of Leon [G]
McDuff.
[Em]
In an air conditioned office [C] on the other side of [Em] town there sat a [C] government [D] official with a [Em]
frown.
Seems he'd been trying all week long [C] to find land to build a summer home, but cheap [D] river land could not be [Em] found.
[G] Hidden in the middle of his gloom, [Em] his boss walked in the room and he said [G] I've got some real [C] good news for the [D] house you've planned.
See [Em] there's a farmer who's so poor [C] and whose luck has gone so sour, he'll never [D] pay the taxes [Em] on his land.
So you just wait a week or two until the money's overdue, and then go to [D] the cashier [Em] down the hall.
Hold this deed in your hand and [C] pay the taxes on his land and have the sheriff [D] give Leon [Em] McDuff a call.
[G] And you can tell Leon to move [Em] by the last day of July, [G] cause his taxes [C] on his land are [D] overdue.
Tell him [Em] he's gotta move away, [C] cause his taxes were [Em] not paid, [Am] and then all that [D] river land [G] belongs to you.
[Em]
Same air conditioned office in [C] about a week or two, here comes the sheriff saying [D] I've got bad [Em] news.
That old Leon McDuff knows [C] he's had bad [Em] luck, he says he'll [C] try to get the money [D] but he won't [Em] move.
Well [G] that bureaucrat jumped up and [Em] grabbed the sheriff by the arm, he [G] says we're going [Am] out and take his [D] land today.
And [Em] so he and the sheriff drove [C] on out to Leon's [Em] farm, tell them [E] McDuff's to [Em] move away.
There stood Leon on his land with a [C] shotgun [Em] in his hand, his [C] eyes, they were [D] narrow beneath the brim [Em] of his hat.
He said I've worked hard on this land [C] as a boy and [Em] as a man and I [C] lose it now to [D] no damn [Em]
bureaucrat.
[G] Well that bureaucrat got mad and he [Em] grabbed a gun in Leon's hand and [G] in a struggling [C] explosion [D] cracked the air.
[Em] And when the smoke and dust had cleared [C] and the ringing left [Em] their ears, [C] the sheriff [D] he lay dying [Em] on the ground.
[C] The sheriff he [D] lay dying [Em] on the ground.
[C] [D] [Em]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [Em]
[Am] [D] [Em]
Now on this table I will lay this [C] hair gun, [Em] exhibit A, [C] and there's two sets of [D] fingerprints that you [Em] can't even see.
Other hands were here, [C] none perceived or [Em] eye to ear to help trigger [A] off this [Em] morbid tragedy.
And now to me it's still unclear what really caused the problem here, [G] there's just too much [C] you got to know [D] before you know enough.
And [Em] though we can't find out today, [C] I swear on the [G] future delay, [C] it shouldn't [D] be on [G] Leon McDuff.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I come before you to plead for [D] the life of Leon [G] McDuff.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I'm asking you to be the judge of [D] when enough is [C] enough.
Stick [Em] about enough.
[N]
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Em
121
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
Am
2311
Em
121
C
3211
D
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Leon Mcduff chords, practice playing C, D, Em, C and Em in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 66 BPM and then match the original tempo of 133 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E Minor.

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[G] Ladies and gentlemen of the Jewelry, I come before you to plead for the [D] life of Leon [G] McDuff.
_ _ Ladies and gentlemen of the Jewelry, I'm asking you to be the judge [D] of when enough is [G] enough.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now Leon McDuff has [C] worked on his daddy's farm every day since [D] the day that he [Em] was born.
_ _ Plowing in the [C] field and [Em] hoeing in the garden, [C] and helping [D] to pick the cotton and the [Em] corn.
_ _ [G] Then came a time [Em] of Mississippi floods [G] when all [C] of his work went [D] down the drain.
His [Em] land was parched by sun, [C] blown by the wind, finally [D] washed away by [Em] the rain.
So Leon went to his friends trying [C] to get help [Em] for them, but [C] their crops and [D] their money [Em] all were gone. _
So Leon went to the bank [C] trying to mortgage his [Em] home, but [C] the banks [D] would give [Em] Leon a loan. _
[G] He could not decide [Em] how his family could [G] survive with no crop and no money [D] to buy food.
And [Em] as he struggled with his hands [C] trying to rework his land, a notice came and [D] said your land tax is [G] due. _
_ Ladies and gentlemen of the Jewelry, I come before you to plead for the [D] life of Leon [G]
McDuff.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ In an air conditioned office [C] on the other side of [Em] town there sat a [C] government [D] official with a [Em] _
_ frown.
Seems he'd been trying all week long [C] to find land to build a summer home, but cheap [D] river land could not be [Em] found.
_ [G] Hidden in the middle of his gloom, [Em] his boss walked in the room and he said [G] I've got some real [C] good news for the [D] house you've planned.
See [Em] there's a farmer who's so poor [C] and whose luck has gone so sour, he'll never [D] pay the taxes [Em] on his land.
So you just wait a week or two until the money's overdue, and then go to [D] the cashier [Em] down the hall.
Hold this deed in your hand and [C] pay the taxes on his land and have the sheriff [D] give Leon [Em] McDuff a call.
[G] And you can tell Leon to move [Em] by the last day of July, [G] cause his taxes [C] on his land are [D] overdue.
_ Tell him [Em] he's gotta move away, [C] cause his taxes were [Em] not paid, [Am] and then all that [D] river land [G] belongs to you.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Same air conditioned office in [C] about a week or two, here comes the sheriff saying [D] I've got bad [Em] news.
_ That old Leon McDuff knows [C] he's had bad [Em] luck, he says he'll [C] try to get the money [D] but he won't [Em] move.
_ Well [G] that bureaucrat jumped up and [Em] grabbed the sheriff by the arm, he [G] says we're going [Am] out and take his [D] land today.
And [Em] so he and the sheriff drove [C] on out to Leon's [Em] farm, tell them [E] McDuff's to [Em] move away.
There stood Leon on his land with a [C] shotgun [Em] in his hand, his [C] eyes, they were [D] narrow beneath the brim [Em] of his hat.
He said I've worked hard on this land [C] as a boy and [Em] as a man and I [C] lose it now to [D] no damn [Em]
bureaucrat.
[G] Well that bureaucrat got mad and he [Em] grabbed a gun in Leon's hand and [G] in a struggling [C] explosion [D] cracked the air.
[Em] And when the smoke and dust had cleared [C] and the ringing left [Em] their ears, [C] the sheriff [D] he lay dying [Em] on the ground.
_ [C] The sheriff he [D] lay dying [Em] on the ground.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ _ Now on this table I will lay this [C] hair gun, [Em] exhibit A, [C] and there's two sets of [D] fingerprints that you [Em] can't even see.
_ _ Other hands were here, [C] none perceived or [Em] eye to ear to help trigger [A] off this [Em] morbid tragedy.
And now to me it's still unclear what really caused the problem here, [G] there's just too much [C] you got to know [D] before you know enough.
And [Em] though we can't find out today, [C] I swear on the [G] future delay, [C] it shouldn't [D] be on [G] Leon McDuff.
_ _ Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I come before you to plead for [D] the life of Leon [G] McDuff. _ _
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I'm asking you to be the judge of [D] when enough _ _ is _ _ [C] _ enough. _ _
_ Stick [Em] about enough. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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