Pretty Boy Floyd Chords by Woody Guthrie

Tempo:
121.1 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Pretty Boy Floyd - Woody Guthrie chords
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[N]
[Eb] If you'll gather round me children, a story I will tell.
Pretty boy, Floyd an [Bb] outlaw, Oklahoma [Eb] knew him well.
It was in the town of Shawnee, it was Saturday afternoon.
His wife beside him in [Bb] his wagon, as into [Eb] town they rode.
There a deputy sheriff approached him in a manner rather rude.
Using vulgar words [Bb] of language, and his wife she [Eb]
overheard.
Pretty boy grabbed the log chain and the deputy grabbed his gun.
In the [Bb] fight that followed he laid that [Eb] deputy down.
There's a many a starving farmer, [Fm] this same old [Eb] story told.
How this [Bb] outlaw paid their mortgage and [Eb] saved their little home.
Others tell you of a stranger that come to beg a meal.
And [Bb] underneath his napkin left a thousand [Eb] dollar bill.
It was in Oklahoma City.
It was on a Christmas day, there come a [Bb] whole carload of groceries.
[Eb] With a letter that did say.
Well you say that I'm an outlaw, you say that I'm a thief.
Here's a [Bb] Christmas dinner for the families [Eb] on relief.
Now it's through this world I ramble.
I see lots of funny men.
Some will rob [Bb] you with a sickle gun.
Some with a [Eb] fountain pen.
But it's through your life you travel.
And it's through your life you roam.
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To learn Woody Guthrie - Pretty Boy Floyd chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Eb, Bb and Eb. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 60 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 121 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: Eb Major.

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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ If you'll gather _ _ round me children, a story I will tell.
_ Pretty boy, Floyd an [Bb] outlaw, _ _ Oklahoma [Eb] knew him well.
_ _ It was in the town of Shawnee, _ _ _ it was Saturday afternoon. _ _
His wife beside him in [Bb] his wagon, as into [Eb] town they rode. _ _ _ _
_ There a deputy sheriff _ approached him _ in a manner rather rude.
_ _ Using vulgar words [Bb] of language, _ and his wife she [Eb] _
_ overheard.
_ _ _ Pretty boy grabbed the log chain and the deputy grabbed his gun.
In the [Bb] fight that followed he laid that [Eb] deputy down. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ There's a many a _ _ _ _ starving farmer, _ _ _ [Fm] this same old [Eb] story told.
_ _ How this [Bb] outlaw paid their mortgage and _ [Eb] saved their little home. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Others tell you of _ _ a stranger _ _ _ that come to beg a meal. _ _ _ _
And [Bb] underneath his napkin _ _ left a thousand [Eb] dollar bill. _ _ _ _ _
_ It was in _ _ Oklahoma _ _ _ _ City. _ _
It was on a Christmas day, _ there come a [Bb] whole carload of groceries. _ _
[Eb] With a letter that did say. _ _ _ _
Well you say that I'm an outlaw, you say that I'm a thief.
Here's a [Bb] Christmas dinner for the families [Eb] on relief. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now it's through this _ world _ _ _ I ramble. _
I see lots of funny men. _ _
Some will rob [Bb] you with a sickle gun. _ _
Some with a [Eb] fountain pen. _ _ _ _
But it's through your life _ _ you travel.
_ _ And it's through your life you roam. _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Early Years album.

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