Chords for Rise And Fall Of Jimmy Stokes

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_ [A] _ Jimmy [A] Stokley from Alabama with [D] just a shirt on his back
But with a big [A] determination to make it big and never come back
He said goodbye to his pursuit, left the farm to see what he could do
Came east to the big hot city, saw the sights and all out of it _ _ _ _
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_ _ Every move he made seemed to be right, made some good friends, he became tough
Played cool, he was never unborn, kept his eyes open, always knowing the score
He waited for his break and took his rise, and as sure as the sun he was on [Am] the rise
And with a little help [A] from his friends, Jimmy became a business head _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ Now Jimmy Stokes, he was selling cokes to all the pretty ladies in town
He ran his business, watched the street, let every cop on his beat
He rides a big custom job with purple Cadillac, with his name written on the back
If you can't get him and you don't know him, all you have to do is ask Jimmy Stokely _ _ _ _ _ _
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Pretty soon power went to his head, he started to treat his friends bad
One night while a big bash in his pad, a knock on the door, the FBI said
Come on Jimmy, let's go back to Alabama with the ball and chain
We're doing time in the hole, you're on the [Am] chain
Come on Jimmy _
_ You're all through baby, [A] alright now _
_ _ _ _ Oh yeah Jimmy, you done made a mistake baby, _ alright _
We're going to do a [Am] long time down in Alabama J, let me tell you [A] something
[Am] Down in that square in the [A] middle of the world
Thinking about all those pretty younglings in New York City up there in them streets
_ _ Boy you really gonna miss them, let me tell you _ _
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