Chords for The Red Clay Strays | "Killers" | Live AF

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I was [Bb] born on the [F] sidewalk in [Gm] a city I don't know
In 65 [F] I took arms and got [Eb] on a boat
[D] They told me to shoot [Gm] at wherever I saw smoke
[D] I could not stop laughing, [Gm] Lord, it seemed like a joke
Oh, [Bb] oh, [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] oh, [Am] oh
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[Eb] _ [Bb] Then in [F] 75 or 25 [Gm] I had me [Eb] a son
_ [Bb] And he [F] died when he was [Eb] young because of my gun
[D] Left out in the open [Gm] in a case I had to run
[D] I could not believe it, [Gm] neither did anyone
Oh, [Bb] oh, [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] oh, oh
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[Eb] _ [Bb] They found me [Am] in Shreveport, [Gm] just me and [Eb] my knife
They [Bb] cleaned off my blood and [Gm] they sent me [Eb] to life
[D] For 30 years I [Gm] lay awake in the [D] night
Thinking about the jungle [Gm] and the blood and the fight
Oh, the [Bb] _ [Am] fight, _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Bb] oh, the fight
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[Eb] _ [Bb] Then in [Am] 2005 I was [Gm] let out on [Eb] the street
_ [Bb] Young [Am] 55 [Gm] and now that's where [Eb] I sleep
[D] I do my best working [Gm] with a cup and a sign
[D] Asking folks, please take [Gm] some time, Lord, some time
[Bb] Lord, some time, [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] Lord, some [Dm] time
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[Eb] _ _ [Bb] Yesterday [F] a young man came and stood [Eb] at my feet
He asked [F] me what I [Gm] wanted, I said, something to eat
[D] He said, killers with guns, [Gm] they belong on the street
[D] I thought about that [Gm] and I laughed till I cried
[D] That's the best damn joke [Gm] I'd heard in a long _ [Bb] time
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[Eb] A very [Bb] long time, [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _
a very [Bb] long time
[G] I'm, [Gm] I'm, [Eb] I'm, a very [Bb] long time
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_ [Bb] A _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Eb] long _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ time, _ [Gm] _ [Bb] a very long time
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] A very long _ _ [Gm] time
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