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20 fans chords by
Craig Chambers
Craig Chambers

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Verse 1
C

It was the nicest little

whorehouse you ever saw.

It lay about a mile down this old dirt road,

and if you just happened to stumble on it,

you couldn't help but notice

that the barns were painted,

the fences were up,

and you might think to yourself, why,

folks that live there might just

do to run the river with.

Oh, the little house lay in

green Texas glade
F

Where the trees were as cool
C

and as fresh lemonade
G

Soft summer wind had
C
G
Am

a trace of perfume
D
G

And a fan was turning in every room
C
F
C

20 fans returning, they were turning
D

20 fans returning in every room
G
C
F
C

Fevers were burning, they were burning
F
G

And they had to have a way
F
C

to cool down

Since the 1890s,

this had been one of the better pleasure

palaces in all Texas
F

In fact, they say some of our Lanville

County boys

celebrated here
C

Before going off to fight

with Teddy Roosevelt

at San Juan Hill
G

It was during the Hoover Depression
C

that Miss Wuller -Jean come along.
Am

She put in a set of rules
D

and made the place sort of special.
G

She liked her ladies, as she called them,
C

to treat a customer real nice.

It had nice watermelons all

covered with vines
F

And a vegetable garden on
C

a few slender pines
G

White painted fence with
C
Am

the roses in bloom
D
G
C

And a fan was turning in every room
G

She put a jukebox in the parlor

to sort of help break the ice

A guest could ask a girl to dance
D
G

Or if he held back a little,

why, she'd ask him

And pretty soon they'd get
A

a little business on
D

Three dollars worth

When the sun would go down

in a wild blaze of light
G

And the little house lay in the
D

stillness of night
A
D

Fireflies would flicker and float in the gloom
Bm
E
A

While a fan was turning in every room
D

20 pounds were turning, they were turning

20 pounds were turning in every room

Fevers were all burning, they were burning

And they had to have a
G
D

way to cool down
G
Bm

Now I told you, honey, I have to have my 3 first Miss
G
D
G

Waller -Jean don't allow nothing till I pay my rent
D

Well, it wasn't always

easy to come up with 3,
G

especially during the hard times

Bawk! Bawk! Bawk! Bawk!
D
G

Oh, you just keep the chicken in the bag

and I'll take him out back
D

soon as you're finished.

So the girls began accept
G
Bm

ing poultry in trade.
D

That's how the place got its name,


the Chicken Ranch.
G

And if you grew up anywhere in Texas,


you knew at an early age

they were selling something

out there other than pullets.
D
E
A

["I'm 20 fans were turning,
D
A

they were turning

20 fans were turning
E

in every room
A

Speakers were all burning,
D
A

they were burning
E
A

And they had to have a way to cool down
C

20 fans were humming,
F
C

they were humming

20 fans were humming
D
G

in every room
C

Customers were coming,
F
C

they were coming
G

And they had to have a way
C
F

to cool down

I'm coming, I'm coming

Thank you, thank you, Jesus
C

Twenty fans were turnin'
F
C

They were turnin'

Twenty fans were turnin'
D
G

In every room
C

We were sort of burnin'
F
C

They were burnin'
D

And they had to have a
G
C

way to cool down
D

Twenty fans were hummin'
G
D

They were hummin'

Twenty fans were hummin'
E
A

In every room
D

Customers were comin'
G
D

They were comin'
Em
A
G

And they had to have a way to cool down

Y 'all come back now, hear?
D

BYE BYE!

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  • Bm

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  • Em

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