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Barrel House Bessie chords by 
Johnny Bond
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Verse 1
Am
G
F
Adim
Am
C
I was
Am
C
up in the Klondike
Am
a -diggin' for gold,
a -bravin' the storms in shiverin' cold
C
F
Am
F
Cm
Adim
When I stepped in a bar to get myself warm,
F
C
Am
not thinkin' nothin' about
feminine charm
G
When I heard a piano
F
C
Am
a -playin' the honky -tonk blues
C
Am
C
Well, I gandered around to have me a look
Am
C
And right there she sat, just like in a book
F
Adim
Her hair was all red and so was her lips
Am
C
Am
She was covered with diamonds
from shoulders to hips
G
It was Beryl House Bessie,
F
Am
C
Am
my gal from Baltimore town
C
Am
When I nodded hello,
she just rolled her eyes
C
Am
And pounded the keys,
C
then winked at some guys
F
Adim
So I wandered across to
F
where she was sittin'
Am
C
I says, I know you,
Am
cause I ain't forgettin'
G
You were Beryl House
F
Am
Bessie, my gal from Baltimore
C
Am
G
F
Am
town
F
Am
G
Am
Well, she kept right on playing,
but soon she looked up,
C
she picked up her glass,
Am
C
and took a wee sup,
Am
an d says,
F
Adim
Cm
yes, I'm the gal you jilted before,
F
C
Am
I followed you here to
settle the score.
G
Yes, I'm Barrelhouse Bessie,
F
Am
C
Am
the flame of Baltimore town.
C
Now the music was stopped
Am
and everyone stared
C
as she looked at me.
Am
C
Her glassy eyes glared.
F
Adim
Cm
She held in her hand a .44 gun.
Adim
F
C
Am
I froze to the floor, unable to run.
G
From Beryl House, Bessie,
F
Am
C
Am
my gal from Baltimore town
C
Am
C
Am
Well, that's about all of my little yarn
C
Cause I'm full of slugs
Am
C
from her shootin' iron
G
F
Adim
Cm
Adim
I'll be in a wheelchair the rest of my life
F
C
Am
But I'm taken care of by my little wife
G
I mean Beryl House, Bessie,
F
Am
C
my sweetie from old Baltimore you
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