Key: F major
Verse 1
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There was a time, long time ago,
last week,
when such things as diamond
rings
were important, right?
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I'm gonna go back to those days.
Well, Betty told Dupree
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that she wanted a diamond ring
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I'll get you most anything
C
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Well now he got himself a pistol,
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He got himself a
pistol and it was a .44
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Oh yes it was
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He had to rob a jewelry store
C
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Now, yeah, he had bad luck
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eastbound train
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Well he caught that train
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and he made his way to Baltimore
and made his way to Baltimore
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C
Betty hung her head and cried
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C
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no more
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Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm
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and go my dear
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Now Betty came to see him
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but his face she could not see
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but his face she could not see
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C
this note for me?
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but they wouldn't let me see your face
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C
your place
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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C
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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Oh, please, kind judge,
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won't you let Dupree's child go by?
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and the last thing in the world I want to
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see is Dupree die.
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Well now, give mama my clothes,
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let Betty keep that diamond ring
That's what he told her
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C
to hang
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Oh, Mr. Hurstman,
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and I won't see him no more
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I won't see him no more
I won't see him no more,
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won't see him no more.
Outro 1
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsBb F C Bbm
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