Dupree blues chords by Josh White

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Verse 1
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 (C major)  (G major)  (F major)  (C major)  (F major)  (G major) Betty  (C major) told Dupree,
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 (F major) she wanted diamond rings,  (C major)  (F major)  (G major) oh  (C major) baby.
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 (F major) Betty told Dupree,
she wanted a diamond ring
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 (C major) Dupree  (G major) told Betty,
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honey I'll  (F major) give you most  (G major) anything
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 (C major) She  (F major)  (G major)  (C major) said, lay down little Betty,
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 (F major) see what tomorrow bring (C major) s.  (A minor)  (C major) 
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He said lay  (F major) down little Betty,
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see what tomorrow bring (C major) s.  (G major)  (C major) 
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 (G major) May bring sunshine,
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May  (F major) bring you that dia (G major) mond ring  (C major)  (F major) 
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 (G major) Then he got his pistol
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 (C major) Went  (F major) to the Jew's store  (C major) 
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He got  (F major) his pistol
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Went to the  (C major) Jew (F major) 's store  (C major) 
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 (C major) Killed  (F major) a po (G major) liceman
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And he wounded  (F major) four  (G major) by four  (C major)  (F major)  (G major) 
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 (G major) Then he went to the post office
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 (C major) to  (F major) get his evening mail,  (C major) oh baby,
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went to the post  (F major) office
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to get his evening mail,  (G major)  (C major) 
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share court  (G major) for
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Dupree, put him in  (C major) that old Atlanta  (G major) jail,  (C major) 
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Dupree's Mother said to  (C major) Betty,
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 (F major) look here what you done done  (C major) 
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She said  (F major) to Betty,
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don't you see what you've done  (C major) done
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Oh  (G major) baby,  (C major) made  (G major) my boy Robin Steele,
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now he's gonna be hun (C major) g  (F major) 
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 (G major) Give my daddy my clothes,  (C major) 
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oh  (F major) Betty give  (G major) her my shoes
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 (C major) Oh,  (G major)  (C major) babe, give my daddy  (F major) my clothes,
give my baby
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Betty my shoes,  (C major) if anybody ask  (G major) you,
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say I died with  (F major) a heart  (G major) breakin' blues.  (C major)  (F major)  (G major) 
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Sail on, sail on,  (C major)  (F major) sail on
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Dupree, sail  (C major) on,  (G major) oh  (C major) baby.
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Sail  (F major) on, sail on, Dupree, Dupree, sail  (C major) on.
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You  (F major)  (G major) don't mind sailing,
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you'll be gone so doggone long.  (C major)  (F major)  (G major) 