General Store chords by Don McLean

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Verse 1
Bb 
 (B flat major) 
Mornin', Mrs. Campbell
Lovely day today
I heard about the fire
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I wonder  (B flat major) what the papers
say
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Bb 
Let's see now:  (F minor) Give me fifty shot (B flat major) gun shells

Verse 2

And a

hundred feet of rope

Just add that to my bill

Says here there ain't no hope

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Verse 3

They all were burned alive

And four packs of cigarettes

Verse 4
No, I think I'll make it five
Bb 
 (B flat major) 
I heard about the wedding
I'm so happy for the bride
Why that fire house looked mighty
nice
And the whole town swelled

Verse 5
with pride
Bb 
 (B flat major) We've watched her grow
to womanhood
She's found an upright man
Fm 
She'll  (F minor) learn this life ain't easy
Bb 
Bb 
You  (B flat major) do  the best you can  (B flat major) 

Verse 6
Bb 
 (B flat major) 
Bb 
No, no, my family ain't so  (B flat major) good
Bb 
My wife just had a spell  (B flat major) 
And I can't afford the medicine
She needs to make her well

Verse 7
Bb 
I've been laid off  (B flat major) at that factory
For sixteen months or more
Fm 
I came  (F minor) home last Wednesday evenin'
Bb 
 (B flat major) I found her lyin' on
Bb 
the floor  (B flat major) 

Verse 8
Bb 
 (B flat major) 
Bye now, Mrs. Campbell
Say howdy to your son
You can tell him we'll go huntin'
When he gets a bigger gun
Bb 
 (B flat major) 

Verse 9
It was too bad about that fire
Bb 
But don't you get me  (B flat major) wrong
Fm 
We've  (F minor) gotta teach these people
How to stay where they belong