I Can Whip The Scoundrel chords by Tennessee Ernie Ford

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Verse 1
G 
 (G major) The yankees came to Baldwin,
they came upon the rear
They thought they'd find old Abner
Em 
but old Abner was not  (E minor) there
G 
So  (G major) lay ten dollars down,
or twenty if you choose
Em 
For I can whip the  (E minor) yan  kee,
C 
G 
that  (C major) stole old Abner's  (G major) shoes
Em 
C 
G 
C 
 (E minor)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) 
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 2
Jeff Davis was a gentleman
Jeff Davis was no fool
Jeff Davis rode a dapple gray
Em 
And Abe Lincoln rode a  (E minor) mule
G 
Em 
 (G major) So lay ten dollars  (E minor) down,
G 
 (G major) or twenty if you choose
Em 
C 
For I can take the  (E minor) hide off the yankee that  (C major) stole
G 
old Abner's  (G major) shoes
Em 
C 
G 
C 
 (E minor)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) 

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Verse 3
Em 
 (E minor) 
G 
D 
Em 
 (G major) The yankees  (D major) took me  (E minor) pris oner,
G 
D 
Em 
they  (G major) used me  (D major) rough it's  (E minor) true
G 
D 
Em 
 (G major) They took from  (D major) me my  (E minor) napsack and they
G 
 (G major) stole bys blanket too
So lay ten dollars down or
twenty if you choose
Em 
C 
For I can whip the  (E minor) scoundrel that  (C major) stole old Abner's
G 
 (G major) shoes
Em 
G 
Em 
C 
G 
 (E minor)  (G major)  (E minor)  (C major)  (G major) 
Em 
C 
 (E minor)  (C major) 

Verse 4
Em 
 (E minor) 
C 
Em 
 (C major) The  (E minor) yan  kees took me prisoner
G 
D 
and  (G major) if I  (D major) get parole
Em 
G 
D 
Em 
 (E minor)  (G major) I'll go right  (D major) back and  (E minor) fight them,
G 
I  (G major) will upon my soul
Then lay ten dollars down
or twenty if you choose
Em 
For I can whip the yan (E minor) kee
C 
G 
 (C major) that stole old Abner's shoes  (G major) 
For I can whip the yankee that stole
G 
 (G major) old Abner's shoes
C 
C 
 (C major)  (C major) 