John Wilkes chords by Adam Miller

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Verse 1
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You all remember the town
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of Harpers Ferry, Virginia
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But no one remembers now
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who stood and watched that day
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The mob kept on drinking,
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till John Brown's body was swinging
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And Booth, the actor,
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was thinking about what
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part he might play
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To put on a play,
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John Wilkes, is that your
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If you find a state,
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you better hope your friends
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are waiting in Maryland.
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You had hope to follow,
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but you'll always live in your
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brother's shadow.
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So what have you got to  show?
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What can you call your own?
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Well, let's see, some southern swagger
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A derringer and a dagger
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The un sure nerve of a bragger
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The strength to trigger a gun
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To put on a play John Wilkes,
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is that your plan?
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Well, if you find a   stay,
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you'd better hope your friends are waiting,
your friends are waiting
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You ride the fastest mare in town,
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and even with a crippled leg
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You burst from the alley
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and begin a gallop through the dark
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Muddy, un finished streets
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that take you to the riverside
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It's a wise route you choose
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The bridge keep has yet to hear the news
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And that far bank, that misty marshland
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Is the South, the South
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Ten days you shake and  shiver
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Like a rat by the river
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No one comes to deliver you
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From the country's rage
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And though the country's torn in two
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Either side could have
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told you
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Shakespearean tragedy
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Belongs on the stage
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To put on a   play John Wilkes,
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is that your plan?
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Well if you find a stay, yeah
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You better hope your friends
Are waiting in Maryland,