Key: B minor•
Verse 1
Em
Bm
F#m
You all remember the town
G
D
of Harpers Ferry, Virginia
A
Bm
But no one remembers now
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F#
who stood and watched that day
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F#m
The mob kept on drinking,
D
A
And Booth, the actor,
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F#
part he might play
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F#m
E
To put on a play,
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F#
John Wilkes, is that your
Bm
F#m
E
If you find a state,
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F#
you better hope your friends
Bm
F#m
You had hope to follow,
G
D
but you'll always live in your
F#
Bm
F#m
Well, let's see, some southern swagger
G
D
A derringer and a dagger
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Bm
The un sure nerve of a bragger
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F#
The strength to trigger a gun
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F#m
E
G
To put on a play John Wilkes,
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F#m
E
Well, if you find a stay,
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F#
you'd better hope your friends are waiting,
your friends are waiting
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E
You ride the fastest mare in town,
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G
and begin a gallop through the dark
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Bm
that take you to the riverside
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G
D
A
Bm
G
F#
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A
It's a wise route you choose
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D
A
The bridge keep has yet to hear the news
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Bm
E
And that far bank, that misty marshland
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G
Is the South, the South
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F#
F#m
Ten days you shake and shiver
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D
Like a rat by the river
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Bm
No one comes to deliver you
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F#
From the country's rage
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F#m
And though the country's torn in two
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told you
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Belongs on the stage
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E
G
To put on a play John Wilkes,
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F#m
E
Well if you find a stay, yeah
Em
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F#
You better hope your friends
Are waiting in Maryland,
Outro 1
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsEm Bm F#m G D...
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