Lefty Frizzell chords by Chip Taylor

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Verse 1
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He's the grandson of the sixth cousin
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of a  man named Lefty Frizzell.
And he comes from a town called Abilene,
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a  place we know so well,
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where it's slim chance and the survivors
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on a  sometimes Saturday night.
And we plugged it in with our
new best friends
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And we rocked until the broad daylight
Two, three
He had a 1905 Gibson
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That Gene Autry might have played
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He's got Hollies, chicken, and dumplings
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Two young reasons why he can stay
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And he's a damn right Republican
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He don't see it from both sides
But he'd have voted twice for Lincoln
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And he's big on Texas pride
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He's a grandson of the sixth cousin
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Of a man named Republican Brazil
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And he comes from a place called Abilene
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A town we know so well
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We're a slim chance in the survivors
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On a sometimes Saturday night
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Where we plugged it in with
our new best friends
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And we rocked until the broad daylight
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And he's ridin' on the old tracks
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with Barry on the bass
And it's Johnny back
from Van and Bonnie
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with a guitar in your face
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And it's Lane Bishop and Texas
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John and me just chuggin' along
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Well, it's the 45th class reunion,
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boy, and it's about we've
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been reborn.
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And he's the grandson of the sixth cousin
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of a man named Lefty Brazil.
And he comes from a town called Abilene,
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a place we know so well,
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where it's slim chance and the survivors
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on a sometimes Saturday night.
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And we plugged it in with
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our new best friend
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And we rocked until the broad daylights
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Get quiet boys
Here's to Knoxville,
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here's to Nashville
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Headin' a little down south
Here's to a whole lot of shakin'
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and a heart's beat breakin'
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And a judge sayin' shut thy mouth
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Here's to Claudette, here's to Susie
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Texas women and their inspiration
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If it was all aboard in Memphis, boys
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The train just pulled in the station
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He's the grandson of the sixth cousin
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Of the man named Lefty Mazet
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And he comes from a town called Abilene
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A place we know so well
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Where it's a slim chance
in the Survivors
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Only sometimes Saturday night
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And we plugged it in with
our new best friend,
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and we rocked until the break dawn.
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We plugged it in with our new best friend,
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and we rocked until
Until the broad daylight
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