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Bobby Bare
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Let him roll, Lord, let him roar
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He always said that heaven
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was just a Dallas whore
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Verse 2
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He was a wino tried and true
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Done about everything there is to do
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He worked on freighters,

and he worked in bars
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He worked on farms, and he worked on cars
Verse 3
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It was white Port put that look in his eye
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That grown men get when they need to cry
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We sat down on the curb to rest
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And his head just fell down on his chest
Verse 4
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He said, "Every single day it gets"
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G

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Just a little bit harder to handle and yet
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And he lost the thread,

and his mind got cluttered
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And the words just rolled
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off down in the gutter
Verse 5
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He was elevator man in a cheap hotel
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In exchange for the rent

on a one room cell
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And he was old in years, beyond his time
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Oh, thanks to the world and
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the white Port wine
Verse 6
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So he says, "Son"

He always called me son
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He said, "Life for you has just begun"
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Then he told me the story

I'd heard before
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How he fell in love with a Dallas whore
Verse 7
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He could cut through the years

to the very night
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That it all ended in a whore house fight
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And she turned his last proposal down
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In favor of being a girl about town
Verse 8
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Now it's been seventeen

years right in line
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And he ain't been straight

none of the time
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It's too many years of

fightin' the weather
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And too many nights of not being together
Interlude 1

So he died
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Verse 9
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And when they went through

all his personal affects
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In among the stubs from

the welfare checks
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Was a crumblin' picture of a girl in a door
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And an address in Dallas
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and nothin' more
Verse 10
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The welfare people provided the priest
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And a couple from the mission

down the street
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Sang Amazing Grace and no one cried
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'Cept some lady in black
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way off to the side
Verse 11
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We all left, and she's standing there
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Black veil coverin' her silver hair
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And ol' one- eyed John

said her name was Alice
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She used to be a whore in Dallas
Verse 12
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Let him roar, Lord, let him roll
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I bet he's gone to Dallas, rest his soul
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Let him roll, let him roar
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He always said that heaven
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was just a Dallas whore
Verse 13
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Let him roar, Lord, let him roll
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I bet he's gone to Dallas,
Outro 1

rest his soul
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Am

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Let Him Roll by Bobby Bare is D major.

The primary chords used in Let Him Roll are D, G, A, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, A, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Let Him Roll is approximately 143 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Let Him Roll using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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