Lost john chords by 
Hank Thompson 
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Key: E major•
Verse 1
E
Em
A
Well, the funniest fel_ low
E
that I've ever seen
Was the long -lost
A
John from
E
Po_ land
C#m
Green
E
C#m
F#
A
No hat on his head,
C#m
no shoes on his feet
He was a -beggin' the women
for his bread and meat
One woman said,
John, how much can you eat?
E
Said, forty -nine bis_ cuits
and a ham and meat
A
And he was long gone
Yeah, long gone
C#m
Yeah, long gone
E
Yeah, long gone
F#
A
He's a long, long gone from
Poland
E
Green
Now I lost
A
C#m
John a -sittin' on the railroad track
A
C#m
A -waitin' for a freight
train to come back
Along come a freight train
skippin' and a -flyin'
E
Willie missed a cow catcher
C#m
but he caught the blind
A
And he was long gone,
Em
yeah, long gone
A
F#
A
He's a long, long gone from
Bowlin'
E
A
B
E
A
Green
B
E
A
E
A
E
B
E
C#m
A
E
F#
A
E
A
E
Now I lost
A
C#m
F#
John walkin' to a woman's house
C#m
E
C#m
And he crept right in
A
C#m
just as quiet as a mouse
The woman said,
E
C#m
John, pull up a chair
And I'll sit in the corner pourin' a bucket
of beer
Said, never mind the bucket,
never mind the
beer
E
The hound's on my trail and I can't stay
A
And he was long gone,
Em
yeah, long gone
E
A
F#
A
He's a long, long gone from
Pullum
E
A
E
Creek
C#m
Well, the funniest fel_ la
F#
that I've ever seen
C#m
Was the long -lost
John from
Pullum
Creek
His eyes were red and his gums were blue
E
A mighty hard job to keep the fella in view
C#m
A
Cause he's long gone — get
E
C#m
E
long gone
C#m
F#
A
He's a long, gone from
Poland and
E
Green
A
E
A
He's long gone got
C#m
E
to get long
F#
A
He's a long, gone from
Poland and
Outro 1
Green
A
E
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