Lynchin' Party chords by Bobby Bare

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Verse 1
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 (C sharp major) The Lynch mob gathered  (G major) in
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the square across  (A major) from  (D major) the jail
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 (C sharp major) Young  (D major) Billy watched them  (G major) from his
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cell an (A major) d  felt his courage fail  (D major) 
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Bill swore he wasn't  (G major) guilty  (C major)  (G major) but
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 (A major) the evidence was  (D major) plain
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Tomorrow he would  (G major) go on trial
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for  (A major) killing Mary Jane  (D major) 
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They shouted  (G major) beat the  (D major) prisoner hardy  (G major) we're
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gonna have a Lynchin'  (D major) party
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Gonna hang him high  (G major) watch him
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die for  (A major) killing Mary Jane
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 (D major) 

Verse 2
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The mob is closer to  (G major) the jail
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ex (A major) citement all around  (D major) 
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The deputies kept moving  (G major) back
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afraid  (A major) to hold their ground  (D major) 
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Then the young girl cried you  (G major) cowards but
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the  (A major) Lynch mob searched ahead  (D major) 
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Dragged young Billy from  (G major) that jail
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and soon  (A major) the kid was dead  (D major) 
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They shouted  (G major) beat the  (D major) prisoner

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Interlude 1

hardy...

Verse 3
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The weeks  (D major) went by and  (G major) no one
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spoke about  (A major) it anymore  (D major) 
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Or seemed to see the wreath  (G major) Bill's
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mother  (A major) hung upon the door  (D major) 
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Then one night they dragged  (G major) a
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ragged  (A major) hobo from a train  (D major) 
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And he confessed he was  (G major) the one
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who  (A major) killed young Mary Jane  (D major) 
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They shouted  (G major) beat the
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 (D major) prisoner hardy...  (G major)  (D major) 
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Gonna hang him high  (G major) watch him die
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for  (A major) killing Mary Jane