Philadelphia Lawyer chords by Merle Haggard
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Verse 1
(G major) Way out in Reno, (D major) Nevada,
where romance blooms and (G major) fades,
there's a great Philadelphia law (C major) yer
making (D major) love to a Hollywood maze. (G major)
Come love and we will wander (D major)
out where the lights are (G major) bright.
I'll win you a divorce from your (C major) husband
And (D major) we can get married tonight (G major)
Wild Bill was a gun (D major) -toting cowboy
Ten notches were carved on his (G major) gun
An (D major) d (G major) all the boys around (C major) Reno Left
(D major) Wild Bill's maiden alone
(G major) One (D major) (G major) night when he was return (D major) ing
from riding the range in the (G major) cold
He dreamed of his Hollywood sweet (C major) heart,
her (D major) love was as lasting as (G major) gold
As he drew near her (D major) window,
two shadows he saw on the (G major) shade
The great Philadelphia law (C major) yer
was makin' (D major) love to Bill's
Hollywood maid (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
Um, let's see, he saw the two women,
I forgot the words (G major) to it,
so I'm just gonna talk,
I'll (D major) (G major) tell you the story about it
And (C major) we can tell you about,
(D major) while Bill went up there
and he saw those two (G major) people on the shade,
you know
And the Philadelphia lawyer
(D major) was tellin'
What happened?
Come love and (G major) we will (D major) wonder
Out where the lights are (G major) bright
Oh, I forgot to say what
(C major) The Philadelphia lawyer (D major) said
to Beals Hollywood (G major) made
Now I'm a little bit nervous (D major) (G major)
(D major) Your hands are so (G major) pretty and (D major) lovely
Your form so rare and di (G major) vine
Come (D major) (G major) go with me to the (C major) city
We'll (D major) leave this wild cowboy behind (G major)
Now back in old Philadelphi (D major) a
Among the beautiful pines (G major)
There's one less Philadelphia lawyer (C major)
In (G major) old Philadelphi (D major) a tonight
(G major) (D major) (G major) Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Well that's alright.
Ain't nobody gonna crucify
you.
They're good
people here in Philadelphia.
We'd like to introduce to you
a group of fellows we're certainly proud of,
starting with Biff Adams on the drums.
Mr. Dennis Romack on the bass guitar.
And on my right,
Mr. Bobby Wayne on rhythm gui (F sharp major) tar
Verse 2
is playing in harmony.
Over by far left,
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Verse 3
Mr. Norman Hamlet on the steel guitar
Mr. Roy Nichols on
Verse 4
the lead electric guitar
They just released a instrumental album
not too long ago
and it's called Introducing the Strangers
The first song on the album
is called stealing corn
and here they are to do it.
It goes like this one two three four
Philadelphia Lawyer
Merle Haggard
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