Key: F major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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A story I will tell
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About Pretty Boy Floyd the outlaw,
Verse 2
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It was a Saturday afternoon,
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His wife beside him in the wagon
Verse 3
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In a manner rather rude
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Using vulgar words of language
And his wife she overheard.
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Verse 4
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And the deputy grabbed a gun
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And in the fight that followed
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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And he lived a life of shame,
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Every crime in Oklahoma
Verse 6
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On that Canadian River's shore
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And Pretty Boy found a welcome
Verse 7
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The same old story told
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How the outlaw paid their mortgage
And saved their little home.
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Verse 8
Mothers tell you 'bout a stranger
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That came to beg a meal
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And underneath his napkin
Interlude 2
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Verse 9
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I see lots of funny men
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Some will rob you with a six- gun
Verse 10
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Yes, as through life you roam,
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You'll never see an outlaw
Outro 1
Drive a family from their home.
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