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Pretty Boy Floyd chords by
Dave Fredrickson
Dave Fredrickson

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Verse 1
G

Now pretty boy was born
C

in the Oklahoma hills
G

Where the beautiful flowers grow wild

He was christened Charles Arthur
C

by parents so proud
G
D
G

Who thanked God for their beautiful child
Verse 2
C

By the side of his cradle his
G

mother would sing
D

Never dreaming the sorrows he'd bring
G

But a mother's heart is broke
C

when a boy grows to man
G
D
G

It's been ever true since time first began
Verse 3
G

Now pretty boy was 20 when
C

he married his young wife
G

She was only 16 summers old

Then he went to work in
C

a bakery shop out there
G
D
G

But he drifted away from the fold
Verse 4
C
G

Left his young wife in Dixie in 1924
D

Went to Kansas to try to earn more
G

Then he went to St. Louis
C

got in bad company
G
D
G

And wound up in a penitentiary
Verse 5
G
C

He served his time went to Ohio
G

Killed a man and was sentenced again

He didn't serve the time
C

the jury gave to him
G
D

For he jumped from a fast
G

speeding train
Verse 6
C

Kansas City was the next
G

he took it on the run
D

Killed two brothers with his careless gun
G

He killed Mr. Byrd and
C

a man named Wilson
G
D
G

And he left Kansas City on the run
Verse 7
G
C

Ohio again, he killed Mr.

Ches Stewart
G

Spreading fear all along his crooked path

Then he went back home
C

got into another row
G
D
G

Killed the sheriff who stirred up his wrath
Verse 8
C

It was the last trip to Ohio
G

for that wicked fool

He was shot dead 8 miles to Liverpool
D
G

Pretty boy will learn on that
C

great Judgment Day
G
D
G

That a life filled with crime does not pay

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