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Pretty Boy Floyd chords by
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Key: Eb major•
Verse 1
D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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If you'll gather 'round
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D

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me, children,
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D

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A
A

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A story I will tell
Bm
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'Bout Pretty Boy Floyd,
A
A

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an outlaw,
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D

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Oklahoma knew him well.

It was in the town of Shawnee,
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A Saturday afternoon,
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Bm
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His wife beside him in his wagon
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As into town they rode.
Verse 2
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D

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Bm
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There a deputy sheriff approached him
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D

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D

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In a manner rather rude,
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A

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Vulgar words of anger,
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D

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An' his wife she overheard.
Verse 3
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Pretty Boy grabbed a log chain,
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D

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And the deputy grabbed
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his gun;
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In the fight that followed
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A

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He laid that deputy down.
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D

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Then he
Verse 4
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took to the trees and timber
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To live a life of shame;
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A

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Every crime in Oklahoma
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D

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Was added to his name.
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D
D

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But a
Verse 5
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many a starving farmer
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The same old story told
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How the outlaw paid their mortgage
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D

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And saved their little homes.
Verse 6
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D

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Others tell you 'bout a stranger
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That come to beg a meal,
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Underneath his napkin
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D

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Left a thousand dollar bill.
Verse 7
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D

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It was in Oklahoma City,
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D

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It was on a Christmas Day,
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D

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There was a whole car
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load of groceries
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D

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Come with a note to say:
Verse 8
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D

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Well, you say that I'm an outlaw,
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You say that I'm a thief.
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Here's a Christmas dinner
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For the families on relief.
Verse 9
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Yes, as through this world
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I've wandered
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I've seen lots of funny men;
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Some will rob you with a six- gun,
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And some with a fountain pen.
Verse 10
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A

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And as through your life you travel,

Yes, as through your life you roam,
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You won't never see an outlaw
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Drive a family from their home.

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • A

  • E

Capo: 1

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The original key of Pretty Boy Floyd by Pete Seeger is Eb major.

The primary chords used in Pretty Boy Floyd are Eb, Cm, Bb, F.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, Cm, Bb, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Pretty Boy Floyd is approximately 86 beats per minute.

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