Tell 'Em Willie Boy's A-Comin' chords by
Peter Cofield
Peter Cofield

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Key: G major
Verse 1
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He really
was the
son of an old man,
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he never never had a dime
Making his living off of black land,
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but he always seemed to make out fine,
yeah
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Laying down all his sweet talk,
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you know he was a lady's man
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He was doin' alright till
he got caught
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Stealin' money off another man
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So tell him when his boys are comin'
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Tell him he's a -comin' home
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To the hills and the fields
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The Lord had been gone so long
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Tell him when his boys are comin'
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Tell him that he's on his way
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Well, if the old Chatham line
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makes it in on time
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Tell him Willie's comin'
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home to stay
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Well, the preacher man was
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preachin' on a Sunday
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But Willie, boy, he couldn't be found
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Cause the law came and took him away
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I seen him ridin' out of town, yeah
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Four gray walls and a bunk bed
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Now Willie had to pay his dues
Two to five years and a hard head
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Got Willie back his walking shoes
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So tell him Willie Boy's a comin'
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Tell him that he's comin' home
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To the hills and the fields
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The Lord's been gone so long
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Yeah, tell him Willie Boy's a comin'
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Tell him that he's on his way
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And if the old gentleman
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makes it in on time
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Tell him when he's coming home to stay
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Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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Tell them when the boys are coming
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Tell him music's coming home
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To the hills and the fields
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Oh Lord, it's been gone so long
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Tell him when your boys are coming
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Tell him that he's on his way
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If the old chatter man makes it in on time
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Tell him Willie's coming home to stay
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If the old chatter man makes it in on time
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Tell him Willie's coming home to stay you

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