The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam Mcgee chords by The Hollies

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Intro 1

Big tall man standing in

Verse 1
D 
 (D major) 
the street
F 
C 
G 
 (F major) Gun hanging on  (C major) by his side  (G major) 
Just one man that he'd like to meet
A 
That's  (A major) when I began to hide

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Verse 2

I recognized him from the face of his son

The hate in his eye didn't lie

And what I did can't be undone

Borrowed time, there's none to buy

Verse 3
Dm 
Well, I hid around  (D minor) the back
D 
A 
of a derel (D major) ict shack  (A major) 
F 
G 
Ain't  (F major) looking for a mad show (G major) down
But he was smart, he'd already checked
A 
A  (A major) week in advance I'd paid down
F 
Well,  (F major) the hotel

Verse 4
Dm 
 (D minor) clerk was a fun-loving man
D 
A 
 (D major) man  (A major) 
F 
C 
G 
 (F major) The job he had  (C major) it  (G major) didn't pay
He told all about what
happened that night
A 
There he is,  (A major) 
D 
A 
that's the one's all he'd say  (D major)  (A major) 

Verse 5
D 
 (D major) Well, all the people were
A 
G 
 (A major) Running, jumping, even thump (G major) ing
On my bad neighbor's doors
A 
Crying  (A major) curly Billy silly with
his colt he calls filly
G 
 (G major) Let me in I gotta hide

Verse 6
D 
 (D major) Well, everybody was
A 
G 
 (A major) Crying, sighing Sam  (G major) McGee's dying
No one to protect our town
A 
 (A major) Curly Billy silly with his colt he calls filly
G 
F 
 (G major) He's gonna shoot your sher (F major) iff down

Interlude 1

Big tall man standing in

Verse 7
D 
the street  (D major) 
F 
C 
G 
Now a hand  (F major) hovering  (C major) ready to slide  (G major) 
Drew out his gun, it wasn't for fun
A 
Let  (A major) me in there's nowhere to hide
F 
 (F major) Well,

Verse 8
Dm 
 (D minor) I   made my play but
A 
Dm 
it wasn't my day  (A major)  (D minor) 
F 
G 
 (F major) I felt the ripping  (G major) lead
That's when I knew my
time was through
A 
D 
Rest in  (A major) peace were the last words  (D major) he said

Verse 9
D 
 (D major) 
Well, all the people were
A 
G 
 (A major) Running, jumping, even thump (G major) ing
On my bad neighbor's doors
A 
Crying curly  (A major) Billy silly with
G 
his colt he calls  (G major) filly
D 
Let me in I gotta  (D major) hide

Verse 10
A 
Well, everybody was  (A major) 
G 
Crying, sighing Sam McGee's dying  (G major) 
C 
G 
No one to protect our town  (C major)  (G major) 
A 
 (A major) Curly Billy silly with his colt he calls filly
G 
 (G major) He's gonna shoot
F 
your sheriff  (F major) down
D 
A 
D 
 (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 

Verse 11
Well, all the people were
A 
 (A major) Running, jumping, even thumping
G 
A 
 (G major) On my bad neighbor's doors  (A major) 
G 
A 
 (G major) Crying  (A major) curly Billy silly with
G 
his colt he calls filly  (G major) 
D 
Let me in I gotta  (D major) hide

Verse 12
A 
Well, everybody was  (A major) 
G 
Crying, sighing Sam  (G major) McGee's dying
A 
G 
No one to protect our town  (A major)  (G major) 
A 
 (A major) Curly Billy silly with his colt he calls filly
G 
F 
He's  (G major) gonna shoot your sher (F major) 
iff down
D 
 (D major) 