The Governor chords by
James Mcmurtry

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Key: D minor•

Intro 1

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Does the Governor know

Verse 1
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who killed the fishermen?
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On the lake last night?
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Was the ci  garette boat comin' 'round
the point like a bat out of hell
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Wasn't burnin' his lights?

Verse 2
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The cigarette boat is not
even legal
The lake's too narrow
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to be goin' that fast
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Two fishermen sat in an old
green Jon boat
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Makin' one more cast

Verse 3
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G G 
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F F 
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Full moon rising big
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G G 
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and pale
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That cigarette boat didn't
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even slow down
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It was throwin' up a big old
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rooster tail
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And it ran right through 'em

Verse 4
with a sickening sound
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G G 
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Does the Governor know who
killed the fishermen?
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Bb Bb 
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Does the Governor know
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who killed the fishermen?

Verse 5
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G G 
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The
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F F 
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Dm Dm 
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G G 
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G G 
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G G 
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game warden's here and the EMS
They hauled up the body
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with a rope and a hook
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They got no leads and no suspects
State trooper says they're not
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even gonna look
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Does the Governor know

Verse 6
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who killed the fishermen?
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Had to have been some fat cat
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Them cigarette boats, they cost many
Can't just anybody buy a
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boat like that

Verse 7

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Does the Governor know who killed

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the fishermen?

Verse 8
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They can't find the boat,
they can't find the trailer
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They were watchin' the ramps, big mistake
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I'll bet you the farm it's in
somebodies' boathouse
It never made the ramp
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and it's still on the lake
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They try to get a

Verse 9
warrant...dream all you
want
they won't be searchin'
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any lake front homes
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Justice is blind to them that own it
Money don't talk when it's
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one of their own
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Money don't talk when
it's one of their own
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Money don't talk when it's one of their own
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Does the Governor know

Verse 10
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who killed
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the fishermen?
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G G 
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Does the Governor know who killed
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the fishermen?
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G G 
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Does the Governor know who killed the fishermen?

Outro 1
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F F 
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G G 
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F F 
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G G 
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F F 
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G G 
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Dm Dm 
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G G 
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F F 
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G G 
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F F 
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G G 
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G G 
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