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The Governor chords by 
James Mcmurtry 
N/A•
Key: D minor•BPM: 143
Intro 1
Am
D
Am
C
Am
Does the Governor know
Verse 1
Am
who killed the fishermen?
C
D
On the lake last night?
Am
Was the ci garette boat comin' 'round
the point like a bat out of hell
C
D
Am
Wasn't burnin' his lights?
Verse 2
D
Am
The cigarette boat is not
even legal
The lake's too narrow
C
D
to be goin' that fast
Am
Two fishermen sat in an old
green Jon boat
C
D
Am
Makin' one more cast
Verse 3
Am
C
D
C
Am
Full moon rising big
C
Am
D
and pale
Am
That cigarette boat didn't
C
D
even slow down
Am
It was throwin' up a big old
C
Am
D
rooster tail
Am
And it ran right through 'em
Verse 4
with a sickening sound
Am
F
D
Does the Governor know who
killed the fishermen?
Am
F
Does the Governor know
D
who killed the fishermen?
Verse 5
Am
D
Am
The
D
C
Am
D
Am
D
Am
D
Am
game warden's here and the EMS
They hauled up the body
C
D
with a rope and a hook
Am
They got no leads and no suspects
State trooper says they're not
C
D
even gonna look
Am
Does the Governor know
Verse 6
Am
who killed the fishermen?
C
D
Had to have been some fat cat
Am
Them cigarette boats, they cost many
Can't just anybody buy a
C
D
Am
boat like that
Verse 7
D
F
D
Does the Governor know who killed
Am
the fishermen?
Verse 8
Am
D
Am
They can't find the boat,
they can't find the trailer
C
They were watchin' the ramps, big mistake
D
Am
I'll bet you the farm it's in
somebodies' boathouse
It never made the ramp
C
D
and it's still on the lake
Am
They try to get a
Verse 9
warrant...dream all you
want
they won't be searchin'
C
D
any lake front homes
Am
Justice is blind to them that own it
Money don't talk when it's
C
D
one of their own
Am
Money don't talk when
it's one of their own
C
Money don't talk when it's one of their own
D
F
Does the Governor know
Verse 10
D
who killed
Am
the fishermen?
F
D
Does the Governor know who killed
Am
the fishermen?
F
D
Am
Does the Governor know who killed the fishermen?
Outro 1
Am
C
D
Am
C
D
Am
C
D
Am
D
C
Am
D
C
Am
D
Am
D
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