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The Legend of Andrew McCrew chords by
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Key: F major•
Verse 1
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F#m
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There was a mummy at the fair
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All crumpled in a folding chair
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The people passed
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But didn't care that
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the mummy was a man
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So tell me if you can
Verse 2
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Who are you? Who are you?
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Where have you been,
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where are you going to?
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F#m
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2

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Well, andrew McCrew must
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Gm
Gm
3

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have lost his way
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'Cause though he died long ago
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He was buried today
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Verse 3
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Down on nightmare alley
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Where the shady people sway
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A hobo came a-hikin' on on
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a salty summer day
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Well he hopped a freight in Dallas
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And he rode out of sight
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But on a turn he slipped
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And he lost his grip
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And he fell in-to the the night
Verse 4
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Who are you? Who are you?
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Where have you been,
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where are you going to?
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F#m
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Well, andrew McCrew must
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Gm
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have lost his way
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'Cause though he died long ago
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He was buried today
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Verse 5
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Well, andrew had one leg of wood
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The other leg was small
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And when he fell off
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the train that night
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He found he had no legs at all
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Well they found him in the thicket
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And the undertaker came
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And they mummified his body for
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A relative to claim
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Who
Verse 6
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are you? Who are you?
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Where have you been,
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where are you going to?
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F#m
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Well, andrew McCrew must
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Gm
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have lost his way
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'Cause though he died long ago
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He was buried today
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Verse 7
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But no one came to claim him
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Until the carnival passed through
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The carnies took him to their tent
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And they decided what to do
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Well they dressed him
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in a worn-out tux
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And they put him on a stand
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And millions saw the le
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gend called
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The 'famous mummy man'
Verse 8
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Who are you? Who are you?
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Where have you been,
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where are you going to?
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F#m
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Well, andrew McCrew must
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have lost his way
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'Cause though he died long ago
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He was buried today
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Verse 9
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Well, what a way to live a life
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And what a way to die
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Left to live a living death with
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No one left to cry
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Petrified amazement,
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and wonder beyond words
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A man who found more life in death
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Than life gave him at birth
Verse 10
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Who are you? Who are you?
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Where have you been,
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where are you going to?
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Well, andrew McCrew must
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have lost his way
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'Cause though he died long ago
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He was buried today
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Verse 11
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But what about the ones who live
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And wish that they could go
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Whose lives are lost to living
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And performing for the show
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Well at least you got the best of life
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Until it got the best of you
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So from all of us to what's
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left of you
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Farewell Andrew McCrew
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • E

  • A

  • D

  • F#m

    2

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • Em

  • Gm

    3

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of The Legend of Andrew McCrew by Don McLean is F major.

The primary chords used in The Legend of Andrew McCrew are G, C, F, Am, Bb, Dm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, C, F, Am, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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