Key: E major
Intro 1
E
C#m
G#m
B
E
Verse 1
C#m
William
E
C#m
With a cane that he twirled
E
C#m
At a Baltimore hotel so
E
C#m
And the cops were brought
Verse 2
in and his
E
C#m
As they rode him in custody down
E
C#m
G#m
And booked William Zanzinger for first-
Verse 3
B
A
B
E
Oh, but you who philosophize
C#m
A
B
E
Disgrace an d criticize all fears
A
B
E
C#m
Take the rag away from your face
A
B
Now ain't the time for your tears
E
Verse 4
E
C#m
William Zanzinger, who at
E
C#m
Owns a tobacco farm,
E
C#m
With rich wealthy parents
E
C#m
And high office relations
Verse 5
E
C#m
Reacted to his deed with a
E
C#m
And swear words and sneering,
E
C#m
G#m
In a matter of minutes on bail
Verse 6
B
A
B
E
Oh, but you who philosophize
C#m
A
B
E
Disgrace and criticize all fears
A
B
E
C#m
Take the rag away from your face
A
B
E
Now ain't the time for your tears
Verse 7
E
C#m
G#m
Hattie Carroll was a maid
of the kitchen
E
C#m
She was fifty- one years old
E
C#m
Who carried the dishes
E
C#m
And never sat once at the
Verse 8
B
E
C#m
Who just cleaned up all
B
E
C#m
And emptied the ashtrays
E
C#m
Got killed by a blow,
B
E
That sailed through the
Verse 9
B
E
C#m
Doomed and determined to des
B
E
C#m
And she never done nothing
G#m
B
to William Zanzinger
Verse 10
A
B
E
Oh, but you who philosophize
C#m
A
B
E
Disgrace an d criticize all fears
A
B
E
C#m
Take the rag away from your face
A
B
E
Now ain't the time for your tears
Interlude 1
E
C#m
G#m
B
E
C#m
G#m
B
E
C#m
G#m
B
E
C#m
G#m
B
E
C#m
G#m
B
A
B
E
C#m
A
B
E
A
B
E
C#m
A
B
E
Verse 11
E
B
C#m
In the courtroom of honor,
E
C#m
To show that all's equal and that
E
C#m
And that the strings in the books
E
C#m
And that even the nobles
Verse 12
E
B
E
C#m
Once that the cops have chased
B
C#m
And that the ladder of law has no
E
C#m
Stared at the per son
E
C#m
Who just happened to be feelin'
Verse 13
G#m
E
C#m
And he spoke through his cloak,
G#m
B
most deep and distinguished
E
C#m
And handed out strongly,
B
E
C#m
William Zanzinger with
G#m
B
a six- month sentence
Verse 14
B
A
B
E
Oh, but you who philosophize
C#m
E
A
B
E
Disgrace and criticize all fears
A
B
E
C#m
Bury the rag deep in your face
A
B
E
Now's the time for your tears
Outro 1
A
B
E
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE C#m G#m B A
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