The Unfortunate Man chords by
Jimmy Driftwood

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Key: Db major•

Verse 1

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There once was a lawyer

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they called Mr. Clay

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He had but few clients

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and they wouldn't pay

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At last of starvation he grew so afraid

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That he courted and married

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a wealthy old maid

He's a very unfortunate,

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a very unfortunate

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A very unfortunate man

He's a very unfortunate,

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a very unfortunate

She went to the washstand

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to bathe her fair face

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Thus she destroyed all

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her beauty and grace

The rose in her cheek

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quickly grew very faint

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And he saw on the towels

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was nothing but paint

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He's a very un fortunate,

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a very un fortunate,

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a very unfortunate man

He's a very unfortunate,

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a very unfortunate,

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a very unfortunate man

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She went to the mirror

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to take down her hair

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When she had done so,

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her scalp was all bare

Said she, don't be frightened

to see my bald head

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I'll put on my cap when I get into bed

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He's a very unfortunate,

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a very un fortunate

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G

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C

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A very unfortunate man

He's a very unfortunate,

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a very unfortunate

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C

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A very unfortunate man

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She hung her false hair

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on the wall on a peg

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Then she proceeded to take off a leg

Her trembling husband thought

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sure he would die

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When she asked him to come

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and take out a mine.

He's a very unfortunate,

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a very un fortunate,

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a very unfortunate man.

He's a very unfortunate,

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a very unfortunate,

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a very unfortunate man.

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The husband was biting his quivering lips

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while she was removing

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her counterfeit hips

Just then her false nose

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clattered down on the floor

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and the poor lawyer screamed and

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ran out at the door

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He's a very unfortunate,

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a very unfortunate,

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a very unfortunate man

He's a very unfortunate,

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a very unfortunate,

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a very unfortunate man

Now all you young men

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who would marry for life

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Be sure to examine your in

tended wife

Remember the lawyer

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who trusted his eyes

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And a little bit later, got quite a surprise

He's a very unfortunate,

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a very unfortunate,

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a very unfortunate man

He's a very unfortunate,

a very unfortunate,

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a very unfortunate man

Outro 1

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Chords

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Capo: 1

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Unfortunate Man by Jimmy Driftwood is Db major.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Eb, Ab, Gb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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