Three-Legged Man
Three-Legged Man

Three-Legged Man easy guitar chords by Ray Stevens

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    • Verse 1
    Well, 
    now friends 
    you'd 
    never 

    guess 
    it 
    so 
    I 
    really 
    must 
    confess 
    it 

    I just 
    met 
    the sweetest 
    woman 

    in 
    my long 
    dismal 
    life 

    But 
    a friend 
    of mine 
    said 
    "Buddy 
    just 

    in 
    case 
    your mind 
    is 
    muddy 

    Don't 
    you 
    know 
    that 
    girl 
    you're 

    Fooling 
    with 
    is 
    old 
    Peg- 

    Leg 
    Johnson's 
    wife 

    And 
    that man 
    is hard 
    and 

    cold and mean 
    and grim 

    An
    d 
    he'll 
    brain 
    you 
    with 

    his 
    artificial 
    limb!" 

    But 
    next 
    Verse 2
    morning 
    bright 
    and early 

    I stole 
    old 
    Peg- 
    Leg's 
    girlie 

    And I also 
    took 
    his 
    wooden 

    leg 
    just 
    to 
    play 
    it safe 

    But 
    there wer
    en't 
    no 
    time 
    for laughter 

    'cause 
    he 
    started 
    hopping 
    after 

    Now 
    I keep 
    on 
    running 
    faster 
    but 

    he won't 
    give 
    up the 
    chase 

    So 
    now 
    I'm 
    running 
    through 

    the 
    mountains 
    with 
    his bride 

    And I 
    got 
    his 
    wooden 
    leg 

    right 
    by 
    my side. 

    Now 
    I'm 
    a 
    Verse 3
    three- 
    legged 
    man 

    with 
    a two- 
    legged 
    woman 

    Being 
    chased 
    by 
    a one- 
    legged 
    fool 

    Oh 
    he's 
    hoppin' 
    and 
    he's 
    floppin' 

    but 
    he shows 
    no sign 
    of stoppin' 

    I tell 
    you boys 
    this 
    life 
    is 

    hard 
    and cruel. 

    Verse 4
    'Cross 
    the deserts 
    and 
    the valleys 

    and 
    the 
    dark 
    Chicago 
    alleys 

    'Cross 
    that 
    mighty 
    Mississippi 

    to 
    the hills 
    of 
    Caroline 

    'Cross 
    the moun
    tains 
    of 
    Montana 

    to the 
    swamps 
    of Louisiana 

    Every 
    time 
    that 
    I look 
    back 

    he's 
    just 
    one 
    leg 
    be
    hind 

    And 
    I know 
    he 
    must 
    be cold 

    and 
    wet 
    and 
    sick 

    But 
    in spite 
    of 
    all 
    his woes 
    he still 
    can 
    kick! 

    Verse 5
    Oh 
    I'm 
    a three- 
    legged 
    man 
    with 

    a two- 
    legged 
    woman 

    Being 
    chased 
    by 
    a one- 

    legged 
    fool 

    Oh he's 
    hoppin' 
    and 
    he's 
    floppin' 

    but he 
    shows 
    no sign 
    of stoppin' 

    I tell 
    you boys 
    this 
    life 
    is 

    hard 
    and cruel. 

    Verse 6

    Now 
    he's ragged 
    and 
    he's 
    filthy 

    and I'm 
    feeling 
    kinda 
    guilty 

    Spe
    cially 
    in the 
    evenings 
    when 
    I 

    hear 
    him 
    plead 
    and beg 

    He says 
    in spite 
    of all 
    your 

    Stealing 
    friend 
    I 
    bear 
    you no 
    hard 
    feelings 

    You 
    can keep 
    the blamed 
    old 
    woman, 

    just 
    give 
    me back 
    my 
    leg! 

    'Cause 
    although 
    that 
    leg 
    you meant 

    to 
    take 
    was 
    wooden 

    In 
    the 
    dark 
    by 
    mis
    take 
    you 

    took 
    my 
    good 
    'un! 

    Now 
    I'm 
    a three- 
    legged 
    Verse 7
    man 

    with 
    a two- 
    legged 
    woman 

    Being 
    chased 
    by 
    a one- 
    legged 
    fool 

    Oh 
    he's 
    hoppin' 
    and 
    he's 
    floppin' 

    but he 
    shows 
    no sign 
    of stoppin' 

    I tell 
    you boys 
    this 
    life 
    is 
    hard 
    and cruel. 

    Verse 8

    Yes 
    I'm 
    a three- 
    legged 
    man 

    with 
    a two- 
    legged 
    woman 

    Being 
    chased 
    by 
    a one- 
    legged 
    fool 

    Oh 
    he's 
    hoppin' 
    and 
    he's floppin' 

    but he 
    shows 
    no sign 
    of stoppin' 

    I tell 
    you boys 
    this life 
    is 
    hard 
    and cruel. 

    Outro 1


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