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Who Done It? chords by
Harry Nilsson
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
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It was a rainy night and all

the windows were tight

And there were thirteen

people in the house

The owner and his wife,

the butler and his wife

Cook with her knife,

a couple named Smythe.
Verse 2
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The Andersons were there with
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another strange pair
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And the scary caretaker and me

The clock struck one,

there was the sound of a gun

And I heard somebody run away.
Verse 3
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And the twelve who were alive

had terror in their eyes

And I overheard the
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Andersons say .
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'Who could have done
Verse 4
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it?'

'Who could have done it?'

And I wonder where's the cook

and her knife

'Madam' - said Adam

with his wife by his side
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'It was the shot we heard

that took her life'.
Verse 5
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The other couple named Sloan
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and I ran to the phone
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To call the police but just then
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All the power went out and
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we heard a great shout
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And we knew for someone

else it was the end.
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And when the power
Verse 6
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came on,

we were shocked with alarm
Verse 7

For instead of being twelve, we were ten.
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Who could have done it?

Who could have done it?

The Andersons were such a nice pair.
Verse 8
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Now the owner and his wife,
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both afraid for their life
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So they hurried to the door to run away
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But before they got there,

there was a whistle through the air
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Then another,
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then they both had passed away.
Verse 9
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There were seven of us left now,

afraid of death now

But I knew it wasn't me
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or the Sloans
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'Cause when the power went out

and we heard the others shout

We were out there in

the hallway on the phone.
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That left the butler
Verse 10
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and his wife
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and the couple named Smythe
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And the old scary caretaker too
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So the Sloans and I,

who were both afraid to die

Had to think of something quick we could do.
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So we called
Verse 11
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the Smythes and
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the butler and his wife
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And we gathered in the drawing room
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But before we could call

for the caretaker too
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It was too late for he had met his doom.
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It looked like
Verse 12
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poison.
Verse 13
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That left five, five, five were still alive
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The Sloans, the Smythes and myself

Once again the lights went out

and I heard a great shout

From both the Smythes and the Sloans.
Verse 14
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And then the lights came on again

and I looked around again

And everybody was dead
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and I was alone.
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Verse 15

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Well, I must have passed out

for the next thing I knew
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I was awakened with my

hands in chains

There was a man with a gun and he said: 'Don't bother,

son'
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'You'll have plenty of

time to explain'.
Verse 16
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I was rushed to a car, then taken to a cell

And a lawyer came in and said his name
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He said: 'I'm sure you told the truth but the truth is,

my boy'

'To believe in the judge would

be insane'.
Verse 17
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'Now before I pass sentence on you,
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have you anything to say?'

I said: 'Are you kiddin'?'
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I said: 'This must be a dream' - I

said: 'This can't be real'

'You don't believe a word

that I've said'.
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And then he looked
Verse 18
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me in the eye

and said: 'Have mercy on his soul'
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And I was hanged by the neck until dead,
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have mercy.

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Hey,
Verse 19
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wait a minute, hey, stop
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Hey, would you mind rewind
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ing that last sentence?
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I mean, hanged by the what?
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Until when?

Hey, listen, I think you made a little,

I mean I think you made a large mistake here
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First of all, I was in Colorado having
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breakfast with a nun, OK?

What do you mean? There's nothing

to get hung up about

I mean, you should be in here

Hey, you ever heard of the word appeal?
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Well, I'm about to appeal you off that bench

in a minute unless you change that decision

Listen, I got a lot,

I mean I had a lot of friends in this town

Hey, I want to see my congress man.

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Who Done It? by Harry Nilsson is C major.

The primary chords used in Who Done It? are C, G, F, Bb.

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

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