Willie Poor Boy chords by
Laurie Lewis

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Key: B major

Intro 1

Verse 1
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Come gather round me people,
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a story I'll convey
Of
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Willie and his pistol and how
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he made his way
From a good man with a steady
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job and mu sic on the side
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To an eight -by -ten with no parole
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and the wink of an eye
Well,
Willie, he drove a city bus
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in a seedy part of town
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He feared for his passengers and he
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thought he'd let them down
When some young punk,
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he pulled a gun and he robbed the whole damn bus
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Willie tasted helpless fear and
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he swore he'd had enough
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Willie, poor boy, layin' in jail
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Willie, poor boy, sorrowful tale
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So
Willie bought a handgun
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and he practiced taking aim
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With a strong arm and a steady hand,
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he soon mastered the game
A tall man, standing taller still,
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he finally gained control
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He packed his pistol to his ribs as
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through the streets he drove
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Willie, poor boy, layin' in jail
Willie, poor boy,
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G G 
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sorrowful tale
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One day he walked along the
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street on a sunny afternoon
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His heart was light and happy
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and he whistled at a tune
When he stepped into the crosswalk
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and he heard a screech of tires
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And as he leapt to safety he
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felt a sudden surge of ice
You, sir, are endangering pedestrians,
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he yelled at the man behind the wheel, who lowered
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his power window, and in a voice hard as steel,
he said, you're the one to blame, you dirty
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lowlife scum, and he spat, and like the whiplash,
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well he spat back with his gun.
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Wait, poor boy, layin' in jail
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C C 
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Wait, poor boy, sorrowful tale
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Now a gun's not meant to dig a ditch,
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a spade's not meant to shoot
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Each tool has its purpose and
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what's made will be used
Now
Willie, well he was lucky,
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he shot but he did not kill
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But that bullet dug a hole the best
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of lawyers could not fill
And no amount of sad remorse
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can wipe away the crime
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A gun will serve its master,
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and now master's servin' time.

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