You Gotta Have A License chords by Porter Wagoner

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
 (C major) Me and brother Bill was goin'
G 
a fishin' down to the river one  (G major) day
Had a can of worms and a willer pole a big
can of minners and a lot of sourdough
C 
The  (C major) fish were a bitin'
we're gonna have fun
Then the big man come said I'm a game
G 
warden chases me and brother Bill  (G major) away

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Verse 2

We take 'em out of sack and throw them all

back the big man him did say

Well you gotta have a license

gotta have a license

We asked him why he replied cause

you gotta have a license

Well I'm drivin' down the open highway

passin' up highway patrolman

Verse 3
G 
Let  (G major) me go right along and I'd- a no do
wrong trees go by me think I'm a flyin'
C 
I  (C major) sing a little song and I have lotta fun
Then before I know whistle blow
G 
a big man rolled my  (G major) way
He pullin' down and I'm

Verse 4
hit the ground
G 
 (G major) Shakin' so cause I have to know
C 
the big man him do  (C major) say
Well you gotta have a license
gotta have a license
G 
I  (G major) asked him why he replied cause
C 
you gotta have a  (C major) license

Interlude 1

Verse 5
C 
Well  (C major) I got a little gal her name Emilou she
G 
makin' me feel a  (G major) funny
I love that gal with a big lotta noise
she gave me kiss she given no joy
C 
 (C major) Me pretty young and I want to lotta fun
But she tell me no watch my step
G 
she don't want to be too  (G major) gay

Verse 6
G 
She said  (G major) don't I told you a lot of big
C 
times the little gal she did  (C major) say
Well we gotta have a license
gotta have a license
G 
I  (G major) asked her why she repied cause
C 
you gotta have a  (C major) license