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Old Clay County chords by Levon Helm


Levon Helm Chords

Thanks to BuffDixie for doing this one already. I'm posting it again because its currently 
under White Mansions when the artists are actually Levon Helm & Charlie Daniels. This is from 
the Legend of Jesse James cd.

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Hi my name is Coleman Young, and this is the story of how the terrible James-Young gang got 
started. Ya know when Jessie told Frank and me that we oughta go rob a bank, we said Jessie 
ain't nobody every robbed no bank, Jessie looked at me and said well hell Cole carts didn't 
even have wheels till somebody thought of it I said ya, you right.

A  	    	    	              D  	    	   A
We lost the war a year ago and the times been mighty bad.
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The food is short and the stocks are low and the people are down right sad.
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A young man's hopes are dashed to hell and it's hard to earn a dime
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Between kickin your heels and plowin your fields and prayin for a better time.

A  	    	    	            D   	    	        A
Well Jessie said in his quite way, boys I got us a plan.
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I've been thinkin it out for many a days I'll explain the best I can.
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How'd yall like to rob a bank its for the north of gold
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We can make the hit and live a little bit instead of just growin old.
              
             D  	    	    	     A
Well its down I Old Clay County in a town called Liberty.
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Theys nine men on the outside and walkin around just free
D  	    	            A
Cole you take the teller, Frank you fill the wheat sack
They'll open that vault when they see my colt
                       E      	           A          A  D  A (X2)
We'll take the bonds and the sweet green backs.  

A DA   A E  A D A A E A     A  D  E

A  	    	    	                          D   	    	              A
The frost lay heavy on the ground and the people bit us good day
  	    	  `  	    	           E
No sooner were we in that town we were done and rode away.
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All went well except one thing and it drove me and Frank just mad
  	    	               E  	    	  A    A  D  A (X2)
Clemans shot a man that got to close but ol Clemans just plain bad.

D  	    	    	    	         A
Well see it was just plain easy cause we got a will to win.
D  	    	    	    	      A
We all got damn good alibis cause we all got loyal kin
D  	    	             A
75 thousand dollars well hell lets go get us some more.
  	     	    	     E                   A          A  D  A  (X 2)
Cause robbin these banks beats fightin these Yanks and evens up the score.
 
            



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