{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":633307,"song":"Mr Lincoln","artist":"Hank Williams","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/633307-mr-lincoln-chords-by-hank-williams/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/633307?type=chord","rating":4.72469,"votes":12,"content":"Chorus: \r\n     [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\nMr. Lincoln I wish you were here\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe Republics changed alot in a hundred years[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI don't think its working like you planned [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMr Lincoln we sure could use a hand[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI just read the headlines in the Nashville News[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I wish i made this up but im afraid its true[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCause a man was murdered for his money in the street[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe was takin his wife to a nice place to eat[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                                      [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen they caught the man he did 23 months of time[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe plead insanity like they do now all the time[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                                         [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSir what would you have done in 1859[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nnow if you shoot someone sir you can get off scott free[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nits the latest thing mr Lincoln can you believe[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow they sue the manufactures of the guns[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\naint the law changed alot since 1861[/tab]\r\n\r\nRepeat chorus\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI just heard the new story on the radio[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthey let dangerous men outta prison now yes sir im afraid its so[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]                                   [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\ncause theyre overcrowded and it was only his fifth offense[/tab]\r\n      [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]                                       \r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nand this time hes killed someone does that make any sense[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow my lawyer called me about a nuisance case[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCause everybody sues over any little thing these days[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                                    [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwell at least we're right all we gotta do is tell the truth [/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]      \r\nhe said youre living in the past you romantic fool[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\ni said you got that right i lean toward the older ways[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd theres damn few back woods lawyers left today[/tab]\r\n\r\nrepeat chorus 2x","plain_text":"Chorus: \n     A          E                    D\n\nMr. Lincoln I wish you were here\n\n\n\n\nVerse:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRepeat chorus\n\n\n\n      D                              A                                       \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nrepeat chorus 2x","chords":["A","E","D","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}