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Philadelphia Lawyer

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Way Cout in Reno, NevG7ada,
Where romance blooms and fCades,
A great Philadelphia Flawyer
Was in lCove with a HG7ollywood mCaid.
"Come, Clove, and we'll go G7ramblin'
Down where the lights are so Cbright.
I'll win you a divorce from your Fhusband,
And Cwe can get mG7arried tonCight."
Wild CBill was a gun-totin' G7cowboy,
Ten notches were carved on his Cgun.
And all the boys around FReno
Left WCild Bill's mG7aiden alCone.
One Cnight when Bill was reG7turning
From ridin' the range in the Ccold,
He dreamed of his Hollywood Fsweetheart,
Her lCove was as lG7asting as Cgold.
As Che drew near her G7window,
Two shadows he saw on the sChade;
Twas the great Philadelphia Flawyer
Makin' lCove to Bill's G7Hollywood Cmaid.
The Cnight was as still as the G7desert,
The moon hangin' high overChead.
Bill listened a while through the Fwindow,
He could Chear ev'ry wG7ord that they Csaid:
"Your Chands are so pretty and G7lovely,
Your form is so rare and diCvine.
Come go with me to the Fcity¨
And lCeave this wild G7cowboy beChind."
Now toCnight back in old PennsylG7vania,
Among those beautiful Cpines,
There's one less Philadelphia Flawyer
In Cold PhilaG7delphia toCnight.

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Philadelphia Lawyer

by Woody Guthrie

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C G7

Way out in Reno, Nevada,

Where romance blooms and fades,

A great Philadelphia lawyer

C G7 C

Was in love with a Hollywood maid.

C G7

"Come, love, and we'll go ramblin'

Down where the lights are so bright.

I'll win you a divorce from your husband,

C G7 C

And we can get married tonight."

C G7

Wild Bill was a gun-totin' cowboy,

Ten notches were carved on his gun.

And all the boys around Reno

C G7 C

Left Wild Bill's maiden alone.

C G7

One night when Bill was returning

From ridin' the range in the cold,

He dreamed of his Hollywood sweetheart,

C G7 C

Her love was as lasting as gold.

C G7

As he drew near her window,

Two shadows he saw on the shade;

Twas the great Philadelphia lawyer

C G7 C

Makin' love to Bill's Hollywood maid.

C G7

The night was as still as the desert,

The moon hangin' high overhead.

Bill listened a while through the window,

C G7 C

He could hear ev'ry word that they said:

C G7

"Your hands are so pretty and lovely,

Your form is so rare and divine.

Come go with me to the city¨

C G7 C

And leave this wild cowboy behind."

C G7

Now tonight back in old Pennsylvania,

Among those beautiful pines,

There's one less Philadelphia lawyer

C G7 C

In old Philadelphia tonight.

About Philadelphia Lawyer Chords by Woody Guthrie

Learn how to play Philadelphia Lawyer by Woody Guthrie with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Philadelphia Lawyer chords”, “Philadelphia Lawyer guitar chords”, or “Woody Guthrie Philadelphia Lawyer chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Philadelphia Lawyer chords and for experienced players who want accurate Philadelphia Lawyer lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, G7, F, A.

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