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Brown Eyed Handsome Man:Johnny Rivers.
Album - At The Whiskey A Go Go - #13 on 
BB Hot 200 on IMPERIAL Records in 1964.
INTRO: E  
#1.
EArrested on charges of unemployment, he was 
sitting in the witness stand.
The judge's wife called the Adistrict attorney
said, you Bfree that brown-eyed Eman.
You want your job, you better Bfree that 
brown-eyed Eman.
CHORUS:
EWay back in history, three thousand years back,
ever since the world began.
There's been a whole lot of good women Ashed a tear
for a Bbrown-eyed handsome Eman.
A lotta trouble with a Bbrown-eyed handsome Eman.
#2.
EFlying across the desert in a TWA I saw a woman 
walking across the sand.
She been a-walkin' thirty miles en Aroute to Bombay
to meet a Bbrown-eyed handsome Eman.
Her destination was a Bbrown-eyed handsome Eman.
INTERLUDE:  E   A   B  E  
#3.
EMilo Venus was a beautiful lass, she had the world 
in the palm of her hand.
She lost both her arms in a Awrestling match to get 
a Bbrown-eyed handsome Eman.
She fought and won herself a Bbrown-eyed handsome Eman.
CHORUS:
EWay back in history, three thousand years back,
ever since the world began.
There's been a whole lot of good women Ashed a tear
for a Bbrown-eyed handsome Eman.
A lotta trouble with a Bbrown-eyed handsome Eman.
INTERLUDE:  E   A   B  E  
OUTRO:
EWell, three to two the count with nobody on, he hit a 
high fly into the stand.
Rounding third he was Aheaded for home, it was a Bbrown 
eyed handsome Eman..that won the game, it was a Bbrown 
eyed handsome Eman.
...E A B E...E A B E.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Brown Eyed Handsome Man

by Johnny Rivers

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Brown Eyed Handsome Man:Johnny Rivers.

Album - At The Whiskey A Go Go - #13 on

BB Hot 200 on IMPERIAL Records in 1964.

INTRO:

#1.

Arrested on charges of unemployment, he was

sitting in the witness stand.

The judge's wife called the district attorney

B E

said, you free that brown-eyed man.

You want your job, you better free that

brown-eyed man.

CHORUS:

Way back in history, three thousand years back,

ever since the world began.

There's been a whole lot of good women shed a tear

B E

for a brown-eyed handsome man.

B E

A lotta trouble with a brown-eyed handsome man.

#2.

Flying across the desert in a TWA I saw a woman

walking across the sand.

She been a-walkin' thirty miles en route to Bombay

B E

to meet a brown-eyed handsome man.

B E

Her destination was a brown-eyed handsome man.

E A B E

INTERLUDE:

#3.

Milo Venus was a beautiful lass, she had the world

in the palm of her hand.

She lost both her arms in a wrestling match to get

B E

a brown-eyed handsome man.

B E

She fought and won herself a brown-eyed handsome man.

CHORUS:

Way back in history, three thousand years back,

ever since the world began.

There's been a whole lot of good women shed a tear

B E

for a brown-eyed handsome man.

B E

A lotta trouble with a brown-eyed handsome man.

E A B E

INTERLUDE:

OUTRO:

Well, three to two the count with nobody on, he hit a

high fly into the stand.

A B

Rounding third he was headed for home, it was a brown

E B

eyed handsome man..that won the game, it was a brown

eyed handsome man.

...E A B E...E A B E.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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