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The Byrds - Gunga Din
written by Gene Parsons
CI'm writing this here Csus/Fletter from Caboard a Csus/FDC8
CHeading into Csus/FAngel Town I Chope it's not too BblateF  C  
CIt rained in New York Csus/FCity
Mr rCock n roll couldn't Csus/Fstay
The Ccrowd was mad and Csus/Fwe were  had
CChasing the sun back to BbL.A.F  C  
Have bGreakfast with me Ammamma I Ghope they'll let us Amin
GGot a leather Amjacket on I Gknow that it's a Bbsin FGunga CDin
CSitting backwards on this Csus/Fairplane is Cbound to make me Csus/Fsick
CSpend your life on a Csus/FDC8
CNever get to Bbbed settle Fdown settle Cdown
CNow we're over Csus/FKansas where the Cclouds are Csus/Ffloating by
The Cwhole wide world looks Csus/Fback at me
Just Clike a mushroom Bbpie I Fwonder Cwhy
Have bGreakfast with me Ammamma I Ghope they'll let us Amin
GGot a leather Amjacket on I Gknow that it's a Bbsin FGunga CDin

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Gunga Din

by The Byrds

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Csus/F

The Byrds - Gunga Din

written by Gene Parsons

C Csus/F C Csus/F

I'm writing this here letter from aboard a DC8

C Csus/F C Bb F C

Heading into Angel Town I hope it's not too late

C Csus/F

It rained in New York City

C Csus/F

Mr rock n roll couldn't stay

C Csus/F

The crowd was mad and we were had

C Bb F C

Chasing the sun back to L.A.

G Am G Am

Have breakfast with me mamma I hope they'll let us in

G Am G Bb F C

Got a leather jacket on I know that it's a sin Gunga Din

C Csus/F C Csus/F

Sitting backwards on this airplane is bound to make me sick

C Csus/F

Spend your life on a DC8

C Bb F C

Never get to bed settle down settle down

C Csus/F C Csus/F

Now we're over Kansas where the clouds are floating by

C Csus/F

The whole wide world looks back at me

C Bb F C

Just like a mushroom pie I wonder why

G Am G Am

Have breakfast with me mamma I hope they'll let us in

G Am G Bb F C

Got a leather jacket on I know that it's a sin Gunga Din

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