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Mr Lincoln

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Chorus: 
     A          E                    D
Mr. Lincoln I wish you were here
The RAepublics changed alot in a hunEdred yearsD  
I doAn't think its worEking like you planned D  
Mr LAincoln we sure cEould use a handD  
Verse:
I just rDead the headlines in the NaAshville NewsG  
And I wisDh i made this up but im afrAaid its trueG  
Cause a man wDas murdered for his money iAn the streetG  
He was takin Dhis wife to a nice placAe to eatG  
When they Dcaught the man he did 23 months of timeA  G  
He plDead insanity like they do now all Athe timeG  
Sir wDhat would you have done in 1859A  G  
now if you shoDot someone sir you can get oAff scott freeG  
its the latDest thing mr Lincoln Acan you believeG  
Now they suDe the manufactures of tAhe gunsG  
aint the laDw changed alot sincAe 1861E  
Repeat chorus
I just Dheard the new story on Athe radioG  
they let daDngerous men outta prison now yes Asir im afraid its soG  
cause theyre overDcrowded and it was only his fifth ofAfenseG  
      D                              A
Gand this time hes killed someone does that make any sense
Now my lawyDer called me about a nuisaAnce caseG  
Cause everDybody sues over any little thinAg these daysG  
well at Dleast we're right all we gotta do is Atell the truth G  
he said youre livinDg in the past you roAmantic foolG  
i said you got Dthat right i lean towAard the older waysG  
And theres damn Dfew back woods lawyers left AtodayE  
repeat chorus 2x

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Mr Lincoln

by Hank Williams

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Chorus:

A E D

Mr. Lincoln I wish you were here

A E D

The Republics changed alot in a hundred years

A E D

I don't think its working like you planned

A E D

Mr Lincoln we sure could use a hand

Verse:

D A G

I just read the headlines in the Nashville News

D A G

And I wish i made this up but im afraid its true

D A G

Cause a man was murdered for his money in the street

D A G

He was takin his wife to a nice place to eat

D A G

When they caught the man he did 23 months of time

D A G

He plead insanity like they do now all the time

D A G

Sir what would you have done in 1859

D A G

now if you shoot someone sir you can get off scott free

D A G

its the latest thing mr Lincoln can you believe

D A G

Now they sue the manufactures of the guns

D A E

aint the law changed alot since 1861

Repeat chorus

D A G

I just heard the new story on the radio

D A G

they let dangerous men outta prison now yes sir im afraid its so

D A G

cause theyre overcrowded and it was only his fifth offense

D A

and this time hes killed someone does that make any sense

D A G

Now my lawyer called me about a nuisance case

D A G

Cause everybody sues over any little thing these days

D A G

well at least we're right all we gotta do is tell the truth

D A G

he said youre living in the past you romantic fool

D A G

i said you got that right i lean toward the older ways

D A E

And theres damn few back woods lawyers left today

repeat chorus 2x

About Mr Lincoln Chords by Hank Williams

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