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The Panther

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  G(w\ riff)
Born on the Mississippi river by the middle hobo jungle
A gypsy angel at the age of seven learned how to hustle
Fifteen years and no harvest moon
Then Evangelene when she was doin' the tune
And she's a Ampanther Frunnin' from the Ghunter
And a Amgypsy vioFlin turns her into a Gdancer, into a dancer
Drive downtown where her grandfather sits upon his porch swin
He plays a Cajun fiddle while he does the jig around a jug of whiskey
Said "... don't take a ride with that silk shirt man 
He'll end up doin' you wrong ... Evangelene ..."
Now he's a hunter, and you should be a panther
You gotta run through the moonlight down by the river he can't catch her
CBut the rain came on Sunday Em7mornin' as she walked out the door
CDown the dirt path to the church on the corner by the Griver
FShe saw the man standing there Emwho asked her out for a little Fride 
To his Ghome, there on the Mississippi
Captain James don't you think I'm a little bit young now
I could learn to wear a gambler's suit ... I could put you out
Want to see the streets of New Orleans
You'll be the number one Malado queen
He turned this hunter into a panther
When he asked the question  she didn't have an answer
He was a hunter and she became a panther
In the pale moon, river bed he's never gonna catch her
He's the hunter ... she's the panther
Her father's from the only money ... and I'm gonna meet him down there
This "House of the Rising Sun" ... I want to get away from here
You're a panther ... I'm a hunter ...
Riff:
e----------------------|
B-0-0------------------|
G-----2-0-2-0----------|

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The Panther

by Gene Clark

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Em7

(w\ riff)

Born on the Mississippi river by the middle hobo jungle

A gypsy angel at the age of seven learned how to hustle

Fifteen years and no harvest moon

Then Evangelene when she was doin' the tune

Am F G

And she's a panther runnin' from the hunter

Am F G

And a gypsy violin turns her into a dancer, into a dancer

Drive downtown where her grandfather sits upon his porch swin

He plays a Cajun fiddle while he does the jig around a jug of whiskey

Said "... don't take a ride with that silk shirt man

He'll end up doin' you wrong ... Evangelene ..."

Now he's a hunter, and you should be a panther

You gotta run through the moonlight down by the river he can't catch her

C Em7

But the rain came on Sunday mornin' as she walked out the door

C G

Down the dirt path to the church on the corner by the river

F Em F

She saw the man standing there who asked her out for a little ride

To his home, there on the Mississippi

Captain James don't you think I'm a little bit young now

I could learn to wear a gambler's suit ... I could put you out

Want to see the streets of New Orleans

You'll be the number one Malado queen

He turned this hunter into a panther

When he asked the question she didn't have an answer

He was a hunter and she became a panther

In the pale moon, river bed he's never gonna catch her

He's the hunter ... she's the panther

Her father's from the only money ... and I'm gonna meet him down there

This "House of the Rising Sun" ... I want to get away from here

You're a panther ... I'm a hunter ...

Riff:

e----------------------|

B-0-0------------------|

G-----2-0-2-0----------|

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