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Abe Lincoln

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The reason I wrote the chords for this song (My first tab ever) is because I can't even 
the lyrics on the internet.
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Verse 1:
CAbe lincoln, GGod Bless him,
CDid his best to Gend depression
CGood thinker, GSmart Talker
FVery Tall man, EmVery Fast Walker
FOh lord, GWhat a shame
CGot shot down by Fhis three right men
COh lord, GWhere are you now?C  F  G  
Verse 2:
CRFK, GGod bless him,
CDid his best to Gend depression
COh yeah, Ghis brother too
FTheir hearts was big, Emthough their blood was blue
FOh lord, Gwhat a shame
CSirhan Sirhan, FHad such good aim
CGot shot down bFy his three right name
CKennedy Boys, Gwhere are you now?C  F  G  
Bridge: (Only hit the octaves of notes, with 1 1/8th rest in between each 1/8th note)
CIn heaven,
GIn heaven,
DIn heaven,
CYou're in heaven nowC  G  C  
Solo:
I just solo in the key of C, something mellow
Verse 3:
CM L K , GGod bless him
CMalcolm X, GGod bless him
CMahatma Gandhi, GGod Bless him
FJohn Lesson, EmGod bless him
FOh lord, Gwhat a shame,
CGot gunned down at the Fheight of their fame
CWe need you boys, Gwhere are you now?C  F  G  
Outro:
CRonald Reagan, Gwhy oh why?
FHow did he manage to slide on Cby?
Verse 1
Verse 2
Bridge
Solo
Bridge
Verse 3
Outro

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Abe Lincoln

by Bishop Allen

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Chords in this song · guitar

The reason I wrote the chords for this song (My first tab ever) is because I can't even

the lyrics on the internet.

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Verse 1:

C G

Abe lincoln, God Bless him,

C G

Did his best to end depression

C G

Good thinker, Smart Talker

F Em

Very Tall man, Very Fast Walker

F G

Oh lord, What a shame

C F

Got shot down by his three right men

C G C F G

Oh lord, Where are you now?

Verse 2:

C G

RFK, God bless him,

C G

Did his best to end depression

C G

Oh yeah, his brother too

F Em

Their hearts was big, though their blood was blue

F G

Oh lord, what a shame

C F

Sirhan Sirhan, Had such good aim

C F

Got shot down by his three right name

C G C F G

Kennedy Boys, where are you now?

Bridge: (Only hit the octaves of notes, with 1 1/8th rest in between each 1/8th note)

In heaven,

C C G C

You're in heaven now

Solo:

I just solo in the key of C, something mellow

Verse 3:

C G

M L K , God bless him

C G

Malcolm X, God bless him

C G

Mahatma Gandhi, God Bless him

F Em

John Lesson, God bless him

F G

Oh lord, what a shame,

C F

Got gunned down at the height of their fame

C G C F G

We need you boys, where are you now?

Outro:

C G

Ronald Reagan, why oh why?

F C

How did he manage to slide on by?

Verse 1

Verse 2

Bridge

Solo

Bridge

Verse 3

Outro

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