The Lady Came From Baltimore

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The Lady Came From Baltimore
Recorded by Johnny Cash
written by Tim Hardin
Tab submitted by: Mykola Poberezhnyi
Email: mykola.poberezhnyi@gmail.com
[Intro]
C C
[Verse 1]
G D C G
G*
The lady came from Baltimore, and all she wore was lace
C G A7 D
She didn't know that I was poor, she never saw my place
Em D C G
G*
I was there to steal her money, to take her rings and run
C G D G G
Then I fell in love with the lady and got away with none
[Verse 2]
G D C G
G*
The lady's name was Susan Moore, her daddy read the law
C G A7 D
She didn't know that I was poor and lived outside the law
G D C G
G*
Her daddy said I was a thief and didn't marry her for love
C G D G G
But I was Susan's true belief and I married her for love
[Chorus]
Em D C G
G*
I was there to steal her money, to take her rings and run
C G D G
Then I fell in love with the lady and got away with none
[Instrumental]
C D Em A
(on the 7th fret) | 2x
Key change to A
[Link]
G G
[Verse 3]
A E D A
A*
The house she lived in had a wall to keep the robbers out
D A B7 E
She never stopped to think it all that that's what I'm about
F#m E D A
A*
I was there to steal her money, to take her rings and run
D A E A
A*
Then I fell in love with the lady and got away with none
D A E A A Asus4 Asus2 A
Then I fell in love with the lady and got away with none
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G* A*
e|------|| e|-------||
b|------|| b|-------||
g|------|| g|-------||
d|------|| d|-------||
a|-0h2--|| a|-2h4p0-||
E|----3-|| E|-------||
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| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
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The Lady Came From Baltimore
Recorded by Johnny Cash
written by Tim Hardin
Tab submitted by: Mykola Poberezhnyi
Email: mykola.poberezhnyi@gmail.com
[Intro]  
   C         C
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
C       D       Em (on the 7th fret)    A | 2x
Key change to A
[Link]    
 G         G
[Verse 3]
********************************************************
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
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