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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # # From: rickl1@IX.netcom.com (Rick L) Subject: CRD: Pretty Boy Floyd The Byrds Chords/Lyrics Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 03:12:16 GMT The Byrds Pretty Boy Floyd written by Woody Guthrie
GWell gather round children, a Cstory I will Gtell About PDretty Boy Floyd the outGlaw, OklaChoma knew him Gwell GWas in the town of Shawnee on a CSaturday afternGoon His Dwife beside him in a Gwagon as Cinto town they Grode
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GAnd along come a deputy sheriff in a Cmanner rather rGude Using Dvulgar words of Glanguage and his Cwife she overGheard GAnd Pretty Boy grabbed a long chain, And the Cdeputy grabbed a Ggun And Din the fight that fGollowed, he Claid that deputy Gdown
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GThen he ran through the trees and bushes And Clived a life of Gshame Every Dcrime in OklaGhoma was Cadded to his Gname GHe ran through trees and bushes on the CCanadian River Gshore And Dmany a starving Gfarmer oCpened up his Gdoor
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GIt was in Oklahoma City, It was Con a Christmas GDay A Dwhole carload of gGroceries and a Cletter that did Gsay GWell you say that I'm an outlaw, you Csay that I'm a Gthief Well, Dhere's a Christmas Gdinner for the Cfamilies on Grelief
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GAs through this life you travel, you Cmeet some funny Gmen Some Drob you with a Gsix-gun, some Cwith a fountain Gpen GAs through this life you ramble, as Cthrough this life you Groam You'll Dnever see an Goutlaw take a Cfamily from their Ghome
From The Byrds "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo" Columbia Records 1968