# 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

^FWell gather round children, a ^Fstory I will ^Ftell About P^Gretty Boy Floyd the out^Flaw, Okla^Fhoma knew him ^Fwell ^FWas in the town of Shawnee on a ^FSaturday aftern^Foon His ^Gwife beside him in a ^Fwagon as ^Finto town they ^Frode

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^FAnd along come a deputy sheriff in a ^Fmanner rather r^Fude Using ^Gvulgar words of ^Flanguage and his ^Fwife she over^Fheard ^FAnd Pretty Boy grabbed a long chain, And the ^Fdeputy grabbed a ^Fgun And ^Gin the fight that f^Followed, he ^Flaid that deputy ^Fdown

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^FThen he ran through the trees and bushes And ^Flived a life of ^Fshame Every ^Gcrime in Okla^Fhoma was ^Fadded to his ^Fname ^FHe ran through trees and bushes on the ^FCanadian River ^Fshore And ^Gmany a starving ^Ffarmer o^Fpened up his ^Fdoor

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^FIt was in Oklahoma City, It was ^Fon a Christmas ^FDay A ^Gwhole carload of g^Froceries and a ^Fletter that did ^Fsay ^FWell you say that I'm an outlaw, you ^Fsay that I'm a ^Fthief Well, ^Ghere's a Christmas ^Fdinner for the ^Ffamilies on ^Frelief

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^FAs through this life you travel, you ^Fmeet some funny ^Fmen Some ^Grob you with a ^Fsix-gun, some ^Fwith a fountain ^Fpen ^FAs through this life you ramble, as ^Fthrough this life you ^Froam You'll ^Gnever see an ^Foutlaw take a ^Ffamily from their ^Fhome

From The Byrds "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo" Columbia Records 1968

Byrds - Pretty boy floyd