***************** BROWN EYED HANDSOME MAN ****************** written by Chuck Berry performed by Waylon Jennings. Verse 1:

Flying ac^Dross the desert in a TWA I saw a woman walking across the sand She been a-walkin' thirty miles en route to^G L.A. To get a brown eye^Ad handsome man ^D Her destination was a brown eye^C/Gd handsome man ^D

Verse 2:

Milo Ven^Dus was a beautiful lass She had the world in the palm of her hand But she lost both her arms in a wrestling^G match To get a brown eye^Ad handsome man ^D She fought and won herself a brown eye^C/Gd handsome man ^D

Chorus:

Way back^G in history three thousand years Back every sin^Dce the world began There's been a lot of good women shed^G a tear For a brown eye^Ad handsome man ^D That's what the trouble was brown eye^C/Gd handsome man ^D

Verse 4: (a tone higher)

Beautifu^El daughter couldn't make up her mind Between a doctor and a lawyer man Her mother told her daughter go out and^A find yourself A brown eye^Bd handsome man ^E Just like your daddy is a brown eye^Dd handsome man ^E

Verse 5:

Arrested o^En charges of unemployment He was sitting in the witness stand The judge's wife called up the district^A attorney Said you free that^B brown eyed man ^E You want your job you better free that^D brown eyed man ^E

Chorus:

W^Aay back in history three thousand years Back every sin^Ece the world began There's been a lot of good women shed^A a tear For a brown eye^Bd handsome man ^E That's what the trouble is brown eye^Dd handsome man ^E

Thanks to Thomas Lindsey for the lyrics. Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr

Waylon Jennings - Brown eyed handsome man