Chords for Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers - "Pretty Polly" - 9/28/16 - Portland, OR

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Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers - "Pretty Polly" - 9/28/16 - Portland, OR chords
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Oh, Polly, Purdy Polly, would you take me unkind?
Oh, Purdy Polly, would you take me unkind?
Let me sit down beside you and tell you my mind.
My mind is to marry and never to part.
My mind is to marry and never to part.
For the first time I saw you, you ruled in my heart.
Oh, Polly, Purdy Polly, would you go along [A] with me?
[D] Oh, Purdy Polly, come go along with me.
Before we get married, some pleasure is to seek.
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
Oh, you better over mountains and valleys so deep.
Better over mountains and valleys so deep.
Pretty Polly, mistrust it and then get a wee.
Oh, Willy, little Willy, I'm afraid of your ways.
Oh, little Willy, I'm afraid of your ways.
The way you've been rambling, you lead me astray.
Polly, Purdy Polly, guess it's about right.
Oh, Purdy Polly, guess it's about right.
Better dug on your grave, biggest part of her is not.
Hey.
[A] [D]
Go ahead, [A] Ross, go [D]
[A] [D]
[A] ahead.
[D] Go ahead, Ross, [A] don't wait for me.
[D]
Don't block him.
[A] [D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[Dm]
Fell down before his own, bleeding for his life.
Fell [D] down before him, bleeding for his life.
Let me be the single girl if I can't be your wife.
Polly, Purdy [A] Polly, that [Am] never can be.
[Dm] Oh, Purdy Polly, that never can be.
Your [D] past recitations have been trouble to me.
I went down to the jailhouse and what did he say?
He went down to the jailhouse and what did he say?
I feel Purdy Polly and I'm trying to get away.
[G] [E] Go ahead.
Go [Bm]
[A]
[D] [G] [A]
[D] ahead.
[A]
[D] [A]
Go ahead.
[A]
Go [D] ahead.
[A]
Go [D] ahead.
Go ahead.
Go ahead.
[Dm] [D] Go ahead.
Go ahead.
[Dm]
[D] [A]
[Dm] Go ahead.
[D]
Go ahead.
Well, I went down to the [B] jailhouse and what did [E] he say?
[A]
[D] Went down to the jailhouse and what did he say?
I will, well I killed Purdy Polly.
Yes, I killed Purdy Polly.
Well, I killed, killed that Purdy Polly.
I've tried to get away
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[A]
[G] [A] [D]
[A] [Dm]
[G] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[A]
[Am] [D] I've tried to get away
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, Polly, Purdy Polly, would you take me unkind? _ _ _ _
_ Oh, Purdy Polly, would you take me unkind?
Let me sit down beside you and tell you my mind. _ _ _ _
My mind is to marry and never to part. _ _ _ _ _ _
My mind is to marry and never to part.
For the first time I saw you, you ruled in my heart.
_ _ _ _ Oh, Polly, Purdy Polly, would you go along [A] with me? _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ Oh, _ Purdy Polly, come go along with me.
Before we get married, some pleasure is to seek.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Oh, you better over mountains and valleys so _ deep.
_ _ _ Better over mountains and valleys so deep.
Pretty Polly, mistrust it and then get a wee. _
_ _ _ _ Oh, Willy, little Willy, I'm afraid of your ways. _ _
_ Oh, _ little Willy, I'm afraid of your ways.
The way you've been rambling, you lead me astray. _ _ _ _ _
_ Polly, Purdy Polly, guess it's about _ right.
Oh, _ _ _ _ _ Purdy Polly, guess it's about right.
Better dug on your grave, biggest part of her is not. _
Hey.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D]
Go ahead, [A] Ross, go _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ ahead.
_ [D] Go ahead, Ross, [A] don't wait for me.
_ _ _ _ [D]
Don't block him.
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
Fell down before his own, bleeding for his life.
Fell _ [D] _ _ _ down before him, bleeding for his life.
Let me be the single girl if I can't be your wife. _
_ _ _ _ Polly, Purdy [A] Polly, that [Am] never can be. _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ Oh, Purdy Polly, that never can be.
Your [D] past recitations have been trouble to me. _ _ _ _
_ I went down to the jailhouse and what did he say? _ _ _ _ _
_ He went down to the jailhouse and what did he say?
I feel Purdy Polly and I'm trying to get away. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] Go ahead.
Go [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] ahead.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Go ahead. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ Go [D] ahead.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Go [D] ahead.
Go ahead. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Go ahead. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] Go ahead.
Go ahead. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
[Dm] _ _ Go ahead. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Go ahead.
Well, I went down to the [B] jailhouse and what did [E] he say?
_ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Went _ down to the jailhouse and what did he say?
I will, well I killed Purdy Polly.
Yes, I killed Purdy Polly.
Well, I killed, killed that Purdy Polly.
I've tried to get _ away _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ I've tried to get away
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_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _

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